Lovely Horribly

Lovely Horribly (Korean러블리 호러블리; RRReobeulli Horeobeulli) 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.[4] It aired on KBS2 from August 13 to October 2, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).[5][6][7]

Lovely Horribly
Promotional poster
Also known asLovely Horror-vely[1]
Hangul
러블리 호러블리
Genre
Created byKBS Drama Production
Written byPark Min-joo
Directed byKang Min-kyung
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32[a]
Production
Executive producerMoon Bo-mi
Running time35 minutes[a]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseAugust 13 (2018-08-13) –
October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)

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.
A prophetic screenwriter who is down on her luck.
A rookie production director who can see ghosts. He has a crush on Eul-soon.
A popular actress who is Philip's girlfriend.
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

CEO of Phillip's agency
  • An Doo-ho as Kim Young-man
Manager of Phillip
Ex-girlfriend and fiancee of Phillip
Phillip's mother
  • Sung Doo-sub as Seo Min-joon[8]
  • Jung Soon-won as Choong Yeol
  • Lee Kyu-bok as Ki-soon
  • Ji Seung-hyun as Sa Dong-cheol[9]
Phillip's rival.

People around Eul-soon

  • Moo Soo-bin as Park Soo-min[10]
Eul-soon's assistant and friend.
  • Jeon Bae-soo as Eul-soon's father
  • Jung Jae-eun as Eul-soon's mother

Others

Special appearance

Production

The first script reading was held on June 2, 2018, at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, Seoul.[12]

Original soundtrack

Lovely Horribly OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean
LabelForest Media/EL PARK/kakao M

OST Part 1

Released on August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Who"Kim Jin-ahThe ForestSeunghee (Oh My Girl)03:59
2."Who" (Inst.) The Forest 03:59
Total length:07:58

OST Part 2

Released on August 28, 2018 (2018-08-28)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Here I Am"Kim Yoo-kyungThe ForestSandeul (B1A4)04:10
2."Here I Am" (Inst.) The Forest 04:10
Total length:08:20

OST Part 3

Released on September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Love One"JuneThe ForestBumkey04:00
2."Love One" (Inst.) The Forest 04:00
Total length:08:00

OST Part 4

Released on September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."So In Love"Kim Yoo-kyungThe ForestEunha (GFriend)04:02
2."So In Love" (Inst.) The Forest 04:02
Total length:08:04

OST Part 5

Released on September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."In Your Light"Kim Yoo-kyungThe ForestLee Chang-sub (BtoB)04:11
2."In Your Light" (Inst.) The Forest 04:11
Total length:08:22

OST Part 6

Released on September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."My All"Kim Yoo-kyungThe ForestEun Ga-eun04:23
2."My All" (Inst.) The Forest 04:23
Total length:08:46

Ratings

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen[13]
Nationwide
1August 13, 20184.8% (27th)
25.0% (24th)
3August 14, 20183.9% (27th)
44.5% (21st)
5August 20, 20184.9% (21st)
65.3% (18th)
7August 21, 20183.7% (28th)
84.6% (23rd)
9August 27, 20185.4% (21st)
106.2% (17th)
11August 28, 20184.0% (31st)
124.4% (27th)
13September 3, 20184.2% (30th)
14
15September 4, 20183.9% (31st)
164.3% (27th)
17September 10, 20183.4% (36th)
183.7% (15th)
19September 11, 20184.4% (24th)
20
21September 17, 20182.4% (47th)
222.7% (41st)
23September 18, 20182.6% (30th)
242.9% (29th)
25September 24, 2018[b]1.0% (NR)
262.2% (NR)
27September 25, 20182.0% (NR)
283.2% (47th)
29October 1, 20182.7% (45th)
302.8% (43rd)
31October 2, 20182.9% (41st)
323.3% (35th)
Average3.3%

Awards and nominations

Award ceremonyCategoryNomineeResultRef.
2018 KBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length DramaPark Si-hooNominated[14]
Netizen Award ActorNominated
Best Couple AwardSong Ji-hyo & Park Si-hooNominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length DramaSong Ji-hyoNominated
Netizen Award, ActressNominated
Best New ActorLee Gi-kwangNominated
Best Young ActorKim Tae-yoolNominated
Best Young ActressShin Rin-ahNominated
Asia Artist AwardsMost Popular ActressSong Ji-hyoWon[15]

International broadcast

Notes

References