Cinderella Game
{{Short description|2024 South Korean television series}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Cinderella Game poster.png
| image_upright = 1.15
| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=신데렐라 게임|rr=Sinderella ge-im|mr=Sinderella keim}}
| genre = {{Plainlist|
- Melodrama{{Cite web|script-title=ko:오상희 작가 "'신데렐라 게임', 단순 막장극? NO"|trans-title=Writer Oh Sang-hee: "Cinderella Game, Simple Soap Opera? NO"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/109/0005202366|via=Naver|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Seo-jeong|date=November 26, 2024|access-date=November 6, 2024}}
- Revenge
- Family
- Thriller
}}
| writer = Oh Sang-hee
| director = Lee Hyun-kyung
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Na Young-hee
- Han Groo
- Choi Sang
- Ji Soo-won
- Kim Hye-ok
- Choi Jong-hwan
- Park Ri-won
- Kwon Do-hyung
}}
| open_theme =
| end_theme =
| num_episodes = 99
| list_episodes =
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
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| cinematography =
| editor =
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Miracle K Story
- Jidam Media
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| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| network = KBS2
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|12|02}}
| last_aired = present
}}
Cinderella Game ({{Korean|신데렐라 게임}}) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Na Young-hee, Han Groo, Choi Sang, Ji Soo-won, Kim Hye-ok, Choi Jong-hwan, Park Ri-won, and Kwon Do-hyung. It is about a woman who was raised by her enemy and realizes the meaning of revenge and grows up. It premiered on KBS2 on December 2, 2024, and airs every Monday to Friday at 19:50 (KST).
Plot
Goo Ha-na is the eldest in her family. Following the deaths of her adoptive parents, she took on the role of breadwinner for the household. Her responsibilities are numerous. She doesn't know anything about her real parents. One day, Hwang Jin-goo starts telling her that someone who is not surely her birth mother is waiting for her, and lastly, she unexpectedly becomes the heiress. She became like Cinderella overnight and lived as Yoon Yu-jin and became Se-young's cousin, who is an enemy to her. But she was unaware that she was being used and exploited as a fake daughter. The chairwoman, Shin Yeo-jin, the one who started Cinderella Game in Ha-na's life by using her as her lost daughter with the help of Jin-goo, will be full of regret for her wrongdoings. Ha-na's rebirth as an incarnation of revenge occurs when the truth is revealed, and she blossoms into the ultimate avenger.
Cast
=Main=
- Na Young-hee as Shin Yeo-jin{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'신데렐라 게임' 나영희-지수원-김혜옥-최종환 출연 확정|trans-title="Cinderella Game" Na Young-hee, Ji Soo-won, Kim Hye-ok, Choi Jong-hwan confirmed to appear|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000997778|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Son|first=Bong-seok|date=October 30, 2024|access-date=December 5, 2024}}
: The chairwoman of Hyesung Group, who is a cold-blooded person. She lost daughter for many years ago. One day, she decides to use Ha-na.
- Han Groo as Goo Ha-na / Yoon Yu-jin / Lee Ha-na{{efn|Lee Ha-na was a name when she was in the orphanage, while Goo Ha-na is her mostly used name when she was adopted into Goo's family, and Yoon Yu-jin is her name as a fake daughter.}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'두 번 입양' 한그루, 예상치 못한 비보 (신데렐라 게임)|trans-title='Twice Adopted' Han Groo, Unexpected Sad News (Cinderella Game)|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001167307|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Dong-a|language=ko|last=Jeon|first=Hyo-jin|date=December 6, 2024|access-date=December 6, 2024}}{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[신데렐라 게임] 나영희가 몰래 챙긴 사진 때문에 머리채 잡은 한그루+박리원|trans-title=[Cinderella Game] Han Groo + Park Ri-won pulling hair because of the photo that Na Young-hee secretly took|url=https://kstar.kbs.co.kr/list_view.html?idx=347713|website=KBS Media|language=ko|last=Jo|first=Hyun-jung|date=January 30, 2025|access-date=February 1, 2025}}
- Kim Seo-hyun as young Ha-na{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'신데렐라 게임' 아역 총출동, 한그루→권도형과 소름 돋는 싱크로율|trans-title="Cinderella Game" Child Actors All Out, Han Groo → Kwon Do Hyung and Goosebump-inducing Synchronization|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000926420|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Myeong-mi|date=November 28, 2024|access-date=November 28, 2024}}
: The head of a family who has many responsibilities. She is a tour guide and salesperson. One day, she unexpectedly became the chairwoman of Hyesung Group's lost daughter when the DNA result showed that they're biologically related. She truly believes that she is Yoon Yu-jin.
- Choi Sang as Hwang Jin-goo
- Lee Chun-moo as young Jin-goo
: The president of Hyesung Tour.
: Se-young's mother.
- Kim Hye-ok as Sim Bang-ul
: Jin-goo's mother and the Chairman Yeo-jin's housekeeper.
- Choi Jong-hwan as Han Yeon-bok
: Yeo-jin's husband.
- Park Ri-won as Yoon Se-young
- Yu Ha-yeon as young Se-young
: The Hyesung Tour's head of product planning team under Hyesung Group.
: The general manager of Hyesung Group, who wants to get his revenge on the chairwoman who caused her parents deaths. He is Ha-na's younger brother.
=Supporting=
==People around Yeo-jin==
- Lee So-yoon as Yoon Yu-jin{{cite web |url=https://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/cinderellagame/mobile/detail.html?smenu=e126f2 |website=Korean Broadcasting System |language=ko |script-title=ko:등장인물 (신데렐라 게임) |trans-title=Characters (Cinderella Game) |access-date=December 9, 2024}}
- Lee So-yoon as young Yu-jin / Lee Du-na
: Chairwoman Yeo-jin's daughter, who was gone missing when she was a child. She unexpectedly died when she was on the way to find her birth mother. She is Ha-na's best friend, or more like a sister.
==People around Ha-na==
- Park Chang-hoon as Goo Ji-chang{{Cite web|script-title=ko:박창훈, 한그루 동생 됐다···'신데렐라 게임' 출연|trans-title=Park Chang-hoon becomes Han Groo's younger brother···appears in "Cinderella Game"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0001003055|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Ahn|first=Byeong-gil|date=November 25, 2024|access-date=November 6, 2024}}
: Ha-na's younger brother.
- Kim Ji-sung as Goo Ji-eun{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'미스코리아 善' 김지성, '신데렐라 게임' 출연 확정 [공식]|trans-title='Miss Korea Good' Kim Ji-sung confirmed to appear in "Cinderella Game" [Official]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/117/0003892150|via=Naver|publisher=My Daily|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Da-yoon|date=November 28, 2024|access-date=November 29, 2024}}
: Ha-na's younger sister.
- Kim Gun-woo as Lee Eun-chong{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'최상과 결혼' 박리원, 전 남친 권도형과 재회 (신데렐라 게임)|trans-title='Married to the Best' Park Ri-won, reunited with ex-boyfriend Kwon Do-hyung (Cinderella Game)|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001167590|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Dong-a|language=ko|last=Jeon|first=Hyo-jin|date=December 9, 2024|access-date=December 9, 2024}}
: Du-na's son, who is being take care by her aunt, Ha-na.
==Others==
- Baek Seo-bin as Seok-gi{{Cite web|script-title=ko:배우 백서빈, ‘신데렐라 게임’ 캐스팅|trans-title=Actor Baek Seo-bin cast in "Cinderella Game"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0001003622|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Son|first=Bong-seok|date=November 28, 2024|access-date=November 29, 2024}}
: Ha-na's ex-boyfriend.
- Kim Hyun as Seok-gi's mother{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'재벌집 막내아들' 김현, 새 일일 '신데렐라 게임' 캐스팅|trans-title=Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family Kim Hyun Cast in New Daily "Cinderella Game"|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/477/0000523655|via=Naver|publisher=SPOTV News|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Da-yoon|date=November 29, 2024|access-date=November 29, 2024}}
: Seok-gi's mother.
Production
=Development=
Cinderella Game is written by Oh Sang-hee, who previously wrote Gracious Revenge (2019–2020) and directed by Lee Hyun-kyung, who previously directed Nothing Uncovered (2024). It is produced by Miracle K Story and Jidam Media.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:굴곡진 인생 한그루, 나영희 향해 복수의 칼날 겨눈다(신데렐라 게임)|trans-title=A twisted life, Han Groo aims his sword of revenge at Na Young-hee (Cinderella Game)|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000925057|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Myeong-mi|date=November 26, 2024|access-date=November 6, 2024}}
=Casting=
Na Young-hee, Ji Soo-won, Kim Hye-ok, and Choi Jong-hwan were reportedly confirmed their appearances on October 30, 2024. On the same day, actress Han Groo is reported to appear as the lead as reported by Joy News 24.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'쌍둥이맘' 한그루, '신데렐라 게임' 캐스팅...'스캔들' 후속|trans-title='Twin Mom' Han Groo, Cast in Cinderella Game... Follow-up to Scandal|url=https://m.joynews24.com/v/1777666|website=Joy News 24|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Yang-su|date=October 30, 2024|access-date=October 30, 2024}} The next day, Han, Choi Sang, Park Ri-won, and Kwon Do-hyung had been confirmed to appear as the main characters.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:한그루·최상·박리원·권도형, '신데렐라 게임' 출연 확정[공식]|trans-title=Han Groo, Choi Sang, Park Ri-won, Kwon Do-hyung confirmed to appear in Cinderella Game [Official]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/109/0005186962|via=Naver|publisher={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Seo-jeong|date=October 31, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}}
Original soundtrack
=Part 1=
{{Track listing
| headline = Released on January 21, 2025
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| music_width = 25%
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| title1 = Nobody Knows
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| music1 = {{hlist|RGBY1|RGBY2|RGBY3}}
| extra1 = Jin Yoon-hee
| length1 = 2:26
| title2 = Nobody Knows
| note2 = {{Abbr|Inst.|Instrumental}}
| music2 = {{hlist|RGBY1|RGBY2|RGBY3}}
| length2 = 2:26
| total_length = 4:52
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Release
Cinderella Game was scheduled to premiere on KBS2 on December 2, 2024, and would air every Monday to Friday at 19:50 (KST).{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'신데렐라 게임' 열연 가득 대본리딩|trans-title=Cinderella Game script reading full of passionate performances|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0001161853|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Dong-a|language=ko|last=Jeon|first=Hyo-jin|date=November 8, 2024|access-date=November 8, 2024}}
Viewership
{{Television ratings graph
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| 1.178
| 1.306
| 1.100
| 1.099
| 1.218
| 1.285
| 1.294
| 1.160
| 1.267
| 1.361
| 1.269
| 1.319
| 1.375
| 1.391
| 1.371
| 1.365
| 1.538
| 1.561
| 1.581
| 1.481
| 1.390
| 1.459
| 1.920
| 1.916
| 2.001
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| 1.867
| 1.848
| 2.098
| 2.034
| 2.001
| 1.929
| 2.009
| 1.811
| 2.030
| 1.966
| 1.882
| 1.951
| 1.881
| 1.974
| 1.886
| 1.643
| 1.961
| 1.968
| 1.987
| 1.969
| 2.029
| 1.968
| 1.979
| 1.756
| 1.926
|-
| 1.736
| 1.877
| 1.808
| 1.824
| 1.778
| 1.888
| 1.765
| 2.010
| 2.018
| 1.878
| 1.907
| 1.979
| 2.112
| 2.147
| 2.132
| 1.944
| 2.074
| 1.939
| 2.057
| 2.169
| 2.035
| 2.002
| 2.119
| 2.112
| 1.978
|-
| 2.275
| 1.869
| 1.999
| 1.914
| 2.164
| 2.034
| 1.945
| 2.102
| 2.022
| 2.145
| 2.083
| 1.968
| 2.118
| 2.057
| 2.173
| 1.959
| 2.088
| 2.207
| 2.110
| 1.477
| 1.944
| 2.087
| 2.126
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Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}} {{Lang in|ko}}
- {{IMDb title}}
- {{HanCinema drama}}
- {{KBS World TV program|id=2297}}
{{KBS2 current original programming}}
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:South Korean melodrama television series
Category:South Korean revenge television series
Category:Television series about families
Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas