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

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based on the Japanese

manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is ...

of the same title by

Shinobu Kaitani is a Japanese manga artist. His most notable works are ''One Outs'' and ''Liar Game''. Shinobu is from Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. He graduated from Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School and from Department of Electronics Engineeri ...

. Starring Kim So-eun,

Lee Sang-yoon Lee Sang-yoon (; born August 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in ''My Daughter Seo-young'' (2012), '' Angel Eyes'' (2014), ''Liar Game'' (2014), ''On the Way to the Airport'' (2016), ''Whisper'' (2017), ...

, and

Shin Sung-rok Shin Sung-rok (born November 23, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears in films and television series, but is better known an active in musical theatre. Early life Shin had initially aspired to become a basketball player together ...

, it aired on tvN from October 20 to November 18, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot for 12 episodes.

Synopsis

Nam Da-jung ( Kim So-eun) is an innocent college student who passes a hidden camera audition and is invited to join the

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''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

* Kim So-eun as Nam Da-jung *

as Ha Woo-jin *

as Kang Do-young

Supporting

* Choi Yoon-so as Goo Ja-young *

Kim Young-ae Kim Young-ae (; 21 April 1951 – 9 April 2017) was a South Korean actress. Career Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police procedural ''Chief Inspe ...

as Woo-jin's mother *

Jo Jae-yoon Jo Jae-yoon (born September 15, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2003 and has since starred as a supporting actor in numerous films and television series, including '' The Man from Nowhere'' (2010), ''The Chaser'' (2012 ...

as Jo Dal-gu * Um Hyo-sup as Da-jung's father * Kang Min-kyung as Sung-ja *

Cha Soo-yeon Cha Soo-yeon (; born August 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the 2008 film ''Beautiful''. Filmography Film *'' On the Way'' (2014) *'' The Scent'' (2012) *'' Helpless'' (2012) *''Love Call'' (2011) * ...

as Lee Yoon-joo * Choi Jin-ho as Director Jang * Kim Ik-tae as Hyun Jung-beom *

Lee El Lee El (born Kim Ji-hyun on June 26, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the film ''Inside Men'' (2015), the television series ''It's Okay, That's Love'', '' Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'' (2016� ...

as Oh Jung-ah / Jamie * Jang Seung-jo 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 as ''LIAR GAME'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from February 2005 to January 2015. It was adap ...

'' 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