My ID is Gangnam Beauty

Bullied for her looks, Mi-rae gets plastic surgery hoping for a better kind of life but faces new challenges in college. Based on a hit Korean webtoon.

My ID is Gangnam Beauty (2018) is a South Korean romantic comedy-drama series created for JTBC and adapted from a popular webtoon. Kang Mi-rae (Im Soo-hyang), a young woman who was bullied for her looks, undergoes plastic surgery in the hope of building a better life, then enters college where her new appearance brings unfamiliar attention, rivalries and romantic entanglements. Cha Eun-woo plays Do Kyeong-seok, and Shin Jun-seop plays the younger version of his character, with Jo Woo-ri and Kwak Dong-yeon rounding out the principal college cast. The engine of the story is Mi-rae's struggle to reconcile the person she has become with the person she still is, with each episode built around campus friendships, misunderstandings and the pressures of a society that rewards looks. Told in a single sixteen-episode season of roughly sixty-five minutes each, the show blends light comic beats with sharp, sometimes painful observations about beauty standards and school bullying. Its register is breezy and sincere, moving between warm humor and wistful melancholy. Fans of Cinderella Lover, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo and Pinocchio will find resonance in its mix of romance and social commentary.

Audiences rate the series positively, with its romcom appeal and lead performances drawing the most attention despite a modest audience rating.

• Cinderella Lovershared romcom tones, transformation premise about appearance and self-worth, college romance
• Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-jooshared k-drama romcom register, appearance-based makeover premise, youthful school-to-college romance
• Pinocchioshared beauty standards theme, bullied protagonist reinventing herself, romantic comedy with a dramatic edge

Release Date

2018-07-27

Episode runtime

65 min

Rating

7.2 / 10 (162)

What is My ID is Gangnam Beauty about?

A bullied young woman undergoes plastic surgery and enters college hoping for a better life, only to find new romantic and social challenges.

What is My ID is Gangnam Beauty like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My ID is Gangnam Beauty as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is My ID is Gangnam Beauty violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in My ID is Gangnam Beauty.

What did critics think of My ID is Gangnam Beauty?

Audiences rate the series positively, with its romcom appeal and lead performances drawing the most attention despite a modest audience rating.

Which shows are like My ID is Gangnam Beauty?

Shows with a similar feel include Cinderella Lover, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, and Pinocchio.

How long is My ID is Gangnam Beauty?

My ID is Gangnam Beauty: 1 season, 16 episodes.

Is My ID is Gangnam Beauty still running?

No, My ID is Gangnam Beauty has ended.

Where can I watch My ID is Gangnam Beauty?

In United States, My ID is Gangnam Beauty streams on Netflix, The Roku Channel, Rakuten Viki, OnDemandKorea, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Netflix Standard with Ads, Kocowa Amazon Channel, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player.