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She Was Pretty

Child-hood friends are separated for fifteen years without many connections. The time comes when the two finally meet again, but the once beautiful Kim Hye-Jin has become unattractive, and the unattractive Ji Sung-Joon grows up to be a very attractive man. Will Kim Hye-Jin be able to face him? Love and vanity are put to the test in 'She Was Pretty'.

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Cast & Crew See All

Hwang Jeong-eum
Kim Hye-jin
Park Seo-joon
Ji Sung-joon
Ko Jun-hee
Min Ha-ri

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Kim Hye-jin is a young woman who used to have it all as a child: loving parents, beauty, friends and money. Now, after her parents went into bankruptcy and Hye-jin lost her mother's beauty, and her father's genes started to appear, she has a bad payed job as a waitress, while looking for a job in a big company, with no luck. She lives with her best friend, beautiful Min Ha-ri, who works as Manager in Customers Service at a 5 stars hotel. One day, Hye-jin receives an e-mail from her childhood friend, her first love, Ji Sung-joon, whom she hasn't seen since he left Korea as a child. Sung-joon used to be bullied by their classmates for being fat and wear glasses, and it was then-popular Hye-jin who protected him. Hye-jin decide to meet him now that he's back, but things did not result as expected.

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Awards

  • 2016 - Baek Sang TV - Best Drama - nominated
  • 2016 - Baek Sang TV - Best Director - nominated
  • 2016 - Soompi Award - Drama of the Year - winner
  • 2016 - Soompi Award - Breakout Actor - nominated

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