Review of To The Beautiful You

About

Genre - Romance/Comedy

Airing time - August - October 2012

Running time - 60 minutes the episode

Episodes - 16

Rating - 15

Storyline

The series centers on Goo Jae Hee, a Korean girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Kang Tae Joon. She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Korea to attend the same school that Tae Joon attends after he suffers an accident that could potentially end his career. There is a catch, however: Tae Joon attends an all-boys high school and Jae Hee must disguise herself as a boy to enter.

Cast

Choi Jin Ri (a.k.a Sulli) - Goo Jae Hee

Choi Min Ho - Kang Tae Joon

Kang Chan Hee - young Kang Tae Joon

Lee Hyun Woo - Cha Eun Kyul

Noh Gang Min - young Cha Eun Kyul

Kim Ji Won - Seol Han Na

Suh Joon Young - Ha Seung Ri

Kang Ha Neul - Joo Ji Chul

Hwang Kwang Hee - Song Jong Min

Extended cast

Yoo Min Kyu - Jo Young Man

Kim Lan - Na Chul Soo

Ki Tae Young - Doctor Jang Min Woo

Lee Young Eun - Korean teacher Lee So Jung

Kang Kyung Joon - Athletic team coach Baek Gwang Min

Lee Han Wie - Hwang Gye Bong

Sun Woo Jae Duk - Kang Geun Wook

Ahn Hye Kyung - Sports reporter Yang Seo Yoon

Lee Ah Hyun - Director Jang

Julien Kang - Daniel

Choi Jong Yoon - Min Wook

Yoo Ra - Lee Eun Young

Jung Eun Joo - Hong Bo Hee

Song Ji Soo - Shin Myung Hwa

Nam Ji Hyun - Hong Da Hae

Kim Woo Bin - John Kim (Jae Hee's first love) (cameo, ep 9-10)

Sang Choo - muscle student (cameo, ep 1 & 6)

Park Tae Sung - Chang Yun (cameo, ep 3-4)

Hong Rok Gi - DJ in charge of the party (cameo, ep 2)

EXO-K - idol singers at the party (cameo, ep 2)

Jung Yoo Geun - Jae Kyul (cameo, ep 4)

LED Apple - Shut Up band (cameo, ep 6)

Go Soo Hee - woman at school cafetaria (cameo, ep 2)

Personal Opinion

Really good drama. The reason for watching? Of course because of SHINee's Choi Min Ho. And again the drama is really good and not only because he is a part of the cast. 

The whole concept of a girl dressing as a boy is seen very often in dramas. Its not that I don't like the idea. I think the idea is funny and makes the whole drama more interessting. Like you're asking yourself: How will she disguise herself as a boy? Will it go well? Will they notice? What happens when they do? All those kind of questions.

I have to say that you really need to love the person if you travel the whole way to Korea from America to enter an all-boy school disguised as a boy just to be with the speciel one. You can kind of say she's on a mission because she want Tae Joon to do high jump again. 

My favorite scenes is all the scenes where Tae Joon gets jealous and of course the awkward and sweet scenes between Tae Joon and Jae Hee. I have to say I'm kind of disapointed on the kiss scenes in this drama. They are to light. I don't say they have to eat each other up, but in this drama they barely touch each other. I mean, it's okay in the beginning, but I think they should put a bit more into it more into the drama.

The saddest scene is where Tae Joon hears the truth about his mother's death. Just seing him cry makes me want to cry too.

My rating for this drama:

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