My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

내 아이디는 강남미인 ‧ Drama ‧ 2018
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ClearCloud
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Dec 3, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

I've been watched this for 5th times, I just finished the 6th times h h h h h

I've been watched this for 5th times already, I just finished the 6th times h h h h h
This drama was my "during pandemic drama." So it has a special place in my heart.
The story depicts the society we are in as of today. From the overly beauty standards that have been set and those judgements that will receive for those people who will not meet those standards. I enjoyed it! This was the first drama I saw Cha Eun Woo act and I must say that he did well. Im Soo Hyang, one of my favorite actresses, did so well portraying Kang Mi Rae, from cautios and insecure to confident and inlove lady. Interesting story plot and characters! Kudos!

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Thankyou
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Sep 19, 2018
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
Well, the story was good enough to become a top drama , it talked about the youngesters' problems and the importance of inner beauty and how we could encounter the nuts minded people in our life ,but honestly because of two main actors it didn't work , the others were good but the two firs lead roles played so amateurish that ruined the drama completely. The chemistry didn't work , their face expressions were horrible and They were not able to show the details of their characters and the true emotions at all. The lead man despite of his very handsome face , was not comfortable with his character and made it a robot instead of an introvert character . I watched him in The best hits and he was good there but here he couldn't do it honestly. The first actress should cover him with her experience but she was stuck in her role too . So the result was such a mess when we watch these two especially in the scenes they were together . I score 8 just because of the less cliche story and the other actors who played acceptable.

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clovvseon
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Jan 21, 2024
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Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 3.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 4.5

fome

la cirugía le dejó tiesa la cara a la mina parece pq no hace ni una expresión en toda la serie, la historia de amor no es taaan creíble pq NO TIENEN QUÍMICA la protagonista hizo que todas las escenas fueran incómodas con su cara, amiga, estás con el que te gusta y tienes cara de tener ganas de ir al baño. El prota también podría moverse un poco más, aunque a él si le creo un poco más que le gusta ella tampoco se mueve, son unos tiesos todos, mucho capítulo de relleno, aunque no me caiga mal la protagonista, por sus expresiones me desesperó en varias escenas,

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Setlhareipeleng
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Aug 18, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 3.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
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Wow, did I really put myself through that?

I really dont know what to say.... I started fast forwarding at episode 5.. i really dont understand the message in this drama. Beauty isn't everything but then again beauty is everything... Most male characters are jerks and judges females by their looks. DON'T get me started on the female lead... She even gives grades people by percentage on their looks. Watching this drama felt like throwing water in a bucket full of holes, it's not going anywhere. I would not recommend this series unless you want to pass time.
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GiGi JaZee Jae
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Jun 29, 2022
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Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
I love the storyline and I love Cha Eun Woo. I think everything he touches turns into gold. Since I am watching a drama date back in 2018 is why I gave a lower review. Not saying this drama deserved a better rating. The reason why is those who watched this drama should have learned how NOT to be a bully. This is 2022 and bullying still exists! I hate when these young adults and some grownups bully on looks, weight, education, and the color of one's skin. This is sad in 2022! I am glad this drama showed bullying. Thanking the writers and actors/actresses for bringing this storyline to life. Thank you!

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Azet
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Dec 13, 2018
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Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
In this drama we get explored into the very common topic in inner Korea,and that is the looks of every persons.If you are pretty or ugly, you get judged by your looks.If people look better they even have an advantage in the job market. So in all that South Korea has the most plastic surgeries per capita on earth. Every girl in Korea gets a plastic surgery as a graduation present,isn`t that crazy? In this very popular drama, we follow the story of the very sensitive and insecure Kang Mi-rae who gets plastic surgery before entering college because of the bullying of her "ugly" face which she has suffered her whole life.Through surgery she becomes very beautiful and throughout the story we see her recovering her self-esteem, getting new friends, overcoming her inner demons and realizing that life is about much more than mere looks, and lastly finding true love in her possessive protector, the very handsome Do Kyung-seok. I adore this couple so much! Do Kyung is seen as a very cold-hearted person,as he is rude to all the people around him and is very straight-faced and blunt.But he becomes very fascinated by Mi-Rae, and without knowing always follows around her like a puppy,so cute! Soon enough he gets smitten by her, and does his best to change for her and the way he tries to woo her is so romantic that i sighed so many times!You should also see his mindblowing smile,it lights up his whole face!"Gangnam Beauty" is a wonderful drama with a very sweet romance and exciting drama.I finished watching it in three days, and being one of the highest rated dramas right now i highly recommend it!

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jisuqlf
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Jan 11, 2025
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 3.5
Story 2.5
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 2.5
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Extremely long, poorly paced, and quite boring. DO NOT WATCH IT.

The script could be improved and the acting could be a LOT better. It’s a complete waste of Cha Eun-woo and Park Yoo-na’s talents.

I think the main message of this drama is to stop comparing yourself to other people and to stop caring about what other people think but it wasn’t done well.
It's about a girl named Kang Mi-rae who underwent multiple plastic surgeries to become unrecognizable right before university to get a fresh start because she had to endure bullying throughout middle school. She hoped that she'd be able to get new friends and more opportunities. But she ended up getting bullied for having plastic surgery.

The drama was really good for the first few episodes but it started going no where. They dragged out the fact Mi-rae had plastic surgery for so long. This drama would NOT be 16 episodes if they hadn't done so. There are also a lot of long pauses particularly with Mi-rae and Kyung-seok. Mi-rae takes a lot of time to think of what to say and I don’t remember for sure but it’s kinda like the camera is panning towards something very slowly. Kyung-seok is mostly only like that when Mi-rae is around though.

The fact Kyung-seok liked her since middle school is not very realistic because why hadn’t he said anything or tried to make friends with her? What if they didn’t end up going to the same university? It’s just a matter of luck that he got a second chance to let his feelings known, and he still manages to almost fuck it up. Mi-rae is so blind for not noticing it earlier because Kyung-seok makes it so obvious that he likes her.

I tried my hardest to like it but I couldn’t.😭

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BAESUSHIEE
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Mar 27, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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FOR ALL THE HATERS OF MY ID IS GANGMAN BEAUTY, THIS IS AN OPEN LETTER

Okay first and foremost I rewatch this kdrama two times and it feels the same. I do not know why people put this like their worst kdrama. I suspect they don't even watch this yet they judge this. I want to point out some scenes that are just remarkable making this kdrama a good one.

First - the backstory of Kyung Seok ( Eunwoo's character) ' s mom and Mirae ( Soo Hyang's character): I literally cried that part because of the way she cheered up mirae when she was on her lowest point that makes her want to suicide.

Second - the character improvement of Soo Ah (Woo Ri's character) : this part is prolly my fave - I also myself went through this phase of being a pick me girl or what u call that - but soo ah at the end of the kdrama gives justice into her character . Which reminds me of this quote"it's better to be late than never"

Lastly - The mother's love *sobs* I love how their story went well and the reason why the mom of kyung seok sprays her perfume all over her body --

All over this is not your typical kdrama -- haters are just saying this is not good or whatsoever because they hate the fact that mirae had a surgery - so what people it's already 21st century let them be what they want to be

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MicheleCali
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May 31, 2024
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 4.0

irritating

I understand that the character of Kang Mi Rae is focused on her insecurity and on her traumas, and on the way she eventually found to get rid of them, but that was so emphasized that for the first 16 episodes I asked myself repeatedly what was wrong with her for looking like an idiot. What? The episodes are actually 16? Oh... Well, then yes: I didn't like the lead character from the beginning to almost the end of the show.
Pity: the subject deserved a way too better approach, than that irritating miserable portrait of a woman
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Dropped 4/16
Kikokiko
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Nov 7, 2023
4 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

What a trash

what kind of romance drama is this, isn't it trash? from the start I thought it would be exciting to change my life for the better but it's still the same, I know FL was bullied and never felt love but why are you so stupid like you don't know the cruelty of the world even though you already felt the cruelty of the world before FL had the operation plastic. FL was too naive and didn't dare to refuse an invitation like at the beginning of episode 1 and felt sad when the guy who approached her rejected her. Aren't Korean dramas really bad lately? I don't know why Chinese dramas are more weighty and exciting than Korean stories like this. and fl's father was also too stupid when his child had plastic surgery he didn't accept it even though these stupid parents didn't know their child was suffering. stupid parents were just selfish. this show ruin my mood give it 1.

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wangranhee
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Aug 24, 2020
4 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 4.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This a very slow paced drama. And by slow paced, I mean, extremely slow paced! This drama is not for everyone. It seemed too boring for me cuz I prefer fast paced dramas with numerous plot twists. But they gave a lot of awareness about the beauty standards that were in effect and how it impacted people's lives. I also felt that males were highly villainized in this story as no males except the male main lead had a genuinely nice character. The rest of it was great but it's unfortunately not my kind of drama.
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maddy_yourfav
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Jun 23, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 5.0
Story 2.5
Acting/Cast 4.5
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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my opinion on my id is gangnam beauty

I feel like this kdrama has a lot of Stero types, and her getting liked just because she got plastic surgery and that is sending a really horrible message out to people that think their not beautiful, because the main fl didn’t think she was pretty and that’s why she got plastic surgery . And for some reason the ml just pissed me off because of how pick me boy he was, and I don’t think the other “mean” girl was actually mean just misunderstood and unhappy with her life and the males in this kdrama were just horrible and how she ranked everyone’s beauty very much stereotype

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