''The Liar and His Lover'' () is a

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starring Lee Hyun-woo and

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with

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and

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. The drama is based on the popular Japanese manga ''

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'' by

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. It aired on

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every Monday and Tuesday at 23:00 ( KST) starting from March 20, 2017. The series was also released internationally on

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starting from October 1, 2019.

Synopsis

A love story about a heartbroken genius music composer Kang Han-gyul ( Lee Hyun-woo) who meets the talented singer and student Yoon So-rim (

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) 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

* Lee Hyun-woo as Kang Han-gyul/K :A former bass player who quit the famous rock band ''Crude Play'' right before they debuted after losing his confidence to perform. He now works behind-the-scenes as the band's 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. *

as Yoon So-rim :A nineteen-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted 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 now lives with her grandmother who runs a store called "Happy Fruits and Vegetables". So-rim helps her grandmother by delivering orders to customers, and one day accidentally meets and falls in love at first sight with Han-gyul. *

as Choi Jin-hyuk :Director of Sole Music. He has been in love with Yu-na from the beginning and has been waiting for her. *

as Seo Chan-young :A bass player who replaced Han-gyul in ''Crude Play''. He feels that he has never been fully a part of the group and is resentful of Han-gyul. He later becomes the producer for So-rim's band, and begins to fall for her. *

as Chae Yu-na :K's ex-girlfriend. A singer who is criticized by the media for using her body to gain fame. Her feelings for Kang Han-gyul have never gone away even after they broke up.

Supporting

Crude Play band members

* Kim Sung-joo as Yoo Si-hyun (Leader/Vocalist) *Shin Je-min as Lee Yoon (Guitar/Keyboard) *

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as Ji In-ho (Drummer/Rapper)

People around Han-gyul

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as Kang In-woo, a street singer who is Han-gyul's father.

People around So-rim

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as Kim Soon-hee, So-rim's grandmother, who owns the "Happy Fruits and Vegetables" store. *

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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. * as Lee Kyu-seon, So-rim's childhood friend and the drummer of the band ''Mush & Co''. *

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as Bong Won-bin, So-rim's homeroom teacher, who helped So-rim and her childhood friends to become famous. * as Lee Se-jung, So-rim's classmate, who is jealous of So-rim and hates her. She is a die-hard 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 :Employee of Sole Music and likes Si-hyun.

Others

*Lee Yu-joon *Kim Min-seok as Ku Joon-seok *

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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 *

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* Kim Young-pil *

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as Chairman of Who Entertainment and Hyun-jung's father (Ep. 7)

Production

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''. The drama marks the acting debut of Red Velvet's Joy (Park Soo-young). First script reading took place on January 21, 2017. The second script reading featuring the main cast took place on February 8, 2017 at

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Awards and nominations

Original soundtrack

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Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9 Charted songs

Ratings

* In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. * N/A denotes that the rating is not known. *

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liar and His Lover, The TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas 2017 South Korean television series debuts 2017 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romantic comedy television series South Korean musical television series South Korean teen dramas Television series by Studio Dragon Television series by Bon Factory Worldwide