The BEST episodes of When I Was the Most Beautiful
Every episode of When I Was the Most Beautiful ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of When I Was the Most Beautiful!
Oh Ye-Jin is a ceramic artist. She dreams of finding ordinary happiness, but life throws her a twist when she falls in love with brothers Seo Hwan and Seo Jin. Seo Hwan is an architectural designer. He falls in love with Oh Ye-Jin at first sight, but his feelings puts him up against his older brother Seo Jin. Older brother Seo Jin is a race car driver. He became attracted to Oh Ye-Jin after he met her for the first time at his father's workshop. Meanwhile, Carry Jung is Seo Jin’s ex-girlfriend. Even though they broke up, she can't get over him.
#1 - Jin Proposes
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/2/2020
Seong Gon hands Yeon Ja divorce papers and asks her to respect Jin's decision, but Yeon Ja tears it apart. Hwan tells Jin to never run away from Ye Ji, and later, Hwan takes Ye Ji to a place where Jin and Seong Gon are waiting. There, Jin proposes to her.
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#2 - A Mother-in-Law's Hatred
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/9/2020
Ye Ji finds out where her mother is with Seung Min's help. She meets her but only ends up shedding tears of agony. Later, Yeon Ja brings a photo of her and Seung Min together and accuses her of having an affair. However, Ye Ji stands her ground but leaves the house with her passport.
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#3 - Jin Warns Ye Ji's Aunt
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/2/2020
Jin shows up in front of Ye Ji's aunt with an envelope of money and tells her to stay out of their relationship. Yeon Ja goes to Seong Gon and describes her encounter with Ye Ji's aunt and warns him to keep Ye Ji away from the boys. Meanwhile, Jin's racing teammates ditch him and start a race team of their own.
#4 - Ye Ji Starts Teaching
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/19/2020
Oh Ye Ji starts her first day at the Seo Hwan's school and meets Hwan for the first time. She notices his talent in art, and Hwan notices her beautiful eyes. Seo Jin, Hwan's older brother, surprises everyone at the race track when he takes off his race car helmet, but he isn't so thrilled to see Carrie Jung, his ex-girlfriend, appear. Meanwhile, Ye Ji gets a text message from her ex-boyfriend to meet.
#5 - Jin Meets Ye Ji's Aunt
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2020
Ye Ji gets a room next door to Hwan's place, and Hwan delightfully helps her get settled in. Overhearing that she'll be heading to Seoul for the weekend, Jin waits for her and offers her a ride. When they get there, Jin meets her wretched aunt, who has nothing but disapproving remarks of her teaching and living in the countryside. Meanwhile, Chairman Bang tells Jin to marry Carrie.
#6 - Ye Ji Feels Protected
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/20/2020
Ye Ji's wretched aunt comes to Hwan's school and makes a scene, threatening Ye Ji with her past to quit. Hwan lends her his shoulder, and for the first time, Ye Ji feels protected. Meanwhile, at the brink of losing his chance to continue racing race cars, Jin agrees to work for his mother in return for her sponsorship.
#7 - Jin Resigns
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/3/2020
Hwan goes to university in the States while Jin tries to work at his mother's company. However, Jin only has racing on his mind. With a project not progressing in the right direction, he hands in his resignation. Meanwhile, Ye Ji visits her aunt's place for her father's memorial service and hears an earful.
#8 - Jin Gets Back into Racing
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/3/2020
Ye Ji tells Jin to do what he loves, and Jin follows his heart. Yeon Ja, who strongly opposes, demands Ye Ji to change his mind. However, Jin takes his opportunity and flies to the U.S. to race. Meanwhile, Carrie visits Geonam Ceramics and places an order with ill intentions.
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#9 - Ye Ji's Debut
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/9/2020
Three years go by after Jin's death. Seong Gon throws an art exhibition, displaying Ye Ji's first ceramics collection. However, Yeon Ja finds out about it and causes a scene. Reminded of her horrible past, Ye Ji collapses and gets rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile, Ye Ji's mother gets released from prison and visits Ye Ji's aunt.
#10 - Someone Awaits Ye Ji
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/16/2020
Ye Ji gets invited out to a school gathering by her students. In Ho, a student who once provoked Hwan and Ye Ji, makes another attempt to stir up an issue between them. Later, Ye Ji finds a place to live independently. Meanwhile, Yeon Ja returns from her business trip and tells Ye Ji someone is waiting for her back in Seoul.
#11 - Ki Seok Tells the Truth
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/8/2020
Carrie survives after getting stabbed by Ki Seok. However, the truth Ki Seok reveals shocks everyone and puts Carrie facing serious jail time. Chairman Bang assures Carrie that Ki Seok's testimony means nothing without evidence, but she remains troubled. Meanwhile, Jin shows up at her hospital bedside.
#12 - Seo Jin Returns Home
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/2020
Hwan takes Ye Ji to his father's pottery workshop to help her find a kiln for her project. When she meets his father, she is stunned and thrilled it's Seo Seong Gon, a famous pottery artisan. He asks her to stay for lunch, and while waiting, she meets Jin for the first time. Jin greets his father and brother after being in the military.
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#13 - The Fight for Jinhwan A and C
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/14/2020
Jin tries his best to hold onto Ye Ji while Yeon Ja gives Ye Ji two options. Divorce Jin and let the brothers reconcile or stay with Jin and send Hwan away. However, Hwan already makes up his mind to leave. Meanwhile, Carries disappears from the hospital, and Jin calculates how many shares the company needs to keep it from falling into Chairman Bang's hands.
#14 - Ye Ji Finally Leaves the House
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/15/2020
Ye Ji packs up her things and says her final goodbyes while Ye Ji's mom sits and talks with Yeon Ja. She learns that Ye Ji and Hwan had feelings for each other but takes it as an insult. Later, Ye Ji begs her mother to live together, and Jin makes it up to the rooftop of Jinhwan A and C.
#15 - Carrie Gets Arrested
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/14/2020
With Ye Ji's help, Jin manages to hold onto Jinhwan A and C. However, Carrie gets taken away in handcuffs. Hwan takes Ye Ji out to a very formal restaurant for one lasting good memory of them together, but he asks her one last time if it can't be him. Later, Hwan overhears Ye Ji and Jin talking and learns how she truly feels about him.
#16 - Jin Finds Out About Hwan and Ye Ji
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/17/2020
Jin agrees to go through another full medical examination. Ye Ji and Hwan do their best to help him adjust. While out for some fresh air with Ye Ji, Jin coincidentally runs into In Ho, who tells him about the scandal between Hwan and Ye Ji. Later, Jin confirms with his own eyes online posts of their relationship.
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#17 - Jin Returns Home in a Wheelchair
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/17/2020
Ye Ji drops to her knees in tears after seeing Jin in his wheelchair but is relieved he is alive. However, convincing him to return home needed help. Jin shows up and reminds him of the pain their father went through and how he had kept him going after seeing him almost take his life. Meanwhile, Carrie finds out that Jin had returned to Korea and visits Yeon Ja.
#18 - Ye Ji Leaves Her Aunt
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/27/2020
Hwan tells Jin that he likes Ye Ji, but Jin tells Hwan to forget about her and that he's too young to know anything. They almost get into a fight. Meanwhile, Ye Ji packs her bags and leaves her aunt in Seoul, just barely getting away in Jin's car. Later, her aunt shows up at Jin's mom's office and shows a little something about Ye Ji's past.
#19 - Jin Tells Hwan the Truth
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/8/2020
Jin tells Hwan what really happened the day they went hiking with their father who ended up in a wheelchair because of the accident. Everything Hwan believed comes crumbling down on him and later tells Jin that he doesn't have a brother anymore. Meanwhile, Jin decides to let Ye Ji have her way by letting her go.
#20 - Ye Ji Learns About Her Mother
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/30/2020
On top of Jin's relationship with Carrie, Ye Ji learns that it was her fault her mother had shot her dad and regrets ever hating her for abandoning her. Hwan quietly stays by her side, and Jin notices. Meanwhile, Jin takes steroids to stand on his feet to win Ye Ji's heart back, and Ye Ji opens her workshop.
#21 - Hwan's First Love
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/15/2020
Hwan wants to see Ye Ji for one last time before he heads off abroad. So Won tells him her whereabouts, but she also tells Ye Ji that Hwan knows where she is. Ye Ji rushes out, and they meet at a picturesque point on the island. Ye Ji asks Hwan to stay with her for a couple of days, and Hwan finally gets to hear unforgettable words.
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#22 - Suspicion Overcomes Jin
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/23/2020
Jealousy and suspicion overcome Jin, causing him to search through Ye Ji's room. He finds pictures of Hwan and her in Jeju Island, where they spent their honeymoon together. Ye Ji and Hwan try to convince him his imagination is getting the better of him, but he leaves them angrily. Meanwhile, Young Ja deals with Chairman Bang and her brother trying to overtake the company.
#23 - Hwan Tells Ye Ji to Move Out
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/16/2020
Hwan insists that Ye Ji move out of the house and forget that Jin ever existed. However, he reveals his true feelings and why he had to come back home. Meanwhile, Ye Ji's aunt deposits some money into Ye Ji's mom's bank account and warns her to stay away from her late brother's fortune.
#24 - Hwan Finds Ye Ji
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/10/2020
Hwan finds Ye Ji on Jeju Island. Seeing each other for the first time after three years, they embrace and comfort each other. They decide to unwind from their crazy life together. However, Hwan takes it a little too far and tries to kiss Ye ji. Meanwhile, back in Seoul, Ye Ji's mom learns about Ye Ji's hardships and visit's Ye Ji's aunt holding a bat.
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#25 - Hwan Sees Jin Kiss Ye Ji
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/27/2020
Hwan waits for Ye Ji by the creek while she enjoys the moonlight by the beach with Jin. When a few of the boys show up and ridicule him with a revealing picture of Ye Ji, Hwan severely beats up one of the boys. Later, Ye Ji decides to learn ceramics at Geonam Ceramics, and Hwan sees Jin kissing Ye Ji.