A Love to Kill

A Love to Kill
Promotional poster for A Love to Kill
Also known as	Knock Out by Love This Love I Want to Kill Detestable Love
Genre	Melodrama Romance
Written by	Lee Kyung-hee
Directed by	Kim Kyu-tae
Starring	Rain Shin Min-ah Kim Sa-rang Lee Ki-woo
Theme music composer	Choi Sung-kwon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer(s)	Jung Sung-hyo
Running time	60 minutes on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55
Release
Original network	Korean Broadcasting System
Original release	31 October (2005-10-31) – 20 December 2005 (2005-12-20)
Chronology
Preceded by	Wedding
Followed by	Hello God
External links
Website

A Love to Kill (Hangul: 이 죽일 놈의 사랑; RR: I juk-il nom-ui sarang) is a 2005 South Korean television drama series, starring Rain,Shin Min-ah, Kim Sa-rang and Lee Ki-woo. It aired on KBS2 from October 31 to December 20, 2005 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

Kang Bok-gu (Rain) is a skilled K-1 fighter. However, he has never tried to win a single fight, as he has no desire for the attention that will come with a title. He lives in the same house with Han Da-jung (Kim Sa-rang), who saved him from a fire when they were teenagers. Racked by guilt that she became scarred as a result and knowing her love for him, Bok-gu intends to spend the rest of his life with her, even though he is not in love with her. After years of being estranged from his older brother Kang Min-gu (Kim Young-jae), Bok-gu finally reconciles with him. However, the reunion is short-lived. Min-gu attempts suicide upon learning of the engagement of his ex-girlfriend, Cha Eun-suk (Shin Min-ah).

Eun-suk is an upcoming actress. Caught in a compromising position with Kim Joon-sung (Lee Ki-woo), heir to a large conglomerate, she is forced into an engagement with him. As Min-gu lies in a vegetative state, Bok-gu learns of his relationship with Eun-suk. Min-gu had taken care of Eun-suk and her family, often helping them out financially, before Eun-suk became a famous actress. Bok-gu incorrectly assumes that Eun-suk is a social climber who broke up with Min-gu upon achieving success because she thought he would be a burden. Bok-gu blames her for Min-gu’s current state and vows revenge.

Bok-gu starts by getting himself hired as Eun-suk’s bodyguard. Then using the same method as his brother (as detailed in Min-gu’s diary), Bok-gu woos her thereby humiliating and shaming her when made public. Reluctantly, Eun-suk starts to fall for Bok-gu. To complicate matters, Bok-gu finds himself falling for Eun-suk as well. On the day of her engagement, Bok-gu persuades Eun-suk to run away with him, but her family and Joon-sung announce that she has been kidnapped. When Bok-gu is arrested, Eun-suk publicly acknowledges her relationship with him to secure his release, knowing full well that the ensuing scandal will ruin her career.