Can't Live With Losing
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User Rating
Current user rating: 90/100 (65 votes)
Profile
- TV Show: Can't Live With Losing (literal title) / Can't Lose (U.S. title)
- Revised romanization: Jikoneun Motsalah
- Hangul: 지고는 못살아
- Director: Lee Jae-Dong
- Writer: Lee Sook-Jin
- Network: MBC
- Episodes: 18
- Release Date: August 24, 2011 - October 20, 2011
- Runtime: Wed. & Thurs. 21:55
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Eun-Jae (Choi Ji-Woo) and Hyung-Woo (Yoon Sang-Hyun) have been married for one year. They are both lawyers.
They first met at a baseball game when they happened to have seats next to each other. During the baseball game they kissed and fell in love. Hyung-Woo told Eun-Jae that he wants to become a human rights lawyer. Eun-Jae supports his dream and they opened their own law firm together.
One year later, the thrill is gone in their relationship. Eun-Jae struggles to maintain the law firm alone, while Hyung-Woo helps clients who are not able to pay much for his services. Their interests have also diverged. One day, the couple learns that Eun-Jae did not register their marriage. The next day, Eun-Jae goes to file the proper papers. Eun-Jae is unhappy that Hyung-Woo is so generous to others and wants him to think about her more. Later on, Hyung-Woo's friends, who are a couple, stops by the law firm and the wife, Young-Joo (Jo Mi-Lyeong) insists that she wants a divorce. Young-Joo states that her husband Ki-Chan (Kim Jung-Tae) hasn't worked in years and, yet, still gave his family a large sum of money. The married couple start yelling at each other. Ki-Chan states that he borrowed the money from Hyung-Woo.
Meanwhile, Eun-Jae hears of the loan and has had enough. Eun-Jae decides that they need a serious talk. Eun-Jae and Hyung-Woo then book a trip to Japan where they had their honeymoon. Hyung-Woo then mistakenly text messages his itinerary to his mother instead of Eun-Jae. When Hyung-Woo and Eun-Jae arrive at the airport they find Hyung-Woo's mother there as well, believing she was invited to their trip to Japan. Making matters worse Hyung-Woo receives a phone call from his mother-in-law asking to see him immediately and to keep it a secret. Hyung-Woo doesn't know why his wife and his mother-in-law doesn't get along or why he was never formally introduced to his mother-in-law, but he feels obligated to meet her and leaves ...
Notes
- Early working title was "Geudaga Wonhandamyeon" (literally translated "If You Want").
- "Can't Live With Losing" takes over the MBC Wed. & Thurs. 21:55 time slot previously occupied by "Heartstrings" & will be followed by "I'm a Flower Too" on November 9, 2011
Cast
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| Choi Ji-Woo | Yoon Sang-Hyun | Kim Jung-Tae | Jo Mi-Lyeong | Sung Dong-Il |
| Lee Eun-Jae | Yeon Hyung-Woo | Ko Ki-Chan | Kim Young-Joo | Jo Jung-Koo |
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| Park Won-Suk | Kim Ja-Ok | Joo Jin-Mo | Ga Deuk-Hi | Uhm Ki-Joon |
| Yoo Jung-Nan | Hong Geum-Ji | Kang Woo-Sik | Ga Deuk-Hi | Cha Suk-Hoon |
Additional Cast Members:
- Ha Seok-Jin - Ha Seok-Jin
- Kim Jin-Woo - So Joo-Hyun
- Song Jae-Ho - Mr. No (cameo)
- Lee Su-Kyeong - Eun Hee-Kyung (cameo)
- Kim Na-Woon - lawyer (cameo)
- Lee Sang-Yeob - Hyung-Woo's younger brother (cameo)
- Ahn Yong-Joon - Jung Ji-Ho (cameo)
- Shin Goo - Ko Jung-Dae (cameo)
- Lee Hye-Eun - (cameo)
- Kang Bu-Ja - (cameo)
Trailers
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Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
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| 2011-08-24 | 1 | NR | 8.0 (18th) |
| 2011-08-25 | 2 | NR | NR |
| 2011-08-31 | 3 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-01 | 4 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-07 | 5 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-08 | 6 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-14 | 7 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-15 | 8 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-21 | 9 | 8.9 (16th) | 10.5 (10th) |
| 2011-09-22 | 10 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-28 | 11 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-29 | 12 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-05 | 13 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-06 | 14 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-12 | 15 | NR | 9.3 (15th) |
| 2011-10-13 | 16 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-19 | 17 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-20 | 18 | NR | NR |
Source: TNS Media Korea / * NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 daily shows according to TNS Media Korea.
Awards
- Best Actor and Actress Selected by Directors (Kim Jung-Tae) - 2011 MBC Drama Awards - December 30, 2011
Pulel Says:
Jan 18 2012 12:27 am
,The drama is very funny... The plot of this drama is realistic....n the chemistry between it is very worthy to watch...i luv it ,,,,,,,,,
Tina Says:
Oct 18 2011 9:58 am
This drama is so funny, but, I can't imagine for the ending for this drama
Love to see Yoon Sang Hyun and Choi Ji Woo play together. They're so funny
I can't wait to see it :)
lucille Says:
Aug 25 2011 6:25 am
Just recently watched ep.1 without sub coz cant really wait.. watching only CJW and YSH body language, actions, and emotions is hilarious; how much more if i can understand what they are saying… i can say that i’m IN for this series.. DEFINITELY A MUST WATCH… It may not be as romantic as SeGa but i like the chemistry of CJW/YSH plus the comedy factor… cant help laughing on the entire ep 1.. hoping for the succeeding episodes to be funny and hilarious…cant wait… hahaha.
For 2011, this will be my 1st kdrama which im hooked with the start of ep 1 only (the last time was in SeGa, cant seem to watch new drama after SeGa) I just jumped from ep to ep or stopped watching at all for the 2011 kdrama line up and just watched previous HJW dramas or previous dramas that are worth watching…
Lisa Says:
Aug 14 2011 1:11 pm
It looks like it's gonna be a very funny one :D I can't wait ~
Siti Talla Says:
Aug 10 2011 7:39 am
Ok my lovely ji woo eonni... I will wait 4 ur recent drama with sang hyun oppa.....
Eonnie...... Hwaiting.....