Lie to Me (2011 TV series)

Lie To Me (Korean: 내게 거짓말을 해봐) is a South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Yoon Eun-hye, Sung Joon and Jo Yoon-hee.[1][2]

Lie to Me
First official poster
GenreRomance
Comedy
Drama
Created bySBS
Written byKim Ye-ri
Directed byKim Soo-ryung
Kwon Hyuk-chan
StarringKang Ji-hwan
Yoon Eun-hye
Sung Joon
Jo Yoon-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Running timeMonday & Tuesday 21:55 (KST)
Production companiesVerdi Media
Pan Entertainment
Lie to Me SPC
Release
Original networkSBS (South Korea)
Original release9 May (2011-05-09) 
28 June 2011 (2011-06-28)

The series revolves around a civil servant named Gong Ah-jung (played by Yoon) who pretends to be the wife of the wealthy hotel heir, Hyun Ki-joon (played by Kang) to impress her former friend. It is directed by Kim Soo-ryung and Kwon Hyuk-chan, produced by Jo Sung-won and written by Kim Ye-ri.

Synopsis

Gong Ah-jung (Yoon Eun-hye) is a government employee of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. At the beginning of the series, Ah-jung lies to an antagonistic friend about being married, not to lose face in front of her. The lie quickly snowballs (due to several misunderstandings) until Ah-jung realizes that everyone is gossiping about her supposed, secret marriage to Hyun Ki-joon (Kang Ji-hwan), the very wealthy president of World Hotel.

As the gossip spreads, a miserable Ki-joon is forced to combat the rumors to his friends as he decides a plan of action in getting Ah-jung to correct her lie. Ki-joon and Ah-jung decide to take action to squash the rumors, with Ah-jung agreeing to call her friends together so she can confess her indiscretion. When this doesn't go as planned, Ki-joon decides to take legal action against Ah-jung. However, after a series of events that bond the pair, they agree that pretending to be married for a short while would be mutually beneficial—though Ki-joon promises that Ah-jung's lie is not forgiven and that he will eventually follow through with his lawsuit.

Things become even more complicated when Ki-joon's ex-fiancée returns from France. Ki-joon and Ah-jung grow closer and fonder of one another over the duration of their pretended marriage; Ki-joon finds himself questioning his commitment to his former fiancée Yoon-joo.

Cast

  • Kang Ji-hwan as Hyun Ki-joon – CEO of World Hotel
  • Yoon Eun-hye as Gong Ah-jung
  • Sung Joon as Hyun Sang-hee – Ki-joon's brother
  • Jo Yoon-hee as Oh Yoon-joo – Ki-joon's ex fiancée
  • Hong Soo-hyun as Yoo So-ran – Ah-jung's frenemy
  • Ryu Seung-soo as Chun Jae-bum – So-ran's husband and Ah-jung's first love
  • Kwon Se-in as Park Hoon – Ki-joon's secretary
  • Park Ji-yoon as Manager Park Ji-yoon – Ki-joon's friend and manager of the hotel
  • Kang Shin-il as Gong Joon-ho – Ah-jung's dad
  • Lee Kyung-jin as Shim Ae-kyung – Joon-ho's longtime love
  • Kwon Hae-hyo as Hwang Seok-bong – Ae-kyung's admirer and Sang-hee's friend
  • Kang Rae-yeon as Rae-yeon
  • Song Ji-eun as Ji-eun
  • Kim Bo-yeon as Bo-yeo
  • Jang Woo-young as Kim Yeon-nim
  • Kim Gyu-jin as Gyu-jin
  • Ahn Jung-hoon as Manager Ahn
  • Park Hyo-jun as Hyo-jun
  • Ja Doo as Ja Doo
  • Min Joon-hyun as journalist
  • Danny Ahn as Ki-joon's friend (cameo)
  • Choi Yoon-so as arranged marriage partner (cameo)
  • Yoo Ha-na as herself (cameo)

Ratings

Date Episode Nationwide Seoul
2011-05-0918.2% (19th)10.1% (11th)
2011-05-1028.3% (20th)10.0% (10th)
2011-05-1637.4%9.5% (11th)
2011-05-1747.6% (16th)9.3% (8th)
2011-05-2357.9% (19th)9.5% (14th)
2011-05-2468.6% (11th)10.5% (7th)
2011-05-3078.2% (17th)9.8% (10th)
2011-05-3188.5% (12th)10.5% (10th)
2011-06-0699.2% (10th)11.4% (6th)
2011-06-07109.3% (10th)10.0% (9th)
2011-06-13118.7% (13th)10.7% (8th)
2011-06-14128.9% (9th)11.7% (7th)
2011-06-20138.4% (12th)9.7% (9th)
2011-06-21148.7% (8th)9.8% (8th)
2011-06-27158.0% (20th)8.8%
2011-06-28168.0% (16th)8.4% (17th)
Average8.4%

Source: TNmS Media Korea

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2011 19th SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama Yoon Eun-hye Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama Kang Ji-hwan Nominated
Special Acting Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama Hong Soo-hyun Nominated

References

  1. ""Lie to Me" Kang Ji-hwan and Yoon Eun-hye 'hot kiss'". Hancinema. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. "True Romance: new spin on rom-coms?". The Korea Times. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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