Class of Lies

Class of Lies (Korean: 미스터 기간제; RR: Miseuteo giganje; lit. Mr. Temporary) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yoon Kyun-sang, Keum Sae-rok and Choi Yu-hwa. It aired on OCN's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 KST time slot from July 17 to September 5, 2019.[1][2]

Class of Lies
Promotional poster
Also known asUndercover Teacher
Hangul미스터 기간제
GenreDrama
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byJang Hong-cheol
Directed by
  • Sung Yong-il
  • Park Ji-hyun
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes16
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production company(s)JS Pictures
DistributorOCN
Release
Original networkOCN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJuly 17 (2019-07-17) –
September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)

Synopsis

Gi Moo-hyeok is a snobby lawyer who goes undercover as a substitute teacher Gi Kang-jae in Chunmyung High School, an elite high school ranked in the top 0.1 percent to get to the bottom of a case involving the murder of a female student.

Plot

At some upper-class residential area, most popular student from elite high school and also a model, Jeong Soo-ah gets bloody stabbed on her bed with her classmate, Kim Han-soo hanging over her with a bloody knife. From top-notch law firm in the country, Songha a high winning rate lawyer who's only cares about money, Gi Moo-hyeok is assigned to defend high school student Kim Han-soo who's framed for attempted murder. As the elite Chunmyung High School is the client, they want the case dealt with quietly for reason of public sentiment. When Gi Moo-hyeok meet Kim Han-soo and asks him to admit to the crime in order to shorten the length of the sentence, Han-soo refuses and claims that he is the victim’s boyfriend. Kim Han-soo in the other hand only cares of Jeong Soo-ah’s condition that currently unconscious.

In an attempt to win the case, Gi Moo-hyeok reveals a photo of the victim in the court creates reasonable doubt around the assumed murder and raising assumptions of Jeong Soo-ah might be involved underage prostitution to various men. However, that outrages Kim Han-soo and cause stir in courtroom with addition of confession that he did stabbed Jeong Soo-ah. As things did not go as Gi Moo-hyeok’s plans, Kim Han-soo is visited by an unknown stranger and later Kim Han-soo attempts suicide and ends up in a coma. It gets worse as Jeong Soo-ah dies from the effect to her injuries, thus changing Kim Han-soo’s situation as a murder convict. Gi Moo-hyeok’s reputations as a lawyer hits the rock bottom as he ends up getting fired and his lawyer license is getting suspended.

In order to regain his good name as a lawyer for selfish reasons, he sneaks into the Chunmyung High School and begins to work as a temporary teacher with the name of Gi Kang-jae. As Gi Kang-jae, he gets involved with P.E. teacher and school counselor of Chunmyung High School, Ha So-hyeon who’s earnest but also a bit naive and believes all students are her “children.” He tries to reveal the secret which Chunmyung High School students have and together with Ha So-hyeon they face the students' darkest secrets especially when they meet the top four students from Veritas Club that been known of their privileges at Chunmyung High School.

Can Gi Moo-hyeok and Ha So-hyeon joining forces against Chunmyung High School students' superior hierarchy and solve the high school murder case that falsely pointed on Kim Han-soo?

Cast

Main
Gi Moo-Hyeok is a selfish and snob lawyer who only cares about money. He worked for the best law firm in the country, Songha. Moo-Hyeok was in charge defending a high school boy, Kim Han-soo, who was charged with attempted murder of Jeong Soo-ah. As substitute teacher, Gi Kang-jae teaches laws, politics, and German.
The earnest and awesome P.E. teacher and school counselor at Chunmyung High School. She also homeroom teacher of Class 3. She unconditionally trusts and supports her students. She believes all her students are her "children".
A criminal ace prosecutor from the legal department who has been the rival of Gi Moo-hyuk since the Judicial Research and Training Institute. She's in charge of Kim Han-soo's case.

Supporting

Veritas Club members
Veritas Club is the most powerful club in Chunmyung High School. It annually holds meetings with other selective students of Chunmyung High School for them to get awards that never happened on student records so they can enter prestigious universities. It also helps them to forge their student records.
  • Lee Jun-young as Yoo Beom-jin
Yoo Beom-jin is the top student who is genius and perfect in everything. He has countless achievements especially in the debate field. He has been respected as likeable and genuine student according to his schoolmates. He is the president of Veritas Club. His father is Yoo Yang-gi, the country congressman and presidential candidate.
  • Choi Gyu-jin as Lee Gi-hoon
Lee Gi-hoon is the son of Lee Do-jin, Gi Moo-hyuk's former boss and the president of Songha law firm. He takes an interest on camera film as an hobby and run school's photography club. For student who's known with the law in his background, he actually less interested in studying. He's secretly Jeong Soo-ah's stalker.
  • Han So-eun as Han Tae-ra
Han Tae-ra is Chunmyung High School's queen bee. Her mom is Woo Eun-hye, runs a cram tutoring school. Best known of being accomplished girl, she also often involved in social activities outside school hours. Yoo Beom-jin and her were well-known school couple by other students. She jealous of Jeong Soo-ah get too close with Yoo Beom-jin.
  • Kim Myung-ji as Na Ye-ri
Na Ye-ri is an idol trainee and the school's self-proclaimed idol. Na Ye-ri's father got transferred to a branch in India after got caught assaulting and harassing his subordinates and contractors made her desperate to quickly debut as an idol and exceed everyone else in Veritas Club. For her to achieve that she used her own sasaeng fan to spread rumors on online about other kids, including Jeong Soo-ah.

Chunmyung's students
  • Jang Dong-joo as Kim Han-soo
Kim Han-soo is an orphan. His dream is to become a P.E. teacher when he grows up. He was accused of stalking and murdering Jeong Soo-ah. In order to shorten the length of the sentence Gi Moo-hyeok asks Kim Han-soo admit to the crime but he refuse and claim that he is Jeong Soo-ah’s boyfriend. He was famous kid for join Chunmyung High School's clique with school bullies like Son Joon-jae and Jang Jeong-tae as soon he entered the school.
  • Jung Daeun as Jeong Soo-ah / Park Yoo-sun
    • Choi Yoo-ri as young Yoo-sun.
Jeong Soo-ah is a murder victim. She entered Chunmyung High School with fake identity. Her real name is Park Yoo-sun and was Kim Han-soo's childhood friend. They both grew up at the same orphanage until the age of 10. She was adopted by a couple but end up being abused after them got their own child. She is two years older than her classmates. Jeong Soo-ah is very smart student and was one of the Veritas Club members along with another four top students. Due to jealousy, she has been bullied by Han Tae-ra and Na Ye-ri. She's a model under Lee Tae-sok's entertainment agency and secretly a courtesan for Yoo Yang-gi.
  • Byung Hun as Ahn Byeong-ho
Ahn Byung-ho entered Chunmyung High School through a program that provides support for children from lower-income families to study at the elite high school. However, he feels alienated and has been bullied by his classmates who looked down on him because of his social status. He is named 'Porter' by the students.
Seo Yoon-ah is the president of the broadcasting club at Chunmyung High School. She has a bright personality and is considerate of others, but she is also very assertive of her opinions. She was the only one knows Gi Moo-hyeok real identity and helping Ha So-hyeon and Gi Moo-hyeok to solve Chunmyung High School murder case.
  • Sin Jae-hwi as Son Joon-jae
Son Joon-jae is a student who dreams of working in the finance industry. His father's business went bankrupt and he is being chased by loan sharks. His father fled overseas and left him and his mom behind, harassed by loan sharks. Son Joon-jae runs Chunmyung High School's band club and school's illegal pawnshop. He is also a school bully. He was Kim Han-soo's friend.
Lee Ji-eun is Seo Yoon-ah's junior in Chunmyung High School's broadcasting club.

Chunmyung's teachers
Lee Tae-seok is Chunmyung High School's general manager and CEO of entertainment company. He called as "Butler Lee" by Veritas Club members. He's the leading candidate to acquire Woonam University against his brother.
  • Woo Hyeon-joo as Jeon Young-hye
Jeon Young-hye is Chunmyung High School's senior teacher.
  • Seo Yoon-ah as Jo Mi-joo
Jo Mi-joo is an English teacher, homeroom teacher of Class 2 and department head of 11th grade.
Sin Hye-soo is a Korean language teacher and close to Ha So-hyeon.
  • Yoon Ji-wook as Kang Woo-jin
Kang Woo-jin is a Music teacher. He is an elite musician from Germany.

Parents
  • Yoo Sung-joo as Lee Do-jin
Lee Do-jin is Lee Gi-hoon's father. He is president of the best law firm in the country, Songha and Gi Moo-hyuk's former boss.
  • Kim Min-sang as Yoo Yang-gi
Yoo Yang-gi is Yoo Beom-jin's father. As the country congressman and presidential candidate, he obsessed with perfection and would go through any lengths to get what he want. He is very strict father to Yoo Beom-jin.
  • Seo Ji-young as Woo Eun-hye
Woo Eun-hye is Han Tae-ra's mother. She runs a cram tutoring school.
  • Lee Jin-ah as Yoon Jeong-ok
Yoon Jeong-ok is Yoo Beom-jin's mother and Yoo Yang-gi's wife.

People around Gi Moo-hyeok
  • Lee Soon-won as Park Won-seok
Park Won-seok is Gi Moo-hyuk's best friend, a hacker and ace of a private detective agency.
  • Ji Chan as Song Jae-woo
Song Jae-woo is a lawyer and Gi Moo-hyuk's rival at Songha law firm.

Others
  • Lee Jung Min as Kim So-hee
Kim So-hee is Gi Moo-hyuk's secretary at Songha law firm.
  • Kwon Hyuk as Yang Sang-bae
Yang Sang-bae is Deputy Chief Prosecutor from Seoul Central District Prosecutor Office of the criminal department and Cha Hyeon-jeong's deputy manager.
  • Cha Joong-won as Jang Jeong-tae
Jang Jung-tae is Chunmyung's student and Son Joon-jae's friend. Like Joon-jae he is a school bully and was Kim Han-soo's friend.
  • Park Gun-rak as Oh Gi-hwan
Oh Gi-hwan is police lieutenant of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. He handles case involving Kim Han-soo. He have a little daughter who's terminally ill.
  • Lee Jung-joon-II as Kim Hyeong-gyoo
Kim Hyeong-gyoo is Chunmyung's student and Son Joon-jae's follower. Like Ahn Byeong-ho, he also victim of school bully.
  • Wie Ji-Yeon as Choi Min-ji
Choi Min-ji is Chunmyung's student.
  • Choo Soo Bin as Park Eun-kyeong
Park Eun-kyeong is Chunmyung's student.
  • Kim Jin as Yoon Kyeong-min
Yoon Kyeong-min is Chunmyung's student.
  • Shin Young-kyu as Jeong Seon-woo
Jeong Seon-woo is Chunmyung's student.
  • Kim Min-ho as Lee Yoon-tae
Lee Yoon-tae is the founder and director of Chunmyung Foundation. He is hospitalized due to his old age and father of Lee Tae-seok.
  • Choi Ho-jeong as Kang Ji-ho
Kang Ji-ho is reporter from Prime Journal.

Special appearances
  • Lee Jun-hyeok as CEO trying to steal yongdoli mask patent (Ep. 1)
  • Tae Won-seok as designer of yongdoli mask (Ep. 1)
  • Lee Chae-kyung as judge (Ep. 1-2, 16)
  • Kim Min-ah as high school girl (Ep. 2)
  • No Seong-eun as high school boy (Ep. 2)
  • Kim Tae-gyum as Prosecutor Park (Ep. 2)
A public prosecutor
  • Lee Ha-yeong as Chunmyung High School's broadcasting club member (Ep. 2, 5)
  • Lee Ye-rin as a model from Lee Tae-seok's entertainment agency. (Ep. 6)
  • Ahn Chan-woong as prison officer (Ep. 1, 11)
  • Park Se-hoon as prison officer (Ep. 1, 11)
  • Kim O-bok as police officer from Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (ep.11)
  • Jo Jae-hyeon as Hwang Gi-taek (ep.11)
A "Single Life Club" staff and former conscripted policeman.
  • Jang Gwang as Congressman Park Gi-sang (Ep. 15)
A candidate for the next presidential election.

Original soundtrack
Class of Lies OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2019
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1
Released on July 25, 2019 (2019-07-25)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Win" (염따)YumDDaOh Byeong-juYumDDa2:59
2."Win" (Inst.) Oh Byeong-ju 2:59
Total length:5:58

Part 2
Released on August 8, 2019 (2019-08-08)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."A Silver Spoon" (난 놈)
  • ODEE
  • QM
  • Park Eun-woo
  • Kim Tae-joon
  • ODEE
  • QM
3:16
2."A Silver Spoon" (Inst.) 
  • Park Eun-woo
  • Kim Tae-joon
 3:16
Total length:6:32

Part 3
Released on August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I'm Alive" (테일러)
  • Park Eun-woo
  • Mitch Auvenshine
  • Taylor
  • Kim Min
Taylor3:38
2."I'm Alive" (Inst.) 
  • Taylor
  • Kim Min
 3:38
Total length:7:16

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[3]
Nationwide Seoul
1 July 17, 2019 1.814% 2.452%
2 July 18, 2019 2.413% 2.760%
3 July 24, 2019 2.686% 2.913%
4 July 25, 2019 2.495% 2.515%
5 July 31, 2019 3.008% 2.806%
6 August 1, 2019 3.135% 3.413%
7 August 7, 2019 2.975% 3.505%
8 August 8, 2019 3.579% 3.976%
9 August 14, 2019 3.547% 3.668%
10 August 15, 2019 3.563% 3.985%
11 August 21, 2019 3.683% 3.562%
12 August 22, 2019 3.805% 4.141%
13 August 28, 2019 3.529% 3.911%
14 August 29, 2019 3.544% 4.188%
15 September 4, 2019 4.257% 4.760%
16 September 5, 2019 4.781% 4.665%
Average 3.301% 3.576%
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References
  1. "'미스터 기간제' 오늘(17일) 첫 방송..'시간순삭' 시청 포인트 셋". News Chosun (in Korean). July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. "학원드라마, 풋풋하다는 고정관념 버려라···'미스터 기간제'". Newsis (in Korean). July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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