KDrama Review 1 [You're Beautiful]

Hello Everyone, I'm really excited to start this new segment where I review K-Drama's. Today's drama is  You're Beautiful.

BE WARNED THAT THIS POST WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS.

SYNOPSIS: The story revolves around a fictional boy band A.N.JELL, the band consists of lead vocal Tae Kyung, lead guitar Shin Woo, and drummer Jeremy. The group has decided to add an additional vocalist, since Tae Kyung's voice is hurting him. The lucky new member is Ni Nam, there's only one problem, thanks to a botched plastic surgery he has to go to the USA in order to repair the damage. His agent, being the clever man he is, decides to seek out Ni Nam's twin sister Mi Nyu at the convent where she lives and ask her to stand in for her twin brother while he is getting treatment in the USA. After learning that her brother wants to become famous so that he might be able to meet with their mother who they have never seen, Mi Nyu's kind heart gives in and she agrees to stand in for her brother to prevent his dream from being ruined. And thus begins the crazy adventures of "You're Beautiful."

MAIN CHARACTERS:

Hwang Tae Kyung played by Jang Geun Suk [He is cold and narcissistic, however slowly with the help of Mi Nyu that's starts to change]

Go Mi Nam (Male) / Go Mi Nyu (Female) both played by Park Shin Hye [Mi Nyu is very kind and pure, having lived in an orphanage her whole life she knows little about the outside world in terms of fashion or who is famous. She works hard to make sure her secret is not discovered however her ability for getting into trouble doesn't help her in that respect.] 

Kang Shin Woo played by Jung Yong Hwa [Shin Woo is the first to discover Mi Nyu secret, however he chooses to keep that information to himself and help her from the sidelines while acting like a big brother. Though things start to change when he begins to develop feelings for her, yet can't act on them since Mi Nyu doesn't know he knows her secret]

Jeremy played by Lee Hong Ki [Jeremy is fun loving and always ready to make everyone laugh, finding himself misunderstanding Mi Nyu at first. He believes that Mi Nyu(as Mi Nam) is trying to seduce all the members in the house including himself. So imagine his joy when he finds out that he is a she, only once he knows this he most confront his feelings for HER.]

EXTENDED CAST

• Yoo He Yi played by UEE

Ma Hoon Yi played by Kim In Kwon (Mi Nam's Manager)

Wang Kko Di played by Choi Soo Eun (Mi Nam's Stylist)

President Ahn played by Jung Chan

Mr Kim played by Jang Won Young (Photographer)

Choi Mi Ja played by Choi Ran (Mi Nam's Aunt)

Mo Hwa Ran played by Kim Sung Ryung (Tae Kyung Mother)

Sa Yu Ri played by Bae Geu Rin (Fan Club President)

ACTING: Honestly the acting was spot on in this drama. There wasn't one character that I felt was forced, or one person who seemed to overact their role. Also each actor/actress selected for their role fit perfectly. My favorite would have to be Geun Suk his acting was really flawless. I could see and feel his character progress through the series. First starting off cold and heartless, then slowly through interaction with Mi Nyu, he starts to soften and become more caring. I also enjoyed Shin Hye performance, she was really cute and has my full respect because I swear she had to cry in like every single episode and she made it look convincing. Hong Ki was super cute and brought wonderful comic relief, and Yong Hwa was so charming and it just broke my heart that his character wasn't able to get the girl. UEE also made for a very convincing villain and In Kwon was just hilarious as Mi Nam's Manager. Also Jung Chan as President Ahn was really funny with his random english words and charming smile.

PLOT OVERVIEW: Overall the plot was very solid. The series managed to wrap up every lose end, and trust me there were a lot of loose ends to wrap up. The only thing that really bothered me was that Mi Nam and Mi Nyu were never seen talking to each, either in person or over the phone. And it seems kinda odd that Mi Nyu was so willing to put her dreams on hold for a brother who it seems like she has had very little contact with. 

ENDING: The ending I was somewhat pleased with, I suppose as a hopeless romantic I wanted a little more romance, however I still happy that there was in fact a happy ending, because their is nothing worse then sitting through 16 episodes only to have one of the main characters get killed off or something like that.

SOUNDTRACK: The sound track is amazing!!! And even more impressive is the fact that the majority of the soundtrack was actually sung by the cast.

미남이시네요 (음악감독판) [ost] 

Tracks

	Disc 1
	1.	여전히 (Still) by (Lee Hong Ki) 이홍기	3:49
	2.	말도없이 (Without Words) by (9th Street) 나인스트릿	4:04
	3.	Lovely Day by (Park Shin Hye) 박신혜	3:19
	4.	가슴이 욕해 (My Heart Curses) by (JK KIm Dong) JK 김동욱	4:06
	5.	약속 (Promise) by A.N.JELL	3:40
	6.	바보를 위한 노래 (Song For A Fool) by (Park Sang Woo) 박상우	3:20
	7.	말도 없이 (Piano Ver.)	4:02
	8.	여전히 (Bossa Ver.)	2:08
	9.	Blue Sky	2:19
	10.	Dark Angel	2:11
	11.	Over Driver	2:03
	12.	The Last Day	2:09
	13.	어떡하지	1:50
	Disc 2
	1.	말도없이 (Without Words) by (Jang Geun Suk) 장근석	4:02
	2.	여전히 (Still) by A.N.JELL	3:49
	3.	약속 (Promise) featuring 정용화 (Jeong Yong Hwa) by  (Lee Hong Ki) 이홍기	3:40
	4.	어떡하죠 (What Should I Do) by (Park Da Ye) 박다예	4:44
	5.	Good Bye by (Jang Geun Suk) 장근석	4:17
	6.	Lovely Day (Acoustic) by (Park Shin Hye) 박신혜	2:03
	7.	하늘에서 내려와 (Coming Down From Heaven) by 오원빈(Oh Won Bin), Miss $	3:05
	8.	말도없이	4:06
	9.	To Be with U	2:34
	10.	Crazy Night	2:47
	11.	Head-up	2:39
	12.	어디로 가지	1:45

RATING:(on a scale of 1 to 10, one being the worst thing i've ever seen and ten being a show I could watch every day of my like)
 I would give this 8.5 out of 10, I truly loved this series and I will definitely be purchasing it on dvd.

So are you intrigued, wanna know a secret. The secret is that you can find this whole series on Youtube, and with English subtitles. Guess who put it on youtube, SBS!! For those who don't know SBS stand for Seoul Broadcasting System, they are the Korean television company that aired this drama in Korea. Isn't that amazing that they are recognizing that there are foreign fans who watch KDrama's. Make sure if you watch this to turn on the red CC button so you can see the subtitles.

As always I encourage everyone to form their own opinion about a show or movie, these are simply my   views and reflections of what I felt about this drama.