Kang Mi-rae decides to get plastic surgery after years of being bullied because of her looks. Her "rebirth" seems successful at first, but as her life at the university unfolds, her plan starts to backfire. The pressure of being a "pretty girl" begins to get to her and, worse, those who can see through her surgery ridicule her and tag her as the "Gangnam plastic surgery monster". Mi-rae tries to recover her self-esteem as she gets to know her former middle school classmate Do Kyung-seok who is quite cold to others but very affectionate towards his sister Do Kyung-hee.
The series is written by Choi Soo-young (Cunning Single Lady, 2014). The first script reading took place on May 30, 2018 at JTBC building in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea. On December 26, 2024, the show will have a Japanese adaptation titled I'm a Cosmetic Surgery Beauty, with the leads portrayed by Kyoya Honda and Anna Ishii.
The series garnered much praise for its cryptic portrayal of the main character's childhood. Viewers applauded director Choi for his thoughtful representation of the characters. The series was a commercial success and garnered critical praise for asking questions about the emphasis that society places on appearances and about the true meaning of happiness and beauty. The cast and staff of the drama went on a reward vacation to Cebu, Philippines for 4 nights and 5 days on October 19, 2018.
[in her thoughts] Double eyelid surgery and all-around canthoplasty... A nose job, face contouring surgery, fat injections, and lip fillers... 75 points out of 100.
[in her thoughts] Double eyelid surgery…
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Mi-rae
Mi-rae: Hello, I'm Kang Mi-rae.
Ji-hyo: Are you are freshman, too?
Mi-rae: Yes.
Jung-boon: Kang Mi-rae? Oh, the one with no profile photo?…
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Eun-sim: (worried) What's wrong? Is something wrong?
Mi-rae: (craking up) Mom... [shakes her head to suppress her tears] It's nothing... I'm having fun. (craking up again) People like me, Mom...
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Tae-sik: Hello? Hello?
Tae-sik: Hello? [to himself] I'm sure I called my daughter's number... [to Mi-rae, in formal speech level] Who is there?
Mi-rae: (confused) Oh, well... [thinking on what to say, then in formal…
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Kyung-seok: Kang Mi-rae.
Kyung-seok: By any chance ... were you a student of Jaryong Middle School?
Mi-rae: What? [in her thoughts] What do I do? What do I do?
Kyung-seok: Never mind. You just have the same name as…
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Woo-jin: Are you okay with your father? Did he say anything about you doing chemistry?
Kyung-seok: He did.
Woo-jin: Then why did you do it?
Kyung-seok: I'm not sure. I wanted to do it even more when he told me not to.…
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