# Jealousy Incarnate (2016)

> A weather girl at a Korean TV station turns her affections from her old crush to his best friend.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/58651

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, romance
- Network: SBS
- Cast: Gong Hyo-jin, Cho Jung-seok, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Sung-jae, Park Ji-young, Seo Ji-hye, Mun Ka-young
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5936884/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, wry, light, bittersweet, comforting

## Synopsis

Don't Dare to Dream (2016) is a South Korean romantic comedy series created for SBS, a single-season run of 24 one-hour episodes. Gong Hyo-jin plays Pyo Na-Ri, a weather girl at a television station who reunites with her old crush, the haughty reporter Lee Hwa-Shin, played by Cho Jung-seok. Her affections drift toward his best friend Ko Jung-Won, played by Go Kyung-pyo, and the office becomes the arena for her shifting feelings. Around them, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Sung-jae and Seo Ji-hye fill out the ensemble of colleagues, family and rivals whose entanglements keep the broadcast newsroom lively. The engine is simple and recognizable: a woman trying to decide who she wants while everyone around her has an opinion, and friendships that strain under the pull of a new attraction. Episodes are built around workday scenes, awkward encounters and confessions that never quite land on schedule. The tone stays light, wry and breezy, with a bittersweet undercurrent about loyalty and unrequited longing. Fans of What's Wrong with Secretary Kim and Oh My Venus will find resonance in its office setting and its Korean romcom sensibility, delivered with a comfortable, sitcom-like rhythm that rewards easy viewing.

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