Delightfully Deceitful

5.9
20231h 2m

Production

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After a decade behind bars, a brilliant con artist teams up with an empathetic lawyer — and together, they dig into the case that changed her life.

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Seasons

16 Episodes • Premiered 2023

Ro-eum and Moo-young have extremely opposite characteristics. The two meet in a case unveiled after 10 years. Ro-eum was falsely accused of murder, and Moo-young is the lawyer of the real criminal. After Ro-eum is released from prison, she earns money by doing what she is best at - fraud. However, Moo-young is nothing but warm and kind to her and always has her back in dangerous situations. Moo-young sees the pain hidden behind Ro-eum's past and does not give up on helping her and teaching her empathy.

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1. The Genius Girl

8.0

Moo-young has only been taking cases of high-profile clients due to his health condition. But he can no longer suppress the passion in him, so he decides to take the Geumseong murder case. Thanks to him, Ro-um gets exonerated. After being released from prison, Ro-um quickly finds a way to make money using her photographic memory.

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2. The Jeokmok Kids

9.0

Moo-young learns that Ro-um was one of the kids sponsored by the Jeokmok Foundation. He learns the history of how Ro-um grew up and why she had to confess that she killed her parents. Meanwhile, Ro-um calls her old friends to carry out the plan she has been planning all her life.

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3. Your Values

9.0

Ro-um catches a man trying to capture her photos and finds out how he's been taking photos of random women secretly. When Moo-young comes to help her, Ro-um suggests unlawful ways to punish him. Meanwhile, Moo-young looks for ways to help Ms. Seo, who lost her son after she gave him up for adoption.

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4. Save Ringgo

9.0

Ro-um uses all the ways to win Myung-hoon's insurance money that is worth 400 million won. Yo-han pays a surprise visit at Moo-young's place, and Moo-young covers up for Ro-um who was hiding there. Meanwhile, Ringgo gets kidnapped by a voice phishing ring, and Ro-um comes up with a way to save Ringgo.

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5. The Accomplice

9.0

After finding out about Jeokmok Kids, Moo-young declares to Ro-um that he'll help with her fraud. The Jeokmok Kids come together as a whole after Nasa joins them. They begin a new operation, and they use Moo-young as their frontman. Ro-um is determined to show him the difference between a con artist and a lawyer.

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6. The Arrest

9.0

Ro-um calls the police on Moo-young, setting him in a trap. But Moo-young quickly thinks of a way to make his way out of the situation. Meanwhile, Ye Chung-sik gets killed in his cell, and the killer names Ro-um as his instigator.

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7. The Notebook

10.0

Ro-um reveals to Moo-young what happened between her and Director An ten years ago. To obtain the notebook containing the identity of the president, Ro-um and her team disguise themselves and break into the hotel vault. Moo-young requests to meet Jang Kyung-ja in person to hack into her phone.

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8. The Old Enemy

10.0

Ro-um and the gang carry out the operation as planned, but a series of unexpected events occur. Yo-han finds out that his mother was an advisor for Jeokmok Foundation and confronts her. Moo-young realizes who was behind his father's company's fraud case that destroyed his family.

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9. Truth Behind Jeokmok and Navis Well-being

8.0

Moo-young calls Prosecutor Ryu and Reporter Woo to help dig into Jeokmok Foundation and Navis Well-being. Ma Kang-soo, the CEO of Darusa International, gets out of prison, which puts Jang Kyung-ja in a pickle. Jae-in learns that the subjects she studied in college were none other than the Jeokmok Kids themselves.

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10. The Victims Come Together

8.0

Moo-young decides to map the whole organization, and Ro-um uses her eidetic memory to recall the contents of the ledger. The Jeokmok Kids join hands with Prosecutor Ryu and Reporter Woo to bring Jeokmok down. Meanwhile, Moo-young hears the news about his father.

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11. Who is on Your Side?

8.0

Ro-um and her team try to get their hands on Kang-soo's plan for his stock price manipulation. Yeon Tae-hoon gets on Kang-soo's nerves and gets fired. Kang-soo demands a copy of the notebook from Kyung-ja. Meanwhile, Moo-young demands Ro-um to tell him why she wants Jay on their team.

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12. Delightfully Deceitful

8.0

Yo-han and Jae-in disguise themselves as a couple and attend Min Kang-yoon's party. Ringgo also attends the party with fake identification, but he fails to capture her attention. Instead, Kang-yoon shows interest in Ro-um. Meanwhile, Kang-soo manages to get the money for his investment, but something unexpected happens at the investment briefing.

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13. The President's Identity

8.0

Da-jung's server gets hacked, and they lose all the data they stole from Navis. The crew thinks it's the president's doing. Moo-young suggests a class action lawsuit, which can have the prosecution search and seize Navis' properties. But this plan doesn't go well, so they decide to commit fraud again.

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14. The Last Resolution

8.0

Moo-young learns what his father did to earn the money for his tuition. Su-ho sees the photo Ringgo sent and realizes who the president is. Ro-um receives a gift from Jay, which leaves her staggered. Then she realizes that the only way to end everything is to get rid of the president herself.

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15. The One You Trust

8.0

Ro-um gets arrested as the prime suspect of Jang Kyung-ja's murder. Moo-young comes up with a plan to get Ro-um out of the prosecutors' office and protect Da-jung, Su-ho, and Ringgo at the same time. Meanwhile, the truth behind Jang Kyung-ja's death gets revealed.

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16. The Final Blow

8.0

Da-jung collects all the evidence against Jay and organizes them so they can be used against him. Ro-um faces Jay head-to-head and demands he return the money he made through Navis. The Jeokmok Kids end up in court pleading guilty to their crimes.

Cast

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Chun Woo-hee

Lee Ro-um

Photo of Kim Dong-wook

Kim Dong-wook

Han Moo-young

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Yoon Park

Ko Yo-han

Photo of Park So-jin

Park So-jin

Mo Jae-in

Photo of Lee Yeon

Lee Yeon

Jung Da-jung

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Lee Tae-ran

Jang Kyung-ja

Photo of Woo Ji-han

Woo Ji-han

Yu Neung

Photo of Jung Yeon

Jung Yeon

Sim Kyung-hwa

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Reviews

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ParkMin

4/10

The drama fell short of its promising premise, stumbling through a maze of poorly executed plotlines and lackluster character development. It didn't take more than a few episodes, after the first couple of cases, to show its cracks, the narrative was disjointed, as if the writers couldn't decide which direction to take. Once the main case with Kyung Ja & Jay was brought to the front, the story went haywire. The drama failed to maintain a cohesive storyline after that. The main antagonists motivations were a total joke of a writing, let alone, the unhinged obsession of an adult over a little girl. While it's clear the creators aimed for a clever blend of mystery and drama, the execution fell flat, leaving more frustration than entertainment.

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