Tale of Fairy
2018 South Korean television series
Tale of Fairy | |
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Promotional poster | |
Also known as | Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter[1] |
Hangul | 계룡선녀전 |
Literal meaning | Tale of Gyeryong Fairy |
Revised Romanization | Gyeryongseonnyeojeon |
Genre |
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Based on | Tale of Gyeryong Fairy by Dol Bae |
Developed by | Studio Dragon |
Written by | Yoo Kyung-sun |
Directed by | Kim Yun-cheol |
Starring |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lee Jin-suk |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Production company | JS Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | November 5 (2018-11-05) – December 25, 2018 (2018-12-25) |
Tale of Fairy[2][3] (Korean: 계룡선녀전; RR: Gyeryongseonnyeojeon) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Moon Chae-won, Yoon Hyun-min, Seo Ji-hoon, Jeon Soo-jin and Kang Mi-na. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Dol Bae which was first published via Naver WEBTOON in 2017. The series aired on tvN from November 5 to December 25, 2018.[4][5][6]
Cast
Main
- Moon Chae-won as Sun Ok-nam[7]
- Go Doo-shim as old Sun Ok-nam[8]
- A 699-year old fairy who currently works as a barista with the special ability to talk to plants. Only a few can see her otherworldly beauty while she appears to the majority as a humble old woman.
- Yoon Hyun-min as Jung Yi-hyun / Immortal Izy / Deer[9]
- Yoon So-yi as Immortal Izy[10]
- A biology professor. One of Ok-nam's potential husband reincarnations.
- Seo Ji-hoon as Kim Geum / Immortal Daube / Bausae the woodcutter[11]
- A graduate student and assistant professor at Lee Won University, Department of Biology. Another one of Ok-nam's potential husband reincarnations. He has the ability to communicate with animals.
- Jeon Soo-jin as Lee Ham-sook[12]
- A professor of psychology at Lee Won University who also works as a psychiatrist. A close friend to Jung Yi-hyun. She has a one-sided love for him.
- Kang Mi-na as Jeom Soon-yi[13]
- Daughter of Sun Ok-nam who can turn into a cat or a tiger under certain circumstances. A ghostwriter of an erotica.
Supporting
Deities
- Ahn Young-mi as Jo Bong-dae[14]
- A guardian deity who operates the coffee truck at Lee Won University.
- Ahn Gil-kang as Master Gu[15]
- A pigeon deity who'd lost the ability to fly.
- Go Geon-han as Park Shin-seon[15]
- An immortal wizard.
- Hwang Young-hee as Fairy Oh[15]
- Im Ha-ryong as King Bukdu[16]
Lee Won University
- Yoo Jung-woo as Eum Kyung-sul[17]
- An aspiring film director. He has a crush on Jeom Soon-yi.
- Yoo Ah-reum as Ahn Jung-min[18]
- A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology.
- Ahn Seung-gyun as Oh Kyung-sik[19]
- A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology.
- Yum Dong-hun as Professor Park
- Jung Yi-hyun's rival.
- Kang Da-hyun as Prof. Jung's student
- A student of Jung Yi-hyun's at Lee Won University.
Others
- Yoo In-soo as Prof. Jung's student[20]
- Seo Cho-won as Supporting
- Han Da-hee as Jung Yi-hyun's first love[21]
- Baek Hyun-joo as Kim Geum's mother
Special appearances
- Han Hyun-min as Ethiopian exchange fairy[10]
- Kim Sun-a as Butterfly-haired Eelworm (voice cameo)[22]
- Jung Kyung-ho as Jeum Dol the Egg/Blue Dragon (voice cameo)[22]
- Eric Mun as Alex the Frog (voice cameo)[22]
- Jung Yu-mi as lotus (voice cameo)
- So Hee-jung as Jeong Yi-hyeon's mother[23]
Production
- Kang So-ra was cast in the lead female role but had to back out of the drama due to scheduling conflicts.[24]
- The first script reading was held on May 27, 2018.[25][26]
Original soundtrack
Tale of Fairy OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2018 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label | Genie Music, Stone Music Entertainment, withHC |
Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "With Coffee" |
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| HOONS | 03:16 |
2. | "With Coffee" (Inst.) |
| 03:16 | ||
Total length: | 06:32 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Peach Paradise" |
| D.SOUL | Mina (Gugudan) | 03:31 |
2. | "Peach Paradise" (Inst.) | D.SOUL | 03:31 | ||
Total length: | 07:02 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Deer's Tears (feat. SAya!)" (사슴의 눈물) |
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| Monday Kiz | 04:15 |
2. | "Deer's Tears (feat. SAya!)" (Inst.) |
| 04:15 | ||
Total length: | 08:30 |
Part 4
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "In My Dream" |
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| RUNY | 03:23 |
2. | "In My Dream" (Inst.) |
| 03:23 | ||
Total length: | 06:46 |
Ratings
Tale of Fairy : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[27]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 1343 | 1156 | 807 | 996 | 807 | 785 | 787 | 787 | 882 | 851 | 708 | 819 | 805 | 925 | 869 | 1026 | 897 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[28] | |||
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
1 | November 5, 2018 | 5.628% | 6.214% | ||
2 | November 6, 2018 | 4.992% | 5.727% | ||
3 | November 12, 2018 | 3.140% | 2.987% | ||
4 | November 13, 2018 | 4.157% | 4.425% | ||
5 | November 19, 2018 | 3.371% | 3.588% | ||
6 | November 20, 2018 | 3.579% | 3.835% | ||
7 | November 26, 2018 | 3.300% | 3.716% | ||
8 | November 27, 2018 | 3.481% | 4.169% | ||
9 | December 3, 2018 | 3.576% | 3.947% | ||
10 | December 4, 2018 | 3.889% | 4.083% | ||
11 | December 10, 2018 | 3.004% | 3.581% | ||
12 | December 11, 2018 | 3.330% | 3.486% | ||
13 | December 17, 2018 | 3.683% | 4.222% | ||
14 | December 18, 2018 | 3.862% | 4.386% | ||
15 | December 24, 2018 | 3.698% | 4.029% | ||
16 | December 25, 2018 | 3.787% | 3.587% | ||
Average | 3.780% | 4.124% | |||
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Tale of Fairy at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
- Tale of Fairy at JS Pictures (in Korean)
- Tale of Fairy at HanCinema
- Tale of Fairy at IMDb
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