Lee Jong-suk and Park Shin-hye (SBS)

Actor Lee Jong-suk gave costarring actress Park Shin-hye an affectionate hug in the SBS drama “Pinocchio.”

The broadcaster revealed pictures on Wednesday of Lee hugging Park romantically. Park, on the other hand, seems surprised by Lee’s action, and looks perplexed.

The viewers of the TV drama series are wondering if the two will further develop their romantic relationship in the next episode, scheduled to air later on the same day.

The rom-com is about the relationship between a woman suffering from the fictional Pinocchio syndrome, which makes it impossible for her to tell a lie, and a man who lives under a fake name. It airs every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 p.m.

By Kim Min-jin (minjin103@heraldcorp.com)