“An interesting show that got many pro and contra in the beginning but end up success with high enough rating”. I already read the webtoon version and because of it I watched the series so I can make a review about it before it’s too late.

I must appreciate the original writer, Gi Maeng-gi for brave enough to create such a atory element that brought many controversies in South Korea, especially about the plastic surgery and how society see it in general. There’s differences about the story in the show and the webtoon itself so it was not fully adapted. And because of that for all of the viewers that have read the webtoon first, don’t be surprised about various events that did’nt happen or exist at all suddenly pos up in show. Though I can tell you that the differences did’nt affect or change the whole main story, maybe just the pacing of how fast or slow the story is. Okay so I thought the story was well written, I love the characters, the college background that quite rare we see in any story genre, the conflicts and finally the atmosphere building process. Maybe you will get “unsafe” feeling when you watch this at the beginning about how the potention of the story evolves or could I satisfied by watching it or something like that but in the end you’re not gonna disappointed, because although it was slow process, they succeed to evolve both the story and the characters into 16 episodes that highly recommended for all of you who love romance, drama and comedy genre.

For the cast of this show, I’m sorry but I have to say this, Jo Woo-ri is one of the reason that made me want to put 8,5 for this section. Why? Well let me ask several questions then. Which character that constantly and secretly spreading hateness to every other character that exist in the story? Which character that made the audience pissed whenever they showed up? Which character that affect the main conflict and make a good impact for developing the main character? And the answer to all of that three questions is the one and only, Hyun soo-a. Her detailed character and how the writer describe her as a natural beauty but lacks of good personality is the most succesful character of this series. And for the record, Soo-a’s character developed till the end. Joo Woo-ri suits the character very well. The main characters, Cha Eun-woo and Im Soo-hyang suits Do Kyung-seok and Kang Mi-rae too. Though at first “the accusation of Eun-woo for didn’t suit the character and worst, he cannot acted well” that got viral really concerns me at the beginning. I knew him as an ASTRO member but this is my first Cha Eun-woo dramaso I couldn’t compare his act to his previous drama. But I can assure you one thing, “Cha Eun-woo CAN act.” He absolutely received awards not because lack of talents but by proving something with his character to the audiences. Is he good enough for playing his character? Yes. Is his acting well to describe his character from the beginning till the end? Well maybe not. At first, I admit that it was kinda stiff or other viewer may found him awkward but if you watched the show carefully you know that is only his character’s personality and for a bonus, his acting improved a lot through the end of the series. I personally love the relationship of Mi-rae and Kyung-seok. It will make you cringe indeed but definetely they deliver good chemistry. Woo-young seonbae is another second male lead that falls for Mi-rae and like any other character like this usually ended their feelings with disappointment (hehe if you know what I mean). Well, watch it for yourself if you want to know how supportive he is in this series.

“Something in your eyes, tell me who I am. And something in my highs, whenever you’re near~”I can’t move on with this OST.A good music for building romance aura. I felt cringey when I heard it for the first time but it becomes one of my fave right now. They carefully feel in the music part, though I dunno if I’m allowedto say this or not, the scene when one character rejected then “Love Scenario” song played, it honestly feels like a small portion of advertisement there. But I don’t mind that because I loved that song very much.

This drama is worth to be rewatch. The characters are lovable and I’m not gonna liehow good-looking “he” is made this drama so popular indeed. But more than that, the strong delivery message about how you should see yourself and others by mirroring (thinking other people’s problem on their own shoes) so we can understand people’s act is a valuable lesson indeed. I do realize that the word of beauty in this series is not physically beautiful but many hidden things is beautiful just the way it is. It is not about why someone could do a surgery to fix their face or their body to be beautiful but it’s about how people in society judge about this matter easily while they didn’t know the reasons at all. Beauty is not physically beautiful neither because of natural born nor the surgery, beauty in this show means “appreciate”. Appreciate all of the bauty that existed in our society and of course that include how we see towards each other.

I don’t get it if someone say this show is lack of story message because in fact there are plenty good message about it. How the story delivers to audience may not described explicitely but the viewer’s will know if they truly watch this show and try to understand the characters. I highly recommended this drama to all of the girls that have low self esteem out there, it was a great motivation but not to be dreaming about the possibility of finding boyfriend as handsome as Do Kyung-seok or Cha Eun-woo but to live your own life full with smile and pride then till you could say this to your own self and other’s around you, “Everyone is beautiful. And “everyone” includes me”. Love yourself, nothing more.

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