The Beauty Inside (TV series)
The Beauty Inside (Korean: 뷰티 인사이드; RR: Byuti Insaideu) is a 2018 South Korean television series based on the 2015 film of the same name; starring Seo Hyun-jin, Lee Min-ki, Lee Da-hee and Ahn Jae-hyun. It aired on JTBC from October 1 to November 20, 2018.[4][5][6]
The Beauty Inside | |
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Promotional poster | |
Hangul | 뷰티 인사이드 |
Genre | |
Based on | The Beauty Inside |
Written by | Im Mea-ri[1] |
Directed by | Song Hyun-wook[2] |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) |
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Distributor | JTBC |
Release | |
Original network | JTBC |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | October 1 – November 20, 2018 |
External links | |
Website | |
Production website |
Synopsis
About the love story of Han Se-gye (Seo Hyun-jin) who is an A-list actress. She is known as a troublemaker and the object of many rumors. Her life is a mystery, but, in reality, she suffers from an unusual phenomenon. At a certain point every month, her appearance changes to a different person. Seo Do-jae (Lee Min-ki) who is an executive director of an airline company, seems perfect. He is attractive and intelligent but he actually suffers from prosopagnosia. The two eventually fall in love.[7]
Cast
Main
- Seo Hyun-jin as Han Se-gye
- A top actress who has many rumors surrounding her. Every month she transforms into someone else for a week (i.e. old lady, young boy, caucasian lady etc.).
- Lee Min-ki as Seo Do-jae
- Director of an airline company who has face blindness. In order to hide his disorder, he remembers people's habits to recognize them. The only person he recognises is Han Se-gye.
- Lee Da-hee as Kang Sa-ra
- Seo Do-jae's step sister, who aspires to surpass him.
- Ahn Jae-hyun as Ryu Eun-ho
- A prospective priest who is known for his peaceful and calm nature. He protects Han Se-gye's secret as her close friend.
Supporting
People around Han Se-gye
- Moon Ji-in as Yoo Woo-mi[8]
- Han Se-gye's manager and close friend who also knows her secret.
- Kim Hee-jung as Han Sook-hee[9]
- Han Se-gye's mother.
- Ryu Hwa-young as Chae Yoo-ri[10]
- An actress who is Han Se-gye's rival.
People around Seo Do-jae
- Lee Tae-ri as Jung Joo-hwan[11]
- Seo Do-jae's secretary.
- Na Young-hee as Im Jung-yeon[12]
- Seo Do-jae's mother.
- Lee Moon-soo as CEO Im
- Seo Do-jae's grandfather.
People around Ryu Eun-ho
- Lee Han-wi as Ryu Eun-ho's father
- Kim Ye-ryeong as Ryu Eun-ho's mother
- Oh Yoo-jin as Ryu Ah-ram[13]
- Ryu Eun-ho's younger sister.
Others
- Kang Nam-gil as Kang Dae-sik
- A professor who is married with Im Jung-yeon. Kang Sa-ra's father.
- Lee Jung-hyuk as Yoon-ha
- Kim Seung-wook as Lee Hee-sub
- Lee Cheol-min as Director Kim
- Kang In-seo[14]
Special appearances
- Kang So-ra as herself (Ep. 1)[15]
- Ye Ji-won as herself (Ep. 1)[9]
- Lee Jae-yoon as himself (Ep. 1, 4)[9]
- Ha Si-eun as herself (Ep. 1)[9]
- Kim Jun-hyun as Han Se-gye (Ep. 1)[9]
- Son Sook as Han Se-gye (ep 1)[9]
- Kim Ki-doo as Doctor (Ep. 1)[9]
- Choi Dae-chul as Donor (Ep. 1)[9]
- Kim Sung-ryung as Han Se-gye (Ep. 1, 2)[16]
- Go Kyu-pil as Han Se-gye (Ep. 2)
- Kim Min-seok as Han Se-gye (Ep. 5, 6)[17]
- Moon Woo-jin as Han Se-gye (Ep. 8, 9)
- Ra Mi-ran as Han Se-gye (Ep. 10)
- Hur Youngji as Han Se-gye's fan (Ep. 13)
- Jeon Hye-bin as Han Se-gye (Ep. 16)
Original soundtrack
The Beauty Inside OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2018 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label | MUSIC&NEW, STUDIO&NEW |
Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Cloud" (구름) | Park Woo-sang | Park Woo-sang, Han Jae-wan | Rothy | 03:04 |
2. | "Cloud" (Inst.) | Park Woo-sang, Han Jae-wan | 03:04 | ||
Total length: | 06:08 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Beauty Inside (With 2morro)" | Uhm Gi-yeob | Uhm Gi-yeob | VINCENT | 03:14 |
2. | "The Beauty Inside (With 2morro)" (Inst.) | Uhm Gi-yeob | 03:14 | ||
Total length: | 06:28 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Falling In Love" (꿈처럼 내린) | Hana | Kim Young-sung | Davichi | 03:46 |
2. | "Falling In Love" (Inst.) | Kim Young-sung | 03:46 | ||
Total length: | 07:32 |
Part 4
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Beautiful Moment" (내 생에 아름다운) | Hana | Jin Min-ho | K.Will | 04:01 |
2. | "Beautiful Moment" (Inst.) | Jin Min-ho | 04:01 | ||
Total length: | 08:02 |
Part 5
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Love Inside" | Uhm Gi-yeob | Uhm Gi-yeob | 2morro | 03:18 |
2. | "The Love Inside" (Inst.) | Uhm Gi-yeob | 03:18 | ||
Total length: | 06:36 |
Part 6
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Goodbye" | Kim Chang-rak, Han Kyung-soo, Choi Han-sol | Han Kyung-soo, Choi Han-sol, Kim Chang-rak | Wendy (Red Velvet) | 03:15 |
2. | "Goodbye" (Inst.) | Han Kyung-soo, Choi Han-sol, Kim Chang-rak | 03:15 | ||
Total length: | 06:30 |
Part 7
No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Run" | 2morro | 2morro | 02:55 |
2. | "Run" (inst.) | 02:55 | ||
Total length: | 5:00 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Beauty Inside" (Opening Theme) | Various Artists | 2:59 |
2. | "Celeb Couple" | Various Artists | 1:37 |
3. | "Doowap" | Various Artists | 1:45 |
4. | "Hit on" | Various Artists | 1:53 |
5. | "Oh Ma Na Ye!" | Various Artists | 1:45 |
6. | "Oh no!" | Various Artists | 1:49 |
7. | "Only you" | Various Artists | 3:37 |
8. | "On the road" | Various Artists | 2:36 |
9. | "'LUV' Etude no. 1 (2morro ver.)" | Various Artists | 5:09 |
10. | "'LUV' Etude no. 2 (Ukulele ver.)" | Various Artists | 2:45 |
11. | "Stop it" | Various Artists | 1:35 |
12. | "Zza Zza Com mi Zza Zza Zza" | Various Artists | 2:26 |
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |
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AGB Nielsen[20] | |||
Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | October 1, 2018 | 2.882% | 3.068% |
2 | October 2, 2018 | 2.827% | 3.236% |
3 | October 8, 2018 | 3.479% | 3.925% |
4 | October 9, 2018 | 4.331% | 4.405% |
5 | October 15, 2018 | 3.868% | 3.941% |
6 | October 16, 2018 | 4.437% | 4.245% |
7 | October 22, 2018 | 4.296% | 4.054% |
8 | October 23, 2018 | 4.281% | 4.352% |
9 | October 29, 2018 | 3.814% | 4.037% |
10 | October 30, 2018 | 3.552% | 3.526% |
11 | November 5, 2018 | 4.147% | 4.857% |
12 | November 6, 2018 | 4.759% | 5.352% |
13 | November 12, 2018 | 4.689% | 5.214% |
14 | November 13, 2018 | 5.317% | 6.063% |
15 | November 19, 2018 | 5.209% | 6.132% |
16 | November 20, 2018 | 5.181% | 5.680% |
Average | 4.192% | 4.505% |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 14th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama OST | Falling In Love (Davichi) | Won | [21] |
References
- [단독] 서현진, 드라마 '뷰티인사이드' 여주인공 물망. Sports Donga (in Korean). April 12, 2018.
- "[단독] '또 오해영' 송현욱 PD, '뷰티 인사이드' 연출…서현진과 재회". News1 (in Korean). May 21, 2018.
- "[공식입장] 서현진X이민기, '뷰티인사이드' 출연 확정..로코 치트키 특급만남". Huffington Post Korea (in Korean). July 9, 2018.
- ""Beauty Inside - Drama" Seo Hyun-jin and Lee Min-ki Top Billing for Drama Recreation of Popular Film". Hancinema. Newsen. July 8, 2018.
- "[공식입장] '뷰티 인사이드', 서현진X이민기X이다희X안재현 캐스팅 확정". Osen (in Korean). August 6, 2018.
- "Seo Hyun-jin on way to find 'Beauty Inside' herself". Kpop Herald. October 1, 2018.
- Park Jin-young (July 9, 2018). "[공식입장] 서현진X이민기, '뷰티인사이드' 출연 확정..로코 치트키 특급만남". Osen (in Korean).
- 문지인, '뷰티 인사이드' 출연 확정..서현진 지키는 대표役(공식). Herald Corporation (in Korean). July 24, 2018.
- 김성령에 김준현까지..‘뷰티인사이드’의 특별출연 활용법. Osen (in Korean). October 6, 2018.
- "Ryu Hwa-young to Show in "Beauty Inside - Drama"". Hancinema. Star News. July 19, 2018.
- 배우 이태리, 드라마 '뷰티 인사이드' 출연확정, 서현진-이민기와 호흡. Sports Seoul (in Korean). July 26, 2018.
- [공식]나영희 '뷰티 인사이드' 합류…이민기母 '재벌가 여성 대표'. Sports Chosun (in Korean). August 24, 2018.
- "Oh Yoo-jin-I to star in new JTBC drama "Beauty Inside - Drama"". Hancinema. TopStarNews. September 3, 2018.
- "[공식]배우 강인서, S&A엔터와 전속계약…'뷰티인사이드' 출연 확정". Sports Chosun (in Korean). August 2, 2018.
- [공식] 강소라, '뷰티 인사이드' 카메오 출연…송현욱 감독과 의리. Sports Chosun (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
- "김성령, JTBC '뷰티 인사이드' 특별출연 (공식)". TenAsia (in Korean). September 6, 2018.
- "[단독] 김민석, JTBC '뷰티 인사이드' 특별출연.."이민기와 친분"". Osen (in Korean). September 5, 2018.
- "'뷰티인사이드' 서현진X이민기X이다희X안재현, '로코력 만렙'들의 첫 대본리딩". Herald Corporation (in Korean). August 13, 2018.
- "[SBS Star] Lee Minki & Seo Hyun-jin Spotted Reading Script for Their New Drama". SBS New. August 13, 2018.
- "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "Seoul International Drama Awards 2019 Winners". seouldrama.org. August 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- The Beauty Inside at HanCinema
- The Beauty Inside on IMDb