''Devilish Charm'' ( is a 2018

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starring

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, Lee Ho-won and

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. It aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot of MBN and Dramax from September 5 to October 25, 2018, for 16 episodes.

Synopsis

The strange but beautiful love story of a genius doctor who suffers from "Cinderella Memory Disorder" in which the memories of the previous day disappear at twelve o'clock and a washed-up actress.

Cast

Main

as Gong Ma-seong (34 years old), the successor of Sunwoo Group is a doctor and chief of a cranial nerve center. After a car accident when he tries to help a woman who he happens to meet, he suffers from short-term amnesia and his memory does not last more than a day. **

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as young Gong Ma-seong *

as Ju Gi-ppeum (30 years old), a top actress who falls off from grace due to a false charge. * Lee Ho-won as Sung Ki-joon (31 years old), Ma-seong's younger cousin who is an entertainer whose dream is becoming a Hallyu star. He is the second in line heir to Sunwoo Group but is not interested in business. ** Seo Yoon-hyuk as young Sung Ki-joon *

as Lee Ha-im (34 years old), an ambitious A-list actress who is the only child of a rich family.

Supporting

* Lee Soo-ji as Go Nan-ju, Gi-ppeum's former stylist. * Kim Min-sang as Dr. Yoon, Ma-seong's doctor. * Jung Soo-gyo as Kim Beom-soo, the current representative of Ha-im from her agency. * Kang Yoon-je as Ju Ja-rang, Gi-ppeum's brother. * Kim Ji-young as Ju Sa-rang, Gi-ppeum's sister. *

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as Ju Man-sik, Gi-ppeum's father. * Jung Ae-hwa *

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as Yang Woo-jin *

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as Gong Jin-yang, Ma-seong's aunt.

Special appearances

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as Min Hyung-joon * Kwon Hyuk-soo as an internet program director *

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as Myung Seok-hwan *

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as Kang Song-hwa

Production

Filming started in May 2018 and was fully pre-produced before its premiere.

Controversy

In October 2018, reports revealed the unpaid wages issue of actors and some staff members. The series' production company Golden Thumb Pictures commented on an official statement that all payments would be settled by the end of November. However, in December, it was reported that not all of the cast members had been paid yet, including lead actresses

and

. Golden Thumb Pictures then promised to pay everyone by December 31. On January 2, 2019, actress Song Ha-yoon's agency

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shared their plans on taking all possible legal action including civil and criminal lawsuits against the parties affiliated with the unpaid wages for ''Devilish Charm'', as they had yet to receive their full payments. Broadcasting company iHQ remarked that the issue has to be settled by Golden Thumb Pictures as the wages were contracted between them and the actors.

Notes

References

External links

* (Dramax)
Official website
(MBN) * * {{MBN dramas Maeil Broadcasting Network television dramas Korean-language television shows 2018 South Korean television series debuts 2018 South Korean television series endings South Korean romance television series South Korean romantic comedy television series South Korean pre-produced television series