| Liar Game | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller |
| Based on | Liar Game by Shinobu Kaitani |
| Written by | Ryu Yong-jae |
| Directed by | Kim Hong-sun |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Production companies | Apollo Pictures Fantagio |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | 20 October – 18 November 2014 |
Liar Game (Korean: 라이어 게임; RR: Raieo Geim) is a 2014 South Korean television series based on the Japanese manga of the same title by Shinobu Kaitani.[1] Starring Kim So-eun, Lee Sang-yoon, and Shin Sung-rok, it aired on tvN from October 20 to November 18, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) time slot for 12 episodes.[2][3]
Synopsis
Nam Da-jung (Kim So-eun) is an innocent college student who passes a hidden camera audition and is invited to join the reality show Liar Game, a psychological survival game wherein participants trick each other and the one who ultimately succeeds wins the prize money of ₩10 billion (US$9.3 million). Tempted by the chance to pay off her debts, Da-jung joins the game and gets conned out of the initial money given to her. In desperation, she asks genius ex-con swindler and former psychology professor Ha Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yoon) to help her win the game.
Cast
Main
- Kim So-eun as Nam Da-jung
- Lee Sang-yoon as Ha Woo-jin
- Shin Sung-rok as Kang Do-young
Supporting
- Choi Yoon-so as Goo Ja-young
- Kim Young-ae as Woo-jin's mother
- Jo Jae-yoon as Jo Dal-gu
- Um Hyo-sup as Da-jung's father
- Kang Min-kyung as Sung-ja
- Cha Soo-yeon as Lee Yoon-joo
- Choi Jin-ho as Director Jang
- Kim Ik-tae as Hyun Jung-beom
- Lee El as Oh Jung-ah / Jamie
- Jang Seung-jo as Kim Bong-geun
- Lee Si-hoo as Choi Sung-joon
- Lee Kyu-bok as President Bae
- Lee Jun-hyeok as Criminal (ep. 1)
- Lee Cheol-min as Bulldog
- Lee Hae-yeong as Lawyer
- Park Ho-san as detective
Other
This drama is a remake of the original Liar Game manga, it is not a remake of the Japanese drama. This drama only has the original manga's copyright.[4]
References
- ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (12 October 2014). "Cartoon-inspired TV dramas on the way". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ↑ Choi, Eun-hwa (12 September 2014). "Kim So Eun, Lee Sang Yoon and Shin Sung Rok Confirmed for Drama Liar Game". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ↑ Ko, Hong-ju (23 September 2014). "Lee Sang Yoon, Kim So Eun, Shin Sung Rok and More Gear Up for Drama Liar Game". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ↑ '라이어 게임' 작가 "일드 리메이크 아니다" Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine - OSEN (in Korean)
External links
- Liar Game official tvN website (in Korean)
- Liar Game at HanCinema
- Liar Game at IMDb
- Manga-Based Dramas Are Not Always A Formula For Success - KDrama Stars