True Beauty (2020)

True Beauty is a sucessful cliche driven show that surprisingly pulls it off

I'll start off by saying: I didn't give a crap who she ended up with. I find a lot of people online pissed about whether she would end up with one person or not. I read a majority of the webtoon and I find this drama to be a superior version. Why? The drama succeeds in giving Juukyung some character development while the webtoon gives her none and is only stringing along a love triangle between the three because that's the only kind of appeal this kind of webtoon has: normal girl being sought after by two hot "perfect" boys

Story (Drama):
This story is chock full of tropes. People will shit on it for being tropey. Personally, this isn't one of those dramas I would expect anything more from. It's based on a high school webtoon full of tropes - you're going to get a tropey drama. It may be generic but where it SHINES past other dramas of its genre is its humor and its ending.

Now, like I said, I didn't really care who she ended up with. I really cared about her character and how she would improve over time, which she did! I loved it. I think it's loads better than the webtoon. This drama is so funny, there were moments where I would have trouble breathing. The ending wraps it up better than any other drama with this kind of generic premise.

Characters:
Juukyung: Lovable, hate how they made her an idiot to Seojun's feelings but imig. I would have preferred her choosing to go to school without makeup on her own rather than her secret being revealed.
Suho: Cardboard, but definitely improved towards the end.
Seojun: Lovable bad boy who turns into a "nice guy" by the end of it. I felt bad for the dude but like you can't force someone to like you. I'm sorry fam but Juukyung never showed feelings for Seojun once and never led him on or anything of the sort.

Acting:
Moon Gayoung really stole the show for me. I thought I was going to fall in love with her with that roar scene. HOW COULD YOU NOT? She delivered acting out a character who in the webtoon was blander in comparison and was much more unlikable. Additionally, I could not stop laughing how they would be trying to make me think Moon Gayoung out of alll people would be "ugly" LMAO. She is one of the prettiest young actresses in kdrama-land right now. I guarantee if she wasn't Juukyung, the drama would be so much more ass.

Hwang In Yeop in addition was absolutely wonderful. Every time he looked at Moon Gayoung I thought my heart was going to burst. His delivery of a tropey bad boy character was so good and his nuance was fantastic.

Cha Eunwoo, in all honesty, pales in comparison to the other leads. Why? Well his character is kind of cardboard in comparison. But, I have to give credit where credit is due, in his crying scenes, he was pretty good. It kind of sucks that he keeps chosing roles like this but I guess he's making some crazy money right now. I hear he's actually a pretty good actor so I hope he chooses a role that is more dynamic next time.

Music:
I didn't really like the "How do you do song" meh. But the "Call me maybe" is GOD TIER SHIT.
Rewatch:
If I was bored and wanted to watch cute moments, I would 100% go back to True Beauty

You have to realize that for this kind of drama which is really generic to be able to be this strong is impressive. I attribute this to the actors and the PD/director for being able to string together humorous moments + improving the story where the webtoon didn't.

*Spoilers*
I have to say it here since I don't have any IRL friends who watch True Beauty. Honestly, neither Suho nor Seojun deserves Juukyung's love. Suho left and expected her to be all chummy with him? Uh no. And seojun? I don't care how long he had a crush on her. It was honestly getting on my nerves towards the end of the drama that he was being pushy with her and even more so that everyone on the internet was shitting on Juukyung for not reciprocating his feelings. I'm sorry to tell you this but no one deserves love. I don't care how long you simped after someone, if they don't like you back, I'm sorry fam that's your own problem. It really reeked of "I'm a nice guy I waited for years for you so you HAVE to date me" and I'm just not down for that kind of thing. And this is someone who was very sympathetic towards Seojun and even becaming team Seojun halfway through the show.

My perfect ending was if she would friendzoned both and worked on her makeup career, building up her confidence etc. But if that were to happen, the internet would have set on fire. Wars would have started. So, I am content with the ending, mostly because I didn't really care about anyone but Juukyung.

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Pretty enjoyable

I didn't read the webtoon so I don't have anything to compare this to. Probably one of the reason why I enjoyed this as much as I did.

Beyond all the cliches, I actually think the story is interesting. Someone who has inferiority complex tries to overcome her complex through make-up. While everyone was fighting over Suho or Seo Jun, I was really rooting for Ju Kyung's character development. If we compare the first episode to the last, it was Ju Kyung that has a lot of growth. I'm not too sold with the yet again another love triangle. I liked both the male leads' characters too. None of them is a jerk and are actually really good people. Whoever Ju Kyung ended up with would've been okay for me. I also think the slapstick comedy is fun and just the right amount.

Moon Ga Young has always been great with her roles. I can't imagine anyone playing Ju Kyung as well as her. I do think this is quite an easy role for her and didn't showcase so much of her acting capabilities. Cha Eun Woo's role as Suho is too much like his Gangnam Beauty role but I still appreciate that he showed more emotions here compared to his last two series I watched. Props to him for improving. The surprise for me here is Hwang In Yeop. He nailed his role perfectly. I haven't watched him in anything yet and I'm regretting that. I look forward to seeing him in more lead roles in the future.

Although not a masterpiece candidate but this is an easy and delightful watch.

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It's a fun Drama

Firstly I'll start by appreciating every actors hard work they put for this drama . All the actors including supporting actors did a very great job in presenting their own characters.
They have changed most scene of seojun and gave that for suho , which will make us sure from the beginning that jukyeong will end up with suho.
Even when suho went to States for looking his dad , I was sure he and jukyeong will end up together in the final episode because that's how all kdramas go . Seojun was a really nice character and thinking about him makes me sad but I'm happy that he finally got to debut just as how he wished .
Overall it's a nice drama with a lot of humourous scenes . And a lots of nice supporting characters . Thank you for reading~

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Attractive male leads

Its an amazing drama at least better than I expected it to be since I didn't like how they changed it from the webtoon. I'm not a fan of the webtoon but I be sympathize with the author. I dont she's happy to know that her story has been changed for more ratings however, it did got better.

Pros:
1. The cast has amazing visuals
2. The story did improve from the webtoon
3. The love is in the air.

Cons:
1. You'll get your heart broken for the 2nd lead, again.
2. The story is a bit rushed but its understandable since its a drama not a webtoon.
3. I wanted more romance!!!

I hope In hyeop leads his own drama soon. I keep getting heart broken for him!!😢😢😢😢

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Storyline was bit off but the actors carried it well !

Just finished this drama ... I have very mixed feelings for this one !! Here's why

Things I liked about this drama :
1) Both MLs had there own struggle stories
2) Almost every character was strong in this drama
3) Suho deserved Ju Kyung bcoz he was from the start with her .... when he saved her from suicide , when he knew her secrets , when he told she's pretty even without makeup, when he saved her many times from accidently showing up her real face and also ju Kyung deserved him coz she understood his trauma and helped him expressing himself . Because of JK suho actually went from a cold person to soft , happy ,more responsive and good towards friends. I won't say seo Jun was bad , he was really good but I didn't feel the chemistry in JK and him. For JK it was always Suho and also in the start Seo Jun didn't actually have feelings for her , he was only using her to get suho but when he actually started feeling for her , he never expressed it after having so many chances .
4)So Ah and Tae Hoon , Joo Young and Go woon , Hee Kyung and Han Jun Woo were best couples ! I'll say I love them more than the MLs .
5) The wedding scene was chaotic but Ig it was my favorite part in last episode and brought life to it
6) Episode 11 and 12 will always be my favourite coz of the bromance of Su Ho and Seo Jun ! 😩❤️
7) Seo Jun and Soo Jin were best SLs .... so powerful and energetic characters . Both of thems fighting scenes were gold !
8) Had many comedy scenes and loved them so much !

Things I didn't like :
1) I dropped this drama many a times coz it gets unbearable at some points but ig last episodes were bit worth it
2) They did Seo Jun so bad 😭 IK it was according to Manga but still my heart broke into pieces for him when he cried on stares ! May be he deserved a better ending where he finally moved on coz in the last scene where he sung , I still could see his love for her when she applied lipstick to him 😭.
3) The only time I hated Su Ho was the reason of breakup .... like it wasn't even needed when it was just one month apart ... Ik long distance relationships are hard but he could've tried to also understand her side coz she even had harder time. When he came back, he actually should've apologized sincerely first than acting like nothing happened.
4) Too draggy drama tbh
5) don't watch if you get SL syndrome , coz it's too much in this drama .
6) Many misunderstanding scenes which made me wanna drop the drama

At the end I'll truly appreciate every actor in this drama coz even if the storyline was a bit off , the actors carried the drama for me atleast !

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True Beauty sticks to a tried and true formula that works

This drama doesn't try to do anything new, and I enjoyed it for that. I thought it was well written for the most part, except the last few episodes seemed unnecessary plot-wise, but I enjoyed the ending. A few topics were addressed around social media and bullying, and it was nice to see.

The acting is top-notch, in my opinion. Each character was relatable in their own way and really brought something interesting to the story. I rarely enjoy all of the side plots that occur; however, in this drama, I really enjoyed every plot-line explored.
I also liked each of the male romance options and would have been happy to see the main character end up with either of them. The story is well written, with each character's back-story well thought-out.

I had quite a few laughs watching this drama and enjoyed it for what it is. Overall, this drama doesn't take itself too seriously or try to reinvent the wheel but does what it sets out to do exceptionally well.

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True Beauty is both outer and inner beauty

Likes
1. Jukyung and Suho 🥰 I think even without the childhood connection they could have still worked the relationship. I love that Suho loved Jukyung for herself and Jukyung helped Suho come out of his shell.
2. Poor Seojun, he really is a good guy, but just not the right one for Jukyung. I was hoping for a cameo of someone pretty at the end so that Seojun will have his own happy ever afer but i liked that he was able to debut!
3. Still is hard for me to watch the bullying scenes but i love that Jukyung was able to stand up and accept herself with or without makeup. And im glad she found real friends like Soo Ah.
4. Jukyung's family is weird but fun! I love the softhearted dad and the cute younger brother.
5. Bromance between Suho, Seojun and Seyeon.
6. All the cameos feom Extra You cast.. but why is Kim Young Dae's cameo so short? (Maybe he was busy filming Penthouse).
7. The makeup PPL and the OST! I almost added to cart all the colorgram cosmetics in Lazada last weekend 😁 but restrained myself. But i bought the OST!

Dislikes
1. The last two episodes felt like fillers, although they were able to wrap everyone's story. It did feel like it was more of appreciation episodes for Seo Jun as he got a lot of screen time.. he had a date with Jukyung and confessed his feelings, he still maintained his friendship with Suho and he debuted and sang twice.
2. I didnt expect the time jump, but I appreciated seeing the gang all grown up and living their lives after school. I didnt necessarily hate the breakup, i thought it was the most sensible reason at that time. Suho didnt know when he will be back and he didnt want Jukyung to wait for him. I hoped instead of Suho breaking up with Jukyung like that, and going silent for 2 years, they could have mutually agreed to hold off the relationship until he was back. I think Jukyung would have understood it.
3. I missed Soojin and i was hoping she had a better ending than volunteering overseas. It felt like she was trying hard to atone for her past behavior. She can go back to school, do what she wants and be her badass self again.
4. I'm prolly the only one who didn't like Hee Kyung and Mr Han's romance. I mostly fast forwarded their scenes.
5. I wished more reconciliation scenes between Suho and dad.

Rating: 9/10 (8.5 for the story +0.5 for Eunwoo)

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IDK From where to start. its a really cute drama, characters are also cute and funny. BTW I was reading webtoon, I enjoyed it in the beginning but I stopped reading midway because it became so boring. characters were not changing in the webtoon. Ending did not go according to my hopes and i found myself disappointed. BUT I honestly liked the drama. The main reason i enjoyed watching is oppas. LOL There was Cha Eun Woo, Hwang In-yeop. How could not I enjoy?
“True Beauty” is TV series for those who need a little bit of fun and humor in their lives. I recommend you this drama. Here is to watch the love triangle, funny antics... In addition, i am broken-hearted due to the ending.

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I like this drama. Not a new story line it is same story line tht lot of dramas had. But characters made it this hit. Actually not characters it is beacoz of actors this drama is hit this much.. i say like it becz story has lot of silly jokes thtz why i said tht this is hit becoz of actors.. actually i must say write made ju kyungs family like a idiots. I really dont like tht there r lot of scenes tht are not jokes just lame things.. ju kyungs father ,sister, and brother in low thire characters are too much i dont know why writer did tht. It made whole drama drop. But so hoo, se jun, ju kyung, lee jin, and every students characters and actors acting are well written and well played.. becoz of them i love this drama but i can not give 10 stars to acting and story becoz of tht lame characters..

As for acting I think all of them are good actors even tht lame characters.. it is writers fault make them idiot way. Other than everyones acting r great.. 3 main leads i dont want tell about them they are out standing.. and ju kyungs lil brother is cute i like him too..

Overall good drama

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cliche but good

The story starts of with a girl, Lim Jugyeong, who gets bullied for being "ugly" and wears makeup to hide her "ugly self". She transfers to a new high school where she meets rich, lonely guy Lee Su Ho and a troublemaker, Han Seo Jun. The plot already sounds cliché and obviously we all know who is she going to end up with.

What I liked in the drama is that Jugyeong stood up for herself and embraced her "ugly" face which was a good character development whereas in the webtoon, she has not but we will have to see as the webtoon has not finished yet.

What I did not like in the drama in episode 16, was Su Ho broke up with her which to me, I understood why because he did not want to hurt her and did not want her to wait for him as he was unsure if he was able to return to her. But, being up on her face when he returned was very childish of him. She clearly felt uncomfortable. The drama Su Ho is very different to the webtoon Su Ho.

The thing that really was painful was Seo Jun, he knew that he could not force her to love him but he did so many things to help her, like get her a job. It broke my heart when he let her go to Su Ho and he ran off to to cry alone. He knew he was not the one for her but still had those eyes like he is still in love with her. Jugyeong was very clueless and had no clue Seo Jun loved her until the very end. The director really gave him a dirty ending, they just showed him that he is debuting, that he told himself that when he becomes an idol "he will forget his feelings."

Another thing was that when Su Ho and Jugyeong dated, it was very cringeworthy that they had to "hide" like every typical Korean drama.

The music was very uplifting and was suitable for the three characters.

I would definitely rewatch this drama but not too often because it is like your everyday typical drama.

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