# Beauty and Mr. Romantic (미녀와 순정남)
**Beauty and Mr. Romantic** (미녀와 순정남) is a 2024 South Korean weekend television drama broadcast on KBS2, in which a top actress who falls overnight to the bottom of her profession is loved and rebuilt by a rookie drama producer. It aired on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:55 p.m. from March 23 to September 22, 2024, for 50 episodes.[1](https://padmin.static.kbs.co.kr/nbroad/2025/5/30/1748567935268_nbroad.pdf) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmvLF5tdMYw)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Broadcast | KBS2 weekend drama, Saturdays and Sundays at 7:55 p.m., March 23 to September 22, 2024, 50 episodes[1](https://padmin.static.kbs.co.kr/nbroad/2025/5/30/1748567935268_nbroad.pdf) |
| Creative team | Written by Kim Sa-kyung; directed by Hong Seok-gu and Hong Eun-mi; produced by Raemongraein[3](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2024-04-02/202404020100017370001782) |
| Lead roles | Im Soo-hyang as top actress Park Do-ra; Ji Hyun-woo as rookie drama PD Go Pil-seung[4](https://padmin.static.kbs.co.kr/nbroad/2024/3/8/1709854877572_nbroad.pdf) |
| Premiere rating | 15.3% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide households)[5](https://www.tenasia.co.kr/article/2024032544094) |
| Finale rating | 21.4% for episode 50, the highest KBS drama rating of 2024[6](https://v.daum.net/v/4jgj7ZGk9d) • [7](https://www.mt.co.kr/amp/entertainment/2024/12/17/2024121711087253468) |
| Audience preference | 3.3% in Gallup Korea's July 2024 survey, second place among favored programs for three consecutive months[8](https://www.gallup.co.kr/dir/GallupReport/GallupReport(20240722)_%EC%A2%8B%EC%95%84%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94%EB%B0%A9%EC%86%A1%EC%98%81%EC%83%81%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%A8(2024%EB%85%8407%EC%9B%94).pdf) |
| Streaming | Supplied to Netflix among KBS's 2024 new content; also listed on Rakuten Viki with 50 episodes[9](https://www.kmcc.go.kr/download.do?fileSeq=62504) • [10](https://www.viki.com/tv/40450c-beauty-and-mr-romantic?locale=ko) |
## Premise and cast
The story follows Park Do-ra ([Im Soo-hyang](https://www.edgepedia.org/im-soo-hyang)), a top actress who plunges overnight to the bottom, and Go Pil-seung ([Ji Hyun-woo](https://www.edgepedia.org/ji-hyun-woo)), a rookie drama producer who loves her and lifts her back up; KBS described it as a turbulent romance growth drama about their airborne reversal of fortune.[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmvLF5tdMYw) • [4](https://padmin.static.kbs.co.kr/nbroad/2024/3/8/1709854877572_nbroad.pdf) The supporting cast included Cha Hwa-yeon as Baek Mi-ja, Park Sang-won, Lee Il-hwa, Jung Jae-soon, Lim Ye-jin, Lee Doo-il, Yoon Yoo-sun, and Kim Hye-sun.[11](https://tv.kakao.com/channel/10044336/cliplink/446993799) • [12](https://qr.netflix.com/kr/title/81768970) Child roles included Lee Seol-a as young Do-ra and Moon Sung-hyun as young Dae-chung.[3](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2024-04-02/202404020100017370001782)
## Production and reception
The series was written by Kim Sa-kyung and directed by Hong Seok-gu and Hong Eun-mi, with production by Raemongraein.[3](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2024-04-02/202404020100017370001782) It succeeded *Filial Piety's Self-Reliance* (효심이네 각자도생) in the KBS2 weekend slot.[13](https://news.nate.com/view/20240317n19155)
**Ratings trajectory.** The first episode drew 15.3% nationwide, a start Ten Asia described as sluggish for a KBS weekend drama, noting that rival weekend dramas usually air after 9 p.m.[5](https://www.tenasia.co.kr/article/2024032544094) By episode 4 the rating reached 17.6%, with a 2049 rating (viewers aged 20 to 49, a key advertising indicator) of 3.2%; a scene in which Do-ra confirmed her appearance in the drama *Straight Melo* peaked at 20.3%.[3](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2024-04-02/202404020100017370001782) Episode 49 recorded 19.8% and placed first among Saturday broadcasts.[14](https://v.daum.net/v/P34EWaLKoD?f=p) The finale reached 21.4%, which Money Today identified as the highest rating of any KBS drama in 2024.[6](https://v.daum.net/v/4jgj7ZGk9d) • [7](https://www.mt.co.kr/amp/entertainment/2024/12/17/2024121711087253468) The Korea Communications Commission's 2024 evaluation report gives the series' average rating as 17.5% and its highest as 20.5%, figures that differ from the 21.4% finale figure reported in entertainment news.[15](https://kisdi.re.kr/report/fileView.do?arrMasterId=3934581&id=1823816&key=m2101113024973)
**Audience preference and criticism.** In Gallup Korea's monthly survey of favored broadcast programs (July 16 to 18, 2024, 1,000 adults nationwide), the drama drew 3.3% and held second place for a third consecutive month, behind only MBC's *I Live Alone*. The same report noted that writer Kim Sa-kyung's earlier weekend dramas *Gentleman and Lady* (2021 to 2022) and *My Only One* (2019) had each reached first place in the survey.[8](https://www.gallup.co.kr/dir/GallupReport/GallupReport(20240722)_%EC%A2%8B%EC%95%84%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94%EB%B0%A9%EC%86%A1%EC%98%81%EC%83%81%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%A8(2024%EB%85%8407%EC%9B%94).pdf) *Gentleman and Lady*, which shared its writer and lead actor with this series, had earlier reached 38.2%.[16](https://v.daum.net/v/fvKgadSgvT) The KISDI evaluation also recorded criticism of the drama's sensational plot developments, including amnesia, kidnapping, and paralysis of the two leads.[15](https://kisdi.re.kr/report/fileView.do?arrMasterId=3934581&id=1823816&key=m2101113024973)
## Distribution and aftermath
KBS listed *Beauty and Mr. Romantic* among its 2024 new content supplied to Netflix, alongside *Dare to Love Me* and *[Iron Family](https://www.edgepedia.org/iron-family)*.[9](https://www.kmcc.go.kr/download.do?fileSeq=62504) Rakuten Viki carried all 50 episodes with subtitles in English and more than a dozen other languages, with a user rating of 9.0.[10](https://www.viki.com/tv/40450c-beauty-and-mr-romantic?locale=ko) KBS America also carried the series in its weekly schedule.[17](https://kbs-america.com/kbs/frontend/web/index.php?begin_date=2024-08-06&channel_id=3&column=7&language=KO&r=broadcast-schedule%2Fprint-schedule&week=2)
During the run, recordings involving singer Kim Ho-jong, who was embroiled in a hit-and-run and driver-swap controversy, were edited as much as possible for broadcast, according to the KISDI report.[15](https://kisdi.re.kr/report/fileView.do?arrMasterId=3934581&id=1823816&key=m2101113024973) At the 2024 KBS Drama Awards, the weekend dramas *Beauty and Mr. Romantic* and *Iron Family* received the most awards of the year's KBS dramas, and Kim Da-hyun performed the drama's OST "A Pleasant Day" at the ceremony.[18](https://d.namu.moe/w/2024%20KBS%20%EC%97%B0%EA%B8%B0%EB%8C%80%EC%83%81) The finale ended with Do-ra and Pil-seung becoming parents of twins after overcoming her paralysis, and Baek Mi-ja shown living at a temple two years later.[19](https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2024/09/23/NO63OZ3L6OQYMNW6UPEJJCZQMU/?outputType=amp)
## References
1. [KBS 2024 Business Evaluation Report (program list, broadcast period and episode count)](https://padmin.static.kbs.co.kr/nbroad/2025/5/30/1748567935268_nbroad.pdf)
2. [KBS Drama, episode 50 preview video description (premise and airtime)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmvLF5tdMYw)
3. [Sports Chosun, making-film report (credits, episode 4 ratings)](https://www.sportschosun.com/entertainment/2024-04-02/202404020100017370001782)
4. [KBS Newsletter No. 761 (new weekend drama introduction)](https://padmin.static.kbs.co.kr/nbroad/2024/3/8/1709854877572_nbroad.pdf)
5. [Ten Asia, premiere ratings report](https://www.tenasia.co.kr/article/2024032544094)
6. [Newsis via Daum, finale rating 21.4%](https://v.daum.net/v/4jgj7ZGk9d)
7. [Money Today, 2024 KBS Drama Awards preview (highest KBS rating of 2024)](https://www.mt.co.kr/amp/entertainment/2024/12/17/2024121711087253468)
8. [Gallup Korea Report, July 2024 favored programs](https://www.gallup.co.kr/dir/GallupReport/GallupReport(20240722)_%EC%A2%8B%EC%95%84%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94%EB%B0%A9%EC%86%A1%EC%98%81%EC%83%81%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%A8(2024%EB%85%8407%EC%9B%94).pdf)
9. [KMCC, 2024 KBS Business Evaluation Report (Netflix supply)](https://www.kmcc.go.kr/download.do?fileSeq=62504)
10. [Rakuten Viki series page](https://www.viki.com/tv/40450c-beauty-and-mr-romantic?locale=ko)
11. [Kakao TV, behind-the-scenes clip (cast hashtags)](https://tv.kakao.com/channel/10044336/cliplink/446993799)
12. [Netflix series page (cast list)](https://qr.netflix.com/kr/title/81768970)
13. [Biz Enter via Nate, predecessor drama finale](https://news.nate.com/view/20240317n19155)
14. [Ize via Daum, episode 49 ratings](https://v.daum.net/v/P34EWaLKoD?f=p)
15. [KISDI, 2024 broadcasting evaluation report (average and highest ratings, criticism, Kim Ho-jong editing)](https://kisdi.re.kr/report/fileView.do?arrMasterId=3934581&id=1823816&key=m2101113024973)
16. [Daum news, viewer complaints article (Gentleman and Lady 38.2%)](https://v.daum.net/v/fvKgadSgvT)
17. [KBS America affiliate schedule, August 2024](https://kbs-america.com/kbs/frontend/web/index.php?begin_date=2024-08-06&channel_id=3&column=7&language=KO&r=broadcast-schedule%2Fprint-schedule&week=2)
18. [2024 KBS Drama Awards summary](https://d.namu.moe/w/2024%20KBS%20%EC%97%B0%EA%B8%B0%EB%8C%80%EC%83%81)
19. [Chosun Biz, finale recap](https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2024/09/23/NO63OZ3L6OQYMNW6UPEJJCZQMU/?outputType=amp)
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