To the Beautiful You
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Title: 아름다운 그대에게 / To the Beautiful You
Chinese Title: 給美麗的你 / 韓版花樣少年少女
Also Known as: Hana Kimi (Korean Version)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16 + 1 Special Episode
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Aug-15 to 2012-Oct-04
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsis
This drama is based on Hisaya Nakajo‘s manga series “Hana Kimi“ which was published by Hakusensha from 1996 to 2004.
The series centers on Goo Joo Hee (Choi Seol Ri), a Korean girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Kang Tae Joon (Min Ho). She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Korea to attend the same school that Tae Joon attends after he suffers an accident that could potentially end his career. However, Tae Joon attends an all-boys high school and Jae Hee must disguise herself as a boy to enter.
Cast
Main Cast
Min Ho as Kang Tae Joon
Choi Seol Ri as Goo Jae Hee
Lee Hyun Woo as Cha Eun Kyul
Kim Ji Won as Seol Ha Na
Suh Joon Young as Ha Seung Ri
Kang Ha Neul as Joo Ji Chul
Hwang Kwang Hee as Song Jong Min
Supporting Cast
Yoo Min Kyu as Young Mahn
Kim Ian as Na Chul Soo
Ki Tae Young as Jang Min Woo
Lee Young Eun as Lee So Jung (Korean teacher)
Kang Kyung Joon as Athletic team coach
Lee Han Wie as Hwang Gye Bong
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Kang Geun Wook
Ahn Hye Kyung as Yang Seo Yoon (Sports reporter)
Lee Ah Hyun as Jang (Sport Company Director)
Julian Kang as Daniel (Jae Hee’s brother)
Choi Jong Yoon as Min Wook
Yoo Ra (유라) as Lee Eun Young
Jung Eun Joo as Hwang Bo hee
Song Soo Ji (송수지) as Shin Myung Hwa
Park Tae Sung (박태성) as Chang Yeon
Sangchu (상추) as muscle student (cameo, ep 1)
Hong Rok Gi (홍록기) as DJ in charge of the party (cameo, ep 2)
K-pop group (EXO-K) as idol singers at the party (cameo, ep 2)
Jung Yoo Geun (정유근) (cameo, ep 4)
Nam Ji Hyun as Hong Da Hae (cameo, ep 6)
Kim Woo Bin as John Kim (Jae Hee’s first love) (cameo, ep.9-10)
Production Credits
Production Company: SM Entertainment
Director: Jun Ki Sang
Screenwriter: Lee Young Chul
Episode Ratings
| Date | EP | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2012-08-15 | 1 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 9.3 |
| 2012-08-16 | 2 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 5.7 | (<8.1) |
| 2012-08-22 | 3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | (<8.4) |
| 2012-08-23 | 4 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 5.4 | (<8.4) |
| 2012-08-26 | sp | 5.0 | 5.0 | (<7.9) | (<8.4) |
| 2012-08-29 | 5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | (<7.9) |
| 2012-08-30 | 6 | 5.8 | (<8.4) | 5.6 | (<8.5) |
| 2012-09-05 | 7 | 4.7 | (<8.3) | 4.6 | (<7.8) |
| 2012-09-06 | 8 | 5.4 | (<8.7) | 5.4 | (<7.6) |
| 2012-09-12 | 9 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 | (<7.9) |
| 2012-09-13 | 10 | 3.8 | (<9.9) | 5.8 | (<8.6) |
| 2012-09-19 | 11 | 4.3 | (<8.6) | 4.2 | (<7.3) |
| 2012-09-20 | 12 | 5.1 | (<8.1) | 4.6 | (<7.3) |
| 2012-09-26 | 13 | 4.4 | (<8.3) | 4.4 | (<8.0) |
| 2012-09-27 | 14 | 4.8 | (<8.4) | 4.8 | (<8.0) |
| 2012-10-03 | 15 | 4.0 | (<9.1) | 4.1 | (<8.7) |
| 2012-10-04 | 16 | 5.3 | (<8.1) | 5.2 | (<8.6) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
*** Different between TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielson – Here
Note
- Episode 1 to 4 was edited into a 70 minutes show.
- A special episode aired on 26/Aug/2012 1:15pm.
Awards
2012 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Min Ho (To the Beautiful You)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Lee Hyun Woo (To the Beautiful You)
2012 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Awards, Sulli (To the Beautiful You)
Poster
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September 3rd, 2012 at 9:02 pm
@swift, hny
Although we can’t compare him with JGS coz one is an experienced actor and one an idol, but let’s do it coz the subject matter of two dramas (You are beautiful, To the beautiful you) is the same.
Hwang Tae Kyung is a hot-tempered, arrogant leader with a painful past. TJ is an athlete who is suffering from a psychological syndrome and has a painful past. He also is hot-tempered and arrogant. Both of them are very soft and gentle inside and both of them share a room with a girl disguised as a boy. It happens that the girl is an innocent, cute one who falls in love first.
JGS was great in YB. He could convey the most subtle feelings in his face, his eyes and his body. His style was totally suitable for the role and the guy-liner helped him to have a pretty serious yet kind face. Minho can’t do that. You can’t see those subtle feelings in his eyes. He’s just serious and dry all the time. I once saw him in a drama special with Han Ji Hye and he seemed to be a very promising actor. I don’t know why he hasn’t shown any improvement here.
September 4th, 2012 at 12:00 am
After watching three serious dramas ie Faith, Arang and May Queen, I decided to check this drama out.
Although there are many plot holes and flaws, I am surprised at myself that I actually enjoy watching the drama ( marathoned all 6 episodes in one day!) I like the main couple and their chemistry. Hyun Woo’s acting really make me laugh a lot. This is a light and fluffy drama that I can watch without worrying whether my heart can take the stress of conflict or suspense.
I personally prefer this Korean version than the Taiwanese one as it has
more romance moments and I find Sulli cuter than Ella.
September 4th, 2012 at 8:13 am
I think this drama is much better than taiwan or japan version,hope it’ll be aired soon in indonesia…minho fighting!!
September 4th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
@tc Good to see you here. I haven’t watched this yet because I have seen the Japanese version, so I know it isn’t anything new. But I am all confident that the Koreans will be able to do a good job with this, maybe even better. I saw the previews on cable and both the leads look really nice. Am not a fan of Minho (though I like his sportsmanship in the game show haha) and I’ve never seen Sulli act before but she looks really pretty with that short hair, which I think not everyone can carry (even Park Shin Hye didn’t look nice with the boy hairstyle). I thought I’d check it out here before I decide whether to follow or not on tv. So, coming here has its rewards, seeing your comment, I will definitely give it a chance. Thanks
September 4th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
@Jennie-229
Hi! I did not watch the Japanese version and dropped the Taiwanese version after a few episodes. May be that’s why I find this drama entertaining. It is a good diversion from all the serious dramas that are currently airing and it has more than its fair share of eye candies.
If you like ‘You are beautiful’, you will like this as they have similar concept. I like the character of the female lead here better than Playful Kiss as she is smarter, more mature and less silly. What cracks me up is the second male lead played by Hyun Woo who has a mushroom hair style! I like him in Equator Man but here he is portraying a cheerful and humorous character.
September 4th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
idol singer that act, actually i don’t like it because most of them can’t act, the only singer that i appreciate in acting just eujang because she brave to choose different charracter and i can see her improvement. I see her acting in dreamhigh is good, then i see her previous drama coffee house, it’s really different charracter doesn’t really good but not bad and i ever see her in small role in God of Study.
I even don’t like the acting of popular Idol singer like Yoo chun, Yoona, and Kim Hyun Jung
September 5th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
RECENT OST RELEASE 다나 (Dana), 태연 (Tae Yeon) – To The Beautiful You OST
September 5th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
RECENT OST RELEASE 다나 (Dana), 태연 (Tae Yeon) http://kpopparazzi.me/2012/09/tae-yeon-dana-to-the-beautiful-you-ost/
September 5th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Does anyone know where to find the chart relationship on the official site? I cant find it T_T
September 5th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
I really love this drama! reminds me a time when I’m still young. Sulli and Minho are eye candy too…
September 6th, 2012 at 1:20 am
I LOVE THIS DRAMA SO MUCHHH
whatever about the ratinggg!!!!!!!
minho sulli FIGHTINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG<3
September 6th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Hello Guys! recently i Found new web link for amazing Drama To the beautiful you
Episode 7 – http://www.kimchi1st.com/2012/08/to-beautiful-you-ep-7-eng-sub-sbs.html
Episode 8 – http://www.kimchi1st.com/2012/09/to-beautiful-you-ep-8-eng-sub-sbs.html
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September 6th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
i enjoyed this drama alot…..love it…why is the rating so low??? it is so nice…. hope it gets better and better…can’t wait for it….=)
September 7th, 2012 at 6:27 am
Love it all the way
September 7th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Is it just me or did these past two episodes become slightly crazy??!?!? It’s not a bad thing, actually I am really enjoying the craziness. Lots of secret smiling/cringing because of the cuteness and such. You know what I mean. I am really enjoying this show.
The ratings are low in South Korea because this show is targeted for fans who are completely obsessed with kpop. With that being said, those people are not from South Korea and the majority of television viewers in South Korea are ahjummas tending to their delicious Korean restaurants. They watch the extremely dramatic ones, like stories with estranged siblings falling in love or loving step mothers who want their son, not the late president’s son, to become the next president. Stuff like that. BTW, this is a rant for people who keep asking why the ratings are so low. Everyone knows this is a big hit everywhere but SK.
September 7th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
i hope this drama not airing in Indonesia, they already airing hana kimi and that’s not interesting i hope something better
September 7th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
@HELLO
Agreed. Very well said. Adding to what you said, almost all of youth dramas fail in finding their TV viewers in SK. Some of them are really deserved to get more attention and some of them are just weak, meaningless dramas. But what i love about all of them is their enjoyable atmosphere. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched You are beautiful and it still is so fascinating for me. While i can’t understand why a certain step-mother hurt her husband’s son too much. I can’t take the tension, angst and anger in some dramas. So there is a big gap between what we and they expect from a good drama. I guess that very gap causes a drama has low rating in SK and become a hit overseas.
September 7th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
actually there’s teenager good drama like “god of study” you can get knowledge too, most of teenager just wanna see something fun light, they can’t handle hard drama. most of korean drama overseas viewer is teenager that’s why rom com and lovey dovey drama popular.
Actually i watch all kind of drama as long as it has good story and the acting not really bad
September 7th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
@HELLO & @Sara
As a Korean, I’m so interested in your analyses for low ratings of teenager’s drama in Korea. A bit surprised at your familiarity of our culture of drama viewing. You’re almost correct, and I’d add my idea.
In Korea, most of the middle to high school students should study at school(for night self-study or “YA-JA”) or at private academic institute for math or English, and they usually come back home late night when most of the airing dramas are viewed by their mothers.
Usually, young students watch dramas in weekends on TV replay or on each dramas’ website services(usually free) which are not included in ratings.
September 8th, 2012 at 6:06 am
@fmgeri
I’m glad we have a Korean here. It’s been 6,7 years since I’ve been watching K-dramas and I’ve never seen any youth drama to get high ratings in SK, while other family dramas like “My husband got a family” have high ratings. It’s obvious that which age group watch such dramas. I don’t think young Korean people like to watch evil mother-in-law Vs. miserable-daughter-in-law all the time. When i ‘m watching KBS immortal song 2, i can see the big gap between different age groups. When most of the audience are younger, we can see more passion and love towards the idol and even the number of the votes is higher. But it decreases dramatically, when most of the audience are older ones. It proves that older generation in Sk doesn’t like idols, their looks, their dancing, their behavior, etc. In other words, they resist modernism. So, it’s not surprising if this enjoyable dramas never can get high ratings in SK. Of course this is just my interpretation of what i’ve been watching all this years.
September 8th, 2012 at 11:42 am
this drama getting better… and arang & magistrtae make me frustration
September 8th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
minho fighting! i love this drama! i think the ratings will go up since gaksital has ended…
September 9th, 2012 at 3:27 am
I really like this TTBY drama enjoyed it very much:)Had watched mant hits Korean dramas since 2002 and up to episode 8 i rated 8/10 for TTBY. couple Sulli-Minho did a good job even they’re newcomers in acting.Other casts also did well.M confident TTBY will do well since the PD had done a good job in Boys Over Flowers before.As for the ratings in SK i seemed to agree with all your comments weekdays airing didn’t catch big viewers esp teenagers (this drama is teenage version).For whatever ratings in SK this TTBY drama will do well in overseas and it didn’t copying Japanese or Taiwan verse but Korean origin verse which is more lively,trendy and got “feel”.To all TTBY production team and casts esp PD FIGHTING and m gonna keep watching till ends^O^
September 9th, 2012 at 5:30 am
this drama is so damn nice and why is the rating so lowwww??????? don’t understand at all….i enjoy this drama alot!!!! =)
September 9th, 2012 at 6:13 am
I enjoyed watching ep 7. 8 like crazy. This drama is just like a sedative. It’s full of color, light, beauty and cuteness. Eun gyul is my favorite character. LHW is a great actor. I laugh every time he appears. Hope he can be the lead in his next project.