"Ugly Cake" covers suicide as car accident

A bullied student's suicide was covered up as a car accident on the first episode of the MBC Special Drama "Ugly Cake".

Lee Se-jin was bullied by a friend in the same class called Kim Ye-bin (Joo Da-yeong). Lee Se-jin's mother discovered this fact and asked for an indication of this from the school and Kim Joo-hee (Kim Jeong-hwa) got orders from the principal to deal with it without making a big deal.

In the end, Kim Joo-hee called on Lee Se-jin and her mother and Kim Ye-bin and her mother for reconciliation. However, Kim Ye-bin's mother was bold and confident about her daughter as she said, "My daughter just didn't like the fact that Se-jin was going around boasting about herself and ignoring other kids. Did you know she bullied others? Did you apologize to them?"

Lee Se-jin's mother was angry and she fought back, "Is this how you apologize? I cant believe this. I'm going to report this to the Board of Education". Lee Se-jin couldn't deal with the situation and got up from her seat. Then she sent a message saying she was sorry to Seo Yoo-min (Kim Bo-ra) and jumped off an apartment building.

Kim Joo-hee and Seo Yoo-min were worried about her and later discovered that she had committed suicide. Lee Se-jin fell into a coma and couldn't come back. The school was anxious to cover it up and made it seem like a car accident.

Lee Se-jin's suicide was a tragedy as the school downsized the seriousness of this school bullying and a lack of understanding for the poor mother who lost her daughter to bullying.