The Liar and His Lover (TV series)

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.

The Liar and His Lover
Promotional Poster
Also known as	Lovely Love Lie
Hangul	그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해
Lit.	She Loves Lies Too Much
RR	Geunyeoneun geojinmareul neomu saranghae
MR	Kŭnyŏnŭn kŏjinmarŭl nŏmu saranghae
Genre	Romantic comedy
Based on	Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru by Kotomi Aoki
Developed by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Kim Kyung-Min
Directed by	Kim Jin-min
Creative director	Choi Jin-hee
Starring	Lee Hyun-woo Park Soo-young Lee Jung-jin Lee Seo-won Hong Seo-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
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
Original release
Network	TVN
Release	March 20 (2017-03-20) – May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)
Related
The Liar and His Lover (film)

Synopsis

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 (Park Soo-young) 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

Main

• Lee Hyun-woo as Kang Han-gyul/K^[7]

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.

• Park Soo-young as Yoon So-rim^[8][9]

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.

• Hong Seo-young as Chae Yoo-na^[11]

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

Crude Play band members

• Kim Sung-joo as Yoo Si-hyun (Leader/Vocalist)^{[12][unreliable source?]}
• Shin Je-min as Lee Yoon (Guitar/Keyboard)
• Jang Ki-yong as Ji In-ho (Drummer/Rapper)

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 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

• 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

• 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)^[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

(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

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

The Liar and His Lover OST Album
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean, English
Label	CJ E&M Music

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Yeowooya" (여우야 (女雨夜))	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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Yeowooya" (여우야)	Kim Kwang-jin [ko]	Kim Kwang-jin	Joy	03:55
2.	"Yeowooya" (Inst.)		Kim Kwang-jin		03:55
Total length:					07:50

Part 2

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

Part 3

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I'm OK" (괜찮아, 난)	Kim Kyung-min Taibian	Shin Hyung Hwang Sang-joon	Crude Play	04:00
2.	"Peterpan"	Lee Jin-hee Taibian	Junjaman Hwang Sang-joon	Crude Play	03:27
Total length:					07:27

Part 4

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Your Days" (요즘 너 말야)	Jung Da-un Jung Hye-sun	Jung Da-un	Joy	03:51
2.	"Your Days" (Inst.)		Jung Da-un		03:51
Total length:					07:42

Part 5

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"In Your Eyes"	Frants Young K	Frants	Crude Play	03:30
2.	"In Your Eyes" (Inst.)		Frants		03:30
Total length:					07:00

Part 8

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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

Chart performance

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Remarks
		KOR Gaon
"Yeowooya" (Joy (Red Velvet))	2017	43	KOR: 81,837+[18]	Part 1
"I'm Okay" (Joy feat. Lee Hyun-woo)		85	KOR: 22,513[19]	Part 2

Album

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [20]
The Liar and His Lover OST	Released: May 15, 2017 Label: CJ E&M Formats: CD, digital download	11	KOR: 2,960[21]

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).

See also

• The Liar and His Lover, 2013 Japanese film