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The Liar and His Lover
Promotional Poster
Also known asLovely Love Lie
Hangul
그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해
Literal meaningShe Loves Lies Too Much
Revised RomanizationGeunyeoneun Geojitmaleul Neomu Saranghae
GenreRomantic comedy
Based onKanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru
by Kotomi Aoki
Developed byStudio Dragon
Written byKim Kyung-Min
Directed byKim Jin-min
Creative directorChoi Jin-hee
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Park Ho-shik
  • Moon Suk-hwan
  • Oh Kwang-hee
ProducerJung Se-ryung
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBon Factory Worldwide
Original release
NetworkTVN
ReleaseMarch 20 (2017-03-20) –
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)
Related
The Liar and His Lover (film)

The Liar and His Lover (Korean: 그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Hyun-woo and 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] The series was also released internationally on Netflix starting from October 1, 2019.

Synopsis

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The series focuses on a heartbroken genius music composer Kang Han-gyul (Lee Hyun-woo) who meets the talented singer and student Yoon So-rim (Joy) while he is living under a hidden identity. With her courageous honesty and beautiful singing skills, So-rim draws Han-gyul back to her time again. Along the way, the two of them clash as So-rim starts her career in the music industry and begins to uncover Han-gyul's lies.

Cast

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Main

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A former bassist who quit the rock band Crude Play right before they debuted after losing his confidence to perform. He now works behind the scenes as its 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 with a beautiful 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 lives with her grandmother who runs a store called "Happy Fruits and Vegetables". While helping her grandmother by delivering orders to customers one day, So-rim accidentally meets and falls in love at first sight with Han-gyul.
  • Lee Jung-jin as Choi Jin-hyuk, director of Sole Music who has been in love with Yoo-na from the beginning and has been waiting for her.
  • Lee Seo-won as Seo Chan-young[10]
A bass player who replaced Han-gyul in Crude Play who feels that he has never been fully a part of the group. Chan-young is resentful of Han-gyul and later becomes the producer for So-rim's band and begins to fall for her.
Han-gyul's ex-girlfriend, a singer who is criticized by the media for using her body to gain fame. Even after they broke up, her feelings for Kang Han-gyul have never gone away.

Supporting

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Crude Play band members

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People around Han-gyul

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  • Choi Min-soo as Kang In-woo, a street singer who is Han-gyul's father.

People around So-rim

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  • Im Ye-jin as Kim Soon-hee, So-rim's grandmother, who owns a store called Happy Fruits and Vegetables.
  • 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 become famous.
  • Jeon Yoo-rim [ko] as Lee Se-jung, So-rim's classmate and rival who is a long-time fan of Chan-young.

People around Jin-hyuk

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  • Park Ji-young as Yoo Hyun-jung, 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, an employee of Sole Music who likes Si-hyun.

Others

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  • 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

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  • Baek Soo-ryun
  • Park Hye-na
  • Park Hae-soo
  • Kim Young-pil
  • Momoland as girl group from survival show "Produce 20" (Ep. 6)[13]
  • 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

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(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 series 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 Liar and His Lover marked the acting debut of Red Velvet member Joy.[16]

The 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

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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

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The Liar and His Lover
OST Album
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedMay 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean, English
LabelCJ E&M Music
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Yeowooya" (여우야 (女雨夜))Joy03:55
2."I'm Okay" (괜찮아, 난)Joy feat. Lee Hyun-woo03:09
3."I'm Okay" (괜찮아, 난)Crude Play04:00
4."Peterpan"Crude Play03:27
5."Your Days" (요즘 너 말야)Joy03:51
6."Shiny Boy"Joy03:24
7."Counting Stars at Night" (별 헤는 밤)Hong Seo-young04:06
8."Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (어제 오늘 내일)Hong Seo-young03:30
9."In Your Eyes"Crude Play03:30
10."Waiting for You" (너를 기다리는 법)Joy03:22
11."The Road to Me" (내게 오는 길)Joy04:11
12."Producer K"Choi In-young02:42
13."Our Youth" (우리들의 청춘)Hwang Sang-joon02:18
14."Fall for Han Gyul" (한결에게 반하다)Park Eun-ji03:01
15."Sing It, Yoon So Rim" (노래해, 윤소림)Lee A-ram03:45
16."First Meet with Han Kang" (한강 첫 만남)Hwang Sang-joon01:54
17."This Is First Love" (첫사랑이에요)Park Eun-ji03:09
18."Challenge"Lee A-ram02:31
19."Grandma and Me" (할머니와 나)Choi In-young03:48
20."With You" (너랑 같이)Lee A-ram03:07
21."Heart Grows" (마음이 자꾸 커져서)Park Eun-ji03:25
22."Run, Now" (달려가, 지금)Choi In-young02:39
23."Miss You, Han Gyul" (보고 싶어요 한결씨)Hwang Sang-joon01:59
24."Mushroom Girl, So Rim" (버섯소녀 소림)Park Eun-ji02:22
Total length:1:17:05
OST Part 1–9

Part 1

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Yeowooya" (여우야)Kim Kwang-jin [ko]Kim Kwang-jinJoy03:55
2."Yeowooya" (Inst.) Kim Kwang-jin 03:55
Total length:07:50

Part 2

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'm Okay" (난 괜찮아)
  • Hwang Sang-joon
  • Kim Kyung-min
  • Shin Hyung
  • MONSTER NO.9
Joy feat. Lee Hyun-woo03:09
2."I'm Okay" (Inst.) 
  • Shin Hyung
  • MONSTER NO.9
 03:09
Total length:06:18

Part 3

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'm OK" (괜찮아, 난)
  • Kim Kyung-min
  • Taibian
  • Shin Hyung
  • Hwang Sang-joon
Crude Play04:00
2."Peterpan"
  • Lee Jin-hee
  • Taibian
  • Junjaman
  • Hwang Sang-joon
Crude Play03:27
Total length:07:27

Part 4

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Your Days" (요즘 너 말야)
  • Jung Da-un
  • Jung Hye-sun
Jung Da-unJoy03:51
2."Your Days" (Inst.) Jung Da-un 03:51
Total length:07:42

Part 5

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Shiny Boy"Choi In-youngChoi In-youngJoy03:24
2."Shiny Boy" (Inst.) Choi In-young 03:24
Total length:06:48

Part 6

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Counting Stars at Night" (별 헤는 밤)
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Premium Project
  • Cosmic Sound
  • Premium Project
  • Bloodmoon
Hong Seo-young04:06
2."Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" (어제 오늘 내일)TaibianShin HyungHong Seo-young03:30
Total length:07:36

Part 7

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."In Your Eyes"
FrantsCrude Play03:30
2."In Your Eyes" (Inst.) Frants 03:30
Total length:07:00

Part 8

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Waiting for You" (너를 기다리는 법)RaphaelRaphaelJoy03:22
2."Waiting for You" (Inst.) Raphael 03:22
Total length:06:44

Part 9

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."The Way to Me" (내게 오는 길)Yang Jae-sun
  • Kim Hyung-suk
  • Lee Sang-hun
Joy04:11
2."The Way to Me" (Inst.) 
  • Kim Hyung-suk
  • Lee Sang-hun
 04:11
Total length:08:22

Charted songs

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Chart performance
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Remarks
KOR
Gaon
"Yeowooya"
(Joy (Red Velvet)) 		2017
43
Part 1
"I'm Okay"
(Joy feat. Lee Hyun-woo)
85
Part 2
Album
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
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The Liar and His Lover OST 11

Ratings

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  • 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).

See also

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References

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  3. ^ tvN 측 "이현우-레드벨벳 조이, '그녀는 거짓말을...' 출연 확정"(공식입장). Newsen (in Korean). January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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  11. ^ '그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해' 홍서영 "첫 드라마, 떨리고 영광" – 뮤지컬 라이징 스타에서 안방극장 데뷔 [What to expect for the rookie star Hong Seo-young in The Liar and His Lover]. Asia Globe Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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  13. ^ Ha, Kyung-heon (April 4, 2017). 모모랜드 연우-혜빈-나윤, tvN '그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해' 깜짝 출연 [Momoland members Yeon-woo, Hye-bin, and Na-yoon make cameo appearances in TVN series 'The Liar and His Lover']. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Ha Kyung-heon.
  14. ^ '그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해' 레드벨벳 조이 윤소림 役 출연 확정 [공식입장]. MK News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  15. ^ 이정진, '그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해' 출연 확정... 프로듀서 役텐아시아. Ten Asia (in Korean). January 17, 2017. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
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  18. ^ Cumulative sales for "Yeowooya":
  19. ^ "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 13". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  20. ^ *그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해 OST. Gaon Chart (in Korean). May 25, 2017.
  21. ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Month 05". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  22. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  23. ^ TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다.. TNmS (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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