Class of Lies


Class of Lies 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.

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

In an upper-class residential area, Jeong Soo-ah, a model and popular student from an elite high school, is stabbed on her bed, with her classmate Kim Han-soo hovering over her with a bloody knife. Gi Moo-hyeok, a high winning rate lawyer from a top-notch law firm in the country who only cares about money is assigned to defend high school student Kim Han-soo, who is framed for attempted murder. As the elite Chunmyung High School is the client, they want the case dealt with quietly to preserve their public image. When Gi Moo-hyeok meets 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, on the other hand, only cares about Jeong Soo-ah’s critical condition.
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 with various men. However, that outrages Kim Han-soo and cause stir in the courtroom with the addition of confession that he did stab Jeong Soo-ah. Things do not go according to Gi Moo-hyeok’s plans. Kim Han-soo is visited by an unknown stranger. Later, Kim Han-soo attempts suicide and ends up in a coma. Jeong Soo-ah dies from her injuries, thus changing Kim Han-soo’s situation to that of a murderer. Gi Moo-hyeok’s reputation as a lawyer hits rock-bottom, as he is fired and his lawyer license is suspended.
In order to regain his good name as a lawyer, he sneaks into Chunmyung High School and begins to work as a temporary teacher with the name of Gi Kang-jae. As Gi Kang-jae, he is involved with the P.E. teacher and school counselor of Chunmyung High School, Ha So-hyeon, who is earnest and naive and believes all students are her “children.” He tries to reveal Chunmyung High School students' secret, and together with Ha So-hyeon they face the students' darkest secrets. They meet the top four students from "Veritas Club" that have known of their privileges at Chunmyung High School.
Can Gi Moo-hyeok and Ha So-hyeon joining forces against Chunmyung High School students' superiority hierarchy and solve the high school murder case for which Kim Han-soo was falsely accused.

Cast

Main

Veritas Club members

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Ratings

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