Title: True Beauty, The Secret of Angel, Goddess Advent
Episodes: 16
Genre: Comendy, Romance, School, Youth, Drama. Family, Friendship, Manhwa Adaption
Story: 6 out of 10
Characters: 7 out of 10
Cinematography: 7 out of 10
Korean Drama True Beauty is light, funny but it gradually lost its novelty
Story
After being bullied at school because of her looks, Ju Kyung starts anew at a new high school, now disguising her true face under makeup. However, the cold heartthrob of the school, Su Ho, finds out about her secret and makes a contract with her to keep quiet if she serves him.
Korean Drama True Beauty is a nice blend of comedy, cute romance, and a light storyline with some drama here and there to keep things interesting. The mood of the drama is probably the best thing about True Beauty, as it feels like you’re actually reading the webtoon.
The romance is also adorable, with some sweet moments for the couple and smooth chemistry between the leads. However, the twist in the last episodes was too passe, oldish, and cheesy. Also, it was not handled properly, and thus, it ended up making things move rushly and with no pace.
As for the love triangle, the second lead was an interesting character, but he didn’t have many moments with the female lead. He was the only one pursuing the relationship and he made a lot of bad choices in the end. So, the love triangle was just so so, as it was obvious from the start that she was hung up on Su Ho.
Finally, the main story was okay, but it lost its momentum pretty quick. The scandals that appeared to aid with the plot were weak and boring, as they were too stretched out and ended up being too much fuss for nothing.
However, the side characters were what kept things fresh and entertaining when the main story was lagging. Those characters were interesting and funny enough when needed.
Characters
Ju Kyung is the ugly duckling of her family and she has been suffering because of it at school. She gets a second chance when she transfers to a new school and she polishes off her makeup skills, turning herself into a beautiful girl that quickly turns into a popular student, with lots of friends. However, now she has to hide her true self, who’s a geek who loves horror stories.
Moon Ga Young manages to turn into a high school student and she was enough cute and funny, not hesitating to spoil her image for her role. Her charms actually bring to mind her character in Exo Next Door.
Watch Moon Ga Young‘s other dramas KDrama Eulachacha Waikiki 2, KDrama «Jealousy Incarnate» and KDrama Find me in your memory
Su Ho is the school’s heartthrob, but he is cold and spreads dear around him. He loves horror stories and hides a big secret that makes him suffer.
Cha Eun Woo did a really good job in this drama and showed real progress in his acting.
Keep up with Cha Eun Woo by watching his dramas KDrama Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung, K Drama Top Management and K Drama My ID is Gangnam Beauty
Seo Jun is the bad boy of the school. He has taken a year off to take care of his sick mother and he seems to not care about his studies. He hates Su Ho who used to be his best friend.
Hwang In Yeop handled his ‘bad boy’ character really well and he was quite enjoyable.
Soo Jin is Su Ho’s friend and the only girl he talks to. She is one of the top students along with him and a family friend. She becomes friends with Ju Kyung and she often helps her out.
Park Yoo Na was really good in this drama, but her character was left undeveloped.
Watch Park Yoo Na also in KDrama Hotel del luna, K Drama My ID is Gangnam Beauty and Korean Drama SKY Castle
Cinematography
The drama has colorful and to the point aesthetics and handled the comedy parts nicely, but the pace wasn’t as smooth.
Overall
My overall rating from the Korean Drama True Beauty is 6 out of 10. The drama was a fun concept, but it was lagging.
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