Pinocchio (2014 TV series)

Pinocchio
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Genre
Written byPark Hye-ryun
Directed by
  • Jo Soo-won
  • Shin Seung-woo
Starring
Opening theme"Non-Fiction" by Every Single Day
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerChoi Moon-suk
ProducerPark Chang-yong
Production companyiHQ
Original release
NetworkSeoul Broadcasting System
Release12 November 2014 (2014-11-12) –
15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)
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Pinocchio (Korean: 피노키오; RR: Pinokio) is a 2014–2015 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Park Shin-hye, Kim Young-kwang, and Lee Yu-bi.[1][2] With 20 episodes, the show aired on SBS from 12 November 2014 to 15 January 2015.[3][4]

In China, the online broadcasting rights were sold at a record price of US$280,000 per episode, making it the most expensive Korean drama ever to be sold in China at the time.[5][6] As of 23 January 2015, it has an accumulated view of 1 billion on Chinese video-sharing website Youku.[7][8]

  1. ^ Sung, So-young (8 November 2014). "Actors picked for Pinocchio". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ^ Lee, Min-ji (6 November 2014). "Lee Jong Suk and Park Shin Hye Praise Each Other Repeatedly". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (23 October 2014). "Lee Jong Suk, Park Shin Hye and More Attend First Script Reading for Pinocchio". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ^ Jeon, Su-mi (12 November 2014). "Lee Jong Suk and Park Shin Hye Ask Fans to Watch First Episode of Pinocchio". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ^ Kim, Min-jin (24 November 2014). "Pinocchio sells distribution rights to China for record price". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ^ Choi, Shin-ae (24 November 2014). "Pinocchio Sold in China for Price 8 Times More than You Who Came From the Stars". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ^ Hong, Hye-jin (19 January 2015). "Pinocchio gains popularity in China". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Pinocchio continues making waves in China". K-Pop Herald. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.