The Beauty Inside (Hangul: 뷰티 인사이드; RR: Byuti Insaideu; lit. “Beauty Inside”) is a 2015 South Korean high-concept romantic comedy film based on the 2012 American social film The Beauty Inside, about a man who wakes up every day in a different body.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] It is Baik’s feature film debut, after a career directing commercials.[1][11][12]
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 International release
4 Remake and adaptations
4.1 Film
4.2 Television series
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
Furniture designer Woo-jin wakes up in a different body every day, regardless of age, gender and nationality. Sometimes he’s a man, a woman, old, young, or even a foreigner. He’s the same person on the inside, but on the outside he’s always someone new. Looking at a different face in the mirror every morning is hard for him to get used to.
The only constant in his life is the girl he loves, Yi-soo, who knows his secret and loves him anyway. Each time he transforms, Woo-jin must figure out how to reunite with Yi-soo.
Cast[edit]
Han Hyo-joo as Yi-soo[13][14]
Kim Dae-myung as Woo-jin
Do Ji-han as Woo-jin
Bae Sung-woo as Woo-jin
Chun Young-woon as Woo-jin
Park Shin-hye as Woo-jin
Lee Beom-soo as Woo-jin
Park Seo-joon as Woo-jin
Kim Sang-ho as Woo-jin
Chun Woo-hee as Woo-jin
Juri Ueno as Woo-jin
Lee Jae-joon as Woo-jin
Kim Min-jae as Woo-jin
Lee Hyun-woo as Woo-jin
Jo Dal-hwan as Woo-jin
Lee Jin-wook as Woo-jin
Hong Da-mi as Woo-jin
Seo Kang-joon as Woo-jin
Kim Hee-won as Woo-jin
Lee Dong-wook as Woo-jin
Go Ah-sung as Woo-jin
Kim Joo-hyuk as Woo-jin
Yoo Yeon-seok as Woo-jin
Lee Dong-hwi as Sang-baek
Moon Sook as Woo-jin’s mother
Lee Geung-young as Woo-jin’s father
Lee Mi-do as Hong Eun-soo
Lee Seung-chan as Woo-jin
Kwon Gi-ha as Woo-jin
Choi Yong-min as Yi-soo’s father
Shin Dong-mi as Department head
Kim Si-eun as Woo-jin’s mother in the past
Kim Rok-kyeong as Woo-jin 52
Kim Gwang-seop as Woo-jin 86
Park Keun-rok as Woo-jin 44
Yoon-hwan as Woo-jin 19
Kim Yeon-hee as Woo-jin 39
Son Seong-chan as Woo-jin 77
Park Min-soo as Woo-jin 80
International release[edit]
The Beauty Inside pre-sold its distribution rights at the Cannes Film Market to 11 Asian countries, including Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.[15]
Well Go USA released the film theatrically on September 11, 2015 with a DVD and Blu-ray release set for February 2, 2016.[16]
Remake and adaptations[edit]
Film[edit]
In January 2017, it was announced that Emilia Clarke had been cast as the female lead in an upcoming American remake of the film, with Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber writing the script.[17]
Television series[edit]
Main article: The Beauty Inside (TV series)
In July 2018, it was announced that Seo Hyun-jin has been cast as the female lead in an upcoming Korean drama remake of the film, alongside Lee Min-ki.[18]
Awards and nominations[edit]
References[edit]
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^ Lee, Hyo-won (24 August 2015). “South Korea Box Office: Local Actioner Tops for Third Week, Fantastic Four Debuts in Fourth”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
^ Doo, Rumy (4 August 2015). “External beauty in Beauty Inside?”. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
^ Na, Won-jung (5 November 2014). “20 Actors Cast for One Single Lead Character for BEAUTY INSIDE”. Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ An, So-hyoun (4 November 2014). “Han Hyo Joo to Act Opposite 20 Actors and Actresses in Film Beauty Inside”. enewsWorld. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Ghim, Sora (22 January 2015). “Beauty Inside Reveals Its List Of Top Actors”. BNTNews. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
^ Yoon, Sarah (3 June 2015). “Beauty Inside poster, trailer unveiled”. K-pop Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ “Actresses lead Korean film industry this summer”. Yonhap. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ Hong, Hye-jin (11 June 2015). “Release of Beauty Inside postponed to mid-August”. K-pop Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ Conran, Pierce (29 October 2014). “CHUN Woo-hee and LEE Beom-su to Play Same Character in BEAUTY INSIDE”. Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Jin, Eun-soo (21 August 2015). “Review: Visually pleasing film tackles questions of inner beauty, love”. Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ Kim, Yeon-ji (14 August 2015). “Actress Han stars opposite 21 men”. Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^ Won, Ho-jung (23 August 2015). “Herald Interview: Han Hyo-joo: Beauty Inside is chance of a lifetime”. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
^ Yoon, Sarah (26 May 2015). “Film Beauty Inside sells rights to 11 Asian countries”. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ “The Beauty Inside – Well Go USA Entertainment”. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^ Fleming Jr, Mike (January 27, 2017). “Fox 2000 Wins $2M Pitch Deal For ‘The Beauty Inside’; ‘GoT’s Emilia Clarke To Star”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
^ Park Jin-young (July 9, 2018). “[공식입장] 서현진X이민기, ‘뷰티인사이드’ 출연 확정..로코 치트키 특급만남”. Osen (in Korean).
