True Beauty

Details

Title: 여신강림 / Yeosingangrim
Genre: Drama, romance, comedy, school
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2020-Dec-09 to 2021-Feb-04
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:30
Original Soundtrack: True Beauty OST

Synopsis

Im Joo Kyung is a high school girl with a complex about her natural appearance. Watching online tutorials, she becomes a master of make-up. She is popular at school and is considered quite pretty by her classmates, but she is terrified to show anyone her bare face.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.50

(20 votes)

Cast

Correlation Chart

Main Cast

Moon Ga Young as Im Joo Kyung
- Lee Go Eun as child Im Joo Kyung
Cha Eun Woo as Lee Soo Ho
- Lee Seung Woo as child Lee Soo Ho
Hwang In Yup as Han Seo Joon
Park Yoo Na as Kang Soo Jin

Joo Kyung's family

Jang Hye Jin as Hong Hyun Sook (Joo Kyung's Mother)
Park Ho San as Im Jae Pil (Joo Kyung & Hee Kyung's father)
Im Se Mi as Im Hee Kyung (Joo Kyung's older sister)
- Park Seo Kyung as child Im Hee Kyung
Kim Min Ki as Im Joo Young (Joo Kyung's younger brother)
- Park Joo Hwan (박주환) as child Im Joo Young

Soo Ho's family

Jung Joon Ho as Lee Joo Hun (Soo Ho's father)

Seo Joon's family

Park Hyun Jung (박현정) as Lee Mi Hyang (Seo Joon's mother)
Yeo Joo Ha (여주하) as Han Ko Woon (Seo Joon's younger sister)

Soo Jin's family

Seo Sang Won as Kang Joon Hyuk (Soo Jin's father)
Yoo Dam Yun (유담연) as Ki JI Yun (Soo Jin's mother)

Saebom High School

Oh Ui Shik as Han Joon Woo (literature teacher)
Ahn Sang Woo as student dean
Kim Jae Hwa as music teacher
Ahn So Rim (안소림) as Lee Ye Rim (science teacher)
Song Hoon as history teacher
Lee Sun Young (이선영) as math teacher
Han Sang Jo (한상조) as PE teacher
Kim Byung Choon as vice principal
Kang Min Ah as Choi Soo Ah
Lee Il Joon (이일준) as Yoo Tae Hoon
Lee Sang Jin (이상진) as Ahn Hyun Kyu
Lee Woo Je as Kim Cho Rong
Kim Hyun Ji (김현지) as Kim Si Hyun
Lee Joo Ahn as Choi Man Sik (Seo Joon's friend)
Choi Yi Sun (최이선) as Ho Jin Woong (Seo Joon's friend)
Han Myung Hwan (한명환) as Kim Gun Woo (Seo Joon's friend)
Lee Soo Min (이수민) as Lee Ha Joon (Seo Joon's friend)
Park Hyun Woo (박현우) as Lee Ji Hoon (Seo Joon's friend)
Jo Sang Yun (조상연) as Park Sang Nyung (Seo Joon's friend)

Yongpa High School

Shin Jae Hwi as Lee Sung Yong
Jun Hye Won as Park Sae Mi
Oh Yoo Jin (오유진) as Joo Hye Min
Seo Hye Won as Park Ji Hee
Kim Ryool Ha (김률하) as Kim Ka Young
Hwang Jung Ha (황정하) as Byun Joon Hyuk

Others

Im Hyun Sung as owner of Wangja Comic Store
Kim Jung Hak as CEO Oh (CEO of Move Entertainment)
Park Young Soo as Park Colombus
Lee Jae Eun (이재은) as maid (ep. 3)

Special Guest Appearances

Lee Tae Ri as Wang Hyun Bin (ep 1)
Go Woo Ri as Selena (ep 1,4,9, 16 a beauty creator that Joo Kyung admired)
Kang Chan Hee as Yoon Se Yun (ep 1, 4-5, 11-12, 16)
Lee Jae Wook as Baek Kyung (ep 4, couple at cinema)
Kim Hye Yoon as Eun Dan Oh (ep 4, couple at cinema)
Jung Gun Joo as Ryu Hyung Jin (ep 7, baseball player)
Woo Hyun as the camping site manager (ep 8)
Lee Shi Young as Swarovski saleswoman (ep 8)
Lee Han Wie as plastic surgeon (ep 13)
Kim Young Dae as Oh Nam Joo (ep 15)
Im Da Young (임다영) as Chae Ni (ep 15-16, a celebrity under Move Entertainment)

Production Credits

Production Companies: Studio Dragon, Studio N, Bon Factory (본팩토리)
Director: Kim Sang Hyup
Original writing: Yaongi (야옹이)
Screenwriter: Lee Shi Eun (이시은)

Episode Ratings

See True Beauty/Episode Ratings

Notes

Based on the 2018 webtoon of the same title by Yaongi (야옹이).

Recognitions

2021 Brand Customer Loyalty Award:
- Best Male Idol Actor (Cha Eun Woo)
- Male Rookie Actor (Hwang In Yup)

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