She Was Pretty

She Was Pretty (Korean: 그녀는 예뻤다; RR: Geunyeoneun Yeppeodda) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Park Seo-joon, Go Joon-hee and Choi Si-won.[1][2][3] It aired on MBC from September 16 to November 11, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00.[4][5]

She Was Pretty
Also known as
  • She Was Beautiful
  • Puzzled Lovers
  • Pretty Woman
Genre
Written byJo Sung-hee
Directed byJung Dae-yoon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producer(s)Han Hee (MBC)
Producer(s)Moon Suk-hwan
Oh Kwang-hee
Running time70 minutes
Production company(s)Bon Factory Worldwide
DistributorMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Release
Original networkMBC TV
Original releaseSeptember 16 (2015-09-16) –
November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)
External links
Website

The series was both a hit domestically, with a peak rating of 18.4% and internationally, especially in China.[6][7][8][9][10]

Synopsis

A romantic comedy, based on a true story, about two past acquaintances who meet again after they've gone through a reversal of fortunes and appearances, set in the backdrop of a fashion magazine's publishing office.

Kim Hye-jin was a beautiful girl from a rich family, aka the "Cha's". After her family's publishing company went bankrupt, she experienced hardships then lost her beauty too. Ji Sung-joon was an unattractive boy with low self-esteem, but grows up as a handsome and successful editor.

The two decided to meet again as adults, but Sung-joon was unable to recognize Hye-jin. Ashamed to meet her first love and ruin his perception of her, Hye-jin asks her attractive best friend, Ha-ri, to appear in her place. Things, however, soon get complicated as Hye-jin was assigned to work at The Most magazine publishing office where Sung-joon is the deputy chief editor. He openly mistreats and belittles her for her clumsy nature, not knowing that she was his real childhood friend. Ha-ri also continues to meet Sung-joon, and soon develops feelings for him. On the other hand, Hye-jin finds a good friend in her workplace, Shin-hyuk, who slowly falls in love with her.

Cast

Main
An intern in the administration section before being appointed as junior editor. She used to be a beautiful, wealthy, and smart girl, but lost everything. Embarrassed at her failures in life, she asked her best friend Ha-ri, to meet with her first love Sung-joon, using her name. She thought that would be the end of her fate with Sung-joon, but turns out it's only the beginning of her nightmare, as he then becomes her boss. Despite the misfortunes, she still strives to do her best.
The youngest deputy chief editor in Korea. Stubborn and arrogant but also brilliant in his work. Contrary to Hye-jin, he was unattractive and shy but grows up to become handsome and successful. Immediately after returning to Korea, he contacted his first love, Hye-jin. He ends up falling for her even when he didn't recognize that she was his childhood friend and first love.
A hotelier. She is Hye-jin's best friend and roommate. A beautiful and stylish woman with good personality. While continuing to pretend to be Hye-jin, she ends up falling for Sung-joon. Fearing that her relationship with her best friend might be compromised, she tries several times to tell him the truth only to fail in the end and having Hye-jin find out first.
A senior feature editor. He is generally a free-spirited, fair, and straightforward man but with mysterious identity (later found out to be the Korean writer, Ten). He is Hye-jin's direct supervisor at work, and they developed a close relationship. He ends up falling for her even before her beauty transformation. He found out about her relationship with Sung-joon one day when she was drunk.

Supporting
Hye-jin's family
  • Park Choong-seon as Kim Jong-seob
Kim Hye-jin's father
Kim Hye-jin's mother
Kim Hye-jin's younger sister
Ha-ri's family
Min Ha-ri's father
  • Seo Jung-yeon as Na Ji-seon
Min Ha-ri's stepmother
The Most
The chief editor of The Most magazine.
A lazy employee who orders junior coworkers around. He later turns out to be the Vice President of the company.
She finds out about the fact that the son of the chairman is one of her co-workers and sets out to become his love interest.
  • Park Yu-hwan as Kim Joon-woo[19]
  • Kang Soo-jin as Joo Ah-reum
  • Kim Ha-kyun as Boo Jong-man
  • Jo Chang-geun as Kwang-hee
  • Jin Hye-won as Lee Seol-bi
  • Cha Jung-won as Jung Seon-min
  • Bae Min-jung as Park Yi-kyung
  • Im Ji-hyun as Lee Eun-young

Special appearances
  • Kim Sung-oh as the man at pub (ep. 3)
  • Hwang Seok-jeong as the ajumma in the restaurant on (ep. 7)
  • Kim Je-dong as The Most 20th Anniversary's party MC (ep. 9)
  • Lee Joon-gi as the guest for The Most 20th Anniversary (ep. 9)
  • Seo In-guk as the guest for The Most 20th Anniversary (ep. 9)
  • Uee as the guest for The Most 20th Anniversary (ep. 9)
  • Park Hyung-sik as the guest for The Most 20th Anniversary (ep. 9)
  • Lee Sang-hoon as interviewee for Editor Kim (ep. 11)
  • Yoon Yoo-sun as Cha Hye-jung, Min Ha-ri's mother (ep. 11)
  • Richard Poon as Mr. Kang (ep. 12)
  • Kim Bo-min as Ji Yeon-woo, Ji Sung-joon's & Kim Hye-jin's daughter (Episode 16)

Production

The first script writing was held on 10 August 2015.[20]

The drama reunited Hwang Jung-eum with Park Seo-joon, who previously starred together in Kill Me, Heal Me;[21] and Hwang Jung-eum with Go Joon-hee, who previously starred together in Can You Hear My Heart.[22]

Original soundtrack
She was Pretty OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2015
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelLoen Entertainment
Bon Factory

Part 1
Released on November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Thumping" (쿵쿵쿵)Vincent Blue3:25
2."Thumping" (Inst.) 3:25
Total length:6:50

Part 2
Released on September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Sometimes" (가끔)Zia3:56
2."Sometimes" (Inst.) 3:56
Total length:7:32

Part 3
Released on September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."One More Step" (한 걸음 더)Yoo Ki-hyun(Monsta X)3:25
2."One More Step" (Inst.) 3:25
Total length:6:50

Part 4
Released on October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."You don't know me" (모르나봐)So-yu (Sistar) & Brother Su4:18
2."You don't know me" (Inst.) 4:18
Total length:4:36

Part 5
Released on October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."You're the only one" (너뿐이야)Choi Si-won4:12
2."You're the only one" (Inst.) 4:12
Total length:8:24

Part 6
Released on November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Long Way" (먼 길)Park Seo-joon3:41
2."Long Way" (Inst.) 3:41
Total length:7:42
Disc 2:
No.TitleArtistLength
1."She was Pretty (Opening Theme)"Various Artists2:44
2."A Reporter"Various Artists1:33
3."A Heart that cannot be"Various Artists2:28
4."Come on"Various Artists2:17
5."Find hidden puzzles"Various Artists3:51
6."Found my Umbrella"Various Artists2:59
7."Her Identity"Various Artists1:57
8."Hole Socky"Various Artists3:41
9."I missed you"Various Artists3:46
10."It's not normal"Various Artists2:32
11."It tends to embarrass"Various Artists2:04
12."Let's Start"Various Artists1:28
13."My Lost Request"Various Artists2:33
14."Memories of first love"Various Artists2:47
15."My favourite person now"Various Artists2:51
16."My Sister"Various Artists2:14
17."Onion's Love"Various Artists3:05
18."Our Story"Various Artists2:20
19."Restlessness"Various Artists1:46
20."The Most"Various Artists1:49
21."Unknown feelings"Various Artists2:45
22."UnPoco UnPoco"Various Artists1:44
23."Violet Memory"Various Artists1:45
24."Wakeup"Various Artists1:59
25."Who,is it you?"Various Artists2:13
26."You cannot get it"Various Artists2:03
27."You can cry"Various Artists3:12

Ratings
  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[23] AGB Nielsen[24] Highest Internet Ratings
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 September 16, 2015 4.9% (NR) 5.8% (NR) 4.8% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 14.7% (2nd)
2 September 17, 2015 7.1% (NR) 8.1% (15th) 7.2% (NR) 7.8% (17th) 22.3% (2nd)
3 September 23, 2015 8.0% (18th) 9.1% (11th) 8.5% (14th) 9.4% (11th) 29.7% (2nd)
4 September 24, 2015 7.8% (19th) 8.8% (15th) 9.9% (11th) 9.9% (11th) 31.4% (2nd)
5 September 30, 2015[25] 9.0% (16th) 10.8% (8th) 10.7% (8th) 11.9% (8th) 40.0% (1st)
6 October 1, 2015 8.4% (19th) 10.4% (10th) 10.2% (17th) 11.3% (9th) 39.0% (1st)
7 October 7, 2015 11.8% (8th) 13.7% (5th) 13.1% (6th) 14.2% (3rd) 46.9% (1st)
8 October 8, 2015 13.2% (6th) 15.4% (2nd) 14.5% (3rd) 16.3% (3rd) 49.7% (1st)
9 October 15, 2015[26] 16.2% (2nd) 19.1% (2nd) 16.7% (3rd) 17.9% (2nd) 59.4% (1st)
10 October 21, 2015[27] 15.3% (4th) 17.4% (2nd) 17.3% (2nd) 19.7% (2nd) 59.6% (1st)
11 October 22, 2015 17.2% (2nd) 19.7% (2nd) 17.7% (2nd) 19.2% (2nd) 59.8% (1st)
12 October 28, 2015 15.5% (4th) 17.8% (2nd) 16.5% (3rd) 17.9% (2nd) 58.6% (1st)
13 October 29, 2015 15.0% (4th) 17.5% (2nd) 18.0% (2nd) 19.8% (2nd) 56.0% (1st)
14 November 4, 2015 15.3% (3rd) 17.4% (1st) 15.9% (3rd) 17.8% (2nd) 58.0% (1st)
15 November 5, 2015 15.0% (3rd) 17.8% (2nd) 16.9% (2nd) 18.7% (2nd) 52.8% (1st)
16 November 11, 2015 15.0% (2nd) 17.7% (1st) 15.9% (3rd) 17.7% (2nd) N/A[28]
Average 12.2% 14.2% 13.4% 14.7% -

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
4th APAN Star Awards
 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Park Seo-joon Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Hwang Seok-jeong Nominated
Grimae Awards
 Excellence in Drama Award Lee Jin-seok, Roh Hyeong-sik Won
Best Lighting Director Award Kim Yong-sam Won
MBC Drama Awards
 Grand Prize (Daesang) Hwang Jung-eum Nominated
Drama of the Year She Was Pretty Nominated
PD Choice Award Hwang Jung-eum Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Won
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Park Seo-joon Won
Choi Siwon Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Go Joon-hee Nominated
Top 10 Stars Hwang Jung-eum Won
Park Seo-joon Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Ahn Se-ha Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Hwang Seok-jeong Won
Shin Dong-mi Nominated
Best New Actor in a Miniseries Park Yu-hwan Nominated
Best New Actress in a Miniseries Shin Hye-sun Nominated
Best Young Actor Yang Han-yeol Won
Popularity Award, Actor Park Seo-joon Won
Popularity Award, Actress Hwang Jung-eum Won
Writer of the Year Jo Sung-hee Won
2016
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best Drama She Was Pretty Nominated
Best Director Jung Dae-yoon Nominated
Best Actress Hwang Jung-eum Nominated
43rd Korea Broadcasting Awards
 Best Drama She Was Pretty Won
Best Actress Hwang Jung-eum Won

International broadcast

Remake
  • A Turkish remake of the drama, titled "Seviyor Sevmiyor" was aired in 2016 on ATV (Turkey).
  • A Chinese remake of the drama, titled Pretty Li Hui Zhen started airing on Hunan TV in 2017.[29]
  • A Tamil remake of the drama, titled Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithal started airing on Vasantham TV.
  • A Vietnamese remake of the drama, titled Mối Tình Đầu Của Tôi (My First Love) started airing on VTV3 in 2019.
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