nu2me wrote:
He must have made a resolve to himself that he will gut the piggy bank for the sake of CIH

So tragic...



RIP Little Piggy

Oh Soon probably means Fifth Soon, since it is the fifth piggy.

Is there one called Namsoon? XDDD

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Poster In Ha wrote in defence for Dal Po

(A fan typed what she saw on screen, hence it is not complete. Translated from Korean to Chinese and then to English.)

Choi Dal Po got 100 by his own strength.

Evidence 1

Reading record cards with Choi Dal Po’s name amounts to 1280. You can go to the library to pick a book randomly and you can see his name. Librarian Lee Yong-Cheol Seon Saeng also confirmed that he has borrowed a lot of books…

So Choi Dal Po got 100 marks in the general knowledge exam because of his own strength.

Evidence 2

…

Using this as a basis, up till now, the probability that Choi Dal Po obtaining only 0 marks in more than 50 exams is ten million times more difficult than the probability of winning lottery (1/8145060). And if he didn’t know all the correct answers and avoided them on purpose, he could not have obtained that sort of results. Hence he knew the correct answers but he got zero marks deliberately.

Through the above evidence, Choi Dal Po got vast amount of knowledge through reading and very strong learning ability. Therefore, in the quiz show selection exam, Choi Dal Po got number 1 through his own strength but not through cheating…



Eng Trans: amyhsk

I was wondering what InHa wrote as InHa's defense in favor of Dalpo not cheating....
By Hitoritabi.




[Choi Dalpo Got 100 marks with his own skill!]

Evidence 1

There’s more than 1280 library cards with Choi Dalpo’s name on it.
Pick any book from the libary and you’d see his name.
The librarian, Mr. Lee Young-chul, has also given her testimony that Choi Dalpo has borrowed a large amount of books.

Thus, Choi Dalpo getting 100 marks in the exam is completely due to his own skill.

Evidence 2

If we calculate according to this, to get all zeros for more than fifty examinations, it is thousands of times less probable the probability of winning the lottery — which is 1/8145060. He must have known the right answer and specifically avoided it, or else there is no way he could have gotten such grades. He got all zeros on purpose.

To conclude, Choi Dalpo has gained a vast amount of knowledge and exam skills through extensive reading. Therefore, in this exam for the quiz show, he did not get first place through cheating but by his own amazing prowess…

Oh Dalpo and Grandpa shopping for suits....

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can't Wednesday be any sooner?

This one's interesting and I got goosebumps while reading it. Just imagining the situation of that family. Heartbreaking.
Im glad the characters in pinocchio portrayed something like this. Serves as an eye-opener not just to those reporters who says something based on their speculations but also to make people realize how powerful words can be.

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Lee Jong Suk Goes through Head-to-Toe Transformation in ‘Pinocchio’
Nov. 17, 2014

Lee Jong Suk will be getting a make over in Pinocchio.

On November 17, SBS’s Pinocchio released a set of stills featuring Lee Jong Suk who gets rid of his bushy hair and gets a new clean cut hairstyle.

The pictures show Lee Jong Suk making a transformation going from a hillbilly to a city man. Lee Jong Suk catches eyes with his new hairstyle and trendy clothes, unveiling his handsome appearance that has been hidden by his bushy hair.



However, Lee Jong Suk’s facial expression is puzzling, as he does not look happy even as he is trying on a new suit.

Byun Hee Bong transforms into a stylish gentleman with his fedora and a cane and holding a fashion magazine on his other hand. Looking at Lee Jong Suk’s transformation with a satisfied face, Byun Hee Bong brings out curiosity on what has happened between the onscreen father and son.

The production team stated, “Having kept his ‘bushy hair and rubber shoes’ style, Lee Jong Suk will be transforming in to a city man and there is a heart wrenching story and a special helper behind his transformation,” adding, “Please check the story behind Lee Jong Suk’s make over through the broadcast.”

Pinocchio starring Lee Jong Suk, Park Shin Hye, Kim Young Kwang and Lee Yubi is about a man living with a fake name and a woman who cannot lie. It airs every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 p.m. (KST) through SBS.

Photo credit: iHQ

Source:mwave/enewsworld

from soompi

Text Preview for Episode 3 is out.
program.sbs.co.kr/builder/endPage.do?pgm...ontNo=dr1130f0000300

Here's my rough translation.

[EP 3] Subtitle: The Snow Queen

8 yrs later, 2013 Seoul.
Inha's family left Hyangri island and now lives in Seoul.
Determined to be a TV reporter, Inha's been trying TV station entrance tests ever since she graduated college, but she's been failing 3 years in a row due to her Pinocchio Syndrome. Finally, Inha earns an opportunity for a final interview at MSC station where her mom works, and Inha has high hopes to see her mom for the first time in 13 years.
Meanwhile, Dalpo, who works as a taxi driver and provides financial support to the family, feels heavy and is concerned for Inha who is buoyant with expectations with her own fantasy for her mom.

cr to: nevrmind from soompi

A clear translation! Cr to hitoritabi



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#Pinocchio

[DRAMA] 10 TRUTHS ABOUT PINOCCHIO


“The truth is 10 times more comforting than a lie.”

I’ve been really looking forward to PINOCCHIO, curious on how they will tackle the media angle. Working in the industry, media-inspired films and dramas are always interesting but tend to either end up as a poor approximation or an over exaggeration.

I like the idea of someone who has the fictional Pinocchio syndrome working as a reporter and I have really high hopes for the drama. But the early PR blitz focusing on the love angle disappointed me that I even planned not to watch anymore.

Thank goodness for good word-of-mouth on the first two episodes and the always-entertaining recaps at dramabeans so I gave it a try and I’m happy to say that PINOCCHIO really looks solid so far with its premise of truth vs lies, society vs media.

I am watching this drama half-blind. I didn’t watch I HEAR YOUR VOICE and so it goes without saying too that I haven’t watched any Lee Jongsuk drama before. I’ve watched Park Shinhye in HEARTSTRINGS and fast-forwarded through her scenes in HEIRS so when I started seeing the emphasis on the love angle for PINOCCHIO, there was this fear that it will be HEIRS all over again. I don’t have anything against romance dramas, I enjoy watching them too, but most often than not, it distracts from the plot and since this was going to look at media, I was hoping it extends due courtesy to it. Frankly, I do not want this to turn into another HEIRS, which was a totally pointless drama whose popularity I could never fathom until today.

But I digress.

So I’m glad to say that the first two episodes exceeded my expectations and erased whatever disappointments I was prepared to face.

I now understand why it was necessary to do a flashback on the young Choi Dalpo and Choi Inha and build their characters from there and I’m glad I did not skip episode 1 because it is crucial to understanding the strange dynamics between the two leads, as well as the back story on how trial by media/media play is going to be a strong element in this drama.

Since truth is a recurring theme for the drama, here are 10 truths (more like trivia) about PINOCCHIO based on the first two episodes:

1. Nam Dareum, who plays the young Choi Dalpo, is so good that he owned episode 1. He is only 12 years old, by the way.



. Park Shinhye’s character looks promisingly different and her hiccups are so natural I am so excited to see how her Choi Inha will be like once she starts working as a reporter.



3. The island where they shot the first two episodes is so picturesque. Lots of cosmos too. It’s located in Cholla-do (Jeolla province) in the southwest of South Korea.

4. There are real versions of Song Cha-ok, Inha’s mother, the witch reporter who would do anything for a story including sensationalizing it at the expense of truth and most especially, in total disregard of the lives and feelings of people.


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5. And there are people too, like the producers of Song Cha-ok and Hwang Gyo-dong, who are conscientious and have a strong sense of morality, but whose views are often overruled by ratings and readership.

6. Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a real parlour game that was inspired by the Hollywood actor’s interview in 1994 on how he has worked with everyone in Hollywood.


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7. Familiar face? Woo Hyeon, who plays the homeroom teacher of Dalpo and Inha, also played as the father of Park Dalhyang in THE THREE MUSKETEERS.




8. Lee Jongsuk rocks Choi Dalpo including the wig that I can never imagine anyone playing the role, not even Kim Woobin, who was first offered the character.


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9. Choi In-ha’s classmate is Sa-rang, the leader of The Three Angry Girls, in HEARTSTRINGS.



10. Pinocchio syndrome is fictional.

So far, so good. I just hope that the drama won’t squander the very promising beginning and I’m really looking forward to the media scenes. Let’s see how truth will prevail.

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