True Beauty Releases Sneak Peek of Anime Adaptation

The reception to the anime adaptation of True Beauty has been more or less lukewarm.

When the anime adaptation was first announced, fans were flummoxed with many questioning why the higher-ups believed such an adaptation was necessary. At IGN Fan Fest 2024, a clip was released, allowing fans to listen to the voices of the characters. The video begins with Jugyeong meeting Suho at the bookstore without any make-up on. Their first meeting doesn’t go too well with Suho taking the book Jugyeong had her eyes on. When the two meet again with Jugyeong all dolled-up, Suho quickly sees through her.

Based on the hit webtoon, True Beauty was written and illustrated by Yaongyi and began publishing on Naver Webtoon in April 2018 before wrapping up the story in June 2023. The webtoon, on the English platform, has garnered more than 825 million views as of January 2022. The series first inspired a Korean live-action adaptation in December 2020 starring Moon Gayoung as Lim Jugyeong, Cha Eunwoo as Lee Suho, and Hwang Inyoup as Han Seojun. The live-action has seen a number of changes, diverting from its canon material.

True Beauty follows Lim Jugyeong who has always been ridiculed and bullied by her family and peers for being “ugly.” Determined to escape her past, Jugyeong throws herself into learning how to do her makeup by watching tutorials online. When she transfers to a new school, she suddenly becomes the centre of attention due to her new look. Soon after, her real face gets discovered by two of the most popular girls at school: Lee Suho, who aims to be a culinary chef, and Han Seojun, a solo K-Pop artist who inexplicably hates Suho.

True Beauty is available to read on WEBTOON.

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