Delightfully Deceitful

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) time slot 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]

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
Release
Original networktvN
Original releaseMay 29 (2023-05-29) –
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)

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 Yun-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]

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
  • 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
  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
  • 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
  • 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

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.[31][32] On February 21, 2023, it was reported that actor Yoo Hee-je was being considered to take over Song Duk-ho's role.[33]

Viewership
Delightfully Deceitful : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
110337157861007947863728689806796609744553684737987772
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[34]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[34]
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
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 [35]

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