Such a confusing start to a drama. I genuinely had no idea what was happening, but give it time and it starts to explain itself. This drama started out light hearted, with a bit of ridiculous humour at times. As it progressed it took on a more serious tone as it started to deal with more serious issues.
The main topic of Birth of a Beauty is one I struggle to enjoy in films and dramas, as it promotes plastic surgery for the sake of vanity. But this drama did try to emphasise inner beauty. It didn't do a fantastic job of that, it seemed to send out a strong message that life gets easier if you're beautiful. That being said, it still gets points for trying.
This drama wasn't overly surprising, a bit predictable, and could have been a couple of episodes shorter. But it was still enjoyable. Birth of a Beauty has good actors, well thought out charcters and clear character and story development. A little cliche but that's not always a bad thing with a Kdrama.