Pinocchio (2014)

Wow this is my first review, I apologise if it's not up to standard! (I accidentally gave it a 8.5 when it was suppose to be 9)
SO I have decided to start writing reviews after finishing a drama and I am very happy this is my first.
First of all Lee Jong Suk is a great actor, Iv never seen him in anything else but he has left a very good impression on me. And as most people know, Park Shin Hye... I can't say I LOVE her but she is a good actor and shes pretty! I think I'm just nulled by her acting, if that makes sense? She actually did a pretty great job playing In Ha though!
Story 10 because : The story is unique and Iv never seen a drama about reporters! And to go with this unique concept, it has a very good story from beginning to end. I don't think you can get bored of this drama! It has a bit of everything that I like! Romance, comedy, drama and it has somewhat of a thriller/dark tone to it.
Acting/cast 10 because : Like I said, Lee Jong Suk was pretty great! They also have a good actor like Park Shin Hye. I also loved Yoon Yoo Rae played by Lee Yoo Bi, she was a fun character to add to the story. Seo Bum Jo played by Kim Young Kwang was okay although I wasn't amazed by him. The other characters/actors were pretty great as well! I have no complaints!
Music 8 because : It didn't have a huge impact on me, it does it's part and it's nice. So I gave it a high but average rating because there was nothing wrong with it! It did it's job.
Re-watch Value 7 because : With most dramas, you never really go back to them. So I base it off 1. Will I choose to watch this again Alone or 2. Would I watch this with someone else who hasn't seen it. And my answer is, I would watch it again with another person. I have no time to re-watch a drama when I could be watching something new. However the story is great and I could definitely sit through it again.

Overall I would definitely recommend this drama to someone! If you considering it and you like the genra, then I say you should definitely watch it.
I hope you found my review helpful!

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I loooove the drama, until I watch the two last episodes. I think the two last episodes are so in hurry to complete the story. I don't know if it is the way they edit the scenes or they just want to resolve all conflict in the drama.

However, I really enjoyed watching Pinocchio. I extremely love Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Suk's chemistry. I even dream of they'll date in a real world. Hahhaa #shippermodeON

At first I thought it's be kind of weird story, a love story between the uncle and the niece. But I fell in love at the first episode. I enjoy interactions between Choi In Ha, Choi Dal Po, her fhater and grandfather. That bathing scene? Nobody expect that kind of bathing scene.

I also enjoy enjoy side characters loveline. And I like all characters in YGN tv. It's always entertaining watching their stories.

I think all avid k-drama watchers should watch Pinnochio. And I appreciate Jong Suk and Shin Hye's acting. I hope to see them again in other production. And, please, just date! I really love them both! XD

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For all those k-drama fans this is a perfect fit for you! let me tell you that I chose to watch this drama by sheer coincidence and it grabbed my attention from the first episode, I never lost interest while watching if anything I didn't sleep well for a few days to watch it. I was mesmerized by every single detail starting from the perfection of acting to the plot.

I watched many k-dramas but this is the only one I actually did recommend couple of my friends to watch it, probably the reason I'm so in love with Pinocchio that it was different, it kept me interested and most important, unlike most dramas, the progress of the story wasn't held until the last episode, and that by any mean didn't affect my enthusiasm for the last episode. the reason I gave the overall rating a 10 because I believe a perfect drama should contain adequate amounts of action, comedy, romance, drama and thrill, not only one genre took over it. I highly recommend anyone reading this to watch it as I enjoyed every second of it.

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Compelling Journalism/Revenge Thriller Burdened by Endless Coincidences and Cyclical Melodrama

Good Things:

• The enduring themes. For examination of ethics in journalism, the responsibilities of the free press to the citizenry, and personal vs. professional integrity it's top tier. The secondary themes of justice, revenge, and moving forward are equally well executed.
• The higher-end production. Thanks to the writer/director/ML's success with I Hear Your Voice the previous year, it had a big budget and it shows. It looks more modern than most 2014-2015 dramas and there's some memorable cinematic tableaus that highlight peaks in the story.

So-So Things:

• The genius ML. It was a tired trope even in 2014, and it hasn't aged well.
• The romance. Because of two large time skips, you never really see how or why the leads are in love; the story just tells you they are, and expects you to accept it. The adoptive-relatives angle is milked for every last drop of melodrama, which gets draggy and repetitive with manufactured conflict.

Bad Things:

• The glossed-over conclusion. Things are settled too simply in both the plot and the romance, which is grossly unsatisfying after a long build up.
• The pacing. Twenty episodes was either too much or not enough. It starts slow, picks up in the middle, then zig-zags unevenly until so many sudden reveals and tidy resolutions are packed into the final episodes that the plot gets off kilter.
• The serendipitous plot. The entire progression of events from beginning to end is driven by one unlikely coincidence after another, which robs the characters of growth and agency. Events more often just happen rather than as a result of meaningful choices, which leaves the impact of what should be major developments lacking.

It's a 8.5/10 as a nuanced revenge thriller and around a 7 as a melodrama romance, so somewhere in the middle as a whole. Recommended if you enjoy the classic tonal Kdrama mix of comedy/tragedy/plot/romance and don't mind some wonky pacing, running-in-circles melodrama and a narrative progression that's overall too convenient.

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This was one of the strongest dramas I have watched in a while. The characters were intriguing, it wasn't very suspenseful but at the same time it did not drag out story lines too long which was a nice change. All too often with melodramas the plot lines just seem to take so long to wrap up, and I feel that things wrapped up rather quickly for each twist.

With out spoiling the plot it was nice to have a character with integrity. I actually did not care for PSH character In Ha as much because she seemed to hiccup too easily, even if she wasn't "lying". I liked that while there was obvious romance here it wasn't the overly romantic drama, romance was almost like a supporting character, explaining their roles and characters without being overwhelming.

One of the biggest problems/best things was that I did not hate the antagonist. I actually felt bad when they got in trouble at the end. In fact none of the people who did "wrong" in this show were very "bad" at least not to me. I actually really liked a few of the antagonist like the Chairman.

Overall I liked this drama, it was an easy watch, not something that maybe kept me "really" fascinated but at the same time it was smooth.

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Amazing script and execution!!

This drama had ticked all the right boxes for me.

Story - I think this is the strongest point of this drama. It is well written and it isn't a cliche. The depth in each character just uncovers episode by episode and keeps you hooked as to what will happen next.

Acting - All the actors portrayed their part beautifully. You will go from hating FL's mother to admiring her. You will realise how one action's affects the life of all the others around.
The chemistry between ML and FL was comforting to watch.

But the main catch of this drama is it's title. You kind of have to watch it to understand it.

Honestly, this drama's uniqueness makes me it stand out!

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Pinocchio is my #1 favorite drama for multiple reasons.
1. The acting is amazing. Jong-suk and Shin-hye did a great job! I cried and laughed along with them.
2. The soundtrack is absolutely beautiful, it has one of my all time favorite soundtracks. Bless Roy Kim's voice.
3. The chemistry between Jong-suk and Shin-hye is great. The best chemistry I've seen with any of her leading men. They were so adorable and I love it.
4. The storyline is unique and interesting. I never got bored at all with this drama although some people thought it was boring, I don't know how.
5. I love when a drama can make me emotional within the first episode and that's what this drama did. I went on the feels train throughout this whole drama. But I don't regret any of it.
6. It was super funny and cute.
7. I adored the whole cast, even the ones that I hated in the beginning. I didn't hate them so much at the end.
Overall it's an amazing drama that I highly recommend everyone should at least give a chance.

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OVERALL
A very good drama that's got everything to please, even if there's a few inconsistencies here and there, a few wrong plot elements there and here. Watch it if you enjoyed I Hear Your Voice or you think you would. If you didn't like it, pass.

THE STORY
It's hard to try to reproduce the success of a drama in a new project without creating a show that you, the production team and the entire world of Kdrama fans know is a replica. So why pretend? Pinocchio is obviously and shamelessly a spinoff of I Hear Your Voice. The essence of the drama, a social critique made of suspense, humor and romance with a touch of supernatural, is similar. The story, heavily consisting of unexpected plot twists that grip viewers from beginning to end, is similar. Although the female lead is original, the male lead is similar in both dramas (and to make things even better, played by the same actor too). Characters of I Hear Your Voice even make cameos. I would be indignated by all of this, but the show is so much fun, the characters are so likable (except the villain, that is), the romance is so sweet, the story is so inspiring, that I couldn't care less. I Hear Your Voice might be better, but Pinocchio stands close behind. That's what I call good project recycling! On the down side, something's off about the ending. I can't pinpoint what it is...maybe too cheesy?

THE ACTING
More than the main leads, I feel like the rest of the cast really shone through Pinocchio; special kudos to the ajuhmma actresses, they were the stars of this show. Park Shin Hye I liked here more than in all her previous dramas, probably because for once she was playing someone with a backbone. Her acting also seemed more convincing, even though there's still room for improvement. Lee Jong Suk was dashing as usual, but he seriously needs to break the mold and play different roles. They made a very nice couple, with good chemistry (how come he has great chemistry with all his co-stars? Can I be one?)

THE MUSIC
Could it feel any more the same as the music of I Hear Your Voice? Anyway, it was fitting for the show, it wasn't bad to the ears, but nothing I feel the urge to google.

REWATCHABLE VALUE
High, very high.

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Pinocchio Syndrome

I heard about this syndrome first time and turns out it exists!
Pinocchio Syndrome( gelatophobia) is a reflex epilepsy. Significant part of the seizures can be regularly provoked by a triggering factor (most often a sensory stimulus.) Reports on unusual epilepsy had occurred when the patient lied. Patient having this syndrome experiences attacks with loss of consciousness and generalized convulsions. These attacks starts with sensations the patient regularly feels several times each day. They consisted of epigastric constriction, a sensation of hot flush rising fro the stomach to the head then auditory and visual illusions, for instance sensation of hearing in echo with intense anxiety. More than a third of attacks occur when the patient is lying. Other episodes occur without obvious factors. Lying has mot previously described as a triggering factors of seizures but, accdg. to certain authors, in some very rare cases, seizures have been regularly provoked by emotions. Emotions are linked to the limbic lobe. When the patient is lying, he could feel a particular emotion and this limbic stimulation may have triggered epileptic discharges in the amygdala.
The Dembo- Rubinstein method is used for diagnostics of gelatophobia. If you haven't heard about it yet go ahead https://www.google.com/

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It's been 2015 years or more than that, no scratch that, it's been over 2000 years! At this time, there are too many cliche stories, over-used stories, & boring stories.

Korean Drama is the same, at least 60 percent follow the same old pattern. Thankfully, "Pinocchio (2014)" is different. It blew me away. It kept me watching for two days. It thought me some new information. It made me feel different afterwards.

Pinocchio (2014) is a spectacular drama that rivals others. The cast are all great, almost to perfection. They're all so beautiful yet charismatic. They don't focus solely on our "Romeo & Juliet" rather, other casts are showed with equal chances. It's not the kind of drama where it's completely bias on two characters alone, no it hated that.

Unlike Heir, Park Shin Ye truly shines on this drama. At times, she doesn't look as beautiful but that's the best part. It shows honesty and simply her best part. Heir traumatized me as well as Park Shin Ye but thankfully, this drama fixed the problem.

It's my first time seeing Lee Jong Suk in a drama and he completely blows me away. Sure there are times where he annoys me with how quiet he is, but ... that's the drama itself and the way he improves throughout is spectacular. With Park Shin Ye, Lee Jong Suk and the other cast, this drama fully satisfies the acting and cast.

While I'm composing this review, another tab is playing the drama's OST and I feel at peace right now. The drama uses the OST and songs alike to full advantage. It also fits as well. My favorite is "Passionate to me" by YounHa because during some romantic scenes, this song comes in and it makes you feel all gooey and happy in the inside. There's nothing that can be said anymore other than the fact that Pinocchio (2014) Music is legendary and fits in with the mood.

The story is this drama's main strength. Like I said previously, a lot of drama uses too many cliche moments & predictable story line. Pinocchio completely dissolves that kind of misunderstanding throughout the series. It keeps you online, it keeps you up during the night, it makes you understand things that are otherwise unknown to the general populace. Everything, from the start to the end is connected, even the simplest detail that most viewers may have forgotten at the end of the show is explained. I can't reveal anymore without spoiling the reader, but one thing I can say is that any age, any culture, any backgrounds will love the story alone.

Lastly, I truly enjoyed the show. Previously I watched "Heir" and it depressed me at every minute and this drama completely filled me with hope like what Dal Po does to Cho in Ha. It doesn't stress out the viewers. Instead, it make sure that the viewers are thoroughly enjoying the show while also making them anxious at every ending episode. I can keep on going but at this point, the reader should now be watching the drama at this point.

With that said, I bid farewell and hope you have a good time watching this drama like I did.
I'm sure "Peter Pan" will as he waited for the girl he loves until he got approval, I hope you understand this by the end, it's truly amazing.

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