She Was Pretty (2015)
Grade:
C+
16 Episodes, 1 Hr each
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Platform: Dramafever
Kim Hye Jin used to be a pretty, popular
girl, but after puberty, the other half of her genetics kicked in,
and she's no longer the cute, outgoing girl of her childhood. Instead
she bounces around from temp job to temp job after college, as the
larger companies won't give her a second glance. In the meantime, her
chubby, awkward elementary school friend Ji Sung Joon has grown up to
be quite the success, and handsome to boot. After losing contact for
many years, Sung Joon makes an extra effort to reach his former
friend, but what happens when Hye Jin decides to ask her best friend
Min Ha Ri to pretend to be her when meeting Sung Joon again? Will Hye
Jin survive her new job working temporarily at a top fashion magazine
– the same magazine which Sung Joon has been assigned to save? And
how long will Ha Ri keep up the charade of being Hye Jin?
*The
premise is cute, with the idea of first loves finding each other
later in life and falling for each other again, but the second male
lead FAR outshone the lead, even to the point I was hoping Shin Hyuk
would win over Hye Jin. There were even clues in the writing that
hinted at Sung Joon simply needing to see Hye Jin for closure, that
it wasn't necessarily his destiny to be with her, and how Ha Ri
needed Sung Joon more than Hye Jin did. I also didn't think the
timing for Hye Jin's makeover made sense – why didn't she do it
sooner if she knew her looks were part of the problem in finding
employment? Or why not do it before meeting Sung Joon, if she was
embarrassed with how she looked, or after the first 3 times the big
magazine boss said she didn't look the part for the job? Hye Jin's
character was rather annoying as well, and I didn't like the slow
focus camera technique that this director favored. It really dragged
toward the end as well. If you just want a simple, light drama, this
could work for you.*
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