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Mi Rae and Soo Ah are interesting to compare.
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Ultimately, it's a great series that explores how outward appearance cannot compensate for inward deficits. The last episode doesn't do a very good job of wrapping all of these up.
In addition, there are so many narrative threads running through the series that it is inevitable that they are short-changed. Indeed, the only actor that meets his character's estimation in terms of attractiveness is probably Cha Eun Woo (playing Kyung Seok). Certainly, the actress playing Soo Ah is lovely but it seems just a bit off that she is considered the "campus queen" in terms of beauty when nearly every other girl in the picture is just as nice-looking. The reality is that nearly every character is above average in attractiveness. One has to accept the well-used cinematic technique of the "informed attribute" and accept the series' classifications of certain characters as "attractive" and others as less so.
Her relationship with him, however, threatened by a number of outside influences including (but not limited to): Kyung Seok's extreme reserve stemming from family dysfunction, classmates' criticism of her plastic surgery, and the duplicitous behavior of a new classmate, Hyun Soo Ah, who seems determined to subtly undermine Mi Rae at every opportunity. This changes when she runs into an old school mate, Do Kyung Seok, who knew her as her "old self" and still seems drawn to her. Before entering college, she gets radical plastic surgery that changes her appearance from "ugly" to "beautiful." Unfortunately, she discovers that changing the outward appearance doesn't automatically change her inner self and she continues to experience crippling insecurity. Kang Mi Rae has suffered from bullying and low self-esteem her entire life due to not being conventionally attractive. Usually the male lead in Asian dramas starts as sort of a jerk but in this one he is really sweet to her the whole way through. Jealousy is not something she easily recognizes and thus she has people pretending to be close to her yet stabbing her behind her back. She goes along with people as she always has and lets people in that she likely should close out.
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Early on you see that Kang Mi-rae is struggling with how to be pretty. Too nice and everyone is approaching them for relationships. What does it mean to be pretty? Do attractive people really have it easy? What would it be like to become beautiful overnight? I thought it was interesting because pretty and handsome people do have to develop some interpersonal skills around that distinction. This seemingly light romance explores a deep issue.
Do Kyung-seok defends Kang Mi-rae and comes to her rescue on multiple occasions. Once bullied for being ugly Kang Mi-rae begins to experience bullying for a whole new reason - being too pretty. He was a classmate of Kang Mi-rae during her middle school years but then disappeared to another school during that timeframe. Do Kyung-seok (Cha Eun-woo) is as attractive as he is cold and distant. She hopes for a new life and to leave her troubled childhood behind. Kang Mi-rae (Im Soo-Hyan) has been bullied her whole life for being "ugly" and decides to have plastic surgery to improve her appearance prior to starting college.
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