Jealousy Incarnate

Plot

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 has 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, gets entangled with Kim Rak (Lee Sung-jae), a restaurant owner and landlord of the building where Nari lives.

Main cast

Gong Hyo-jin as Pyo Na-ri

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.

Jo Jung-suk as Lee Hwa-shin

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.

Go Kyung-pyo as Go Jung-won

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.

Lee Mi-sook as Kye Sung-sook

A reporter-turned-anchorwoman. Jong-shin's first wife and Ppal-gang's mother.

Park Ji-young as Bang Ja-young

Department head of SBC station and announcer. Jong-shin's second wife.

Lee Sung-jae as Kim Rak

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.

Seo Ji-hye as Hong Hye-won

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.

Crazy 18

Moon Ga-young as Lee Ppal-gang

Kim Jung-hyun as Pyo Chi-yeol, Na-ri's brother

Ahn Woo-yeon as Oh Dae-goo

People around Hwa-shin

Park Jung-soo as Hwa-shin's mother

Yoon Da-hoon as Lee Jong-shin, Hwa-shin's brother and Ppal-gang's father

People around Jung-won

Choi Hwa-jung as Kim Tae-ra, Jung-won's mother

Park Sung-hoon as Secretary Cha

People at SBC broadcasting company

Kwon Hae-hyo as Oh Jong-hwan

Jung Sang-hoon as Choi Dong-ki

Yoo Jae-myung as Uhm Ki-dae

Park Hwan-hee as Geum Soo-jung

Park Eun-ji as Park Jin

Seo Yoo-ri as Hong Ji-min

Kim Ye-won as Na Joo-hee

Jun Ji-an as Im Soo-mi

Yoo Jung-rae as Kan Mi-yeong

Lee Chae-won as Yang Sung-sook

Park Seo-young as Jang Hee-soo

Rak Villa

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

Others

Oh Kwang-suk

Kang Yoon-je

Min Jung-sup

Park Jin-joo as Nurse Oh

Cameo appearance

BamBam as Guy in Thailand nightclub (Ep. 1)

Vivian Cha as Guy's girlfriend (Ep. 1)

Han Ji-min as Han Ji-min, Hwa-shin's blind date (Ep. 11)

Jun Hyun-moo as Jeon Hyun Moo, Auditionee (Ep. 14)

Lee Sun-kyun - voice cameo, Na-ri's blind date (Ep. 15)

Ko Sung-hee as Hong Soo-young, Hwa-shin and Jung-won's first love (Ep. 17)

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

International broadcast

In Taiwan, the drama started airing on CTV Main Channel on December 4, 2016. The drama is set to be broadcast in the Philippines by GMA Network on 2017, however the broadcast date is yet to be announced.