The Beauty Inside - A unique love story

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Episode 13: Beauty Inside

Release Date: 2015

In this episode we discuss the romantic film ‘Beauty Inside’ which had the most unique premise among the romantic films we have watched. The movie blends fantasy with real-life situations and makes you think about what you truly value in the person you love.

2015 South Korean romantic comedy film starring Han Hyo-joo and a multitude of actors portraying one character WooJin. The film was moderately successful, both commercially and critically. It led to a failed attempt to remake the film in Hollywood, starring Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones fame, and a more successful attempt to remake it as a Kdrama in 2018 starring Seo Hyun Jin and Lee Min Ki.

Synopsis: WooJin the main lead is a young man who wakes up as a new person every single day - it could be a child, an old woman, a middle-aged man or a young college girl - a different body and a different face yesterday. He is a furniture designer but is a recluse and runs his business with help do his best friend. He meets YiSoo, played by Han Hyo Joo, a furniture store salesperson. The movie is about how he falls for her and how their relationship evolves around his unique condition and the challenges it faces.

Cast:

The WooJins:

123 cast members played WooJin in the movie. Some notable actors/actresses playing WooJin:

• Park Seo-joon (“Gyeonsong Creature”, “Itaewon Class”, “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim”, “The Marvels”)
• Juri Ueno (Japanese actress)
• Kim Hee-won - The main classroom teacher in ‘Moving’)
• Lee Dong-wook : Goblin, Touch My Heart, Life
• Chun Woo Hee: Be Melodramatic, Argon
• Yoo Yeon Sook: Hospital Playlist, Interest of Love
• Kim Ju Hyuk: Argon, Reply 1988 (The Elder Taek), Mr. Hong movie. was in the movie Mr Hong ( which was made into the drama Hometown Cha Cha). He died a very tragic death in a car accident and was just 40.

Han Hyo-joo :

• Plays YiSoo the female lead.
• Movies: Love 911, Cold Eyes, Alway
• Drama: W, Happiness, Moving

Lee Dong-hwi as Sang-baek (Woo-jin’s friend) – also seen in Reply 1988, Pegasus Market, Movie: Extreme Job,

Moon Sook: Plays Woo-jin’s mom - Tinnel and Mask Girl

Favorite scenes

• WooJin sees YiSoo and falls in love
• Woo-jin as a child
• Chun Woo Hee as WooJin and YiSoo - The first reveal
• The BreakUp
• Ending Scene

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