Don't Dare to Dream, also known as Jealousy Incarnate (), is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Gong Hyo-jin, Jo Jung-suk, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Mi-sook, Park Ji-young, Lee Sung-jae, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) on SBS from August 24 to November 10, 2016, for 24 episodes.
Synopsis
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, get entangled with Kim Rak (Lee Sung-jae), a restaurant owner and landlord of the building where Na-ri lives.
Cast
Main
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.
Supporting
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 and Kim Rak's sister
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 Keum Soo-jung
Park Eun-ji as Park Jin
Seo Yu-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-young
Lee Chae-won as Yang Sung-sook
Park Seo-young as Jang Hee-soo
Sung Chang-hoon as New agency staff
Lee Myung-haeng as 7 o'clock news anchor
People at 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
People at Sun Hospital
Bae Hae-sun as Keum Suk-ho, Oncologist
Park Jin-joo as Nurse Oh Jin-joo
Extended
Min Jung-sub
Song Ha-rim as School office clerk who attended the festival
Yeo Un-bok as surgeon
Choi Kyu-sik as Taxi driver
Lee Do-yeop
Jang Hae-min
Lee Yoon-sang as Executive Officer of Yonee Group's hotel
Kwan Eun-soo
Special appearances
BamBam as Guy in Thailand nightclub (Ep. 1) Vivian Cha as Guy's girlfriend (Ep. 1) Yoo Jae-myung as news anchor Lee Jung-eun as Orthopaedist Oh Se-deuk as Chinese restaurant chef Jung Kyung-sun as Pyo Na-ri's mother Han Ji-min as Han Ji-min, Hwa-shin's blind date (Ep. 11) Kim Kyung-ran as announcer open recruitment judge (Ep. 14) Ahn Hye-kyung as announcer applicant (Ep. 14) Jun Hyun-moo as announcer applicant (SBS announcer) (Ep. 14) Oh Jung-yeon as announcer applicant (Ep. 14) Kim Yoon-sang as announcer applicant (SBS announcer) (Ep. 14) Lee Sun-kyun Na-ri's blind date (Voice) (Ep. 15) Ko Sung-hee as Hong Soo-young, Hwa-shin and Jung-won's first love (Ep. 17)