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I had high expectations for My ID Is Gangnam Beauty because I had heard so many good things about it. While I don’t think it’s a bad drama, I ended up feeling disappointed by the overall execution. It has an important message about beauty standards, self-esteem, and how society judges people based on their appearance, but I don’t think it explored these themes as well as it could have..
My biggest issue was the female lead’s character development. Kang Mi-rae spends most of the drama lacking confidence, constantly worrying about what other people think of her. Considering everything she went through before college, her insecurity is understandable. However, after sixteen episodes, I expected to see much more growth. Instead, her development felt very slow, and there were many moments where it seemed like she was repeating the same mistakes over and over again. It became frustrating because I kept waiting for her to become stronger and more independent, but that change took far too long.