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{{short description|2011 South Korean TV series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Can't Lose-poster.jpg
| caption              = Promotional poster for ''Can't Lose''
| alt_name             = Can't Live With Losing<br>Hate to Lose
| genre                = [[Romantic comedy]]<br>[[Legal drama]]
| based_on             = {{based on|''The Sasaki Couple's Merciless Battle''|Morishita Yoshiko}}
| writer               = Lee Sook-jin
| director             = Lee Jae-dong
| starring             = {{ubl|[[Choi Ji-woo]]|[[Yoon Sang-hyun]]|[[Jo Mi-ryung (actress, born 1973)|Jo Mi-ryung]]|[[Kim Jung-tae]]}}
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| country              = South Korea
| language             = Korean
| num_episodes         = 18
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = 
| producer             = Oh Kyung-hoon
| editor               = 
| location             = 
| cinematography       = 
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| runtime              = 
| company              = [[Victory Contents]]
| channel              = [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2011|08|24}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2011|10|20}}
| related              =  
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto
| hangul = ^지고는 못살아
}}
}}

'''''Can't Lose''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^지고는 못살아|rr=yes|lit=Can't Live With Losing}}) is a 2011 South Korean [[romantic comedy]] television series, starring [[Choi Ji-woo]] and [[Yoon Sang-hyun]], who play two bickering, married divorce lawyers who take out their frustrations on each other in and out of the courtroom. It aired on [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] from August 24 to October 20, 2011, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.

It is a [[remake]] of the 2008 [[Japanese television drama|Japanese drama]] {{Nihongo|''The Sasaki Couple's Merciless Battle''|佐々木夫妻の仁義なき戦い|Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Choi Ji-woo Thrilled About Shaking Off Old Image|url=https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2011/08/25/7P7JXKZ3UUDQRDMAJW6BE4URN4/|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=October 29, 2012|archive-date=September 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914152652/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/08/25/2011082500380.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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-ryung (actress, born 1973)|Jo Mi-ryung]]) 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 ...

==Cast==
*[[Choi Ji-woo]] as Lee Eun-jae
*[[Yoon Sang-hyun]] as Yeon Hyung-woo
*[[Kim Jung-tae]] as Go Ki-chan
*[[Jo Mi-ryung (actress, born 1973)|Jo Mi-ryung]] as Kim Young-joo
*[[Park Won-sook]] as Yoo Jung-nan
*[[Sung Dong-il]] as Jo Jung-goo
*[[Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1958)|Joo Jin-mo]] as Kang Woo-shik
*[[Kim Ja-ok]] as Hong Geum-ji
*[[Ha Seok-jin]] as Lee Tae-young
*[[Ga Deuk-hee]] as Ga Deuk-hee
*[[Kim Jin-woo (actor)|Kim Jin-woo]] as So Joo-hyun
*[[Song Jae-ho]] as Grandfather ([[guest appearance|guest]], ep 1–4)
*[[Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1982)|Lee Soo-kyung]] as Eun Hee-soo (guest, ep 3–5)
*[[Kim Na-woon]] as Eun-jae's divorce lawyer (guest, ep 5)
*[[Lee Sang-yeob]] as Yeon Hyung-joo, Hyung-woo's younger brother (guest, ep 6,9)
*[[Ahn Yong-joon]] as Jung Ji-ho (guest, ep 12–13)
*[[Um Ki-joon]] as Cha Seok-hoon (guest, ep 14–17)
*[[Kang Boo-ja]] (guest)
*[[Shin Goo]] as Go Jung-dae ([[cameo appearance|cameo]])

==Ratings==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="3"|Episode #
!rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date
!colspan="4"| Average audience share
|-
!colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=TNMS Ratings |access-date=August 24, 2011 |language=Korean |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |archivedate=November 28, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>
!colspan="2"|AGB Nielsen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=Nielsen Korea |access-date=August 24, 2011 |language=Korean |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |archivedate=December 26, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>
|-
!width=100|Nationwide
!width=100|[[Seoul National Capital Area]]
!width=100|Nationwide
!width=100|[[Seoul National Capital Area]]
|-
! 1
| 2011 August 24
|6.4%
|8.0%
|6.2%
|<span style=color:blue>'''6.6%'''</span>
|-
! 2
| 2011 August 25
|5.7%
|7.4%
|6.9%
|8.7%
|-
! 3
| 2011 August 31
|5.0%
|7.1%
|6.0%
|8.2%
|-
! 4
| 2011 September 1
|<span style=color:blue>'''4.6%'''</span>
|<span style=color:blue>'''6.1%'''</span>
|6.6%
|8.2%
|-
! 5
| 2011 September 7
|5.7%
|7.1%
|6.3%
|8.8%
|-
! 6
| 2011 September 8
|5.4%
|7.0%
|5.8%
|7.4%
|-
! 7
| 2011 September 14
|5.9%
|8.3%
|6.7%
|9.1%
|-
! 8
| 2011 September 15
|5.9%
|7.8%
|6.6%
|8.6%
|-
! 9
| 2011 September 21
|<span style=color:red>'''8.9%'''</span>
|<span style=color:red>'''10.5%'''</span>
|<span style=color:red>'''10.2%'''</span>
|<span style=color:red>'''11.3%'''</span>
|-
! 10
| 2011 September 22
|5.3%
|6.5%
|5.8%
|7.0%
|-
! 11
| 2011 September 28
|5.0%
|6.5%
|<span style=color:blue>'''5.6%'''</span>
|7.1%
|-
! 12
| 2011 September 29
|5.5%
|7.8%
|6.1%
|8.4%
|-
! 13
| 2011 October 5
|6.0%
|8.1%
|6.9%
|9.0%
|-
! 14
| 2011 October 6
|5.9%
|8.0%
|6.4%
|8.6%
|-
! 15
| 2011 October 12
|7.2%
|9.3%
|8.0%
|8.5%
|-
! 16
| 2011 October 13
|6.0%
|8.1%
|7.8%
|9.2%
|-
! 17
| 2011 October 19
|6.6%
|7.5%
|7.9%
|8.9%
|-
! 18
| 2011 October 20
|6.0%
|6.7%
|7.5%
|8.2%
|-
! colspan=2 | Average || 5.9% || 7.6% || 6.8% || 7.5%
|}

==International broadcast==
* It aired in Japan on [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] from January 31 to February 25, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Choi Ji-woo's ''Can't Lose'' to be aired in Japan|url=http://www.hancinema.net/choi-ji-woo-s-cant-lose-to-be-aired-in-japan-51764.html|work=[[Hancinema]]|access-date=April 27, 2013|date=January 14, 2013}}</ref> It also aired in Malaysia on [[8TV (Malaysia)|8TV]].
* It aired in Vietnam from July 31, 2012, on SCTV film channel, called '''Không thể mất em'''.
*It aired in Indonesia from April 3, 2013, on [[RTV (Indonesian TV network)|B-Channel]] film channel, called '''Can't Lose'''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140713062325/http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/cantlive/index.html ''Can't Lose'' official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}}
*[http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/11/1860258_56096.html ''Hate to Lose''] at MBC Global Media
*{{Hancinema film|Can__t_Lose|Can't Lose}}

{{Works by Victory Contents}}

[[Category:Korean-language television shows]]
[[Category:2011 South Korean television series debuts]]
[[Category:2011 South Korean television series endings]]
[[Category:MBC TV television dramas]]
[[Category:South Korean romantic comedy television series]]
[[Category:Television series by Victory Contents]]