Falling for Innocence (2015)

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Drama Falling for innocence.
Ho pensato a lungo a come descrivere questo drama senza risultare troppo banale o scontata, ma mi sono dovuta arrendere all'idea che basta una banale e scontata parola per descriverlo e cioè: MERAVIGLIOSO, questo drama è semplicemente meraviglioso!
Dopo aver esitato a lungo ho deciso di iniziarlo e con mia sorpresa l'ho adorato. Falling for innocence ti fa ridere, piangere (molto), ma soprattutto ti fa "battere il cuore" innumerevoli volte. Ha un po' di azione, suspense, un pizzico di fantasy e il famoso e onnipresente triangolo amoroso (o potrebbe essere un quadrato in questo caso). Tra intrighi, lotte per il potere, vendette e redenzione, la storia mi ha praticamente tenuta incollata allo schermo per tutto il tempo senza mai annoiarmi. Per non parlare della parte romantica che mi ha fatto emozionare e sospirare innumerevoli volte. Da ciò è facilmente intuibile che Falling è una continua corsa sulle montagne russe delle emozioni ...
Per quanto riguarda i personaggi li ho amati praticamente tutti ma il mio cuore l'ha senza dubbio rubato il protagonista. Kang Min Ho è freddo, cattivo, stronzo e insensibile, calpesta tutto e tutti senza il minimo rimorso e non si preoccupa di chi fa soffrire. Ma in realtà tutto ciò è solo una facciata perché non è altro che un uomo ferito e solo, che è stato tradito dalla sua stessa famiglia.
La sua evoluzione è sorprendente e meravigliosa al tempo stesso: il modo in cui cambia per amore fa sognare, ma soprattutto fa sognare il modo in cui guarda la sua Kim Soon Jung. Non sa nulla dell'amore e guardarlo "imparare" a corteggiarla è stato esilarante e tenero allo stesso tempo. La frase "Tu sei un dono nella mia vita" penso che faccia capire bene la portata dei suoi sentimenti verso Soon Jung.
Kim Soon Jung è una donna forte, coraggiosa, che non ha paura di dire ciò che pensa. Si batte per aiutare le persone che ama e dà tutta se stessa nel suo lavoro. Subisce una grande perdita ma questo non le impedisce di continuare ad avere un sorriso e parole di conforto per tutti, soprattutto per il suo Min Ho, che sostiene e incoraggia continuamente.
Un altro bellissimo personaggio è quello della poliziotta "Wendy". Anche lei forte e coraggiosa, lotta ed è determinata a risolvere un caso che tocca da vicinissimo lei e Kim Soon Jung.
E poi c'è lui, il cattivo di turno, un vero lupo travestito da agnello, anche se la sua maschera cadrà abbastanza presto. Di solito mi sforzo di capire il perché e cosa spinge il cattivo a comportarsi come tale, ma in questo caso dopo un po' ho gettato la spugna e l'ho semplicemente odiato, anzi il mio odio cresceva in maniera proporzionale alle sue malefatte (che credetemi sono state tante e una in particolare davvero ignobile).
Ruolo importante è giocato anche dalle ost davvero molto carine tra cui spicca la mia preferita: Paradise di Davink.
Quindi consiglio Falling for innocence? ASSOLUTAMENTE SI, perché attraverso tutti i suoi 16 episodi non c'è mai stato un momento in cui non abbia vissuto emozioni diverse: shock, felicità, dolore, tristezza e gioia. Sia che si sia trattato di una risata, di un pianto o di urla allo schermo, questo drama mi ha fatto sempre "sentire" e provare qualcosa.

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Bella serie, abbastanza all'altezza delle aspettative. Nessun elemento innovativo, abbiamo un drama con un buono ma scomodo che ci lascia le penne (il poliziotto fidanzato della protagonista), un cattivo che diventa buono (il protagonista), il buono che diventa cattivo (l'amico) e la protagonista. Seguono a ruota alcuni personaggi secondari che ho comunque apprezzato, Wendy in primis. Gli intrecci della trama seguono alcuni temi principali: quello della donazione del cuore dal fidanzato poliziotti a Kang Min Ho, i suoi piani di vendetta e per i quali si è speso tutta la vita, l'evoluzione a paladino dell'azienda che inizialmente voleva affossare, oltre al venire a patti con tutta una serie di emozioni e sentimenti mai provati/accettati prima. Cuore nuovo, vita nuova, insomma. I giochi di potere per il controllo dell'azienda mantengono un buon ritmo, non c'è mai quella mossa geniale alla "Doctor Prisoner" ma complessivamente l'obiettivo di mantenere alta l'attenzione è raggiunto. Avevo messo in conto il triangolo lei, lui e il cuore dell'altro...tirato forse un po' troppo per le lunghe. La protagonista è il tallone d'Achille della serie a mio avviso: non è riuscita a trasmettermi nulla, l'ho trovata davvero insignificante, non una grande prova di recitazione, ed è un peccato perchè il personaggio in sé aveva un buon potenziale. Molto meglio riuscito invece il personaggio di Kang Min Ho, ben strutturato e dalle molte sfaccettature e ben interpretato da un attore, Jung Kyung Ho, che avevo già avuto modo di apprezzare in Cruel City e che vedo azzeccato per questo genere di ruoli (tra l'altro qualcosa in lui mi ricorda vagamente Namgoong Min, il mio attore preferito in assoluto). Ergo, una bella serie, niente di eccezionale, ma comunque graziosa. Consigliata? Perchè no...

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Go watch this drama now ~~~~~~~~~~~> GO GO

It is a veeeery good drama, as for the acting, as for the truth of the characters and for the really smooth plot accompanied with some really nice cliffhangers.

It is definitely worth to watch, and I would even say to re-watch (which is not something I usually do). The songs are great and some sequences full of emotions are really strong and great.

You will laugh at some situations, tears at some others and even though some imagination is needed sometimes, it all makes sense.

It's a drama I had much pleasure to begin, much pleasure to continue, and much pleasure to finish. It's well done and makes you go through a bunch of states!

I didn't know any of the actors but they are really doing great and you get attached to them really fast.

A MUST SEE

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I really enjoyed this drama, from the story-line to Jung Kyung Ho's acting and everything in between. It is filled with sweet/cute moments and silly situations or happenings b/c of the main guy - Kang Min Ho - 's heart transplant. He starts to have emotions and unconscious thoughts like his donor, from taste in food to taste in women! It might sound ridiculous but it's hilarious and honestly quite sweet. ^^ I enjoyed it from beginning to end, the acting was well played for every character, the comedy was excellent - I laughed so many times at Kang Min Ho's actions, sometimes even just one look or one expression would get me laughing :P I loved the "Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Wendy & Tinkerbell" references ;)

All the cast did great jobs - especially Jung Kyung Ho as Kang Min Ho & Kim So Yeon as Kim Soon Jung - Their interactions were always funny & cute. The actor (won't give out the name) who played the villain did a great job at making himself a believable villain. This was also the best role Ahn Suk Hwan has ever played! A kind-hearted dad for once who didn't have a stupid laugh between every word. PLEASE play more character roles like this one!!!

The OST fit the drama but was nothing too impactful - the song I remember the most vividly is Dong Wook & Min Ho's Ringtone song: "Each Time You Do That"/"?????" by Toy/?? - If I had a cellphone I'd make this my ringtone^^

Yes, I would re-watch this - even if it was just to watch Jung Kyung Ho's adorableness some more ^-^
I recommend it for anyone who loves cute romantic dramas with a splash of detective/business...

"People forget love with the excuse of work." - Kang Min Ho

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It so happens that I have found myself discussing this drama a lot more than much more serious, thought-provoking and cleverer shows I've watched lately. Falling for Innocence is, after all, a romantic comedy, with neither the pretense, nor the substance of anything more. It is cute, romantic, funny and even goofy. Certainly not groundbreaking. So, the reason for my need to talk about it is easily explained in three words: Jung Kyung Ho.



His character here is so endearing, this drama could have just as well been entitled "Falling for Min Ho" and it would have mirrored my sentiments exactly – though I realize the pun with Sung Jung meaning Innocence would have gone lost. The way Min Ho's character is written is clever enough, but it's the actor's rendition that makes him so darn adorable. I can easily picture a director instruct his actors to show surprise, anger, sadness, joy, but in the end it is always the actors who decide how to bring these emotions to life. Min Ho's reactions are almost never what one would expect, his movements and even the intonation of the voice took me by surprise more than once, never failing to express what it was meant to, though.

What I personally found irresistible, is the way he would think things over, make his own personal connections and deductions and blurt out the conclusion with the utmost candor, leaving the poor people around him totally confused. Not to mention his appearance, a mixture between a kid with temper tantrums and a pale man who's either just got out of bed or is in dire need to go back to it. Not exactly the general idea of a romantic hero, on paper. And yet, he's the kind of man I would fall in love with in real life… wait, I atone: he's the kind of man I HAVE fallen in love with in real life and even married (minus the heart condition, the whole revenge/business stuff and the Korean language. Details). So you may now understand and perhaps forgive my passionate bias.



Since this is a drama review and not Jung Kyung Ho's – wait, did I tell you I love this actor? – I suppose I should address the rest of the cast too. Kim So Yeon is a talented actress I've known and liked before. Her role here is very well acted, very believable; possibly, a little too… by the book. It's as though in an attempt at staying as true as possible to her character, she forgot to be that character. Sung Jung is lovable, loyal and intelligent and if only this script had given her the opportunity to be a little more lively, we could have enjoyed a sizzling love story, instead of a very cute one. But I suppose that was the original intent, so I won't complain.



If chemistry has to be, then I thought there was quite a lot between Jung Kyung Ho and his nemesis Yoon Hyun Min. Since these two have worked together before as best friends in Cruel City, it was great fun to see them stand one opposite the other as enemies. Their steady, verbal arm wrestling made up for some of my favourite scenes. The character of Lee Jun Hee is like a dog in the manger, who doesn't eat vegetables, but doesn't want anyone else to eat it either. While I hated him for his actions, his motivations made him into a pathetic man. To quote Min Ho's words: "You do not live to be able to gain something..., you live to take things from other people. Is there any happiness in this?". Really, how measly is that?



The most touching moments in the drama are those involving fathers, Ma Tae Seok in primis, and the funniest the ones with Detective Ok Hyun and Secretary Woo Shik, aka Wendy and Tinkerbell. What an improbable, hilarious pairing!



The music is like the rest of the drama: very cute. Not something which would stand alone, but rightly chosen for the feel of the drama.



All in all, I laughed a lot, I fell in love with the male lead, I was highly entertained, grew very fond of all the characters, was sad to say goodbye to them and had a lot to talk about for the reasons mentioned above. I don't ask a rom-com for anything more.

Recommended to everyone, I'm definitely going to watch it again in the future.

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Falling for Innocence is one of those dramas that makes me feel conflicted when it comes to writing a review. Usually I am very clear how I feel about each drama. I am either ecstatic and can’t wait to share my excitement with everyone that cares to listen or it just doesn’t do anything for me. Or when a show has to make me work hard to like it, those are the ones I will ultimately drop.

So did I enjoy this drama? Yes and No. There were a few times I was ready to walk away from it but it did have enough punch to keep me watching.

The number one reason I stayed through the end was due to the leads. The show’s strongest attributes were its casts. Jung Kyung Ho made me mad, made me laugh, made me sad, made me cringe, but ultimately he made me root for Min Ho. His performance was multifaceted and he was able to pull it off and made me a believer. I might have cringed at some of his expressions and showmanship if delivered by other lesser actors as it could easily have come across as contrived and childish.

The number of times his hair changed or got a makeover made me laughed too. To me, it seemed like the stylist paid more attention to his hair than So Yeon’s which had remained constant throughout the show.

So Yeon was stellar. Her performance was consistently good as the loving fiancee and prospective daughter in law. She did a great job portraying Sung Jung’s inner struggles between loyalty for Dong Wook versus her newfound love for Min Ho.

Hyun Min was as good as it gets for a villain. He made it easy for us to hate Joon Hee by delivering the emotions of a man scorned by his first and only love, someone treated like a dog with little to no respect from the Chairman; both of which ultimately led to his greed for power as the answer to all his woes.

Jo Eun Ji as Wendy and Lee Si-Un as Woo Sik were perfect supporting casts with a cute love line of their own.

I also enjoyed seeing strong female characters; Sung Jung was not afraid to speak her mind and followed her conviction and her heart. Same with Wendy for pushing for what she believed is right and just in a workplace dominated by powerful and corrupted men. Even the secretary pool of Yoo Mi and Mi Roo also depicted strong female traits rather than the conventional silly airheads of many kdramas.

What got me annoyed and almost made me gave up was the plot. I didn’t mind the premise of the corporate M&A theme but the constant re-use of the same plot devices got a bit tiring episode after episode. Instead of one main story arc spanning the entire 16 episodes, it felt like the same story arc got repeated over and over again albeit with slightly different ingredients thrown in. The writer did make us guess all the way to the end but all that angst culminated in one rather quick episode which also made it too tidy and a tad rushed.

The music is good and complements the show nicely but nothing to write home about.

For the above mentioned reasons, it is not a re-watch for me.

But overall, it is a decent drama. The romance is fun, cute and touching. I can’t say enough about Jung Kyung Ho. His performance made all the difference for me.

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Man, I was so disappointed with this drama. I went in with so much excitement that kept disappearing as I watched more episodes.

There were some good things though. Like:
* Jung Kyung Ho. But if you're a fan, you probably know he's a hell of an actor, so he could sit there with a paper bag over his head and I would still watch it. His character development as Min Ho is a delight to watch, I had so much fun watching that and there were a lot of funny moments.
* Side characters. His secretary Woo Shik was hilarious, he had me rolling on the floor every time he was on screen. And he has such great chemistry with JKH, their scenes were non stop laughing for me.

Those two are the things I liked most about this drama. I didn't like:
* The main plot: It was SO boring for me. But I usually find business plots in dramas boring, so maybe if you like that kind of thing, it will be enjoyable for you. I was just falling asleep since I didn't get most of it. And don't get me started on that murder subplot....
* Kim So Yeon. Not that she was bad per se. And let me tell you, I am KSY's number one fan. I am crazy about her and I've liked her in everything I've seen her. My problem here is Sun Jeong. I don't know what it is but I feel like they could've done more with her character. I kept waiting for her to do something: I know her thing was being all strong and taking whatever came her way but I just wanted her to stand up and say stop for once. But well, I guess it's just that I don't like that kind of characters. There were cute moments between her and Min Ho but everything was kept too formal for my taste I just wanted her to be a bit crazier.
* Lee Jun Hee. His storyline made NO sense. ABSOLUTELY NONE. What a way to waste Yoon Hyun Min's talent. They should've just made Min Ho and him BFFs like in Cruel City and go with it. (Kidding, tho I still need another drama with these two)

Anyway, I don't even remember the OST and I finished this two weeks ago so I guess it's not that memorable, not that it's bad either. It's just there.
Overall 7.5 from me. JKH makes this drama.

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I might as well say that I am a huge fan of Kim So Yeon(IRIS and I Need Romance 3), but Jung Kyung Ho stole the show. He had such a quirky, but also deeply developed character. It was hard not to love this guy in the drama. Jung Kyung Ho was not the only one who acted well though, the whole cast was good.

The plot was interesting enough, but certain aspects of it seemed to be dragged along and could have been brought to a close earlier(but that seems to be a common theme in dramas). I came to want to watch episode after episode to watch the moments between the two leads and also between Captain Hook and Wendy. The actual corporation and investigation were sometimes boring, or just weren't as intriguing as the chemistry between the leads.

Although the storyline didn't surprise me that much, the writers do play with your emotions. This drama has such amazing lighthearted moments, but also has the feel of a melodrama(which it is).

Overall this was a fun drama to watch and it's easy to love the leads and many of the supporting characters. If you're a fan of melodramas and romance, but also like having a good laugh here and there, then this drama would be a good pick for you.

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TL;DR? Seriously amazing, you'd be crazy to take a pass on this drama.

I don't know what it says about me that I am always shocked by the actual genres of dramas once I start them. You'd think after being surprised enough times that I would do some more research, or just look at the genres listed on here. But no, I just look at a poster and read a description and if it tickles my fancy, I'm in. That's what happened with this drama. I saw the placeholder they had up on Dramafever, the one with Soon Jung in the middle and Kang Ho and Joon Hee on opposite sides pulling each other's hair. Then I read the description, and thought man, this is going to be absolutely hilarious.

I don't want to say I was wrong, because there are quite a few legitimately hilarious moments in each episode, and it does do a fairly good job of balancing levity with melodrama. But man, this drama made me cry several times. And not the dainty, one shining tear cry. The ugly kind of cry that makes your boyfriend look at you like you have finally gone insane, just as he had been expecting all these years.

So yeah, this drama knows how to hit you right where it hurts. Which sucks if you hate sad things, but is also kind of amazing because of how well the actors pulled off this story line. I mean, Dong Wook was just this character you couldn't help but fall in love with the second you saw him. He was so upbeat and cheerful and was willing to do anything to make Soon Jung smile. On the opposite end of the spectrum, you have Kang Min Ho, a revenge-fueled egotist who would stop at nothing to take down his uncle's company, even by destroying countless people's lives. They were as opposite as can be, but shared a fate that would forever tie them together.

Then you have Joon Hee, the second male lead of the drama. I don't want to say too much about his character, but Yoon Hyun Min was just perfect for this role. I mean, just wow. Soon Jung was probably the weakest aspect of this show for me. While I did actually like her, I feel like at times she was a little plain Jane of a character. I'd have liked at least half as much character growth for her character as we saw for the male leads. Cause boy did their characters grow and change. Jung Kyung Ho's Kang Min Ho has to be one of my favorite male characters that I've seen in a long time. After his transplant, the change in him was instantaneous. It was so adorable watching him struggle with his new feelings and emotions, and even more adorable watching him try to woo Soon Jung.

My only complaint about this drama, and what kept it from a 10 in my book, is just how much they focused on the company. It got a little boring after a while, and extremely predictable. One side was going to cause an insane problem, and whoever the "good guys" were of the episode was going to find a way to fix the problem. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Overall, this drama was just exceptional, and the romance in it was just so much fun to watch. All of the side characters really did bring so much to the show, and the Wendy/Tinkerbell side story was entertaining. If you are a fan of romance and melodrama, this show should not be missed!

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To be honest I started watching this because of Min Ho's hair. I love the style and colour and it goes so well with a suit but then I found out that they changed it half way through the series which kinda made me lost interest at one point. BUT I kept watching and it was GREAT! When I started this I thought it the plot would be very heavy because of all the business deals and company competitions but surprisingly it's well balanced. It's light and funny just when you feel like the tension in the series is escalating. Yep it balances well.

The thing I really love most is the character development. Min ho's character development to be exact. Jung Kyung Ho's acting is brilliant! He makes you fall in love with the character even though you might really really hate him in the beginning.They planned it all well and you just cant help giggling to his antics and how he tries to figure himself out after the surgery.

The chemistry between the leads is just great especially towards the end! While there r no sexual scenes that many drama use to validate their character's love for each other, the romantic side of this drama just focuses purely on love, and just that feeling of being in love. Its extremely sweet and warm and funny and just brilliant.

Overall I'd say that this is a really great drama to watch if you're looking for something not overly heavy, or you're looking for a nice love story with funny moments but also wants a bit of seriousness. It's great that its only 16 episodes long too. The shortness of it really is just refreshing. Totally worth watching!

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Let's be honest, I was not expecting much from this drama except a cute guy (maybe two), a nice story, and a bit of romance...

And let me tell you... I was really surprised ! This drama really has a lot of potential ! It's really worth watching it, the characters are well developped, and you will grow attached to them quite soon, and won't be able to stop watching this lovely, epic story !

So if you want to relax (well... if you want some drama as well... pheeew), some great romance and cute main characters (oh yes!), this drama was made for you, and it's definitely worth giving it a try !

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