True Beauty Review (2020–2021): Is It Worth Watching?

Is True Beauty worth watching?

Yes — True Beauty is worth watching, holding a 72/100 Celluloid Editorial Rating and 84% Audience Snapshot on Celluloid. Its 74% Celluloid Score combines Celluloid editorial, Metascore (63), IMDb (7.6/10), and aggregated fan rating (83%), with audience sentiment shown separately.

Created by Lee Si-eun, True Beauty ran 1 season, 16 episodes on Viki in Korean, from South Korea. True Beauty has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is True Beauty about?

Bullied for her bare face, Lim Ju-gyeong teaches herself makeup from late-night tutorials and transfers schools as a certified campus beauty — carrying the constant terror of being seen without it. Lee Su-ho, the aloof classmate who already knows what she looks like underneath, keeps her secret; Han Seo-jun, the school’s supposed delinquent, keeps getting in the way. A featherlight webtoon adaptation about masks, shame and deciding you are enough.

Celluloid verdict: Cheerfully silly and prettily cast, if never as sharp about self-image as its premise promises — Hwang In-youp walks off with a show that otherwise coasts on charm. The cast is led by Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo, Hwang In-youp, Park Yoo-na.

How many seasons of True Beauty are there, and where do I start?

True Beauty has 1 season, 16 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 16 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 74% Celluloid Score into its four rating inputs plus the separate audience snapshot so you can see exactly where the rating inputs and audience snapshot differ before committing.

Where can I watch True Beauty?

True Beauty is carried by Viki, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the Viki hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after True Beauty?

If it lands, try My Mister (93%), When Life Gives You Tangerines (93%), Reply 1988 (92%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all romance series, everything from South Korea, or the year it premiered.