I hope they stick close to the original formula and don't put romance in there. I only saw the Liar Game Reborn film, which was okay – mostly because I think it's the sort of thing that works much better as a multi-episode drama rather than a two hour film.

The cast of the original is really good, Matsuda Shota and (in the dorama) Toda Erika. I hope they don't make Kim So-eun's character honest by ... ummm 'aegyo naivety'. Matsuda Shota was genius and dark, which might be right up Shin Sung-rok's alley, given the dark that he was channeling in You From Another Star.

No. Please, no.

Sorry. It's just that Japanese Liar Game was one of my favorites.
I don't understand. Can't they create their own Original dramas? There was Nodame and now this... I am not concerned whether it will be a good remake or not. I am disappointed with this copying "fashion" as a whole.

I'm..... not too happy about this? Liar Game is one of my top favorite dramas of all time and the manga is great as well, so when I heard about this I was really skeptical. I'm ok with kim so-eun because she's adorable and I know she can pull of Nao's character but Lee Sang yoon as Akiyama? And the fact that they're making him older because Akiyama was never a professor..... I just...
I'm worried tbh. I'll still watch it when it airs to give my final opinion but as of now I'm not thrilled.

Yeah Kim So Eun is perfect for the role! I was hoping it would be her!

Is this going to be based on the manga or the jdrama? Because the manga is one of my all-time favorites, but I was disappointed in the jdrama. It could be awesome if done right, but the Liar Game host is the antagonist? That's different from the manga, so it has me worried. On the other hand, the manga isn't actually finished, so I guess they have to change some things in order to provide resolution... I don't know whether to be happy about this news or not!

By the way, for those who are curious about the heroine, at the beginning she is described as "foolishly honest," sort of a innocent, naive type who is in way above her head, but she goes through a lot of character development and is able to hold her own later on. She retains her belief in humanity and desire to help others while learning how to be a bit more canny and play the game. I see the message of her character in the manga being that you don't have to be stupid to be a good person. Unfortunately, this is totally absent in the jdrama where her "purity" (read "naivety to the point of idiocy") is lauded as a virtue, and she never moves past it. So... she could be either awesome or terrible depending on which direction they choose to take with her.

My roommate has been bugging me to watch Liar Game. Looks like I'll have to watch this version first. (Just in case it doesn't live up to the original.)

And it's just 10 eps. That's always good. Plus Kim So-eun, FINALLY I can see her in something. (Aside from We Got Married. Haha)

Yay that Kim So Eun is up for a leading role :)

Kim So Eun <3 I was happy just to hear of her We got Married coupling with Song Jae Rim but now I get to have her in a lead role in a remake of one of my most favorite J-dramas?! I'm so excited... I hope the Korean remake will be just as good. And hopefully include the new manga material..

KBS, SBS, MBC better pick up the slack.. tvn keeps churning out interesting shows like Secret Hotel, Surplus Princess, and now Liar Game!

Kim So-Eun, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. I hope this will be a good break for her. She needs it. Girl's just been flying under the radar for years now. Also happy that this is on TvN so hopefully they'll be able to push boundaries a little.

Psychology seems to be kdrama trend of the year!

OMG, awesome news! I had no idea this was in the works, but I'm a huge fan of the manga and the drama, so I'll definitely be giving this one a watch!! Loving the cast too - so excited!

Kim So Eun! yeah she's also the first name that came up to my mind to play Nao! She will be great. Yaaaaaaaaaaay

Wonder if this means that Kim So-eun might have to drop out of We Got Married? This could leave Song Jae Rim all alone and needing someone new to be mary-ed. Should our Mary pack her bags and hop on the first flight to Seoul?

I haven't heard of Liar Game before, but the concept is intriguing.

Shin Sung Rok make a great villain so I'm very curious about his role in this drama.

10 EPs seems like a good length too.

Oooh.

I like the concept, love the length, but while I like that Tvn is venturing into other waters I'd be more sure of what I was getting it it was OCN (Though the production team is reassuring). Reading the comments, I actually want to read the manga (which is not my thing). I'll probably check the jdorama out too. Hope this remake is good. Also glad for Shin Sung-rok. Haven't really seen the others but I'm not repelled. We'll see.

Oh i love Liar Game, it would be interesting to see this version. I'm not sure if LSY can match Matsuda's awesome portayal as Akiyama though. I hope the girl can make Nao a less annoying character. I'm also in the minority that I would love a little romance as koreans do romance so well, and was underwhelmed with SSR's villain performance in My love from another star so I hope he will step it up more here as he already has the creepy look down pat.

I am so EXCITED!!! Liar Game is how I got hooked on Asian dramas. Can't wait!

as long as there is no idol-actor in a japanase remake drama i think the drama will be fine. LoL

SSR has a very good expression portraying a villain. i think LSY can nail this and i don't doubt KSE ability to act a naive character. i just hope she wont turn somewhat annoying.

lets just hope this remake is better. crossing fingers!

It is a very interesting drama and I really liked it but at some point the female lead became too fruatrating to continue.

And while I like Kim So Eun, I'm not sure if LSY will even come to the awesomeness that was Shota (and I usually avoid his dramas).

For those of you that have never heard of the show, i think this hilarious scene will tell u a bit about the show....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RaR5GjCd2o

Loooved Kim So-eun as Ga Eul(Haven't watched any other version of B. O. F) and
I only watched her track in 1000 kisses (the othrr couple cried way too much for my liking). YFAS was easily the best performance delivered by Shin sung-rok, but wasn't he in Trot Lovers too...just confused because the post says something about him lying low and people who watched TL liked him(atleast in the first few episodes...none of my friends could watch more than a few).

I loved Japanese Liar Game. So different and so dark, it really helped me discover my own tastes. I also loved that there was barely any focus on romance. Reading this, I don't have a good feeling inside...please don't let it focus on romance, or let romance be the focus, and please no love triangles either...but yeah, I'll stick to original unless they can do as well as the Japanese drama.

Hmm, they tweaked the story a little. The host has a central part? Now I need to see this

I like the j-drama version (even if it has many flaws) and planned to read the manga since a long time ago, it's perfect time to read and compare the k-drama :D

I hope they didn't put any unnecessary romance to the plot. Other than that, this looks promising enough~^^

I'm guessing this won't be anything like the Manga...

Ahh!! One of my fav jdramas :-)..hope they won't ruin it... I so want Shin Sung-Rok to play Akiyama...he has got that vibe (although no one can beat Matsuda Shota :-) )

KIM SO EUN seguro va a deslumbrar..!!!!!!!!!! le deceo lo mejor, y que este nuevo proyecto al igual que WGM sean todo un exito..!!!!! ella es perfecta y una actriz excelente...!!!

These Pro-JDrama people who glorify everything while conveniently ignoring the blatant flaws in their beloved J-Dramas are really getting annoying. If remakes bother you that much, then simply don't watch. Complaining about it and putting the originals on an unreachable pedestal is not only extremely annoying, but won't stop the K-Drama producers from making them.

YES PLEASE to Kim So Eun!!!
But the other two......... sigh. IDK I suppose nothing is going to beat matsuda shota in the role for me. Hope they come up with a better lead. Not dark and mysterious enough to me.

I don't really get why people r against the remake and "hope they don't ruin it". Even if they do a bad job, how are they going to RUIN the original? The original is still there... just forget about the bad remake and move on. I don't mind other places giving a shot at trying to remake it... Whether they fail or succeed is okay. Liar Game is a good production, that's why people want to even try bringing a version to their country.