Liar Game (2014 TV series)
Liar Game | |
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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 | October 20 November 18, 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) 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
- 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]
References
- ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (October 12, 2014). "Cartoon-inspired TV dramas on the way". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (September 12, 2014). "Kim So Eun, Lee Sang Yoon and Shin Sung Rok Confirmed for Drama Liar Game". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ Ko, Hong-ju (September 23, 2014). "Lee Sang Yoon, Kim So Eun, Shin Sung Rok and More Gear Up for Drama Liar Game". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ '라이어 게임' 작가 "일드 리메이크 아니다" Archived November 17, 2015, 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