My Lovely Liar (Korean: 소용없어 거짓말) is an ongoing South Korean television series directed by Nam Sung-woo, starring Kim So-hyun and Hwang Min-hyun. It premiered on July 31, 2023, and airs on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).[3][7][8] It is also available for streaming on Viki and Viu in selected regions. Synopsis
The series depicts the story of a woman who can't trust people because of he
r ability to hear lies and uncovers the truth while getting entangled with a murder suspect who no one believes in his innocence.[1]
Cast and characters
Main
Kim So-hyun as Mok Sol-hee: a person who gave up her everyday happiness when she was young due to her ability to hear lies.[11]
Hwang Min-hyun as Kim Do-ha / Kim Seung-joo: a famous composer and producer in Korea who goes by the stage name "K". He changes his name and went into hiding when he got related to an incident.[1]
Seo Ji-hoon as Lee Kang-min: a detective who has been diagnosed with stomach cancer ahead of a proposal to Mok Sol-hee whom he fell in love at first sight.[12]
Lee Si-woo as Sha On: a top solo singer and the nation's younger sister.[13]
Supporting
People at J Entertainment
Yoon Ji-on as Cho Deuk-chan: CEO of J Entertainment who knows Do-ha's identity.[14]
Nam Hyun-woo as Cho Jae-chan: Deuk-chan's younger brother who is the planning director of J Entertainment.[15]
Song Jin-woo as Park Moo-jin: a director and composer of J Entertainment and Do-ha's rival.[16]
Baek Seung-do as Ethan: main vocalist of Atlantis.[17]
People around Sol-hee
Ha Jong-woo as Baek Chi-hoon: Sol-hee's bodyguard.[18]
Park Kyung-hye as Cassandra / Yoon Ye-seul: a superstitious tarot magician and barista.[18]
Jin Kyung as Cha Hyang-suk: Sol-hee's mother.[19]
Ahn Nae-sang as Mok Tae-seop: Sol-hee's father.[19]
People around Do-ha
Seo Jeong-yeon as Jung Yeon-mi: Do-ha's mother who is a member of the National Assembly.[20]
Kwon Dong-ho as Choi Eom-ho: Um-ji's older brother.[20]
Seo Hyun-chul as Jang Joong-gyu: the owner and drummer of Oasis Live Jazz Bar.[21]
People in Yonso-dong
Cho Jin-se as So Bo-ro: owner of Yonso Bakery.[16]
Kim Won-hun as Oh O-baek: owner of Boo Boo, a craft beer house in an alley.[22]
Eom Ji-yoon as Hwang Cho-rok: owner of Chorok Salad.[22]
Seo Jae-woo as Lee Young-jae: a part-timer at a branch in Seoul.[23]
Extended
Baek Min-hyun as Oh Ki-ja: a veteran entertainment club who tries to reveal Do-ha's face.[24]
Special appearances
Kim Sun-young as Choi Ji-hye[25]
Han Ji-eun[26]
Production
Development
It is directed by Nam Sung-woo, who directed other works such as Kkondae Intern (2020) and My Roommate Is a Gumiho (2021).[27]
Casting
On September 21, 2022, it was reported that Hwang Min-hyun and Kim So-hyun were in talks for the role of the male and female protagonists in the drama Useless Lies,[4] and was later confirmed for the role in November.[1][11]
Filming
Filming began in February 2023.[13]
