Beautiful World
Season 1
"Beautiful World," tells of an incident of school violence which leaves a young boy on the precipice of life and death as his family seeks for justice in his stead.
Where to Watch Beautiful World • Season 1
16 Episodes
- Shadow Swallows The Moon
E1Shadow Swallows The MoonAn ordinary family promises to watch the total lunar eclipse together. This promise is broken by Park Seon Ho, the son, when he fell from the rooftop of his school. The police conclude the incident as an attempted suicide. All the family members, however, are doubting the police investigation. Seon Ho’s friends seem to know what caused the incident but hide the truth from the adults. Meanwhile, everyone but Seon Ho’s family is trying to settle the incident as quietly as possible. - Stepping On Shadows
E2Stepping On ShadowsEven after begging the school and the police to help out, In Ha’s plead is ignored. Seon Ho’s family tries to find out more about the day of the incident by using whatever they can. With effort, they manage to find where he was and what he was doing before Seon Ho’s fall. However, they still can’t find Seon Ho’s cell phone and diary which may be the crucial evidence to reinvestigate the case. - Blood Moon
E3Blood MoonIn Ha receives a text message from a mysterious individual. The text message contains the video of Seon Ho getting beaten up by his friends. Although Seon Ho and Moo Jin are devastated by this video, they press on and asks the police and the school to look into the incident once again. Unsurprisingly, the school and the police aren’t eager nor trying their best to cooperate. They both claim that the video is proof of school violence, not proof of a crime. - Evil Is Ordinary
E4Evil Is OrdinaryThe police are carrying out another set of interviews regarding Seon Ho’s case. As the future of their children is at stake, the parents are getting involved. During the interview, Gi Chan reveals that Joon Seok was the one who orchestrated it all. The bullies give different statements from one another to survive. - The Door To The Abyss
E5The Door To The AbyssIn Ha realises that Seon Ho’s shoe laces were tied in a different way. With this information, she asks the police to find fingerprints on the shoes and identify them. The bullies are given their punishment from their school, but they seems too light for what they did to Seon Ho. On top of it, Joon Seok didn’t receive any punishment at all. - The Weight Of Truth And Lies
E6The Weight Of Truth And LiesAs the police and school are refusing to investigate further, Soo Ho decides to write an online petition for her brother’s case. Meanwhile, Seon Ho is showing signs of recovery after moving to the new hospital. When Joon Seok hears this news, he gets nervous about getting caught. To make sure her son doesn’t get caught, Eun Joo starts to make a move. - People Of Lies
E7People Of LiesEun Joo asks the other witness to Seon Ho’s case, Shin Dae Gil to meet with her. She is afraid of him disclosing the truth and offers to pay him more. As he lied about the truth, he promises to keep quiet as long as Eun Joo doesn't get him involved anymore. Meanwhile, Dong comes forth and tells Seon Ho’s parents that she met with Seon Ho on the day of the incident and the conversation she had with him. - The Angel and The Devil
E8The Angel and The DevilWith Dong Hee’s statement, the family starts to suspect Joon Seok as the ringleader. In Ha visits Eun Joo to ask questions about what Eun Joo said. Meanwhile, Soo Ho believes she and Dong Hee should find evidence by themselves. To get help, they ask Reporter Choi to meet up with them to tell him about what happened in details. - The Catcher
E9The CatcherEun Joo’s car is caught on the CCTV near the school back gate. Thus, In Ha and Moo Jin are suspecting Eun Joo and asks the police to investigate further. On top of it, Eun Joo is devastated when Jin Pyo tells her that he knew everything all along. Meanwhile, Moo Jin is no longer silent and raises his voice to those who wish to hide the truth. - Secrets And Lies
E10Secrets And LiesJi Kyung finally publishes the article after getting permission from Moo Jin. As expected, the public is reacting to the article positively and negatively. Some are taking the side of Seon Ho’s family and are signing Soo Ho’s petition. The others are criticizing and slandering them for the article. Meanwhile, Jin Pyo is doing everything he can to put an end to it before it gets out of hand. - Confusion
E11ConfusionDa Hee’s parents confront In Ha and Moo Jin and tell them that Seon Ho has assaulted Da Hee. At first, In Ha and Moo Jin deny such claim and asks more questions. As In Ha listens to Da Hee’s parents, she becomes confused and starts to doubt her own son. Although she wanted to find out the truth, she now wishes to hide the truth to protect Seon Ho from criticism by others. - Evil Feeds On Lies
E12Evil Feeds On LiesIn Ha finds out that Seon Ho has an alibi and is relieved to find out that her son didn’t commit anything horrible. Jin Pyo approaches Moo Jin to persuade him to stop his crusade for the truth but gets rejected. Meanwhile, Joon Seok starts to break down and wanders the streets. - People at the Edge of a Cliff
E13People at the Edge of a CliffDae Gil calls Moo Jin to confess what happened to Seon Ho. Dae Gil, however, gets killed in a hit-and-run accident. As he died right before he was about to tell the truth, the police are starting to suspect Jin Pyo and Eun Joo more and more. They bring in Eun Joo for questioning as the police found new evidence. - The Law Of The Circle
E14The Law Of The CircleMoo Jin gets a hunch from what Dae Gil said to him and In Ha. He finds Seon Ho’s cell phone hidden inside the pot Dae Gil gave. With this, the police bring Seon Ho’s friends in again to do a more extensive investigation. Also, Moo Jin meets with Ji Kyung to publish another article. - The Miraculous Boy
E15The Miraculous BoySeon Ho finally wakes up from his coma. Although he can’t move around as he used to, he can talk and communicate. His family and those who care for him are relieved and happy to see him being able to communicate. Joon Seok’s family, however, is even more worried. - Beautiful World
E16Beautiful WorldUnable to cope with the guilt, Joon Seok goes to the police station and claims that he pushed Seon Ho on purpose and assaulted Da Hee. Seon Ho, on the other hand, says that what happened to him was an accident. Jin Pyo is once again trying to hide the truth, but Eun Joo brings undeniable evidence to the police.
