Tale of Fairy

Tale of Fairy  is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Moon Chae-won, Yoon Hyun-min, Seo Ji-hoon, Jeon Soo-jin and Kang Mi-na. It is based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Dol Bae which was first published via Naver WEBTOON in 2017. The series aired on tvN from November 5 to December 25, 2018.

Main

 * Moon Chae-won as Sun Ok-nam
 * Go Doo-shim as old Sun Ok-nam
 * 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.


 * Yoon Hyun-min as Jung Yi-hyun / Immortal Izy / Deer
 * Yoon So-yi as Immortal Izy
 * A biology professor. One of Ok-nam's potential husband reincarnations.


 * Seo Ji-hoon as Kim Geum / Immortal Daube / Bausae the woodcutter
 * 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.


 * Jeon Soo-jin as Lee Ham-sook
 * 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.


 * Kang Mi-na as Jeom Soon-yi
 * Daughter of Sun Ok-nam who can turn into a cat or a tiger under certain circumstances. A ghostwriter of an erotica.

Deities

 * Ahn Young-mi as Jo Bong-dae
 * A guardian deity who operates the coffee truck at Lee Won University.


 * Ahn Gil-kang as Master Gu
 * A pigeon deity who'd lost the ability to fly.


 * Go Geon-han as Park Shin-seon
 * An immortal wizard.


 * Hwang Young-hee as Fairy Oh
 * Im Ha-ryong as King Bukdu

Lee Won University

 * Yoo Jung-woo as Eum Kyung-sul
 * An aspiring film director. He has a crush on Jeom Soon-yi.


 * Yoo Ah-reum as Ahn Jung-min
 * A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology.


 * Ahn Seung-gyun as Oh Kyung-sik
 * A graduate student at the Lee Won University, Department of Biology.


 * Yum Dong-hun as Professor Park
 * Jung Yi-hyun's rival.


 * Kang Da-hyun as Prof. Jung's student
 * A student of Jung Yi-hyun's at Lee Won University.

Others

 * Yoo In-soo as Prof. Jung's student
 * Seo Cho-won as Supporting
 * Han Da-hee as Jung Yi-hyun's first love
 * Baek Hyun-joo as Kim Geum's mother

Special appearances

 * Han Hyun-min as Ethiopian exchange fairy
 * Kim Sun-a as Butterfly-haired Eelworm (voice cameo)
 * Jung Kyung-ho as Jeum Dol the Egg/Blue Dragon (voice cameo)
 * Eric Mun as Alex the Frog (voice cameo)
 * Jung Yu-mi as lotus (voice cameo)
 * So Hee-jung as Jeong Yi-hyeon's mother

Production

 * Kang So-ra was cast in the lead female role but had to back out of the drama due to scheduling conflicts.
 * The first script reading was held on May 27, 2018.