Dare to Love Me (TV series)

Dare to Love Me
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Hangul
함부로 대해줘
Literal meaningTreat Me Carelessly
Revised RomanizationHamburo daehaejwo
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Based onTreat Me Carelessly
by Sun Woo
Written byPark Yu-mi[2]
Directed byJang Yang-ho[2]
Starring
Music byBaek Eun-woo[3]
Opening theme"It's Alright"
by Lee Chang-sub
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerKim Sang-hui (CP)[3]
Producers
  • Nam Goong-jung[3]
  • Kim Cheol-min[3]
  • Choi Sang-yeol[3]
  • Kim Chang-min[3]
Cinematography
  • Ji Jae-woo[3]
  • Lee Dong-yoon[3]
  • Jung Gi-hoon[3]
EditorJung Min[3]
Running time59–63 minutes
Production company
Budget₩14 billion[4]
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseMay 13 (2024-05-13) –
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)
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Dare to Love Me (Korean: 함부로 대해줘) is a 2024 South Korean television series based on Naver Webtoon of the same name by Sun Woo,[5] starring Kim Myung-soo and Lee Yoo-young. It aired on KBS2 from May 13, to July 2, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:10 (KST).[6][7] It is also available for streaming on Netflix and Viki in selected regions.[8][9]

Dare to Love Me drew the lowest average ratings ever for a Korean drama airing on free television during prime time; after premiering with a rating of 2.3%, all other episodes languished in the 1% range.[10] Its average ratings of 1.3% surpassed the record of 1.4% set by Love All Play, also a KBS2 miniseries, in 2022. The poor performance of Dare to Love Me led KBS2 to suspend the Monday–Tuesday prime time drama slot and schedule the succeeding drama Perfect Family on Wednesdays and Thursdays.[11]

  1. ^ Jin-tae, Jeong (March 28, 2024). "'함부로 대해줘' 김명수-이유영, 어디서도 볼 수 없는 MZ 선비와 K-직장인의 만남! 환상의 호흡 예고!". m.newszoom.kr.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b So-young, Yang (March 28, 2024). "'함부로 대해줘' 김명수 이유영, 마성의 유교 로맨스 온다" ['Treat Me Cruelty' Kim Myung-soo and Lee Yu-young's magical Confucian romance is coming]. Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 함부로 대해지는 여자 [A Woman You Can Be Impolite To]. Dare to Love Me. Episode 1 (in Korean). May 13, 2024. KBS2. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Geon-woo, Kim (March 20, 2024). "판타지오, 140억원 KBS드라마 '함부로 대해줘' 제작 계약" [Fantagio signs 14 billion won production contract for KBS drama 'Treat Me Cruelty']. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Seunghoon, Lee (August 21, 2023). "김명수·이유영, 웹툰 원작 '함부로 대해줘' 주인공" [[Exclusive] Kim Myung-soo and Lee Yu-young, the main characters of 'Treat Me Carelessly', based on the webtoon]. m.starnewskorea.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Min-kyung, Kang (March 20, 2024). "[공식] 판타지오, 김명수·이유영 '함부로 대해줘' 제작 확정...5월 첫 방송" [[Official] Fantagio confirms production of Kim Myung-soo and Lee Yu-young's 'Treat Me Cruelly'... First broadcast in May]. The Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Moon, Min-young (April 15, 2024). "'함부로 대해줘' 김명수, '유교남' 변신...5월 13일 첫 방송" ['Treat me rudely' Kim Myung-soo, transformation into a 'Confucian man'... First broadcast on May 13th] (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Chin, Carmen (May 8, 2024). "Netflix drops trailer for new K-drama 'Dare To Love Me', starring Kim Myung-soo". NME. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Poorvaja, Sundar (May 2, 2024). "New K-dramas to watch in May: 'The Atypical Family', 'Uncle Samsik', 'Crash', and more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Kim, Min-ji (July 3, 2024). "지지부진 '함부로 대해줘', 1.4%로 쓸쓸한 종영 [N시청률]" [Sluggish 'Treat Me Rudely', Disappointing Ending with 1.4% [N Viewership Ratings]] (in Korean). Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via News1.
  11. ^ Tae, Yuna (July 15, 2024). "명성 잃은 KBS… 2년 만에 부활했지만, 수목극에 쏠린 낮은 기대치" [KBS Lost Its Fame… Resurrected After 2 Years, But Low Expectations Focused on Wednesday–Thursday Dramas] (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Tenasia.