Season 1 • Episode 16
LatestStyle is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-soo, Lee Ji-ah, Ryu Shi-won, and Lee Yong-woo. It aired on SBS from August 1 to September 20, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 16 episodes. Based on the popular 2008 chick lit novel of the same title by former fashion reporter Baek Young-ok, Style depicts the inner workings of a fictional fashion magazine.
Acting
Kim Hye-soo devours every scene as the ice-queen editor.
Costume
Peak late-2000s Korean fashion that aged like milk.
Writing
Sharp magazine-world satire before it became cliché.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real fashion reporter Baek Young-ok's novel, it captured Korea's luxury boom era when international brands were aggressively expanding into Seoul.
Lee Ji-ah's performance here predated her massive 2011 scandal involving secret marriage to a K-pop legend—making her ambitious rookie character weirdly prophetic.
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