December 2, 2020 (2020-12-02) – January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
Cheat on Me If You Can[1] (Korean: 바람피면 죽는다) is a South Korean television series starring Cho Yeo-jeong, Go Jun, Yeonwoo, Kim Young-dae and Kim Ye-won. The series directed by Kim Hyung-seok and written by Lee Seong-min follows an unconventional and intense story about Kang Yeo-joo, a novelist who wrote a memorandum to her husband Han Woo-sung, a divorce lawyer, stating, "If You Cheat, You Die". It aired on KBS2 from December 2, 2020 to January 28, 2021 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:30 (KST).[2]
Synopsis
A comical mystery thriller between a divorce lawyer and his wife, a criminal novelist who only thinks about how to kill people. She wrote a memorandum stating, "If you cheat, you die".
Cast
Main
Cho Yeo-jeong as Kang Yeo-joo, author of a few best-selling mystery novels, known for her writing style. She usually ends her stories by finishing off her immoral male characters for being unfaithful. So she is dubbed the "Praying Mantis".[3]
Go Jun as Han Woo-sung, husband of Yeo-joo, a divorce lawyer who is passionate and emotionally involved with his job.[4]
Kim Young-dae as Cha Soo-ho, a part-time worker at a convenience store, who is actually an agent of the National Intelligence Service.[5]
Yeonwoo as Go Mi-rae, a college student who looks innocent but deep inside, carries a complicated personality.
Supporting
People around Yeo-joo and Woo-sung
Song Ok-sook as Yeom Jin-ok, a professional house-keeper working at Yeo-joo and Woo-sung's house
Kim Jeong-pal as Bae Jung-shik, the apartment manager
Kim Gwang-sub as Green Ivy member
Production
The series, also known as You Cheat, You Die, You're Dead If You Cheat, and If I Cheat, I Die, is directed by Kim Hyoung-seok and written by Lee Sung-min. In July 2020, Go Jun was confirmed to play the lead role.[7]Bae Noo-ri was confirmed in August 2020.[8] The first reading of the script was held in August 2020.[9]
On August 22, KBS announced that in an emergency meeting they decided to stop production. The filming of the series would stop to prevent the cast and crew to become infected with COVID-19, as new outbreaks of the disease were reported. On October 13, first look poster and first air date was officially announced. The drama's first poster apparently purported to show an important clue, as it shows a document inside a plastic bag taped shut at the scene of a crime. The document is stained with blood and reads, "If Han Woo-sung has an affair with another person after he has married Kang Yeo-joo, Kang Yeo-joo will have all the rights to Han Woo-sung's body."[10][11]
Episode 8 did not air on Thursday, December 24, 2020 to allow the airing of the 2020 KBS Entertainment Awards.
Episode 9 did not air on Thursday, December 31, 2020 to allow the airing of the 2020 KBS Drama Awards. It aired on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
According to Nielsen Korea the first episode of the series recorded 5.8% average audience viewership nationwide and 6.2% in metropolitan area. It ranked first among Wednesday and Thursday dramas.[15]
Cheat on Me If You Can : 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
888
1035
TBD
860
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[16]
^Jang, Woo-young (December 2, 2020). "'바람피면 죽는다' 고준, 피 흘리며 등장 "조여정 죽여달라" 부탁" ['If you cheat, you die' Go-jun appeared bleeding and asked for "kill Jo Yeo-jung"]. Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^"배누리, '바람피면 죽는다' 출연 확정…국정원 요원 역" [Nuri Bae confirmed to appear in'If you cheat, you die'... NIS agent role]. DongA. August 1, 2020.
^Kim, Hyun-sik (August 19, 2020). "고준X조여정, '바람피면 죽는다' 첫 대본리딩 현장 공개" [Go Jun X Jo Yeo-jeong,'If you cheat, you die' first script reading]. 이데일리. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
^Yang, So-young (October 12, 2020). "조여정 고준 '바람피면 죽는다' 1차 포스터 공개" [Jo Yeo-jung and Go-jun'If you cheat, you die' 1st poster released]. 스타투데이.
