Birth of a Beauty
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Promotional poster for Birth of a Beauty | |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Written by | Yoon Young-mi |
| Directed by |
Lee Chang-min Park Sun-ho |
| Starring |
Joo Sang-wook Han Ye-seul Jung Gyu-woon Wang Ji-hye |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Son Jung-hyun |
| Producer(s) | Lee Sung-hoon |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| Original run | November 1, 2014 – January 11, 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Endless Love |
| Followed by | My Heart Twinkle Twinkle |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Birth of a Beauty (Hangul: 미녀의 탄생; RR: Minyeoui Tansaeng) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Joo Sang-wook, Han Ye-seul, Jung Gyu-woon and Wang Ji-hye.[1][2] It aired on SBS from November 1, 2014 to January 11, 2015 for 21 episodes.
Plot
Overweight, kind-hearted Sa Geum-ran (Ha Jae-sook) married into a well-to-do family, but her husband Lee Kang-joon (Jung Gyu-woon) has spent the past seven years in the United States for his business, and she lives with his mother and sisters who treat her badly. Geum-ran learns that Kang-joon has been having an affair with sophisticated broadcast announcer Gyo Chae-yeon (Wang Ji-hye), and he asks for a divorce. When she sees her in-laws welcoming Chae-yeon with open arms, the distraught Geum-ran threatens her husband, who follows her and causes her to drive her car off a cliff. Everyone assumes that Geum-ran committed suicide and attends her funeral, not knowing that she's still alive. To get revenge against those who've wronged and betrayed her, Geum-ran begs Han Tae-hee (Joo Sang-wook), whom she thought was the plastic surgeon of extreme-makeover television show Change, to transform her, and he reluctantly agrees because of his own ulterior motives. After weight loss and surgery, Geum-ran emerges from the full-body makeover as a stunningly beautiful woman, and she begins calling herself the new name Sara (Han Ye-seul), albeit retaining her coarse ajumma personality. With Tae-hee as her life coach, they scheme to ruin Kang-joon and Chae-yeon's upcoming wedding in three weeks. But as Sara interacts with Kang-joon in their staged run-ins, old feelings resurface, and she decides that instead of destroying him, she wants her husband back. They adjust their plan accordingly, though Tae-hee soon finds himself falling for Sara.
Cast
Main characters
- Joo Sang-wook as Han Tae-hee[3]
- Han Ye-seul as Sara/Sa Geum-ran[4][5][6][7]
- Jung Gyu-woon as Lee Kang-joon
- Wang Ji-hye as Gyo Chae-yeon
Supporting characters
- Ha Jae-sook as Sa Geum-ran
- Han Sang-jin as Han Min-hyuk
- In Gyo-jin as Gyo Ji-hoon
- Han Jin-hee as Lee Jung-sik
- Kim Young-ae as Go Soon-dong
- Kang Kyung-heon as Lee Jin-young
- Jin Ye-sol as Lee Min-young
- Kwon Si-hyun as Team leader Choi
- Kim Yong-rim as Mrs. Park
- Shim Yi-young as Eun Kyung-joo
- Kim Chung as Son Ji-sook
- Lee Jong-nam as Shim Yeo-ok
- Kim Young-ok as Kang-joon's grandmother
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Joo Sang-wook | Nominated |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | Han Ye-seul | Won | ||
| Special Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Han Sang-jin | Nominated | ||
| Top 10 Stars | Han Ye-seul | Won | ||
| Joo Sang-wook | Won | |||
| Netizen Popularity Award | Han Ye-seul | Nominated | ||
| Joo Sang-wook | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple Award[8] | Joo Sang-wook and Han Ye-seul | Won | ||
| 2015 | |
Best Global Actress | Han Ye-seul | Won |
References
- ↑ Lee, Min-ji (30 October 2014). "Birth of a Beauty PD Has Han Ye Seul's Passport So She Can't Run Away Again". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ "Han Ye-seul returns to acting". Korea JoongAng Daily. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (26 September 2014). "'Rom-Com King' Joo Sang Wook to Return as Lead in Birth of a Beauty". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ Ha, Su-jung (29 September 2014). "Han Ye Seul Returns to Dramaland After 3 Years with Birth of a Beauty". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ Lee, Sung-eun (1 October 2014). "Han Ye-seul makes comeback". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ Lee, Ji-young (29 October 2014). "Han Ye Seul Rolls, Slips and Falls in BTS Photos for Birth of a Beauty". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ Lee, Min-ji (30 October 2014). "Han Ye Seul Had a Tough Time Returning After Three Years". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ Kim, Min-jin (1 January 2015). "Four couples win best couple prize in SBS Drama Awards". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ↑ Sung, So-young (20 January 2015). "Kim, Han take awards at Hwajeong". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
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