After seeing Dal-po on TV, and despite knowing that her Pinocchio syndrome limits her career choices, In-ha decides to become a journalist. With his last-place class standing and scruffy, country bumpkin hair, Dal-po is friendless at school while In-ha is the most popular girl.
Five years later, In-ha and Dal-po are high school seniors and classmates at their small-town high school. The fledgling friendship between Dal-po and In-ha is dashed, however, when he learns that In-ha's mother is none other than Song Cha-ok. Five months later, when Gong-pil's younger son Choi Dal-pyung moves to the island with his daughter Choi In-ha, they are flabbergasted to be told by Gong-pil to address a mere boy as their "older brother" and "uncle," respectively.Ĭhoi In-ha Park Shin-hye has " Pinocchio syndrome," which causes her to hiccup whenever she tells a lie. Gong-pil officially adopts Ha-myung, now named Dal-po, and places him in the family register as his eldest son. Ha-myung, who has no one else in the world, embraces the deception and treats Gong-pil as his father. Gong-pil, who may either have Alzheimer's disease or trauma-induced memory loss, believes that Ha-myung is his older son Choi Dal-po, a simpleton who had died thirty years earlier. Ki Ho-sang's wife kills herself and her younger son Ha-myung by jumping off a cliff, and Jae-myung blames their deaths on the media, particularly Cha-ok.īut Ha-myung is alive, having been rescued from the water by Choi Gong-pil, a kind elderly man who lives on Hyangri Island. This causes the Ki family to become outcasts in their neighborhood and objects of national scorn.
In a battle for ratings, cold and calculating MSC reporter Song Cha-Ok alleges that Ho-sang survived the blast, and is currently in hiding because he was responsible for the deaths of his men. When Ho-sang's body is initially missing, the media sensationalizes the case by scapegoating him. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom.In the yearKi Ha-myung Lee Jong-suk is leading a happy life with his parents and elder brother Jae-myung, until his father Ki Ho-sang, the captain of the firefighting squad, dies in a factory explosion during a rescue attempt along with several of his men. In passionate pursuit of the truth, In Ha and Dal Po later become newbie reporters at a current affairs news desk. Dal Po secretly likes In Ha, and he is forced to join a televised quiz show at first to prevent an admirer from confessing to her on national TV, then later to protect her from losing a bet. With his last place class standing and scruffy, country bumpkin hair, Dal Po is friendless at school while In Ha is the most popular girl. Dal Po, who is actually a genius, pretends to be dumb like the real Dal Po and gets all zeroes in his test scores. Gong Pil officially adopts Ha Myung, now named Dal Po, and places him in the family register as his eldest son. Ha Myung, who has no one else in the world, embraces the deception and treats Gong Pil as his father. In a battle for ratings, cold and calculating MSC reporter Song Cha Ok Jin Kyung alleges that Ho Sang survived the blast, and is currently in hiding because he was responsible for the deaths of his men. One day, Dal-Po meets In-Ha's mother and decides to become a reporter. Dal-Po is now driving a taxi to support their family. Her mother rejects her because of her Pinocchio Syndrome. Her mother is the person giving her the job interview. In-Ha attempts to become a reporter like her mother. Dal-Po tries to distance himself from In-Ha, but he also develops feelings for her. In-Ha and Dal-Po now live together as uncle and niece, although they are in the same age range. His mother dies a short time later and Ha-Myeong ends up being scooped out of the ocean by an unknown man Byun Hee-Bong. Ha-Myeong and his older brother Yoon Gyun-Sang both possess higher than normal intellect and are proud of their father.Ī fire at a waste facility though destroys his family. As a child, Ha-Myeong Lee Jong-Suk grew up in a family with his firefighter father, mother and older brother.