The Liar and His Lover (2017)

Slightly Better Than Japanese Version

NOTE: I don’t follow Joy from Red Velvet and I didn’t read the manga, this review is solely based on the show itself.

LIKES:
Story development of FL, ML and the two groups/bands, and the CEO guy
Better character development and content for backstory, than the Japanese version.
The friends that stick together rather than go after individual glory/money concept was really well done. The cut throat music industry was well done in how it can divide artists/friends, how it is after money and doesn’t always listen to it’s artists. The singing bits weren’t dubbed, but the actors themselves singing and playing their instruments.

DISLIKES:
Directing wasn’t the greatest, because in some circumstances throughout each episode the characters waited to react, way too long. For example: Episode 6 at end/start of 7 Director had FL wait way too long.
Shaky camera, especially close up shots [it was as if the video stabilizer was removed].
The romance was slow paced and could be boring at times
Repeating music got old, but the first time I heard the song(s) it was catchy and decent in the pop genere.
No chemistry between FL & ML, more of a friends vibe, but their acting was fine.
Predictable Music-drama Fluff with typical teen drama tropes.
The plot kept switching between romance of FL & ML, among some side stories, to the story of Crude Play (their beginning, trials and future).
The writing made the FL dumb and the ML oblivious to everything around him (until maybe the last few episodes).
The love triangle fell flat and completely failed, maybe due to the childish aspect they created for the FL.

OVERALL:
Light content, easy watch, for a K-drama it’s plot was limited, but enjoyable. Kpop fans will love the OST. Better than the Japanese version, that cut content that was needed. [When I watched the Japanese version I remembered watching the Korean one, so had to re-watch to give an accurate review.] I won’t rewatch it again.

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Can Kdramas exist without Love Triangles!?!?!?!?

I love this story, I really do. Which was why immediately after watching the Japanese movie of the same title, I went straight for the longer version kdrama. One thing the Japanese movie did not do was emphasize a love triangle. And I enjoyed it that way. I find it very ridiculous that Kdramas seem to be obsessed with love triangles. Most other foreign shows utilize the element in some way but never as pronounced as Kdramas. I mean why was So-rim attached to Cha So young in the first place? What did he do for her that she felt so grateful to make such deep promises to him just like that. I mean all he did was selfishly offer to produce for their band, which any other person in the label could have done. There was nothing special in his offer. He is not her teacher who went to bat for her so many times and created the opportunity of her life for her. Neither is he Choi sin juk the label manager who signed her. Can anyone then explain to me why So-rim was giving so many promises to Cha so young like he saved her life or something? That part of the writing really irked me till the end of the show.

By now you should know that I really hate love triangles especially when the fl is displaying chummy chummy behavior with the second male lead like it means nothing. Behavior she wouldn't tolerate from the male lead with another woman. I try to wrap my head around shows like that but maybe that's just how relationships work in kdrama land?

I mean it's difficult to find shows with decent second female leads enjoying this kind of freedom and blurring of boundaries with the male lead. They always make her out to be evil or a witch so that you hate her from the start. But not so when it comes to second male leads. They're always good people and the female lead is all but two-timing the male lead.

Oh well. Good story, like I said. And obviously I enjoyed Han gyul. Loved him in a Good Day to be a Dog too. Oh yeah, I'm watching this drama a couple of years late.

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I watch this drama when it was aired
well it's typical idol drama though
and while Joy's acting was super green, it was still watchable and she's not annoying
Yoon Sorim's character just typical high schooler
the thing that annoyed me the most was the age gap, like how could a grown ass adult like Han Gyeol dating a high schooler like Sorim, just a big NO
and tbh I don't really follow Lee Hyunwoo, but why he mostly act in typical idol dramas?
Sorim's and Han Gyeol's relationship felt more like siblings rather than lovers
at first I had a major 2nd lead syndrome, but in the end Seo Chan Young was just another jerk

on the other hand I really love Sorim's band and Yoo Sihyun's relationship with the manager, they're cute
overall this drama just so so, still watchable but not good enough

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Story
My younger self enjoyed this drama but not the part when everyone hurts Joy. There were heart fluttering moments that my younger self would love to enjoy those moments. Joy is a ray of sunshine. Her smile is lovely and contagious. That's all I can remember cos I watched this years back.

Acting/Cast
Visual casts! Everyone were cute except Lee Seo Won.
Joy did well for her first drama. Lee Hyunwoo is a cutie pie! I remember having a huge crush on him. My first time seeing Song Kang lol.

Music
THIS IS WHAT IM HERE FOR!!! JOY'S ANGELIC VOICE! The scene when Han gyeol fell in love and was obsessed with Soo rim's voice. FELT!

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Drama bom, porém com pouco sal.

The Liar and His Lover foi um dorama bem monótono, digamos assim. De pontos fortes, temos a trilha sonora claro. O drama tem como tema principal música, então obviamente a trilha sonora seria muito boa. Outro ponto que temos que concordar que foi bom, foi o "limpa vistas". Ô pessoal bonito esse viu! Os produtores pegaram três obras primas e fizeram eles correrem atrás da protagonista só pra gente sofrer e ainda por cima, ver os bunitões sofrerem de coração partido.

Do elenco, eu só conhecia a desaguada da Hong Seo Young, desculpa amiga, nada contra você como atriz, mas seus dois personagens que assisti, não me descem... e o Song Kang, lindo e maravilhoso. Gostei do elenco, porém, não me aproximei dos personagens tanto assim.

A atuação também não é: Óó que atuação. As cenas entre o casal foram lindas à principio, mas depois foram ficando escassas. Também senti exagero nas cenas melodramáticas e aquele ponto né: o casal secundário foi mais emocionante que o principal. Alguns dos personagens secundários mereciam mais tela, e até os principais não foram tão explorados. Enfim, poderia ter sido melhor, mas não foi ruim. É como disse, foi bom, porém faltou umas pitadas de sal a mais.

Concluído por mim: 08/10/21

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This is the only drama that makes me dislike the two main protagonists. Im somehow rooting for everyone else. I heard this drama was popular so im confused. Some of the characters are well done and very believable. I also love this “inside look” into the music business. The storyline is fresh and new. I started liking the drama but now I am just rooting for the bad guys. The main characters seem too childish. Hard to explain. Music is nice and the whole story feels very real. Theres also a lot of sub-stories within the main story. I like that a lot as well. But main characters really fell short for me. I wanted to like them more. Just seemed like young dumb kids.

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I tried to watch this Drama last year and I had to stop after about the 2nd episode or so. I am rewatching in an attempt to like it since it has decent actors in its roster. I can see so far that the story line itself is nothing spectacular, but is entertaining enough to engage. But what I can’t get so far is the female main character. I understand she is supposed to be young and impulsive, but geez seriously she lets her band down every time they need her to come through. Like it’s always about her...whether its her stage fright, or her self-inflicted heartache. She brags in school about her singing and dreams to go professional, she got the opportunity that many will kill for and yet she puts it all in jeopardy for some school girl crush on an adult???? Seriously??? Most artists are not like that. Especially one that has been performing all their lives. The character seems flimsy, flighty, almost dumb makes one wonder how she got opportunities she did. I wish they made her character a bit more realistic and something you can root for.

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Aqui estou eu fazendo resenha de uma drama q nem sequer terminei. Mas, dropar dramas eh algo que raramente faço mesmo que não esteja gostando, por isso resolvi resenhar um pouco sobre os motivos que me fizeram abandonar O Mentiroso e Seu Amor.
Logo no primeiro episódio achei a história chata e sem muito potencial, e eu estava completamente certa.

Antes de começar a crítica de fato, eu gostaria de falar sobre o nome do dorama (O Mentiroso e Seu Amor) que dá a entender que as supostas mentiras do protagonista influenciaria todo o andamento da história, o que nem de longe acontece. Ok que ele inicialmente esconde a verdadeira identidade mas isso nao faz diferença quase nenhuma e depois que ela descobre quem ele realmente eh o título perde completamente sentido. As pequenas mentiras que são contadas não tem peso algum no - lento - desenvolvimento da história.

O enredo se desenvolve e evolui muito - muito - lentamente, os conflitos que acontecem nem merecem serem chamados de tal de tão insignificantes que são, todas as questões que surgem ou são resolvidas em 10 minutos ou se arrastam inutilmente por 2/3 episódios. Não tem nenhum grande acontecimento que faça uma real diferença no andamento das coisas, nada que movimente mais intensamente a estória. Ainda por cima 90% do enredo são de cenas com pouca ou nenhuma importância.

Honestamente, não consegui nem me envolver com os protagonistas, são personagens chatos e sem grande complexidade. Se os personagens em suas individualidades já não são lá grande coisa quando estão em casal fica ainda pior. Sem química e forçado são o melhores adjetivos pra defini-los.

Entretanto, tiveram pontos positivos que me fizeram assistir até o episódio 10: os personagens secundários. Achei interessante a ideia do grupo ficcional Crude Play, especialmente, o Chan Yeong bem como a YuNa, foi por eles que eu tentei dar uma chance pra novela. Mas mesmo esses personagens não foram capazes de me fazer terminar de assistir.

OBS.: como eu disse, nao chegei a terminar o dorama entao talvez minha resenha esteja incompleta em relaçao as demais, essa foi so minha opiniao mesmo.

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