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You're Beautiful (Spoiler Alert)

Since I was looking through the latest Avon beauty selections for the upcoming holiday season, I thought that it would be the right time to do a review of the K-drama,You're Beautiful.
Synopsis: The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL decides to add a new singer to the group. However,the new member, Mi Nam, had to go to the States to repair a botched eye job just before signing the contract. His agent came up with the idea of having his twin sister, Mi Nyu,to stand in for him and pretend that she was her brother. The two of them grew up in an orphanage and Mi Nyu, who was all set to become a nun, agreed to this charade as she didn't want to spoil her brother's chance of fame which would make it easier to look for their mother.
Reason enough to watch this drama, the cast: Park Shin-hye as Go Mi Nyu/Gemma(Female) & Go Mi Nam(Male) Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung (Lead vocal & guitarist of A*N.JELL) Jung Yong-hwa as Kang Shin Woo(Bassist of A*N.JELL) Lee Hongki as Jeremy (Rapper & drummer of A*N.JELL)
plus a great supporting cast! UEE as Yoo He Yi Bae Geu Rin as Sa Yu Ri (Fan club president) Kim In Kwon as Ma Hoon Yi (Mi Nam's manager) Choi Ran as Choi Mi Ja (Mi Nam & Mi Nyu's aunt) Kim Sung Ryung as Mo Hwa Ran (Tae Kyung's Mother) Jung Chan as President Ahn Choi Soo Eun as Wang Kko Di (Coordinator Wang) Yoo Seung Ho (cameo, ep9) At first I found Tae Kyung's character to be too arrogant and cold to match as the "love" interest of the innocent Go Mi Nyu and was wishing that the writers would surprise us all by allowing the shy but protective Kang Shi Woo to win the girl. All the characters were so good that by the end of the drama I felt myself falling for Kang Shin Woo and Jeremy as well.
The various parodies throughout the drama were pure genius My favorite would probably be the parody of Girls' Generation's Tell Me Your Wish; seeing the guys dressed up in wigs in heels was enough to keep me laughing for the rest of the day.I found myself being drawn into the series wanting more when an episode was about to end. Character Portrayal: Jang Geun Suk as Hwang Tae Kyung I could not imagine any other actor as Hwang Tae Kyung other than Jang Geun Suk, it's a perfect cast! His expressions are hilarious. Not to mention, this guy can sing! He has such a lovely, heart warming voice and I have the songs sang by him on the soundtrack on repeat. The guy is multi-talented – he can act, sing, model, MC and look good at the same time. The numerous hairstyles he sported throughout the drama would have probably looked ridiculous on any other actor, yet he still managed to pull off each one.Performance rating: 10/10
Park Shin Hye as Go Mi Nam (Male)/Go Mi Nyu (Female) Park Shin Hye plays an extremely cute and lovable character. She is sweet natured, selfless but at the same time something misfortune always seems to happen to her.Performance rating: 10/10 Lee Hong Ki as Jeremy/Kang On Yu Lee Hong Ki portrayed the playful Jeremy and out of the actors his performance shocked me the most, it was his first main role in a series and it was not what I was expecting. He did extremely well for a newcomer in the acting scene, his scenes always made me laugh, especially in the parts where he was worried about falling for Go Mi Nam as a guy, it reminded me a lot of Gong Yoo's character in Coffee Prince. Lee Hong Ki's haircuts in the first half of the series looked really good on him but I could not say the same for his haircut later on the series. I am sure I don't need to mention about Lee Hong Ki's singing because any fan of Kpop would know it's ridiculously good! Performance rating: 8/10
Jung Yong Hwa as Kang Shin Woo Another newcomer. I liked Yong Hwa's character, a mature, romantic and charming guy and I pitied him whenever he attempted to reveal his feelings for Mi Nam and was rejected each time. Although I liked his character, I felt the chemistry with Shin Woo and Mi Nam lacked, it was pretty much a one-sided love as Mi Nam had never fallen for Shin Woo, albeit, thankful for his support. Seeing as it was his first time acting, Yong Hwa's performance wasn't too shabby, but I did find his expressions a bit emotionless at times. Performance rating: 6/10 UEE as Yoo He Yi I am sure most people who watched this series hated UEE's character. She plays a bitchy, jealous and childish actress who tries to ruin Mi Nam's career and relationship with the other A.N.JELL members. UEE needs to work on her expressions more, her face was stony most of the time but her performance was still decent. Performance rating: 7/10
Favorite Scenes (I have a lot): - 'Toilet scene' in first episode when Mi Nam was trying to hide away from Tae Kyung. Tae Kyung's reaction was hilarious; - 'Shower scene' in episode two where Mi Nam had escape from the guys' changing rooms; - 'Sexy scene' with Mi Nam and Jeremy in the third episode when Jeremy starts hallucinating; - Fourth episode when Jeremy asks Tae Kyung what sort of person he likes if he doesn't like Yoo He Yi but Tae Kyung is distracted by how Mi Nam is eating; - Fifth episode, first time Tae Kyung sees Mi Nam dressed up as a girl and he keeps looking at her up and down; - 'The imaginary bed scenes'; watch the NGs and the behind the scenes and you will understand why; - 'Fearless auntie' grabbing onto Tae Kyung's butt no once, but TWICE! Poor Tae Kyung, scarred for life; - 'Window scene' when He Yi tried to write something on the glass to get Tae Kyung's attention but makes a spelling error; - The second time Tae Kyung sees Mi Nam as a girl and gets angry because he thinks she's leaving the group for good and the expression on his face after he realizes he's mistaken; - Tae Kyung throwing Yoo He Yi's shoe in the river; - Tell Me Your Wish parody at the end of episode six; - The infamous 'pig chase scene' – just watch it, you won't regret it; - Mi Nam singing 'Without Saying' thinking about Tae Kyung; - 'Leaves scene' when Tae Kyung and Mi Nam are acting for Mi Nam's music video; - Tae Kyung's crying scene at the end of episode eight; - Mi Nam trying to comfort Tae Kyung by hugging him; - The entrance of pig-rabbit!; - The scene when Tae Kyung demands to know Mi Nam's favorite co lour; - Tae Kyung's expressions when eating the limes; - The aftermath of Tae Kyung and Mi Nam's second kiss in episode thirteen; - When Tae Kyung realizes the significance of the piggy nose and who it's for; - Mi Nam giving Tae Kyung a 100 for how much she likes him and his reaction; - Tae Kyung finally telling Mi Nam he likes her and Mi Nam's reactions later on; and - Tae Kyung and Mi Nam's third kiss when she thought he was about to punch her. Summary This is one of the best Korean dramas I have watched in 2009, I'm having trouble picking my favorite out of this, Boys Over Flowers and Queen Seon Duk. A well written script with well portrayed characters, hilarious scenes and lovable characters, it's a must watch! I would definitely recommend this series.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL CUTE & FUNNY SCENES PART 1

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you're beautiful Korean Drama

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