Love, Lies
2016 2h 0m movie Film South Korea

Love, Lies

해어화

“A tragedy of jealousy and desires.”

Synopsis

해어화

“A tragedy of jealousy and desires.”

Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But their friendship doesn't last long as Yoon-woo, So-yool's first love and songwriter, falls in love with Yeon-hee and her voice. So-yool's feeling of jealousy and inferiority towards Yeon-hee grows by the day, and she eventually makes a drastic decision to bring the two lovers down.

The 2015–2017 South Korea Window

254 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Love, Lies sits at position #26.

  1. Youn's Kitchen
    #1

    Youn's Kitchen

    ★ 8.9 · 2017

  2. Goblin
    #2

    Goblin

    ★ 8.7 · 2016

  3. Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
    #3

    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

  4. My Last Love
    #4

    My Last Love

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

  5. Hyori's Bed and Breakfast
    #5

    Hyori's Bed and Breakfast

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

  6. Run BTS!
    #6

    Run BTS!

    ★ 8.5 · 2015

  7. Remember You
    #7

    Remember You

    ★ 8.5 · 2016

  8. A Melody to Remember
    #8

    A Melody to Remember

    ★ 8.5 · 2016

Other Titles From Lotte Entertainment

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Love, Lies premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

'1054'1146'1254'1357'1472'1579'1686'1789'1893'1989

Reception Benchmarks

8.0
TMDB Rating
57
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #160 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.1 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Romance productions specifically: #6 of 243 (top 2%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Lotte Entertainment, The LAMP
Runtime 2h 0m
Release Date April 13, 2016
IMDb tt5486170

External Catalogs