True Beauty (2020)

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as a k-drama fan, I always knew about this very popular k -drama true beauty. I watched only a couple of reels and that was the exact moment when fell in love with hwang-in yeop .. and I knew because he was the second lead, his heart was sure to be broken. that is the reason why i never dared to start this.. but it was day before yesterday that i started this, and fell for hwang in yeop in every possible moment........... apart from my obsession, the storyline is epic. I was really annoyed by the one year gap which was given in the last few episodes.. the kiss of han seo joon and lim ju kyung was one of he favorite part and also when she was drunk......... but i really liked the fact that though, han seo joon didn't knew about lim ju's secret, he still loved her and even Su-ho, both them loved her unconditionaly. the unrequited love of han seo joon was the brightest highlight of the k drama.... all over i really liked the story. it worth your every second

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Wow

So I loved this whole story from the beginning to the middle and to the end the male lead was beautiful but the second male lead was also beautiful I was torn to be honest female lead I fell in love with her along the way and I can watch the whole series over and over again please watch this you won’t regret it made me laugh made me cry and made me squeal a lot!
What I really liked about this was that all the characters were pretty interesting and you were engaged the whole time including the families and what happened in the background I just didn’t enjoy the end where the familiar Korean Throop Avenue let’s break Up to make Up again that is in a spoiler that happens all the time! But still one of the best series I’ve seen

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This drama was amazing!

Firstly, I would like to comment on the fact that they kept true to the webtoon and despite the minor changes in the story, the drama really captured the essence of the webtoon and we got to see our favourite characters come to life.

The casting of the indivdual characters was done to the 't'

I'm not saying this because I'm a fan of Astro and Eunwoo, but as a lover of both webtoons and dramas. Eunwoo really did so well when he played Suho and I feel like he was the perfect match for Lee Suho.

Hwang Inyeop!
He's a splitting image of Seojun and I can't get enough of him. He acted so well, you would think that he was the real Seojun that was brought to life. He was everything that Seojun was and I can proudly say after having read the webtoon and watch the drama that I am Team Seojun.

And finally, our main character, Lim Jugyeong.
Gayoung played her so well, she was funny, sassy and a whole queen that out Jugyeong is. I really felt so connected to Jugyeong and I related to her on so many levels. Gayoung just made me feel so Jugyeong more.

The story of True Beauty isn't just a romance drama for entertainment. It highlights important things that happen to a lot of people. Judging people because of how they look has become a bad habit that society had adpoted. There are also mentions of bullying, peer pressure and even self-harm. This story touches on these subjects in an understandable way and makes the readers/watchers think.

I hope that after watching this drama, people would be more considerate to the people around them.

Overall, this drama was fantastic and is definetly worth the watch.

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Not Like the Webtoon but somewhat better

I know a common complaint is that in this drama they’ve added things that weren’t originally in the webtoon but honestly these things gave some of the characters more depth that they previously lacked in the webtoon, especially Suho’s character (which I actually wasn’t a fan of in the webtoon but absolutely love in the drama). In the webtoon the female lead is always hiding bare face, even after she graduates high school she's still paranoid and hiding her bare face from people, so its a nice change of character in the drama that they make her gradually more confident both with and without makeup to the point where she's even stranding up to her oppressors.
The webtoon wasn't complete when they filmed this and the author did come up with different character endings from the webtoon. But the story of an insecure girl that goes through some sort of beauty transformation has been told many times before and it’s nothing new as is the typical love triangle but if you enjoy those traits then True Beauty will be very fun and entertaining to watch.

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not the best HS drama but i can definitely say, the best HS COMEDY drama- so far

**slight spoiler for the webtoon and drama**

I've read the webtoon even before the drama is released (but i dropped it once "that" couple break up) and I felt a lot more emotions reading the webtoon than watching the drama. I was only watching it for the comedy and my overall review is only because of the comedic value.

I've seen a lot of better dramas, so most of the scenes between ML and FL are hard for me to watch (to the point I can even predict what the ML will say next) My fingers are wringling and I have to cover my eyes and even skip scenes between them like come on director and writer, it wasn't that cringe in the webtoon. Well probably because it wasn't moving xD
Also, I saw a lot of people really hated soojin in the drama but I can't quite relate to that maybe because Soojin character in the webtoon is much worst and pathetic than that, because in the end the drama version, at least soojin apologized.

THE BEST CASTS LINE UP EVER. Their chemistry with each other is great too. But then the whole storyline of the drama, it isn't the worst but it's not that good either; typical HS drama? yes. And typical love line between ML, FL, 2nd ML and 2nd FL? definitely yes. It isn't worth your time so I would definitely recommend it to put it at the bottom line of your watch-list, set your priority. Or you can also put it at top of your list because you probably will skip scenes a lot if you can't stand being cringe.

OST - *chef's kiss*

Rewatch value, my rating tells it all.

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Very cheeeeesy

True Beauty started off feeling very cheesy and full of clichés. My biggest question is, what about this girl is ugly exactly? She wears glasses and has a few pimples - literally me and so many other girls in the world! The whole premise of this drama seemed dumb and not intriguing - nevertheless I persisted. To be honest I was pleasantly surprised as it was just easy to watch and the second male lead - WOW. I was living for him throughout this drama. He made it worth watching.

I liked the bromance that formed/reformed between the guys. So many funny scenes that actually made me LOL. The backstory of the two boys gave the show some depth and added some seriousness to it.

To begin with, like in the first episode, I did not Like Ju Gyeong's character. She just seemed very shallow, but to be fair she was constantly bullied. Like I said, I just didn't like the premise.

My favourite scene would have to be the one where all three of them are in the elevator and the boys are fighting over Ju Gyeong and then they get stuck. She shakes them off telling them to let go of her - we are thinking she's just annoyed with their bickering, but it turns out that she really needs to pee. As soon as they prise open those elevator doors she is out of there. The way she lunged out of that small gap made me really LOL.

The relationship that formed between Ju Gyeong's sister and her teacher was sweet and funny. It was ridiculous when they had their wedding and she got her head stuck in the table frame.

I would maybe consider watching this one again, simply because it was so light and easy to watch.

-E

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Hilarious and weirdly relatable

Most people probably think this plot is very silly and unrealistic, but for some of us it is pretty real.

I have very bad skin and for years I wouldn’t even go to the grocery store without a full face of make-up. I look very different with make-up on and I have actually had people laugh at me, when they saw my bare face for the first time. So my point is, Ju Gyeong’s story might be more relatable to viewers than you think.

Up until episode 13, I might have given this a score of 9. I loved everything about it: I screamed laughing several times, I loved both Cha Eun Woo and Hwang In Yeop, I could relate to Ju Gyeong and I adored her sister’s side plot.

But then the drama fell victim to the „too many episodes“ curse. I do not know the webtoon, so I can only review the plot of the drama, which would’ve found the perfect ending at the end of episode 13. I seriously thought that was the end of the drama cause the ending scene was perfect. But then I realized that there are three more episodes. Which is why I paused the drama at that point and only forced myself to watch those last three episodes many weeks later. They ended up not being as bad as expected - but still, some unnecessary added drama.

However, I definitely still recommend watching this. It is absolutely hilarious. Seriously, I laughed so loudly, I’m pretty sure you could hear me down the whole street.

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Comfort Kdrama

Okay to be fair, I am a bit biased towards this kdrama since I followed it before the episodes aired AND I read the Webtoon version as well. BUT! The show does bring out a beautiful story about self love and self image and how loving yourself before loving anyone else should always be your priority. I'd call this kdrama a feel good kdrama because really everything goes well for the main character in the end (Which aheemmm it might be a little unrealistic but she did go through a lot of shit so she deserves it!!) But also another thing i'm so mad about is how poorly they treated seojun in here. As an avid TB Webtoon reader, seojun and jukyung were each others first everything and that got practically erased in the show. I got really mad and was very disappointed when their first kiss never happened! Not even jukyung reciprocrating his feelings!? Thats just low...But I digress! Its a good show to watch when you're feeling low but do beware the second lead syndrome will hit HARD.

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LOVE IT!!

thoughts: i actually really like this drama so far. when i heard the webtoon was going to be made into a drama, i started reading the webtoon. and im on chapter #125 (english ver.). i do realize that there's contrasting opinions with the whole "the drama is similar to the webtoon" etc. bu if you realize that the kdrama, yes it's based on the webtoon, but mainly an adaption, and the writer of the kdrama was hired to do their job and that is to write the kdrama. i think lots of people are upset that the kdrama does not follow the webtoon scene by scene but honestly if it did then there would be no point in eevenen making the kdrama because it's just a duplicate of the webtoon.

plot: the plot is, yes stereotypical, but it at the same time is quite enjoyable. people will complain about the whole "school love triangle" thing is used too many times in kdramas, cdrama, jdramas, etc. but the reason that that same plot is used so many times in dramas is that it either does well or is entertainment worthy. yes there's plenty of other dramas with other storylines like Private Lives, Flower of Evil, and The King: Eternal Monarch. so instead of complaining about the plot and how it's not following the webtoon play by play, just do not watch True Beauty and keep your mouth shut.

characters/setting etc: i actually like Jugyeong in the kdrama more than the webtoon, because i felt as though in the webtoon her character has no "substance" like her character is kinda narrow-minded and her personality isn't really there. but in the drama i feel as though her character is "better"? i really like moon gayoung acting too. i think she and the other actors have great chemistry. i also think that the issues and underlying problems in the drama are handled well and like any other kdrama are spread out and go into detail as the drama develops. i personally like that the casting director did an amazing job finding actors who look similar to the characters in the webtoon. also, the soundtrack is very nice with Yuju from Gfriend singing part 2 in the OST. i think its very catchy.

conclusion: my final thoughts are that i really like drama and for me, i love triangles and especially school dramas. i will continue watching this and like Start-Up there's a war between Suho and Seojun and i think that just makes True Beauty all that better because of the involvement of fans.

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It's okay I guess, at least is not boring to watch.

Dramas like this are usually the most difficult to review for me because I don't like it but I do at the same time.

I usually can't stand super predictable dramas full of coincidences and stuff when at the first episode you already know where the plot is going. It's like watching every possible cliché in one setting.
How many random encounters.
Oh look, I met a cute guy at the book store. Oh we're in the same class, oh I met another boy totally randomly. Oh he's in my class too. Oh look he was the first guy I met best friend and now they hate each other! Oh, they both fall for the same girl. BUT it's still entertaining, its not so easy to make such a "boring" storyline interesting so I'll give them credit for that.
It's too much so I think it's made on purpose. I think I've never watched something that cringe but still pretty funny. But it comes from a webtoon I never read so I'm not sure about the original story.

Plus I'm still watching it so I'll edit it every time but I don't want to forget what I'm thinking at the moment.

A really light drama for now. I hope I'll increase the stars a bit while watching it.
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BIG APPRECIATION: ep 4 "Extraordinary you" and "Parasite references. Aaaa great! I laughed a lot, totally unexpected!
UNPOPULAR OPINION: I lowkey wanted Im Jukyung and Kang Soojin to be together, really. But I think Korean dramas are not really ready for this.

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crap, completely different from the webtoon, cringe & too cliche

spoiler warning if you haven’t read webtoon
ok so i finished true beauty and honestly i liked the first 8 or so eps and then it just became a really crappy and inaccurate time skip in which seojun gets completely rejected and suho disappears for only 5 seconds and then comes right back like a cockroach ?. they changed way too many things and it’s a completely different story to the webtoon where they don’t even give seojun a chance and they don’t build suho and jugyeong’s relationship to the point where it feels like two strangers off the street are snogging ?. it was way too rushed and the display of suhos character was crap and it completely ignored the webtoon.
i was really disappointed with this and the only reason i continued watching was hwang in yeop. best actor there + best played character

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