Delightfully Deceitful
2023 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delightfully Deceitful[5] (Korean: 이로운 사기) is a 2023 South Korean television series directed by Lee Soo-hyun, and starring Chun Woo-hee and Kim Dong-wook. It aired on tvN from May 29 to July 18, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST) for 16 episode.[6] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, on U-Next in Japan and on Viu in selected regions.[7][8]
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| Hangul | 이로운 사기 |
| Literal meaning | Beneficial Fraud |
| Revised Romanization | Iro-un sagi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Iroun sagi |
| Genre | |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon (planning)[3] |
| Written by | Han Woo-joo[4] |
| Directed by | Lee Soo-hyun[4] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Running time | 70 minutes[5] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | May 29 – July 18, 2023 |
Synopsis
Delightfully Deceitful tells the story of a man and a woman with completely different temperaments meeting and taking revenge together toward one goal.[9]
Cast
Main
- Chun Woo-hee as Lee Ro-woom: a con artist who cannot empathize.[2]
- Kim Dong-wook as Han Moo-young: a passionate and excessively-empathetic lawyer.[1]
- Kim Yoon-woo as young Han Moo-young[10]
- Yoon Park as Go Yo-han: a probation officer who protects and observes Ro-woom.[11]
- Park So-jin as Mo Jae-in: a psychiatrist who has been treating Moo-young.[12][13]
Supporting
Kids
- Lee Yeon as Jung Da-jeong: a hacker with 20 years of experience, who runs a comic book store.[14]
- Yoo Hee-je as Na-sa / Na Su-ho: an all-around engineer who runs the Nasaka Center.[15]
- Hong Seung-beom as Ring-go / Park Hae-dong: a call center who is the owner of To-Do Call Center.[16]
- Lee Gyeong-min as Yoo-il: To-Do Call Center's staff.
- Kim Myung-chan as Yoo-neung: To-Do Call Center's staff.[17]
People around Han Moo-young
- Choi Young-joon as Ryu Jae-hyeok: a prosecutor and Moo-young's senior.[18]
- Yoon Byung-hee as Woo Young-gi: a reporter for Moran Ilbo.[19]
- Lee Hae-young as Kang Kyung-ho: Moo-young's mentor and role model.[19]
- Kim Hak-sun as Han Jae-suk: Moo-young's father.[19]
- Kim Jung-young as Park Ja-young: Moo-young's mother.[19]
Law Firm
Red Eye
- Kim Tae-hoon as Jay / Chairman
- Jay: head of the bodyguard at Navis Wellbeing.[21]
- Chairman: a monster who turned Ro-woom and Kid's lives into hell for his own purposes.[22]
- Lee Tae-ran as Jang Kyung-ja: CEO of Navis Wellbeing.[22][23]
- Park Wan-kyu as Ye Chung-sik: a former loan shark and now homeless.[22]
- Park Ji-il as Shin Gi-ho: an old Red Eye executive who used to be a university professor.[22]
- Park Jung-hak as Ahn Chae-hong: Red Eye's last chairman and Kyung-ja's husband.[22]
- Son In-yong as Messenger: the closest aide who delivers the president's message and recruits ghosts to deal with the crimes ordered by the president.[22]
- TBA as Banker: a bank teller who moves the chairman's money.[22]
- Kim Jong-tae as Ma Kang-su: a rare breed of con artist, dressed in head-to-toe luxury, but with raw violence and a raw lust for money running through his veins.[22]
People we call friends
- Jang Young-nam as Seo Gye-suk: Myung-hoon's biological mother who adopted a son by a friend because of debt.[24]
- Nam Do-yoon as Yoo Myung-hoon: Gye-suk's biological son. He passed away in a mysterious accident while on vacation with his adoptive parents.[24]
- Ahn Nae-sang as Yeon Tae-hun: a Navis Wellbeing sniper who wants to expose the true face of Navis Wellbeing.[24]
- Kwon Han-sol as Yeon Ho-jeong: a newcomer to the workforce who turned to pyramid schemes to pay for his mother's medical bills.[24]
Others
Special appearances
- Kim Woo-seok as client[27]
- Park Ji-ah as Prisoner[28]
- Lee Joo-won as Myung-hoon's adoptive parents.[29]
- Yoo Ji-yeon as an adoptive mother.[30]
- Moon Ga-young as Min Kang-yoon[31]
Production
Casting
Actor Song Duk-ho was initially confirmed to appear in the series, but he stepped down following a corruption issue related to his military service.[32][33] On February 21, 2023, it was reported that actor Yoo Hee-je was being considered to take over Song Duk-ho's role.[34]
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 1033 | 715 | 786 | 1007 | 947 | 863 | 728 | 689 | 806 | 796 | 609 | 744 | 553 | 684 | 737 | 987 | 772 | |
Delightfully Deceitful : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[35]
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[35] | |
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| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | May 29, 2023 | 4.551% (1st) | 5.028% (1st) |
| 2 | May 30, 2023 | 3.464% (1st) | 3.679% (2nd) |
| 3 | June 5, 2023 | 3.507% (1st) | 3.977% (1st) |
| 4 | June 6, 2023 | 4.316% (1st) | 5.063% (1st) |
| 5 | June 12, 2023 | 4.458% (1st) | 5.221% (1st) |
| 6 | June 13, 2023 | 4.033% (1st) | 4.514% (1st) |
| 7 | June 19, 2023 | 3.518% (1st) | 3.942% (1st) |
| 8 | June 20, 2023 | 3.291% (2nd) | 3.162% (2nd) |
| 9 | June 26, 2023 | 4.112% (1st) | 4.933% (1st) |
| 10 | June 27, 2023 | 3.667% (1st) | 3.401% (2nd) |
| 11 | July 3, 2023 | 3.022% (1st) | 3.248% (1st) |
| 12 | July 4, 2023 | 3.421% (2nd) | 3.479% (2nd) |
| 13 | July 10, 2023 | 2.979% (1st) | 3.601% (1st) |
| 14 | July 11, 2023 | 3.676% (1st) | 3.890% (1st) |
| 15 | July 17, 2023 | 3.469% (1st) | 4.076% (1st) |
| 16 | July 18, 2023 | 4.514% (1st) | 4.733% (1st) |
| Average | 3.750% | 4.122% | |
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Korea Drama Awards | 2023 | Best New Actress | Lee Yeon | Won | [36] |
References
External links
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