Delightfully Deceitful

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Delightfully Deceitful
Promotional poster
Hangul
이로운 사기
Literal meaningBeneficial Fraud
Revised RomanizationIro-un sagi
McCune–ReischauerIroun sagi
Genre
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning)[3]
Written byHan Woo-joo[4]
Directed byLee Soo-hyun[4]
Starring
Music by
  • Kim Joon-seok
  • Jeong Se-rin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Soo Jae-hyeon
  • Park Eun-kyung
Producers
  • Kim gyeo-re
  • Lee Min-ae
Running time70 minutes[5]
Production company
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseMay 29 (2023-05-29) –
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)

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]

Synopsis[edit]

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[edit]

Main[edit]

Supporting[edit]

Kids[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • Lee Chang-hoon as Park Gyu: a lawyer and CEO of Park & Q Law Firm.[20]
  • Cha Yong-hak as Cho Jae-hun: a lawyer of Park & Q Law Firm.[20]
  • Yun Seol as Park In-young: a manager of Park & Q Law Firm.[20]

Red Eye[edit]

  1. Jay: head of the bodyguard at Navis Wellbeing.[21]
  2. 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • Jo Hyun-woo as Hong Chang-ki: a prisoner in prison for fraud.[25]
  • Seo Dong-gap as Tazza: a defendant defended by Moo-yeong.[26]

Special appearances[edit]

Production[edit]

Casting[edit]

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[edit]

Delightfully Deceitful : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
110337157861007947863728689806796609744553684737987772
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[35]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[35]
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%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Korea Drama Awards 2023 Best New Actress Lee Yeon Won [36]

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    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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External links[edit]

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