No Gain No Love, starring Shin Min-ah, Kim Young-dae, Lee Sang-yi, Han Ji-hyun, and more, aired its final episode on Tuesday, October 1, on tvN, TVING, and Prime Video. The K-drama has garnered attention from fans and viewers online for its captivating humor and the attractive synergy between the cast members.
According to My Daily, a South Korean media agency, No Gain No Love's original soundtrack album is scheduled to be released as a physical album in October 2024. The album features eight Korean singers including former TREASURE member Bang Yedam, PENTAGON's Hui, CHEEZE, Sondia, and more, who portray the characters' feelings through their vocals. The OST album consists of eight vocal tracks and nine scores.
No Gain No Love Original Soundtrack list:
- Possible Love — Sondia
- Someday — Kassy
- My Side — PENTAGON's Hui
- Another Story — CHEEZE
- Falling into you — Kim Jae-hwan
- A New Day — Kei
- By Your Side — Bang Yedam
- Only For You — Colde
More about No Gain No Love starring Shin Min-ah and Kim Young-dae
The tvN and TVING K-drama No Gain No Love aired 12 episodes between August 26, and October 1, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday, which was simultaneously released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video for international fans. The drama illustrates the story of Son Hae-young, portrayed by Shin Min-ah, a woman in her thirties who hates suffering loss in any situation.
She gets into a fake marriage with Kim Ji-uk, portrayed by Kim Young-dae, known as an angelic dog due to his kind personality. Kim Ji-uk is not fond of Son Hae-young but agreed to the marriage to avoid any hassle. The story takes a thrilling turn as Son Hae-young and Kim Ji-uk start developing feelings for each other.
Meanwhile, Lee Sang-yi played the role of Bok Gyu-hyun, a third-generation chaebol and the CEO of Kkulbee Education who does not believe in destined love and marriage. Han Ji-hyun portrays the character of Nam Ja-yeon, a web novel writer whose expertise lies in romance and related genres. Bok Gyu-hyun becomes an anti-fan of Nam Ja-yeon as he finds his mother reading an explicit scene from her web novel.
According to Nielsen Korea, No Gain No Love enjoyed an average of 3.8 percent viewership ratings nationwide on the second last episode aired on September 30, 2024. It witnessed an impressive rise of 0.9 percent in the last episode and marked an average of 4.8 percent viewership ratings nationwide. The show also ranked #1 in the list of shows and programs aired in the same time slots across all channels.
About No Gain No Love spin-off Spice Up Our Love
Spice Up Our Love, starring Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyun, will focus on the second lead couple in No Gain No Love. The story is about Nam Ja-yeon (played by Han Ji-hyun), an author who magically finds herself inside one of her 19+ web novels, The CEO's Menu. She found herself as the lead character, Seo Yeon-seo, a nutritionist at GB Electronics.
Meanwhile, Lee Sang-yi will take up the role of Kang Ha-jun the CEO of GB Electronics and the protagonist of the novel. Nam Ja-yeon, who is Seo Yeon-seo in Spice Up Our Love, was surprised to see Kang Ha-jun, who looked exactly like Bok Gyu-hyun.
Spice Up Our Love is scheduled for release on October 3, 2024, on TVING and Prime Video.