Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale Ep 3-4 recap: What is Lee Jun-young to Pyo Ye-jin, a cupid or a stepmother?

Lee Jun-young & Pyo Ye-jin in the official poster of Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (Images Via Instagram/@tving_official)
Lee Jun-young & Pyo Ye-jin in the official poster of Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale (Images Via Instagram/@tving_official)

Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale or Dreaming of Cinde Fxxxing Rella starring Lee Jun-young, Pyo Ye-jin, Kim Hyun-jin, and Song Ji-woo aired episodes 3 and 4 on Friday, June 7, 2024. It is a comedy romance web series that follows the story of a girl who dreams of finding a charming prince to escape the reality of her life.

Pyo Ye-jin plays the role of Shin Jae-rim, a girl who wishes to become a Cinderella who will be saved by a prince. She is tired of struggling due to her financial condition.

Meanwhile, Lee Jun-young depicts the character of Moon Cha-min, an eighth-generation chaebol son of a wealthy family and the CEO of the social club named Chungdam Heaven. Moon Cha-min is a quirky person who pays no attention to women and to avoid them he thinks of them as lifeless stones.

However, after meeting Shin Jae-rim, who had come to Chungdam Heaven Club for a job recruitment interview, Moon Cha-min falls for her but he is in denial. He hired her as a manager at the club as he liked her interesting personality.


Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale Ep 3-4 recap: Lee Jun-young denies his feelings for Pyo Ye-jin as she searches for her prince charming

Previously in Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale, Shin Jae-rim revealed her dream of becoming a Cinderella in front of her colleagues and her boss at the Chungdam Heaven Club. Cinderella is someone who wants to marry a wealthy man and receive love.

According to Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale episode 3, after hearing this CEO Moon Cha-min was extremely angry that he decided to help her become independent by giving her extra work on the first day of her job as an angel manager, just like Cinderella’s stepmother.

This plan backfired as Shin Jae-rim became more impatient to become a Cinderella due to the exhaustion she received from the tasks at the club.

The rumors of Shin Jae-rim’s Cinderella goals spread like wildfire at the club that Ban Dan-a (Song Ji-woo), Moon Cha-min's fiancée found out as well. Ban Dan-a and Moon Cha-min are engaged for convenience as they want to live their individual lives alone in peace. But, Ban Dan-a got anxious as she saw Moon Cha-min getting closer to Shin Jae-rim.

In Episode 4 of Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale, Ban Dan-a introduced Shin Jae-rim to a fortune teller who gives her a paper talisman with a description of the man she wants to marry. Shin Jae-rim got excited as the very next day, a man with her ideal traits just entered the Chungdam Heaven club.

He was Baek Dong-ho played by Kim Hyun-jin, a film director who wanted to become a member of the club. Shin Jae-rim believed Baek Dong-ho was her prince and convinced Moon Cha-min to accept him as a member of the club. The club held a grand party as a new member joined the club, Baek Dong-ho invited Shin Jae-rim to the party in front of Moon Cha-min.

Moon Cha-min was not only jealous of Baek Dong-ho but also did not want Shin Jae-rim to become Cinderella, he assigned her the surprise task of arranging an exhibition, if she failed to do it she wouldn't be able to go to a party.

Just like the stepmother in Cinderella, Moon Cha-min did what he had to, to stop her from going to the party. Moon Cha-min also accidentally became a cupid as every task eventually led her to Baek Dong-ho.

At the party, Shin Jae-rim was treated like a gold digger by the members of the club and Ban Dan-a, in front of Baek Dong-ho who had been treating her nicely this whole time. However, Baek Dong-ho completely changed, siding with the club member breaking Shin Jae-rim’s heart.

The situation became more intense and dramatic as Moon Cha-min stepped in to help Shin Jae-rim. Here, Moon Cha-min subtly made an indirect confession about his feelings for Shin Jae-rim which he had been holding back.

At the end of episode 4 of Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale, Moon Cha-min is slapped by Ban Dan-a, it is yet to be seen what happens next.


Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale airs two episodes every Friday on the OTT platform TVING, Viu, and Paramount+, in selected regions.

Edited by Ameen Fatima
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