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.
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.
Song Ji-hyo as Oh Eul-soon Shin Rin-ah as child Eul-soon
A prophetic screenwriter who is down on her luck.
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 as 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.
Original broadcast dateAverage audience share AGB Nielsen Nationwide 1 August 13, 2018 4.8% 2 5.0% 3 August 14, 2018 3.9% 4 4.5% 5 August 20, 2018 4.9% 6 5.3% 7 August 21, 2018 3.7% 8 4.6% 9 August 27, 2018 5.4% 10 11 August 28, 2018 4.0% 12 4.4% 13 September 3, 2018 4.2% 14 15 September 4, 2018 3.9% 16 4.3% 17 September 10, 2018 3.4% 18 3.7% 19 September 11, 2018 4.4% 20 21 September 17, 2018 2.4% 22 2.7% 23 September 18, 2018 2.6% 24 2.9% 25 September 24, 2018 26 2.2% 27 September 25, 2018 2.0% 28 3.2% 29 October 1, 2018 2.7% 30 2.8% 31 October 2, 2018 2.9% 32 3.3% Average
Awards and nominations Award ceremony Category Nominee Result 2018 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Park Si-hoo Netizen Award ActorBest Couple AwardSong Ji-hyo & Park Si-hoo Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Song Ji-hyo Netizen Award, Actress Best New Actor Lee Gi-kwang Best Young Actor Kim Tae-yool Best Young Actress Shin Rin-ah Asia Artist AwardsMost Popular ActressSong Ji-hyo
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)