# Beautiful Gong Shim (2016)

> A struggling artist who rents her rooftop room to a pro bono lawyer finds her dispiriting life shaken up by a romance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/58575

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 20
- Episode runtime: 65 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, romance, drama
- Created by: Baek Su-chan, Nam Tae-jin
- Network: SBS
- Cast: Namkoong Min, Bang Min-ah, On Ju-wan, Seo Hyo-rim, Oh Hyun-kyung, Woo Hyeon, Jung Hye-sun, Kyeon Mi-ri
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5705896/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: cheerful, warm, comedic, romantic, light

## Synopsis

Beautiful Gong Shim (2016) is a South Korean romantic comedy miniseries created by Baek Su-chan and Nam Tae-jin and broadcast on SBS. Bang Min-ah plays Gong Shim, a young woman saving money to study art abroad who rents out her rooftop room in Seoul to a pro bono lawyer. Namkoong Min plays the lawyer Ahn Dan-tae and the figure Seok Jun-pyo, with On Ju-wan as Seok Jun-su in the orbit of the Seok family. Across twenty hour-long episodes, the engine is simple and warm: a dispiriting routine of money worries and dead-end days gets upended by the messy, awkward closeness of sharing a roof with someone who refuses to let her shrink. Each episode layers everyday comic friction with the pull of a love triangle and a sharp sibling rivalry that complicates who she might end up with. The tone stays cheerful and romantic, with sly bickering, small domestic mishaps and flustered glances carrying most scenes. Viewers who enjoy the cheerful romcom register of Coffee Prince and Boys Over Flowers, or the odd-couple charm of My Love from the Star, will find the same blend of class-tinged comedy and sincere romance here. Its single complete season makes it a self-contained, easy-to-finish watch that rewards patience with its characters.

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