Liar Game PD-writer team reunites for new tvN drama
by girlfriday
And A#R*&%$*!!G#^@ it’s not Liar Game 2. WHY NOT, tvN?! WHY. NOT. I don’t know if it’s good news or bad news that the writer-director team behind Liar Game is doing a new drama. On the one hand, I loved that show so I’m bound to like whatever they put out next. On the other, I only want them to be working on Liar Game 2, Liar Game 3, and Liar Game 4. I mean, do they really have time to be working on a new drama series with so much lying and gaming still needing to be done?
The new show from PD Kim Hong-sun (also of Hero and Yacha) and writer Ryu Yong-jae (also the second writer on Time Between Dog and Wolf) is called Pied Piper, and focuses on a police negotiation task force that specializes in tense, worst-case scenarios that require highly trained communication. They handle all sorts of cases, from suicide to hostage situations to terrorist attacks, and even war. They do their work with words, not weapons, to neutralize volatile situations before they erupt into full-blown catastrophes.
The lead character will be a man in his mid-thirties, a geeeeenius former corporate negotiator who joins the police crisis negotiations team and becomes its leader. There’s also a woman in her late twenties, a lieutenant for the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency who’ll be the second negotiator on the team.
I feel like we’re just going to be bombarded with cops and lawyers in the next drama cycle, but this concept has a nice angle to keep the cases tense and interesting. I do love a good hostage standoff, and I imagine that we’ll be getting a new crisis every week to keep the team on their toes and show off their mad… verbal skills? Okay, so I guess you have to be pretty smooth to save the world with nothing but the power of persuasion. I promise, by the time the show airs, I’ll stop being mad at it for being NOT Liar Game 2.
Pied Piper is slated for the Monday-Tuesday slot following Cheese in the Trap, beginning in March.
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1 NahlaJW
October 26, 2015 at 11:16 AM
#@@*@_#!!(~_@!#@!$ I want my Liar game 2 too T_T
I also want Misaeng 2 the after i read about the 2nd season of the webtoon which will be coming soon as the article says
http://www.soompi.com/2015/10/26/incomplete-life-webtoon-to-return-with-season-2/
My life will be a lot happier that way...Do you hear me kdramaland?
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2 redfox
October 26, 2015 at 11:18 AM
I hope they are lying.
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Diana
October 26, 2015 at 4:49 PM
+ 1000000
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Alessar
October 27, 2015 at 7:30 AM
BWAHAHAHA.
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Sera The Ms Temper
October 26, 2015 at 6:10 PM
hahahaha
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3 larus
October 26, 2015 at 11:21 AM
Interesting. I will watch but I want a good cast.
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4 Bellamafia
October 26, 2015 at 11:24 AM
Lee Sang Yoon pleaseeeeeee....
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marmari
October 26, 2015 at 11:53 AM
Could there be anyone else? Please let there be no one else.
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Diana
October 26, 2015 at 4:53 PM
+ 1000000000
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Sera The Ms Temper
October 26, 2015 at 6:10 PM
+10000
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whitewire
October 26, 2015 at 8:24 PM
MI AMOOOOOOOOOOR Lee Sang-yoon
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Emi
October 26, 2015 at 10:08 PM
"a man in his mid-thirties, a geeeeenius former corporate negotiator who joins the police crisis negotiations team and becomes its leader. "
CHECK. DONE. BRING ON THE SIMMER.
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5 Methoooh
October 26, 2015 at 11:25 AM
I don't want anyone to be sad about liar game season 2.
the writer has update his twitter acc saying that he is working (writing) on 2 drama one ( that you writing about -up- ) + liar game season 2.
last week he update again, thanks the fans for waiting for 1 year + share PDF of liar game EP1 - s1 script
kimsoeun also said ( I found the news in her Korean club today ), that no one talk to her about liar game season 2, but she knew that the writer is working hard to make liar game season 2 happen.
he planing to make it in the middle of the next year. she also said that it maybe difficult to let all the cast meet again , but if they cast again they'll be happy and trying their best to ( organizing their schedule for filming it)
so let's wait a ltl bit longer ... we may hear good news soon ^^"
sorry for any grammar mistake ~*
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NahlaJW
October 26, 2015 at 11:29 AM
omg, thank you for giving us updates about this. god bless you :)
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Shalini
October 26, 2015 at 2:02 PM
Thank you SO MUCH! That show honestly got me back into dramas and ignited my love for Lee Sangyoon. I can't wait to see Ha Woojin and Nam Dajung back on screen, with him going "I've a way to win"
*swoon*
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Diana
October 26, 2015 at 5:02 PM
Totally!!!
I also can’t wait to see Ha Woo Jin, Nam Da Jung, Jo Dal Go, Kang Do Young, and of course Jamieee,
They definitely have to go back on screen,
and i want to hear Woo Jin says “I’ve a way to win” too
^_^
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whitewire
October 26, 2015 at 8:25 PM
LOL anybody but Kang Do-young that schmuck! I want me some Ha Woo-jin all they long. Dang Lee Sang-yoon got me lovesick for him!
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redfox
October 26, 2015 at 11:26 PM
Kang Do Young was a much more interesting character than the broody hero.
Sera The Ms Temper
October 26, 2015 at 6:11 PM
Thanks for this news!
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plumwine
October 26, 2015 at 8:00 PM
Thank you for the HOPE!
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Alessar
October 27, 2015 at 7:31 AM
Thanks for the info! <3
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J
October 28, 2015 at 10:34 AM
Anyone know how to view the files that he tweeted?
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6 mary
October 26, 2015 at 11:49 AM
GF, I was gonna be mad but your opening rant made me LOL.
The lead character will be a man in his mid-thirties, a geeeeenius former corporate negotiator who joins the police crisis negotiations team and becomes its leader
Mr Oh or Jang Geu-rae please.
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rinoak
October 26, 2015 at 12:25 PM
Ok, I had wanted Lee Sang Yoon, but he needs to be available for Liar Game 2, and honestly, Mr. Oh would be PERFECT in the role. (I know he's older but I don't care.) And it should never be one or the other, he should always be with Geu-rae in some form!! lol
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mary
October 26, 2015 at 12:49 PM
Mr Oh would be perfect for this T______T So sorry for making you choose between him and Geu-rae.
Ahn Young-yi should be the 20-something female negotiator from Seoul Metropolitan Police.
Jang Geu-rae can be the not-elite negotiator starting from scratch, following Mr Oh around and trying to learn from him.
(So basically, Misaeng crew dropped into police work. Heh~)
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rinoak
October 26, 2015 at 3:04 PM
That sounds great! I would so totally watch that! (Also, I want Misaeng season 2.)
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whitewire
October 26, 2015 at 8:28 PM
Coz Lee Sung-min is hooooooooot as hell. I am sooooo attracted to him. This drama, about a very good negotiator, belongs to Lee Sung-min. No matter who his leading lady is... It does not matter, he can pull off sizzling chemistry with anyone! Dang Lee Sung-min. You've been sooooo hot in Miss Korea. Of course as Chief Oh also in Misaeng.
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7 fabdrama
October 26, 2015 at 12:00 PM
So Criminal Minds?? Woah, colour me interested.
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catrona
October 26, 2015 at 12:37 PM
If you like Criminal Minds then try new chinese drama on Viki called Love Me If You Dare
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dol
October 26, 2015 at 1:48 PM
I agree, djm! I binge-watched all available episodes a couple days ago. It's sooo good!
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Meow
October 26, 2015 at 4:15 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECOMMENDATION! Just binge watched all the 4 eps and it's been fantastic so far~ Just two more days till the next two eps! :D
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ultramarineblue
October 26, 2015 at 11:33 PM
+100000 watched all available too!! It's awesome (and gruesome)
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fabdrama
October 27, 2015 at 9:20 AM
REALLY. I've actually read the synopsis when it was first uploaded but I thought it was just a melodrama. Awesome and gruesome are right up my ally! Thanks all.
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8 fabdrama
October 26, 2015 at 12:06 PM
Is Yoo Ji-tae available for another drama?? Hed be perfect for this.
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Shalini
October 26, 2015 at 2:04 PM
Oh my gosh yes.
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Sera The Ms Temper
October 26, 2015 at 6:12 PM
Please make this happen!
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Elianne
October 27, 2015 at 4:34 AM
YES!
I can so see him being all calm and smooth negotiating but then radiating tension just with his eyes ~
I mean I won't lie that my first thought was LSY but the man deserves a rest after Twenty Again and he's already booked for Liar Game 2 (HE JUST IS OK).
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9 Iris
October 26, 2015 at 12:29 PM
I am glad. This new drama sounds way better than Liar Game.
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whitewire
October 26, 2015 at 8:52 PM
As much as I liked Liar Game, I agree with you, my friend.
[Maybe because I watched the Japanese version first]
[But I am still wanting a Season 2 of more Lee Sang-yoon as Ha Woo-jin]
Korean version wrecked the whole thing re: Kanzaki Nao is meant to be the protagonist from start to finish. What the Korean version did was focus on the rooted rivalry of Kang Do-young and Ha Woo-jin, and lost interest with Nam Da-jung being the driving force in the near-end episodes. That was why I kinda dreaded it to be honest. But it is a notable show for me, just not better than the original. Well something's better than the original... HOTTIE Ha Woo-jin!!!
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10 earthna
October 26, 2015 at 12:54 PM
Can it be Lee Sang Yoon, then? I will forgive you, TVN. If not, well, he's in his forties but omg Jung Jaeyoung please.
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whitewire
October 26, 2015 at 8:54 PM
JUNG JAE-YOUNG so perfect! My current fav Jung Jae-young role is PLAN MAN and forever will be!
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11 Adal
October 26, 2015 at 1:21 PM
Let's hope the drama is nothing like Hidden Identity, tVn's first foray into police procedurals.
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12 miroufleur
October 26, 2015 at 1:24 PM
TVN get Lee Sang Yoon please
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13 HeadsNo2
October 26, 2015 at 1:41 PM
I promise, by the time this show airs, I'll STILL be mad that it's not Liar Game 2.
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plumwine
October 26, 2015 at 8:02 PM
Me too! (but I'll still watch)
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fabdrama
October 27, 2015 at 9:22 AM
As long as you recap it. ;-)
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14 Ek Ladhki Thi is Kim Eun-sooks no 1 fan
October 26, 2015 at 2:57 PM
So, is negotiator guy gonna get mad at the upper management and drown the entire team in the Han river?
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15 susan
October 26, 2015 at 2:57 PM
Well, THERE'S a disaster in the making!!
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16 ikhh307
October 26, 2015 at 3:28 PM
With all the hype about liar game, i should seriously consider watching this drama.
I don't really fancy drama remake, most of the time i only watch one version.
But now i am starting to get curious about this version of liar game.
Definitely gonna download after my finals are over
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17 Miranda
October 26, 2015 at 3:51 PM
I haven't been able to find Liar Game streaming anywhere - am I looking under the wrong name at Viki or Dramafever? Help!
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PinkDream
October 26, 2015 at 4:07 PM
Hope it helps!
https://www.viki.com/tv/25478c-liar-game
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Miranda
October 26, 2015 at 6:37 PM
THANK you! I have no idea why I couldn't find it before. Now I just have to not get hooked on it until the weekend...
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Miranda
October 28, 2015 at 4:34 PM
For some reason, it doesn't show up on Viki when I search through a Roku. Even when I follow it online, it doesn't transfer over. But then I could find it through the app... so weird.
Thanks though - if you hadn't confirmed it exists on the platform, I wouldn't have known to try multiple ways to find it.
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Cocoboo
October 26, 2015 at 4:27 PM
I searched "Liar Game drama" and found it on Viki pretty quickly, but it is only licensed for the "US,Canada, France Belgium, Switzerland and Latin America" fyi.
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Clesias
October 26, 2015 at 5:53 PM
myasiantv still has it :)
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Sera The Ms Temper
October 26, 2015 at 6:13 PM
Dramacool has it
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18 Diana
October 26, 2015 at 5:14 PM
Between the two projects which the writer and producer of Liar Game are working on,
I do understand they will give us this drama as Appetizer,
And of course i want Lee Sang Yoon for my main course, LIAR GAME.
They need to make a proper preparation for Liar Game,..
Lee Sang Yoon did tight diet to perform well in liar game season one,
and for liar game season 2?, i bet he has to diet too... ^_^
Dear writer nim, just make sure that Liar Game will be aired Next year with great plot and actors, neee..? ^_^ Shin Sung Rok, Jo Jae Yun, and Lee El, they definitely have to go back on screen for Liar Game2
Phutakkhanta...
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plumwine
October 26, 2015 at 8:08 PM
Shin Sung Rok is a must!
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Diana
October 26, 2015 at 8:14 PM
Yes, of course. It's a must. He is the best villain (so far)...
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19 abseoklutely
October 26, 2015 at 5:55 PM
all i can think is...commincation in a kdrama? WHAT LIE IS THIS???
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plumwine
October 26, 2015 at 8:04 PM
Hahahahahhahaha..... Ow my stomach
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plumwine
October 26, 2015 at 8:07 PM
It's the new version of Liar Game.
Oh man, I'm still cracking up!
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20 Sera The Ms Temper
October 26, 2015 at 6:14 PM
Please make Liar Game 2 happen next year!
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Diana
October 26, 2015 at 6:57 PM
+ 10000000000000
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21 kit
October 26, 2015 at 6:42 PM
I'm actually so excited!!!
I read a book with a female negotiator once when I was young, and I've been starry eyed ever since.
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22 poliwag
October 26, 2015 at 7:11 PM
Don't mind me, I just laid down and died.
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23 Camelia
October 26, 2015 at 8:04 PM
tq GF!
Lee jiah ! Jang Hyuk !
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24 plumwine
October 26, 2015 at 8:06 PM
Thanks for doing all my swearing for me GirlFriday.
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25 mindy
October 26, 2015 at 8:29 PM
My wish for this show:
The lieutenant for the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is a naive young woman with a tendency to put too much trust in other people. Like the police lieutenant she is, when an old woman comes up to her and asks for her help carrying a large briefcase, she immediately accepts. She ends up losing sight of the woman and opens up the briefcase to find... a BUTT load of money. Her immediate thought as a police officer, of course, is to bring it back to the police station for investigation... but she's almost home, anyway, so she might as well bring it back home and then bring it to work the next day. It'll be perfectly safe with her.
However, the next morning she receives a letter inviting her to participate in a game meant purely to deceive others. One might call it a "liar game" of sorts.
Recruiting her coworker, a geeeeenius former corporate negotiator (who also may or may not have a side job as a psychology professor at a university) to help her win the game, these two officers of the law find themselves into a much deeper, darker, twisted situation than they could possibly have anticipated...
Oh, and the roles are played by Kim So Eun and Lee Sang Yoon.
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Diana
October 26, 2015 at 8:40 PM
Haaaaaaaahahahha,..
Mindy,.. should we propose this story to the writer??
wkwkwkkw,..
Sure the innocent lieutenant for the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency must be Kim So Eun,..
and for the 30 something geeeeenius former corporate negotiator (who also may or may not have a side job as a psychology professor at a university) must be LEE SANG YOON hahahah
*Dying laughing*
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Sera The Ms Temper
October 26, 2015 at 8:55 PM
"....and the roles are played by Kim So Eun and Lee Sang Yoon."..
Love and want this to happen. But it would be better if KSE's character to be less naive here. :D
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mindy
October 26, 2015 at 10:14 PM
Of course! Logically a lieutenant wouldn't be too naive... but this is a Kdrama and the chances of a police officer actually being competent is probably about 70/30 in favor of incompetence (coughGirlWhoSeesSmellscough).
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Sera The Ms Temper
October 27, 2015 at 1:49 AM
Hehe, agreed. Kindhearted but not too naive will be great.
LOL, we are going too ahead with the casting! But imagination is not a crime. haha.
Well, it will be big bonus if our imagination comes true *wink
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26 bebeswtz
October 26, 2015 at 8:44 PM
I saw the poster for "Liar Game" and got excited for a moment.... nope DX
Sigh.... it hasn't even been a week since Lee Sang Yoon disappeared from my computer screen (via "Twenty Again"), but I already miss him T.T
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whitewire
October 26, 2015 at 8:57 PM
Now you made me wanna watch everything Lee Sang-yoon eg. Goddess of Fire, Angel Eyes
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bebeswtz
October 26, 2015 at 10:26 PM
You should do it. DO. IT :))))
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27 ultramarineblue
October 26, 2015 at 11:40 PM
Thanks for the newss! I honestly want Lee sang Yoon to be available for Liar Game 2 so how about Seo In Guk? He was awesome in I Remember You!!! Or Joo Sang Wook? Or Lee Joon Hyuk? Been watching House of Bluebird recently and really enjoying it but I miss his days as a badass prosecutor in City Hunter.
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ultramarineblue
October 26, 2015 at 11:48 PM
Or Kim Jae Wook? Lee Min Ki (or does he only do movies)? Haha this is fun
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28 jat
October 26, 2015 at 11:58 PM
it's my fault for distracted by the picture and really thought it's about Liar Game 2 , which is not...
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29 es
October 27, 2015 at 1:49 AM
FOR THREE BREATHLESS SECONDS, I WAS THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD dammit. :(
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30 Yon Yih
October 27, 2015 at 8:59 AM
Since they need a genius for the lead role...can we have lee sang yoon plzz...or ha ji won...or cha hyun sok?
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31 ZENITH
October 27, 2015 at 9:00 AM
It would have been so good if it was liar game lee sang yoon should only do liar game 1, twenty again ,liar game 2,twenty one again, liar game 3,twenty two again.. I am asking for too much aren't I? Well fantasy aside always welcome for new drama with good plot and good cast... But sorry still waiting for my fantasy to come true... (づ￣ ³￣)づ
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32 klmeri
October 27, 2015 at 9:56 AM
Why do I get the feeling the female lead will play someone rookie and incompetent? Oh wait. That is almost every kdrama female cop role ever!
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fabdrama
October 27, 2015 at 1:22 PM
Oh no, she's supposed to be in her late twenties, I'm picturing someone like Ji-an(IRY) so it better deliver!
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33 mhjbk0112
October 27, 2015 at 10:40 AM
Sounds similar to Missing Noir M but I am not complaining. I'd love another Liar Game though. Despite the lack of dimples shown by Lee Sang Yoon in LG, his character just blew me away!
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