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South Korean TV series
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Also known as Lovely Love Lie Genre Based on Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru by Kotomi AokiDeveloped by Studio Dragon Written by Kim Kyung-Min Directed by Kim Jin-min Creative director Jinnie Jin-hee Choi Starring Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Park Ho-shik Moon Suk-hwan Oh Kwang-hee Producer Jung Se-ryung Camera setup Single-camera Running time 60 minutes Production company Bon Factory Worldwide Network tvN Release March 20 (2017-03-20 ) – May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09 ) The Liar and His Lover (film)
The Liar and His Lover (Korean : 그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해 ; RR : Geunyeoneun Geojitmaleul Neomu Saranghae ; lit. She Loves Lies Too Much ) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Hyun-woo and Joy (Park Soo-young) with Lee Jung-jin , Lee Seo-won and Hong Seo-young. The drama is based on the popular Japanese manga Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru by Kotomi Aoki.[ 1] It aired on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 23:00 (KST ) starting from March 20, 2017.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] The series was also released internationally on Netflix starting from October 1, 2019.
Synopsis
A love story about a heartbroken genius music composer Kang Han-gyul (Lee Hyun-woo ) who meets the talented singer and student Yoon So-rim (Joy ) whilst he's living under a hidden identity. With her courageous honesty and beautiful singing, So-rim draws Han-gyul back to her time and time again. Along the way the two meet obstacles as So-rim starts her career in the music industry and begins to uncover Han-gyul's lies.
Cast
Main
A former bass player who quit the famous rock band Crude Play right before they debuted after losing his confidence to perform. He now works behind-the-scenes as the band's talented music composer and producer under the name "K". By chance, Han-gyul meets So-rim and begins to fall for her whilst hiding his true identity.
A nineteen-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted voice. She is scouted by a music CEO and forms the band Mush & Co with her two childhood friends. So-rim's parents died when she was young and she now lives with her grandmother who runs a store called "Happy Fruits and Vegetables". So-rim helps her grandmother by delivering orders to customers, and one day accidentally meets and falls in love at first sight with Han-gyul.
Director of Sole Music. He has been in love with Yu-na from the beginning and has been waiting for her.
A bass player who replaced Han-gyul in Crude Play . He feels that he has never been fully a part of the group and is resentful of Han-gyul. He later becomes the producer for So-rim's band, and begins to fall for her.
K's ex-girlfriend. A singer who is criticized by the media for using her body to gain fame. Her feelings for Kang Han-gyul have never gone away even after they broke up.
Supporting
Crude Play band members
People around Han-gyul
Choi Min-soo as Kang In-woo, a street singer who is Han-gyul's father.
People around So-rim
Im Ye-jin as Kim Soon-hee, So-rim's grandmother, who owns the "Happy Fruits and Vegetables" store.
Song Kang as Baek Jin-woo, So-rim's childhood friend and the guitarist of the band Mush & Co . He has a long-standing crush on So-rim.
Park Jong-hyuk [ko ] as Lee Kyu-seon, So-rim's childhood friend and the drummer of the band Mush & Co .
Kim In-kwon as Bong Won-bin, So-rim's homeroom teacher, who helped So-rim and her childhood friends to become famous.
Jeon Yoo-rim [ko ] as Lee Se-jung, So-rim's classmate, who is jealous of So-rim and hates her. She is a die-hard fan of Chan-young.
People around Jin-hyuk
CEO of Who Entertainment who has been in love with Han-gyul's father since she was young.
Lee Ha-eun as Yeon Soo-yeon
Employee of Sole Music and likes Si-hyun.
Others
Lee Yu-joon
Kim Min-seok as Ku Joon-seok
Yang Kyung-won as Kim-eun
Park Seon-hee as Kyu-seon's mother
Kim Seo-young
In Sung-ho
Choi Nam-uk
Choi Na-moo
Jung Yu-an
Min Kyung-jin
Kang Woo-je
Yoon Eun-byul
Yu Ji-hyuk
Choi Ji-an
Yu Ji-yeon
Son Yoon-ju (Voice appearance)
Seo Dan-woo
Jo Young-seon
Lee Young-rae
Kyung Kyu-min
Lee Ho-seok as member of a band
Park Jae-seok as member of a band
Kim Soo-hyun as member of a band
Han Chan-young as member of a band
Special appearances
Baek Soo-ryun
Park Hye-na
Park Hae-soo
Kim Young-pil
Momoland as girl group from survival show "Produce 20" (Ep. 6)
INX , boy group from survival show "Produce 20" (Ep. 6)
Kim Yong-gun as Chairman of Who Entertainment and Hyun-jung's father (Ep. 7)
Production
(L-R): Lee Seo-won , Joy and Lee Hyun-woo at the drama's press conference on 14 March 2017
The drama's director Kim Jin-min is known for his hit dramas Time Between Dog and Wolf and Marriage Contract .[ 14] The production company Bon Factory Worldwide also produced The Greatest Love , You're Beautiful , Master's Sun and She Was Pretty .[ 15]
The drama marks the acting debut of Red Velvet's Joy (Park Soo-young) .[ 16]
First script reading took place on January 21, 2017. The second script reading featuring the main cast took place on February 8, 2017 at CJ E&M Center in Sangam-dong , Seoul , South Korea .[ 17]
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Result
2017
OSEN Cable TV Awards
Newcomer Award
Joy (Park Sooyoung)
Won
CJ AWARDS 2017 America Award
Best TvN Drama
The Liar and His Lover
Won
Original soundtrack
Title Artist(s) 1. "A Fox" (여우야) Joy 03:55 2. "I'm Okay" (괜찮아, 난) Joy feat. Lee Hyun-woo 03:09 3. "I'm Okay" (괜찮아, 난) Crude Play 04:00 4. "Peterpan" Crude Play 03:27 5. "Your Days" (요즘 너 말야) Joy 03:51 6. "Shiny Boy" Joy 03:24 7. "Counting Stars at Night" (별 헤는 밤) Hong Seo-young 04:06 8. "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (어제 오늘 내일) Hong Seo-young 03:30 9. "In Your Eyes" Crude Play 03:30 10. "Waiting for You" (너를 기다리는 법) Joy 03:22 11. "The Road to Me" (내게 오는 길) Joy 04:11 12. "Producer K" Choi In-young 02:42 13. "Our Youth" (우리들의 청춘) Hwang Sang-joon 02:18 14. "Fall for Han Gyul" (한결에게 반하다) Park Eun-ji 03:01 15. "Sing It, Yoon So Rim" (노래해, 윤소림) Lee A-ram 03:45 16. "First Meet with Han Kang" (한강 첫 만남) Hwang Sang-joon 01:54 17. "This Is First Love" (첫사랑이에요) Park Eun-ji 03:09 18. "Challenge" Lee A-ram 02:31 19. "Grandma and Me" (할머니와 나) Choi In-young 03:48 20. "With You" (너랑 같이) Lee A-ram 03:07 21. "Heart Grows" (마음이 자꾸 커져서) Park Eun-ji 03:25 22. "Run, Now" (달려가, 지금) Choi In-young 02:39 23. "Miss You, Han Gyul" (보고 싶어요 한결씨) Hwang Sang-joon 01:59 24. "Mushroom Girl, So Rim" (버섯소녀 소림) Park Eun-ji 02:22 Total length: 1:17:05
OST Part 1–9
Part 1
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "A Fox" (여우야) Kim Kwang-jin Kim Kwang-jin Joy 03:55 2. "A Fox" (Inst.) Kim Kwang-jin 03:55 Total length: 07:50
Part 2
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I'm Okay" (난 괜찮아) Hwang Sang-joon Kim Kyung-min Joy feat. Lee Hyun-woo 03:09 2. "I'm Okay" (Inst.) 03:09 Total length: 06:18
Part 3
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I'm OK" (괜찮아, 난) Shin Hyung Hwang Sang-joon Crude Play 04:00 2. "Peterpan" Crude Play 03:27 Total length: 07:27
Part 4
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Your Days" (요즘 너 말야) Jung Da-un Joy 03:51 2. "Your Days" (Inst.) Jung Da-un 03:51 Total length: 07:42
Part 5
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Shiny Boy" Choi In-young Choi In-young Joy 03:24 2. "Shiny Boy" (Inst.) Choi In-young 03:24 Total length: 06:48
Part 6
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Counting Stars at Night" (별 헤는 밤) Cosmic Sound Premium Project Cosmic Sound Premium Project Bloodmoon Hong Seo-young 04:06 2. "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (어제 오늘 내일) Taibian Shin Hyung Hong Seo-young 03:30 Total length: 07:36
Part 7
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "In Your Eyes" Frants Crude Play 03:30 2. "In Your Eyes" (Inst.) Frants 03:30 Total length: 07:00
Part 8
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Waiting for You" (너를 기다리는 법) Raphael Raphael Joy 03:22 2. "Waiting for You" (Inst.) Raphael 03:22 Total length: 06:44
Part 9
Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "The Way to Me" (내게 오는 길) Yang Jae-sun Kim Hyung-suk Lee Sang-hun Joy 04:11 2. "The Way to Me" (Inst.) Kim Hyung-suk Lee Sang-hun 04:11 Total length: 08:22
Charted songs
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[ 22]
TNmS[ 23]
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
1
March 20, 2017
1.524%
1.707%
2.0%
2
March 21, 2017
1.345%
1.427%
1.7%
3
March 27, 2017
1.267%
1.765%
1.3%
4
March 28, 2017
1.839%
2.309%
1.7%
5
April 3, 2017
1.435%
1.775%
1.7%
6
April 4, 2017
1.460%
1.506%
1.2%
7
April 10, 2017
1.693%
2.012%
1.7%
8
April 11, 2017
1.623%
1.828%
1.7%
9
April 17, 2017
1.494%
1.839%
1.3%
10
April 18, 2017
1.433%
1.719%
1.2%
11
April 24, 2017
1.384%
1.641%
1.2%
12
April 25, 2017
1.592%
2.015%
1.4%
13
May 1, 2017
1.387%
1.609%
1.0%
14
May 2, 2017
1.550%
1.736%
1.8%
15
May 8, 2017
1.227%
—
1.8%
16
May 9, 2017
1.379%
1.501%
1.4%
Average
1.482%
1.754%
1.5%
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
International broadcast
In Japan - the drama started airing on Mnet starting from June 4, 2017.
In Hong Kong - the drama started airing on now Entertainment starting June 8, 2017
Malaysia - NTV7 27 July 2018 4pm Monday to Friday
In Southeast Asia - tvN Asia (Upcoming)
Philippines - GMA News TV from September 9 to October 4, 2019
The drama started airing internationally on Netflix from October 1, 2019.
See also
References
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^ "조이, '그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해' 출연 확정...첫 연기 도전!" . bntnews.hankyung.com . Retrieved 2017-01-14 .
^ "Lee Seo-won Completes the Love Triangle in The Liar and His Lover" . Naver .
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^ "| 이정진, '그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해' 출연 확정… 프로듀서 役텐아시아" . 텐아시아 (in Korean). 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-03-20 .
^ S, Ambili. "Red Velvet's Joy to make acting debut in tvN drama" . International Business Times, Singapore Edition . Retrieved 2017-03-20 .
^ " '그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해' 이현우♡조이, 발렌타인데이 기념 러블리 투샷" . Retrieved 2017-02-14 .
^ Cumulative sales for "A Fox":
^ "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 13" . gaonchart.co.kr . Retrieved 2017-04-06 .
^ *"그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해 OST" . May 25, 2017.
^ "Gaon Album Chart – Month 05" . gaonchart.co.kr . Retrieved 2017-06-08 .
^ "Nielsen Korea" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017 .
^ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다" . www.tnms.tv . Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2017-03-08 .
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