''Lovely Horribly'' () is a

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starring Park Si-hoo and

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with

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and

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. It aired on

KBS2 KBS 2TV is a South Korean free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen ...

from August 13 to October 2, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST).

Synopsis

Philip ( Park Si-hoo) and Eul-soon (

) are bound by an unusual fate: one's happiness always results in the other's misfortune. The two start writing a drama together, and the events in the screenplay mysteriously begin occurring in real life.

Cast

Main

* Park Si-hoo as Yoo Philip/Yoo Eul-chook ** Kim Tae-yool as child Yoo Philip : A top star who has extraordinary luck and is successful at everything he does. *

as Oh Eul-soon ** Shin Rin-ah as child Eul-soon : A prophetic screenwriter who is down on her luck. *

as Lee Sung-joong : A rookie production director who can see ghosts. He has a crush on Eul-soon. *

as Shin Yoon-ah : A popular actress who is Philip's girlfriend. *

as Ki Eun-young : A best-selling script writer who stole the work of her best friend Eul-soon. She hates Eul-soon as she is better than her when it comes to writing which created jealousy and hatred towards Eul-soon.

Supporting

People around Phillip

Jang Hyuk-jin Jang Hyuk-jin (, born Jang Seok-hyeon on 16 August 1971) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts – Department of Theater. Filmography Films Television series Awards and nominations References Exte ...

as Kang Tae-sik : CEO of Phillip's agency *An Doo-ho as Kim Young-man : Manager of Phillip * Hwang Sun-hee as Kim Ra-yun : Ex-girlfriend and fiancee of Phillip *

Jang Young-nam Jang Young-nam (; born November 25, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as an acclaimed actress in theater, then transitioned to supporting roles on television and film, notably in works by director Jang Jin. A member of Jang J ...

as Kim Ok-hee : Phillip's mother *Sung Doo-sub as Seo Min-joon *Jung Soon-won as Choong Yeol *Lee Kyu-bok as Ki-soon * Ji Seung-hyun as Sa Dong-cheol :Phillip's rival.

People around Eul-soon

* Moo Soo-bin as Park Soo-min :Eul-soon's assistant and friend. *

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as Eul-soon's father *Jung Jae-eun as Eul-soon's mother

Others

*Kim Young-woong as Detective Lee *Ryu Tae-ho as Director Jo *

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as Fortune teller * Kim Ji-eun as Lee Soo-jeong *Song Young-hak *Kang Suk-won *Ji Soo * Choi Hee-jin as Hee-jin

Special appearance

* Ha Dong-hoon as Eul-soon's ex-boyfriend *

Hong Seok-cheon Hong Seok-cheon (born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, ...

as Kang Hyun-Seok *

Goo Jae-yee Goo Jae-yee (; born 28 February 1986), born Goo Eun-ae (), is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in the television series '' The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop'' (2016–2017) and ''Mistress'' (2018). Background Goo ...

as fake ghost

Production

The first script reading was held on June 2, 2018, at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, Seoul.

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

OST Part 2

OST Part 3

OST Part 4

OST Part 5

OST Part 6

Ratings

* In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. * NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

* The drama is set to air in Japan on KNTV in January 2019. * The drama is available in Viu and other online platforms.

Notes

References

External links

* (in Korean) * * * {{KBS World TV program, 1228 Korean Broadcasting System television dramas South Korean romantic comedy television series 2018 South Korean television series debuts 2018 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows Television series by KBS Media Television series by HB Entertainment