| Life Is Beautiful | |
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| Also known as | Beautiful Life |
| Genre | Romance Drama Family |
| Written by | Kim Soo-hyun |
| Directed by | Jung Eul-young |
| Starring | Song Chang-eui Lee Sang-woo Lee Sang-yoon Nam Sang-mi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 63 |
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| Executive producer | Choi Jang-won |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | 20 March – 7 November 2010 |
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Life Is Beautiful (Korean: 인생은 아름다워; Hanja: 人生은 아름다워; RR: Insaengeun Areumdawo) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Song Chang-eui, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Sang-yoon and Nam Sang-mi. It aired on SBS TV from March 20 to November 7, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 63 episodes.
Aside from scoring high ratings that were in the mid-twenty range during its run, the series is notable for its sensitive portrayal of a loving, openly gay couple in a Korean drama on primetime network television.[1][2][3][4][5] Although the approach to homosexual themes is quite sympathetic, it has been argued that "major changes in the last episodes of 'Life is Beautiful' were made due to the strong opposition towards the issue," and that there are "no kissing scenes between the main actors in 'Life is Beautiful' in the midst of endless kissing scenes in other K-dramas that depict heterosexual couples."[6]
- ^ Yang, Sung-hee (20 May 2010). "Writer pushing buttons on TV, again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lee, Sooin; Nahm, Sooyeon (13 September 2010). "Drama reveals changing attitudes about homosexuality". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Bae, Ji-sook (7 October 2010). "Ban on gay drama in prison creates stir". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ Choi, Ji-eun (3 January 2011). "2010 10Asia's Awards: Writer & Actor of the Year". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ Lee, Ga-on (3 January 2011). "2010 10Asia's Awards" "Thank You" List". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ Surat Agung Nugroho, “ The Ending Scenes of Korean Gay-Themed Movies and TV Dramas: A Perpetual View of Korean Society Towards Homosexuality?”, research paper, Yogyakarta: Universitas Gadjah Mada, n.d.