It's Beautiful Now
It's Beautiful Now (Korean: 현재는 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 family.[1][2] It premiered on KBS2 on April 2, 2022 and aired on every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 (KST) till September 18, 2022.[3]
It's Beautiful Now | |
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Also known as |
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Hangul | 현재는 아름다워 |
Hanja | 現在는 아름다워 |
Revised Romanization | Hyeonjaeneun Areumdawo |
Genre | Family drama |
Written by | Ha Myeong-hee |
Directed by | Kim Seong-geun |
Starring | |
Music by | Lee Chang-hee |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 50 |
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Executive producer | Ki Min-soo (KBS) |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | SLL Drama House Studios Zium Content |
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Original network | KBS2 |
Original release | April 2 – September 18, 2022 |
Synopsis
The series depicts the story of 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 marry within 6 months.
Cast and characters
Main
- Yoon Shi-yoon as Lee Hyun-jae
- 36 years old, partner lawyer in law firm Haejun Specializing in family (divorce/inheritance) law and criminal law. A lawyer with a high win rate due to his logical eloquence.[4]
- Bae Da-bin as Hyun Mi-rae
- 31 years old, eldest daughter, a VIP personal shopper, she asks for an annulment of marriage by saying that she was fraudulently married.[5]
- Oh Min-suk as Lee Yun-jae
- 39 years old, a dentist.[6]
- Shin Dong-mi as Shin Hae-jun
- 41 years old, CEO of law firm Haejun, divorce attorney. She has crush on Yun-jae.[7]
- Seo Bum-june as Lee Soo-jae
- 27 years old, 7th grade public exam preparation student, youngest brother, strong positive narcissism, doing a part-time job of loading and unloading at a parcel delivery service. He met Na Yu-na at his part time job.[8]
- Choi Ye-bin as Na Yu-na
- 25 years old, she is the eldest of two sons and one daughter. She dreams of becoming a pastry chef, she is working hard at a bakery academy and also working part-time as a courier.[9]
Lee family
- Park In-hwan as Lee Kyeong-cheol
- 79 years old, head of Igane, Min-ho's father, he worked hard as a fresh produce seller.[10]
- Ji Seung-hyun as young Lee Kyeong-cheol[11]
- Park Sang-won as Lee Min-ho
- 60 years old, Lee Kyeong-cheol's adopted son, Kyung-ae's husband, vice-principal of a middle school, father of 3 sons.
- Kim Hye-ok as Han Kyung-ae[12]
- 60 years old, Min-ho's wife, mother of 3 sons.
Lee extended family
- Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Lee Kyung-soon[13]
- 76 years old, Lee Kyeong-cheol's younger sister, who immigrated to the 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]
- Kim Ye-ryeong as Yoo Hye-yeong
- 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.
- Hyun Jyu-ni as Lee So-ra[15]
- 35 years old, wife of Choi Seong-soo, She is a nursing assistant in 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
- Ban Hyo-jung as Yoon Jung-ja
- 80 years old, a successful restaurateur, anything she touched turned into money.[16]
- Byun Woo-min as Hyun Jin-heon[17]
- 57 years old, Yoon Jung-ja's son. Gimbap franchise and in love with his wife.
- Park Ji-young as Jin Su-jeong[13]
- 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
- Hong Yo-seob as Na Seok-man, Yu-na's father
- Song Ok-sook as Sok Sook-suk, Yu-na's mother
- Lee Joo-shil as Jung Mi-young
- 77 years old, Su-jeong's mother.
- Choi Su-rin as Jin-ju[19]
- 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
- Bae Woo-hee as Yeon Na-young[22][23]
- Lee Hyun-jin as Park Jun-hyung[24]
- 32 years old, party to the marriage annulment lawsuit.
- Kim Sun-woong as Bong Food worker
- Woo Hyun as Judiciary
- Kim Ji-min as The plaintiff filed for divorce.[25]
- Bae Geu-rin as So Young-eun[26]
- 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 reunited as lawyers and divorce clients.
- Yoon Bok-in as VIP client
- Lee Jung-hyuk as Jaehyun, So Young-eun's ex-husband.[27]
- Nam Bo-ra as Kim Yu-jin, currently recommended playwrights.[28]
Production
In August, it was reported that Yoon Shi-yoon has been offered role in the series and he was considering it positively.[29] Director Kim Seong-geun directed a KBS weekend drama after 2006 weekend TV series Thank You, My Life and 2009 daily drama Jolly Widows. Park In-hwan and Shin Dong-mi are working together after 2019 TV series Liver or Die. Park In-hwan last appeared in KBS weekend drama Believe in Love in 2011.[30][31] Kim Hye-ok is appearing in KBS weekend dramas 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
It's Beautiful Now | |
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Soundtrack album by Various | |
Released | 2022 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
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Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "A Timid Man" (소심한 남자) | Liger | Lee Chang-hee | Ulala Session | 3:33 |
2. | "A Timid Man" (소심한 남자; Inst.) | Lee Chang-hee | 3:33 | ||
Total length: | 7:06 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "It's Love" (사랑인거야) | 6uoy |
| Lee Hae-in | 3:10 |
2. | "It's Love" (사랑인거야; Inst.) |
| 3:10 | ||
Total length: | 6:20 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "You Were So Precious" (참 소중했었어) | Rhino | Rhino, Cheol-hoon Choi | Jin Min-ho | 4:00 |
2. | "You Were So Precious" (Inst.) | Rhino, Cheol-hoon Choi | 4:00 |
Part 4
Part 5
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Thank You" (고마워) | Coma, Kim Woo-sang | Coma, Kim Woo-sang | Kim Hyung-joong | 3:42 |
2. | "Thank You" (Inst.) | 3:42 |
Part 6
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "As We Are" (우리 이대로) | Cha So-yeon, Brother Ho | Cha So-yeon | Cha So-yeon, Brother Ho | 4:05 |
2. | "As We Are" (Inst.) | 4:05 |
Part 7
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "When The Day I Miss You Again Comes" (또 그리운 그날이 오면) | Undefeated, Jamie | Jamie and Lee Ju-yong | Sookhee | 3:31 |
2. | "When The Day I Miss You Again Comes" (Inst.) | 3:31 |
Part 8
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Going Home" | Kang Woo-kyung | Jeong Song-am | Shim Gyu-sun (Lucia) | 3:32 |
2. | "Going Home" (Inst.) | 3:32 |
Part 9
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Beautiful Inside" | Major Leaguer, Ahn Ye-seul | Major Leaguer, Buzzer Beater | Hello Ga-Young | 3:41 |
2. | "Beautiful Inside" (Inst.) | 3:41 |
Part 10
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "It Seeps In" (스며드나봐) | Coma | Coma | Yeo Eun | 3:48 |
2. | "It Seeps In" (Inst.) | 3:48 |
Part 11
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "How Much It Hurts To Forget" (얼마나 아파야 잊을까요) | Turns out, Coma | Turns out, Coma | Ali (ALi) | 3:51 |
2. | "How Much It Hurts To Forget" (Inst.) | 3:51 |
Part 12
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Everyone Lives That Way" (모두가 그렇게 살아) | Bad Boss | Bad Boss | Jeon Sang-geun | 3:02 |
2. | "Everyone Lives That Way" (Inst.) | 3:02 |
Part 13
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "It's All Just Lies" (다 거짓말일 뿐인걸) | Bad Boss, Kaiser | Bad Boss, Kaiser | Shin Ye-young | 3:42 |
2. | "It's All Just Lies" (Inst.) | 3:42 |
Part 14
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "It Hurts To Love You" (사랑하는데 아프죠) | Lee Joo-yong | Lee Joo-yong | J sera | 3:48 |
2. | "It Hurts To Love You" (Inst.) | 3:48 |
Part 15
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Hasty Love and Hasty Parting" (섣부른 사랑도 성급한 이별도) | Byung-shik Ko (Major Leaguer) | Byung-shik Ko (Major Leaguer), Lee Sung-sung | Na Tae-joo | 3:51 |
2. | "Hasty Love and Hasty Parting" (Inst.) | 3:51 |
Part 16
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Want To Love When I Can Love" (사랑할 수 있을 때, 사랑하고 싶어요) | Coma | Turns out, I'm in a coma | Shinyu | 3:24 |
2. | "I Want To Love When I Can Love" (Inst.) | 3:24 |
Part 17
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "It Came Alive" (살아지더라) | BadBosS, Kaiser | BadBosS, Kaiser | Ban Kwang-ok | 3:43 |
2. | "It Came Alive" (Inst.) | 3:43 |
Part 18
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Wouldn't Have Started" (시작하지 않았을 텐데) | Undefeated, Lydia | Undefeated, Lydia, Lee Ju-yong | Han Kyung-il | 3:40 |
2. | "I Wouldn't Have Started" (Inst.) | 3:40 |
Part 19
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Is It All Lies" (다 거짓인가요) | Undefeated, Lydia | Undefeated, Lydia, Lee Ju-yong | RAN | 3:40 |
2. | "Is It All Lies" (Inst.) | 3:40 |
Release and reception
It's Beautiful Now began its first broadcast on KBS2 on April 2, 2022, and aired on 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
Episodes | Episode number | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
Ep. 1–10 | 4.182 | 4.267 | 3.759 | 4.429 | 3.617 | 4.270 | 3.694 | 4.210 | 3.654 | 4.327 | |
Ep. 11–20 | 3.622 | 4.364 | 3.880 | 4.185 | 3.602 | 3.947 | 3.496 | 4.092 | 3.748 | 4.114 | |
Ep. 21–30 | 3.705 | 4.163 | 3.706 | 4.315 | 3.627 | 4.428 | 3.651 | 4.183 | 3.671 | 4.453 | |
Ep. 31–40 | 3.903 | 4.718 | 4.101 | 4.630 | 4.196 | 4.484 | 4.481 | 4.928 | 4.415 | 4.896 | |
Ep. 41–50 | 4.522 | 5.159 | 4.253 | 4.921 | 4.571 | 5.287 | 3.970 | 4.587 | 4.518 | 5.300 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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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 06, 2022 | 25.6% (1st) | 23.2% (1st) | N/A | |
38 | August 07, 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% | —[lower-alpha 1] | ||
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Accolades
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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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
- Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
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- Jang Jin-ri (August 29, 2022). "[단독]'현재는 아름다워' 안상은, 27일 결혼…남편 5살 연상 비연예인" [[Exclusive] 'You're Beautiful Now' Ahn Sang-eun, Married on the 27th... Non-celebrity 5 years older than husband] (in Korean). spoTV News. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoon Sung-cheol (March 2, 2022). "배우희 '신사와 아가씨' 후속 '현재는 아름다워' 출연 확정 [공식]" [Actor Bae Woo-hee confirmed to appear in 'Now is Beautiful', the sequel to 'Gentleman and Lady' [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoo Kyung-sang (April 11, 2022). ""차 사세요" 배우희 첫등장, 오민석 차 없다고 면박 (현재는 아름다워)[결정적장면]" [“Buy a car” Actor Bae Woo-hee's first appearance, Oh Min-seok denied that he didn't have a car (It's beautiful now) [Decisive Scene]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Naver.
- Kim Han-na (April 2, 2022). "혼외자 속인 이현진, 배다빈에 "사랑하면 과거는 받아주는 것" (현재는 아름다워)" [Lee Hyun-jin, deceived by an outsider, to Bae Da-bin, "If you love, you accept the past" (The present is beautiful)] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoo Kyung-sang (April 2, 2022). "첫방 '현재는' 특별출연 김지민, 변호사 윤시윤에 핸드백 테러" [Kim Ji-min making a special appearance in the first episode of 'For now', handbag terrorism by lawyer Yoon Si-yoon] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Naver.
- Yoo Jeong-min (April 8, 2022). "배그린, '현재는 아름다워' 합류…윤시윤 전 여자친구役" [Baegrin joins 'It's Beautiful Now'... Yoon Shi-yoon ex-girlfriend] (in Korean). iMBC. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Naver.
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- Kim Soo-jin (May 16, 2022). "남보라, 5년만에 연기 복귀 '현재는 아름다워' 눈길" [Nam Bora, returning to acting after 5 years 'Now is beautiful' Eyes on] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Naver.
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- "Ep. 5". Break News (in Korean). April 17, 2022. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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- Hwang Soo-yeon (December 31, 2022). "'황금가면' 정민준·'사랑의 꽈배기' 윤채나, 청소년연기상 수상 [KBS 연기대상]" ['Golden Mask' Jeong Min-joon and 'Love Twist' Yoon Chae-na win the Youth Acting Award [KBS Drama Awards]]. Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- Hwang Soo-yeon (January 1, 2023). "이승기 "커플상 혼자라 씁쓸"→강하늘♥하지원, 베스트커플상 [KBS 연기대상]" [Lee Seung-gi "It's bittersweet to be alone as a couple" → Kang Ha-neul ♥ Ha Ji-won, Best Couple Award [KBS Drama Awards]]. Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- Song Hye-nam (January 1, 2023). "[KBS 연기대상] '장편드라마 우수상' 윤시윤·임주환·박지영·이하나" [[KBS Drama Awards] 'Excellence Award in Long-Length Drama' Yoon Si-yoon, Lim Ju-hwan, Park Ji-young, Lee Ha-na]. Money S (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- Song Hye-nam (December 31, 2022). "[2022 KBS 연기대상] '남자 조연상' 성동일·허성태" [[2022 KBS Drama Awards] 'Male Supporting Actor' Seong Dong-il · Heo Seong-tae]. Money S (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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- Song Hye-nam (December 31, 2022). "[2022 KBS 연기대상] '여자 신인상' 강미나·서현·정지소" [[2022 KBS Drama Awards] 'Best Female Newcomer' Kang Mina·Seohyun·Jung Ji-so]. Money S (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- It's Beautiful Now at Naver (in Korean)
- It's Beautiful Now at Daum (in Korean)
- It's Beautiful Now at HanCinema
- It's Beautiful Now on KBS World