Lovely Horribly () is a South Korean television series starring Park Si-hoo and Song Ji-hyo with Lee Gi-kwang, Hahm Eun-jung and Choi Yeo-jin. It aired on KBS2 from August 13 to October 2, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).

Synopsis

Philip (Park Si-hoo) and Eul-soon (Song Ji-hyo) 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.

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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.

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Song Ji-hyo as Oh Eul-soon

Shin Rin-ah as child Eul-soon

A prophetic screenwriter who is down on her luck.

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Lee Gi-kwang as Lee Sung-joong

A rookie production director who can see ghosts. He has a crush on Eul-soon.

Hahm Eun-jung as Shin Yoon-ah

A popular actress who is Philip's girlfriend.

Choi Yeo-jin 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 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 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. Jeon Bae-soo 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

Kim Eung-soo as Fortune teller

Kim Ji-eun as Lee Soo-jeong

Song Young-hak

Kang Suk-won

Ji Soo

Choi Hee-jin

Special appearance

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

Hong Seok-cheon as Kang Hyun-Seok

Goo Jae-yee 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. Available in Viu and other online platforms.

Notes

References

External links

(in Korean)

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