''Liar Game'' () is a 2014 South Korean

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based on the Japanese

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

of the same title by

Shinobu Kaitani is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his works, ''One Outs'' and '' Liar Game''. Early life Kaitani is from Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. He graduated from Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School and from Department of Electron ...

. Starring

Kim So-eun Kim So-eun (; born September 6, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2009 in the popular Korean drama, television drama ''Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series), Boys Over Flowers''. She has since starred in ''Happiness in the Wind'' ...

Lee Sang-yoon Lee Sang-yoon (; born August 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in '' Seoyoung, My Daughter'' (2012), '' Angel Eyes'' (2014), '' Liar Game'' (2014), '' On the Way to the Airport'' (2016), '' Whisper'' (20 ...

, 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.

Synopsis

Nam Da-jung (

) is an innocent college student who passes a hidden camera audition and is invited to join the

reality show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...

''Liar Game'', a psychological survival game wherein participants trick each other and the one who ultimately succeeds wins the prize money of (). 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 (

) to help her win the game.

Cast

Main

as Nam Da-jung *

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 *

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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 Kim Ji-hyun (; born June 26, 1982), known professionally as Lee El () is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her Supporting character, supporting roles in the film ''Inside Men (film), Inside Men'' (2015), the television series ''It's ...

as Oh Jung-ah / Jamie *

Jang Seung-jo Jang Hyun-deok (; born December 13, 1981), known professionally as Jang Seung-jo, is a South Korean actor, known for his roles in ''Money Flower'' (2017–2018), ''Snowdrop'' (2021-2022),''Familiar Wife'' (2018) and ''Encounter (South Korean TV ...

as Kim Bong-geun * Lee Si-hoo as Choi Sung-joon * 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 ''Liar Game'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from February 2005 to January 2015. It was adapted into a Ja ...

'' manga, it is not a remake of the Japanese drama. This drama only has the original manga's copyright.'라이어 게임' 작가 "일드 리메이크 아니다"
- OSEN

References

External links

''Liar Game'' official tvN website
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- KDrama Stars 2014 South Korean television series debuts 2014 South Korean television series endings TvN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas Liar Game South Korean television dramas based on manga South Korean thriller television series South Korean mystery television series {{SouthKorea-tv-stub