Birth of a Beauty

Yes, it was funny, it was romantic, and Sang-wook Joo – my main reason for watching the series – was awfully cute paired up with his soulmate, and I think we can agree that there are few prettier onscreen couples. Whether it was the crazy stuff in tracksuits or when they got dolled up, there was always something to watch. And they had chemistry, too, so it was possible to spend a lot of time building their – very nice, by the way – relationship. Still, it was unnecessarily long, the plots weren't exactly elaborate, and they kept repeating themselves on top of that. Out of the entire series, however, I was probably most surprised by Ye-seul Han. I remembered her as a pretty mediocre actress, and after her not-so-successful ending of the previous series, when she "ran away" to LA due to pressure, I honestly didn't expect much from her. But I got the exact opposite: she was natural, funny, madly in love, beautiful... and I thought he was believable most of the time. I enjoyed it, I laughed, I even melted a bit... and that's good enough for me. (24/08/2021)