Tale of Fairy

Tale of Fairy (Korean: 계룡선녀전; RR: Gyeryongseonnyeojeon) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Moon Chae-won, Yoon Hyun-min, Seo Ji-hoon, Jeon Soo-jin and Kang Mi-na. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Dol Bae which was first published via Naver WEBTOON in 2017. The series aired on tvN from November 5 to December 25, 2018.

Cast

Main

• Moon Chae-won as Sun Ok-nam
  • Go Doo-shim as old Sun Ok-nam

A 699-year old fairy who currently works as a barista with the special ability to talk to plants. Only a few can see her otherworldly beauty while she appears to the majority as a humble old woman.

• Yoon Hyun-min as Jung Yi-hyun / Immortal Izy / Deer
  • Yoon So-yi as Immortal Izy

A biology professor. One of Ok-nam's potential husband reincarnations.

• Seo Ji-hoon as Kim Geum / Immortal Daube / Bausae the woodcutter

A graduate student and assistant professor at Lee Won University, Department of Biology. Another one of Ok-nam's potential husband reincarnations. He has the ability to communicate with animals.

• Jeon Soo-jin as Lee Ham-sook

A professor of psychology at Lee Won University who also works as a psychiatrist. A close friend to Jung Yi-hyun. She has a one-sided love for him.

• Kang Mi-na as Jeom Soon-yi

Daughter of Sun Ok-nam who can turn into a cat or a tiger under certain circumstances. A ghostwriter of an erotica.

Supporting

Deities

• Ahn Young-mi as Jo Bong-dae

A guardian deity who operates the coffee truck at Lee Won University.

• Ahn Gil-kang as Master Gu

A pigeon deity who'd lost the ability to fly.

• Go Geon-han as Park Shin-seon

An immortal wizard.

• Hwang Young-hee as Fairy Oh
• Im Ha-ryong as King Bukdu

Lee Won University

• Yoo Jung-woo as Eum Kyung-sul

An aspiring film director. He has a crush on Jeom Soon-yi.

• Yoo Ah-reum as Ahn Jung-min

A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology.

• Ahn Seung-gyun as Oh Kyung-sik

A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology.

• Yum Dong-hun as Professor Park

Jung Yi-hyun's rival.

• Kang Da-hyun as Prof. Jung's student

A student of Jung Yi-hyun's at Lee Won University.

Others

• Yoo In-soo as Prof. Jung's student
• Seo Cho-won as Supporting
• Han Da-hee as Jung Yi-hyun's first love
• Baek Hyun-joo as Kim Geum's mother

Special appearances

• Han Hyun-min as Ethiopian exchange fairy
• Kim Sun-a as Butterfly-haired Eelworm (voice cameo)
• Jung Kyung-ho as Jeum Dol the Egg/Blue Dragon (voice cameo)
• Eric Mun as Alex the Frog (voice cameo)
• Jung Yu-mi as lotus (voice cameo)
• So Hee-jung as Jeong Yi-hyeon's mother

Production

• Kang So-ra was cast in the lead female role but had to back out of the drama due to scheduling conflicts.
• The first script reading was held on May 27, 2018.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Ratings

References

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Tale of Fairy at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
• Tale of Fairy at JS Pictures (in Korean)
• Tale of Fairy at HanCinema
• Tale of Fairy at IMDb