TV series
My ID is Gangnam Beauty
Overview
Bullied for her looks, Mi-rae gets plastic surgery hoping for a better kind of life but faces new challenges in college. Based on a hit Korean webtoon.
Details
- First air date
- 2018-07-27
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Network
- JTBC, WeTV
- Production
- Group Eight, JTBC Studios
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Im Soo-hyang as Kang Mi-rae
- Cha Eun-woo as Do Kyeong-seok
- Shin Jun-seop as Young Do Kyeong-seok
- Jo Woo-ri as Hyeon Su-a
- Kwak Dong-yeon as Yeon U-yeong
- Park Joo-mi as Na Hye-seong
- Kim Ji-min as Do Kyeong-hee
- Lee Tae-seon as Yu-jin
- Woo Hyeon as Kang Tae-sik
- Min Do-hee as Oh Hyeon-jeong
- Park You-na as Yu-eun
- Chung Hye-lyn as Lee Ji-hyo
Creators and crew
- Choi Seong-beom - Director
- Choi Soo-young - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: I'm Pretty Starting from Today
Tormented for her looks throughout most of her life, Kang Mi-rae makes a big decision to make sure that college will be different.
Episode 2: You Should've Been Pretty from the Get-go
Mi-rae shows her new face to her father. At school, she attracts the attention of students including Do Kyeong-seok, who knows about her past.
Episode 3: You Don’t Even Know
A bully brings out Mi-rae's insecurities, while rumors of her past connection to Kyeong-seok start to spread around school.
Episode 4: You’ve Grown Up So Much
Kyeong-seok feels conflicted about the CEO of a perfume company, who becomes a new role model for Mi-rae.
Episode 5: The Handsome Guy’s Counterattack
Mi-rae has a heart-to-heart chat with Kyeong-seok, while plans for the college festival make her uneasy when she sees the outfit she's supposed to wear.
Episode 6: The Handsome Guy’s Counterattack Part 2
Mi-rae runs into an old classmate at the festival and notices that there's something odd about Hyeon Su-a.
Episode 7: A Guy Friend
The campus is abuzz with gossip about his privileged background, as Kyeong-seok arrives at an ugly truth about his broken family.
Episode 8: Basic Instinct
Mi-rae and Kyeong-seok go to the movies and have dinner together. Kyeong-seok goes in search for new lodging.
Episode 9: The Survival Story of a 20-Year-Old
The newly independent Kyeong-seok looks for a job, starts over with his mother, and decides to be honest about his feelings for Mi-rae.
Episode 10: I Can Be Your Boyfriend
Kyeong-seok and Yeon U-yeong compete for Mi-rae's affections. Mi-rae deals with her low self-confidence when Su-a reveals her true colors.
Episode 11: Your ID is Gangnam Beauty
Believing she's not good enough for Kyeong-seok, Mi-rae tries to distance herself but can't avoid him when they start a part-time job at the same place.
Episode 12: Don't You Have Feelings for Me?
Mi-rae says she only thinks of him as a friend, but Kyeong-seok doesn't give up. An unexpected talk with U-yeong puts Mi-rae in a bind.
Episode 13: It’s My First Love
Mi-rae starts to see herself in a new light after she gets a worrying glimpse of Su-a -- and also makes a decision about Kyeong-seok.
Episode 14: Start Secretly
Trying to date in secret proves to be a challenge for Mi-rae and Kyeong-seok. Su-a is perturbed by photos of her circulating online.
Episode 15: My Boyfriend is Do Kyeong-seok
Su-a confronts the wrong person about the photos. Mi-rae and Kyeong-seok decide to tell their classmates about their relationship.
Episode 16: Even Though We Don't Know Much About Life Yet
Su-a escapes a bad situation with Mi-rae's help and decides to make some changes. Mi-rae plans a surprise for Kyeong-seok's birthday.
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