# The Beauty Inside (TV series)

The Beauty Inside (Korean: 뷰티 인사이드; RR: Byuti Insaideu) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Seo Hyun-jin, Lee Min-ki, Lee Da-hee and Ahn Jae-hyun. Based on the 2015 film of the same title, it aired on JTBC from October 1 to November 20, 2018.

## Synopsis

Han Se-gye is an A-list actress who is a troublemaker and the object of many rumors. Her life is a mystery, but in reality, she suffers from an unusual phenomenon. At a certain point every month, her appearance changes to a different person. Seo Do-jae, who is an executive director of an airline company, seems to be perfect, attractive and intelligent, but in reality, he is actually suffering from prosopagnosia. The two eventually fall in love.

## Cast
### Main

* Seo Hyun-jin as Han Se-gye
    A top actress who is the subject of numerous rumors, especially because she occasionally suddenly disappears from public view. Every month she transforms into someone else for a week (e.g., old lady, young boy, Caucasian lady etc.) Only a few people know her secret and they do their best to cover for her. The model for T Road Airline, she has a connection with Do-jae which she is unaware of.
* Lee Min-ki as Seo Do-jae
    The director of an T Road Air company, who has face blindness after his brain was injured in an accident. He hides his disorder from the world, and remembers people's habits and appearance to recognize them. He has a connection with Se-gye which he is unaware of.
* Lee Da-hee as Kang Sa-ra
    Seo Do-jae's step-sister, who bickers with him to hide her inferiority for not being the biological daughter of Sunho Group. She owns One Air, Seo Do-jae's rival in business whom she aspires to surpass. She eventually falls in love with Ryu Eun-ho.
* Ahn Jae-hyun as Ryu Eun-ho
    A prospective priest known for his peaceful and calm nature. He protects Han Se-gye's secret as her close friend. He changes his dream because of Sa-ra.

### Supporting
#### People around Han Se-gye

* Moon Ji-in as Yoo Woo-mi
    Han Se-gye's manager and close friend who knows her secret.
* Kim Hee-jung as Han Sook-hee
    Han Se-gye's mother.
* Ryu Hwa-young as Chae Yoo-ri
    An actress and Han Se-gye's rival who tries her best to bring her down.

#### People around Seo Do-jae

* Lee Tae-ri as Jung Joo-hwan
    Seo Do-jae's secretary. He is sarcastic and straightforward, but is unwaveringly loyal to Seo Do-jae. He is one of the few people who know about Seo Do-jae's illness.
* Na Young-hee as Im Jung-yeon
    Seo Do-jae's mother and Kang Sa-ra's stepmother.
* Lee Moon-soo as The President Im
    Seo Do-jae's grandfather and Im Jung-yeon's father. He thinks Do-jae is incompetent and incapable, unaware of his illness.

#### People around Ryu Eun-ho

* Lee Han-wi as Ryu Eun-ho's father
* Kim Ye-ryeong as Ryu Eun-ho's mother
    She is strongly against Eun-ho becoming a priest but eventually accepts.
* Oh Yoo-jin as Ryu Ah-ram
    Ryu Eun-ho's younger sister.

#### Others

* Kang Nam-gil as Kang Dae-sik
    A professor who is married to Im Jung-yeon, and Kang Sa-ra's father.
* Lee Jung-hyuk as Yoon-ha
* Lee Ga-ryeong as an actress
* Moon Sook as Woo-jin's mother
* Kim Seung-wook as Lee Hee-sub
* Lee Cheol-min as Director Kim
* Kang In-seo
* Oh Se-young as Joo Ga-young

### Special appearances

* Kang So-ra as herself (ep. 1)
* Ye Ji-won as herself (ep. 1)
* Lee Jae-yoon as himself (eps. 1, 4)
* Ha Si-eun as herself (ep. 1)
* Kim Jun-hyun as Han Se-gye (ep. 1)
* Son Sook as Han Se-gye (ep 1)
* Kim Ki-doo as a doctor (ep. 1)
* Choi Dae-chul as a donor (ep. 1)
* Kim Sung-ryung as Han Se-gye (eps. 1, 2)
* Ko Kyu-pil as Han Se-gye (eps. 1, 2)
* Kim Min-seok as Han Se-gye (eps. 5, 6)
* Moon Woo-jin as Han Se-gye (eps. 8, 9)
* Ra Mi-ran as Han Se-gye (ep. 10)
* Heo Young-ji as Han Se-gye's fan (ep. 13)
* Jeon Hye-bin as Han Se-gye (ep. 16)

## Production

First script reading took place on July 22, 2018.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 700 | 652 | 918 | 1088 | 1027 | 1175 | 1221 | 1226 | 1057 | 938 | 1035 | 1166 | 1138 | 1326 | 1460 | 1355 | 1093 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| 2019 | 14th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding in Korean Drama OST | "Falling In Love" (by Davichi) | Won | |
| 2019 | 14th Seoul International Drama Awards | Best K-drama of 2018 | Top the boards exceeding Strong Girl Bong-soon | Won | |