Title: 뷰티 인사이드 | Byuti Insaideu | Beauty Inside
Genre: Romantic | Drama
Released Date: August 20, 2015

Synopsis:

Woo-Jin is a famous furniture designer using a pseudonym and brand name called ALX. He has a deep secret and a unique condition, he changes every time he wakes up. He can be a she, a child, an elder, of different nationality, and in different shape and form of a person. The only thing consistent with him is that he can understand Korean language, his personality and talent. Even if his situation was difficult, Woo-Jin has the support of his mother and his best friend, Sang-Baek, who became his business partner. Since he was 18 when it first started, he was able to live with his loneliness until he fell in love with Yi-Soo which made his life more complicated yet not lonely. And, together, they need to find a way to love and accept what’s beautiful inside with each other.

Characters:

• Han Hyo-Joo as Yi-Soo
• Kim Dae-Myung as Woo-Jin
• Do Ji-Han as Woo-Jin
• Bae Sung-Woo as Woo-Jin
• Chun Young-Woon as Woo-Jin
• Park Shin-Hye as Woo-Jin
• Lee Beom-Soo as Woo-Jin
• Park Seo-Joon as Woo-Jin
• Kim Sang-Ho as Woo-Jin
• Chun Woo-Hee as Woo-Jin
• Juri Ueno as Woo-Jin
• Lee Jae-Joon as Woo-Jin
• Kim Min-Jae as Woo-Jin
• Lee Hyun-Woo as Woo-Jin
• Jo Dal-Hwan as Woo-Jin
• Lee Jin-Wook as Woo-Jin
• Hong Da-Mi as Woo-Jin
• Seo Kang-Joon as Woo-Jin
• Kim Hee-Won as Woo-Jin
• Lee Dong-Wook as Woo-Jin
• Go Ah-Sung as Woo-Jin
• Kim Joo-Hyuk as Woo-Jin
• Yoo Yeon-Seok as Woo-Jin
• Lee Dong-Hwi as Sang-Baek
• Moon Sook as Woo-Jin’s Mother
• Lee Geung-Young as Woo-Jin’s Father
• Lee Mi-Do as Hong Eun-Soo
• Lee Seung-Chan as Woo-Jin
• Kwon Gi-Ha as Woo-Jin
• Choi Yong-Min as Yi-Soo’s Father
• Shin Dong-Mi as Department Head
• Kim Si-Eun as Woo-Jin’s Mother in the Past
• Kim Rok-Kyeong as Woo-Jin at 52
• Kim Gwang-Seop as Woo-Jin at 86
• Park Keun-Rok as Woo-Jin at 44
• Yoon-Hwan as Woo-Jin at 19
• Kim Yeon-Hee as Woo-Jin at 39
• Son Seong-Chan as Woo-Jin at 77
• Park Min-Soo as Woo-Jin at 80

My Review:

So, What do I Like About this K-Movie?

This k-film is quite a surprise for me. Maybe the same surprise that Woo-Jin feels every time he wakes up and looks at himself in the mirror and see a different person.

I feel incredulous, confused, sad, happy and accepting of the story. I feel incredulous because the concept of Woo-Jin’s condition is quite unique. The imagination and conceptualization of the writer to think a condition like that and how it can be formed as a story that gels together is quite admirable.

Confuse because Woo-Jin can change by age, nationality, and even knowledge yet there’s not much explanation given on how the changes are defined that can provide even the very basic scientific logic? Such as how does he really transforms when he wakes up?

Sadness because there’s not much more explanation about the condition except that it seems to be hereditary and he only changes when he wakes up from sleep. Even if the story revolves more on the romantic relationship, the writer could have incorporated a much more plausible scientific premise and make it believable that the condition can do exist. He seems to be an alien if he can transform to another person irregardless of sex, size, age and genetic make-up.

Happiness because the story focus more on the love story rather than be fixated on what his condition is because I believe to explain it will make the film now be a total farce. So, it rather delve more on the challenges of how he and his partner can deal with the condition he has than what he has.

And, finally, acceptance of all the questions I have on my head while watching the film because the central theme of the story is really about Yi-Soo’s journey in loving Woo-Jin with that kind of unexplainable condition.

What I do Not Like About this K-Movie?

It was a great romantic film and I got really entertained by it but I wish the writer have made Woo-Jin’s condition as I’ve mentioned more plausible so he can still be considered scientifically a human being. The premise of his condition it seems just used to make the love story unique for uniqueness sake.

Would I recommend this K-Movie? Yes, just leave what you know about science out the door.

My Rating to this Movie
( See My Rating System: ) 4/5 Stars

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