Director: Nam Sung-woo
Mystery and romance overlap in My Lovely Liar, a South Korean series built around a woman who hears every lie spoken near her and a composer determined to keep his own past hidden.
What is My Lovely Liar about?
Ok Sun-young has lived with an unusual ability since childhood — she hears a ringing sound whenever someone tells a lie, a gift that has left her wary of nearly everyone around her. Doha, a composer working under a concealed identity, carries secrets of his own that intersect with a case from years earlier. Directed by Nam Sung-woo, the series follows the pair as their paths cross, forcing Sun-young to decide whether trusting someone whose truths she can verify is any easier than trusting someone she can't, while an older unresolved mystery slowly surfaces between them.
Cast & crew
Kim So-hyun plays Sun-young, carrying much of the show's emotional weight as a character defined by suspicion rather than openness. Minhyun takes the role of Doha, playing a character whose composed exterior hides a more complicated backstory. Seo Ji-hoon, Lee Si-woo, Yoon Ji-on, Nam Hyun-woo, and Song Jin-woo fill out the surrounding cast of colleagues and figures tied to the central mystery.
Context & significance
My Lovely Liar pairs its fantasy hook with a slower-burn investigative thread, a combination that has become common in recent South Korean streaming dramas looking to hold attention across a full season rather than a single twist. Episodes run a little over an hour, giving the mystery elements room to develop alongside the central relationship instead of being resolved in a rush. The show has drawn attention mainly for its lead performances and for how it uses Sun-young's ability as a narrative device rather than a superpower, keeping the focus on trust and honesty between two flawed people.
Where & how to watch
K-Time streams My Lovely Liar with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, presented through a Farsi interface built for the Iranian diaspora. Watching the series only requires signing into a free K-Time account; reading this page does not.