He’s Beautiful

You’re Beautiful (Hangul: 미남이시네요; literally: He’s a handsome man; early broadcast generally known as: He’s Beautiful) is a

South Korean drama about a fictional boy band A.N.Jell and the relationship between its members when a female, posing as her twin brother, joins the group. The series aired from October 7 to November 26, 2009 on the Korean network SBS. It starred Park Shin-hye, Jang Keun-suk, Lee Hong Ki of FT Island and Jung Yong-hwa of CN Blue.
The series has been posted on SBS’s YouTube channel. A Japanese remake of this drama was released in Japan in July 2011 as Ikemen desu ne (美男ですね),and included a cameo appearance by Jang in Episode 8 as his Japanese counterpart, Gunsoku.

(Philippines Trailer for He’s Beautiful/You’re Beautiful)

Synopsis

Go Mi Nyu (Park Shin Hye) is a sister-in-training. Her twin brother, Go Mi Nam (Park Shin Hye) successfully auditions for the musical band A.N.JELL but is forced to leave for the United States to correct a botched plastic surgery. Mi Nyu is approached by Mi Nam’s manager to pose as Mi Nam while he recovers. She is against it at first but agrees in order to fulfill her dream of finding their mother. Now, posing as Mi Nam, Mi Nyu enters the group A.N.JELL and meets its members: Hwang Tae Kyung (Jang Guen Suk), Kang Shin Woo (Jung Yong Hwa) and Jeremy (Lee Hong Ki). At first, Tae Kyung does not like Mi Nam and makes her life hard, Shin Woo and Jeremy are friendly to her. Tae Kyung discovers that Mi Nam is a girl and threatens to reveal it, Shin Woo discovers it but does not reveal it and develops feelings for her. The story follows their lives away from the cameras and Mi Nam’s efforts to keep her secret. Her life is made harder by Tae Kyung’s initial hatred for her and the evil actress Yoo He Yi, who likes Tae Kyung. As the story progresses, Jeremy finds himself struggling with developing feelings for Mi Nam as he doesn’t know about Mi Nam being a girl. Shin Woo falls deeper and deeper for Mi Nam as well. Tae Kyung also starts to like Mi Nam but doesn’t realise it until later. In the end who does Mi Nyu choose?

Cast
The A.N.JELL:

Park Shin-hye as Go Mi Nam (Male) / Go Mi Nyu (Female)
Jang Keun-suk as Hwang Tae Kyung
Lee Hongki as Jeremy
Jung Yong-hwa as Kang Shin Woo
Extended cast:
Uee as Yoo He Yi
Bae Geu Rin as Sa Yu Ri (fan club president)
Kim In Kwon as Ma Hoon Yi (Mi Nam’s manager- Manager Ma)
Choi Ran as Go Mi Ja (Mi Nam & Mi Nyu’s aunt)
Kim Sung Ryung as Mo Hwa Ran
Jung Chan as President Ahn
Choi Soo Eun as Wang Kko Di
Tae Hwang as staff
Yoo Seung Ho (cameo, ep9)
After School (band) as Before School

Casting
Jang Keun-Suk and Park Shin Hye were both cast first, with director Hong Sung Chang stating that the two were well-suited to convey the “fresh” idol stars concept he wanted.Lee Hongki, who was a child actor, has made his acting comeback after a break of 5 years (his last being Kkangsoon” in 2005pdl) by being cast as Jeremy.An SBS spokesperson stated that because Hong Ki is actually a part of an idol group FT Island , the “role will suit him very well.”The role of Shin-woo marks Jung Yong Hwa’s acting debut, which he auditioned for whilst preparing to debut with his band C.N.Blue in Japan.

Cultural impact
During its run, several car companies offered to have their cars be used on the drama for promotional purposes.The latest car from the German automaker Audi introduced their Audi S4 on the miniseries, with Jang Keun-Suk (Tae Kyung) driving it.
Additionally, the soundtrack of the miniseries also sold 20,000 copies within its first seven days of released due to the popularity of the show.The album became a top seller on all the various online sites, such as Melon, Dosirak, and Mnet.The album was written and produced by Han Sung-ho, who also worked on the dramas Lovers, On Air, and Brilliant Legacy.
Because the drama features a concert footage in it, A.N.JELL actually performed a mini-concert, where it was reported that as many 25,000 fans showed up.The group performed the songs “Promise” and “Still”; Jang Keun-Suk also sang “Good Bye” and “What Do I Do,” the latter of which is the track Tae-kyung remakes for his mother in the drama. Park Shin Hye sang her character’s theme song, “Lovely Day.” Despite its mediocre ratings, numerous fans have watched the dramas online.The drama also gained a cult following.

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