Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale

Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (Korean: 나는 대놓고 신데렐라를 꿈꾼다) is a 2024 South Korean romantic comedy television series created by Baek Mi-kyung, written by Yoo Ja, directed by Kim Min-kyung, and starring Pyo Ye-jin and Lee Jun-young. The series portray a 21st-century Cinderella who climbs on a white horse and overcomes the world and its limitations. It was released on TVING from May 31, to June 28, 2024, every Friday at 12:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viu and Paramount+ in selected regions.

Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale
Promotional poster
Hangul	나는 대놓고 신데렐라를 꿈꾼다
Lit.	I Openly Dream of Becoming Cinderella
RR	Naneun daenoko Sinderellareul kkumkkunda
MR	Nanŭn taenok'o Sinderellarŭl kkumkkunda
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Created by	Baek Mi-kyung
Written by	Yoo Ja
Directed by	Kim Min-kyung
Starring	Pyo Ye-jin Lee Jun-young
Music by	Im Ha-young[2]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Baek Mi-kyung[2] Park Sung-jae (CP)[2] Oh Seung-joon[2]
Producers	Gong Hyo-soon[2] Park Sung-eun[2]
Cinematography	Jung Jin-ho[2] Kim Young-kwang[2]
Editors	Im Sun-kyung[2] Song In-yeop[2]
Running time	43–45 minutes
Production companies	CJ ENM Story Phoenix KeyEast
Original release
Network	TVING
Release	May 31 (2024-05-31) – June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28)

Synopsis

Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale is a hybrid romantic comedy drama depicting the process in which a woman whose dream is to become a Cinderella meets a prince on a white horse who does not believe in love. Both support and torment each other due to the reality that is difficult to escape.

Cast and characters

Main

• Pyo Ye-jin as Shin Jae-rim^[3]

A person who gets a job as a manager of Cheongdam Heaven, a social club because she wants to find prince on a white horse. However, she is a 21st-century Cinderella who gradually overcomes the past of depending on someone and longing for love, and gradually becomes stronger to accept her life and win love independently.

• Lee Jun-young as Moon Cha-min^[3]

The head of Cheongdam Heaven, a social club and an arrogant prince of a chaebol family who does not trust people. He hates women who dreams of being Cinderella but realizes his feelings when he becomes entangled with Jae-rim.

Supporting

• Kim Hyun-jin as Baek Do-hong^[4]

A self-made 10-million movie director who has a secret.

• Kim Chae-eun [ko] as Kang Soo-jin^[5]

An obstetrician and gynecologist and the eldest daughter who protects her mother and younger siblings.

• Song Ji-woo as Ban Dan-ah^[6]

A lawless princess who pursues elegance.

• Lee Da-hye^[7]
• Do Byeong-hun as Heo Young-bae^[8]

A social club manager and Cha-min's secretary at Cheongdam Heaven.

• Ryu Seung-soo as Jae-rim's father^[9]
• Baek Joo-hee as Hwang So-ra^[10]

Jae-rim's stepmother.

• Ahn Hyun-jeong as Yang Se-ri^[11]

a hipster waitress at Cheongdam Heaven who thinks she's pretty but has nothing to prove but her age.

Special Appearance

• Jang Hyuik-jin as Choi gyeong-ku^[12]

Production

Development

Writer Baek Mi-kyung, who wrote dramas such as Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), The Lady in Dignity (2017) and Mine (2021), created Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale under the working title She Dreams of Cinderella (Korean: 그녀는 신데렐라를 꿈꾼다) as her next work and Yoo Ja wrote the script of the series.^[13] KeyEast and Story Phoenix signed a production contract and joined Baek to produce the series.^[14]

Casting

Kim Ji-eun was first offered the role of the female lead in June 2023.^[13] Later in September of the same year, Pyo Ye-jin was reported to star for the series.^[15] The next three days, Lee Jun-young was offered to lead alongside Pyo.^[16] Pyo and Lee appearances were officially confirmed a week later.^[17]

Original soundtrack

Part 1

All lyrics are written by Logoone and Han Kyung-soo; all music is composed by Logoone and Han Kyung-soo.

Released on June 1, 2024

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Falling" (스며드는 중)	Kei	3:29
2.	"Falling" (스며드는 중; Inst.)		3:29
Total length:			6:58

Part 2

All lyrics are written by Kinsha; all music is composed by Oneway and Allthou.

Released on June 7, 2024

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"BBDBBDB" (비비디 바비디 부)	Soovi	3:10
2.	"BBDBBDB" (비비디 바비디 부; Inst.)		3:10
Total length:			6:20

Part 3

All lyrics are written by Kuni; all music is composed by Kuni and HEon.

Released on June 15, 2024

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Gist" (어떻게 널 사랑하지 않겠어)	Charms	2:52
2.	"Gist" (어떻게 널 사랑하지 않겠어; Inst.)		2:52
Total length:			5:44

Part 4

All lyrics are written by Kinsha; all music is composed by Allthou, Suhyun Kim, Park Hyun-seo, Flora, 153/Joombas.

Released on June 21, 2024

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Star" (별)	Junny	4:09
2.	"Star" (별; Inst.)		4:09
Total length:			8:18

Part 5

All lyrics are written by Piri Boi, Han Hae-ji, Charlie Bean; all music is composed by Piri Boi, Han Hae-ji, Charlie Bean.

Released on June 28, 2024

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Intersection" (교집힙)	Charlie Bean Works	3:48
2.	"Intersection" (교집힙; Inst.)		3:48
Total length:			7:36

Release

The series was confirmed to be released on TVING in 2024.^[17] It will also stream on Paramount+ as part of Paramount's global partnership with leading entertainment company CJ ENM.^[18] The series was also reported sold to Viu, in the case where Paramount+ was currently unavailable in Southeast Asian markets.^[19] It was confirmed that the series would be release on May 31, 2024.^[20]