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Love in Contract

TV·2022–2022·1 season, 16 episodes·tvN·Drama, Comedy·1h 7m·7.7·Created by nam seong-woo, Jung Yeo-jin, ha goo-dam

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Contract marriage master Choi Sang-eun's alternate day romance with a long-term mystery client on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and a new superstar client on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Love in Contract S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 10.0Sang-eun needs to settle a contract with Hae-jin. After some quarreling, Ji-ho's day is Mon, Wed, and Fri and Hae-jin on Tues, Thur, and Sat. And the alternate day marriage begins. Meanwhile, Sang-eun and Ji-ho prepare a housewarming party for his work. While decorating the house they develop feelings. At the housewarming party, Sang-eun drinks too much and gets a serious blackout the next day...
  2. 02Love in Contract S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 9.0Choi Sang-eun gives customized marriage contracts for singles needing a marriage. After 13 years in the business, she wants to retire but finds it hard to end it with Jung Ji-ho, a long-term customer of Mon, Wed, and Fri. They’ve been together for 5 years, but she knows nothing about him and delays ending their contract. Meanwhile, superstar Kang Hae-jin moves in the top floor of Ji-ho’s house...
  3. 03Love in Contract S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 9.0Sang-eun's hurt by Ji-ho asking to end the contract first. She delays it giving a flimsy excuse. She's strangely upset with him and is confused by it. Meanwhile, Hae-jin sees his first love Sang-eun who disappeared 13 years ago after leaving a strong impression but is shocked she is Ji-ho’s wife. To make the matters worse, he witnesses Ji-ho’s strangeness and believes that she is in danger...

Castfull cast & details

Park Min-youngPark Min-youngChoi Sang-eunGo Kyung-pyoGo Kyung-pyoJung Ji-hoKim Jae-youngKim Jae-youngKang Hae-jinJin KyungJin KyungMadam Yoo Mi-hoKang Hyung-sukKang Hyung-sukWoo Gwang-namLee Ju-binLee Ju-binJung Ji-eunPark Cheol-minPark Cheol-minSenior managerPark Kyung-hyePark Kyung-hyeKim Yu-mi

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2022Aired 9.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Love in Contract S01E01Episode 1September 21, 2022 9.0Choi Sang-eun gives customized marriage contracts for singles needing a marriage. After 13 years in the business, she wants to retire but fi
  2. S01E02Love in Contract S01E02Episode 2September 22, 2022 9.0Sang-eun's hurt by Ji-ho asking to end the contract first. She delays it giving a flimsy excuse. She's strangely upset with him and is confu
  3. S01E03Love in Contract S01E03Episode 3September 28, 2022 9.0Sang-eun, Ji-ho and Hae-jin have a three-way encounter at the mansion. Ji-ho reveals his identity to Hae-jin due to his suspicion. Sang-eun
  4. S01E04Love in Contract S01E04Episode 4September 29, 2022 9.0Sang-eun's surprised at Ji-ho giving her concert tickets, not divorce papers. They extend their contract as they run into his senior judge a
  5. S01E05Love in Contract S01E05Episode 5October 5, 2022 9.0Sang-eun is angry at Hae-jin. Hae-jin asks Sang-eun to take him as her customer. She is torn seeing him vulnerable and eventually, she accep
  6. S01E06Love in Contract S01E06Season's bestEpisode 6October 6, 2022 10.0Sang-eun needs to settle a contract with Hae-jin. After some quarreling, Ji-ho's day is Mon, Wed, and Fri and Hae-jin on Tues, Thur, and Sat
  7. S01E07Love in Contract S01E07Episode 7October 12, 2022 9.0Sang-eun remembers her first kiss with Ji-ho but is upset as Ji-ho seems indifferent. They hide their feelings causing their relationship to
  8. S01E08Love in Contract S01E08Episode 8October 13, 2022 9.0Ji-ho tries to find a way to express his feelings toward Sang-eun. During a couple’s golf gathering, he doesn’t hold back to show kindness a
  9. S01E09Love in Contract S01E09Episode 9October 19, 2022 9.0Sang-eun meets Ji-eun, ex-wife of Ji-ho and a legal advisor of Hae-jin. Ji-ho says no more than there’s nothing between them but Sang-eun’s
  10. S01E10Love in Contract S01E10Episode 10October 20, 2022 9.0Ji-ho and Sang-eun realized their feelings for each other and he surprises his co-workers by coming to work very differently than usual. San
  11. S01E11Love in Contract S01E11Episode 11October 26, 2022 9.0Sang-eun worries about Ji-ho as she is exposed to the public. Ji-ho’s senior informs about his promotion but doesn’t tell Sang-eun. Sang-eun
  12. S01E12Love in Contract S01E12Episode 12October 27, 2022 9.0Sang-eun’s 12th marriage is unveiled causing controversy and she insists she’s at fault to protect Hae-jin. She asks Ji-ho to have some spac
  13. S01E13Love in Contract S01E13Episode 13November 2, 2022 9.0Sang-eun rushes to the hospital in shock when she hears of a mysterious car accident. Ji-ho comforts her and they become closer. Hae-jin mak
  14. S01E14Love in Contract S01E14Episode 14November 3, 2022 9.0Sang-eun looks for what she wants to do after her retirement and Ji-ho supports her. Hae-jin enters the Gangjin group where he shines causin
  15. S01E15Love in Contract S01E15Episode 15November 9, 2022 9.0While Sang-eun and Ji-ho have a lovely time dreaming of their future together, people ordered by Seon-jin secretly break into Sang-eun’s hou
  16. S01E16Love in Contract S01E16Episode 16November 10, 2022 9.0After that day, Ji-ho waits for Sang-eun who didn’t turn up. Sang-eun doesn’t have the courage and hesitates and Ji-ho returns to his cold s

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