Delightfully Deceitful TV Series Details:
| Hangul | 이로운 사기 |
| Literal meaning | Beneficial Fraud |
| Revised Romanization | Iro-un sagi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Iroun sagi |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Release date | May 29 – July 18, 2023 |
| Aired on | Monday, Tuesday |
| Running time | 70 min |
| Starring | Chun Woo-hee Kim Dong-wook |
| Directed by | Lee Soo-hyun |
| Written by | Han Woo-joo |
| Produced by | Kim gyeo-re Lee Min-ae |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon (planning) |
| Music by | Kim Joon-seok Jeong Se-rin |
| Production Company | Next Scene |
| Distributor | tvN |
Delightfully Deceitful TV Series Cast & Character:
Main
- Chun Woo-hee as Lee Ro-woom: A con artist who cannot empathize.
- Kim Dong-wook as Han Moo-young: A passionate and excessively empathetic lawyer.
- Kim Yoon-woo as young Han Moo-young
- Yoon Park as Go Yo-han: A probation officer who protects and observes Ro-woom.
- Park So-jin as Mo Jae-in: A 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 owner of To-Do Call Center.
- Lee Gyeong-min as Yoo-il: Staff at To-Do Call Center.
- Kim Myung-chan as Yoo-neung: Staff at To-Do Call Center.
- 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 at Park & Q Law Firm.
- Yun Seol as Park In-young: A manager at Park & Q Law Firm.
- Red Eye:
- Kim Tae-hoon as Jay / Chairman:
- Jay: head of the bodyguard at Navis Wellbeing.
- 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, now homeless.
- Park Ji-il as Shin Gi-ho: A former Red Eye executive and university professor.
- Park Jung-hak as Ahn Chae-hong: Red Eye’s last chairman and Kyung-ja’s husband.
- Son In-yong as Messenger: Aide who recruits ghosts to deal with crimes ordered by the president.
- Kim Jong-tae as Ma Kang-su: A luxurious yet violent con artist.
- Kim Tae-hoon as Jay / Chairman:
- People we call friends:
- Jang Young-nam as Seo Gye-suk: Myung-hoon’s biological mother who adopted a son due to debt.
- Nam Do-yoon as Yoo Myung-hoon: Gye-suk’s biological son, died in a mysterious accident.
- Ahn Nae-sang as Yeon Tae-hun: A Navis Wellbeing sniper seeking to expose its true face.
- Kwon Han-sol as Yeon Ho-jeong: A newcomer who turned to pyramid schemes to pay for his mother’s medical bills.
Storyline:
The series tells the story of a man and a woman with completely different temperaments meeting and taking revenge together toward one goal.
About Delightfully Deceitful TV Series:
Delightfully Deceitful (Korean: 이로운 사기) is a South Korean comedy crime drama television series directed by Lee Soo-hyun, written by Han Woo-joo and starring Chun Woo-hee, Kim Dong-wook, Park So-jin, and Yoon Park.
Actor Song Duk-ho was confirmed for the series but stepped down due to a military service-related corruption issue. Actor Yoo Hee-je is being considered to replace him, as reported on February 21, 2023.
It aired on tvN from May 29 to July 18, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST) 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.
Delightfully Deceitful TV Series Episodes List:
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Episode | Original Broadcast Date | Average Audience Share (Nationwide) | Average Audience Share (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% |
