Likeable or Not
| Likeable or Not | |
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Promotional poster for Likeable or Not
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| Also known as | I Hate You, But It's Fine |
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Written by | Kim Sa-kyung Choi Hyung-ja |
| Directed by | Lee Duk-gun |
| Starring |
Han Ji-hye Kim Ji-seok |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 172 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kim Myung-wook |
| Running time | 30 minutes on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 (KST) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Original release | 3 September 2007 – 2 May 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Like Land and Sky |
| Followed by | You Are My Destiny |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Likeable or Not (Hangul: 미우나 고우나; RR: Miuna Gouna; lit. I Hate You, But It's Fine) is a South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Kim Ji-seok, Jo Dong-hyuk, Yoo In-young, and Lee Young-eun. The daily drama aired on KBS1 from September 3, 2007 to May 2, 2008 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 172 episodes.
It was one of the most highly rated Korean dramas since 2000, reaching a peak viewership rating of 43.9%.
Baek-ho and Dan-poong first meet during Dan-poong company food testing at a mart. They continue to run into each other in various farcical situations. Baek-ho eventually starts working in the marketing department of Bonjour Foods, where Dan-poong is his superior. At first, she is exasperated by his inexperience, but is eventually impressed by his work ethic and innovative ideas.
Baek-ho falls in love with Dan-poong, but is afraid to tell her because Dan-poong is dating his high school classmate, Hyun-woo. Hyun-woo is a doctor from a wealthy family, and is therefore a very eligible bachelor. However, Dan-poong realises that she doesn't love Hyun-woo. Hyun-woo decides to leave to America so that DanPung can search for her own happiness. Sometime after, Dan-poong realizes she loves Baek-ho.
Baek-ho and Dan-poong want to get married, but must first endure the fierce opposition of her mother and brother Seon-jae, who also hates Baek-ho for being his boss's stepson and favorite (see below). During his cruel reign at the helm of the company, Seon-jae relegates Baek-ho to do menial work and hard tasks to prevent having him as a rival in the company. Dan-poong's mother eventually relents after Dan-poong protests by starving herself. Once married, they are a very happy couple. About two years after their wedding, Dan-poong becomes pregnant.
Seon-jae and Ji-young have been dating for about 8 years. Ji-young was a loyal girlfriend, and stood by Seon-jae throughout college, his study abroad and army service. They are in love and plan to get married.
Soo-ah, to keep her mind off the fact that her father is marrying another woman who already has a son, meets Seon-jae and becomes infatuated with him. She chases him relentlessly, ignoring the fact that he already has a fiancee. Helping Soo-ah is her grandmother, who wants to give Soo-ah everything she wants, and Seon-jae's hypocritical mother, who craves wealth and power for her son. Eventually, Seon-jae is swayed, and cruelly dumps Ji-young to marry Soo-ah.
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