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Pinocchio

TV·2014–2015·1 season, 20 episodes·SBS·Family, Fantasy, Romance·1h 5m·7.9·Created by Jo Soo-won

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A drama depicts love, frustration, growth and the competitive process of young people in their 20s becoming reporters as they cry and get hurt by truth but realize that as reporters, they must tell the truth. It will center the story of a man who hides a special talent living under a fake name and a woman who cannot lie due to ‘Pinocchio Syndrome'.

The story starts with a fire incident and all the firemen who entered the building in the blaze were killed by the fire. The fire incident news report was focused on the story of Kim Ha Myung's father, chief of the fire brigade sent his men in the blaze and caused them all to die and then he fled the scene as an error of his misjudgement as reported by the news reporter, Song Cha Ok. This caused a chaotic situation for Ha Myung's family and end up causing his mother to commit suicide with him and his brother ends up in jail over night due to Song Cha Ok's untruth story. However, the led to Ha Myung growing up with hatred for reporters especially Cha Ok. Fatefully, as he is growing up he meets with Cha Ok's ex-husband and daughter, Choi In Ha and takes on a new identity as Choi Dal Po. In Ha is someone with Pinocchio Syndrome hence she cannot lie.

The story is about how important news reporting the truth. It revolves about how life's at stakes if lies are reported as news.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0120Episodes2014–15AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Pinocchio S01E01PinocchioNovember 12, 2014
  2. S01E02Pinocchio S01E02The Ugly DucklingNovember 13, 2014
  3. S01E03Pinocchio S01E03The Snow QueenNovember 19, 2014
  4. S01E04Pinocchio S01E04Romeo and JulietNovember 20, 2014
  5. S01E05Pinocchio S01E05The King Has Donkey EarsNovember 26, 2014
  6. S01E06Pinocchio S01E06Two Years' VacationNovember 27, 2014
  7. S01E07Pinocchio S01E07The Frog in the WellDecember 3, 2014
  8. S01E08Pinocchio S01E08A Lucky DayDecember 4, 2014
  9. S01E09Pinocchio S01E09The Pied Piper of HamelinDecember 10, 2014
  10. S01E10Pinocchio S01E10The Boy Who Cried WolfDecember 11, 2014
  11. S01E11Pinocchio S01E11A Midsummer Night's DreamDecember 17, 2014
  12. S01E12Pinocchio S01E12The Magic FluteDecember 18, 2014
  13. S01E13Pinocchio S01E13The Gift of the MagiDecember 24, 2014
  14. S01E14Pinocchio S01E14Hansel and GretelDecember 25, 2014
  15. S01E15Pinocchio S01E15Don QuixoteDecember 31, 2015
  16. S01E16Pinocchio S01E16The Emperor's New ClothesJanuary 1, 2015
  17. S01E17Pinocchio S01E17The Scarlet LetterJanuary 7, 2015
  18. S01E18Pinocchio S01E18The Red ShoesJanuary 8, 2015
  19. S01E19Pinocchio S01E19The North Wind and the SunJanuary 14, 2015
  20. S01E20Pinocchio S01E20Peter PanJanuary 15, 2015

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