This drama has been on my radar since it first released but I put it off for 2 years. Why? I couldn't get past the first episode where we first get a glimpse of Ji-Ahn's miserable life - her getting her grandma home by pushing a hospital bed through the streets in the dead of night because she couldn't afford the nursing home bills. It was too unbearable to sit through and I much preferred bubbly happy dramas to help me escape from my own reality.

Now that I've finally gotten round to watching it, I'm finding that a big part of what makes this drama beautiful. It tells life like it is - it doesn't sweep the shitty parts under the carpet and gloss over it with positivity. It's a drama that shows you life can be made beautiful by the people and relationships you have in your life; a rewarding drama full of life lessons if you're ready to receive them... with an incredibly moving soundtrack to boot.