''Dali and Cocky Prince'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Kim Min-jae,

Park Gyu-young Park Gyu-young (; born July 27, 1993) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'' (2020), '' Sweet Home'' (2020), and '' Dali and Cocky Prince'' (2021). Early life and educat ...

Kwon Yul Gwon Yul (; December 28, 1537 - July 6, 1599) was a Korean Army General and the Commander-in-chief (도원수; 導元帥) of the Joseon Dynasty, who successfully led the Korean forces against Japan during the Japanese invasions of Korea (임진� ...

Hwang Hee Hwang Hee (born Kim Ji-soo; October 18, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ''Tomorrow, with You'' (2017), ''Arthdal Chronicles ''Arthdal Chronicles'' () is a 2019 South Korean television serie ...

, and

Yeonwoo Lee Da-bin (born August 1, 1996), better known by her stage name Yeonwoo, is a South Korean singer and actress managed by 9ato Entertainment. She is best known as a former member of the girl group Momoland. Yeonwoo has acted in television dram ...

. It is about the romance between a parvenu who lacks education, and the daughter of a prestigious family who tries to save a collapsed art museum. It aired on

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

from September 22 to November 11, 2021.

Synopsis

Visiting researcher Kim Dali meets restaurateur Jin Moo-hak in a case of mistaken identity in the Netherlands. When her father dies, Dali returns home to take over management of her family's struggling art museum. Moo-hak is a major creditor to the art museum, and they meet again unexpectedly when he arrives to collect on his debts. Gradually, Moo-hak realizes that he wants to turn the museum's fortunes around to help Dali rather than solely get his money back.

Cast

Main

* Kim Min-jae as Jin Moo-hak, the director of Dondon F&B, a company that started as a small

gamja-tang ''Gamja-tang'' * () or pork back-bone stew is a spicy Korean soup made from the spine or neck bones of a pig. It often contains potatoes, cellophane noodles, dried radish greens, perilla leaves, green onions, hot peppers and ground sesame ...

restaurant and has grown into a global food service company with more than 400 franchise stores. He has natural sense of talking skills, trade and money. *

as Kim Dali, a visiting researcher at Saint Müller Museum and later becomes the director of Cheong-song Art Museum. She is well-versed in various fields, fluent in seven languages and has good personality, but lacks of skills in household chores like cooking. *

as Jang Tae-jin, Dali's first love who is the head of Century Group's planning and coordination team. *

as Joo Won-tak, a detective from the violent crime squad who was supported by Dali's father. *

as Ahn Chak-hee, a gallerist and the daughter of a National Assembly member.

Supporting

People in the art museum

Jang Gwang Jang Gwang (born January 5, 1952) is a South Korean actor in film and television. Filmography Film * ''Taste of Horror – Gym for Residents'' (TBA) * '' Air Murder'' (2022) * '' Sinkhole (2021) * ''White Day: Broken Barrier'' (2021) * ...

as Kim Nak-cheon, Dali's father who is the director of Cheong-song Art Museum. *

Woo Hee-jin Woo Hee-jin (born May 24, 1975) is a South Korean actress. Woo began modeling in commercials when she was in sixth grade, then made her acting debut in 1987. She became a household name when she starred in campus drama ''Feelings'' (1994), sitco ...

as Song Sa-bong, a curator at Cheong-song Art Museum. *

Ahn Se-ha Ahn Se-ha (born Ahn Jae-wook on January 29, 1986) is a South Korean actor. Personal life On April 6, 2017, JUST Entertainment revealed that Ahn was set to marry his girlfriend of over a year. The prospective bride is his fellow college and an ...

as Han Byung-se, an elite curator at Cheong-song Art Museum. * as Hwang Gi-dong, facility management department engineer. * as Na Gong-joo, an intern at the art museum. * Lee Jae-woo as Kim Si-hyung, Nak-cheon's nephew.

People around Moo-hak

Ahn Gil-kang Ahn Gil-kang (born August 24, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears as a supporting actor in director Ryoo Seung-wan's films, such as ''Die Bad'' (2000), ''Crying Fist'' (2005), ''The City of Violence'' (2006), and ''Dachimawa Lee' ...

as Jin Baek-won, Moo-hak's father who is the chairman of Dondon F&B. *

Seo Jeong-yeon Seo Jeong-yeon (born September 23, 1975) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in television series such as '' Righteous Love'' (2014) and '' Descendants of the Sun'' (2016), and had supporting roles in dramas including '' Something in the ...

as So Geum-ja, Moo-hak's stepmother and Baek-won's wife. * as Jin Ki-cheol, Moo-hak's stepbrother and the head of Dondon F&B's planning department. *

Hwang Bo-ra Hwang Bo-ra (born October 2, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Hwang made her acting debut in 2003 and became popular after she played a quirky-looking "cup noodle girl" in a ramyeon commercial. In 2007, Hwang played the daughter/narrator in bla ...

as Yeo Mi-ri, Moo-hak's secretary.

Special appearances

* *

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, an ...

as Chef Hong Seok-cheon ( 1) *

Park Sang-myun Park Sang-myun (; born January 27, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic roles, notably in '' My Wife Is a Gangster'' (2001). Career Park Sang-myun graduated in 1987 with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts ...

as Ahn Sang-tae

Production

* The male lead role was first offered to actor

Lee Jae-wook Lee Jae-wook (; born May 10, 1998) is a South Korean actor and model. He made his acting debut in the science fiction thriller ''Memories of the Alhambra'' (2018–2019) and gained popularity after starring in the office romance ''Search: WWW'' ...

. * Filming was scheduled to begin in April 2021. The series was originally scheduled to be aired in November and December 2021, but KBS finally decided to premiere it earlier.

Viewership

Notes

References

External links

* * * * {{Monster Union Korean-language television shows 2021 South Korean television series debuts 2021 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas South Korean romantic comedy television series Television series by Monster Union