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True Beauty
Can makeup make it last?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mun Ka-young
Lim Ju-kyung
16 eps
Cha Eun-woo
Lee Su-ho
16 eps
Hwang In-youp
Han Seo-jun
16 eps
Park You-na
Kang Soo-jin
16 eps
Lim Se-mi
Lim Hee-kyung
16 eps
Park Ho-san
Lim Jae-pil
16 eps
Jang Hye-jin
Hong Hyun-suk
16 eps
Oh Eui-sik
Han Joon-woo
16 eps
Kim Min-ki
Lim Ju-young
16 eps
Kang Min-ah
Choi Soo-a
16 eps
Lee Woo-je
Kim Cho-rong
16 eps
Yoon Seo-ah
Young Im Hee-kyung
16 eps
Jeon Hye-won
Park Sae-mi
16 eps
Yeo Joo-ha
Han Go-woon
16 eps
Lee Il-jun
Yoo Tae-hoon
16 eps
Lee Joo-ahn
Choi Man-shik
16 eps
Lee Sang-jin
Ahn Hyun-gyu
16 eps
Kim Hyun-Ji
Kim Si-hyun
16 eps
Han Yi Young
Ha Ji-young
16 eps
Jung Jun-ho
Lee Joo-hun
16 eps
Kim Jung-hak
Mr. Oh
16 eps
Seo Hye-won
Se-mi's Friend
16 eps
Kim Ryul-Ha
Kim Ga-young
16 eps
Oh Yu-jin
Joo Hye-min
16 eps
Lim Hyun-sung
Comic Store Owner
16 eps
Ahn So-rim
Lee Ye-rim
16 eps
Ahn Sang-woo
Disciplinary Teacher
16 eps
Kim Beong-choun
Vice-principal
16 eps
Koh Woo-ri
Selena Lee
16 eps
Park Sung-jin
Yoo Gang-hyeon
16 eps
Kim So-bin
Classmate
16 eps
Oh Chae-eun
Woo-hyeon's Girlfriend
16 eps
Park Hyun Jung
Lee Mi-hyang (Seo-jun's Mother)
16 eps
Park Seo-kyung
Lim Hee Gyung [Young]
1 eps
Park Ju-Hwan
Lim Joo Young [Young]
1 eps
Ok Joo-ri
[Neighborhood woman]
1 eps
Choi E-sun
[Yongpa High student]
1 eps
Han Myeong-hwan
[Yongpa High student]
1 eps
Lee Tae-ri
Wang Hyun Bin [Joo Gyung's crush]
1 eps
Cha Yeong-ok
[Neighborhood woman]
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How True Beauty actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
True Beauty reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
If He Has Feelings for Me
Su Ho goes all the way to meet Ju Kyung late at night with a lame excuse. Ju Kyung starts to wonder if Su Ho has feelings for her. She asks him out. Meanwhile, a first-year student is bullied by her classmates for her ugly looks. This reminds Ju Kyung of her past school life and she decides to offer help.
S01E01
The Errand Girl
Kids hate her just because she’s ugly. And for the same reason, her crush cruelly rejects her confession. Thinking of ending her life, Ju Kyung stands at the edge of a rooftop. That’s when Su Ho jumps in to save her. Days later, Ju Kyung comes across some makeup techniques, and she can’t believe her own eyes. On her first day as a transfer student, kids are captivated by Ju Kyung’s looks.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E16
Happy Ending
S01E15
Unexpected Encounter
S01E14
Trip to the Sea
S01E13
Only Fools Judge Others
S01E12
Transfer Student
S01E11
The Truth About Se Yeon
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kim Young-kyuExecutive Producer
- Jang Jung-doExecutive Producer
Writing
- Lee Si-eunWriter
Direction
- Kim Sang-hyubDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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