She Was Pretty

Details

 * Title: 그녀는 예뻤다 / Geunyeoneun Yeppeottda
 * Also known as: She Was Beautiful / Puzzled Lovers
 * Genre: Romance, comedy
 * Episodes: 16
 * Broadcast network: MBC
 * Broadcast period: 2015-Sep-16 to 2015-Nov-11
 * Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
 * Original Soundtrack: She Was Pretty OST
 * Related show: Pretty Li Hui Zhen (2017)

Synopsis
A romantic comedy about two past acquaintances who meet again after they went through reversal of fortunes and appearances.

Kim Hye Jin was a very pretty girl from a rich family. After her family's publishing company went bankrupt, she experienced hardships and then lost her beauty too. Ji Sung Joon was an unattractive boy with low self-esteem, but grows up as a handsome and successful editor. As fate would have it, both of them end up work at the same magazine publishing company.

Cast

 * Main Cast
 * Hwang Jung Eum as Kim Hye Jin / Jackson (30, intern → Editorial Team's Assistant)
 * Jung Da Bin as young Hye Jin
 * Park Seo Joon as Ji Sung Joon (30, Deputy Chief Editor)
 * Yang Han Yeol as young Sung Joon
 * Go Joon Hee as Min Ha Ri (30, Hotelier)
 * Lee Ja In as young Ha Ri
 * Choi Shi Won as Kim Shin Hyuk (32, Feature Editor)
 * Jin Sung Magazines Group's office administration
 * Kim Ha Kyoon as Boo Jong Man (Team Manager)
 * Jo Chang Geun as Kwang Hee (staff)
 * Jin Hye Won as Lee Sul Bi (intern)
 * The Most magazine's staffs
 * Hwang Suk Jung as Kim Rara (Editor-in-chief) / restaurant's owner (ep 7)
 * Ahn Se Ha as Kim Poong Ho (Feature Director)
 * Shin Dong Mi as Cha Joo Young (Fashion Director)
 * Park Yoo Hwan as Kim Joon Woo (Fashion Team's Assistant)
 * Kang Soo Jin as Joo Ah Reum (Beauty Editor)
 * Shin Hye Sun as Han Sul (Beauty Assistant)
 * Cha Jung Won (차정원) as Sun Min (Editorial Team's Assistant)
 * Bae Min Jung as Yi Kyung (Editorial Team's Assistant)
 * Im Ji Hyun as Eun Young (Editorial Team's Assistant)
 * Hye Jin's family
 * Park Choong Sun as Kim Jong Sub
 * Lee Il Hwa as Han Jung Hye
 * Jung Da Bin as Kim Hye Rin
 * Ha Ri's family
 * Lee Byung Joon as Min Yong Gil
 * Yoon Yoo Sun as Cha Hye Jung
 * Seo Jung Yeon as Na Ji Sun
 * Others
 * Kang Goo Reum as Han Na
 * Lee Chae Kyung as children's book author
 * Joey Albright
 * Nam Jung Hee
 * Special appearance
 * Ahn Sang Tae as convenience store's worker (ep 1)
 * Ray Yang as the woman mistaken as Hye Jin (ep 1)
 * Kang Sung as Ha Ri's date (ep 1-3)
 * Kim Sung Oh as the man at pub (ep 3)

Production Credits

 * Production Company: Bon Factory (본팩토리)
 * Chief Producer: Han Hee
 * Director: Jung Dae Yoon
 * Screenwriter: Jo Sung Hee

Recognitions

 * 2016 43rd Korea Broadcasting Awards:
 * Best Drama - Miniseries category
 * Best Actress (Hwang Jung Eum)
 * 2015 MBC Drama Awards:
 * PD Award (Hwang Jung Eum)
 * Top Excellence Actress for Miniseries (Hwang Jung Eum)
 * Excellence Actor for Miniseries (Park Seo Joon)
 * Top 10 Stars Award (Hwang Jung Eum, Park Seo Joon)
 * Popularity Award, Actor-Actress (Hwang Jung Eum, Park Seo Joon)
 * Best Supporting Actress for Miniseries (Hwang Suk Jung)
 * Child Actor Award (Yang Han Yeol)
 * Writer of the Year (Jo Sung Hee)

Episode Ratings
See She Was Pretty/Episode Ratings

Note

 * Hwang Jung Eum and Park Seo Joon previously starred together on the 2015 MBC drama, Kill Me, Heal Me.
 * Hwang Jung Eum and Go Joon Hee previously starred together on the 2011 MBC drama, Can You Hear My Heart?.