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The Lying Game (Chinese: 謊言遊戲; pinyin: huǎng yán yóu xì) is a Taiwanese drama broadcast by CTV in 2014, starring Ella Chen, Wu Kang-jen, Lawrence Ko and Vivi Lee. It started airing on CTV on October 5, 2014.[1] The drama received an allowance of 2014 high-quality TV program from the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan for NTD 6 million dollars.[2] The original screenplay of this drama was later adapted into the novel "The Lying Game" by the writer "Di Fer". Before the drama was broadcast, it was sold to 15 countries, including China, Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia and North America, as well as South Africa and Mongolia, where purchase of Taiwanese drama in previous years had been rare.[3]
| The Lying Game | |
|---|---|
 Promotion poster | |
| Also known as | 無謊 Love SOS[1] X Lie |
| Genre | Mystery, Romance |
| Directed by | Danny Dun, Hu Xue-lin |
| Starring | Ella Chen, Wu Kang-jen, Vivi Lee, Lawrence Ko |
| Opening theme | "Never Be the Same" by Eve Ai |
| Ending theme | "The Real Me"(真的我) by Ella Chen |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original languages | Mandarin English less Hokkien |
| No. of episodes | 13 Episode (Only Taiwan) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Yang Hong-zhi, Yang Yu-hua |
| Production location | Taiwan |
| Running time | 90 minutes (with advertising) |
| Production company | Deepwater Digital Support Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | 5 October – 22 November 2014 |
Broadcast
edit| Channel | Location | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTV | Taiwan | from October 5, 2014 | Every Sunday 22:00-23:30 |
| CTi Entertainment | from October 11 to November 22, 2014 | Every Saturday 22:00-23:30 | |
| CTi Variety | from November 29, 2014 | Every Saturday 23:00-24:30 | |
| CHT MOD | from October 12 to December 14, 2014 | Every Sunday 20:30-22:00 | |
| from December 21, 2014 | Every Sunday 19:00-20:30 | ||
| Now 101 | Hong Kong | from January 20, 2015 | Monday to Friday 21:30-22:30 |
| HUB E City | Singapore | from April 10, 2015 | Every Friday 22:00-23:30 |
| ViuTV | Hong Kong | from December 16, 2017 | Every Sunday 12:30-14:30 |
Cast
editMain character
edit- Ella Chen as Sun Zhen (Pretend to Writer X)
- Wu Kang-jen as Wei You-liang (Sun Zhen's boyfriend)
- Lawrence Ko as Xiao An (Writer X)
- Vivi Lee as Hu Xing-ai (Secret love Wei You-liang)
Other actors
edit- Zaizai Lin as Zhou Yi (Sun Zhen's best friend)
- Jett Lee as Sun Ping (Sun Zhen's younger brother)
- Lu Yi-ching as Sun Zhen and Sun Ping's mother
- Milton Jen as Sun Zhen and Sun Ping's father
- Tiger Wang as Jiang Qin
- Bruce Chen as Chen Wei-hao
- Chu Lu-hao as Gao Peng-hsiang (Bad guy of the drama)
- Deyn Li as Xu Guo-yong (Sun Ping's friend)
Music
edit| Song title | Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Never Be the Same" | Eve Ai | Tsai Zhi-zhong (Adapted words) | Jessica Mauboy | Evan Yo | Title Song, Cover |
| "The Real Me" (真的我) | Ella Chen | Chen Xin-yan | Ella Chen | Terence Teo | End Song |
| "Unsolvable" (無解) | Ella Chen | Lan Xiao Xie | Chen Xu-chao | Phil Wen | Episode |
Promotional activity
editTV promotion
edit- Kangsi Coming : September 9, 2014
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b ⌈The Lying Game⌋ information，Deepwater Digital Support Inc.
- ^ list of allowance of 2014 high-quality TV program Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine，Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development
- ^ "「謊言遊戲」海外狂銷15國 南非看得到". UDN. 16 October 2014.