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Lee Hyun-woo, Red Velvet’s Joy confirmed to play The Liar and His Lover
Jan 13, 2017
New tvN drama The Liar and His Lover, an
adaptation of the popular Japanese manga Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru, has
been confirmed for the network’s spring Monday-Tuesday slot, and the two leads
have been cast: Lee Hyun-woo (Moorim School) and Red Velvet’s Joy are confirmed
to headline. From my initial understanding of the manga, I thought this romance
would have an age gap, but with these casting choices, it looks like tvN is
going for more of a youth-drama feel.
The Liar and His Lover is a love story
about a depressed genius sound producer who finds inspiration in voices and the
girl who lifts him out of his deep pain with her addictive voice. He initially
meets her when he’s living under a hidden identity, but her courageous honesty
and beautiful singing draws him back to her again and again. The drama is
supposed to capture how this prodigy, who is so confident in his world of
music, becomes awkward and unsure when it comes to love.
Lee Hyun-woo will be playing the
musician-composer, and Joy will be the high school student who falls in love
with him at first sight. To be honest, I prefer Lee Hyun-woo in bright, happy
roles (Master of Study, To the Beautiful You), just because his infectious
smile is so sweet. But I know he’s definitely capable of pulling off more
nuanced, serious characters (Kye Baek, Equator Man). It’s just that the last
time I saw him as a moody musician (Moorim School), it didn’t go down well.
However, I’m glad to see that one failed drama hasn’t gotten him down, and that
he’s coming back to show us his full potential.
As for Joy, I’m hoping for the best — it is
her official acting debut, and there are mostly question marks all around as to
how she’ll do. She did have a stint on variety show We Got Married with Yook
Sung-jae, and they had cute chemistry, so I was left with an overall positive
impression. But of course, dramas are a completely different ballgame, so I
don’t know what to expect.
tvN’s new drama The Liar and His Lover,
produced by PD Kim Jin-min (Marriage Contract, Time Between Dog and Wolf), will
start airing in March after Introverted Boss ends. Source-http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/01/lee-hyun-woo-red-velvets-joy-confirmed-to-play-the-liar-and-his-lover/