Hopefully this is much better than The Woman Who Swallowed The Sun (this disappointed me so bad, I'm still not…
I have a love-hate relationship with seo hyunjoo dramas (I've never finished one while they were airing and I find them less frustrating when you're binge watching. I remember calling The Third Marriage The Third Disruption 💀) but I'm going to attempt to finish this one because the cast (and I love myself a good twin switch lol)
this is premiering on my birthday (December 15th) which is already a GREAT sign :). anyway open up the spoiler…
Lee Hyojung will be playing the "charismatic, demonic" chairman of Dream Group, Ma Daechang. Dream Group's motto is "I am the law", so Chairman Ma is described as having a commanding presence. He is Seorin's grandfather.
Jung Soyoung will play the bio mother of Jangmi and Seorin, Jeong Sookhee. She was once "pure and intelligent" but a questionable incident (👀) left her with the intelligence of a five year old. Whether she lives with Jangmi or Seorin is unknown but if I had to guess it's Jangmi. (I would absolutely not be surprised if it turns out that Seorin is reckless because she doesn't know her mother lol)
Jung Chan (my guy!!) will play Kang Nambong, Baekho and Junho's father, who is described as warm, and finally,
Lee Jaehwang will play the role of Lee Kanghyuk, who is Hwayoung's (Oh Hyunkyung; one of the villains) confidant
I also find it hilarious that Ham Eunjung and Oh Hyunkyung were previously casted together as long lost mother and daughter in Suji & Uri but now they're about to meet again as enemies lol
Your beef with Woo-Chul is HILARIOUS, the side characters I hate the most are Do-Bin's family. Genuine fucking…
Omg I'm glad that trend of "mentally disabled" side characters in dailies is dying out. Most of the time the writing comes off as ableist (or worst, when the character falls in love and magically becomes undisabled)
I can usually tolerate the characters like that like the little sister in Yellow Boots or the FLs brother in Miss Montecristo, or the iconic legend Haneul from Temptation of a Wife lmao
I also like Jaebin better than Dobin! Dobin really came off as unlikeable during the birth father thing. He's very self righteous. Jaebin is at least funny at times.
It's so much fun watching this knowing that Woojung is NOT meant to be the lead lol
So now we've reached the point where Youngchae is going to be Sua (with Jeongwon's approval) and Jeongwon is actively linking up with Nansuk to take down her mom (while Nansuk is plotting to get Younchae Kunhyang). THIS was the messiness I was waiting for. This must have been what watching Game of Witches live was like...
I couldn't have asked for anything better lol the fallout from all of this will be nuclear.
Seems like Kibeom will flirt with life and death next episode. At least according to the preview. I thought Taeseok would've been the one to kill him off, but Nansuk could do the job as well...
Your beef with Woo-Chul is HILARIOUS, the side characters I hate the most are Do-Bin's family. Genuine fucking…
I really don't like the way Woocheol talks like something about it annoys me lol. Woojung is so dumb I like how Hwakyung told her she doesn't like her anymore like 5 times at this point and Woojung still thinks they are friends lmaoo. It also annoys me that Joowon and Woojung are quick to cast Hwakyung out but somehow think she should do what they want her to do...
I do love that the broadcast audition subverted the whole "bright personality always wins/always has inherent natural talent" trope... even tho Woojung makes it due to her mom's nepotism lol. I do remember her struggling a bit when they start the broadcaster arc...
I agree that Dobin's family is absolutely useless. It's a shame because I actually like the actress that plays his mom but her character here is just 🤮. Not to mention how often the daughter and the dad glaze Woojung. (There I found the mom character refreshing because she was NOT on team Woojung at all lmao) Like we get it, she's the greatest thing since sliced bread (despite said bread having more charisma...)
It sucks because the A plot in this drama is A1 but the B plot drags it down because they give it so much time 😭
Soo-ae's haircut in the beginning of the drama makes me want to cut my hair tbh lol
I'm screaming at the 2ML being played by a JYJ/ex-TVXQ member. (when I got into Korean entertainment TVXQ was THE top group) Watching this drama is like a time capsule in the best ways...
Woojung is the worst. Like I am taking a break from ep 8 because she's a big dumb dumb.
So there's a time sensitive audition show and you decide to take it upon yourself to watch a stranger die. The judges should've disqualified her because how are you going to be late to a live broadcast?
The scene where Woojung confronts Hwakyung after the competition makes my blood boil. Woojung is manipulative af, talking in graphic detail and giving hwakyung a play by play of her father's death. I would've slapped the shit out of her after she said "when his hand dropped". Her father is dead and thank God, his character was annoying and super pathetic to watch....
I can't wait for Hwakyung to destroy her
Btw: So far my biggest complaint is how much screentime Woocheol and the other side characters have. I think that's why I dropped this previously because I got tired of basically skipping half of an episode.
No one cares about Woocheol and his clarinet. I surely don't.
I need to make myself like Young-Chae because I find her so annoying 😭 I feel like she hasn't developed AT…
omg. I have physical copies of all the books and I've read them so much the covers are falling off. I actually like the books better than the show, but the show is good too like Season 3 to the first half of 4 was peak television 😭
But back to a graceful liar...
I think Youngchae is planting the seeds of what she can do... whatever she has planned probably won't happen until the design team starts working
A redemption would feel so fake. Like jeongwon is not the type... I know it's really too early to tell, but I feel like this will end with jeongwon dying due to her Ripley syndome and hyera living in regret.
Jeongwon is literally playing mind games with Hyera, shes not going to stop with one simple apology.
I will say I liked it when Younchae was trying to convince haneul to get messy and join in on the drama lol because I was low-key hoping for the same thing. Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!
I'm honestly surprised at the pacing of this. I didn't think people would start connecting jeongwon = sua until like, episode 60 or something... Nansuk is cooking something up... but what
I am 1000% riding with Nansuk and Jeongwon into the firey pit because it's so entertaining to see how far they are willing to go for their desires. (But at the same time I actually like Youngchae now that she's fighting back lol) This is a story of wretched excess and how some people will stomp over familial ties to do so. I don't think this drama will have a happy ending. I actually don't want it to. Everyone will probably end up ruined by their greed - I love how this drama is turning all the daily drama tropes on their head ie:
We all know dailies are going to usually center around a chaebol company and a graceful liar is no different. However I like how the team came together. I liked how it was spun as Semi proposing a team. It's not going to be 3 minor characters who support the FL and serve as comedic relief. It's going to be the FL, her enemy, and their allies. This is way more interesting and I like how Semi (who is actually relevant to the plot) will be their boss... who will eventually get engaged to the FLs lover....
I also like Ahn Jina lol... For those of us who watched gold mask I'm glad that her actress is speaking in her natural tone in this role💀
This feels so messy and I'm enjoying every second of it.... it reminds me of a daily drama with the tone/aesthetic of gossip girl which is like my favorite series ever. That may be why I'm enjoying this so much
I had posted some info in the comment section of TWWSTS but since this has its own page now I'll paraphrase the…
First Man Writer: Seo Hyunjoo (Second Husband, Third Marriage, Pink Lipstick)
Actors and characters:
Ham Eunjung in a dual role. Oh Jang Mi and Ma Seorin. They are twins. Birth secret incoming. Oh Jang Mi is your standard down trodded lead with a bright personality. She is good at cooking and works lots of part time jobs to make her dream come true. (You know the type)
Ma Seorin is the reckless daughter of a chaebol* family (I'm looking forward to seeing Eunjung in this role tbh as she's described as a troublemaker who has nothing to fear. I also hope this sister is the FL/the one getting revenge but I'm not holding my breath lol)
*It hasn't been said but I wouldn't be surprised if her family was the one that owned Dream Group
Chae Hwayoung (Oh Hyunkyung) - "evil incarnate" a former top star who wants to acquire Dream Group [this drama's corporate setting] most likely... definitely an antagonist. She seems to be the main villain/final boss type of character
Male leads are named Kang Baekho (Park Seonwoo) and Kang Junho (Park Geon-il). They are brothers. Baekho is described as warm and popular. He has feelings for Jangmi. He's a lawyer with a strong sense of justice. Junho is a "cold city man" who doesn't believe in love until he meets Jangmi. He is a chef... I hope you guys like love triangles. Btw: Baekho is the older of the two!
Hong Jinjoo (Kim Minseol) another antagonist who "hates losing". She is an ambitious low level employee at dream group. She is not a fan of the fact that Baekho has feelings for Jangmi because she is trying and failing to win his heart. I see her and Hwayoung teaming up as our villains. Her character description explicitly says she will cause trouble for Jangmi...
Oh Taepyeong is going to be played by Lee Kichang and his goal is to become a singer. He views his dream positively even tho he's been scammed. I'm not sure if he's a main character but I find it amusing how often Seo Hyunjoo incorporates (usually, trot) singers into her plots... Jaemin was a trot singer at the beginning of the second husband and there was a trot singer that had a significant cameo in The Third Marriage. In Pink Lipstick the ML was a guitarist on the side in the beginning...
It also seems that Jangmi, Baekho, Jinjoo and Junho are all linked to each other due to this love square. I'm curious to see Seorin's role in all of this tbh. Just a few more weeks to go...
It also became really hard to watch once I realized I was on team Kyungchae not Team Lucia lol
Regarding A Woman That Swallows the Sun ...
Jung Soyoung will play the bio mother of Jangmi and Seorin, Jeong Sookhee. She was once "pure and intelligent" but a questionable incident (👀) left her with the intelligence of a five year old. Whether she lives with Jangmi or Seorin is unknown but if I had to guess it's Jangmi. (I would absolutely not be surprised if it turns out that Seorin is reckless because she doesn't know her mother lol)
Jung Chan (my guy!!) will play Kang Nambong, Baekho and Junho's father, who is described as warm, and finally,
Lee Jaehwang will play the role of Lee Kanghyuk, who is Hwayoung's (Oh Hyunkyung; one of the villains) confidant
Source: https://enews.imbc.com/News/RetrieveNewsInfo/484413
I also find it hilarious that Ham Eunjung and Oh Hyunkyung were previously casted together as long lost mother and daughter in Suji & Uri but now they're about to meet again as enemies lol
I love how jaebin always has the tea thanks to his role as Joowon's assistant. He's the secrets and lies version of gossip girl lmaooo
I can usually tolerate the characters like that like the little sister in Yellow Boots or the FLs brother in Miss Montecristo, or the iconic legend Haneul from Temptation of a Wife lmao
I also like Jaebin better than Dobin! Dobin really came off as unlikeable during the birth father thing. He's very self righteous. Jaebin is at least funny at times.
It's so much fun watching this knowing that Woojung is NOT meant to be the lead lol
I couldn't have asked for anything better lol the fallout from all of this will be nuclear.
Seems like Kibeom will flirt with life and death next episode. At least according to the preview. I thought Taeseok would've been the one to kill him off, but Nansuk could do the job as well...
I do love that the broadcast audition subverted the whole "bright personality always wins/always has inherent natural talent" trope... even tho Woojung makes it due to her mom's nepotism lol. I do remember her struggling a bit when they start the broadcaster arc...
I agree that Dobin's family is absolutely useless. It's a shame because I actually like the actress that plays his mom but her character here is just 🤮. Not to mention how often the daughter and the dad glaze Woojung. (There I found the mom character refreshing because she was NOT on team Woojung at all lmao) Like we get it, she's the greatest thing since sliced bread (despite said bread having more charisma...)
It sucks because the A plot in this drama is A1 but the B plot drags it down because they give it so much time 😭
I'm screaming at the 2ML being played by a JYJ/ex-TVXQ member. (when I got into Korean entertainment TVXQ was THE top group) Watching this drama is like a time capsule in the best ways...
So there's a time sensitive audition show and you decide to take it upon yourself to watch a stranger die. The judges should've disqualified her because how are you going to be late to a live broadcast?
The scene where Woojung confronts Hwakyung after the competition makes my blood boil. Woojung is manipulative af, talking in graphic detail and giving hwakyung a play by play of her father's death. I would've slapped the shit out of her after she said "when his hand dropped". Her father is dead and thank God, his character was annoying and super pathetic to watch....
I can't wait for Hwakyung to destroy her
Btw: So far my biggest complaint is how much screentime Woocheol and the other side characters have. I think that's why I dropped this previously because I got tired of basically skipping half of an episode.
No one cares about Woocheol and his clarinet. I surely don't.
i agree with you about Cinderella Game's pacing... There's still about 65 or so episodes left so I hope the writer for AGL doesn't go TOO fast
But back to a graceful liar...
I think Youngchae is planting the seeds of what she can do... whatever she has planned probably won't happen until the design team starts working
A redemption would feel so fake. Like jeongwon is not the type... I know it's really too early to tell, but I feel like this will end with jeongwon dying due to her Ripley syndome and hyera living in regret.
Jeongwon is literally playing mind games with Hyera, shes not going to stop with one simple apology.
I will say I liked it when Younchae was trying to convince haneul to get messy and join in on the drama lol because I was low-key hoping for the same thing. Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!
Of course Nansuk is villain of the year lol.
I am 1000% riding with Nansuk and Jeongwon into the firey pit because it's so entertaining to see how far they are willing to go for their desires. (But at the same time I actually like Youngchae now that she's fighting back lol) This is a story of wretched excess and how some people will stomp over familial ties to do so. I don't think this drama will have a happy ending. I actually don't want it to. Everyone will probably end up ruined by their greed - I love how this drama is turning all the daily drama tropes on their head ie:
We all know dailies are going to usually center around a chaebol company and a graceful liar is no different. However I like how the team came together. I liked how it was spun as Semi proposing a team. It's not going to be 3 minor characters who support the FL and serve as comedic relief. It's going to be the FL, her enemy, and their allies. This is way more interesting and I like how Semi (who is actually relevant to the plot) will be their boss... who will eventually get engaged to the FLs lover....
I also like Ahn Jina lol... For those of us who watched gold mask I'm glad that her actress is speaking in her natural tone in this role💀
This feels so messy and I'm enjoying every second of it.... it reminds me of a daily drama with the tone/aesthetic of gossip girl which is like my favorite series ever. That may be why I'm enjoying this so much
Writer: Seo Hyunjoo (Second Husband, Third Marriage, Pink Lipstick)
Actors and characters:
Ham Eunjung in a dual role. Oh Jang Mi and Ma Seorin. They are twins. Birth secret incoming. Oh Jang Mi is your standard down trodded lead with a bright personality. She is good at cooking and works lots of part time jobs to make her dream come true. (You know the type)
Ma Seorin is the reckless daughter of a chaebol* family (I'm looking forward to seeing Eunjung in this role tbh as she's described as a troublemaker who has nothing to fear. I also hope this sister is the FL/the one getting revenge but I'm not holding my breath lol)
*It hasn't been said but I wouldn't be surprised if her family was the one that owned Dream Group
Chae Hwayoung (Oh Hyunkyung) - "evil incarnate" a former top star who wants to acquire Dream Group [this drama's corporate setting] most likely... definitely an antagonist. She seems to be the main villain/final boss type of character
Male leads are named Kang Baekho (Park Seonwoo) and Kang Junho (Park Geon-il). They are brothers. Baekho is described as warm and popular. He has feelings for Jangmi. He's a lawyer with a strong sense of justice. Junho is a "cold city man" who doesn't believe in love until he meets Jangmi. He is a chef... I hope you guys like love triangles. Btw: Baekho is the older of the two!
Hong Jinjoo (Kim Minseol) another antagonist who "hates losing". She is an ambitious low level employee at dream group. She is not a fan of the fact that Baekho has feelings for Jangmi because she is trying and failing to win his heart. I see her and Hwayoung teaming up as our villains. Her character description explicitly says she will cause trouble for Jangmi...
Oh Taepyeong is going to be played by Lee Kichang and his goal is to become a singer. He views his dream positively even tho he's been scammed. I'm not sure if he's a main character but I find it amusing how often Seo Hyunjoo incorporates (usually, trot) singers into her plots... Jaemin was a trot singer at the beginning of the second husband and there was a trot singer that had a significant cameo in The Third Marriage. In Pink Lipstick the ML was a guitarist on the side in the beginning...
It also seems that Jangmi, Baekho, Jinjoo and Junho are all linked to each other due to this love square. I'm curious to see Seorin's role in all of this tbh. Just a few more weeks to go...
Sources
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/396/0000724956
https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202510220931013?pt=nv
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/408/0000284219
And of course, namuwiki!!!