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'When I was the Most Beautiful' Episode 1: Ji Soo, Lim Soo-hyang, Ha Seok-jin show off to a dramatic start

The 'When I was the Most Beautiful' premiere introduces us to Ye-jin, brothers Seo Hwan and Seo Jin in a tale set in the outskirts of Seoul
PUBLISHED AUG 19, 2020
Ji Soo and Lim Soo-hyang (MBC)
Ji Soo and Lim Soo-hyang (MBC)

'When I was the Most Beautiful' Episode 1 introduces us to an art teacher Ye-jin (Lim Soo-hyang) who is interested mainly in ceramics, her student Seo Hwan (Ji Soo) who falls for her on first sight and Seo Jin (Ha Seok-jin), a car racer and Hwan's brother who has recently returned after serving his compulsory army enlistment. Each of them have a past that bogs them down and how their lives cross paths makes for the main plotline of the show. 

Hwan sees Ye-jin for the first time when he rides a bicycle to his college. A woman holds a leaf over her head instead of an umbrella on a rainy day and other students are pointing at her and making fun of her, but Hwan is intrigued. He wonders who this woman could be and as he watches her, he crashes his bicycle and falls down hard. This scene is an indication of how Hwan has fallen in love with with Ye-ji on first sight. Later, it turned out that this person was none other than the new teacher to have joined the college where Hwan studies art. Her interest mainly lies in the art of ceramics, and the more Hwan gets to know her, the more intrigued he is. 

A still of Ye-ji in 'When I was the Most Beautiful' episode 1. (MBC)

Hwan, on the other hand, is the son of a popular ceramic artist. His mother and father live separately, but somehow, his father seems to care about his mother still. Enough to pack fresh kimchi for her and have Hwan take the same to her house in Seoul. It looks like his mother is having an affair with a young man, and she also doesn't appreciate that her son would drop by without telling her beforehand. This hurts Hwan, but he doesn't tell his mother about the same. Instead, he seems resigned about his mother's behavior. 

In the meantime, we see that Ye-ji, who seemed happy go lucky during her introduction in the class is having a tough time of her own. She is going through a tough break up and from what she has said about the relationship, it sounds like she was part of a toxic relationship too. This ex-boyfriend of hers invites her for dinner to talk things through despite her repeatedly telling him that she doesn't want to. As a result, Ye-ji ends up drinking too much and as she stumbles around on the streets, Hwan comes across her again. 

Since she seems completely out of it, and also seems incapable of getting herself back home, Hwan decides to take her to his neighbor's place to get her to stay for the night. His neighbor also happens to be his friend at college and a student of Ye-ji as well. After putting her to sleep, he waits outside to ensure that she is not shocked when she wakes up. However, Ye-ji, who is embarrassed wakes up and leaves before Hwan wakes up too. It is hilarious that a teacher was caught in such an embarrassing state, but turns out she also confessed about her first love to Hwan when she was drunk and even asked him for help regarding using a kiln to bake ceramics for her demonstration project at college. 

A still of Hwan in 'When I was the Most Beautiful' episode 1. (MBC)

So Hwan decides to introduce her to his father, who is famous in the ceramic artistes' circle for his work. Initially, she doesn't want to be of too much trouble, but once she realizes that Hwan's father is none other than Seo Sung-gon she loses control of herself and is star struck too. She is allowed to work at his kiln and is even invited to stay over for dinner. That's when she meets Jin, Hwan's elder brother who happens to be a racer. This way, the lives of these three individuals gets tangled up and how their relationship progresses is something that we will see in the upcoming episodes. 

'When I was Most Beautiful' will air on MBC on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9.30 pm KST. It will be available on Viu outside South Korea.

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