she's amazing in gangnam beauty. the driving force of the drama, and considering the behind the scenes videos, also the one to set the mood as the oldest from the main cast. I never paid a lot of attention to her before but I became a fan now and will follow her on her next projects.

this drama will always have a special place in my heart because mirae was everything from the first episode to the end. she was the heart of this story, I feel everything she felt and rooted for her happiness all the time. she deserves all the praises and compliments for this project, she was the best parter eunwoo could have to be honest. I already miss them.

I enjoyed watching her in Five Children and I loved her and her character's growth in Gangnam Beauty even if she frustrated me at times. Beauty standards are such difficult things to live with in this world and different people find different ways to deal with it. For me, my transformation happened when I started wearing the hijab. I realized that people can't judge me if they can't see my body. I've always been heavy so I had and still have a lot of body image issues. Just like the surgery, wearing the hijab doesn't automatically mean I become more confident but it's something for me to use as an armor on days when I don't feel pretty at all.

I enjoyed Gangnam Beauty so much. But this show could have been soooo much more. It kept on treading important issues, but would never FULLY address them, or they'd brush by them. The script was fine (and I understand it's a pretty good adaptation of the webtoon), but with a bit of fine tuning it could have been extraordinary. I wish they'd have given more dimension to Mirae just like they did to Soah (I loveeeed her development in the end, i deeply believed she was sick). Kyungsuk needed more dimension as well. I simply cannot buy that he is completely impervious to beauty. but for a thunder male lead Cha Eun Wo did his job perfectly.

I’m still watching this drama but I’m completely loving it. I’m Soo Hyang is amazing as Mi Rae and does a beautiful job. The show has so much more depth than I thought it would and I can’t wait to see how it wraps up!

I am glad that people got the underlying message behind the drama. I hope it helps a lot. ..as it has helped me too...
It's time people realize that beauty comes from within not outside and judging people from the right looks should pls become outdated in this century....

I hope a time comes when physical beauty won't matter anymore....is that too much of a big dream???

I was not a fan of Im Soo Hyang before but this drama made me a fan of hers. As the heart of this drama, she did a wonderful job. Looking forward to her next project.

However, her scars begin to heal under the warm protection of two knights-in-shining-armor: her childhood friend Do Kyung-seok, played by Astro’s Cha Eun-woo, and her sunbae Yeon Woo-young, played by Kwak Dong-yeon.

Lol, not quite my interpretation but I guess...

Actually, including this drama, I watched two of her other dramas in a row so now I miss her. It definitely seems like she likes to take on roles concerning various women's issues. In the other two dramas of hers I watched recently she was a working single mom (and was looked down on because of it) and the other she was giseang in a fictionalized seoul that still had gisaengs as a line of work (so sort of a commentary on sex-work or escort services imo). She'll probably come back with a weekend drama or daily drama since she does those often.

Anyway, the show had it's flaws and I still think it missed out on loads of important character moments, but it's nice to see it resonated with people (Mi Rae is a character who is near and dear to my heart also). Seems like it's another step in a changing Korean drama climate where more women-centric dramas are coming out or writers are more often trying explore the issues that come along with womanhood (at least that's what I feel). Perhaps it will lead to another show where they try to tackle the questions and issues ID=GB highlights. It's also interesting; I think the "looks don't matter" message seems deeper when trying to view it from a Korean perspective where plastic surgery or the pressure to get it seems more ubiquitous.

Thanks for this @tineybeanie. It's so nice to hear her thoughts after the series is done. She's so down-to-earth. I'm glad to find that the show was healing to her personally as it was to lots of viewers. It's message is one that needs to be repeated many times, because we are assaulted by the opposite message over and over again as well.

To all the Soo Ahs and Mi Raes and ourselves, we are all lovable and beautiful as we are, and do not need to appease the 'secular' judgement of what makes us good or successful. Have a lovely rest of the week!!

Thanks for translating this interview! She was very good in Gangnam Beauty! Looking forward to her in new projects.

I love her in MIIGB. 😊
Will keep an eye out for her next projects.

Just like you guys, I became an instant fan of her. I started watching
(and currently watching) this because well of CEW and KDY. But boy, I really feel her insecurities which I can relate because I was teased a lot too about my ears and I remember that it did cross my mind to have it fixed as soon as I heard you can have plastic surgery. Good thing we can't afford it.

Imagine even when I am already working someone still tease me about it and I was like "Grow up dude, grow up".

One strategy though that I used was to have that feature of you (that you don't like that much) be seen every time that others will get used to it.

@tinybeanie Thank you so much for translating this interview. Really appreciate it and wish there were more articles like this on Dramabeans.

I can't say I became an instant fan of Im Soo Hyang after this drama, but after reading this interview, I definitely appreciate that she put so much thought into her acting. I felt that she could have brought a bit more to the role, but am not sure if that was due to script / webtoon limitations.

The drama could have been so much more if it had just tackled the issues a teeny bit more. But I love that more and more mainstream Korean dramas appear to be braver in approaching taboo topics. And Kudos to ISH for broaching the new frontier.

She is a good actress. I particularly like her voice, very gentle and sweet 😊

I am happy with this drama for their assemble of classmates and sunbaes Mi Rae has, and how she resolves her relationships with them. After the summer holiday, she is now more content with herself, less conscious of her face, and with Kyung Seok by her side... I can feel that she is getting along with her friends better,... Unlike Cheese in the trap drama, the female protagonist has to cope with unreasonable friends 'til the end and they are just getting worse...

She did a fabulous job- almost too good, because she stayed in character throughout the entire drama. Given that her character has been traumatized by years of disapproval that meant being someone who would remain timid, passive, and almost depressed for a long time. At the end she is coming out of her shell and finding her voice but those of us who watched were impatient for her to get their sooner: Yet, logically, it has to take a while and it must have taken huge amounts of self-discipline for this actress to keep up that traumatized character through so many episodes. But we must not forget that part of what she needed was the love of her parents, her friend and especially her very steadfast boyfriend- a young man who, despite his own issues hangs in there- a real model to other young men who watch the show of how to be a good man, just as her father is a good model of how to be a good father.

I liked reading what she had to say. :)