Gangnam Beauty

Gangnam Beauty
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Also known asID: Gangnam Beauty[1]
Hangul
내 아이디는 강남미인
Hanja
내 아이디는 江南美人
Literal meaningMy ID Is Gangnam Beauty
Revised RomanizationNae Aidineun Gangnammiin
Genre
Based onMy ID Is Gangnam Beauty
by Gi Maeng-gi
Written byChoi Soo-young
Directed byChoi Sung-bum
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Hwang In-roe
  • Jo Jun-hyung
  • Kim Dong-hyun
Producers
  • Choi Young-joong
  • Jang Ji-yeon
  • Kim Kyung-tae
  • Yang Se-jin
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyArt & Culture[a]
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseJuly 27 (2018-07-27) –
September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)
Related
Beauty Newbie (2024, Thailand remake)
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Gangnam Beauty[2] (Korean: 내 아이디는 강남미인) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Im Soo-hyang, Cha Eun-woo, Jo Woo-ri and Kwak Dong-yeon. Based on the webtoon of the same name published in 2016 by Naver,[3][4] it centers on the life of a college student who had cosmetic surgery to evade ongoing derision from her bullies. However, her decision seems to backfire as her peers ridicule her artificial look. The title of the webtoon and of the TV series alludes to the Korean word gangnammiin (Gangnam beauty), a derogatory term in South Korea for people who are attractive but look as if they went through a number of plastic surgeries for a pretty face, a hot body or both.[5]

The series aired on JTBC from July 27 to September 15, 2018, every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST).[6][7][2][8] It garnered praise for its portrayal of issues affecting South Korean society, particularly on its superficial beauty standards and discrimination on the basis of physical appearance.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ "ID: Gangnam Beauty". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "'Gangnam Beauty' searches for true meaning of beauty". The Korea Times. July 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "공식입장'아이디는 강남미인' 임수향X차은우, 출연 확정…'싱크로율 100%' 조합". Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. May 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Gi, Maeng-gi. "내 ID는 강남미인! (My ID is Gangnam Beauty)" (in Korean). Naver.
  5. ^ Angela (2018-07-24). "What Does Gangnam Beauty Mean?". whatakdrama. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  6. ^ "'My ID is Gangnam Beauty' to premiere July 27". The Korea Times. July 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "'My ID is Gangnam Beauty' to be more than just lovey-dovey campus romance". Kpop Herald. July 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "'Beauty' isn't as simple as it looks : JTBC's latest drama tells a coming-of-age tale of a university student". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Yim Hyun-su (September 16, 2018). "'My ID is Gangnam Beauty' hits record with final episode". Kpop Herald.
  10. ^ Angela Son (October 18, 2018). "What K-Drama 'My ID Is Gangnam Beauty' Reveals About Korean Beauty Standards RN". BeautyTap.
  11. ^ Kang, Ah-young (July 27, 2018). "Gangnam Beauty' searches for true meaning of beauty". The Korea Times.


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