There is something about Asian dramas that suck you in, especially because they are so different from most of the western shows. Personally, I was immensely impressed with Lee Sang Yoon’s portrayal of the dark and very smart Ha Woo Jin and can’t wait for Season 2 to see him reprise the role of the genius swindler…….Korean dramas are all the rage right now but thanks to that, Japanese dramas (J-dramas) are also making an appearance on leading streaming sites. I would give “game sense” to Akiyama, but direct lying (via face reading skills) to Woo Jin. In addition to that, he also had various supporters (reporter, detective, hacker) as backup in-between games. Woo Jin was extremely good at reading people and was known as the human lie detector. R: Akiyama seemed like he always had all the answers. I’ve only seen a little of the Korean version, but Woo Jin feels more like a very smart person instead of his larger-than-life counterpart. N: I think with the overall tone of the Japanese version, Akiyama’s almost superhuman skills at manipulation and deception work. I was hoping for someone silly and flamboyant like Fukunaga in the Japanese version, but instead we had Jamie as a femme fatale type.Ī lot can be said about the male lead for each series–a calculating con man who takes on impossible odds to help the overly honest heroine. I think Matsuda had the better “I’ve already won” troll face grin. As he is currently 33, Lee Sang Yoon definitely looked older than Shota Matsuda, who was 22 when he first took on the role in 2007. The genius swindler Ha Woo Jin ( Lee Sang Yoon) was smart but did not seem as infallible as Akiyama in the Japanese version. Our heroine Nam Da Jung ( Kim So Eun) definitely had the innocent-trusting-gullible look down and reminded me of Erika Toda. R: I didnt read the manga, so I will compare the dramas. Even with some of the more showy, outlandish moments, it all feels right. “Liar Game” reminds me of the manga without trying to be the manga, so Erika Toda and Shota Matsuda feel like people stuck in a crazy situation instead of characters acting out parts.
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N: My all-time favorite Japanese live-action adaptation is the original GTO drama with Takashi Sorimachi, and my all-time favorite Korean live-action adaptation is the insanely badass Holyland, so that should give you an idea of the kind of stuff I like and how a live-action series can really carry the feel of its source material.
How do you feel the actors carried their roles? Compared to other manga (or manhwa) adaptations, how does “ Liar Game” stack up? As expected, things start to get crazier as the truth unravels. In the K-drama there is also the added mystery of Kang Do Young’s past and his motives. R: The rounds are are intense with the momentum continuously shifting due to a game-breaking strategy or betrayal… or both.
Night Shyamalan territory–that’s gotta count for something.
Also, it’s able to give us twists and cliffhangers without going into M. This is based off a manga, so there are bits of overacting and overdramatization (and Akiyama’s freakin’ hair), but it never really gets in the way when the show is trying to be serious. N: One thing I really appreciate about “Liar Game” is that the stakes are high, but it never really loses its sense of fun.
“Liar Game” is a pretty suspenseful series, but do you think the series handles the twists and turns well? (aka Sylphid), one of the US Editors for Soompi. N is Nate Ming, the Features and Reviews Editor for Crunchyroll News. Comparison of the J and K versions of “Liar Game” by Soompi’s N and R.
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