Drama Review: Lie to Me (내게 것지말을 해봐)

Yeah, yeah I know it's late since this drama aired 2011. I don't really religiously watch & more often I watch something that is recommended to me. This drama has been suggested to me by one of my former colleagues because she said she enjoyed watching it.

Synopsis (From Wikipedia)
Gong Ah-jung (Yoon_Eun-Hye) is a government employee of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. At the beginning of the series, Ah-jung lies to an antagonistic friend about being married, not to lose face in front of her. The lie quickly snowballs (due to several misunderstandings) until Ah-jung realizes that everyone is gossiping about her supposed, secret marriage to Hyun Ki-joon (Kang_Ji-Hwan), the very wealthy president of World Hotel.

Things become even more complicated when Ki-joon's ex-fiancée returns from France. Ki-joon and Ah-jung grow closer and more fond of one another over the duration of their pretended marriage; Ki-joon finds himself questioning his commitment to his former fiancée Yoon-joo.As the gossip spreads, a miserable Ki-joon is forced to combat the rumors to his friends as he decides a plan of action in getting Ah-jung to correct her lie. Ki-joon and Ah-jung decide to take action to squash the rumors, with Ah-jung agreeing to call her friends together so she can confess her discretion. When this doesn't go as planned, Ki-joon decides to take legal action against Ah-jung. However, after a series of events that bond the pair, they agree that pretending to be married for a short while would be mutually beneficial though Ki-joon promises that Ah-jung's lie is not forgiven and that he will eventually follow through with his lawsuit.

Things become even more complicated when Ki-joon's ex-fiancée returns from France. Ki-joon and Ah-jung grow closer and more fond of one another over the duration of their pretended marriage; Ki-joon finds himself questioning his commitment to his former fiancée Yoon-joo.

I admit there were some parts that were funny especially when Ah Jeong tries to make up with Ki-joon but she ends up getting herself more into trouble. However, I think there were some problem with editing because there were episodes where the scenes jump into the next without explaining how the characters ended up in that next scene. I also liked the drama towards the later episodes wherein Ki-joon decided to fight for his love for Ah-Jeong. No wonder the Coca-cola kiss is popular (See video below).

Anyway, I also like how Ah Jeong's style transitions as a government officer and as a CEO's girlfriend--from someone ordinary to someone with class. I've always been biased with Eun-hye :)

Will I watch it again? I don't think so. I think Eun-hye has stronger performances than this. Kang Ji-hwan is a solid actor. I appreciated his performance here. Notable characters for me is Park Hoon (Ki-joon's secretary played by Kwon Se-in) and Ah Jeong's father (played by Kang Shin-il).