Scripted series · MBC
She Was Pretty
Finding the sweet, thrilling, and hidden first love of four men and women
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Hwang Jung-eum
Kim Hye-jin
16 eps
Park Seo-jun
Ji Sung-joon
16 eps
Choi Si-won
Kim Shin-hyuk
16 eps
Go Joon-hee
Min Ha-ri
16 eps
Shin Dong-mi
Cha Joo-young
16 eps
Ahn Se-ha
Kim Poong-ho
16 eps
Kang Soo Jin
Joo A-reum
16 eps
Shin Hae-sun
Han Sul
16 eps
Park Yu-hwan
Kim Joon-woo
16 eps
Cha Jung-won
Jung Sun-min
16 eps
Bae Min-jung
Lee Kyung
16 eps
Lim Se-joo
Eun-young
16 eps
Hwang Seok-jeong
Kim Ra-ra
16 eps
Yang Han-yeol
Ji Sung-joon (Young)
16 eps
Jung Da-bin
Kim Hye-jin (Young)
16 eps
Park Choong-seon
Kim Jung-sup
16 eps
Lee Il-hwa
Han Jung-hye
16 eps
Kim Ha-kyoon
Bu Joong-man
16 eps
Cho Chang-geun
Kwang-hee
16 eps
Min Ha-ram
Lee Seul-bi
16 eps
Jung Heon
Se-hoon
16 eps
Kim Seung-o
Guy from the bar
1 eps
Ahn Sang-tae
Convenience store worker
1 eps
Seo Gwang-jae
Interviewer
1 eps
Im Kang-sung
Ha-ri's date
5 eps
Lee Ja-in
Min Ha-ri (Young)
3 eps
Dean Dawson
American boss
1 eps
Seo Jeong-yeon
Na Ji-sun
4 eps
Lee Byung-joon
Min Yong-gil
2 eps
Yun Yoo-sun
Cha Hye-jung
2 eps
Uee
Self
1 eps
Seo In-guk
Self
1 eps
Lee Joon-gi
Self
1 eps
Park Hyung-sik
Self
1 eps
Dong Yoon-Seok
Sound technician
1 eps
Kim Je-dong
Emcee
1 eps
Lee Chae-kyung
Children's Book Author Lee
3 eps
Jeong Hyun-seok
Photographer Kang Po-to
1 eps
Choi Na-Moo
Editorial team's assistant
1 eps
Joey Albright
Swiss Traveler Ted
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How She Was Pretty actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
She Was Pretty reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
After a complete reversal of fortune and looks, childhood sweethearts reunite for the first time in 15 years as employees at a fashion magazine.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201516 episodes
9.3IMDbAs a young girl, Kim Hye-jin was impossibly cute and lived a comfortable life with her wealthy parents. Since entering her teens, both her looks and fortunes have drastically changed. She currently lives rent-free with a friend and is a part-time clerk at a convenience store. Out-of-the-blue, Ji Sung-joon, her childhood friend, contacts her and suggests they meet. He is unaware that Hye-jin recently spotted him and knows how fit and handsome he had become. Not wanting to disappoint him, she insists her pretty best friend go in her place. What could go wrong? After landing a full-time job, Hye-jin is surprised to find out that Sung-joon is her boss. To add insult to injury, he is treating her with nothing but disdain and contempt. This is not the friend she fondly remembers, so she goes about hiding her true identity from him.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Jo Sung-heeWriter
Direction
- Jung Dae-yoonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
- OnDemandKoreaStreaming
- Kocowa Amazon ChannelStreaming
- KocowaStreaming
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