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This is one of those blatant cases where I can't help wondering why do they begin filming a drama when they haven't got the complete script yet? Why do they insist in making the viewer invest time and energies on something which changes from black to white in the space of an episode?



This is so annoying, and so sad.

Like everyone before me already pointed out, the lead actors did a brilliant job here. They are so natural together, it's a pleasure to watch them interact.

But even cute has its limit, at least for me. I didn't know of the writer switch until the last episode, but the difference was evident. What used to be a quirky, funny, sweet and sexy script suddenly turned into a sugary, childish, cutie cute one, with these two chirping to each other for the duration of six, never-ending episodes.

When mutual love has been loudly declared, the lie has come into the open, the antagonists are out of the games, what is left in terms of expectations? Who cares what they eat and when or how many times they hold hands?

Somehow, they used all their good cards at the beginning of the game, only to drag it with uninteresting little scenes till the end. By the third ice-cream I was ready to smear it on the face of the director.



Also, I was left wondering what happened to the majority of the characters? Were they sucked into some drama black hole, or sent en masse to Paris where they are happily eating escargots?



The music was somehow schizophrenic. At the beginning I though it was horrid, with those very childish pop songs used at every turn. Then it improved a lot, it became more varied and able to enhance the feelings. At times it was hilariously chosen. Then it changed again and became a simple background sound, which I forgot a few minutes after it was played.



Re-watch value is obviously low, unless something heavy hits me on the head and I think this drama's only got 11 episodes.

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I could no longer count how many times I've watched Goong. I was able to watch every rerun on our local tv, I was also able to watch it online and I even have the dvds!!! I'm so addicted to Princess Hours that no matter how many times I watch, it doesn't fail to make me laugh, cry, angry, irritated and fall in love over and over again ♥ ♥ ♥ .



One of the reasons why I readily fell in love with the series was because of JJH and YEH playing as Shin and Chae-kyeong. I really, really love their pairing.



Seriously, I've been loving it ever since it was aired in 2006 and until now, it's still the best Kdrama for me... ^^

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Thank God (or w/e deity u pray to) that I got to finish watching this drama. I loved the story of classic rich boy meets poor girl, falls in love, and does everything he can to woo her. I love that the outside influences were not as annoying in this drama like in others I've watched. Their discontent was felt but it didn't have as much effect on the relationship of the leads. I particularly enjoyed the fact that Hyun Gi Joon stuck to his guns in his feelings toward Gong Ah Jung. No wavering for that man. Even though I did not really like him that much at first, he really grew on me after I realized his whole demenor was a front b/c of his position in the company. I loved watching him grow into a more expressive person b/c of Gong Ah Jung's influence on him.



Well I have to say that most ppl will love this drama but others may be bored b/c the story is very similar to other dramas. I look at it like re-reading my favorite book only I find something new that happens that I did not catch b-4. So it makes the story interesting and fresh everytime I read it. But I guess in this case watch it.



I recomend that others watch this drama. It is sweet and funny at times.

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Ok! So I gave this an overall score of a 6 b/c it was not amazing but it was not horrible either. I really liked the story and the cast was ok. For some reason the acting caught me as authentic and at other times like they were reading from que cards. The acting at times was very stilted and the chemistry between characters was off a little. I could not stand some of the music that was played. Like y play music that obviously means something bad is going to happen when what is happening is really not that bad? The music just did not feel right in some scenes.



I prolly will not watch this again unless I am in the mood to watch something about hair, but I do not think it was a waste either. I enjoyed it but think it could have been better at times. If others watch it I think they will enjoy it, but it prolly will not be something that sticks in ur head or jumps out as a fave.

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My numbers are all over the place....Just like this drama. I figured I would jump on the band wagon and add my review.

Lie To Me...It was purely the chemistry between the actors Kang Ji Hwan and Yoon Eun Hye that had me watching. If I based my review simply on the high I got from watching them interact and kiss, my mouse would be hovering over the 10s every time. But I can''t...

The writing was almost abysmal. Even where our leads were concerned. It did their acting such an injustice. The switch around episode 11 did nothing but confuse the watcher and had the actors making, sometimes huge, personality changes that had me scratching my head. I focused solely on scenes with the two leads and had no interest in the plot. You could see so glaringly, where original intended storylines were dropped. Sang Hee and Yoon Joo became useless filler. Characters completely disappear with no explanation. The dramatic tension is pulled from the air and makes almost no sense.

Ultimately, there is nothing that bothers me more than when great actors are wasted by a crappy script. Kang Ji Hwan and Yoon Eun Hye tried their very best. They succeeded in their interactions and I place no blame on their shoulders. I cannot help but compare this to Mary Stayed Out All Night. Same scenereo...Great Cast! ~ Unfortunately wasted.

But here is the thing. I have watched some of these episodes multiple times. I repeatedly watched certain scenes between the to lovebirds because they were so enjoyable to me...And so my final verdict is this. If you want to turn off your brain and watch two actors make falling in love fun, sexy and cute. If you''re stressed and have no will to be critical while watching... Watch This! This pairing really had something magical.

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This is a really great drama but it was one of those normal dramas where the two main characters fall for each other but despite their differences in wealth it brought them trouble. It was just a normal drama for me but I still loved it. I love Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwan's acting in this drama. They had really good chemistry. At some points the drama was boring and a lot of the things were very obvious and you would know what was going to happen later but it was still pretty good. I really enjoyed watching this drama. I laughed and cried like I normally did in a drama. It's definitely cute! Many times though it was a bit dragging and some of the events that happened in the drama didn't need to be there at all and were useless. The drama has its good points and bad points but it was still a good drama to look forward to every week. Another good drama is finished, sigh!!!

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This is probably going to be one of the most divisive dramas of the year. You're either going to love this drama, or you're going to meh this drama. I fall into the latter camp of people. I meh Lie to Me.



Those who love this drama praise the chemistry between the leads Kang Ji Hwan and Yoon Eun Hye, and even I can't deny that the chemistry between the two was so palpable that it overwhelmed me at times. However, sizzling chemistry does not a good relationship make, and I found nothing compelling about the love between the characters Hyun Gi Joon and Gong Ah Jung. It seemed to consistently coast on a superficial level, especially towards the end when the two just go on cute dates all the time and exchange grating "I miss you sooo muuuuch"'s.



When the relationship takes a last minute dive into depth, I found it to be forced and insincere. That's not the actors' fault. Kang Ji Hwan is terrific, and Yoon Eun Hye is good enough, although I maintain that she's at her best when she's crying (I don't think there's an actress who can cry like Yoon Eun Hye, and she really gets to show off here). Unfortunately, they fell victim to a poor script. Yes, the show switched writers half-way through the series, which accounts for some flaws. However, during the reign of the second writer, the plot was riddled with holes, characters acted without any logic or consistency or they were entirely neglected. There's a secondary story line concerning Ah Jung's father that goes nowhere and adds nothing to the overall story, and the second leads are given such throw away and meaningless resolutions that I can't help but think that the show would have been better off if Sang Hee and Yoon Joo had not been introduced to begin with.



I'm not going to warn you to not watch this drama. Lie to Me has a fervent following, and so clearly there's something here that some drama fans passionately latched on to, and you just might be able to find out what that something is. As for me, I'll just have to declare this a missed connection.

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Lie to Me started out very well, but slowly degraded and became boring and without substance. I really enjoyed this drama from Episode 1-10 and there are quite a few memorable scenes, but after Episode 10, it seems like the writer of this drama seem to throw "sense" out of the window. Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwan are terrific actors, but this drama did not exemplify that. This is one of the few dramas where I had to skip through the episodes, and I rarely do that. ): This drama may appeal to a minority of people, but to me and quite a few people I know, this drama is definitely disappointing. On the bright side, I hope to see YEH and KJH work together again, they have GREAT chemistry!

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This drama is funny but also has a lot of \"drama.\" I liked that the Hong sisters matured the characters a couple years and left enough episodes to tell their adult storyline. Doing this allowed for the drama to stay fresh. There were a couple eps here and there that were draggy. The leads were perfect for thier roles and had excellent chemistry. I hated the second male lead!! I wanted to punch him everytime he even spoke. The main guys dad was a riot. I really liked him. The ending was sweet. Id rewatch this drama in 2 years just to look back on the characters. This drama will tug at your heart with all the frusteration it brings. But thats what a true drama does right? Watch it!

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For such an amazing cast, this drama was a sham. Moon Geun Young is an amazing actress, Kim Jae Wook is an amazing actor, Jang Geun Suk is an amazing actor, as is the rest of the cast. So then why was this drama so disappointing? No matter how good the cast, score, etc. is, you cannot have a good drama with shoddy writing. The plot of this drama was all over the place. Characters would constantly change their minds and personalities and everything but their face. Conflicts were carefully created then solved an thrown out the window leaving me with nothing to grasp on to and the feeling of being cheated. The only reason I managed to get through this drama was the cast, and even though there was a lot of skipping and skimming. You may be allured by the cast, as I was, but you're better of staring at pictures of them than watching this drama. Unless you don't care about plot. If you were to ask me, I'd tell you not to watch it.

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