Liar Game (2014 TV series)

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) for 12 episodes.^[2][3]

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	Kim So-eun Lee Sang-yoon Shin Sung-rok
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	October 20 (2014-10-20) – November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)

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
• Kim Seon-hwa as Ppippi the fortuneteller
• 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]