From shark to sappy romantic in Falling for Innocence
by girlfriday
Every time I see more promo materials for JTBC’s new heart transplant melodrama Falling for Innocence, the funnier and cuter it looks. The drama is about Jung Kyung-ho literally trading hearts with Kim So-yeon’s boyfriend (played by Jin Gu), which makes him go from a cold corporate shark that she finds insufferable, to a sappy romantic whose heart beats only for her.
A twist of fate crashes Jung Kyung-ho into the love of Kim So-yeon’s life, and after receiving Jin Gu’s heart, the hero suddenly starts to act oddly — he’s sweet, he’s kind, and he’s keenly interested in Kim So-yeon, when he was once the assiest ass who ever lived. From the teaser it looks like he actually starts to relive Jin Gu’s memories with her, which seems like a magical stretch, but then again, so is the transplant-and-replacement-boyfriend premise to begin with. Yoon Hyun-min co-stars as the heroine’s best friend, and the boys will become rivals for her affection.
The initial teasers were funny too, but the meta teasers below are my favorite. In them, the three leads play themselves, pretending to talk about the show behind the scenes. Jung Kyung-ho frowns at the script and complains to his manager that the title is meh, and heart pain is difficult to act out. Cue dramatic heart-clenching. Kim So-yeon laughs and cries and laughs all over again while reading the first episode’s script, and Yoon Hyun-min pumps up his muscles before a shower scene. That’d better not be false advertising, Show!
Falling for Innocence premieres this Friday, April 3.
Via Xports News
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1 pinny
March 30, 2015 at 8:04 AM
Cannot. Wait.
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Kgrl
March 30, 2015 at 2:49 PM
O. M. Bageezsus. I am so ready for this.
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kate
April 1, 2015 at 7:10 AM
yay! i love the casts.. super. when will this start airing??
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2 Rachel
March 30, 2015 at 8:08 AM
Gah this looks so cute! Funny how the show is sending cheery and cutesy vibes, but it's supposed to be a melo..
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3 Lixie
March 30, 2015 at 8:15 AM
I hate the premise and Kim So-yeon is not very good but how can I resist the boys from Cruel City?
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bean
March 30, 2015 at 10:05 AM
my exact thoughts haha.
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Nana
March 30, 2015 at 12:53 PM
Ahh I thought I knew them from somewhere. Oh I'm so watching this. That was one of my favorite dramas.
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bbstl 🧹
March 30, 2015 at 1:30 PM
You said it for me, too!
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princess11h
March 30, 2015 at 1:48 PM
"Kim So-yeon is not very good"!!! Try watching Iris.
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biankylikesalex
March 30, 2015 at 2:18 PM
Word.
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CLINTON CARTER
March 30, 2015 at 2:44 PM
or even two weeks
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Lixie
March 30, 2015 at 5:21 PM
Granted she didn't annoy me in Two Weeks but she did it so much in PP that I still don't think of her as decent. :)
kate
April 1, 2015 at 7:12 AM
you might not like her at first but try watching her other dramas. i liked her in Iris and Prosecutor princess. she can be funny as well.
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fearless
April 1, 2015 at 11:19 AM
Yeah!!! Totally agree. That's really annoy some old fans of Heartless City who keep ramble for bromance and insult lead actress. Absolutely mannerless
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red
March 30, 2015 at 9:11 PM
Kim So-yeon is known for being a pretty solid actress. Besides Iris, I've seen her in I need Romance and Dr. Champ.
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Boyhood
March 31, 2015 at 3:29 AM
You should rewatch that drama of those 2 guys if you crazy them to die and full of bias with KSY like this. I'm not hef faith fan but for this drama, She is only one thing for captivate.
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kate
April 1, 2015 at 7:14 AM
you might not like her at first but try watching her other dramas. i liked her in Iris and Prosecutor princess. she can be funny as well.
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Linda
April 3, 2015 at 6:55 PM
Take off your blinded bias against her, and maybe, you will find her a great actress like everyone else.
Cuz gurl, you be blind to call Kim So Yeon a bad actress. She is anything but bad actress.
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4 Akira
March 30, 2015 at 8:16 AM
This almost seem like another split personality drama, with the whole who-am-I-really, and who-am-I-falling-in-love-with thing, especially if memories are involved too (?!). While I think the premise has great melodrama potential, I see so many ways the story could go wrong. You really need a strong writer to pull off a satisfying end (... like HJM...*cough* not...)
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Jon G.
March 30, 2015 at 8:46 AM
Well, "split-personality" is almost standard operating procedure when it comes to "falling in love" and jerk leads.
I stopped counting the times I have been annoyed by these "80 bpm" heart rate sound effect and the pseudo-oblivious "what kind of heart disease is that" nonsense scenes.
You can make it work (see: Best love), but it is really, really hard to do, especially when it has become so totally cliched.
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5 kimchikay
March 30, 2015 at 10:01 AM
Omg those meta teasers are freaking hilarious!!
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6 mary
March 30, 2015 at 10:10 AM
I only need to see Paksa's face in the promos and then I start laughing my ass off.
It's hilarious. I love all of them. So-yeon is my ♥.
This drama is a must for me!
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7 TJ
March 30, 2015 at 10:16 AM
Why can't Yoon Hyun-min get a drama where he gets the girl. I'm tired of watching him play second lead to bobble head boy Jung Kyung-ho. He's an alright actor but I don't find him very attractive. We'll see if he can do comedy as well as Yoon.
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biankylikesalex
March 30, 2015 at 2:17 PM
He was in Witch's Love and he was hilarious! He played the bestfriend but he did get a girl, plus he had a wonderful bromance with Park Seo-joon.
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eki
March 31, 2015 at 12:39 AM
The mind boggles. The male 1st lead hasn't had a decent rating drama this decade.
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8 larus
March 30, 2015 at 10:58 AM
"Yoon Hyun-min pumps up his muscles before a shower scene. That’d better not be false advertising, Show!"
Actually it will be a shower scene involving Yoon Huyn Min. I saw it in the new trailer today.
Love all the cast. Hope for a solid show. I can`t wait to watch it.
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bbstl 🧹
March 30, 2015 at 1:31 PM
I luuuuurve him.
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9 Stuart
March 30, 2015 at 11:49 AM
IF, and I stress IF, they play the whole cellular memory bakvaas for laughs as in the trailers, that would be fine. But K Dramas ALWAYS lie, pitching trailers that inflate the comic and hide the rest. Even the very, very dark Angry Mom did the same. Ditto Ho Gu's Love, Super Daddy Yeol and countless other unfunny romcoms. So I'm picknig this one to be pure melo, with the only laughs the ones we've already seen.
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Aigoooo
March 30, 2015 at 1:59 PM
I sure hope not. I think they will succeed in this drama if they fully embrace the silliness of the cliche'.
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10 Cat
March 30, 2015 at 1:23 PM
Hoping this will be awesome. Cannot. Wait.
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11 Kim
March 30, 2015 at 2:23 PM
I think this drama will be what I'd hoped A New Lead would be.
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12 Hazelnuts
March 30, 2015 at 3:46 PM
That meta part!! Hahaha. Cant wait! :D
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13 Juliesean
March 30, 2015 at 5:55 PM
I hope it's really super breezy and funny romcom and not veer into melo territory.
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14 Kiara
March 30, 2015 at 6:19 PM
Jung Kyung-ho <3. No need to read the rest.
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15 Cocoboo
March 30, 2015 at 7:31 PM
Hahaha the teasers are great. I wonder how they're gonna keep up with the humor if this drama is suppose to be melodramatic though. x3
Kim So Yeon's high pitched laughing in her teaser made me laugh so hard.
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16 Dahlia
March 30, 2015 at 7:51 PM
I hope this is as light-hearted as the teasers are making it look; I think that would be a better angle to take than just melo. But we'll see! Fingers crossed that it'll be a great show anyways, since I'm really excited about this cast.
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17 katy
March 30, 2015 at 8:24 PM
I'm so excited for this drama. I definitely hope it lives up to expectations!
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18 red
March 30, 2015 at 9:13 PM
How does Jung Kyung-ho's character receive the heart from Jin Gu? Does Jin Gu die while JKH is need of a transplant? Is that how?
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larus
March 31, 2015 at 4:24 AM
Yes. Jin Goo`s character will be brain dead result of an accident.
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19 Kerii
March 31, 2015 at 12:35 AM
Is this the guy from Heartless City? He was awesome in that drama!
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kate
April 1, 2015 at 7:16 AM
yes it was him. jung kyung-ho
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20 ck1Oz
March 31, 2015 at 2:44 AM
I am not trying to be insulting but is there a Photoshop editing issues with the faces for all 3 posters?
I don't recall their faces looking like that. Or is it just the foundation?
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mary
March 31, 2015 at 6:57 AM
JKH and KSY's look same to me (individual posters).
Only Yoon Hyun Min's face looked too small.
I wish they photoshopped away that horrible hairstyle on JKH though T____T
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larus
March 31, 2015 at 10:54 AM
I find all three actors looking the same. I don`t understand what you mean.
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ck1Oz
April 1, 2015 at 5:05 AM
JKH's foundation is lighter than his face which is kind of normal- in photos.
Howev do you see his face seems to be jumping out from his neck? Is it the angle?
YHM has the same issue. Weird.
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21 Catz
March 31, 2015 at 4:22 AM
Reminds me of film "Warm Bodies" (minus the zombie theme lol), it looks interesting! I'm intrigued by the main leads... very interesting indeed :)
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22 Thandy
March 31, 2015 at 11:10 AM
I'm so excited about this drama. I want me some JKH, I couldn't stand Endless Love enough to watch him in it .
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23 ywcnois
April 1, 2015 at 8:31 AM
Really looking forward to this!
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24 ultramarineblue
April 1, 2015 at 6:03 PM
Really looking forward to another drama with Kim so yeon so def gonna watch this one!!! Thanks so much for the update!
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25 Cassandra
April 5, 2015 at 7:41 AM
They better change this drama to a rom-com. The trailer is so cheerful and bright , how is this a melo? . Park Sa and Soo , OMG!!!! . I can't deal at the moment ?. I'm currently about to watch the last episode was heartless city , so this is great timing for me.
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26 Boon Ang
July 15, 2015 at 11:57 PM
Interesting drama employing similar troupe and corresponding conflicts of heart transplant and cellular memory (sounds like memory capacity of my mobile) like in earlier Kdrama starring Son Ye Jin in "Summer Scent".
This drama was more goofy and light in some ways.
I think the leads were not well casted for their roles. The male lead Jung Kyung Ho is too young and lacks "gravity" for the role of a serious and successful corporate raider/M&A specialist. He also failed too play his role consistently and was better as a boy band member. Kim So Yeon was a credible actress in IRIS but was not well casted for her role in the drama. The male secretary and female detective were good supporting cast while Yoon Hyun Min seemed credibly bad..
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