You're Beautiful: Final Thoughts

more like, You're a Disappointment.

well, it happened. despite my bitching and moaning, You're Beautiful ended with Go Mi Nam paired with Tae Kyoung. i couldn't. the last episode was so boring because i wasn't invested in their relationship at all -- what did i care if she went off to Africa and continued her ridiculous collection of star-shaped random objects.

Tae Kyoung's character was interesting-ish, but i couldn't get over his creepy-ass face. sorry Jang Keun-Suk. i read online that he claims he hasn't had any plastic surgery, but i think his oddly proportioned and angular face says otherwise.

my non-medical degree definitely sees a nose job, lip injections, the v-line jaw shaving surgery, botox in the cheeks and possibly chin, and fillers injected into the bottom of the eyes (aegeo-sal or whatever). just sayin'.

And doesn't he look like Sheldon from Big Bang Theory when he does his creepy smile?

twins.

final verdict: the series was cute until mid-way craziness and the ending was terrible. actress park shin-hye was charming and likable but still very much a leaky tear duct. 

what should i watch next?

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You're Beautiful: Episodes 4 - 13

now that i've seen quite a few kdramas, i must say that every series gets a little crazy at the midpoint. and by crazy, i mean the storyline splits into nonsensical pairings (the stylist and manager ma? cmon. who cares about them, really.) and usually boring filler subplots and events.

while i really enjoyed the beginning half of You're Beautiful, i think i've hit that midpoint crazy. sadly, i believe there's only 16 episodes in total, so perhaps the midpoint crazy will also be the ending point of the story.

i've noticed a slight trend in possible incest-like story lines between the many series i've been watching: Reply 1997's Trash Oppa and the main girl (though not blood, they were raised like siblings which made their entire romance and ultimate marriage really uncomfortable for me), Big's Gil Da Ran and the 18 year old who would have been her little brother-in-law (though the age difference there was the more disturbing factor)

and now for a good 2/3 of You're Beautiful's story, you really do think Taeyong is Go Mi Nam's brother (both sharing Mwo Ran as their mother). the writer's knew this would be a turn-off for the viewers, so they did their best to quickly console us by assuring, multiple times, that we knew Go Mi Nam's mother died giving birth -- but STILL. the seed was already planted and Taeyong and GMN's relation just feels gross. from the start, it was too sibling-like and every time PSH's storyline has her expressing how much she likes Taeyong, it feels like an older brother / hyung-type adoration. Not an I-want-to-get-inside-your-pants kind of love.

definitely sibling love.

i was at least right with Shin Woo (the cutest band member) being PSH's firefighter. the scene of them running around Myeon Dong (separately, but seemingly together bc SW trailed behind PSH) was adorable. the show needed more of that. and damn he looked good -- slap some hipster glasses on anyone and instant sex-factor. 

yeah, you follow her SW. you follow her good.

i have one or two episodes to go in the rest of the series, and i really hope PSH ends up with SW. and while we're at it, Jeremy's confession/love for GMN was just weird and random. stop it writers, you stop it right now.

excuse me, but is that MY harry potter outfit? give it back.

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You're Beautiful: Episodes 1 - 3

hello, park shin-hye-cries-alot. we meet again.

i said i needed a break from the leaky tear ducts that is park shin-hye, but this drama came highly recommended by a few friends, so i gave in.

right off the bat, i was really surprised at the tone of this series -- much different from Heirs. THANKFULLY. not so morose and sullen, PSH seems to play a cuter, funnier, slapstick-type character.

after the initial backstory, i definitely got a Coffee-Prince-inspired feel to the plot with PSH dressing up as her twin brother. the funny thing is that male kpop stars are so beautiful and sometimes feminine that someone as soft-looking as PSH (who needs more botox, plastic surgery, and fillers to fix that natural beauty, obvi.) could––with the right swooping bangs and minimal nude lipstick and shimmer––pass as a guy in the kpop world.

it's a shame that the 3 male leads aren't that attractive (to me)––they're a bit too thin and young looking for my taste (typing that sentence out makes me feel like an ajhumma…). this drama is indeed for a younger crowd, though it is cute so far.

i don't know what's happening here, but it involves fluffy animals and i like it.

also, i believe the storyline was influenced by Boys Over Flowers (no complaints here) too, because from the get-go, i got vibes from the not-angry-goth band member with black hair (not the beach blonde barbie band member) that were very much like ji-hoo from BOF. the weird, quiet, but protective friend/lover-ish to jandi. this band member is totes going to be PSH's firefighter. of the 3, he's the cutest so i hope their storyline really develops into a sweet one.

yeah, see the angry one.

of course given all the animosity between the gothic-looking, angry-elf band member and PSH's character, perhaps they will be the main pairing (doesn't this storyline of two guys who both want to protect her---one of whom hated her from the beginning and the other who's watched out for her from the start---sound familiar….).

can't say i really like them as the main couple though, because between the two of them, there's way too much eyeliner.

boom boom time with those two would be such a mess––black streaks everywhere.

onto episodes 4 and beyond! check back for what i think about the rest of the series!

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