My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018)

Earnest feminism

This drama tries hard to address issues of feminism, including judging females by their appearance, females striving for rewarding careers and families, males treating females as inferior, and the effects of gossip and social media on the portrayal of females. Most of this is done through small, natural conversations and exchanges in a realistic way. It's one of the first shows I've seen that's a true slice of life. Not everything is tied up with a bow at the end, which adds to the realism. I also appreciate the multiple antagonists and how the main one was realistic and three dimensional. It was refreshing to see about the same number of females and males on the cast, which speaks to the actual value they hold on screen.

I felt it could have gone a bit further with its message of equality and acceptance. For instance, there is variation in the personalities and appearance of the female characters, but they mostly dressed the same except for one. And the males that treated the women with disrespect didn't all get what they deserved. Also, a strong message in the second half of the show that says most people are more concerned with their own insecurities over criticizing you, is overshadowed by the fact that no matter where KS goes, people loudly comment about how handsome he is. It's excessive.

Furthermore, the males are still differentiated based upon appearance, so the 'good guys' are conventionally good looking while the two worst 'bad guys' aren't. I also feel the ups and downs could perhaps have been depicted with more dynamic energy so that the pace could stay more exciting. One strength and also weakness of the show is around how obvious the "lessons" are in this show. But at the same time, this innocent earnestness fits the feel of the show, but also makes it pretty predictable and a bit simplistic.

Finally, I wanted to explore the stories of the supporting cast further and their relationships and histories. Min Do Hee who plays Mi Rae's best friend, didn't get the screen time she deserved. She is a fantastic and interesting character that wasn't written the way she should have been. And the other female supporting cast members should have had more of a story about not dressing in the expected feminine ways or not being stick thin. It could easily have been 20 episodes.

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Beauty's only skin deep!

I started this K-drama right after watching True Beauty. While True Beauty was more of a light/fun drama, My ID went deeper into the emotional trauma of a girl bullied because she's not deemed attractive enough and taking it to the next level and making a permanent change to her facial features.

I was really unfamiliar with the popularity of plastic surgery in Korea. I knew that some people would get the surgery for double eyelids, but I didn't know they would reshape their face, change their nose and mouth. And how this type of plastic surgery face is called a "Gangnam Beauty".
I would have been as clueless as Mi Rae's parents if I heard someone using the name "Gangnam Beauty" to describe someone.

In a way, I felt that Mi Rae went from one form of ugly to another with her new plastic surgery face. That is just my personal opinion, but for me, what shined for her character was just how kind and thoughtful she was. I honestly, felt that after all she went through in the show with the school goddess hating her, etc... that she was able to reassess what it meant to be a beautiful person and realizing she was as beautiful as Soo Ah!

The character of Soo Ah proved that beauty is truly only skin-deep. Despite her angelic appearance, she was tormented inside, self-hating and insecure, cruel and manipulative. And while Mi Rae had scars and insecurities from her past, she was learning to overcome them and growing stronger throughout the series. She was learning that she deserved to be happy and loved and found that with a guy who fell in love with her for her beautiful spirit.

And I also ended up feeling satisfied with Soo Ah's ending. She had a reverse transformation from Mi Rae's. She realized the ugliness she had inside herself was something that kept her from being happy and creating meaningful relationships. I felt her bulimia was the perfect physical manifestation of her personality. How someone so perfect and sweet on the outside was just filled with bile and acid on the inside. She broke through that superficial exterior when she cut her hair off at the end and seemed to be taking time to focus on loving herself and not depending on the praise and affections of others.

All in all, this K drama was entertaining. I didn't get bored and I enjoyed the message.

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I loved Cha Eunwoo in this drama. In RL, he’s such a ball of happy so his part was so different from his real him and he pulled it off marvelously. And I loved that he and the lead actress got along fabulously according to the BTS vids, those made me grin.

Now to the series. I wish we got to see more of Kyung Suk’s family, how he got along with his mom now, with his sister, if he ever reconciled with his dad. And the same goes for Mi Rae and her family. I would take that over the many side couples that mostly went nowhere.

Also, should I have felt bad for Soo Ah? Because I didn’t. She might’ve been a victim herself but that didn’t give her the right to abuse and bully others. And she didn’t even got her due for anything she did because at the end, everybody once again treated her like a victim. Only Kyung Suk saw right through her till the very end. Even then, she didn’t come to him to apologize for all the crap she pulled on him, no, she came to tell him she never liked him. Like the spiteful person she always was.

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Comparison is a sin and does not finish a good story.

Summary of the plot is very well stay true to its track, the setting is simple, kinda want to be transported back to high school days.

Slow pace, plot is well maintained, it did not divert to another political angle like from other series. most of the time, the script happens a lot, that is why the story is very relatable specially coming as a freshman. get together, pleasing the seniors, avoiding kill joy people, always talking gossips, always hanging out with the cool group. the writers knows it from experience, a simple but related story for an incoming freshman girls.

Casting is good, all characters have their own story.

Music, there are 2 exciting OST D-DAY and TRUE, 2 good soundtracks and well tuned in the series.

cringe, but high school is high school, rewatch value is only good, if you like crush stuff and love story.
a good series.

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do plastic surgery not wrong, masalahnya disini itu karakter yang do plastic surgery nya.

ANJIRRR GBS BERKTA KATA COY. okey aku benci banget sama Sua disini, red flag, playing victim. pengen semua mata itu tertuju ke dia. dia gasuka sm gyeongseok tapi dia deketin karena obsesi semata aja. dia juga ngerusak hubungan orang dengan ngegoda cowo orang, tapi emg cowonya jugasi kayak tai. bener-bener pengen aku jambak.

tapi ga hanya disitu, ada female lead yang lebih mengesalkan dari itu, kayak aku gatau kehadirannya annoying banget. kayak arghh. oke km gasalah krn operasi plastik gitu karena untuk kesenangan diri sendiri, tapi plis berhenti ngerendahin muka mu yang dulu, dengan bilang dirimu sendiri jelek, itu bener-bener ngejatuhin diri sendiri, ketidakpercyaan diri nya sendiri yang buat dia jadi gapunya value. jujur ni cewe juga agak pikmi, ah gatau deh di drama ini gada peran yang bagus selain karakter yang dibawakan park yoona. dia cuma muncul sebentar tapi benar benar lengket banget di otakku.

peran cha eunwoo juga disini arghh, i can't handle. di drama dia true beauty 2020 aja masih kaku, bedaa jauh sama aktor lain, apalagi di drama 2018, ah annoying banget. ik karakternya disini dingin, tapi jujur ga keliatan dingin, lebih ke ah sudahlah. untung aja otaknya masih waras untuk gapernah bela si Sua, sempat sekali aja dia bela Sua, karakternya hancur banget disini, soalnya karakter sama actingnya ga banget.

TAPII, ada beberapa scene yang berhasil, walaupun agak di akhir-akhir.
gregetnya dapet. banget. romantis nya juga ada. kalau kalian mau menguras emosi silakan nonton drama ini. semua pemerannya bikin gigit jari.

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My ID is Gangnam beauty

Qué puedo decir del drama? Uff. Me gustó mucho la ambientación, el pasar a la universidad y salir con amigos, divertirte y ser más libre me hizo sentir muy identificada.

Los perdonajes secundarios me gustaron mucho, pero los protagonistas sentí que para ellos no fue un drama que explotara su potencial. Ambos sin mostrar expresión alguna y con la misma cara todo el tiempo me sacaba mucho de ondaaaa y me llegaba a desesperar un poquito.

En cuanto a la historia, yo esperaba que se hablara de aceptarte a ti mismo y creo que todo el mensaje se perdió entre tanto drama.

Aún así, lo disfruté y me gustaban mucho todas las situaciones que pasaban, eso hizo que el drama no fuera nada pesado y que estuviera entretenido.

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Beauty is only skin deep!

Beauty standards around the world put so much pressure on women to conform, that not doing so makes you feel like a failure.

I reckon it’s a lot worse on SK if this story (And the many other’s I’ve watched) is anything to go by. You are not only harshly judged and belittled, you’re bullied and harassed If you’re not beautiful. It’s a sad state of affairs that the show depicts wonderfully in its narration.

The story is also acted with a lot of depth and I think every character did great justice to the role they were given. Mirae’s story is really heartbreaking. She nails the inner conflict she feels even after PS. My only grouse with the show is that Kyungseok has the face of a child in comparison to her mature face. Other than that CEW does great at playing broody and stoic and Sunbae Woo-young, was also really adorable in his role.

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Não gostei, não indicaria

Achei a história do dorama fraca, músicas que não prendem e não envolvem as pessoas que estão assistindo, não gostei da atuação dos protagonistas e nem dos demais personagens. Poderiam ter desenvolvido muito melhor, a história não prende o telespectador.
Não é um dorama que eu indicaria para outras pessoas.
Inclusive não assisti até o fim, pois não conseguir me apegar a história narrada.
Não é um dorama que eu indicaria para outras pessoas.
Inclusive não assisti até o fim, pois não conseguir me apegar a história narrada. Não é um dorama que eu indicaria para outras pessoas.
Inclusive não assisti até o fim, pois não conseguir me apegar a história narrada.

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Similar to "She Was Pretty" and "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo", this was lighthearted watch. If you're looking for something simple and sweet, this is definitely something to look into! I really enjoyed the messages they conveyed throughout the drama about how looks can affect someone's life and found myself relating to Mi Rae sometimes when it came to her insecurity with relationships and love. I really enjoyed watching her character grow throughout the drama as well. I personally found the emphasis of the criticism towards women looks in particular was well portrayed in this drama. It might have been too harsh, but that's the point. There is that stigma that must be stopped and I find that it was nicely put in this drama. I really enjoyed the adoption of perfume in this drama and how it's a beauty that isn't seen, or something along those lines!

In terms of the acting, it was alright. I love Cha Eun Woo, but his acting was a little flat in this drama and I wasn't sure if it was done on purpose due to his character or if it was him. His emotion lacked and his expressions all looked the same. Personally, I found his character a little creepy when it came to pursuing Mi Rae. Like, they weren't even a couple and he had the nerve to tell Mi Rae not to get drunk because he wanted to be the only one to carry her. That's a little weird and even more so that Mi Rae didn't catch on about his feelings towards her, but I guess that's because her insecurity at the time was telling her otherwise. There were instances when he was angry and there was no raising of his tone or emotion. Nothing. The only time I found his acting genuine was when he smiled. Also the scenes with Mi Rae and Kyung Seok together just felt SLOW. That scene when they had to share one umbrella...the progression, the talking, the walking, it all felt so slow. I felt like it was wasting time. That isn't to say that Eun Woo's acting lacked, there's always room for improvement! I also found it a little weird that Mi Rae, Kyung Seok and Hyun Jung hung out with TA Woo Young, but that might be because of a culture difference? I do wish there was more progression in regards too Kwak Dong Yeon's character! It was probably hinted that Woo Young ends up with Hyun Jung, but I would've loved to see it. Also, they could've elaborated more on Soo A's character too. Overall, I loved the cast, but there was a room for improvement with the acting.

The music was a little weird, but it strangely fit this drama. That audio of someone saying "amazing" in such a weird tone was funny, but I found it unnecessary. Still, it's better to have some music than none. Overall, I would watch it again if I just want a nice easy watch about love, nothing earthshaking or suspenseful. Something to simply life my mood about love and overcoming insecurity and loving thyself. Also, I'm a sucker for the typical archetype of the popular person is attracted to the not-so popular person, love me my rom-com cliché. If you're looking for something different/dramatic, this will not be the one for you. However, if you love the typical rom-com cliche storyline, please give it a watch!

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I waited and anticipated this show and I have to be honest and say all in all it was definitely worth it. It was literally a mixture of slice of life, a slow burning romance and family problems all in one and it was really refreshing. Even though it does have a love triangle which I despise, this one was bearable ya know? It shows the sign of first loves, crushes, insecurity and misunderstanding all in one and I adore that because it was just nice to see all sides of the spectrum. Even though the horrible mean girl is a jerk, the two main leads make it worth it, they acted accordingly to their role. I definitely enjoyed this show.

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the kdrama that took me 2 months to finish

ummm this wasn't that good of a kdrama but not that bad either.
The relationship between the two main characters was so weird at first but i liked it in the last three episodes.
I don't think I would recommend this kdrama to anyone since there a lot of others that are way better because it was so slow and sometimes Mi rae makes anything dramatic.
I just wanted her to be more of a badass but at least she had character development.
I loved all of the side characters though and I wanted the kdrama to focus on them more .
I also wanted to see the relationship between Mi rae and her bestfriend more.

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