Delightfully Deceitful


Delightfully Deceitful 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 for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, on U-Next in Japan and on Viu in selected regions.

Synopsis

Delightfully Deceitful tells the story of a man and a woman with completely different temperaments meeting and taking revenge together toward one goal.

Cast

Main

  • Chun Woo-hee as Lee Ro-woom: a compassionate con artist who cannot empathize who served 10 years in prison wrongfully convicted of her parents' murder.
  • Kim Dong-wook as Han Moo-young: a passionate and excessively-empathetic lawyer who is also Lee Ro-woom's attorney.
  • * Kim Yoon-woo as young Han Moo-young
  • Yoon Park as Go Yo-han: a misguided problematic probation officer who protects and observes Ro-woom.
  • Park So-jin as Mo Jae-in: a stern psychiatrist who has been treating Moo-young.

    Supporting

Kids

  • Lee Yeon as Jung Da-jeong: a hacker with 20 years of experience, who runs a comic book store.
  • Yoo Hee-je as Na-sa / Na Su-ho: an all-around engineer who runs the Nasaka Center.
  • Hong Seung-beom as Ring-go / Park Hae-dong: a call center who is the owner of To-Do Call Center.
  • Lee Gyeong-min as Yoo-il: To-Do Call Center's staff.
  • Kim Myung-chan as Yoo-neung: To-Do Call Center's staff.

    People around Han Moo-young

  • Choi Young-joon as Ryu Jae-hyeok: a prosecutor and Moo-young's senior.
  • Yoon Byung-hee as Woo Young-gi: a reporter for Moran Ilbo.
  • Lee Hae-young as Kang Kyung-ho: Moo-young's mentor and role model.
  • Kim Hak-sun as Han Jae-suk: Moo-young's father.
  • Kim Jung-young as Park Ja-young: Moo-young's mother.

    Law Firm

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

    Red Eye

  • Kim Tae-hoon as Jay / Chairman
  1. Jay: head of the bodyguard at Navis Wellbeing.
  2. Chairman: a monster who turned Ro-woom and Kid's lives into hell for his own purposes.
  • Lee Tae-ran as Jang Kyung-ja: CEO of Navis Wellbeing.
  • Park Wan-kyu as Ye Chung-sik: a former loan shark and now homeless.
  • Park Ji-il as Shin Gi-ho: an old Red Eye executive who used to be a university professor.
  • Park Jung-hak as Ahn Chae-hong: Red Eye's last chairman and Kyung-ja's husband.
  • 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.
  • as Banker: a bank teller who moves the chairman's money.
  • 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.

    People we call friends

  • Jang Young-nam as Seo Gye-suk: Myung-hoon's biological mother. Due to debt, she asked her friend to adopt her son.
  • Nam Do-yoon as Yoo Myung-hoon: Gye-suk's biological son. He died in a mysterious accident while on vacation with his adoptive parents.
  • Ahn Nae-sang as Yeon Tae-hun: a Navis Wellbeing sniper who wants to expose the true face of Navis Wellbeing.
  • Kwon Han-sol as Yeon Ho-jeong: a newcomer to the workforce who turned to pyramid schemes to pay for her mother's medical bills.

    Others

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

    Special appearances

  • Kim Woo-seok as client
  • Park Ji-ah as Prisoner
  • Lee Joo-won as Myung-hoon's adoptive parents.
  • Yoo Ji-yeon as an adoptive mother.
  • Moon Ga-young as Min Kang-yoon

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

Viewership

Awards and nominations