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Pinocchio

★ 8.0 11K votes 2014–2015 1 season · 20 episodes Ended SBS
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 8/10WorkplaceThe job and its social ecosystem as the stage.This show: 7/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Lee Jong-sukPark Shin-hyeJin KyungLee Pil-moByun Hee-BongYoon Kyun-sang
Starring
Lee Jong-sukPark Shin-hyeJin KyungLee Pil-moByun Hee-BongYoon Kyun-sang
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About

"A lie-detector heroine exposing journalism's messiest sins"

A young woman who physically cannot lie without hiccuping dreams of becoming a journalist, even though a reckless news report once destroyed her family's name. She ends up training alongside a sharp, guarded young man who has his own grudge tied to that same broken story. What follows is a warm, occasionally soapy mix of newsroom rivalry, slow-burn romance, and surprisingly pointed commentary on media irresponsibility. It's earnest and sentimental rather than edgy, carried by likable leads and a genuine ache underneath the cute premise.

Watch it for

the charming central pairing and its surprisingly sharp critique of reckless tabloid reporting.

Maybe skip if

you find heavy melodrama or slow-building workplace romance tiresome.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12014
8.12K2019h 38m
The idealistic Choe In-ha has her work cut out for her when she becomes a broadcast reporter, especially when she suffers from a condition known as “Pinocchio syndrome", which makes her break out into hiccups whenever she tells a lie. Her rookie colleagues include Gi Ha-myeong, whose shabby appearance masks his true eloquence and sharp memory; Seo Beom-jo, a wealthy heir who has had everything handed to him in life; and Yun Yu-rae, whose fangirl knowledge comes in handy in covering the news. The 20-something newbie reporters pursue justice as they try to discover themselves in the process.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pinocchio8.0
16659 min
▶2The Ugly Duckling8.0
9059 min
▶3The Snow Queen7.9
8759 min
▶4Romeo and Juliet8.1
8259 min
▶5The King Has Donkey Ears8.0
7959 min
▶6Two Years' Vacation7.9
7859 min
▶7The Frog in the Well8.3
8859 min
▶8One Lucky Day8.2
7759 min
▶9The Pied Piper8.5
8959 min
▶10The Boy Who Cried Wolf8.2
7159 min
▶11A Midsummer Night's Dream8.3
7759 min
▶12The Magic Flute7.9
7359 min
▶13The Gift of the Magi7.8
7059 min
▶14Hansel and Gretel7.9
6759 min
▶15Don Quixote8.0
6958 min
▶16The Emperor's New Clothes8.2
7058 min
▶17The Scarlet Letter7.9
6659 min
▶18The Red Shoes8.0
6559 min
▶19The North Wind and the Sun8.0
6859 min
▶20Peter Pan8.0
7459 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Lee Jong-suk Gi Ha-myeong, Choi Dal-po
Park Shin-hye Choi In-ha
Jin Kyung Song Cha-ok
Lee Pil-mo Hwang Gyo-dong
Byun Hee-Bong Choi Gong-pil
Yoon Kyun-sang Gi Jae-myeong
Shin Jeong-geun Choi Dal-pyeong
Kang Shin-il Lee Yeong-tak
Kim Young-kwang Seo Beom-jo
Lee Yoo-bi Yoon Yu-rae

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