2018 South Korean television series
Tale of Fairy Promotional poster
Also known as Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter [ 1] Hangul 계룡선녀전
Literal meaning Tale of Gyeryong Fairy Revised Romanization Gyeryongseonnyeojeon Genre Based on Tale of Gyeryong Fairy Developed by Studio Dragon Written by Yoo Kyung-sun Directed by Kim Yun-cheol Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes 16 Production Executive producer Lee Jin-suk Camera setup Single-camera Production company JS Pictures Original release Network tvN Release November 5 (2018-11-5 ) – (2018-12-25 )
Tale of Fairy [ 2] [ 3] Korean : 계룡선녀전 RR : Gyeryongseonnyeojeon South Korean television series starringMoon Chae-won ,Yoon Hyun-min ,Seo Ji-hoon ,Jeon Soo-jin andKang Mi-na . It is based on the popularwebtoon of the same title by Dol Bae which was first published viaNaver WEBTOON in 2017. The series aired ontvN from November 5 to December 25, 2018.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
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. A biology professor. One of Ok-nam's potential husband reincarnations. 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. 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. Daughter of Sun Ok-nam who can turn into a cat or a tiger under certain circumstances. A ghostwriter of an erotica. A guardian deity who operates the coffee truck at Lee Won University. A pigeon deity who'd lost the ability to fly. An immortal wizard. Yoo Jung-woo as Eum Kyung-sul[ 17] An aspiring film director. He has a crush on Jeom Soon-yi. Yoo Ah-reum as Ahn Jung-min[ 18] A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology. A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology. Yum Dong-hun as Professor Park Jung Yi-hyun's rival. A student of Jung Yi-hyun's at Lee Won University. Special appearances [ edit ] Kang So-ra was cast in the lead female role but had to back out of the drama due to scheduling conflicts.[ 24] The first script reading was held on May 27, 2018.[ 25] [ 26] Original soundtrack [ edit ] Released on November 13, 2018 (2018-11-13 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "With Coffee" Lee Sang-hoon Lee Jong-hoon HOONS 03:16 2. "With Coffee" (Inst.) Lee Sang-hoon Lee Jong-hoon 03:16 Total length: 06:32
Released on November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Peach Paradise" D.SOUL Mina (Gugudan )03:31 2. "Peach Paradise" (Inst.) D.SOUL 03:31 Total length: 07:02
Released on November 27, 2018 (2018-11-27 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "Deer's Tears (feat. SAya!)" (사슴의 눈물) Park Geun-chul Jung Su-min DANI Park Geun-chul Jung Su-min Monday Kiz 04:15 2. "Deer's Tears (feat. SAya!)" (Inst.) Park Geun-chul Jung Su-min 04:15 Total length: 08:30
Released on December 11, 2018 (2018-12-11 ) No. Title Lyrics Music Artist Length 1. "In My Dream" RUNY 03:23 2. "In My Dream" (Inst.) 03:23 Total length: 06:46
Tale of Fairy : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 1343 1156 807 996 807 785 787 787 882 851 708 819 805 925 869 1026 897
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[ 27] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share[ 28] Nationwide Seoul 1 November 5, 2018 5.628% 6.214% 2 November 6, 2018 4.992% 5.727% 3 November 12, 2018 3.140% 2.987% 4 November 13, 2018 4.157% 4.425% 5 November 19, 2018 3.371% 3.588% 6 November 20, 2018 3.579% 3.835% 7 November 26, 2018 3.300% 3.716% 8 November 27, 2018 3.481% 4.169% 9 December 3, 2018 3.576% 3.947% 10 December 4, 2018 3.889% 4.083% 11 December 10, 2018 3.004% 3.581% 12 December 11, 2018 3.330% 3.486% 13 December 17, 2018 3.683% 4.222% 14 December 18, 2018 3.862% 4.386% 15 December 24, 2018 3.698% 4.029% 16 December 25, 2018 3.787% 3.587% Average 3.780% 4.124% In the table above,the blue numbers the red numbers This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS ,SBS ,MBC andEBS ).
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