Birth of a Beauty (Korean: 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 TV from November 1, 2014 to January 11, 2015 for 21 episodes.
| Birth of a Beauty | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | |
| 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 | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Son Jung-hyun |
| Producer | Lee Sung-hoon |
| Production company | SBS |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | November 1, 2014 – January 11, 2015 |
Adaptation edit
The storyline of this drama series has been loosely adapted from the original 1983 Australian mini series Return to Eden & also the 1988 Hindi movie from India titled Khoon Bhari Maang which itself is a remake of the Return to Eden mini series.
Plot edit
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 Sa Geum-ran has lived with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law who treats her badly. Geum-ran learns that Kang-joon has returned home without telling her, not only that but has been having a secret affair with the sophisticated broadcast announcer Gyo Chae-yeon (Wang Ji-hye), and to worsen that as soon as Kang-joon tells her of his affair he asked for a divorce. When Geum-ran sees her in-laws welcoming Chae-yeon with open arms, the distraught Geum-ran threatens her husband. Devastated, she drove with tears, as it started to pour the road had become slippery and was hard to see, she later on was hit by a car and crashed off a cliff. Everyone assumed that Geum-ran was dead and attends her funeral, not knowing that she's still alive watching them, as she stayed and watched not even her husband or his family came. To get revenge against those who've wronged and betrayed her, Geum-ran begs Han Tae-hee (Joo Sang-wook), who she thought was the plastic surgeon of an 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 with a 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. What would happen next as they proceed in their plot but soon learned of a scary conspiracy made by Kang-joon and Chae-yeon for trying to cause Geum-ran's death. Geum-ran survived & her feelings changed towards her ex-husband and how would love stir between her and Tae-hee?
Cast edit
Main characters edit
- Joo Sang-wook as Han Tae-hee[3]
- Han Ye-seul as Sara/Sa Geum-ran/Kim Duk-sun[4][5][6][7]
- Jung Gyu-woon as Lee Kang-joon
- Wang Ji-hye as Gyo Chae-yeon
Supporting characters edit
- Ha Jae-sook as Sa Geum-ran
- Han Sang-jin as Han Min-hyeok
- In Gyo-jin as Gyo Ji-hoon
- Han Jin-hee as Lee Jung-sik
- Kim Young-ae as Go Soon-dong
- Kang Kyung-hun as Lee Jin-young
- Jin Ye-sol as Lee Min-young
- Kwon Hwa-woon 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 Shin Hui-ja, Kang-joon's grandmother
Awards and nominations edit
| 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 | 15th Hwajeong Awards[9]
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Best Global Actress | Han Ye-seul | Won |
References edit
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (30 October 2014). "Han Ye Seul Had a Tough Time Returning After Three Years". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. 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.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)
- Birth of a Beauty at HanCinema