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At first, it was okay. They showed Jukyung’s back story which is good because they didn’t specify in webtoon (maybe they did but i stopped reading). I liked the beginning but it starts to go downhill. The plot was the same as other kdramas. The acting was a lil cringey imo. I dont know why they made Mun Ka Young’s voice like that. It doesn’t really suit her. She was talking in baby voice which kind of annoyed me. Eunwoo needs to get casted with different roles. His roles are always the same, stalker type roles. Seo joon deserves better because he was waiting for Jukyung but she still went back to the boy who ghosted her for 2 years. Overall I didn’t really like the drama. The webtoon has been going on for long that they’re stretching it out. But if you like these type of dramas then maybe you should check it out.Was this review helpful to you?
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Hilarious Coming of Age Stuck-Between-Two-Loves Drama
I was going to just try one episode because i heard people is watching it right now. But the plot is funny enough to continue for another episode.As i watch it, i fell in love with Su Ho character first. The possessive behavior is cute. The longer you watch into later episodes, the scenes are even more funnier, it made my stomach hurt from laughing. The other boy interest is showing his fun part too later on in the process.
I’d say this is one of the drama i will re watch later for its funny scenes, reminds me of Reply 1988 masterpiece for its family daily shennanigans. Worth your time!
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Usual cliché teen ron-com drama.
It's kinda fun and entertaining in the beginning, but became so boring. I actually like the message that going to be delivered from this drama, but it didn't conveyed well, and turned out like usual cliché teen ron-com drama (Well, I shouldn't expect too high for romantic comedy drama since the first).I like Soo Jin character the most, her building character was great at the beginning, which is pity because the writer did her dirty after that. Luckily, she 'repented' at the end of the episode. If not, I might have rated it 2.
Also, they seems to make Seojun only for baiting viewers, he definitely deserves more. Poor him.
The cast did great job with their acting. However, the romance part annoyed me the most, because it was too mature and childish at the same time. I think Asian high school students usually don't do romantic things like that lmao.
The episode is too much, it should be ended with 10 ep only, no need to be rambling and get to the point of the message that want to convey. The school life also portrayed unrealistically.
Well, beside that, I like the ost so much, especially Starlight by Cha Ni.
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Didn't like it much
I'm honestly saying I don't really get the hype. I enjoyed it as a mindless free time activity, but I can't say it was good. The whole story was extremely cliché and exaggerated and damn it was mad annoying at times. Like for example, the main girl's friend got mad at her bc she didn't tell her she was "ugly" under the make-up like?? does she need to do that lmfao?? But yes if you like really easily digestable dramas this one is for you I guess, but beware of unreasonable and over the top reactions.Was this review helpful to you?
Alright to start with but became boring later on...
Love the lead guy and the second guy....but the lead girl is too corny and way overdone with her childish acts. Even when she smiles it looks fake and forced.Apart from the lead girl, the casting was good, most of the supporting actors did a good job playing their roles. I certainly like the second guy, his acting was so great that I felt a second-lead syndrome.
Nothing in this drama that stands out from all the other romcom out there. I would not recommend this show unless you're desperate enough. If you're a Cha Eun-woo fan I suggest you watch "My ID is Gangnam Beauty" it's way better than this one by a mile.
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ONE OF THE BEST DRAMAS I'VE WATCHED~
Okay, I've currently completed all 8 episodes, originally I was going to hold off and wait until it finished airing because I HATE watching dramas that aren't yet finished. BUT, I just could not resist this one!I've watched many kdramas but this one has a very different kind of feeling, it bring butterflies to my stomach with every episode I am on. I usually get bored easily watching most dramas because of my short attention span but THIS drama already left me SPEECHLESS. With every episode it just got better AND better, all the actor/actresses did a PHENOMENAL job *especially Moon Ga young*. It never got boring watching these episodes, the plot really added flavor to each scene. ALSO, a lot of the scenes were very funny, and left a smile on my face!
Lastly, I have literally felt EVERY emotion watching this drama... whether it was crying, smiling, laughing, getting annoyed, AND squealing at every interaction between the main leads!
I would honestly recommend this drama to anyone, and I'm pretty sure these next few episodes will NOT disappoint us.
+ a hint I'm loving the behind the scene clips, they all have amazing chemistry and it just adds on to how good this drama actually is :) Happy watching!
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Cliché but I couldn't drop it??
This drama would've been awesome if it was released in the early 2000sthe story is predictable, believe me when I tell you they literally used every kdrama and shoujo manga cliché here!
it's not for someone who watched many Kdramas but a good start for newbies I guess.
I feel this drama didn't focus on its message "True Beauty" it was just another love triangle story 🤷🏻♀️
I expected to see more things about make-up and the beauty of the inner self but it was mostly about 'a person without makeup (ugly?) ending up with a natural hottie' and that's the relationship of 99% of the characters!
and don't get me started about the acting! tbf idk if it's the directors fault or the nature of the story that made it this way.. the acting was.... stiff? especially Eunwoo's (sorry Eunwoo fans..) most parts felt forced, I didn't feel the chemistry between the leads.. 😔
tbh it's the side characters that made the drama a bit interesting but oh god they were all lamb sacrifices for the plot between the female lead and male lead!
If you read my review you this far, I bet you're wondering if I'm more on the negative side of this drama WHY did I bother to finish it?? I have one word for you dear MDLs... 🥁
HWANG IN YEOP!!!
he was the saving grace of this drama and kept me going! he's EYES! he's CHARISMA! he's acting SKILLS! he stole the show along with my heart! this's why I gave "Acting" a generous 9/10
trust me it's not just me who think this I'm not being biased at all! for me this drama was worth watching for Hwang In Yeop so I'll recommend it, if you wanna be charmed away and suffer major 2nd lead syndrome!
OSTs? I don't even remember them lol was there any other than "Missing You"? I loved that one
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The cheesiness can cause cardiac arrest
I only read a few episodes of the webtoon so i cant make a comparison between the webtoon and the drama.However, the drama was so-so, the acting was good and the story was cute BUT the cliché was over the top and too many. A little here and there would have been okay but i found it was too unbearable to watch some scenes, it made me cringe. The episodes were predictable and i knew how this was going to end, i did not really enjoy the drama as a matter of fact i skipped a lot of scenes from various episodes.
If i had to compare this with My ID Gangnam beauty, Gangnam beauty takes the cake.
This drama was not to my liking, however, if you like cute girly romancy lovey dovey chessy drama, then this one is for you.
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Better than so many teen dramas and not as shallow as it sounds
True Beauty has been a popular webtoon for a few years now. I've always put it off, thinking I would pick it up someday but I ended up watching the drama before. I read a few chapters of the webtoon only and discontinued after being warned that the drama wasn't really following the original plot closely. It figures since the original is a love triangle and this is just a high school drama. I wouldn't call it the best drama ever, but hey- it's fun and has some good messages.STORY/PLOT:
Its idea is a lot like like older animes/mangas- Kare Kano or Switch Girl. This premise is hilarious but unbelievable. From the beginning we pity Ju Kyung for being labelled as 'ugly' and getting bullied and teased to no end. I am not sure how realistic it is, because I've never seen anything like this in real life. I liked Ju Kyung getting her confidence when she put on makeup but ultimately that was a facade. It brought her temporary relief and denial, but she had to accept what or how she really was physically. I believe the process of her becoming more confident should have been focused on more than they liked to talk about it in the drama. However I do love the message of people will love you for you - those who love you for your looks aren't real people. Also 'True Beauty' is a fitting title because throughout we see the stark contrast between the 'ugly' Ju Kyung and the 'pretty' bullies, which I really liked.
ROMANCE & LOVE TRIANGLE:
I must say, I was disappointed with how Seo Jun was written. He acted and did all the things the ML would, but we were being cheated. Su Ho was a great character but let's be real- he was the ML just because it is a Korean drama. Throwback to Western stories/series and only characters like Seo Jun ever win in the end. Well, we all knew it deep down, didn't we? I would say the romance didn't matter much to me. It was cute but more cliche than anything I've seen in a while. It had all the standard tropes of a Kdrama thrown in till the end. *eye roll at hospital visits 3000 times*
FRIENDSHIP:
Meh. It was super cute until cliches kicked in and it sort of cheapened the story for me. However the people who remained loyal, stayed so even after Ju Kyung's 'reveal'.
ACTING:
Moon Ga Young is a pretty decent actress. I was so skeptical of her playing a school girl but she did her job wonderfully. Rest of the cast is pretty decent too but I'm bored of Cha Eun Woo playing the pretty but reserved boy again and again.
OST:
Forgettable but still nice. The SML actor is talented at singing.
OVERALL:
I think it was such a nice high school drama. I miss that Korea doesn't make much of these but when they do, they are usually quite good. I'd say this drama is enjoyable if one doesn't get into the shipping stuff. That takes away from the comedy and heartwarming moments shared between many of its characters. I wish this drama hadn't gotten boring because it was amazing till ep 6-7 and from then on it had its high and low moments but never stayed high. The episodes could have been shorter tbh. But I want to ask those who didn't have faith the drama would be good because the webtoon "didn't have a plot" would be surprised that this is actually decent.
I recommend watching this.
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It's fine
I have to say that this drama kept me glued to my seat for say like 12 episodes ,after that it went downhill. The plot overall for the starting episodes was really really interesting, but as I went forward with this drama I lost my interest. I have to admit that i really had a great laugh watching it but it was quite unrealistic to some extent. It was just heartbreaking for me to see how a person who was there for her always got heartbroken, i expected some kind of change in plot in the last two episodes but no it had the same cliche ending. Second lead left heartbroken and the first lead getting the girl. The ending according to me was quite rushed, the directors gave no justice to seojun's character and made it all about suho and jukyung. If you have read the webtoon and are here after reading it, don't watch this drama, it will disappoint you just the way it disappointed me. They followed almost nothing from the webtoon and gave most of the scenes of seojun to suho. And to the people saying that seojun got a happy ending , no he didn't , are you guys blind or something lmao. I loved the cast and the acting though. At last i wouldn't recommend you guys to watch this IF you have read the webtoon. Otherwise go ahead and watch it you'll have a great laugh.
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With dramas like this, I don't know how useful it is to critique them based on any sort of serious metric. True Beauty was never going to be deep-thinking or artistically minded or particularly focused on it's writing, and you're setting yourself up for disappointment by taking it too seriously. So while it ultimately doesn't have very much depth, I'm not upset about it. I just wish I'd been able to finish the drama with the same level of enjoyment as when I started.Unfortunately, the reality of dramaland is that for some dramas, the first half feels one way and the second half feels another, and you don't know how to feel about the drama as a whole, and that's definitely what True Beauty was like for me.
The first half was my jam. It wasn't stellarly written, by any means, but it did all of the things I wanted it to with a cast of likable characters, and that was enough. But the second half was equal parts plodding, occasionally frustrating, and sometimes even boring. The theme of confidence and self-acceptance and what beauty really means really takes a backseat. There are a number of genuinely moving moments, but the drama ultimately doesn't do a very deep, or consistent, exploration of these issues. And then the last two episodes not only have very little to do with any of this but they also focus on secondary issues that don't make sense being so far in the forefront of the story.
If you want a drama that broaches it's topics with thoughtfulness and some level of depth and consistency, you're better off watching a drama like My ID is Gangnam Beauty. While not perfect, ID understands it's subject matter and commits to it while True Beauty mainly uses it as a means of getting it's leads together. If you're not concerned with any of that and just want something fluffy and teen-angsty and cute and pretty, then by all means, watch this drama. You'll probably like it well enough.
Ultimately, True Beauty is a surface-level teen drama, and it knows it and does it well.
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