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kdramacrybaby · 7 months

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My Lovely Liar (2023)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Mystery, Supernatural,

Synopsis: Sol-hee is born with the ability to hear when people lie. She has a hard time connecting with people because of this ability, but has found a use for it in her job as a professional "Liar Hunter". Do-ha is a famous music composer running from a dark past. When it comes back to haunt him, and no one believes him, will the Liar Hunter be able to help?

Episode info: 16 episodes / Runtime around 60 minutes

Lead cast: Kim So-hyun (Mok Sol-hee), Hwan Min-hyun (Kim Do-ha), Seo Ji-hoon (Lee Kang-min), Lee Si-woo (Syaon), Yoon Ji-on (Cho Deuk-chan)

Link to watch: You can watch on Viki or Dramacool

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Okay, so this drama is... messy, is what I would call it.

So much happening all the time, yet it feels like nothing happens at all. The pacing is all over the place - as is the overall story in general.

There is such a weird contrast between some really dark themes like struggling mental health and possible suicide, and the usual lighter rom-com stuff. It feels like the drama wanted to do everything all the time, but then ended up not following through 100% with anything.

The dialogue is rough, the characters feel two-dimensional throughout most of the drama. Yes it is cute at times, and yes it did make me huff out a laugh here and there, but that does not take a lot of effort.

I watched it because I saw a lot of gifs on Tumblr as it first began airing, and it did look fun, but I sort of lost interest about half-way through.

Also, without spoiling, I'll say that it goes in a direction with the antagonist that I just do not feel was necessary at all. It feels so out of place in a drama they had already tried to jam-pack with lots of plot points that often fizzled out without a satisfying end.

In the end, I'm stuck between two or three stars out of five. Because there were times when I was like "why am I even still watching this", but then again I did actually keep watching. However now that I'm writing all this down, I can't really think of anything too positive to say.

I'm sure the actors did their best, but the chemistry between either the couples or the friend groups just felt lacking to me. I blame the writing for this, though.

So yeah, a bit disappointing to be honest. But all dramas can't be masterpieces. And the overall premise was interesting enough, I suppose. I bet it could have actually been a pretty good drama with some tweaks here and there.

#my lovely liar #kdrama rec #kdrama review

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mirambles · 3 years

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KDramas have a huge pool of talent - be it the male/female leads or supporting casts. You have to sit back and just admire the variety and talent on display in terms of looks, acting, delivery, voice, everything that an actor/actress has to offer.

And it’s natural to have multiple crushes and loves in this dramaland. I started with crushing on Hyun Bin’s Captain Ri in CLOY - who wouldn’t? He was picture perfect - brooding, charming, endearing, madly in love. He looked dashing in that army uniform ( actually I do have a weakness for men in uniform). What did I know that it was the beginning of watching extremely well written male characters. I would learn later over my journey in dramaland that 90% writers are female and no wonder they wrote such fine male characters.

Second stop was Descendants of the Sun, I didn’t think Captain Ri could be matched, but then I bumped into Captain Yoo SiJin. Many might be conflicted and think he was a snob and bit cocky, but I didn’t think so. He was confident in his own skin, he was shown to be the best in the business and he made sure everyone knew it - nothing wrong in that. I like male characters who are smug, but not condescending, who are sarcastic and have dry wit or a great sense of humour, who have an unfailing sense of duty , who are respectful to ladies and will do anything to protect their people. Yoo Sijin had all those qualities. Song Joong Ki is not your typical muscled, well built - six pack guy, but he carried off the Captain’s role with loads of charm and I loved his smirk. I loved watching him in The Sungkyunkwan Scandal (one of his best roles) and he looked so dapper in Vincenzo, but his Captain Yoo SiJin will always have a special place in my heart.

I watched Suspicious Partner with no expectations and Ji Chang Wook as Prosecutor No Jiuk blew my mind away. I maintain that Suspicious Partner is peak Ji Chang Wook - he looked his best, he acted his best. He looked so handsome, so gorgeous , so smashing in both looks! But he in his prosecutor look with those crisp white shirts, suits and those thin rimmed Gandhi round glasses - dishy as hell! His emotions were spot on - oh how I loved his outbursts! I loved when he pined for his lady love and no one does angst as well as he does (nope this is not open for debate). To top it off his chemistry with Nam JiHyun was off the charts - a post one day for these two. My favourite couple in dramaland.

For the next few months - I watched many dramas, liked few more - didn’t really swoon over anyone, but enjoyed their acting a lot - Nam Goong Min, Ju Ji Hoon, Lee Joon Hyuk, Park Seo Joon , Nam Joo Hyuk- all fantastic actors in their own right.

I really enjoyed watching Nam Joo Hyuk in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, so I started to watch StartUp. Little did I know that this man whom I would see for the first time on screen would ignite the fan girl cell in my brain.

Kim Seon is not a head turner , but boy did he bull doze himself in my heart as Han Ji Pyeong from scene 1 . Darcy has ruled my heart for eternity and now Han Ji Pyeong sits right there beside him. That’s high praise cause no one has ever come close to Darcy. The writer probably did not expect that Kim Seon Ho would elevate the character 100x to what she had imagined and then to save face and make sure sympathies stayed with the main leads, the writing fell apart in the last few episodes. A character assessment of Han Ji Pyeong for another post. It remains one of my favourite characters, hell no, it sits right at the top of my favourite characters in Dramaland!

I have now gone and watched Kim Seon Ho in every single series of his and all his theatre clips. He is the reason I got onto Twitter and Tumblr to find people I could talk to about him. What an amazing actor he is! It helps that he is utterly gorgeous with that bright smile of his with big dimples that warms my heart every-time I see him smile!

His voice - people don’t hype up his voice as much as it deserves to be. It’s deep and soothing and a perfect voice for mic and radio. I would buy every audiobook if he ever reads one!

He does angst well, he is an intense actor, he has great comic timing, he makes me cry with the emotions he portrays on screen and there is no actor currently for me that comes close to him. He is my source of happiness. I love watching him perform and emote on screen. I know he is going to go places - people are discovering him now and he is rising up the popularity charts with the currently airing Hometown Cha Cha Cha. I want to watch him play an antagonist , or a dual personality role like Lee Seung Gi played in Mouse. I want to see him play a prosecutor or a detective hunting down criminals.

But amidst all this rising popularity and fame that he has been getting, since he broke the internet with his portrayal of Han Ji Pyeong - he remains a lovable, humble human being offscreen and an absolutely adorable, clumsy dork. I love this duality in him.

I will continue to admire many actors as I discover more dramas (so many to watch), but I know that no one is going to capture my heart and mind like Kim Seon Ho has!

#kim seon ho #hometown cha cha cha #startup #korean actor #ri jeong hyeok #crash landing on you #cloy #suspicious partner #ji chang wook #song joong ki #descendants of the sun

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