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Murder, she wrote

In Cheat On Me If You Can, Cho Yeo-jeong plays a murder-mystery writer with a philandering spouse

South Korean actress Cho Yeo-jeong's (above) varied credits include award-winning drama Parasite (2019) and erotic period films.
South Korean actress Cho Yeo-jeong's (above) varied credits include award-winning drama Parasite (2019) and erotic period films. PHOTO: VIU
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South Korean actress Cho Yeo-jeong is not a big reader of murder mysteries, but she plays a novelist who made her name writing such stories in Cheat On Me If You Can.

The series, currently streaming on Viu, follows the marriage of Kang Yeo-joo (Cho), whose philandering husband promised her in writing that if he cheats on her, he dies.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 26, 2021, with the headline Murder, she wrote. Subscribe