Birth of a Beauty
Episode 2
Ahjumma! Stop!
Who are you calling a psycho, you murdering stalker?
You're Sa Geum Ran!
I'm Sa Geum Ran?
I want to lose weight.
Why?
We're finished as a married couple.
I just want...
to be in love.
Geum Ran died.
Are you the doctor on Change?
Make me beautiful.
I can't die like this.
I want revenge.
[Contract.]
This is your contract.
If I was to summarize this contract,
you'll do...
whatever I ask.
I won't be a burden to you.
Tell me, ahjumma.
How will you get revenge on your husband?
I'm pretty.
I'm so pretty. Why would I need a plan?
Congrats.
It's time to reveal our relationship.
"I like Gyo Chae Yeon."
30%.
Thoughts about his fat, dead ex-wife Sa Geum Ran.
0.1%.
Make your husband fall for you. Then you can destroy him.
Good-bye to Sa Geum Ran.
I'll become a new person down to my bones.
Revenge? Don't worry.
We can do it!
Birth of A Beauty
Ahjumma.
A pretty face isn't everything.
These days, a healthy beauty like Kim Yuna is most admired.
BMI 17.47. Body fat 10%.
Go for a 24 inch waist.
Good.
Alright!
One.
Two.
Three.
Now.
Do twenty reps.
Alright.
One.
Good, good.
Two.
Good.
Three.
Seventeen.
Eighteen.
Nineteen.
One more.
Twenty.
Good.
Oh, my.
Right here.
This is the point.
Study hard, too.
An ahjumma who only memorizes celebrity names won't cut it.
Civics, economics, sociology, politics, philosophy, all of it.
Become an intelligent woman with a sexy brain.
Now.
One, two.
Whoa.
Good.
Now.
It's light!
One, two.
In 2004, merging with Winner Group to form the new organization
HBS, the broadcasting corporation geared toward the young, has a new CEO.
I'd like to introduce Lee Kang Joon.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Lee Kang Joon.
Congratulations on becoming CEO.
You're the youngest CEO in the station's history.
Your inaugural speech was announced though intranet.
All focus is on you due to your exceptional actions.
I want to say one thing through my inaugural speech.
What you see isn't everything.
BMI 16.
Body fat 9%.
You've exceeded your goal.
Thank you, Doctor.
Can I eat sushi, spicy rice cakes and blood sausage?
You told me it was my prize.
So, I just drooled over it this whole time.
Eat, eat.
Eat all of it to your heart's content today.
Let's go.
Doctor.
So...
beautiful, right?
However, what you see isn't everything.
Through 21st century new technology,
I'm at the 3D magic virtual studio right now.
HBS is the last to get in the game.
But if all employees can look beyond the surface,
we'll have a direct impact on the broadcasting industry.
Keep this in mind.
What you see isn't everything.
Ahjumma!
Where did everything go?
I ate it already, Doctor.
Did you forget about a sexy brain?
A woman with a sexy brain doesn't do this.
I'll keep it in mind, Doctor.
But if I don't eat it once in awhile, the beast inside me will come out.
I'll be back after organizing the exercise equipment.
Ahjumma, what's wrong?
Did you eat too much?
Do you have a stomachache?
It's not my stomach.
Somewhere else has popped.
Somewhere else?
Where?
I think my implant ruptured.
I heard a popping sound.
Touch it.
What are you doing?
Hurry up and check.
What if it popped?
Do I need surgery again?
Really? You think it popped?
I don't know. But I heard a popping sound.
Feel it, Doctor.
Hurry.
Feel it.
What are you doing?
Really!
Ugh!
What should I do?
Actually,
I'm not a doctor.
What kind of nonsense is that?
You're not a doctor?
You were in the hospital wearing a doctor's gown.
Who are you if not a doctor?
What kind of person are you?
Hey.
You don't need to exercise your tongue.
You talk too much.
Both sides look balanced and aren't sagging.
I don't think they popped.
Hurry up and organize. Let's go.
If you're not a doctor, who are you?
Announcer Gyo Chae Yeon revealed that she's getting married.
Hot shocking. A surprise announcement.
Gyo Chae Yeon?
The marriage between announcer Gyo Chae Yeon and HBS CEO, Lee Kang Joon, has become a hot issue.
Further details from HBS's entertainment desk.
[Paparazzi captures the couple arriving at the airport.]
The two were seen returning to the country together.
Gyo Chae Yeon's love life news caused an uproar.
Their relationship is the top search inquiry and became a hot issue.
And today they revealed their plan to get married.
CEO Lee Kang Joon and Gyo Chae Yeon, are the rumors correct?
That you're getting married?
Were you returning from a trip together as you were photographed?
Hurry up and tell us.
Are you getting married?
Well...
first of all,
I'm sorry for not letting you know sooner and announcing it so suddenly.
Yes, we're getting married in three weeks.
- They are getting married in three weeks. - Married?
In three weeks?
CEO Lee Kang Joon and popular announcer Gyo Chae Yeon's marriage announcement.
They're engaged and will soon become bride and groom.
No.
We'll report again from the entertainment desk.
Ahjumma!
[Wedding in three weeks. With love and trust.]
He married me.
The funeral wasn't that long ago.
Do I...
really mean nothing to you?
I won't let them get married.
I'll stop it.
Dad.
Why are you looking at them?
It's Gyo Chae Yeon, right?
What happened?
You know each other?
What's your relationship?
Were you two...
special to each other?
Who the heck are you?
You're not the doctor I thought you were.
Who are you?
Who did my surgery?
The doctor on Change is my younger brother.
I heard about your situation and asked him.
My brother did the surgery.
Then why did you act like a doctor?
You should've just told me your brother did it.
I didn't want questions like this.
There are things I don't want to talk about.
I'm very curious about everything.
But I won't ask then.
But I need to know one thing.
Why did you do it?
Plastic surgery, after service, diet, exercise and even my delirium.
It wasn't easy. Why did you help me?
I wanted to sell you after you became beautiful.
Human trafficking.
Why would a human trafficker help with revenge? It doesn't make sense.
Is Gyo Chae Yeon...
...the reason?
Did she break your heart?
It's more complicated.
You were dumped.
She was stolen from me!
Tomato, tomahto. Same thing.
It's different.
Your husband stole Chae Yeon.
Anyways,
your husband and Chae Yeon's marriage...
I forbid it.
Great.
What?
We have a common ground.
You want to stop the marriage, right?
Let's just think about that.
Three weeks until the wedding.
We don't have much time.
Let's forget the preview and prologue and jump right into the highlight.
Seduce Lee Kang Joon.
Go straight to NC-17.
Let's use that to ruin the impending marriage.
General Lee Soon Shin took on 133 boats with only 12 boats.
We can do anything.
Life or death. The mind of General Lee Soon Shin.
Okay?
I get it.
In the game of Go, you can lose everything trying to avoid one thing. Just go for it.
Great.
A man with Lee Kang Joon's position in society
won't do anything risky.
Use an official reason to seduce a man like that.
Attend Lee Kang Joon's party
...as a VIP.
Wearing that dress.
VIP.
Ahjumma.
Get a grip.
Lose your nervousness.
It shows!
What if he recognizes me?
He's my husband. I think he'll recognize me.
He won't.
You're perfect, ahjumma.
Okay.
But...
What do I do?
Think of what you like best.
Food.
Think of that.
Sushi, spicy rice cakes and blood sausage.
Honey.
Your husband saw you.
Remember the painting? The Birth of Venus. Show your neckline.
Neckline.
Basic Instinct.
Sharon Stone's smile.
Smile.
Now.
Action.
What do I do?
Forget it, ahjumma.
Let's go to Plan B.
B.
$100K plan?
Donate $100K to the charity.
You'll have a chance to talk to Lee Kang Joon alone.
We don't have $100K.
That's not the issue.
Alright, ahjumma.
Come here.
You said you're very curious about me, right?
I'll tell you one thing.
It's about my identity.
Do you know the top group leading the arts, entertainment and restaurant industries?
Winner Group?
HBS was acquired by Winner Group.
I'm the son of...
...Winner Group.
What do you think?
$100K is no big deal, right?
Doctor.
Good job.
Thanks.
I'm not so nervous anymore.
Joking around is best for relieving anxiety.
I'm serious, ahjumma.
Ahjumma.
You shouldn't laugh like that.
I'm going to give an update on funds donated to pressure you slightly.
Total funds donated in HBS founding celebration charity event exceed $37,000.
Thank you for your charity.
Thank you for attending. Have a good time.
Donate $100K.
If Lee Kang Joon talks to you, pretend to fall and flirt.
Practice.
Um...
Today we have a special guest.
There's someone who donated $100K.
It's someone named Sara.
Can I introduce you, Sara?
Sara.
Are you Sara?
Nice to meet you.
I'm Lee Kang Joon.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Sar...
Are you okay?
Yes.
Ahjumma.
Flirt.
Damn it.
A glass of warm water and caramel candy, please.
It should help.
Honey.
It's a glass of warm water and caramel candy.
It works best for hiccups.
Kang Joon.
The CEO of TBS is here.
Excuse me.
Thank you for today.
Do you know what kind of event that was?
The two of them looked so happy.
Even though I'm so pretty.
He didn't even look at me.
You've been married.
It's the happiest time right before the wedding.
You should know it won't be easy to get between them.
Why are you crying?
You're too nice. That's why you lost your husband!
Forget it.
We can try again when Chae Yeon isn't around.
Find a place where Lee Kang Joon will be alone.
Stay strong, ahjumma.
We have three things.
We have Korea's top beauty, a genius mind...
and the hole in our hearts.
Okay?
CEO.
Your bride's dress is ready.
What do you think?
You're pretty.
Very.
No decisive last word?
I'm waiting.
Thank you.
You never say I love you.
You know even if I don't say it.
No, I don't.
Okay.
It's Chae Yeon and oppa. They're in the parking garage.
Really?
Your wish is coming true, huh, Mom?
You wanted to eat steak and watch opera with your daughter-in-law.
Are you happy with a daughter-in-law you can brag about?
If I say it twice, my mouth will hurt and I'll run out of breath the third time.
A Miss Korea contestant announcer daughter-in-law doesn't just look good.
If Chae Yeon has a child, that DNA will be so amazing.
If I go around with Geum Ran, the most we'd get are rewards points at the market.
If I go around with Chae Yeon,
we'll become VIPs at the department store.
Chae Yeon is great for more than one reason.
Why are you insulting our poor, dead daughter-in-law?
It's not an insult.
I'm just telling it like it is, dear.
Then speak positively.
That's being proper.
Okay.
There has to be something good to say though.
She was a good housekeeper, Mom.
Oh, yeah.
She was a good piano player, too.
Right, Dad?
Piano?
Are you practicing?
- Yes, let's do it. - Okay.
Father.
Mother.
The bench!
It broke.
The bench.
You...
My goodness...
Everyone was so serious.
I thought I'd die laughing.
She was trying not to ruin the song.
Why are you laughing at her sense of responsibility?
Of course, Dad.
Min Young, you...
Oh!
It's Chae Yeon and oppa.
Hello, Mother.
Fishing?
My husband went fishing every Wednesday before he went to the US.
He probably still does.
Have you ever gone fishing?
I watched a fishing program every week.
I'll try even though it's my first time.
That's a good attitude, ahjumma.
I'll have confidence.
Because I'm really pretty.
Of course.
Like swaddling a baby.
Like grabbing a fish in a big pot. Grab Lee Kang Joon.
Let's get him, okay?
You must succeed in skinship.
From a psychological perspective, a woman direct touch
makes a man tense up.
It causes him to withdraw.
But skillful touch...
is universally effective.
You can do it, ahjumma.
What do I do?
Sara?
CEO Lee Kang Joon?
I'll help you.
Here.
Hold it like this.
Relax your wrist.
Hold the pole...
as lightly...
...as possible.
I'll help hold it when the fish bites.
See what the fish does.
Like this?
On the count of three,
the two of us...
at the same time...
raise the pole handle.
One.
Two.
Three!
Pull it.
That's it.
Reel him in.
Reel Lee Kang Joon in.
It's a big catch.
Sara, you're incredible.
CEO, I'll carry it.
My goodness.
Why are you carrying that?
Put it down! Let your husband carry it!
It's heavy.
This is nothing.
Ahjumma!
Ah...
Jeez.
You're strong.
I'm usually not but eating eel gave me strength.
The eel was so fresh it wriggled in my stomach.
Sa Geum Ran.
What are you saying?
Oh, so heavy.
I'll do better.
Hold him.
I'll do good.
Ugh.
How frustrating.
This...
If you do this,
your husband will like it.
- Geum Ran. - Grandmother.
I'm hungry.
Let's eat mixed rice together.
Shin Hee Ja
Is that yours, CEO?
It's my grandmother's.
She passed away last month.
She loved me a lot.
I wanted to hold onto it.
She passed away?
Your grandmother?
Yes.
Let's brush your hair.
Like this.
It's hot, okay?
Careful.
Grandmother.
Your spoon.
Eat with your spoon.
Here.
It's hot.
Slowly.
Hot.
It's good.
Geum Ran.
Are you crying?
Why?
Kiss.
Don't cry.
Sara.
Here.
Grandmother!
No way.
Ahjumma.
Sara! Sara!
Sara!
I found it!
I got it!
I found Grandmother's bracelet.
Ugh.
Jeez.
How can she ruin this with all this preparation?
I should have known when her husband was stolen from her.
What will that ahjumma do?
Jeez. Ugh.
Why did you do that?
Why run into the water?
I had...
a grandmother, too.
She had dementia.
But I took care of her.
So, she's special to me.
When you said your grandmother passed away...
I'm sorry I alarmed you.
Sara.
What kind of person are you?
Sara...
you're a beautiful woman, right?
That kind of woman
donated $100K selflessly.
It was unusual.
But I didn't need to pay attention to that turn of events.
This time, it's fishing.
And...
you ran into the water to retrieve the bracelet.
All three show a different woman.
But they share a similarity.
What is it?
I feel warmth.
Can I meet you...
...once more?
What's this?
It's sweet.
Are they flirting?
Yeah.
Yes.
Yes!
You didn't strike this pose but you were amazing, ahjumma.
You got a date without this kind of skinship.
You did good!
I know, Doctor.
I'm still trembling.
I don't believe it.
My husband wants to know me better.
He gazed at me.
My heart is still pounding.
Ahjumma, you're really pretty.
Huh?
Pretty.
You're really pretty.
Really?
Thank you, Doctor.
It's all thanks to you.
Did you become a Congresswoman or something?
Don't overdo it.
I'm really thankful.
This happens naturally.
Anyways, we're at our goal, so it's fine regardless.
Let's move to the next level.
Your date is this Sunday.
Seduce Lee Kang Joon with powerful physical affection.
Have Chae Yeon and the reporters see it.
HBS CEO Lee Kang Joon is two-timing.
He threw his ex-wife away, too. Create a scandal.
Then Lee Kang Joon will be destroyed.
We'll succeed in our revenge.
We finally succeeded.
We finally succeeded. Finally.
What's wrong, ahjumma?
Delirium? Plastic surgery side effects?
No.
What is it?
Nothing.
I'm going to get some air.
Uh?
You can destroy your husband this weekend.
Why the expression?
What is it, ahjumma?
Tell me.
Actually, Doctor...
I...
don't want to get revenge.
What?
I don't want to get revenge on my husband.
That desire disappeared.
Then?
I knew it when I looked into his eyes.
That I...
...love him.
I want to be his wife again.
I want to be their daughter-in-law instead of Gyo Chae Yeon.
I must be losing my hearing. All I hear is buzzing.
Ahjumma.
Just now,
what did you say?
I want to be his wife again.
Ahjumma, don't you look in the mirror?
You know how pretty you are. With your beauty...
you want to...
become their maid again?
You can have any man in the world. But why him again? Why that jerk?
He's the only one I swore to grow old with.
There's no other man for me.
I think he's thinking of me, too.
I'm the one who taught him how to stop hiccups.
He thinks I'm dead, but I know he's thinking of me.
Ugh!
You have nothing to lose either.
Why not?
Think of how much I invested in you.
If I seduce my husband and marry him,
Gyo Chae Yeon will be alone.
Get her back then.
That solves it.
Hello.
Ji Hoon.
Hyung.
Hyung - older brother or older male.
I'm back.
I'm at the airport.
You're coming home?
Now?
Hey!
What are you doing? Who's coming?
The homeowner.
Hurry up and run away!
It wasn't your house?
It's not my house! Hurry up!
Hurry up and pack!
What is this? You're not a doctor and this isn't your house?
Be quiet and pack!
He's a total fraud.
Everything was a lie!
Don't blabber.
Hurry up!
What is she blabbering about?
You're pretty.
Want a ride?
No.
Thank you.
You better get away!
A young guy like that likes you, too.
You still want to live with your in-laws as a cook?
Fine.
Do as you like.
All I need is for Lee Kang Joon and Chae Yeon's marriage to fall apart.
Get up.
Why?
You said you wanted to go back to your in-laws.
If you're going to catch a tiger, you need to enter the den.
Live in this house?
But this...
Right.
Over there.
The house down there...
is your in-law's house.
Keep your enemies close.
Wait for your enemy close by.
The Art of War strategy.
Coil up nearby.
Let's catch...
...the tiger.
I'm so tired.
A Musical Program for Terminally Ill Patients
Thank you for earlier.
If you hadn't helped, it would have been bad.
You're good at piano.
You didn't seem to be reading the sheet music.
I learned as a hobby.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Sara.
I'm Lee Jung Shik.
Charity...
must be done in the shadow.
Oh, my.
That's my husband's motto.
I became a member because I was moved by your charity work.
Please take good care of me.
You're amazing for a young person.
Young people don't care about charity these days.
Right, dear?
We're here every weekend.
See you again.
I...
had a grandmother, too.
She had dementia.
But I took care of her.
So, she's special to me.
But you said she passed away.
This is the schedule for this week's broadcast.
With the gaps in mind,
I'm requesting coffee breaks.
Kang Joon.
Is something wrong?
No.
I was thinking about something.
I brought rice cakes.
I moved in nearby.
Oh, okay.
Dad.
Why are you out here?
Hey.
You're...
Do you know her?
She moved in nearby.
Really?
Oh, my.
Hello.
Why aren't you coming in? Your father wants dinner.
You're home.
Oh, my.
I've seen you before.
Yes, madam.
Hello.
The young lady who helped with our performance is our neighbor. It's fate. How interesting.
Dear.
Let's ask that young lady to play piano for us from now on.
That's a good idea.
That woman's name...
..is Sara?
Yeah, she seems to have lived abroad.
She attended...
your HBS charity event.
Oppa.
She's pretty and her figure is amazing, too.
She's slender but still has curves.
Her figure is amazing.
[Sara]
[Lee Kang Joon]
Ahjumma.
It's your husband.
I heard you moved nearby.
The white house you visited earlier is my house.
[Lee Kang Joon]
[How could this happen? It's astonishing.]
How could this happen?
It's astonishing.
I know we're having dinner this weekend.
But since we're neighbors,
can I...
...see you?
[Chae Yeon]
Your call is not going through. You'll be connected to voicemail.
Kang Joon, aren't you home?
I'll stop by since my shoot ended early.
I have opera tickets your parents will like, too.
Sara.
CEO.
Honey.
Yoo Han Jin's...
"Dreaming of a sweet and noble friendship." I'm reminded of that old essay.
It's a fantasy tale about longing for a person who lives nearby.
A person you long to see?
Are you...
saying that...
with me in mind?
Yes.
I wanted to see you.
Kang Joon?
What you see isn't everything.
If you want to understand what's happening before our eyes,
look at the past.
The present is the result of the past.
If so, the future...
our future...
cannot be...
...predicted.
[Birth of a Beauty]
Chae Yeon is one step above you.
One night stand?
That's the only thing that can get rid of Chae Yeon with one shot.
Jackpot!
Ahjumma.
Sleeping with my husband? I love it!
Let's stop here.
Sara.
I want to save you.
Why save me? Don't do that.
This is Tae Hee oppa. Han Tae Hee. We grew up together.
I heard a lot about you.
- I'm Lee Kang Joon. - I'm Han Tae Hee.
You better not touch Chae Yeon.
If you meet Gyo Chae Yeon, I won't let it slide.
There was a woman named Sa Geum Ran.
Sa Geum Ran?
She's Kang Joon's ex-wife but she committed suicide.
Kang Joon abandoned his wife who took care of his family because of me.
What are you but a one night stand?
A beauty and a genius.
We can do it!
Just go for it.
I can do well.
Do it in the darkness of night.
Suicide? Why suicide instead of an accident?
Sara, are you okay?
Now that I think about it, there was a car next to me going very fast.
Was it a serious accident?
Why was I never suspicious?