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She Was Pretty

★ 7.5 8K votes 2015–2015 1 season · 16 episodes Ended MBC
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 8/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Hwang Jeong-eumPark Seo-joonKo Jun-heeChoi SiwonShin Hye-sunJung Heon
Starring
Hwang Jeong-eumPark Seo-joonKo Jun-heeChoi SiwonShin Hye-sunJung Heon
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0255075100

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About

"A charming case of mistaken beauty and buried feelings"

A woman who was adorable as a child grows up feeling plain and insecure, while the boy she once loved becomes strikingly handsome. When he returns to Korea and takes a job at her magazine, humiliation and old feelings collide, so she lets her gorgeous best friend pose as her instead. It is a breezy office rom-com built on mistaken identity, mistaken timing, and slow-burn chemistry between the lead and her stern, secretly softer boss. Light, glossy, and warm rather than deep, it works best if you enjoy earnest misunderstandings resolving into genuine sweetness.

Watch it for

the easy chemistry between the leads as denial slowly gives way to real affection.

Maybe skip if

you find identity-swap misunderstandings frustrating rather than charming.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12015
8.41K1613h 57m
As 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.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.18.5
8562 min
▶2Episode #1.28.3
7063 min
▶3Episode #1.38.1
6460 min
▶4Episode #1.48.2
6362 min
▶5Episode #1.58.5
6358 min
▶6Episode #1.68.3
6361 min
▶7Episode #1.78.3
6861 min
▶8Episode #1.88.3
6661 min
▶9Episode #1.98.7
71—
▶10Episode #1.108.6
6158 min
▶11Episode #1.118.3
6358 min
▶12Episode #1.128.3
6260 min
▶13Episode #1.138.4
5958 min
▶14Episode #1.148.5
5957 min
▶15Episode #1.158.2
6058 min
▶16Miracles8.2
74—

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Hwang Jeong-eum Kim Hye-jin
Park Seo-joon Ji Seong-joon
Ko Jun-hee Min Ha-ri
Choi Siwon Kim Shin-hyuk
Shin Hye-sun Han-seol
Jung Heon Se-hoon
Jung Won Cha Sun Min, Jung Sun-min
Ahn Se-ha Kim Poong-ho
Hwang Seok-jeong Kim Ra Ra
Kang Soo-jin Joo Ah-reum

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