Overview
Once bullied for her looks, Jugyeong transforms herself using the art of makeup. When she joins a new school with a True Beauty goddess competition, offering winners the chance of recruitment by entertainment agencies, she instantly becomes a top candidate! But her new identity is at stake when heartthrob Suho Lee accidentally sees her bare face. Will her elite status be short-lived?
The 2024 animated adaptation of the popular webcomic navigates the friction between personal insecurity and public perception within a high school setting. By centering the story on the art of makeup as a tool for reinvention, the series examines how beauty standards influence social standing and professional opportunity. The inclusion of an entertainment agency recruitment plot adds a layer of ambition to the standard romcom framework.
Jung Hye-won leads the voice cast in a performance that balances the character’s dual lives. The narrative relies on the pressure of maintaining a hidden identity while juggling the expectations of a competitive school atmosphere. Rather than focusing solely on the romance between the lead and a popular student, the series highlights the vulnerability required to reveal a bare face in a society preoccupied with appearances.
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Details
- First Aired
- August 07, 2024
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episode Runtime
- 19 minutes
- Origin
- KR
- TMDB Votes
- 78