Cinderella Game (Korean: 신데렐라 게임) is a 2025 South Korean television series starring Na Young-hee, Han Groo, Choi Sang, Ji Soo-won, Kim Hye-ok, Choi Jong-hwan, Park Ri-won, and Kwon Do-hyung. The series is about a woman who was used by a chairwoman as a fake daughter and seeks revenge for her wrongdoings. It aired on KBS2 from December 2, to April 25, 2025, every Monday to Friday at 19:50 (KST).

Plot

Goo Ha-na, the eldest in her family, took on the role of breadwinner after her adoptive parents' death. She's shouldered numerous responsibilities, knowing nothing about her real parents. Then, Hwang Jin-goo claims someone might be her birth mother. Suddenly, Ha-na becomes an heiress, living a Cinderella-like life as Yoon Yu-jin, Se-young's cousin and enemy. Unbeknownst to her, she's being exploited as a fake daughter by Chairwoman Shin Yeo-jin, who orchestrated this Cinderella Game with Jin-goo's help. When the truth is revealed, Ha-na transforms into an avenger, seeking revenge against those who wronged her and caused her adoptive parents' death.

Cast

Main

The chairwoman of Hyesung Group, who is a cold-blooded person. She lost daughter for many years ago. One day, she decides to use Ha-na.

  • Han Groo as Goo Ha-na / Yoon Yu-jin / Lee Ha-na Kim Seo-hyun as young Ha-na

The head of a family who has many responsibilities. She is a tour guide and salesperson. One day, she unexpectedly became the chairwoman of Hyesung Group's lost daughter when the DNA result showed that they're biologically related. She truly believes that she is Yoon Yu-jin.

  • Choi Sang as Hwang Jin-goo Lee Chun-moo as young Jin-goo

The president of Hyesung Tour.

  • Ji Soo-won as Choi Myung-ji

Se-young's mother.

Jin-goo's mother and the Chairman Yeo-jin's housekeeper.

Yeo-jin's husband.

  • Park Ri-won as Yoon Se-young Yu Ha-yeon as young Se-young

The Hyesung Tour's head of product planning team under Hyesung Group.

  • Kwon Do-hyung as Goo Ji-seok Gu Hyun as young Ji-seok

The general manager of Hyesung Group, who wants to get his revenge on the chairwoman who caused her parents deaths. He is Ha-na's younger brother.

Supporting

People around Yeo-jin

  • Lee So-yoon as Yoon Yu-jin Lee So-yoon as young Yu-jin / Lee Du-na

Chairwoman Yeo-jin's daughter, who was gone missing when she was a child. She unexpectedly died when she was on the way to find her birth mother. She is Ha-na's best friend, or more like a sister.

People around Ha-na

  • Park Chang-hoon as Goo Ji-chang

Ha-na's younger brother.

Ha-na's younger sister.

Du-na's son, who is being take care by her aunt, Ha-na.

Others

  • Baek Seo-bin as Seok-gi

Ha-na's ex-boyfriend.

Seok-gi's mother.

Production

Development

Cinderella Game is written by Oh Sang-hee, who previously wrote Gracious Revenge (2019–2020) and directed by Lee Hyun-kyung, who previously directed Nothing Uncovered (2024). It is produced by Miracle K Story and Jidam Media.

Casting

Na Young-hee, Ji Soo-won, Kim Hye-ok, and Choi Jong-hwan reportedly confirmed their appearances on October 30, 2024. On the same day, actress Han Groo is reported to appear as the lead as reported by Joy News 24. The next day, Han, Choi Sang, Park Ri-won, and Kwon Do-hyung had been confirmed to appear as the main characters.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on January 21, 2025
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Nobody Knows"RGBY1RGBY2RGBY3RGBY1RGBY2RGBY3Jin Yoon-hee2:26
2."Nobody Knows" (Inst.)RGBY1RGBY2RGBY3Jin Yoon-hee2:26
Total length:4:52

Part 2

Released on February 24, 2025
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."A Night Colored with You"Baek Seung-jaeBaek Seung-jaeZYON3:35
2."A Night Colored with You" (Inst.)Baek Seung-jaeZYON3:35
Total length:7:10

Part 3

Released on February 28, 2025
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."We are not apart"N/AN/AKim Yi-do3:11
2."We are not apart" (Inst.)N/AKim Yi-do3:11
Total length:6:22

Part 4

Released on March 14, 2025
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Tree"N/AN/AHan Groo3:47
2."Tree" (Inst.)N/AHan Groo3:47
Total length:7:34

Part 5

Released on March 28, 2025
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Heart to Heart"N/AN/ALee Ji-ham3:21
2."Heart to Heart" (Inst.)N/ALee Ji-ham3:21
Total length:6:42

Part 6

Released on March 28, 2025
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Remain in That Time"N/AN/ANahyun3:30
2."Remain in That Time" (Inst.)N/ANahyun3:30
Total length:7:00

Release

Cinderella Game was scheduled to premiere on KBS2 on December 2, 2024, and would air every Monday to Friday at 19:50 (KST).

Viewership

EpisodesEpisode number
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
1–251.1781.3061.1001.0991.2181.2851.2941.1601.2671.3611.2691.3191.3751.3911.3711.3651.5381.5611.5811.4811.3901.4591.9201.9162.001
26–501.8671.8482.0982.0342.0011.9292.0091.8112.0301.9661.8821.9511.8811.9741.8861.6431.9611.9681.9871.9692.0291.9681.9791.7561.926
51–751.7361.8771.8081.8241.7781.8881.7652.0102.0181.8781.9071.9792.1122.1472.1321.9442.0741.9392.0572.1692.0352.0022.1192.1121.978
76–1002.2751.8691.9991.9142.1642.0341.9452.1022.0222.1452.0831.9682.1182.0572.1731.9592.0882.2072.1101.4771.9442.0872.1261.9972.067
1011.987–
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
Nielsen Korea
NationwideSeoul
1December 2, 20247.5% (4th)6.5% (3rd)
2December 3, 20248.1% (3rd)6.8% (4th)
3December 4, 20247.1% (4th)6.0% (4th)
4December 5, 20246.7% (5th)5.8% (5th)
5December 6, 20247.4% (4th)6.1% (3rd)
6December 9, 20248.1% (4th)6.4% (4th)
7December 10, 20247.9% (4th)6.4% (4th)
8December 11, 20247.3% (4th)6.0% (4th)
9December 12, 20247.9% (2nd)6.1% (2nd)
10December 13, 20247.9% (4th)6.1% (5th)
11December 16, 20247.8% (4th)6.0% (4th)
12December 17, 20248.5% (2nd)6.9% (3rd)
13December 18, 20248.7% (3rd)7.4% (3rd)
14December 19, 20248.5% (2nd)7.1% (3rd)
15December 20, 20248.6% (3rd)7.2% (4th)
16December 23, 20248.6% (3rd)7.5% (3rd)
17December 24, 20249.1% (2nd)7.4% (3rd)
18December 25, 20249.4% (3rd)7.8% (3rd)
19December 26, 20249.4% (2nd)8.2% (3rd)
20December 27, 20249.2% (3rd)8.2% (3rd)
21December 30, 20248.9% (2nd)7.2% (3rd)
22December 31, 20248.7% (2nd)7.4% (3rd)
23January 1, 202510.7% (2nd)8.6% (3rd)
24January 2, 202510.4% (2nd)8.7% (3rd)
25January 3, 202511.1% (2nd)9.4% (2nd)
26January 6, 202510.5% (2nd)9.0% (2nd)
27January 7, 202510.5% (2nd)9.0% (3rd)
28January 8, 202511.4% (2nd)10.1% (2nd)
29January 9, 202511.2% (2nd)9.4% (3rd)
30January 10, 202511.0% (2nd)9.1% (3rd)
31January 13, 202510.7% (2nd)8.7% (3rd)
32January 14, 202511.4% (2nd)9.5% (3rd)
33January 15, 202510.3% (1st)8.5% (2nd)
34January 16, 202511.2% (2nd)9.7% (2nd)
35January 17, 202510.8% (2nd)9.2% (4th)
36January 20, 202510.7% (2nd)8.6% (3rd)
37January 21, 202511.4% (2nd)9.3% (2nd)
38January 22, 202510.8% (2nd)8.9% (2nd)
39January 23, 202511.3% (2nd)9.6% (2nd)
40January 24, 202510.7% (3rd)8.6% (4th)
41January 27, 20258.8% (2nd)8.0% (3rd)
42January 30, 202510.5% (3rd)8.8% (4th)
43January 31, 202510.8% (2nd)9.3% (2nd)
44February 3, 202511.2% (2nd)9.7% (2nd)
45February 4, 202510.9% (2nd)9.2% (2nd)
46February 5, 202511.2% (2nd)9.5% (3rd)
47February 6, 202511.3% (2nd)9.5% (2nd)
48February 7, 202511.1% (2nd)9.3% (3rd)
49February 10, 202510.3% (2nd)8.6% (3rd)
50February 12, 202510.6% (2nd)8.5% (3rd)
51February 13, 202510.0% (2nd)8.7% (3rd)
52February 14, 202510.7% (3rd)9.0% (3rd)
53February 17, 202510.2% (2nd)8.6% (3rd)
54February 18, 202510.4% (2nd)8.4% (2nd)
55February 19, 202510.0% (2nd)8.3% (2nd)
56February 20, 202510.3% (2nd)8.8% (2nd)
57February 21, 202510.2% (2nd)8.4% (3rd)
58February 24, 202511.3% (2nd)9.8% (2nd)
59February 25, 20259.2% (2nd)
60February 26, 202510.8% (2nd)8.7% (2nd)
61February 27, 202510.7% (2nd)8.9% (2nd)
62February 28, 202511.2% (2nd)9.1% (2nd)
63March 3, 202511.5% (2nd)10.1% (2nd)
64March 4, 202512.2% (2nd)10.3% (2nd)
65March 5, 202511.8% (2nd)9.9% (2nd)
66March 6, 202511.3% (2nd)9.8% (2nd)
67March 7, 202511.8% (2nd)9.3% (2nd)
68March 10, 202511.1% (2nd)9.3% (2nd)
69March 11, 202511.6% (2nd)9.6% (2nd)
70March 12, 202511.9% (2nd)10.3% (2nd)
71March 13, 202511.4% (2nd)9.7% (2nd)
72March 14, 202511.2% (2nd)9.3% (2nd)
73March 17, 202511.7% (2nd)9.7% (2nd)
74March 19, 202511.7% (2nd)9.6% (2nd)
75March 20, 202511.1% (3rd)9.5% (3rd)
76March 21, 202512.4% (2nd)10.7% (3rd)
77March 24, 202510.8% (2nd)8.6% (2nd)
78March 25, 202511.3% (3rd)9.5% (3rd)
79March 26, 202511.4% (1st)9.0% (1st)
80March 27, 202512.6% (1st)10.6% (1st)
81March 28, 202511.3% (3rd)9.0% (3rd)
82March 31, 202511.0% (2nd)9.6% (2nd)
83April 1, 202512.2% (2nd)9.7% (2nd)
84April 2, 202511.4% (2nd)9.5% (2nd)
85April 3, 202512.1% (2nd)10.2% (2nd)
86April 4, 202511.7% (2nd)10.1% (2nd)
87April 7, 202511.7% (2nd)10.0% (2nd)
88April 8, 202511.8% (2nd)9.9% (2nd)
89April 9, 202511.9% (1st)10.5% (1st)
90April 10, 202512.1% (1st)10.7% (1st)
91April 11, 202511.0% (2nd)9.0% (2nd)
92April 14, 202511.8% (2nd)10.3% (2nd)
93April 15, 202512.0% (1st)10.7% (1st)
94April 16, 202511.8% (1st)9.8% (2nd)
95April 17, 20258.6% (2nd)7.5% (2nd)
96April 18, 202510.9% (1st)9.4% (1st)
97April 21, 202511.6% (2nd)10.1% (2nd)
98April 22, 202512.0% (2nd)10.3% (2nd)
99April 23, 202511.2% (2nd)9.5% (2nd)
100April 24, 202511.9% (1st)10.5% (1st)
101April 25, 202510.8% (1st)8.9% (2nd)
Average10.5%8.9%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Notes

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