Birth of a Beauty

Honestly, this is as generic a plot as they come for soap.. or at least, the kind of parts you expect to see in several dramas.

Another reviewer said that "there is a twist after every couple of episodes", which is quite apt a description for a 21-episode series where the pacing is fast and there are too many ideas and developments! From fat shaming, to women abuse, corporate battles, fights over marriage, corruption, happiness and "getting what is coming to you".. and more. I feel that a shorter more efficient script would have helped a lot, specially considering how nothing really meshes together well. Still, it is well acted, and the leads seem to work well together! But it's hard to get invested in them due to the amount of absurdity and coincidences that happen all the time.

I personally would not recommend it, as it felt like a chore to me.

But I can see stans for these actors enjoying it, and the plots aren't so bad to be dislikeable.

I see negative reviews, but I seriously believe those people who gave negative feedback didn't even understand the story or watched it till the end.

Yes plastic surgery is bad, yes its not good to look down on people who are fat. But don't assume this drama is basically promoting the idea that its good. It isn't, and you have to watch till the end to see the full picture, full story.

By judging the drama from the beginning without watching the story is no difference from people who judge someone by their looks. This drama has a story and its very interesting, everything about it tell's a story.

The very first episode starts you off on the wrong foot. Our leading lady is fat. Point and laugh at her everyone, she's fat!

Laughing yet? Well the show is. Every single person she meets is repulsed by her, her in-laws treat her like garbage and they keep having her fall, break the chair she's sitting on or sweat so much her armpits are literally see-through.

Because how dare she be fat.... laughing yet?

As repulsive as the first episode is the show finds it's footing after that. I thought it would be a simple Rom-com with her getting everything back after becoming beautiful... which was the intention of the first 5 episodes.

Then the plot become overly convoluted and twisted. It was trying to be Cinderella + pretty woman, then decided to be Count of Monte Cristo but ended up with something closer to a Jekyll / Hyde story with way too many character reveals and filler. What happened to the light hearted fluff I was watching?

I started off hating this show for all the fat shaming and cruelty that board lined on childish. More so because "fat" Sa Geum Ran was really cute as is. The plastic surgery thin = beautiful wasn't needed.

The show kept me interested once that part was over and we move pass it. I ended up loving AND hating everyone which just shows how good the actors are. The plot however is the weak causing the actors to work even harder to sell it.

I'm glad I watched it. However this is not something I'd watch again or easily recommend to others. It's an oddity, take it or leave it.

I watched this series because Joo Sang Wook was the male lead and I enjoyed his performance in Single Cunning Lady. The story was ok but I was getting rather impatient to finish the series as I felt there were too many unnecessary scenes. I liked the happy ending nevertheless.

The series has a very predictable story, but the makers have kept it fast paced. Joo Sang-wook in the lead role is superb and has done an excellent job. With his good looks and excellent acting, all the girls will surely fall in love with him! Do watch it if you are a die hard rom-com fan! The story begins with a fat woman being on cheated on by her husband, and being unhappy. She goes on to have plastic surgery, with the help of doctor Hae Tan hee(Jo Sang-wook), and plots to seek revenge. There is a new twist to the story every 5 episodes, which is guaranteed to keep you glued. All the actors have done a good job.The actors playing Chae Yeon and Lee Kang Joon have given good performances, and you will end up hating their characters.