"To The Beautiful You (2012)"

To The Beautiful You (Hangul: 아름다운 그대에게; RR: Areumdawoon Geudaeege) is a 2012 South Korean television drama series starring f(x)'s Sulli, Shinee's Minho, and Lee Hyun-woo. It aired from August 15 to October 4, 2012 on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55.
It is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (花ざかりの君たちへ For You in Full Blossom), written by Hisaya Nakajo. The Korean series is the fourth television adaptation of the manga following the Taiwanese Hanazakarino Kimitachihe in 2006, the Japanese Hanazakari no Kimitachi e in 2007 and its remake Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011.
On 10 March 2011, SM Entertainment announced that they had acquired the rights to the manga, "Hana Kimi" and would be filming its Korean adaption. Representatives revealed, "The Korean version will have a total of 16 episodes that draw out stories of hopes and dreams. It’s a teenage comedy with a cute, but strong storyline and a slew of handsome cast members."
On 26 April, it was announced that Shinee's Minho and f(x)'s Sulli are casted in the lead roles, and directed by Jun Ki-sang. On 24 May 2012, it was further announced that the title is To The Beautiful You and written by Lee Young-chul, who wrote the High Kick! series. On 6 June, ZE:A's Hwang Kwanghee was confirmed for the drama and that Infinite's L was reviewing the offer to join, but would have to juggle overseas schedules with filming. On 7 June Seo Jun-young was confirmed to be part of the cast. On 8 June, it was announced that Kang Kyung-joon was cast as the cool, but comical track coach, Ki Tae-young as the school nurse who discovers Jae-hee's identity, Lee Young-eun as a teacher caught in a love triangle with the two, Kang Ha-neul as Tae-joon's rival, and Ahn Hye-kyung and Lee Han Wee were also cast. After previous discussions for the role, Lee Hyun Woo was finally confirmed as Cha Eun-gyul. Kim Ji-won was cast 14 June and Yoo Min-kyu was announced to play Young-mahn on 10 July

The first script reading took place on 7 June at SBS Ilsan Production Center. On 9 July Minho, Sulli, Kwanghee and members of EXO were spotted taking part in a photoshoot for the drama. In preparation for his role as Tae-joon, Minho received personal training from coach Kim Tae-young, former national high jump athlete and a member of the Korea Association of Athletics Federations, for a month and a half. His personal record at the end of July was 175 cm.
Filming began at the beginning of July. In an interview with Vogue Girl Korea, Minho confirmed that the drama would broadcast on 15 August, rather than the initially scheduled 8 August. Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies was used to film for the all-male school, Genie Athletic High School, and Anmyeondo was used to film the summer vacation scenes. The first scene Choi Minho filmed was a high jump scene. For the high jump scene, 105 high-speed cameras were used to film the high jumping in bullet time.

The series centers on Goo Jae-hee (Sulli), a Korean girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes inspired by a gold medalist high jump competitor, Kang Tae-joon (Minho). She begins to idolize the young athlete but Tae Joon suffers an accident that could potentially end his career. Therefore, to see Tae-joon jump again, Jae-hee disguises herself as a boy and attends the same school as Tae-joon.

Cast

Main

Actor	Drama character	Manga character	Characteristics
Sulli Choi	Gu Jae-hee	Mizuki Ashiya	Born in the USA, she was amazed when she saw Kang Tae-joon in a high jump competition. Determined to see him, she masqueraded as a male student to transfer to all-boy Genie High School. (Sulli, known for her feminine look and long hair, cut 60 cm of her hair for the role in the drama.)
Choi Minho Kang Chan-hee (young Kang Tae-joon)	Kang Tae-joon	Izumi Sano	He is a high jump athlete who holds the best record in the World Junior Championship. He receives love from fangirls for his outstanding looks that match his national representative rank. He is dull and only says what he wants to, and he does not show much interest for the fangirls that follow him. After he injured himself and knew he'd still be disabled even if he recovered, he announced he wouldn't high jump any more. He later regains his lost laughter after meeting his new roommate, Jae-hee, who he eventually falls in love with.
Lee Hyun-woo	Cha Eun-gyeol	Shuichi Nakatsu	He is a charming soccer player who likes to joke and very active. He is the mood creator wherever he goes. Even though he has many people around him because of his outstanding skill and looks, he has never been in love. He initially was sure that he likes a girl, but when he realizes that he likes Jae-hee, he gets completely confused and begins to doubt his sexuality. He was also angry and upset when he finds out that Jae Hee was lying to him (that she was a boy).
Kim Ji-won	Seol Han-na	—	She is a gymnast and daughter from a rich family without any shortcomings. She and Tae-joon were childhood friends. Although she possesses a reckless personality, in front of Tae-joon she becomes a gentle lady.

Students

Actor	Drama character	Manga character	Characteristics
Seo Jun-young	Ha Seung-ri	Minami Nanba	He is the leader of Dormitory 2 and track team chief, who is macho-type with strong leadership skills, later on he falls in love with Seol Ha Na and becomes a person who does everything for her, hoping his love would be returned.
Hwang Kwang-hee	Song Jong-min	Senri Nakao	He is a hurdler who tries to annoy Jae-hee, but he actually is a warm hearted person. It appears is very good friends with Eun-gyeol.
Kang Ha-neul	Min Hyeon-jae	Makoto Kagurazaka	He is a high jump player in the national team. He is Tae-joon’s rival as well as Eun-gyeol's roommate.
Yoo Min-kyu	Jo Young-man	Megumi Tennoji	He is the leader of Dormitory 1, the Taekwondo department, and seems rough on the outside, but is actually very passionate about helping his hoobaes.
Kim I-an	Na Cheol-soo	Oscar M. Himejima	He is the leader of Dormitory 3, which is filled with the students who love theater and the arts.

Supporting cast

Actor	Drama character	Manga character	Characteristics
Ki Tae-young	Jang Min-woo	Dr. Hokuto Umeda	He is a mysterious doctor who first realizes that Jae-hee is actually a girl pretending to be a boy in a boy's physical education high school. However, Min-woo doesn't reveal this truth and takes care of Jae-hee like her guardian angel
Kang Kyung-joon	Byeon Gwang-min	—	He is a track coach who so strict that he is nicknamed 'rabies' as he is so harsh on the students but in front of So-jeong, he is just a man
Lee Young-eun	Lee So-jeong	—	She is a teacher in a triangle relationship with Min-woo and Gwang-min
Lee Ah-hyun	Jang Sil-jang	—	She is a perfectionist manager with a sports management agency with which the Tae-joon is signed. She knows no peace of mind as she deals with the players represented by the agency, yet displays talent and skills that are second to none
Ahn Hye-kyung	Yang Seo-yoon	Kinuko Karasuma	She is a sports magazine reporter
Seon-woo Jae-deok	Kang Geun-wook	Takehiko Sano	Kang Tae-joon's father. He's very cold to his son on the outside, but actually cares a lot for his son. He can’t express his emotions well, so his relationship with his son is not very good
Lee Han-wi	Hwang Gye-bong	Director Sawatari	He is a dean of students
Julien Kang	Daniel Dawson	Shizuki Claude Ashiya	He is Jae-hee’s older half-brother (Jae-hee's mother remarried after being widowed). After he goes to Korea, he finds out that Jae Hee is pretending to be a boy and has transferred to an all-boy’s school, and he tries to take her back to America
Nam Ji-hyeon	Hong Da-hae	—	She is an old childhood friend of Eun-gyul's who comes back from abroad and harbors feelings for Eun-gyul
Kim Woo-bin	John Kim	Gilbert Lang	He is a respected photographer who aided Jae-hee in transforming into a boy to enter Genie High School. He ended up being the catalyst that makes Tae-Joon to realize that Jae-hee is a very special person in his life. Unfortunately for Tae-Joon, he declares that he’s going to take Jae-hee back to America with him
Yu-ra	Lee Eun Yeong	—	a fan of Kang Tae-jun
Jung Eun-joo	Hwang Bo-hee	—
Song Soo-ji	Sin Myeong-hwa	—
Choi Jong-yoon	Min-wook	—

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the premiere episode achieved a nation wide rating of 7.4 percent in viewership, behind its rival Arang and the Magistrate on MBC with 13.3 precent for its premiere episode and 19.4 percent for Bridal Mask on KBS.