Lie to Me () is a South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Yoon Eun-hye, Sung Joon and Jo Yoon-hee.
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 to not 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 wealthy president of World Hotel.
Ki-joon confronts Ah-Jung and asks her to rectify the situation as the rumor has spread to even his friends. 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. Ki-joon says that in spite of this, Ah-jung's lie is not forgiven, and he threatens to eventually follow through with his lawsuit.
Things become even more complicated when Ki-joon's ex-fiancée returns from France. As Ki-joon and Ah-jung grow closer and fonder of one another over the duration of their pretend 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 2011-05-09 1 8.2% (19th) 10.1% (11th) 2011-05-10 2 8.3% (20th) 10.0% (10th) 2011-05-16 3 7.4% 9.5% (11th) 2011-05-17 4 7.6% (16th) 9.3% (8th) 2011-05-23 5 7.9% (19th) 9.5% (14th) 2011-05-24 6 8.6% (11th) 10.5% (7th) 2011-05-30 7 8.2% (17th) 9.8% (10th) 2011-05-31 8 8.5% (12th) 10.5% (10th) 2011-06-06 9 9.2% (10th) 11.4% (6th) 2011-06-07 10 9.3% (10th) 10.0% (9th) 2011-06-13 11 8.7% (13th) 10.7% (8th) 2011-06-14 12 8.9% (9th) 11.7% (7th) 2011-06-20 13 8.4% (12th) 9.7% (9th) 2011-06-21 14 8.7% (8th) 9.8% (8th) 2011-06-27 15 8.0% (20th) 8.8% 2011-06-28 16 8.0% (16th) 8.4% (17th) Average 8.4% — 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 Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama Kang Ji-hwan Special Acting Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama Hong Soo-hyun
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