IF YOU LIKE ONE OF US IS LYING

 


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This time, I'd like to share a Korean drama that I watched recently, called Class of Lies. If you are wondering why I bring this up on my blog, the reason is, because Class of Lies has some similarities to one of the most famous YA Mystery books, One of Us is Lying.



Type: Book
Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Romance
Available on Amazon; Google Play

Synopsis:

Pay close attention and you might solve this.

On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.

Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.

Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.

Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.

Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.

And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app.

Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose?

Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.




Teaser


Type: TV Series
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Available on Viu

Synopsis:

A highly successful lawyer, Ki Moo Hyeok (Yoon Kyun Sang) has more interest in making money and winning his next case than he does anything else. At the top of his game, he had everything he could possibly want and more. But that all changed the day he decided to take on a murder case at a local high school. Dealing with such sensitive matters, Moo Hyeok's reputation plummets. Desperate to save both his reputation and his career, there's only one thing he can do: go undercover to reveal the truth. Posing as a temporary teacher at the high school in which the murder took place, Moo Hyeok begins to realize there's more going on at this school than anyone could possibly imagine. Recognizing that both criminals and victims come in many forms, Moo Hyeok teams up with his fellow teacher, Ha So Hyun (Geum Sae Rok), to protect the innocent while seeing that criminals, of every age, are brought to justice.



When I saw Class of Lies teaser, my brain instantly connected it to One of Us is Lying. Why?

First, the premise. These two stories have the same premise, one person gets killed, 4 suspects. Second, they are set in school. The difference is One of Us is Lying is set in a regular school, Class of Lies is set in a prestigious school in Korea. Third, the characters. As we already know, One of Us is Lying is focused on 4 characters, 2 boys and 2 girls. Class of Lies also has its version of these characters, 2 boys and 2 girls with their own personal problems, except it has one more important character, the Lawyer/Teacher.

I personally like Class of Lies more. In One of Us is Lying, the story is more focused on the psychological problem of the characters. In Class of Lies, this theme is included also, but the Mystery/Thriller aspect is more stronger. I think this K-Drama is darker than One of Us is Lying. We are dealing with a real crime here. A real murder.

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