The Liar and His Lover (TV series)


The Liar and His Lover is a South Korean television series starring Lee Hyun-woo and Joy 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. It aired on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 23:00 starting from March 20, 2017. The series was also released internationally on Netflix starting from October 1, 2019.

Synopsis

A love story about a heartbroken genius music composer Kang Han-gyul who meets the talented singer and student Yoon So-rim whilst he's living under a hidden identity. With her courageous honesty and beautiful singing, So-rim draws Han-gyul back to her time and time again. Along the way the two meet obstacles as So-rim starts her career in the music industry and begins to uncover Han-gyul's lies.

Cast

Main

Crude Play band members

The drama's director Kim Jin-min is known for his hit dramas Time Between Dog and Wolf and Marriage Contract. The production company Bon Factory Worldwide also produced The Greatest Love, You're Beautiful, Master's Sun and She Was Pretty.
The drama marks the acting debut of Red Velvet's Joy.
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.

Awards and nominations

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Charted songs

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
TitleAlbum detailsKOR
Sales
The Liar and His Lover OST
11
  • KOR: 2,960

    • Ratings

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  • International broadcast

  • In Japan - the drama started airing on Mnet starting from June 4, 2017.
  • In Hong Kong - the drama started airing on now Entertainment starting June 8, 2017
  • - NTV7 27 July 2018 4pm Monday to Friday
  • In Southeast Asia - tvN Asia
  • Philippines - GMA News TV from September 9 to October 4, 2019
  • The drama started airing internationally on Netflix from October 1, 2019.