# Delightfully Deceitful

Delightfully Deceitful (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. 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 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 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
* 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 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.
* TBA 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 who adopted a son by a friend because of debt.
* 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.
* 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 his 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

| Season | Season | 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 | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 1033 | 715 | 786 | 1007 | 947 | 863 | 728 | 689 | 806 | 796 | 609 | 744 | 553 | 684 | 737 | 987 | 772 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | 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 | 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 | |