Right so now that the drama is finished I can write this review. The story is about a girl called Kang Mirae who has experienced bullying her whole life due to her appearance. Her insecurities have limited her life and affected her deeply, therefore she decides to get plastic surgery. I like the way the director never showed young Mirae’s face entirely because what is the definition of ugly? Beauty is subjective, people just tend to label people who look different to what society’s standards are, as “ugly”.

This drama entails the life of Mirae post surgery and all the obstacles she faces even though she is now considered pretty. It shows how one can still be insecure even if people call you pretty, because when you’ve been bullied and looked down on your entire life, you need time to accept and love yourself regardless of what others think. As the title states, Mirae is called a Gangnam beauty (meaning someone who has had a lot of plastic surgery) and is still judged. Even after she’s become “pretty”, she is still insecure.

I loved how awkward Mirae and Kyungsuk were and their relationship. He helped her a lot to come to love herself completely.
There are some parts of the drama that are a little unrealistic, for example the fact that the majority of the guys were pretty shit people. Most of them only cared for looks and had no respect for females, and were desperate for Sooah. That annoyed me because the college is full of other girls yet most of the guys only had eyes for her. I personally thought it was unrealistic.

The acting was alright. Cha Eun Woo did improve as the drama progressed imo. There are a few blank stares and he seems to take a while to speak lmao but I guess it adds to his character.
I think Im Soo Hang portrayed the character of Kang Mirae pretty well. I haven’t read much of the webtoon but I think she did Mirae justice. She made it easy for you to believe the character had a lot of insecurities.

The music wasn’t anything to remember. It fit with the scenes and the OST was fun but nothing amazing.

Overall, I think the drama did portray a good image of someone who is insecure and has to overcome her own demons and love herself first. It has it’s cliche moments as many rom coms do, but the leads’ chemistry made it cute. I do feel like the ending was a bit rushed though. I would’ve liked to see more about what happened to Kyungsuk’s parents, his mother in particular. There wasn’t really any closure between his parents; their scene in the last episode felt random and rushed.
Also what happened to Wooyoung and Hyunjung? I also would’ve liked to know more about what happened to Sooah. I hate open endings. This drama isn’t perfect, there are a few things that could be improved but I think there’s also a few things that people can take away from this drama.

Most people will watch this for Cha Eun Woo, if that’s the case you’ll probably like it. If you’re looking for a serious drama about plastic surgery, you may not like it as it is a rom com. However, if you want to watch a drama about young people and how society can affect them and force them to do certain things, then I’d say give it a try.