''When I Was the Most Beautiful'' () is a 2020

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starring

Im Soo-hyang Im Soo-hyang (; born April 19, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame playing leading roles in the Korean drama, television series ''New Tales of Gisaeng'' (2011) and ''Inspiring Generation'' (2014). After a series of supporting role ...

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Ha Seok-jin Ha Seok-jin (born March 4, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in TV drama series such as '' Radiant Office'' (2017), '' Drinking Solo'' (2016), ''Shark'' (2013), and '' 4 Legendary Witches'' (2014), for which he receiv ...

and

Hwang Seung-eon Hwang Seung-eon (; born October 31, 1988) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She was a member of the co-ed project group Temporary Idols under YG Entertainment. She has appeared in numerous films, television series, variety shows, and ...

. The series follows a woman ceramic artist who falls in love with two brothers. Produced by May Queen Pictures and RaemongRaein Co. Ltd. for MBC, it aired on

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on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:30 ( KST) from August 19 to October 15, 2020.

Synopsis

The drama tells the story Oh Ye-ji (

), an art student who dreams of becoming a

ceramic A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcela ...

artist. She heads to a school in

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as both a student and a teacher, where she meets brothers Seo Hwan (

) and Seo Jin (

). Hwan, who is Ye-ji's student, falls in love with her and takes her to his father's workshop to confess his feelings. However, at the workshop, Ye-ji meets Jin. Although Jin is aware of Hwan's feelings toward Ye-ji, he does not hesitate to win over her heart and eventually gets engaged to her. Overnight, those who are meant to be each other's strongest supporters end up becoming the worst enemies thanks to a twist of fate. Straddling desire and love, the three struggle to figure out what's right during the most beautiful time of their lives.

Cast

Main

as Oh Ye-ji ** Kim Do-Hye as young Oh Ye-ji : Oh Ye-ji is a

ceramic art Ceramic art is art made from ceramic materials, including clay. It may take varied forms, including artistic pottery, including tableware, tiles, figurines and other sculpture. As one of the plastic arts, ceramic art is a visual art. While ...

ist. She has a pure heart and relentless

optimism Optimism is the Attitude (psychology), attitude or mindset of expecting events to lead to particularly positive, favorable, desirable, and hopeful outcomes. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is Is the glass half empty ...

and refuses to give up no matter the situation. She dreams of finding ordinary happiness but in a cruel twist of fate gets caught in a love triangle with two brothers, Seo Hwan and Seo Jin. *

as Seo Hwan ** Son Yi-hyun as young Seo Hwan : Seo Hwan, an

architectural designer The term architectural designer may refer to a building designer who is not a registered architect, architectural technologist or any other person that is involved in the design process of buildings or Urban design, urban landscapes. Architectura ...

, is an innocent young man who falls in love with Ye-ji at first sight. His feelings put him at odds with his older brother Seo Jin, but he can’t let go his fateful first love. *

as Seo Jin ** Park Min-Sang as teenage Seo Jin : Seo Jin is a

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driver and the leader of his rally team. He is cool and reserved on the outside but ruthless in the pursuit in what he desires. When he meet Oh Ye-ji for the first time at his father’s workshop, he instinctually feels attracted to her. *

as Carrie Jung : Carrie Jung is a sponsor manager at Koryo Monster and ex-girlfriend of Jin. She is charismatic, and she is intensely jealous of her ex-lover and has a selfish egotistic streaks. She is still passionately in love with Seo Jin, and is unable to let him go even after their break up.

Supporting

People around Seo Hwan

* Park Ji-young as Kim Yeon-da, Hwan's mother *

Choi Jong-hwan Choi Jong-hwan (; born September 24, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Choi won Producer's Award for his role in ''Gyebaek (TV series), Gyebaek'' and ''The Duo'' at the 2011 MBC Drama Awards, MBC Drama Awards in 2011. Filmography Television serie ...

as Seo Sung-gon, Hwan's father * Jeon Yu-lim as Jung Da-woon, Seo Hwan's classmate * Son Bo-seung as Baek Jung-il, Seo Hwan's classmate *

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as Hong Il-hwa, Da Woon's mother * Lee Seung-il as Song In-ho, Seo Hwan's classmate *

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as Amber, Seo Hwan's College Classmate

People around Oh Ye-ji

Kim Mi-kyung Kim Mi-kyung (; born October 14, 1963) is a South Korean actress. She is most active as a supporting actress in television dramas. Kim has been a member of the Yeonwoo Mudae theater company since 1985. Personal life On December 8, 2023, it ...

as Kim Go-woon, Ye-ji's mother *

Kim Jung-tae Kim Jung-tae (born Kim Tae-wook on December 13, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles on film and television. Career He made his acting debut in 1999 with the film ''The Uprising'' under his birth name Kim Tae ...

as Ye-ji's father *

Shin Yi Shin Yi is a South Korean actress and model known for her drama roles in Grand Prince, Joseon Survival Period and When I Was Most Beautiful. She has also appeared in movies such as My Boyfriend Is Type B, Shinsukki Blues and Everybody Has Se ...

as Oh Ji-young, Ye-ji's aunt *

Jung Eun-pyo Jung Eun-pyo (; born March 27, 1966) is a South Korean actor. He is active in both stage and screen since 1990, notably in the film ''Kilimanjaro'' (for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards) and the television dramas ''Mo ...

as Lee Kyeong-sik, Ye-ji's uncle * Kim No-jin as Lee Chan-hee, Ye-ji's cousin * Lee Dong-ha as Ryu Sueng-min, Ye-ji's ex-boyfriend

People around Seo Jin

* Park Ji-young as Kim Yeon-da, Jin's mother *

as Seo Sung-gon, Jin's father *

Lee Jae-yong Lee Jae-yong (; born June 23, 1968) is a South Korean business executive who has served as the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics since October 2022. He is the only son of Lee Kun-hee and Hong Ra-hee. As of December 2024, Lee has an e ...

as President Bang * Kim Tae-gyeom as Kang Ki-seok, Jin's racing team * Jung Wook-jin as Park Woo-geun, Jin's racing team

Others

* Kwon Hyuk as Kim Yeon-cheol * Jung Wook-jin as Park Woo-geun * Seo Eun-woo as Yoon Ji-Yang (Ep. 1–3) * Daniel Joey Albright as Sam (Ep. 1–3) * Lee Seung-il as Song In-ho * Shin Dam-soo as Song In-ho's father * Hwang Hyo-eun as Song In-ho's mother

Production

* The first script reading of the cast was held in April 2020 at MBC Ilsan Dream Centre in

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...

, South Korea.

Original soundtrack

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. *

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{HanCinema drama, id=When_I_Was_the_Most_Beautiful MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows 2020 South Korean television series debuts 2020 South Korean television series endings South Korean romance television series Television series by RaemongRaein