A thrilling tale of beauty, intrigue, and self-discovery unfolds. Will Jugyeong conquer it all or succumb to the pressures of the beauty-obsessed world around her?A thrilling tale of beauty, intrigue, and self-discovery unfolds. Will Jugyeong conquer it all or succumb to the pressures of the beauty-obsessed world around her?A thrilling tale of beauty, intrigue, and self-discovery unfolds. Will Jugyeong conquer it all or succumb to the pressures of the beauty-obsessed world around her?
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Honestly, I know this series has a lot from the WEBTOON comic to the KDrama, but I started on the anime and after finishing it, I am so looking forward to another season.
I get that it follows a lot of your typical tropes and plot points, there's a girl who gives herself a makeover in order to avoid the teasing she got prior, but seeing it all play out is a totally different thing.
I love the love interests in this one and honestly kept rooting for both guys and loved seeing how everything played out.
I want the next season to be out already because I can't wait to see how everything plays out!
I get that it follows a lot of your typical tropes and plot points, there's a girl who gives herself a makeover in order to avoid the teasing she got prior, but seeing it all play out is a totally different thing.
I love the love interests in this one and honestly kept rooting for both guys and loved seeing how everything played out.
I want the next season to be out already because I can't wait to see how everything plays out!
"Who was it that decided that if you're ugly everybody gets to treat you like dirt?"
Dumplings. They are delicious. One of the best foods on earth. But nobody wants "Dumpling" for a nickname. Lim Jugyeong/Jug is ordinary looking. Her grades are nothing special. She likes heavy metal and horror manga. And she doesn't have one friend. She's an outcast.
Based on a web manhwa, TB is a 2024 Studio N, Cocktail Media Studios release. It is 1 season consisting of 13 19-minute English dubbed episodes with CC available. A 2nd season has been announced, but there are no details about it yet. TB is so Korean. That's a good thing. It was made into a Kdrama of the same name in 2020. Rated around an 8 between IMDb and MDL, it's 16 60-minute episodes, and the two leads are human specimens. I haven't seen it yet, but it's in the queue. This version of TB is rated 6.60 on MAL and 6.7 on IMDb. It's not the first romance rated in the 6's that is undervalued, imo. If you like romances, this is easily better than a 6. It is well conceived and written, the art is seamless, and it is a solid love story. Sure, there's some familiar formulas, but that doesn't matter much if the execution is good. The biggest drag on the show is how Jug is alittle too frantic. I wasn't crazy about her English voice portrayal. When I watch it again I'll probably try the Korean voice actors because I adore the Korean language. The art is good. People are drawn with old-style round eyes and simple features in standard fashion. Backgrounds are faded, low detail, and very much relegated to the background. The focus is on the characters here.
We're in HS. A misunderstanding leads to a mini cat fight with another girl. Unfortunately, it's enough to get Jug transferred to another school. Her mother wants her to make a fresh start.
Not one to be optimistic, Jug doesn't want to start over. She stumbles onto a makeup tutorial video and practices the craft. The results aren't half bad! When she shows up at her new school, everyone wants to know who the /pretty/ girl is. Actually, now she's getting too much attention. It's too bizarre. "Let's go have some lunch. I think they have dumplings today!" Jug has friends now, but just that word is still a trigger for Jug. .She feels like a fraud! If anybody finds out what she really looks like, if anybody discovers that she's actually ugly, it's all going to be over.
If she was that worried about being discovered, she never should have left the house without her makeup on, right? But that new manga volume is out. She read the previous volume 💯×s just waiting for this new release. So she goes to the bookstore, unadorned, and has a fight with a beautiful boy (Suho) over the last copy. He actually seems to know more about the story than she does! They did a rapid fire quiz back and forth to test each other's knowledge. He's the one who walked away victorious. The very next morning at school, there HE is, walking the halls 😬. He didn't recognize her. Whew!
Yikes! They keep running into eachother. Her friends have friends who are friends with him. Next thing she knows, he's at her lunch table. "Have we met before?" It's happening. He sees something familiar. She flat-out denies it.
Her life as master of disguise needs a little work, though. When he hands her the limited edition missing earbud that she dropped at the bookstore that night, it can't be denied: The beauty and the bookstore nerd are the same girl. Suddenly, she's his errand girl. That's how she's buying his silence. From the outside, they look like a couple.
Eventually, Jug notices other lost girls in need of help and reaches out in kindness. Every woman and girl should be equipped to look her best! Then, she's nominated for high school goddess. She knows she doesn't compare to the other candidates, especially the true goddess, Kang Sujin. E'erthing about that girl is perfect. Jug intends to withdraw as the contest is way too much spotlight for somebody with a big secret. However, the girls in her department see it as some kind of collective validation. They've rallied behind her and are ready to start a big campaign. This is their time in the ☀. She can't figure out a way to exit quietly into the night.
All this while, Suho is hovering around. He's slightly less demanding, of late, but still quite irritating. Also, a second student has seen her without makeup! Han Seojun is a new transfer. He found her wallet when she dropped it at the fast food restaurant. When he sees her at school he comments that she looks familiar and asks if they've met? 'Of course not,' she responds. Another wrinkle is how Seojun and Suho appear to be enemies: Long standing ones. They knew eachother before. Seojun dislikes Jug Because he believes she's Suho's girlfriend. He softens on her after she helps his sister, Han Gowoon. Soon, he /really/ softens on her as fate keeps winking at Jug and giving her a slap on the back side. She randomly draws Seojun's name as her portrait assignment. They end up spending time together. Adrenaline-filled time - he drives a rice🏍rocket. Jug will never get the tangles out of her hair.
In the background, Jug has an enemy. #1 school goddess, Sujin, has a crush on Suho. She wants to destroy Jug. Sujin sets her traps, but Suho ends up rescuing Jug (with the help of Seojun) and their bond increases. This all spurs Jug to want to win the high school goddess contest. Sujin isn't a goddess. She doesn't deserve the title: Sujin is a devil. Jug becomes so focused on Sujin that she doesn't notice she's involved in her own love triangle. Suho and Seojun have found yet another reason to be enemies. They both like Jug.
One reason that Jug has not noticed that these hunks like her is that it's never occurred to her before that a guy /could/ like her. Another reason is that she's busy with her new friends. Jug has made TRUE friends. Sua Kang, Han Gowoon, and Chaerin Ahn are her gang and she treasures them. What will they think when they find out the "truth" about her? Jug has to come clean.
"Why do the hottest guys always have the ugliest attitude?" Bullying, mean girls, shallow values, exterior appearances, and gossip are on display. "As an actor, I understand how nice it is to be able to turn into someone else every now and then," Drama Club veteran, Suho, acknowledges. However, he doesn't see much difference between plain Jug and made up Jug! So he claims. His vision has gone beyond the exterior. He sees her for her, and he did the first time they met. True beauty comes from within. There's a few women out there who don't "need" makeup. That's a rare thing. Most women look better with cosmetics and they've been applying it since ancient times. There's always a tension between how things should be and how things are. Outward appearances shouldn't be how we're judged, solely. However, we should all make an effort to be our best and look our best. It's a matter of outward respect and inward dignity. Everyone has to find their comfort zone. These things have to be balanced. Somebody who's obsessed with just physical appearance is going to be a horrible, shallow person. Somebody who thinks physical appearance deserves no attention is self-absorbed and deluded.
TB is more about /True Growth/ than anything else. Jug fixed her outside... but she didn't fix anything, because it was the /inside/ that needed fixing. No matter what she looks like, she still believes she's ugly. Much worse than that, however, is that she believes that's where her self-worth abides - in her exterior wrapping. It's actually preposterous, if one looks at it from a merely logical point of view. Looks don't have staying power, and the looks of a person change as one gets to know them better: Plain people may become beautiful and beautiful people could become disgusting when the outside gives way to the inside. Furthermore, when we're talking about long-term strategy, looks don't last. If you are beautiful to someone from the inside then you will be beautiful to them forever. Isn't that the ideal?
TB is mostly about True Love. He saw her when she was plain and he liked her anyway. At the end of S1, these two still haven't had a chance to date. Suho has to leave the country for a family emergency. Jug doesn't know when he'll come back. Seojun, at least in part, hopes he never does.
IMHO〰🖍
📣7.3 📝7.7 🎭7 💓7 🦋6 🎨7 🎵/🔊🔚7.6 ▪ 🌞5 ⚡4.5 😅3 😭2.5 😱2 😯4 🤢1 🤔5 💤0 🤗5.5
Shazams: Heart for you (Seojun's thene) by blessed is beautiful.
Age 12+ Language: there isn't much but there is $h!+ ×1, @$$hole 1× he!! ×1 F💣: We see someone flip the bird. Rated: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older. A girl is criticized for checking into a hotel with a guy - that's actually a good object lesson.
Re-📺? Sure, especially when S2 comes out
From lite&trite to heavy&serious, here's some recs ~
💘 Ouran High School Host Club-8,, Ao-chan Can't Study-7.8, Special A Class 💓8.2, Maid Sama-10, Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion-8.4, Mischievous Kiss, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun-7.7, Colourcloud Palace-7.5, Hakkenden, 7th Time Loop-7.9, Honey & Clover, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Princess Principal 8.6, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale-7.5 Real Girl-7.5, My Happy Marriage-8.3, Your Lie In April-9, Violet Evergarden-9.5.
Dumplings. They are delicious. One of the best foods on earth. But nobody wants "Dumpling" for a nickname. Lim Jugyeong/Jug is ordinary looking. Her grades are nothing special. She likes heavy metal and horror manga. And she doesn't have one friend. She's an outcast.
Based on a web manhwa, TB is a 2024 Studio N, Cocktail Media Studios release. It is 1 season consisting of 13 19-minute English dubbed episodes with CC available. A 2nd season has been announced, but there are no details about it yet. TB is so Korean. That's a good thing. It was made into a Kdrama of the same name in 2020. Rated around an 8 between IMDb and MDL, it's 16 60-minute episodes, and the two leads are human specimens. I haven't seen it yet, but it's in the queue. This version of TB is rated 6.60 on MAL and 6.7 on IMDb. It's not the first romance rated in the 6's that is undervalued, imo. If you like romances, this is easily better than a 6. It is well conceived and written, the art is seamless, and it is a solid love story. Sure, there's some familiar formulas, but that doesn't matter much if the execution is good. The biggest drag on the show is how Jug is alittle too frantic. I wasn't crazy about her English voice portrayal. When I watch it again I'll probably try the Korean voice actors because I adore the Korean language. The art is good. People are drawn with old-style round eyes and simple features in standard fashion. Backgrounds are faded, low detail, and very much relegated to the background. The focus is on the characters here.
We're in HS. A misunderstanding leads to a mini cat fight with another girl. Unfortunately, it's enough to get Jug transferred to another school. Her mother wants her to make a fresh start.
Not one to be optimistic, Jug doesn't want to start over. She stumbles onto a makeup tutorial video and practices the craft. The results aren't half bad! When she shows up at her new school, everyone wants to know who the /pretty/ girl is. Actually, now she's getting too much attention. It's too bizarre. "Let's go have some lunch. I think they have dumplings today!" Jug has friends now, but just that word is still a trigger for Jug. .She feels like a fraud! If anybody finds out what she really looks like, if anybody discovers that she's actually ugly, it's all going to be over.
If she was that worried about being discovered, she never should have left the house without her makeup on, right? But that new manga volume is out. She read the previous volume 💯×s just waiting for this new release. So she goes to the bookstore, unadorned, and has a fight with a beautiful boy (Suho) over the last copy. He actually seems to know more about the story than she does! They did a rapid fire quiz back and forth to test each other's knowledge. He's the one who walked away victorious. The very next morning at school, there HE is, walking the halls 😬. He didn't recognize her. Whew!
Yikes! They keep running into eachother. Her friends have friends who are friends with him. Next thing she knows, he's at her lunch table. "Have we met before?" It's happening. He sees something familiar. She flat-out denies it.
Her life as master of disguise needs a little work, though. When he hands her the limited edition missing earbud that she dropped at the bookstore that night, it can't be denied: The beauty and the bookstore nerd are the same girl. Suddenly, she's his errand girl. That's how she's buying his silence. From the outside, they look like a couple.
Eventually, Jug notices other lost girls in need of help and reaches out in kindness. Every woman and girl should be equipped to look her best! Then, she's nominated for high school goddess. She knows she doesn't compare to the other candidates, especially the true goddess, Kang Sujin. E'erthing about that girl is perfect. Jug intends to withdraw as the contest is way too much spotlight for somebody with a big secret. However, the girls in her department see it as some kind of collective validation. They've rallied behind her and are ready to start a big campaign. This is their time in the ☀. She can't figure out a way to exit quietly into the night.
All this while, Suho is hovering around. He's slightly less demanding, of late, but still quite irritating. Also, a second student has seen her without makeup! Han Seojun is a new transfer. He found her wallet when she dropped it at the fast food restaurant. When he sees her at school he comments that she looks familiar and asks if they've met? 'Of course not,' she responds. Another wrinkle is how Seojun and Suho appear to be enemies: Long standing ones. They knew eachother before. Seojun dislikes Jug Because he believes she's Suho's girlfriend. He softens on her after she helps his sister, Han Gowoon. Soon, he /really/ softens on her as fate keeps winking at Jug and giving her a slap on the back side. She randomly draws Seojun's name as her portrait assignment. They end up spending time together. Adrenaline-filled time - he drives a rice🏍rocket. Jug will never get the tangles out of her hair.
In the background, Jug has an enemy. #1 school goddess, Sujin, has a crush on Suho. She wants to destroy Jug. Sujin sets her traps, but Suho ends up rescuing Jug (with the help of Seojun) and their bond increases. This all spurs Jug to want to win the high school goddess contest. Sujin isn't a goddess. She doesn't deserve the title: Sujin is a devil. Jug becomes so focused on Sujin that she doesn't notice she's involved in her own love triangle. Suho and Seojun have found yet another reason to be enemies. They both like Jug.
One reason that Jug has not noticed that these hunks like her is that it's never occurred to her before that a guy /could/ like her. Another reason is that she's busy with her new friends. Jug has made TRUE friends. Sua Kang, Han Gowoon, and Chaerin Ahn are her gang and she treasures them. What will they think when they find out the "truth" about her? Jug has to come clean.
"Why do the hottest guys always have the ugliest attitude?" Bullying, mean girls, shallow values, exterior appearances, and gossip are on display. "As an actor, I understand how nice it is to be able to turn into someone else every now and then," Drama Club veteran, Suho, acknowledges. However, he doesn't see much difference between plain Jug and made up Jug! So he claims. His vision has gone beyond the exterior. He sees her for her, and he did the first time they met. True beauty comes from within. There's a few women out there who don't "need" makeup. That's a rare thing. Most women look better with cosmetics and they've been applying it since ancient times. There's always a tension between how things should be and how things are. Outward appearances shouldn't be how we're judged, solely. However, we should all make an effort to be our best and look our best. It's a matter of outward respect and inward dignity. Everyone has to find their comfort zone. These things have to be balanced. Somebody who's obsessed with just physical appearance is going to be a horrible, shallow person. Somebody who thinks physical appearance deserves no attention is self-absorbed and deluded.
TB is more about /True Growth/ than anything else. Jug fixed her outside... but she didn't fix anything, because it was the /inside/ that needed fixing. No matter what she looks like, she still believes she's ugly. Much worse than that, however, is that she believes that's where her self-worth abides - in her exterior wrapping. It's actually preposterous, if one looks at it from a merely logical point of view. Looks don't have staying power, and the looks of a person change as one gets to know them better: Plain people may become beautiful and beautiful people could become disgusting when the outside gives way to the inside. Furthermore, when we're talking about long-term strategy, looks don't last. If you are beautiful to someone from the inside then you will be beautiful to them forever. Isn't that the ideal?
TB is mostly about True Love. He saw her when she was plain and he liked her anyway. At the end of S1, these two still haven't had a chance to date. Suho has to leave the country for a family emergency. Jug doesn't know when he'll come back. Seojun, at least in part, hopes he never does.
IMHO〰🖍
📣7.3 📝7.7 🎭7 💓7 🦋6 🎨7 🎵/🔊🔚7.6 ▪ 🌞5 ⚡4.5 😅3 😭2.5 😱2 😯4 🤢1 🤔5 💤0 🤗5.5
Shazams: Heart for you (Seojun's thene) by blessed is beautiful.
Age 12+ Language: there isn't much but there is $h!+ ×1, @$$hole 1× he!! ×1 F💣: We see someone flip the bird. Rated: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older. A girl is criticized for checking into a hotel with a guy - that's actually a good object lesson.
Re-📺? Sure, especially when S2 comes out
From lite&trite to heavy&serious, here's some recs ~
💘 Ouran High School Host Club-8,, Ao-chan Can't Study-7.8, Special A Class 💓8.2, Maid Sama-10, Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion-8.4, Mischievous Kiss, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun-7.7, Colourcloud Palace-7.5, Hakkenden, 7th Time Loop-7.9, Honey & Clover, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Princess Principal 8.6, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale-7.5 Real Girl-7.5, My Happy Marriage-8.3, Your Lie In April-9, Violet Evergarden-9.5.
As for the art, it's good, but because it's drawn in an anime style, it doesn't show the bad features of Fl's face. As for the voice acting, I found the main female voice quite annoying.
After watching episode 1, I felt like I was watching a music video rather than a movie. The content of episode 1 ran very fast.
I have watched all versions of this drama from webtoon, movies and anime. I like the webtoon version the most. As for the movie, I feel quite sorry that the movie broke the original but the actors did their job in their roles.
In conclusion, I think this is my personal review of this anime that is quite normal, the op music and the ed are okay.
After watching episode 1, I felt like I was watching a music video rather than a movie. The content of episode 1 ran very fast.
I have watched all versions of this drama from webtoon, movies and anime. I like the webtoon version the most. As for the movie, I feel quite sorry that the movie broke the original but the actors did their job in their roles.
In conclusion, I think this is my personal review of this anime that is quite normal, the op music and the ed are okay.
I find it hard to understand why she doesn't consistently wear makeup; doing so might help her avoid others uncovering her struggles. I did notice issues with the animation; it feels subpar, as their faces seem disconnected from the background animation.
As for the story: having faced bullying myself, I can empathize with the main character's emotions. High school can be exceptionally harsh, making the overall experience quite daunting. I appreciate the brother's one-liners; they often make me laugh out loud. *True Beauty* presents a poignant narrative that highlights the pressures of societal expectations while simultaneously celebrating the importance of authenticity and self-acceptance. As the story progresses, the characters confront their insecurities and learn that true beauty emanates from within.
The brother's humor serves as a refreshing antidote to the more serious themes, providing moments of levity that remind us to cherish joy even during challenging times. As the plot unfolds, each character embarks on their own journey toward self-love.
As for the story: having faced bullying myself, I can empathize with the main character's emotions. High school can be exceptionally harsh, making the overall experience quite daunting. I appreciate the brother's one-liners; they often make me laugh out loud. *True Beauty* presents a poignant narrative that highlights the pressures of societal expectations while simultaneously celebrating the importance of authenticity and self-acceptance. As the story progresses, the characters confront their insecurities and learn that true beauty emanates from within.
The brother's humor serves as a refreshing antidote to the more serious themes, providing moments of levity that remind us to cherish joy even during challenging times. As the plot unfolds, each character embarks on their own journey toward self-love.
The True Beauty animated series is seriously a fun and relatable watch! Jugyeong's journey of trying to balance her natural self and the version of her she shows to the world with makeup really hits home for anyone who's struggled with self-esteem. The way she interacts with Suho and Seojun just adds to the drama, and you can't help but get invested in the love triangle. You're rooting for all of them at different points!
Visually, the animation totally does justice to the webtoon. It's colorful, expressive, and really brings out the characters' emotions in all the right ways. It's also super fun to watch the awkward, sweet moments between Jugyeong and the guys, with plenty of laugh-out-loud scenes.
While it doesn't break new ground, True Beauty has the right mix of lighthearted humor and deeper themes of self-confidence and personal growth. Honestly, if you're into rom-coms with a bit of drama, this is the perfect series to binge. You'll find yourself totally invested in Jugyeong's journey and loving every minute!
Visually, the animation totally does justice to the webtoon. It's colorful, expressive, and really brings out the characters' emotions in all the right ways. It's also super fun to watch the awkward, sweet moments between Jugyeong and the guys, with plenty of laugh-out-loud scenes.
While it doesn't break new ground, True Beauty has the right mix of lighthearted humor and deeper themes of self-confidence and personal growth. Honestly, if you're into rom-coms with a bit of drama, this is the perfect series to binge. You'll find yourself totally invested in Jugyeong's journey and loving every minute!
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