Love All Play (TV series)

This article is about the South Korean TV series. For the anime, see Love All Play (Japanese TV series).

Love All Play^[5] (Korean: 너에게 가는 속도 493km) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Park Ju-hyun, Chae Jong-hyeop, Park Ji-hyun, Kim Mu-jun and Seo Ji-hye. The series depicts a hot sports romance in a badminton business team.^[6] It premiered on KBS2 on April 20, 2022, and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST) with 16 episodes.^[7] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.^[8]

Love All Play
Promotional poster
Also known as	493km for You[1] Going to You at a Speed of 493km[2]
Hangul	너에게 가는 속도 493km
Hanja	너에게 가는 速度 493km
Literal meaning	The Speed to You Is 493km
Revised Romanization	Neoege Ganeun Sokdo 493km
Genre	Drama Romance Sports drama
Created by	KBS Drama Division
Written by	Heo Sung-hye[3]
Directed by	Jo Woong[3]
Starring	Park Ju-hyun Chae Jong-hyeop Park Ji-hyun Kim Mu-jun Seo Ji-hye
Music by	Park Se-joon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Yoon Jae-hyeok (KBS)
Producers	Kim Ji-woo Bae Seong-woong
Production company	Blitzway Studios[3][4]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	April 20 (2022-04-20) – June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)

Love All Play holds the record for the lowest-ever peak rating for a Korean drama airing on free television during prime time. Unprecedentedly, its ratings never broke the 2% mark, as its pilot episode rating of 1.9% was its highest. Its ratings dipped to a low of 0.9% for its penultimate episode, with only the 2020 drama Welcome scoring a lower single-episode rating of 0.8%. Overall, the ratings of Love All Play averaged 1.4%, beating the previous low of 1.6% set by the MBC drama Oh My Ladylord in 2021 and holding the record for two years until KBS2 drama Dare to Love Me drew average ratings of 1.3% in 2024.^[9]

Synopsis

The series is a sports romance drama about the passion and affectionate love between the male and female mixed-doubles protagonists within their group of badminton team members.

Cast

Main

• Park Ju-hyun as Park Tae-yang, a badminton player whose life is all about sports.
• Chae Jong-hyeop as Park Tae-joon, a player who views badminton as just a profession. A person who dreams of a comfortable life after his retirement, but joins the business team Yunis after being cut off from the city hall team.^[10]
• Park Ji-hyun as Park Jun-young, Tae-joon older sister. She is an Olympic gold medalist who retired due to an accident.^[11]
• Kim Mu-jun as Yook Jeong-hwan^[12]
• Seo Ji-hye as Lee Yoo-min, the queen of overlapping jinxes.^[12]

Supporting

Yunis Badminton Team coaches

• Jo Han-chul as Lee Tae-sang^[12]
• In Gyo-jin as Joo Sang-hyeon, Yunis's Tiger coach due to his austere personality and strict rules. So he leads the team. Hence, he is known as 'Juralli' for players.^[13]
• Lee Seo-hwan as Kim Si-bon, Yunis Team trainer.^[14]

Yunis Badminton Team players

• Choi Seung-yoon as Yeon Seung-woo
• Jo Soo-hyang as Lee Young-shim^[14]
• Moon Dong-hyeok as Go Dong-wan^[14]
• Kwon So-hyun as Cheon Yu-ri^[15]
• Bin Chan-wook as Oh Seon-su^[12]
• Jeon Hye-won as Yang Seong-sil^[16]
• Lee Chae-min as Lee Ji-ho^[12]
• Kim Nu-rim as New players^[17]

Others

• Jeon Bae-soo as Park Man-soo, Tae-yang's father.^[14]
• Lee Ji-hyun as Tae-joon and Jun-young's mother.^[18]
• Sung Ki-yoon as Park Nam-goo, Tae-joon's father and Badminton equipment shop owner.^[19]

Extended

• Park Doo-shik as Koo Hyuk-bong, National badminton player.^[20]
• Lee Min-jae as Eden, of Han Woong Electronics, especially as Yook Jung-hwan's junior and rival.^[21]

Special appearance

• Kim Hyun-joo as President of Eunice Business Team.^[22]
• Park Ah-sung as Sneaker seller^[23]
• Jin Seon-kyu as A sushi restaurant owner, who has a special relationship with Park Tae-yang.^[24]

Production

The first script reading of the cast was held at the KBS annex in October 2021.^[25]

On February 18, 2022, Chae Jong-hyeop tested positive for the COVID-19 self-diagnosis kit and conducted a PCR test.^[26] A day later, it was revealed that he tested negative for COVID-19 PCR test and filming resumed soon as it was confirmed that Chae Jong-hyeop tested negative.^[27]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on April 21, 2022^[28][29]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"There, There" (당신의 밤이 그만 불안하기를)	Yoon Da-on Factist	Factist Yoon Da-on	Baek A-yeon	3:55
2.	"There, There" (당신의 밤이 그만 불안하기를; Inst.)		Factist Yoon Da-on		3:55
Total length:					7:50

Part 2

Released on April 22, 2022^[30][31]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Secret" (말할 수 없는 비밀)	Jayins	Runy Jayins Park Jung-jun Shim Gyu-tae	Yun DDan DDan	3:11
2.	"Secret" (말할 수 없는 비밀; Inst.)		Runy Jayins Park Jung-jun Shim Gyu-tae		3:11
Total length:					6:22

Part 3

Released on April 28, 2022^[32]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Flyin"	Hyezoo Kyum Lyk	Moon kim Kyum Lyk Moolf	Kevin (T1419)	3:05
2.	"Flyin" (Inst.)		Moon kim Kyum Lyk Moolf		3:05
Total length:					6:10

Part 4

Released on May 4, 2022^[33][34]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Keep This Moment" (이 순간을 간직해)	Runy	Runy Iver Jo In-ho	Jinho (Pentagon)	3:20
2.	"Keep This Moment" (이 순간을 간직해; Inst.)		Runy Iver Jo In-ho		3:20
Total length:					6:40

Part 5

Released on May 5, 2022^[35][36]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"When The Door Opens" (문이 열리면)	Romantic Sashimi	Romantic Sashimi Mierce Kim Jun-tae	JT&Marcus	3:27
2.	"When The Door Opens" (문이 열리면; Inst.)		Romantic Sashimi Mierce Kim Jun-tae		3:27
Total length:					6:54

Part 6

Released on May 11, 2022^[37][38]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"The Distant Future" (먼 훗날에)	Han Joon	Seo Jae-ha Kim Young-seong	Jeon Sang-geun	3:59
2.	"The Distant Future" (먼 훗날에; Inst.)		Seo Jae-ha Kim Young-seong		3:59
Total length:					7:58

Part 7

Released on May 12, 2022^[39][40]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"By Your Side" (너의 곁으로)	Jayins	Jayins Han Jae-wan	415	4:06
2.	"By Your Side" (너의 곁으로; Inst.)		Jayins Han Jae-wan		4:06
Total length:					8:12

Part 8

Released on May 18, 2022^[41]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Don't Walk Away"	Park Bo-jeong	Park Bo Jeong J.O	Lisa	3:28
2.	"Don't Walk Away" (Inst.)		Park Bo Jeong J.O		3:28
Total length:					6:56

Part 9

Released on May 19, 2022^[42]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Something"	Red Socks INAN	Red Socks INAN	Songsun (Tri.be)	3:47
2.	"Something" (Inst.)		Red Socks INAN		3:47
Total length:					7:34

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[43]
1	April 20, 2022	1.9% (31st)
2	April 21, 2022	1.8% (34th)
3	April 27, 2022	1.7% (32nd)
4	April 28, 2022	1.5% (39th)
5	May 4, 2022	1.2% (43rd)
6	May 5, 2022	1.2% (50th)
7	May 11, 2022	1.4% (34th)
8	May 12, 2022	1.6% (32nd)
9	May 18, 2022	1.1% (44th)
10	May 19, 2022	1.1% (47th)
11	May 25, 2022	1.3% (37th)
12	May 26, 2022	1.0% (50th)
13	June 1, 2022	1.8% (36th)
14	June 2, 2022	1.4% (43rd)
15	June 8, 2022	0.9% (52nd)
16	June 9, 2022	1.3% (47th)
Average		1.4%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.