Could have been better
honestly I was not a big fan of this show. the main character is so clueless and kind of annoying at times and the man love interest is kinda of a red flag. I think she shouldhave ended up with the 2nd male lead. the story also got a little repetitive and boring at times.
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Cute drama!
I've never read the webtoon so I can't compare how accurate it is.But as a stand-alone drama, I thought it was really cute! Amazing lead characters (the 2 male leads are such heartthrobs omg), cute side couples, great comedy... Definitely go for it if you like rom coms.
You have your typical warm second male lead and evil second female lead, but the two main leads are decently smart and mature in handling their obstacles such that the plot doesn't get unnecessarily draggy and misunderstandings don't take like 1/3 of the drama to resolve.
If you watched Extraordinary You, you'll recognize the same school as well as some major cameos by the previous actors... Keep your eyes out for those! The Kim Hye-yoon + Lee Jae-wook one was especially fun XD
I'd also like to make the point that Chani plays a falsely-accused, very misunderstood character again...
This is his 3rd time? Signal, Sky Castle, now True Beauty. Sosad...
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amazing!
i loved this drama wayy better than the webtoons! it was less complicated and had a happy ending! i hope to see inyeop in more dramas and eunwoo's acting was much better than gangnam beauty! he showed more emotions and i really loved it. what i didn't like about it was seojun being heartbroken. they didn't do anything for seojun, poor boy tried so hard to win jukyung, but the writers left him heartbroken. soojin was so much different from the webtoons, she had some evil moments, but after all she learned from her mistakes! definitely would recommend this drama, loved it even more from reading the webtoons! :)Was this review helpful to you?
Comfort Food
I know people like to call romance-oriented dramas "guilty pleasures," but I prefer to think of True Beauty as comfort food. It has all the familiar tropes of older kdramas, but it always knows how to put a fun new spin on them in order to keep viewers engaged and interested.Lim Jugyeong is a wonderful female lead, brought to life perfectly by Moon Gayoung, and her growth over the course of 16 episodes is believable and rootable. Cha Eunwoo, aside from being eye candy, gives his all to Lee Suho and really makes you feel pain and his love for Jugyeong.
Hwang Inyeop and Park Yoona may be treated very differently by the narrative in their respective second lead positions, but they are delightful and help round out a perfect cast.
In fact, every major character is memorable and exciting, with some twist or extra infusion to make them stand out from the high school drama pack. There are also fun dream sequences, bliss-tastic OST choices, and plenty of "restaurant ending" scene moments to go around.
If you love romance and kdramas, you cannot go wrong with True Beauty - as long as you don't get too invested in picking a team and instead let Jugyeong's feelings guide yours.
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Perfect balance of comedy and seriousness - I want to rewatch it right now!
Another title that I was skeptical about - was the hype real and would I like it.Short answer - I LOVED IT! So much so in fact that having finished it 3 hours ago - I want to rewatch it right away.
Don't get me wrong - this is not going to change the world in terms of cinematography or the uniqueness of its story.
Where it wins you over are the characters and their relationships - be they good or bad. It deals with bullying, the pressures of social media, abuse, and suicide - and it does all this with an element of truth and honestly - some of the bullying scenes are heart-wrenching for example.
It was the jokes though that took this drama to the next level - they were genuinely hilarious - brilliantly timed and delivered. The emotional scenes do what they need to - there was one episode where I found my bottom lip quivering before the tears came!
It's one of those rare occasions where you route for both parties equally as both are really decent guys. Who will get the girl? You'll just have to watch it to find out.
Negatives - as with most kdramas, the ending is a little rushed with a lot of story arcs being wrapped up but never the less it doesn't detract from the overall charm of this drama.
Go watch it now :). Should I rewatch it now? 😂
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Second-lead sydrome hit DIFFERENTLY on this drama
FINALLY FINISHED IT!I feel numb and my heartache, but regardless of this pain from this drama I am proud of the cast, crew, directors, makeup artist, and screenwriters. They did a wonderful job making this drama possible even during this pandemic.
The way the story goes was good but I feel like it will be better if they change things around - it is indeed different from the webtoon. If you finished this, I recommend reading the webtoon as it's still ongoing, so more heartbreak and fangirling. HEhe.
Anyways, I love their acting especially my HWANG IN YEOP (Sejeon)!! He attracted me the first time I saw him!!! Since Cha Eun Woo ( Lee Suho) acted similarly to the plot of the drama-I did not really fangirl a lot with him, of course, you can't avoid him but SEJEON caught my attention from the start. Cha Eun Woo did a similar project which is 'My ID is a Gangnam Beauty'. They are very similar, but this one focuses more on makeup than plastic surgery.
Moon Ga-young though!! She was AMAZING! I first saw her on 'Tempted' with Woo dO Hwan. She was the bitchy girl who always get what she wants, and here she acted differently and she portraits it perfectly. Her crying, feeling hopeless, and powerless was surreal.
It may be a basic Korean drama to others but nonetheless, I am happy with the story and ending. Sometimes, you can't live without the old-style/fashion or korean drama you know? hahaha
Moving on is the hardest part!!! It really hurt!! I hope to see them soon in their upcoming dramas.
The SUPPORTING ACTORS AND ACTRESSES THOUGH!! I LOVED THEM!! I began to notice that some are getting their recognition from IG! THEY DESERVE IT!! ESPECIALLY MY HWANG IN YEOP!
His future IS GETTING BIGGER! I AM PROUD OF HIM!! He has an upcoming drama with JI CHA WOOK!! YAY! I AM EXCITED FOR THAT!
Overall, Really recommend this! IF YOu want something clingy, high-school romance story with a SECOND-LEAD SYNDROME. I recommend this. It may be painful too much, but every drama has that. So, if you are interested GO WATCH IT! You don't need to watch for it anymore as most people did! hahaha
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thoughts on the cast and story
I love Hwang InYeop and i can’t take that Cha Eun Woo ended up with the FL so i dropped it. He’s literally so bland!!! I hate Moon Ga Young in that series too she’s so dumb and fOR WHAT??? urghhh i need a new hwang in yeop series where he gets the justice he deserves. I love the cliché story plot going on in the drama but its just not right for me lool i hate cha eun woos acting here i only watched for heang in yeop fr but i cant finish it bc itwas so ???? I love cliché story lines only if it was entertaining i hate this stuff but i loved it bc of in yeop ;((((Was this review helpful to you?
very cliché but well produced high school love story
the story was nothing amazing, it's the usual love triangle, evil friend, bullying scenario. but that wouldn't be such a problem if the strong message about self love and acceptance they strived to spread was conveyed in the right way !i think true beauty completely missed the mark on that. the subplot about jukyung's journey to accepting herself and her appearance, as well as getting empowered was totally hidden by the love triangle and futile fights. i wish they empasized this a lot more,, the arguments that were supposed to show jukyung's path to having a good self esteem were not compelling enough, kind of sloppy and misleading. moreover, the sad second lead trope was pushed too far, making seojun feel very miserable. and do not let me start on the lousy last episodes,,,
but true beauty also has good sides, it's really well produced, the sets and colors were very pleasing to the eye, the actors did a great job. the supporting actors were adorable too. i really enjoyed the side loveline which was extremely refreshing !
if you want a sweet, cliché, high school love triangle (bad boy + intelligent leads), this will be perfect for you! but do not expect a lot of depth and strong messages!
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Another heartbreak
The story starting was good. The former episodes were interesting and holded me for the next episodes. But after the camping episodes it all came to one more cliche story and known ending. At one point I thought they are going to change the ending but that was not the case :(This story was not different, contained no new content and more of a cliche. The lead characters were not that good and looked dumb. I don't know why creators always go with first love. Like in the same situation girl will accept a person who ignored her for years and acted like a creep on first meeting after that. It felt unrealistic, the main lead characters were not shown mature and practical.
In the last episodes main lead love story felt dragged and forced. Like creators just want them to be together. Did not felt any sparks in their love story. Last episode was really boring for me.
For me SJ was the saving grace of the show. His character was mature and handled every situation like that. I just felt bad for him for not having his love. But he got his music and career, happy for that. Not going to forget his dance on okey dokey. He stealed this show for sure. Even other side characters were good.
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as someone who read the webtoon before watching the drama, i must say that conversion from webtoon to a kdrama version is done pretty well. i know not everyone is going to agree but with a solid cast, it was quite entertaining to say the least.while i'm not the fan of the way kdramas insert a love triangle and that too make it instense when the drama is about to reach its climax, i personally still enjoyed the drama. the cast did a wonderful job on their roles and i can not help but praise the performances of moon ga young, cha eunwoo and hwang in yeop.
although i preferred a story centered around jugyeong working on her insecurities and confidence and a support group consisting her gal pals and broski with a supportive mom, i pushed everything away and came back to the reality that this is still a high school cliché drama.
as the episodes went on, i can't deny that the story got quite boring. while the scenes were hilarious, i just wished they didn't drag much of jugyeong hiding her bare face. the title is true beauty and i get that the romance is a central point but i feel like jugyeong's character development was short lived? i genuinely didn't like how suho literally followed jugyeong around just when she had the chance to move on. for real, it literally makes no sense for suho to come back and get back with jugyeong but.... this is a cliché kdrama and i need to remind myself of that point.
all i can say is seo jun deserves better. the guy finally had the courage to confess after 2 years but the writers said "you're a sl. you have no right." i would've accepted it more if suho came back because he wants to make amends with jugyeong but not to be in a relationship. i guess i'm asking too much because...... this is a high school cliché drama.
however, this does have its charming points. seojun's group of friends and tae yoon had me wheezing. jugyeong's sis and her grapefruit was a breath of fresh air. su ah's conversation with jugyeong about su jin was a lot to think about. while i didn't like how su jin's character was handled (tho it was reasonable), it was nice to see her live for herself and not under her dad's abuse.
overall, this drama was cheesy yet enjoyable if your cringe meter is turned off and you're in for cutesy vibes.
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The drama has no plot curve, bad sequencing, bad storyline and mediocre acting
The main issue with this drama is that it does not have any plot curves at all. It is filmed like a web comic. There's no act 1, act 2, scene 1, scene 2 etc. The drama just flows and shows every detail. Each episode does not have a particular storyline. There isn't really anything memorable about the drama, no conflict to resolve, no tension to overcome. The story is so bland, and the music that comes on whenever the male leads walk into the school, and how the rest of the students go crazy over them is extremely irritating.Cha Eun-woo is handsome no doubt, but his acting is too robotic. I do not really see much chemistry between him and Moon Ga-young.
The only upside is probably the friendship between the female lead and her friends, and her family dynamics. Else it is really not worth watching.
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