Beauty Inside

The contradictions in the fantasies being sold to young girls have never been as in-your-face as they are in this K-drama. But the mesmerizing acting of Seo Hyun-jin somehow holds this hot mess together.

Her love interest is a robotic, poker-faced, rich dude who suffers from the "disease" of face blindness or prosopagnosia. Not to worry. He's found his perfect mate in the FL, who suffers from a condition that changes her into some random-looking specimen of humanity every so often-be it a child of 10 or a sore-encrusted old bald guy.

Whatever the case, folks, True Love conquers all. The most ludicrous scene in this series is the pledge of eternal love between the ML and the aforementioned bald guy. Not that bald guys aren't lovable! But even Lee Min-ki, the ML, who has serious acting chops (see his performance in BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE), can't bring himself to gaze enthusiastically at his newly transformed sweetheart. There's a Japanese proverb that says: "If there is love smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples." Ah! If only it were true.

The other over-the-top romance--like an impending car crash you can't look away from--is between an actor who could pass for an sweet-faced 14-year-old boy and a troubled, but fabulously rich older woman. To be fair, it's not clear how old these two are supposed to be. (In real life, they're almost the same age.)

The dialog between these two is beyond idiotic. "I'm bad, but you're good." "I love you because you're so pretty." Not since Scrooge McDuck have the rich been such an easy target. As in most K-dramas, they're all greedy and offensive. But there's hope for those who recognize True Beauty.

More than once, my suspension of disbelief was hanging by a strand over the Grand Canyon. When the FL transforms from one body to another, do her clothes change with her? The 10-year-old's duds conveniently enlarged when s/he changed back into adulthood. Not so with some of the other transformations.

The last two episodes are 90% filler. Don't waste your time.

The schmaltzy song that played over and over and OVER in the background getting louder and louder and LOUDER was enough to drive me screaming into the night.

The show was good for the most part. I like the start of the story more then how it wrapped up. It wasn't boring at all. But it still a great show. I felt happy, mad, sad. I was also a little disappointed on how the story ended.The romance was good. I liked how the girl in the story would transform into another gender, age, look and so on once a month that was cool. I liked seeing who she would become next becuse I never knew who it would be. This was cool that she was famous. The actor that played her love had great chemistry with the actress. There outfits, hair and makeup of all the actor and actress was good. The drama that was in the story was good for the most part. I think that the second couple was less believable that they were really in love with each other to be honest. They could have done better on the second couple. But over all the character were well developed and good. The script was well written and the acting was mostly good. The translation was good. It a fun watch for sure.

Ah I really loved so much about this show! The story was really interesting and original; I loved the premise and ideas at the start of the show, and the whole plot was really well written. There are lots of really lovely cinematography shots that give this show a beautiful look. It also had a fun and interesting soundtrack. The chemistry between the main couple was really great, and I liked that there was no love triangle in this - just a few, separate couples, each on their own journey's. The acting was well done as well: Hyeon-Jin was the main star of this show for sure, pulling out a really well done performance. Min-Ki played another somewhat emotionless character in this, but unlike in "Because This Is My First Life," he comes off as stoic and reserved rather than robotic, and his character is much better developed in this, showing a range of emotions by the end.

That being said this show wasn't perfect - it was littered with some tropes/cliches that didn't always work that well, and although I enjoyed the soundtrack, some repeated songs felt tired and overused by the end.

However the overall message of love, kindness, selflessness, and acceptance was absolutely worth the watch!

Delicately heartwarming romance with a slice of life feel to it that easily lures us with its simplicity and freshness. A good understanding of characters, beautiful cinematography and smooth narration. However, certain aspects of the story were left gaping open, instead of neatly closed. Overall I enjoyed the drama, the love for Korean dramas never decreases, they only keep increasing.

This show is one of my favorites 😍💕 and the main lead is awesome!