True Beauty is a romantic comedy-drama starring Moon Ga Young, Cha Eun Woo & Hwang In Yeop as the main leads and was aired in the year 2020. The drama became widely popular and received good ratings.
A high school girl rises to pretty girl fame after she masters the art of make-up. She turns into a goddess because of her makeup skills, but would rather die than reveal her bare face to anyone. The drama tells her love story with the only boy that saw her without makeup.
If you’ve watched True Beauty drama and are finding something similar in plot and genre to watch and keep the mood, here are the best dramas to watch.
1. My ID is Gangnam Beauty
Mi Rae, once bullied for her looks, decides to get plastic surgery to start fresh. When she begins university, people still tease her as Gangnam Beauty. She meets Kyung Suk, who sees people for what they are on the inside and not the outside. He becomes attracted to her.
2. Extraordinary You
The drama tells the story of a high-school girl named Dan Oh who realizes that she is just a supporting character inside a romance manga named “Secret”. She tries to change the fixed story for her love and life by utilizing the flashes of storyboard she alone can see.
3. Oh My Venus
When her boyfriend of fifteen years breaks up with her for gaining weight, Kang Joo Eun, a lawyer gets help from Kim Young Ho, an incredibly perfect personal trainer of Hollywood stars, to get in shape and turn her life around.
4. School 2017
A class of high school students attempt to overcome the stress of being ranked by their exam grades. Despite their frustrations, they find out how to make their own way in this world that seems to be a stagnant cycle of school and home.
5. Live On
High school student Baek Ho Rang is popular on social media for being pretty and classy. She decides to join the broadcasting club. A story of love and friendship unfolds in a school where social media is a defining force and everybody is judged.
Cast –
- Jung Da Bin as Baek Ho Rang
- Hwang Min Hyun as Go Eun Taek
- Noh Jong Hyun as Do Woo Jae
- Yang Hye Ji as Ji So Hyun
No. Of Episodes – 8
Watch On – Viki
6. Sassy, Go Go
Set at the elite Sevit High School, the drama follows the lives of five students as they attempt to survive in a vicious environment where academic elitism takes place. A story that aims at high school students’ misadventures including love, heartbreak, pain, and friendship.
Cast –
- Jung Eun Ji as Kang Yeon Doo
- Lee Won Keun as Kim Yeol
- Chae Soo Bin as Kwon Soo Ah
- Kim Ji Soo as Seo Ha Joon
No. Of Episodes – 12
Watch On – Viki
7. Love Alarm
The drama revolves around the story of a mobile app called Love Alarm that notifies the user whether someone within the range of a 10-meter radius has romantic feelings for them. But it doesn’t reveal specific details of the person.
Cast –
- Kim So Hyun as Kim Jo Jo
- Jung Ga Ram as Lee Hye Young
- Song Kang as Hwang Sun Oh
- Go Min Si as Park Gul Mi
No. Of Episodes – 6
Watch On – Netflix
8. Shadow Beauty
Ae Jin is bullied at school due to her looks. But she leads a secret life: with makeup and photo editing, she lives as Genie, a social media star with 770K followers. What will happen when a boy from school discovers her secret?
Cast –
- Shim Dal Gi as Koo Ae Jin
- Choi Bo Min as Kim Ho In
- Lee Na Gyung as Sun Mi Jin
- Heo Jung Hee as Yang Ha Neul
No. Of Episodes – 13
Watch On – Viki
Wrapping Up
So, these were some of the best Korean dramas similar to True Beauty that you can watch. Most of them are set in high school or have a college theme.
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