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It's Beautiful Now
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Now Is Beautiful
  • It's Beautiful Right Now
Hangul
현재는 아름다워
Hanja
現在는 아름다워
Revised RomanizationHyeonjaeneun Areumdawo
GenreFamily drama
Melodrama
Written byHa Myeong-hee
Directed byKim Seong-geun
Starring
Music byLee Chang-hee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes50
Production
Executive producerKi Min-soo (KBS)
Producers
  • Jeong Seung-sun
  • Oh Chang-mok
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time70 minutes
Production companySLL
Drama House Studios
Zium Content
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseApril 2 (2022-04-02) –
September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)

It's Beautiful Now (Korean현재는 아름다워) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Yoon Shi-yoon, Bae Da-bin, Oh Min-suk, Shin Dong-mi, Seo Bum-june, and Choi Ye-bin. Directed by Kim Seong-geun, the weekend drama depicts the reality of the current generation that are reluctant to get married and have a family.[1][2] It premiered on KBS2 on April 2, 2022 and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST) till September 18, 2022.[3]

Synopsis

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The series depicts the story of the Lee family, whose head is Lee Kyung-cheol (Park In-hwan), the grandfather. His son, Lee Min-ho (Park Sang-won), and his wife, Han Kyung-ae (Kim Hye-ok), have 3 sons. The sons are reluctant to marry, so the elders declare that they would give an apartment to the son who marries within 6 months.

Cast and characters

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Main

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36 years old, a partner lawyer in law firm Haejun, specializing in family (divorce/inheritance) law and criminal law. He is a lawyer with a high win rate due to his logical eloquence.[4]
31 years old, the eldest daughter, a VIP personal shopper. She asks for an annulment of marriage by saying that she was fraudulently married.[5]
39 years old, a dentist.[6]
41 years old, CEO of law firm Haejun, divorce attorney. She has a crush on Yun-jae.[7]
27 years old, a 7th grade public exam preparation student. He is the youngest brother with strong positive narcissism, and has a part-time job of loading and unloading at a parcel delivery service. He meets Na Yu-na at his part time job.[8]
25 years old, she is the eldest of two sons and one daughter. She dreams of becoming a pastry chef. She works hard at a bakery academy, and also works part-time as a courier.[9]

Lee family

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79 years old, head of Igane, Min-ho's father. He worked hard as a fresh produce seller.[11]
60 years old, Lee Kyeong-cheol's adopted son, Kyung-ae's husband, vice-principal of a middle school, father of 3 sons.
60 years old, Min-ho's wife, mother of 3 sons.

Lee extended family

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76 years old, Lee Kyeong-cheol's younger sister, who immigrated to Atlanta, United States but went bankrupt and came back to live with her brother.
  • Jung Heung-chae as Choi Man-ri
58 years old, Lee Kyung-soon's son.[13]
55 years old, Choi Man-ri's wife.[14]
  • Cha Yeop as Choi Seong-soo[13]
35 years old, law firm manager in Hae-jun's law firm, Lee Hyun-jae's cousin.
35 years old, wife of Choi Seong-soo. She is a nursing assistant at Lee Yoon-jae's dental clinic. Lee So-ra married at an age of 20, and has three children.
  • Kim Hyo-kyung as Choi Ha-neul
12 years old, the eldest daughter of Seong-soo and So-ra.
  • Im Ye-jin as Choi Ba-da
10 years old, the second daughter of Seong-soo and So-ra.
  • Kim So-min as Choi Hae
8 years old, the youngest son of Seong-soo and So-ra.

Hyun family

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80 years old, a successful restaurateur, everything she touches turns into money.[16]
  • Byun Woo-min as Hyun Jin-heon[17]
57 years old, Yoon Jung-ja's son. He owns a Gimbap franchise and is in love with his wife.
53 years old, Hyun Jin-heon's wife. She lived a comfortable life and gave birth to a daughter and a son (Hyun Mi-rae and Hyun Jeong-hoo).
  • Kim Kang-min as Hyun Jeong-hoo[18]
27 years old, Hyun Mi-rae's younger brother and Head of Bong Food headquarters. He has crush on Na Yu-na.

Others

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77 years old, Su-jeong's mother.
Su-jeong's sister-in-law.
  • Kwak Hee-ju as Na Wan-ju[20]
Na Yu-na's younger brother.
  • Ahn Sang-eun as Satbyul[21]
Macaron shop owner and Yu-na.

Special appearances

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32 years old, party to the marriage annulment lawsuit.
36 years old, ex-girlfriend of Hyun-jae. After breaking up with Lee Hyun-jae, she married the son of a semi-millionaire and followed each other's rules. 10 years later, the two reunite as lawyers and divorce clients.

Production

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In August, it was reported that Yoon Shi-yoon had been offered a role in the series, and he was considering it positively.[29] Director Kim Seong-geun directed the KBS weekend drama after the 2006 weekend TV series Thank You, My Life and the 2009 daily drama Jolly Widows. Park In-hwan and Shin Dong-mi are working together after the 2019 TV series Liver or Die. Park In-hwan last appeared in the KBS weekend drama Believe in Love in 2011.[30][31] Kim Hye-ok is appearing in a KBS weekend drama for the fourth time. Previously, she joined in My Too Perfect Sons (2009), Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012) and My Golden Life (2017) with KBS.

On March 11, photos from script reading site were released revealing the site.[13] Production presentation of the series was given by Oh Min-seok, Shin Dong-mi, Yoon Si-yoon, Bae Da-bin, Seo Bum-june, and Choi Ye-bin on April 1, 2022.[32]

Original soundtrack

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It's Beautiful Now
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2022
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

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Released on April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24)[33]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."A Timid Man" (소심한 남자)LigerLee Chang-heeUlala Session3:33
2."A Timid Man" (소심한 남자; Inst.) Lee Chang-hee 3:33
Total length:7:06

Part 2

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Released on May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)[34]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."It's Love" (사랑인거야)6uoy
  • 6uoy
  • Ragoon
Lee Hae-in3:10
2."It's Love" (사랑인거야; Inst.) 
  • 6uoy
  • Ragoon
 3:10
Total length:6:20

Part 3

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Released on May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)[35]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You Were So Precious" (참 소중했었어)RhinoRhino, Cheol-hoon ChoiJin Min-ho4:00
2."You Were So Precious" (Inst.) Rhino, Cheol-hoon Choi 4:00

Part 4

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Released on May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)[36]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Hope" (바래)Kang Eun-kyungHong Jin-youngSohyang3:19
2."I Hope" (Inst.) Hong Jin-young 3:19

Part 5

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Released on May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)[37]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Thank You" (고마워)Coma, Kim Woo-sangComa, Kim Woo-sangKim Hyung-joong3:42
2."Thank You" (Inst.)   3:42

Part 6

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Released on June 5, 2022 (2022-06-05)[38]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."As We Are" (우리 이대로)Cha So-yeon, Brother HoCha So-yeonCha So-yeon, Brother Ho4:05
2."As We Are" (Inst.)   4:05

Part 7

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Released on June 12, 2022 (2022-06-12)[39]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."When The Day I Miss You Again Comes" (또 그리운 그날이 오면)Undefeated, JamieJamie and Lee Ju-yongSookhee3:31
2."When The Day I Miss You Again Comes" (Inst.)   3:31

Part 8

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Released on June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)[40]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Going Home"Kang Woo-kyungJeong Song-amShim Gyu-sun (Lucia)3:32
2."Going Home" (Inst.)   3:32

Part 9

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Released on June 26, 2022 (2022-06-26)[41]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Beautiful Inside"Major Leaguer, Ahn Ye-seulMajor Leaguer, Buzzer BeaterHello Ga-Young3:41
2."Beautiful Inside" (Inst.)   3:41

Part 10

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Released on July 3, 2022 (2022-07-03)[42]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."It Seeps In" (스며드나봐)ComaComaYeo Eun3:48
2."It Seeps In" (Inst.)   3:48

Part 11

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Released on July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10)[43]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."How Much It Hurts To Forget" (얼마나 아파야 잊을까요)Turns out, ComaTurns out, ComaAli (ALi)3:51
2."How Much It Hurts To Forget" (Inst.)   3:51

Part 12

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Released on July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)[44]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Everyone Lives That Way" (모두가 그렇게 살아)Bad BossBad BossJeon Sang-geun3:02
2."Everyone Lives That Way" (Inst.)   3:02

Part 13

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Released on July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)[45]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."It's All Just Lies" (다 거짓말일 뿐인걸)Bad Boss, KaiserBad Boss, KaiserShin Ye-young3:42
2."It's All Just Lies" (Inst.)   3:42

Part 14

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Released on July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31)[46]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."It Hurts To Love You" (사랑하는데 아프죠)Lee Joo-yongLee Joo-yongJ sera3:48
2."It Hurts To Love You" (Inst.)   3:48

Part 15

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Released on August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07)[47]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hasty Love and Hasty Parting" (섣부른 사랑도 성급한 이별도)Byung-shik Ko (Major Leaguer)Byung-shik Ko (Major Leaguer), Lee Sung-sungNa Tae-joo3:51
2."Hasty Love and Hasty Parting" (Inst.)   3:51

Part 16

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Released on August 21, 2022 (2022-08-21)[48]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Want To Love When I Can Love" (사랑할 수 있을 때, 사랑하고 싶어요)ComaTurns out, I'm in a comaShinyu3:24
2."I Want To Love When I Can Love" (Inst.)   3:24

Part 17

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Released on August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)[49]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."It Came Alive" (살아지더라)BadBosS, KaiserBadBosS, KaiserBan Kwang-ok3:43
2."It Came Alive" (Inst.)   3:43

Part 18

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Released on September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)[50]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Wouldn't Have Started" (시작하지 않았을 텐데)Undefeated, LydiaUndefeated, Lydia, Lee Ju-yongHan Kyung-il3:40
2."I Wouldn't Have Started" (Inst.)   3:40

Part 19

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Released on September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11)[51]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Is It All Lies" (다 거짓인가요)Undefeated, LydiaUndefeated, Lydia, Lee Ju-yongRAN3:40
2."Is It All Lies" (Inst.)   3:40

Release and reception

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It's Beautiful Now began its first broadcast on KBS2 on April 2, 2022, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 20:00 (KST). As per Nielsen Korea, the 50th episode of the series logged 29.4% nationwide ratings. It also attracted 5.3 million viewers and as of September 18, 2022, it was placed at 12th rank among Top 50 series per nationwide viewers in Korea.[52][53]

Viewership

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It's Beautiful Now : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
EpisodesEpisode number
12345678910
Ep. 1–104.1824.2673.7594.4293.6174.2703.6944.2103.6544.327
Ep. 11–203.6224.3643.8804.1853.6023.9473.4964.0923.7484.114
Ep. 21–303.7054.1633.7064.3153.6274.4283.6514.1833.6714.453
Ep. 31–403.9034.7184.1014.6304.1964.4844.4814.9284.4154.896
Ep. 41–504.5225.1594.2534.9214.5715.2873.9704.5874.5185.300
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[54]
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[54] TNmS[55]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 April 2, 2022 24.5% (1st) 22.8% (1st) N/A
2 April 3, 2022 24.6% (1st) 23.4% (1st) 20.7% (1st)
3 April 9, 2022 22.8% (1st) 20.7% (1st) N/A
4 April 10, 2022 25.3% (1st) 24.2% (1st)
5 April 16, 2022 21.0% (1st) 19.6% (1st) 17.8% (1st)
6 April 17, 2022 24.1% (1st) 22.7% (1st) 21.3% (1st)
7 April 23, 2022 22.2% (1st) 20.6% (1st) 19.5% (1st)
8 April 24, 2022 24.4% (1st) 22.9% (1st) 21.1% (1st)
9 April 30, 2022 22.3% (1st) 20.7% (1st) 16.8% (1st)
10 May 1, 2022 25.0% (1st) 23.8% (1st) 19.2% (1st)
11 May 7, 2022 20.7% (1st) 19.4% (1st) 16.3% (1st)
12 May 8, 2022 24.3% (1st) 23.1% (1st) 20.6% (1st)
13 May 14, 2022 23.1% (1st) 22.0% (1st) 18.5% (1st)
14 May 15, 2022 23.9% (1st) 22.7% (1st) 19.6% (1st)
15 May 21, 2022 20.9% (1st) 19.3% (1st) N/A
16 May 22, 2022 22.2% (1st) 20.7% (1st) 18.8% (1st)
17 May 28, 2022 20.8% (1st) 18.9% (1st) 17.7% (1st)
18 May 29, 2022 23.8% (1st) 22.2% (1st) 19.4% (1st)
19 June 4, 2022 21.2% (1st) 20.2% (1st) 16.1% (1st)
20 June 5, 2022 23.8% (1st) 22.3% (1st) 18.7% (1st)
21 June 11, 2022 21.7% (1st) 20.7% (1st) 17.0% (1st)
22 June 12, 2022 24.0% (1st) 22.5% (1st) 20.1% (1st)
23 June 18, 2022 21.1% (1st) 19.0% (1st) 17.1% (1st)
24 June 19, 2022 25.0% (1st) 23.1% (1st) 20.2% (1st)
25 June 25, 2022 21.7% (1st) 20.0% (1st) N/A
26 June 26, 2022 25.0% (1st) 23.1% (1st) 21.4% (1st)
27 July 2, 2022 20.5% (1st) 18.6% (1st) 17.6% (1st)
28 July 3, 2022 23.1% (1st) 20.9% (1st) 19.0% (1st)
29 July 9, 2022 21.3% (1st) 19.7% (1st) 18.2% (1st)
30 July 10, 2022 24.2% (1st) 22.2% (1st) 20.6% (1st)
31 July 16, 2022 21.6% (1st) 19.8% (1st) 19.3% (1st)
32 July 17, 2022 26.0% (1st) 23.3% (1st) 22.1% (1st)
33 July 23, 2022 23.7% (1st) 21.8% (1st) 20.5% (1st)
34 July 24, 2022 25.7% (1st) 23.1% (1st) 23.0% (1st)
35 July 30, 2022 24.0% (1st) 22.2% (1st) 19.2% (1st)
36 July 31, 2022 26.2% (1st) 23.9% (1st) 22.5% (1st)
37 August 6, 2022 25.6% (1st) 23.2% (1st) N/A
38 August 7, 2022 27.4% (1st) 24.7% (1st)
39 August 13, 2022 25.0% (1st) 22.4% (1st) 21.2% (1st)
40 August 14, 2022 27.3% (1st) 25.2% (1st) 21.7% (1st)
41 August 20, 2022 26.5% (1st) 24.2% (1st) 21.3% (1st)
42 August 21, 2022 28.8% (1st) 26.0% (1st) 23.4% (1st)
43 August 27, 2022 25.2% (1st) 23.3% (1st) 20.7% (1st)
44 August 28, 2022 28.2% (1st) 25.2% (1st) 24.4% (1st)
45 September 3, 2022 26.8% (1st) 24.2% (1st) 21.3% (1st)
46 September 4, 2022 28.9% (1st) 25.7% (1st) 23.6% (1st)
47 September 10, 2022 22.1% (1st) 19.9% (1st) 17.9% (1st)
48 September 11, 2022 26.2% (1st) 23.4% (1st) 21.7% (1st)
49 September 17, 2022 26.4% (1st) 24.8% (1st) 21.7% (1st)
50 September 18, 2022 29.4% (1st) 26.4% (1st) 24.2% (1st)
Average 24.2% 22.3% [a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not released.

Accolades

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Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Yoon Shi-yoon Nominated [56]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Oh Min-suk Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Shin Dong-mi Nominated
Asia Artist Awards 2022 Rookie Of the Year Award – Actor Seo Bum-june Won [57]
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Young Actor Kim So-min Nominated [58]
Best Young Actress Kim Hyo-kyung Nominated
Best Couple Award Bae Da-bin with Yoon Shi-yoon Won [59]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Yoon Shi-yoon Won [60]
Park In-hwan Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Park Ji-young Won
Best Supporting Actor Oh Min-suk Nominated [61]
Best Supporting Actress Shin Dong-mi Nominated [62]
Best New Actress Bae Da-bin Nominated [63]

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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