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Like many others, when I came upon this drama, I've thought it would be just another drama, where being beautiful will get you everything. And I was surprised when I finished it, it became one of my top 20 dramas!OST-
Music wasn't that memorable, nor anything special. I easily forgot it, although the opening music was catchy.
ACTING-
I really liked main actors acting, he had to have a straight face when saying something dumb and it made it even funnier. Main actress's acting wasn't bad, but I feel like she could've done a better job, whatever it was her or just the writing. The only actor I liked was the villain or her ex husband. He portrayed the slyness well, and the cowardness. It's kinda sad that in dramas I've watched with him, he's always the bad guy, but it suits him well.
PLOT-
The plot is good. The main character goes through hard trials, having to know the man you adored ** (this is a major spoiler, so I'll just say betrayed you) that your mother is treated like dirt and that all you had left was snatched. At first I hated her foolish self, but after couple of episodes, she realizes herself she was a fool. Her growth is what I like, as well as male leads. He on somehow the same level has to deal with a woman he loved marrying other and even being a accomplice to a **(let's just say - betrayal) . The show later on helps you realize that beauty doesn't bring you happiness, nor genuine love. That your fated one, will love you for you than for your body.
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Show tries to illustrate that inner beauty is more important than outer beauty.
I honestly started this show because I like Joo Sang Wook and also because I wanted to watch something light.The general premise of the story is good, a marginalised woman decides to get plastic surgery thinking that once she's slim and beautiful her life will automatically change for the better. She does find love yes, but she also realises that she has to resolve all her issues the hard way regardless of how she looks.
The show does a good job of lauding inner beauty as opposed to outer beauty; Our female lead was not blessed with outer beauty but she has immense inner beauty, conversely the second female lead is blessed with outer beauty but has a rotten heart.
The show delivered hilarious hijinks right up to the 12th episode, after that it started to drag and I fast forwarded some scenes. There is an annoying period where the female lead indulges in some poorly thought out noble idiocy and the villains in this show were irritatingly irrational.
The acting was ok. Joo Sang Wook shone in this comedic role, he was so charming and lovable. Han Ye Seul was ok, bordering on bland. The supporting cast was good, Jung Gyu Woon and Wang Ji Hye were great as second leads.
The chemistry between the leads is negligible, they did a lot of smiling at each other but there was no real connection in my opinion.
This show would have done better with less episodes.
The music is ok, nothing really stuck with me.
This is a pleasant watch.
I give it a 6.5 out of 10
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Some actors are cute and pleasing to watch but still cringey most of the times, and the OST's are good too.
I"ll give this drama a 5/10. Will I recommend u to watch this? No. But if you want to, then go give it a try, I guess.
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I remember how much time I've spent by watching it at the time.
The story is still more for public adult, not for strange scenes but because isn't a teen drama.
This one has a really difficult story at the beginning, but slowly fades into something really more simple based on action, twist, families problems and much more! In 2012 this kind of story was new if compard to dramas like Boys Over Flowers and similar.
Really liked it and still have a favorite spot into my heart!!
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From one abuser to another
My primary issue with this isn't the acting, though the male lead is either terribly written or terribly acted, but because of the biggest issue with this series. Unable to decide if it wants to be a revenge romance, a soap or a romantic comedy, it fails on all, and worst of all, because of the total acceptance of the way the male lead abuses the female lead. There is isolation, there is forced dependency, there is gaslighting at every larger emotional expression from the female lead. It's so clear that you can see the entire cycle of abuse, abandonment/hatred and love bombing. It's disgusting. She is already a woman abused. I kept hoping she'd eventually realise that he's terrible and leave, but nothing seems to imply that she will, from the set up to the character "development".If you have experienced abuse, are ignorant of abuse depictions in media, or don't want to feed yourself toxic garbage, don't waste your time.
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What episode san geum ran mother know who is sara? Please help me... I cant find that scene..?I already find but at episode 15 sara mother already know that sara is her daughter.im confuse and its not comfortable for me to continue to watch others episodes.. Hope some help me. Sorry for my bad english.
I have to spam this question. Sory for that.
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becoming a villain to catch a villain
I tried to watch this drama several times but I couldn't. I really tried, and every time it was as if something was blocking me. I felt very annoyed because I didn't understand WHY: this drama is so well scored here and I couldn't find my interest in it. I put it on hold for several months then stumbled upon a video on youtube...this was this drama's recap. in 1 hour. as I already watched the first 4 episodes, I could evaluate the rightness of the recap. and it was very good. so I watched it instead, and faced the same problem: I really really don't like this drama. I can't watch it. and as it was very fast and clearly explained, I understood why:
in order to get revenge and catch her ex-husband, the MFL became a villain herself. it was like watching the birth of a bad person. it was unsettling and sad. it was like driving slowly in order to see every details of the car accident you are passing by. that's really something I hate and I don't do that.
so if you love bad people to be rewarded, just watch it. and if you want to know if you could love this drama too, with the recap, the name of the video is "from an ugly girl to a beautiful goddess", on youtube. if you like it, just stop watching and go for the real thing, if not, it will save you some time.
as for me, I wouldn't recommend.
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Mon avis complet ici : https://reviewmydrama.blogspot.fr/2017/07/review-birth-of-beauty.html
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