Too many episodes for the story
This story was done very effectively in the movie version. Sadly, I felt that this show had too many episodes. There were many, many times that I fast forwarded through scenes.Acting: I really enjoyed all the actors, for the most part. Seo Hyun Jin, as usual, is very good. She's tremendously self-centered and over-the-top at the beginning, but eventually settles into her role. She has a sweet playfulness about her that I really enjoy. I have to say, I don't particularly care for Lee Min Ki as an actor in general. He's too much like an automaton. There is one scene where she smiles at him and he's completely gobsmacked, but in general, the fact that he remains expressionless is a problem for me. I didn't care for the second couple, she was completely unlikeable throughout. I liked both her agent and his secretary.
This show had the problem that it didn't really know what it wanted to be. Is it a comedy? A melodrama? Her disorder seemed to, for the most part, be played for laughs, but when it switched to seriousness I wasn't buying into it. His disorder is SO overused in K-dramas! I was loving the fact that he could recognize her in any body she was in, then they went and tipped that on its head. That bothered me as well.
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Okay if you’ve nothing else to watch
I watched this in between shows. I think this would be a good palette cleanser if you’ve watched something heavy or if you’re in a slump.This story was a bit too hard to believe; I felt like I had to leave my brain at “the door” before watching it.
I found the ML Lee Min-ki to be off putting; between the dead, soulless eyes and the stiff, almost sociopathic acting, nearly made me dump the show more than once.
it had its funny moments and I will say that episode 10 caught me off guard and made my sob like a baby. there was some great acting from both the FL Seo Hyundai-jin and the mother Kim Hee-jung.
Overall, not a great show but something to pass the time!
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stoic character done right
yes it dragged a bit, but it was still a really nice story. The male lead seems stoic, but is actually very up front about his feelings and shows it. Female leads acting was top tier as per usual. honestly skipped the second couple, oopsit addresses all the problems very realisticlly...well at least as realistic as a fantasy drama can be.
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Beauty Inside had a great start and just continued to get better with each episode. They had great actors, music, and fashion throughout!
The characters and actors compliment each other so well! It made for a truly good drama! I love how the characters come to different realizations about themselves and others. You get to see the characters really grow and develop with different ups and downs. Even though the exact situations the characters deal with are a bit different than what you might deal with in real life, the meaning is true and genuine. What they go through and think are things every day people would, so this series is very relatable.
I'm super glad I decided to watch this one!
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O enredo foi se perdendo.
O Dorama começou bem, tinha tudo para ser perfeito, mas no meio pro final estragam tudo!A temática era diferente, passava uma mensagem bonita, os personagens eram bem elaborados, mas parece que faltou criatividade pra finalizar. Teve uma hora que eu não aguentava mais a Prota, até desejei que o principal encontrasse outra mulher e esquecesse dela. Para mim teve uma hora que ela não estava merecendo um homem perfeito daquele.
Achei também que ficaram pontos soltos no enredo. Não teve uma explicação plausível do porque ela se transformar em outras pessoas durante um período de tempo. Eu até cogitei com minha mente, que vai além, que ela possa ter adquirido esse poder do pai que sumiu. Teria até uma lógica. Pois o pai poderia ser alguém que conheceu a mãe dela em um corpo diferente. Mas eles simplesmente esqueceram de se aprofundar nessa parte.
O casal tinha uma química legal, e os personagens secundários também eram bons. Pena que o escritor se perdeu no meio do caminho.
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When an adaptation done well
This drama just turned one of the scariest fantasy-romance plots to me, into something so beautiful. I mean... almost every scary presumption that we had in the original Korean movie was straightened out by this drama, especially when Se Gye realizes the beauty of her own curse, the universe chose her because somehow she was the only one who can pull it of while helping other lives. I didn't even think that far.Everything about this show is very progressive.
⚬ Character-wise, this drama is just full of strong independent women!!! yet not even one obnoxious lead dude!! Ugh, I love this. Not to forget that there are no unimportant supporting roles, everyone had an influence for the main story to grow.
⚬ Story-wise, it was impressive how they didn't drag anything, instead, they brought up the new matters to the table and let the characters develop each episode. Se Gye changing into a boy for the first time finding herself the joy of being someone else, changing into a kid and learn new stuff about her mom while helping the other mother, changing into an ahjumma to let her mom know the truth in the piece, changing into an elderly and let Soe Do Jae learn that he can love her even like that. Everything was impactful.
⚬ Plot twist-wise, I was a bit pissed on the "runaway" cliche, but I do think it's necessary, to shift the story from regret into relief. Plus, Seo Hyun Jin is so good, that I still cry when they break up when I obviously know that they will go back together👍
There is nothing I can hate about this drama..... The amazing siblings chemistry, the unbelievable convincing couple of Se Gye & Do Jae, the adorable not so naive couple Eun Ho & Sa Ra, the comical frenemies duo of Woo Mi & Joo Hwan, our lovely King Kang, and all of that equipped with witty dialogues, basically we just finished watching a bomb a** freakin good drama!!! I can't wait to see more of their project in the future❤ ♡ ♥
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Not enough story to go around
The first part of this drama was lovely. I thought the characters were well fleshed out and the concept was interesting. Also, Lee Min Ki made my heart flutter with his unique deadpan charm that I love so much. However, after the couple gets together halfway through, there is not much left but filler and fluff. And the fluff isn't even good fluff. It is boring, predictable, repetitive, cringe-y fluff. Like, we get it. They love each other but that's just not interesting enough to keep me interested for eight more episodes. The one conflict towards the end just made the FL seem fickle and immature. Like come on, toughen up and face the problem head-on instead of living up to the rumors and running away, this time for real. That was IMO pretty poorly written.Couples getting together early in the drama need not be a disaster. It has been done successfully in many other dramas, but this one just failed to deliver writing-wise. I actually ended up skipping through a lot of the main couple's scenes in the second half because it was just them playing cards, jogging, saying I love you. Like okay. Can't you even give us something interesting in which to set all that fluff? The second couple was more interesting in the second half but not that interesting to make it worthwhile.
The main concept of the FL changing faces was IMO also not utilized properly. It all felt like a poorly patched together and thus ill-fitting mishmash of heavy drama suddenly shifting to unfunny comedy (comprised mainly of one character hitting another) suddenly shifting to tasteless and boring fluff. Most importantly, the second half just did not make me feel anything at all. It was like an empty void filled with senseless stuff. This would have worked better if they had ended it at episode 8. There just was nothing much left after that to hold the drama up.
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This show was amazing in total. I watched it on Viki so I saw other comments. The actors really portrayed their roles very well and it all seemed natural. The music was amazing as well. I loved hearing Davichi and Wendy it helped the mood seem better. The only thing I'm mad about is that we never saw Woo Mi's wedding nor her boyfriend/fiance/husband. But other than that I love love love this show. The second couple was very very VERY cute but I personally preferred the main one because there's seemed more realistic with all the fighting and stuff because most couples fight and make up. I like this one more than the movie for some reason. This one seems more interesting while the movie puts everything in your face at once. Here you gradually get to see the characters develop so it's more fun. Was this review helpful to you?
don't hesitate- the perfect easy watch rom com!
I can't tell you how many times I've based on beauty inside - even though I love Lee Da Hee! Sometimes I'm grateful for when the sleeper hits exist because when I'm looking for something to happily binge I come across them and then I'm grateful that I haven't watched them yet.I was delighted by the pace of the show as well as the fun cameos and interesting storyline. Sure, it's a little far-fetched and there's holes in it, but at the same time some of the best rom-coms are.
While there definitely was the usual time jump and break up episode, overall the couple grew to care and love one another as well as their genuine affection for each other throughout the show and trials really made them a unique couple you were constantly rooting for.
The supporting cast was equally fun. Loved their houses and the fashion was also fantastic.
The show sparkled in all the right ways and is a great one to binge when you need something light and fluffy. Don't miss it!
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Amazing story...hard to believe you can survive this.
I wasn't to keen to start watching the show because I'm not very keen on the lead male actor Lee Min-ki, just my personal view. But Hyeon-jin Seo and the rest of the crew made it a really good experience.The story is great and the way the puzzle comes together is amazing.
Also the last episode usually lets me down on Kdramas as it all come to an end crashing down in the last 2 minutes, but the way it was finished just couldn't have been done better. Especially the way it was done when they were on the beach and she was walking towards him going through all those transformations...just perfect. And the fact that they relay the entire show in 2 minutes during the credits through small cuts...was amazing.
I loved it.
Hope everyone will enjoy it too.
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