Where to Watch Birth of a Beauty (2014) in the US

What it's about

Overweight, kind-hearted Sa Geum-ran (Ha Jae-sook) married into a well-to-do family, but her husband Lee Kang-joon (Jung Gyu-woon) has spent the past seven years in the United States for his business, and she lives with his mother and sisters who treat her badly. Geum-ran learns that Kang-joon has been having an affair with sophisticated broadcast announcer Gyo Chae-yeon (Wang Ji-hye), and he asks for a divorce. When she sees her in-laws welcoming Chae-yeon with open arms, the distraught Geum-ran threatens her husband, who follows her and causes her to drive her car off a cliff. Everyone assumes that Geum-ran committed suicide and attends her funeral, not knowing that she's still alive. To get revenge against those who've wronged and betrayed her, Geum-ran begs Han Tae-hee (Joo Sang-wook), whom she thought was the plastic surgeon of extreme-makeover television show Change, to transform her, and he reluctantly agrees because of his own ulterior motives. After weight loss and surgery, Geum-ran emerges from the full-body makeover as a stunningly beautiful woman, and she begins calling herself the new name Sara (Han Ye-seul), albeit retaining her coarse ajumma personality. With Tae-hee as her life coach, they scheme to ruin Kang-joon and Chae-yeon's upcoming wedding in three weeks. But as Sara interacts with Kang-joon in their staged run-ins, old feelings resurface, and she decides that instead of destroying him, she wants her husband back. They adjust their plan accordingly, though Tae-hee soon finds himself falling for Sara.

Cast and crew

Starring

Jung Gyu-woon, Joo Sang-uk, Han Ye-seul

Details

Release date

Nov 1, 2014

Language

Korean

Country

South Korea

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Where to Watch Birth of a Beauty (2014) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Birth of a Beauty in the United States?

Birth of a Beauty is available with a subscription or free with ads in the United States. Watch the series with a subscription on Kocowa (HD), Netflix (HD), OnDemandKorea (HD), and Rakuten Viki (HD). Watch the series free with ads on Rakuten Viki (HD).

Can I stream Birth of a Beauty or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the series with a subscription on Kocowa (HD), Netflix (HD), OnDemandKorea (HD), and Rakuten Viki (HD).

Can I watch Birth of a Beauty for free in the United States?

Watch the series free with ads on Rakuten Viki (HD).