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Don't Dare to Dream

Don't Dare to Dream,[1] also known as Jealousy Incarnate (Korean: 질투의 화신), is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Jung-suk, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Mi-sook, Park Ji-young, Lee Sung-jae, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) on SBS from August 24 to November 10, 2016, for 24 episodes.[2][3]

Don't Dare to Dream
Promotional poster
Hangul
질투의 화신
Hanja
嫉妒의 化身
Literal meaningJealousy Incarnate
Revised RomanizationJiltuui hwasin
McCune–ReischauerChilt'uŭi hwashin
Genre
Written bySeo Sook-hyang
Directed by
  • Park Shin-woo (Ep. 1-24)
  • Lee Jung-heum (Ep. 5-24)
Starring
Opening theme"Did You Ride UFO?" by Heize, Go Young-bae
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producerPark Young-soo
Producers
  • Jung Chang-hwan
  • Han Se-min
News editors
  • Kim In-yeong
  • Park Sung-hee
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Kang Seung-gi
  • Hong Seung-hyuk
  • Jung Jong-bum
  • Jang Duk-hwan
Running time60 mins
Production companySM C&C
Original release
NetworkSBS
ReleaseAugust 24 (2016-08-24) –
November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)

Synopsis edit

Weather caster, Pyo Na-ri (Gong Hyo-jin), and news anchor, Lee Hwa-shin (Jo Jung-suk), are long-time colleagues at SBC broadcasting station. Na-ri had a crush on Hwa-shin three years ago but things change when she meets the perfect man Go Jung-won (Go Kyung-pyo), a chaebol heir and close friend of Hwa-shin.

Meanwhile, Sung-sook (Lee Mi-sook) and Ja-young (Park Ji-young), who are rivals in both love and career, get entangled with Kim Rak (Lee Sung-jae), a restaurant owner and landlord of the building where Na-ri lives.

Cast edit

Main edit

Na-ri is a weather broadcaster with an optimistic personality. Graduating from a third-rate college and having no money or connections, Na-ri is full of insecurities, but continues to persevere and work hard to keep her place at the station. She used to have a crush on Hwa-shin for 3 years.
Hwa-shin is a star reporter and news anchor with a great education and family background. He has a proud, competitive and macho personality; and gets jealous when Na-ri is with Jung-won as he starts developing feelings for her.
A polite, friendly man who is serious when it comes to love. Jung-won is the boss of a publishing company, and a chaebol heir of a large corporation that manages several luxury clothing brands. He falls for Na-ri at first sight.
A reporter-turned-anchorwoman. Jong-shin's first wife and Ppal-gang's mother.
Department head of SBC station and announcer. Jong-shin's second wife.
Chef and owner of a restaurant, and landlord to Nari and her family. A kind and caring man who cares for his tenants like family.
The daughter of the Senior Secretary to the President for Public Affairs and a news anchor for the 7PM news. She's intelligent and capable in her career. However, in her 29 years of life, she hasn't had one ordeal to deal with and she doesn't believe people are equal, making her self-conceited and has a mingled reputation.

Supporting edit

Crazy 18 edit

People around Hwa Shin edit

People around Jung Won edit

People at SBC broadcasting company edit

People at Rak Villa edit

  • Seo Eun-soo as Ri Hong-dan, Na-ri and Chi-yeol's step mother
  • Sul Woo-hyung as Pyo Bum, Na-ri's step brother
  • Suh Hyun-suk as Lee Seung-han

People at Sun Hospital edit

Extended edit

  • Min Jung-sub
  • Song Ha-rim as School office clerk who attended the festival
  • Yeo Un-bok as surgeon
  • Choi Kyu-sik as Taxi driver
  • Lee Do-yeop
  • Jang Hae-min
  • Lee Yoon-sang as Executive Officer of Yonee Group's hotel
  • Kwan Eun-soo

Special appearances edit

  • BamBam as Guy in Thailand nightclub (Ep. 1)[6]
  • Vivian Cha as Guy's girlfriend (Ep. 1)
  • Yoo Jae-myung as news anchor
  • Lee Jung-eun as Orthopaedist
  • Oh Se-deuk as Chinese restaurant chef
  • Jung Kyung-sun as Pyo Na-ri's mother
  • Han Ji-min as Han Ji-min, Hwa-shin's blind date (Ep. 11)
  • Kim Kyung-ran as announcer open recruitment judge (Ep. 14)
  • Ahn Hye-kyung as announcer applicant (Ep. 14)
  • Jun Hyun-moo as announcer applicant (SBS announcer) (Ep. 14)
  • Oh Jung-yeon as announcer applicant (Ep. 14)
  • Kim Yoon-sang as announcer applicant (SBS announcer) (Ep. 14)
  • Lee Sun-kyun Na-ri's blind date (Voice) (Ep. 15)
  • Ko Sung-hee as Hong Soo-young, Hwa-shin and Jung-won's first love (Ep. 17)

Broadcast rights bidding edit

KBS 2TV and SBS both expressed interest in broadcast rights for Don't Dare to Dream.[7] When the casting was first announced in February 2016, the drama was then in talks to air on KBS 2TV,[8] but SBS decided to join the bidding war. In April 2016, it was announced that SBS won the drama's broadcast rights.[9]

Original soundtrack edit

Don't Dare to Dream OST
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedNovember 10, 2016
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
LabelEL Music Studio
Universal Music
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Did You Ride UFO? (UFO 타고 왔니 ?)"Heize, Go Young-bae3:47
2."Lovesome"Ra.D3:52
3."Step Step"Suran4:13
4."Would You Come to Me (내게 올래요)"Brother Su3:41
5."Bye, Autumn"SALTNPAPER4:00
6."Melting"April 2nd3:32
7."Yes! Love"Kim Hyun-ah (Lalasweet)3:24
8."Because Of You (너 때문에)"Kim Tae-woo (G.O.D)4:11
9."Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun (월화수목금토일)"J Rabbit3:20
10."Only Going Far Away"Unknown dress4:20
11."With You (연애 좀 할까)"Kwon Jin-ah3:31
12."Don't Explain"My-Q3:45
13."Jealousy Incarnate (질투의 화신)"April 2nd3:33
14."Did You Ride UFO? (UFO 타고 왔니?)" (Acoustic Ver.)Heize3:34
15."I See You"Peanuts Butter3:34
16."Melted (녹아내린다)"April 2nd2:30
17."No! No! No!"Various Artists1:25
18."Pit a Pat (두근 두근)"Various Artists2:01
19."Between Friendship and Love (우정과 사랑 사이)"Various Artists3:03
20."Rock Villa Girls (락빌라 그녀들)"Various Artists1:37
21."Coward and Miserable (찌질하고 처량한)"Various Artists1:31
22."Their Love Law (그들만의 사랑법)"Various Artists2:05
23."Jealous (질투)"Various Artists3:07
24."With Dad With Me (아빠하고 나하고)"Various Artists1:17

Charted songs edit

Chart Performance
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Remarks
KOR
Gaon
"Lovesome"
(Ra.D) 		2016
95[10]
Part 2
"Step Step"
(Suran)
90
 Part 3
"Would You Come to Me"
(Brother Su)
87
 Part 4

Ratings edit

Ep. Broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[14] AGB Nielsen[15]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1
August 24, 2016
 6.9% (NR) 8.8% (12th) 7.3% (19th) 8.1% (17th)
2
August 25, 2016
7.9% (18th)
9.1% (12th)
8.3% (15th)
9.2% (13th)
3
August 31, 2016
8.0% (20th)
10.3% (11th)
8.7% (13th)
10.1% (9th)
4
September 1, 2016
8.6% (14th)
10.0% (7th)
9.1% (10th)
9.9% (8th)
5
September 7, 2016
8.2% (18th)
10.0% (11th)
9.9% (7th)
11.2% (5th)
6
September 8, 2016
8.2% (17th)
10.0% (11th)
9.2% (11th)
10.7% (6th)
7
September 14, 2016
7.6% (NR)
9.1% (8th)
8.1% (11th)
9.1% (9th)
8
September 15, 2016
10.3% (7th)
11.5% (4th)
10.1% (4th)
11.9% (4th)
9
September 21, 2016
10.1% (10th)
13.1% (4th)
12.3% (4th)
13.5% (4th)
10
September 22, 2016
10.2% (8th)
12.9% (4th)
 13.2% (4th) 14.8% (4th)
11
September 28, 2016
10.2% (12th)
11.9% (5th)
12.1% (4th)
13.5% (4th)
12
September 29, 2016
11.4% (6th)
13.6% (4th)
12.3% (4th)
13.5% (4th)
13
October 5, 2016
9.5% (13th)
11.6% (5th)
11.9% (5th)
13.2% (4th)
14
October 6, 2016
 11.8% (7th) 14.1% (4th)
12.6% (4th)
13.9% (4th)
15
October 12, 2016
10.2% (11th)
12.8% (4th)
11.2% (6th)
11.8% (5th)
16
October 13, 2016
11.2% (8th)
13.1% (2nd)
11.7% (6th)
12.9% (3rd)
17
October 19, 2016
9.8% (13th)
12.7% (4th)
11.3% (6th)
12.9% (4th)
18
October 20, 2016
10.4% (11th)
12.6% (5th)
11.8% (6th)
13.1% (4th)
19
October 26, 2016
8.8% (15th)
11.7% (5th)
10.2% (6th)
11.5% (5th)
20
October 27, 2016
10.0% (11th)
12.1% (5th)
10.2% (7th)
11.4% (5th)
21
November 2, 2016
9.1% (15th)
11.3% (5th)
9.7% (7th)
10.7% (5th)
22
November 3, 2016
10.0% (14th)
12.1% (8th)
10.6% (7th)
11.6% (4th)
23
November 9, 2016
8.0% (16th)
10.4% (5th)
9.4% (11th)
10.2% (8th)
24
November 10, 2016
9.8% (14th)
11.7% (5th)
11.0% (5th)
11.8% (4th)
Average 9.4% 11.5% 10.5% 11.7%
  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 1st Asia Artist Awards Best Artist Award, Actor Jo Jung-suk Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Jo Jung-suk Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Romantic Comedy Drama Jo Jung-suk Won
Go Kyung-pyo Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Romantic Comedy Drama Gong Hyo-jin Won
Lee Mi-sook Nominated
Special Acting Award, Actor in a Romantic Comedy Drama Jung Sang-hoon Nominated
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Romantic Comedy Drama Seo Ji-hye Won
Bae Hae-sun Nominated
K-Wave Star Award Jo Jung-suk Nominated
Gong Hyo Jin Nominated
Best Couple Jo Jung-suk and Gong Hyo-jin Nominated
Lee Mi-sook and Park Ji-young Nominated
Top 10 Stars Award Jo Jung-suk Won
New Star Award Go Kyung-pyo Won
Idol Academy Award – Best Kiss Jo Jung-suk and Gong Hyo-jin Nominated
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[16] Best Actor Jo Jung-suk Nominated

Miscelleanous edit

The show has been analyzed as "a case study of the application of the Tie-Up Theory to a romantic narrative as a form of simulation of human mating processes with social cognition valence".[17]

References edit

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  3. ^ "[리폿@이슈] 공효진·조정석·이성재, '질투의화신' 높아진 기대치". entertainment.naver.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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  10. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  11. ^ "Gaon Download Chart – Week 36". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  12. ^ Cumulative sales for "Step Step":
  13. ^ Cumulative sales for "Would You Come to Me"
  14. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  16. ^ "제 53회 백상예술대상". Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  17. ^ Lucchi Basili, Lorenza; Sacco, Pier Luigi (2020). "Jealousy Incarnate: Quiet Ego, Competitive Desire, and the Fictional Intelligence of Long-Term Mating in a Romantic K-Drama". Behavioral Sciences. 10 (9): 134. doi:10.3390/bs10090134. PMC 7551964. PMID 32899259. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-30.

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