# Snow White's Revenge

Snow White's Revenge (Korean: 스캔들) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Han Chae-young, Han Bo-reum and Choi Woong. It aired on KBS2 from June 17, to November 29, 2024, every Monday to Friday at 19:50 (KST). This marks Han Chae-young's first-ever regular appearance in a daily soap opera since she began acting in 2000; at the age of 43, she also played the mother of an adult actor for the first time.

## Synopsis

Snow White's Revenge depicts the story of a woman who wants to own the world and another woman who risks everything for revenge.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Han Chae-young as Moon Jeong-in / Moon Gyeong-sook
    The 54-year-old CEO of Jeongin Entertainment, born in 1970 as Moon Gyeong-sook. In 1999, she married a kind-hearted doctor, only to strangle him to death, steal his money to start her agency and scare his daughter into running away. After changing her name to Moon Jeong-in, she marries her older lover Min Tae-chang, but blames him for her misery as she dallies with politicians to gain power in the entertainment industry.
* Han Bo-reum as Baek Seol-ah/Park Jin-gyeong
    A new drama writer. She lost her father and her wealth to her stepmother, Moon Gyeong-sook. Growing up in the care of her former nanny, she was about to marry her long-time boyfriend Seo Jin-ho, only to lose him too to the woman now known as Moon Jeong-in. She takes on the pen name Park Jin-gyeong and decides to use her popular drama Pokerface, produced unwittingly by Moon Jeong-in, to take revenge on her tormentors by making her life story public.
* Choi Woong as Seo Jin-ho / Joo Woo-jin
    A passionate aspiring actor who loathes his life of juggling part-time jobs. When he was about to marry his childhood friend Baek Seol-ah, he loses his memory and begins to live as an actor to be groomed by Moon Jeong-in.

### Supporting

* Kim Gyu-seon as Min Joo-ryeon
    The daughter of Moon Jeong-in and the head of Jeong-in entertainment.
* Jeon Seung-bin [ko] as Na Hyun-woo
    A star director.
* Jin Ju-hyung as Kim Seok-gi
    A college senior of Min Joo-ryeon and head of Jeongin Entertainment's planning department.
* Oh Young-joo [ko] as Go Eun-byeol
    The director of Skin Experience Research Institute.
* Kim Yu-i as Park Ji-yeon
    A stylist.
* Kim Jin-woo as Na Seung-woo
    Na Hyun-woo's younger brother. He is also an assistant director at a broadcasting company.
* Lee Byung-joon as Min Tae-chang
    The husband of Moon Jeong-in and the chairman of Mind Trading company.
* Lee Sook [ko] as Nanda Park
    The aunt of Park Il-joong.
* Jo Hyang-gi [ko] as Choi Mi-seon
    The aunt of Baek Seol-ah and Il-joong's wife.
* Hwang Dong-joo [ko] as Park Il-joong
    The uncle of Seol-ah and the husband of Choi Mi-soon.
* Lee Si-eun [ko] as Lee Seon-ae
    The mother of Na Hyun-woo and Na Seung-woo.
* Choi Ryeong [ko] as Baek Dong-ho
    The father of Baek Seol-ah.

### Special appearance

* Moon Ji-hoo as Kang Eun-jae, the waiter (Ep. 1)

## Production
### Development

On May 13, 2024, the video of the script reading session was revealed. Three days later, the first still cuts were released. This series is script writer Hwang Soon-young's 4th daily drama for KBS2, after Ruby Ring, Two Mothers and Red Shoes.

### Casting

Han Chae-young and Han Bo-reum's casting was announced in April 2024. In May, the main leads' casting was confirmed. This marks Han Chae-young's comeback two years after starring in the cable drama Sponsor in 2022, as well as her first-ever regular appearance in a daily soap opera since she began acting in 2000. Speaking about her role as a 54-year-old evil stepmother, the 44-year-old Han Chae-young said: "I was very worried when I received the offer, but the character and script were very sparkly, and various complex stories were interesting... I wanted to try a long-breathing drama."

## Viewership

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| | 1–26 | 1.238 | 1.050 | 1.119 | 1.190 | 1.156 | 1.148 | 1.170 | 1.154 | 1.188 | 1.059 | 1.104 | 1.228 | 1.194 | 1.063 | 1.158 | 1.330 | 1.294 | 1.146 | 1.101 | 1.235 | 1.248 | 1.345 | 1.240 | 1.196 | 1.315 | 1.283 |
| | 27–52 | 1.380 | 1.293 | 1.249 | 1.381 | 1.206 | 1.312 | 1.250 | 1.429 | 1.430 | 1.371 | 1.472 | 1.406 | 1.480 | 1.429 | 1.468 | 1.399 | 1.443 | 1.449 | 1.478 | 1.468 | 1.374 | 1.348 | 1.369 | 1.432 | 1.390 | 1.444 |
| | 53–78 | 1.479 | 1.448 | 1.586 | 1.397 | 1.543 | 1.380 | 1.440 | 1.380 | 1.374 | 1.377 | 1.269 | 1.464 | 1.441 | 1.352 | 1.423 | 1.462 | 1.523 | 1.433 | 1.403 | 1.450 | 1.367 | 1.181 | 1.294 | 1.360 | 1.439 | 1.087 |
| | 79–102 | 1.387 | 1.459 | 1.322 | 1.381 | 1.353 | 1.418 | 1.350 | 1.330 | 1.517 | 1.354 | 1.454 | 1.330 | 1.406 | 1.374 | 1.385 | 1.460 | 1.457 | 1.439 | 1.405 | 1.362 | 1.505 | 1.463 | 1.546 | 1.542 | – | – |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Nielsen Korea ||
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | June 17, 2024 | 7.2% (4th) | 6.3% (2nd) |
| 2 | June 18, 2024 | 6.2% (5th) | 5.4% (6th) |
| 3 | June 19, 2024 | 7.1% (3rd) | 6.2% (2nd) |
| 4 | June 20, 2024 | 7.5% (2nd) | 6.9% (2nd) |
| 5 | June 21, 2024 | 6.7% (6th) | 5.7% (5th) |
| 6 | June 24, 2024 | 7.0% (4th) | 6.1% (4th) |
| 7 | June 25, 2024 | 6.7% (4th) | 5.8% (4th) |
| 8 | June 26, 2024 | 7.1% (3rd) | 6.3% (2nd) |
| 9 | June 27, 2024 | 7.5% (3rd) | 6.6% (2nd) |
| 10 | June 28, 2024 | 6.6% (5th) | 5.7% (4th) |
| 11 | July 1, 2024 | 7.1% (4th) | 6.5% (3rd) |
| 12 | July 2, 2024 | 7.9% (3rd) | 6.6% (4th) |
| 13 | July 3, 2024 | 7.4% (3rd) | 6.5% (3rd) |
| 14 | July 4, 2024 | 6.8% (4th) | 6.2% (3rd) |
| 15 | July 5, 2024 | 7.2% (5th) | 6.3% (4th) |
| 16 | July 8, 2024 | 8.5% (3rd) | 7.8% (2nd) |
| 17 | July 9, 2024 | 8.0% (3rd) | 6.8% (2nd) |
| 18 | July 10, 2024 | 7.5% (5th) | 6.7% (3rd) |
| 19 | July 11, 2024 | 6.8% (4th) | 6.0% (3rd) |
| 20 | July 12, 2024 | 7.6% (4th) | 7.1% (3rd) |
| 21 | July 15, 2024 | 7.7% (4th) | 7.2% (3rd) |
| 22 | July 16, 2024 | 8.4% (3rd) | 7.1% (2nd) |
| 23 | July 17, 2024 | 8.0% (2nd) | 7.3% (2nd) |
| 24 | July 18, 2024 | 7.6% (3rd) | 6.8% (3rd) |
| 25 | July 19, 2024 | 7.6% (5th) | 6.3% (6th) |
| 26 | July 22, 2024 | 8.2% (3rd) | 7.4% (3rd) |
| 27 | July 23, 2024 | 8.0% (2nd) | 7.3% (2nd) |
| 28 | July 24, 2024 | 8.1% (2nd) | 6.9% (2nd) |
| 29 | July 25, 2024 | 7.4% (3rd) | 6.4% (3rd) |
| 30 | July 26, 2024 | 7.8% (3rd) | 6.7% (4th) |
| 31 | August 12, 2024 | 7.6% (4th) | 6.3% (5th) |
| 32 | August 13, 2024 | 8.1% (3rd) | 7.2% (3rd) |
| 33 | August 14, 2024 | 7.7% (3rd) | 6.6% (3rd) |
| 34 | August 15, 2024 | 8.2% (2nd) | 7.4% (2nd) |
| 35 | August 16, 2024 | 8.1% (3rd) | 6.3% (4th) |
| 36 | August 19, 2024 | 8.2% (4th) | 6.8% (3rd) |
| 37 | August 20, 2024 | 8.7% (4th) | 7.1% (4th) |
| 38 | August 21, 2024 | 8.5% (4th) | 7.2% (4th) |
| 39 | August 22, 2024 | 8.5% (3rd) | 6.7% (4th) |
| 40 | August 23, 2024 | 8.3% (3rd) | 7.0% (4th) |
| 41 | August 26, 2024 | 8.9% (2nd) | 8.0% (2nd) |
| 42 | August 27, 2024 | 8.0% (3rd) | 6.9% (3rd) |
| 43 | August 28, 2024 | 8.8% (3rd) | 7.6% (2nd) |
| 44 | August 29, 2024 | 8.7% (3rd) | 7.4% (3rd) |
| 45 | August 30, 2024 | 8.9% (2nd) | 7.5% (6th) |
| 46 | September 2, 2024 | 8.9% (2nd) | 7.8% (2nd) |
| 47 | September 3, 2024 | 8.6% (2nd) | 7.8% (2nd) |
| 48 | September 4, 2024 | 8.3% (2nd) | 7.4% (2nd) |
| 49 | September 5, 2024 | 8.2% (4th) | 7.0% (3rd) |
| 50 | September 6, 2024 | 8.6% (3rd) | 7.3% (4th) |
| 51 | September 9, 2024 | 8.3% (3rd) | 7.2% (2nd) |
| 52 | September 10, 2024 | 8.5% (3rd) | 7.2% (4th) |
| 53 | September 11, 2024 | 8.9% (2nd) | 7.7% (2nd) |
| 54 | September 12, 2024 | 8.7% (3rd) | 7.7% (2nd) |
| 55 | September 13, 2024 | 9.4% (3rd) | 8.6% (3rd) |
| 56 | September 19, 2024 | 8.3% (3rd) | 6.6% (3rd) |
| 57 | September 20, 2024 | 8.8% (3rd) | 7.5% (4th) |
| 58 | September 23, 2024 | 8.4% (2nd) | 6.9% (3rd) |
| 59 | September 24, 2024 | 8.8% (2nd) | 7.0% (3rd) |
| 60 | September 25, 2024 | 8.3% (3rd) | 7.3% (3rd) |
| 61 | September 26, 2024 | 8.3% (2nd) | 6.9% (3rd) |
| 62 | September 27, 2024 | 8.7% (2nd) | 7.2% (4th) |
| 63 | September 30, 2024 | 8.1% (4th) | 6.9% (4th) |
| 64 | October 1, 2024 | 8.8% (2nd) | 7.6% (2nd) |
| 65 | October 3, 2024 | 8.8% (2nd) | 7.5% (2nd) |
| 66 | October 4, 2024 | 8.4% (5th) | 7.4% (4th) |
| 67 | October 7, 2024 | 8.7% (2nd) | 7.6% (2nd) |
| 68 | October 9, 2024 | 8.7% (2nd) | 7.3% (3rd) |
| 69 | October 10, 2024 | 9.6% (3rd) | 8.0% (3rd) |
| 70 | October 11, 2024 | 8.8% (3rd) | 7.6% (4th) |
| 71 | October 14, 2024 | 8.8% (2nd) | 7.6% (2nd) |
| 72 | October 16, 2024 | 9.0% (2nd) | 7.5% (2nd) |
| 73 | October 17, 2024 | 8.4% (2nd) | 7.4% (3rd) |
| 74 | October 18, 2024 | 7.6% (3rd) | 5.9% (6th) |
| 75 | October 21, 2024 | 7.9% (4th) | 6.4% (5th) |
| 76 | October 22, 2024 | 8.7% (2nd) | 7.2% (3rd) |
| 77 | October 24, 2024 | 8.8% (2nd) | 7.4% (2nd) |
| 78 | October 25, 2024 | 7.1% (5th) | 5.8% (9th) |
| 79 | October 29, 2024 | 8.8% (2nd) | 7.1% (2nd) |
| 80 | October 30, 2024 | 9.1% (2nd) | 7.9% (2nd) |
| 81 | October 31, 2024 | 8.2% (2nd) | 6.7% (3rd) |
| 82 | November 1, 2024 | 8.6% (4th) | 7.6% (3rd) |
| 83 | November 4, 2024 | 8.3% (2nd) | 6.9% (4th) |
| 84 | November 5, 2024 | 8.4% (2nd) | 6.6% (3rd) |
| 85 | November 6, 2024 | 8.7% (2nd) | 7.3% (2nd) |
| 86 | November 7, 2024 | 8.0% (2nd) | 6.8% (3rd) |
| 87 | November 8, 2024 | 9.4% (3rd) | 7.8% (3rd) |
| 88 | November 11, 2024 | 8.9% (2nd) | 8.2% (2nd) |
| 89 | November 12, 2024 | 8.7% (2nd) | 7.2% (3rd) |
| 90 | November 13, 2024 | 8.6% (2nd) | 7.5% (2nd) |
| 91 | November 14, 2024 | 9.2% (3rd) | 7.7% (3rd) |
| 92 | November 15, 2024 | 9.0% (4th) | 7.4% (5th) |
| 93 | November 18, 2024 | 8.9% (2nd) | 7.6% (2nd) |
| 94 | November 19, 2024 | 8.9% (3rd) | 7.2% (3rd) |
| 95 | November 20, 2024 | 8.4% (2nd) | 7.4% (2nd) |
| 96 | November 21, 2024 | 8.9% (2nd) | 7.6% (2nd) |
| 97 | November 22, 2024 | 8.8% (3rd) | 7.4% (4th) |
| 98 | November 25, 2024 | 8.8% (2nd) | 7.5% (3rd) |
| 99 | November 26, 2024 | 9.1% (2nd) | 7.4% (3rd) |
| 100 | November 27, 2024 | 8.9% (2nd) | 7.7% (3rd) |
| 101 | November 28, 2024 | 9.6% (2nd) | 8.2% (2nd) |
| 102 | November 29, 2024 | 9.5% (3rd) | 7.9% (3rd) |
| Average | Average | 8.3% | 7.1% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. ||||