Dare to Love Me (TV series)

Dare to Love Me is a 2024 South Korean television series based on Naver Webtoon of the same name by Sun Woo, starring Kim Myung-soo and Lee Yoo-young. It aired on KBS2 from May 13, to July 2, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:10 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix and Viki in selected regions.

Dare to Love Me drew the lowest average ratings ever for a Korean drama airing on free television during prime time; after premiering with a rating of 2.3%, all other episodes languished in the 1% range. Its average ratings of 1.3% surpassed the record of 1.4% set by Love All Play, also a KBS2 miniseries, in 2022. The poor performance of Dare to Love Me led KBS2 to suspend the Monday–Tuesday prime time drama slot and schedule the succeeding drama Perfect Family on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Synopsis
Dare to Love Me tells the story of a polite romance between Shin Yoon-bok, an 'MZ scholar' with a sense of humanity and wisdom, and Kim Hong-do, a woman who is tired of a life of being treated carelessly.

Main

 * Kim Myung-soo as Shin Yoon-bok
 * A noble scholar with the philosophy that benevolence and wisdom make a person, boasting the noblesse oblige of Korea for generations in his family.


 * Lee Yoo-young as Kim Hong-do
 * A woman who has nothing and no background in the fierce design industry but does not give up on her dream of becoming a designer and pioneers her own path.

Supporting

 * Bae Jong-ok as Jang Camille
 * The CEO of a luxury fashion brand.


 * Seonwoo Jae-deok as Shin Soo-geun
 * Shin Yoon-bok's grandfather and the head of Seongsan Village.


 * Park Eun-seok as Lee Joon-ho
 * The owner of Seongsan-kwan, a high-end traditional Korean food restaurant.


 * Lim Young-joo as Oh Yoon-ah
 * Yoon-bok's bodyguard and secretary.


 * Han Gi-chan as Kim Hong-hak
 * Kim Hong-do's younger brother and Shin Yoon-bok's only friend.


 * Kim Si-hyun as Lee Hyang-gi
 * Kim Hong-do's senior and the ace of her team at the company.


 * Seo Byeok-jun as Lee Do-young
 * Kim Hong-do's co-worker and boyfriend.


 * Lee Beom-kyo as Park Yoon-hee
 * The head of the Cultural Heritage Administration, a person with a lot of experience in his job.


 * Lee Myung-ho as Frankie Leroit.
 * Camille's Chief Marketing Officer.


 * Jo In as Shin Bok
 * A mysterious person who appears in front of Shin Yoon-bok.