# Lie to Me (2011 TV series)

Lie To Me (Korean: 내게 거짓말을 해봐) 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 | 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 | Nominated |
| 2011 | 19th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Planning Drama | Kang Ji-hwan | Nominated |
| 2011 | 19th SBS Drama Awards | Special Acting Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama | Hong Soo-hyun | Nominated |