True Beauty (South Korean TV series)

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True Beauty
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Hangul여신강림
Hanja女神降臨
Revised RomanizationYeosin-gangnim[a]
LiterallyThe Advent of a Goddess
GenreRomance
Comedy
Slice of life
Coming-of-age
Based onTrue Beauty
by Yaongyi[1]
Developed byStudio Dragon
tvN
Written byLee Si-eun
Directed by [ko]
Starring
Opening theme"Milky Way"
by Park Se-joon & Na Sang-jin
Ending themeVarious themes[b]
ComposerPark Se-joon et al.[2][c]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersKim Young-gyu
Jang Jung-do
Song Jin-seon
ProducersKwon Mi-kyung
Moon Seok-hwan
Oh Kwang-hee
Running time73 minutes
Production companies
  • Bon Factory Worldwide
  • Studio N
DistributortvN
Release
Original networktvN
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseDecember 9, 2020 (2020-12-09) –
February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)
External links
Website

True Beauty (Korean: 여신강림; Hanja: 女神降臨; RR: Yeosin-gangnim;[a] lit. The Advent of a Goddess) is a South Korean television series starring Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo, Hwang In-youp, and Park Yoo-na. Based on the Line Webtoon of the same name by Yaongyi, it centers on a high school girl who, after being bullied and discriminated because of being perceived as ugly, masters the art of makeup to transform herself into a gorgeous "goddess".[3][4][5][6] It aired on tvN from December 9, 2020, to February 4, 2021, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).[7]

Synopsis[]

18-year-old high school student Lim Ju-kyung (Moon Ga-young), who has an inferiority complex regarding her appearance, has been constantly discriminated by her family and bullied by her peers due to being perceived as ugly. She starts learning how to use makeup by binge-watching makeup tutorial videos on the Internet. When she masters the art just before transferring to her new school, her makeover proves to be transformative as she quickly rises to fame and her peers call her a "goddess".[6][3][4]

Despite her newfound popularity, Ju-kyung still considers herself ugly and it is her greatest fear that her peers will see her real face. This unfortunately comes true when her dashingly handsome, popular and mysterious classmate Lee Su-ho (Cha Eun-woo), whom she had previously run into with her bare face a couple of times, recognizes her beyond her makeup.[3] Su-ho is very popular among female students at school, but he hates being the constant center of attention and is often seen as aloof and cold. He has his own fears, and he harbors a dark secret—a tragic incident in the past—that has been haunting him for a long time. He and his former best friend Han Seo-jun (Hwang In-youp) have distanced themselves from each other because of this incident, and the blame Seo-jun placed on Su-ho has caused him a lot of guilt. Ju-kyung and the estranged friends Su-ho and Seo-jun soon forge an unlikely relationship as they unravel secrets, share their pains, grow together and seek comfort from each other.

Cast[]

Main[]

A student of Class 2-5 in Saebom High School who masters the art of makeup and transforms herself into a "goddess". Since childhood, Ju-kyung has been constantly discriminated by her family and bullied by her peers due to being perceived as ugly. This leads to her having an inferiority complex regarding her appearance and, worse, contemplating suicide. Eventually, she starts learning how to use makeup by binge-watching tutorial videos in the Internet. When she masters the art just before transferring to Saebom High School, her makeover proves to be transformative as she quickly rises to fame and her peers call her a "goddess". She tries her best to hide her real appearance from everyone but her classmate Su-ho, whom she had previously run into with her bare face a couple of times, later recognizes her beyond her makeup. Ju-kyung prefers reading horror comic books and listening to heavy metal music.
A student of Class 2-5 in Saebom High School; Seo-jun's former best friend. Su-ho is very popular for his dashingly handsome looks but harbors a dark secret from his past. Su-ho seems to have it all—looks, good grades, money and excellent basketball and Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills—but his dysfunctional family and a tragic incident from a year ago turns him into an ice-cold boy who hates being the center of attention. He first meets Ju-kyung at the top of a high-rise building, when she was contemplating suicide, and stops her from jumping off the building, before scolding her and lecturing her about the people she would be leaving behind. He shares Ju-kyung's penchant for horror comic books, and he sometimes runs into her inside a comic book store they both frequent. He encounters the transformed Ju-kyung at Saebom High School and soon recognizes her beyond her makeup. He later fell in love with Ju-kyung and never discriminated or shunned her despite her real looks, instead encouraging her to be braver and care less about people's opinions.
A student of Class 2-5 in Saebom High School; Su-ho's former best friend. Seo-jun is a handsome and equally-popular student at Saebom High School who, despite being a tough-looking "bad boy", is a kind, loving and soft person, especially to his mother and sister. A talented singer, he is a former idol trainee but a tragic incident a year ago leads to him abandoning his path to stardom and severing his friendship with Su-ho, with whom he has since become extremely hostile. He later fell in love with Ju-kyung and never discriminated or shunned her despite her real looks, and it added friction to his already crumbling relationship with Su-ho just when they saw a hope of reconciliation. He was also annoyed by Ju-young's romantic moves towards his younger sister, as he wanted to protect her.
A student of Class 2-5 in Saebom High School; Ju-kyung's best friend in high school and Su-ho's childhood friend, and she harbors a crush on Su-ho. Su-jin is a natural-beauty and an intelligent girl who comes from a wealthy family. She is kind and friendly, and becomes close friends with the transferee Ju-kyung at Saebom High School upon meeting her. Despite being a top student, she harbors emotional scars as she is being forced by her parents to excel at school, to the extent that she is abused by her father for only placing second in school rankings. She later finds out the true physical facial appearance of Ju-kyung, and although she agreed to keep her true face as a secret and continued to be friendly towards her, she later betrays Ju-kyung and exposes her secret to the whole school upon realising Su-ho liked Ju-kyung. Jealous and overwhelmed, she insists to Su-ho that he should like her instead because of how long they've known each other. After throwing Ju-kyung's necklace aside, she tries to kiss Su-ho only to be pushed away. Subsequently, she runs away during school hours after other students discover it was her that exposed Ju-kyung's true appearance. Embarrassed and ashamed by her actions, she and her mother leave the country (after her mother divorces her father).

Supporting[]

Lim Ju-kyung's family[]

The matriarch of the Lim family. Hyun-sook is a harsh disciplinarian to all three of her children and to her erring husband. She appears to favor her eldest and youngest children, Hee-kyung and Ju-young, over Ju-kyung. She also owns a beauty shop named Pandora which is popular among older women.
Hyun-sook's husband. Jae-pil is a handsome man, but is not productive compared to his wife. He loses a great sum of money to a dubious investment which leads to the family having to move back to their old house, much to Hyun-sook's rage. After moving back, he reads about aromatherapy and makes candles to sell in his wife's shop.
  • Im Se-mi as Lim Hee-kyung[13]
    • Park Seo-kyung as young Hee-kyung (Ep. 1)
Ju-kyung's older sister; employee at Move Entertainment. Hee-kyung is adored by the family for being pretty and intelligent and is frequently compared to Ju-kyung. She becomes attracted to Han Joon-woo due to his kind, helpful personality, and in contrast to most women, she is straightforward when it comes to relationships, so she bravely expresses her feelings to Joon-woo. Her "masculine" approach attracts Joon-woo, as he is quite reserved and shy. A bit possessive, she is intent on making those she cares about happy, which is evident when she agrees to having a fancy wedding despite her wishes for it to be more casual.
  • Kim Min-gi as Lim Ju-young
    • Park Ju-hwan as young Ju-young (Ep. 1)
Ju-kyung's younger brother. A naughty kid, Ju-young coerces Ju-kyung to do favors for him by threatening to reveal her true face at school. He harbors a crush on Go-woon after hearing her sing. His crush on her proves to be unrequited at first, but she eventually agrees to be friends with him and later grows feelings for him as well.

Lee Su-ho's family[]

CEO of Move Entertainment; Su-ho's father. Joo-heon is a famous actor who is quick to find a new woman after his wife died, much to Su-ho's resentment. His unfair treatment to his company's artists, particularly Se-yeon, also made him an object of Seo-jun and Su-ho's indignation. Later, he grows ill and his sickness causes Su-ho to leave Korea to stay by his side. During this period of time, the two grow closer and Su-ho slowly forgives him for his treatment of Se-yeon.

Han Seo-jun's family[]

  • Yeo Joo-ha as Han Go-woon
A student in Saebom High School; Seo-jun's younger sister. Go-woon has great singing talent, but she is bullied by her co-members in the music club for being chosen to take the lead role in a choral presentation despite being perceived as not pretty. When she meets Ju-kyung, the two get along great and share a sisterly kind of relationship.
  • Park Hyun-jung as Lee Mi-hyang
Seo-jun's mother and Hyun-sook's friend. Very gentle, kind and loving, she suffers from an illness requiring a kidney transplant.

Kang Su-jin's family[]

  •  [ko] as Kang Jun-hyuk
Su-jin's abusive father; professor and doctor-in-charge of a medical school. He teaches Su-jin to be competitive and hardworking, so much so that he does not accept any less than absolutely perfect.
  • Yoo Dam-yeon as Kim Ji-yeon
Su-jin's mother. Passive with her husband's abuse at first. Later divorces him and leaves Korea with Su-jin.

Saebom High School[]

Homeroom adviser of Class 2-5 and literature teacher in Saebom High School. Joon-woo becomes attracted to Hee-kyung because of both her beauty and straightforwardness, entranced by the way she behaves, which is unlike most other women.
A student of Class 2-5 in Saebom High School; Ju-kyung and Su-jin's best friend and classmate; Tae-hoon's girlfriend. She later finds out the true physical facial appearance of Ju-kyung, and although she felt betrayed by Ju-kyung never telling her the truth, she reconciled with her and continued to be friendly towards her, even standing up against Su-jin for her lack of friendship and betrayal. She later admits to missing Su-jin, and the two reconcile as well when Su-jin assures her that she has gotten better and is no longer manipulative and competitive like before.
  •  [ko] as Yoo Tae-hoon
A student of Class 2-5 in Saebom High School; Soo-ah's boyfriend. Hyper, loud and active, he often seeks the approval of Su-ho.
  • Lee Sang-jin as Ahn Hyun-gyu[16]
A student of Class 2-5 in Saebom High School.
  • Han Yi-young as Ha Ji-young
A student of Class 2-5 in Saebom High School.
  • Lee Woo-je as Kim Cho-rong
A student in Saebom High School; Seo-jun's friend. Cho-rong acts very tough and gangster-like, but he is actually quite cowardly. Having a big appetite, he is also a fond admirer of Seo-jun, constantly looking to gain his attention and approval. He is later seen giving Seo-jun advice about confessing to Ju-kyung.
  • Kim Hyun-ji as Kim Si-hyun
A student in Saebom High School.
  •  [ko] as Jin Hee-jeong
A Year 1 student in Saebom High School, and the school's online school community webmaster. She bullied Go-woon as the latter was chosen to take the lead role in a choral presentation despite being perceived as not pretty.
  •  [ko] as the vice-principal of Saebom High School.

Yongpa High School[]

A student of Yongpa High School. He is a bully who is acquainted with Seo-jun. He kidnaps Ju-kyung to get Seo-jun's attention.
A student of Yongpa High School. Sae-mi is a pretty but haughty girl who catches a lot of attention from guys and looks down on those who are not as pretty as her. Before Ju-kyung transferred to Saebom, she bullied Ju-kyung and contributed to Ju-kyung's worsening inferiority complex and suicidal thoughts.
  • Oh Yoo-jin as Joo Hye-min
A student in Yongpa High School. Hye-min was the only person Ju-kyung could talk to at Yongpa. Previously choosing to ignore Ju-kyung as much as she could, she later transfers to Saebom after being bullied tremendously at her old school. Su-jin pretends to befriend her, which is when she is introduced to Soo-ah and Ju-kyung. She later becomes good friends with Soo-ah and Ju-kyung while also dating Kim Cho-rong.
A student in Yongpa High School. She is friends with Park Sae-mi.

Others[]

  •  [ko] as Wang Ja
The owner of Prince Comics, the comic book store that Ju-kyung and Su-ho frequents.
  •  [ko] as Columbus Park
The man who tricks Ju-kyung's father out of his money.

Special appearances[]

Su-ho and Seo-jun’s late best friend. Se-yeon was a member of a boy group under Move Entertainment. A victim of harsh online shaming and fake scandals, he committed suicide by jumping off a tall building. His tragic death becomes the center of the broken friendship between Seo-jun and Su-ho, Seo-jun's animosity towards Su-ho's father and Su-ho's life of immense guilt.
A famous makeup-artist whom Ju-kyung idolizes and later works for.
A handsome nutritionist of Yongpa High School's canteen whom Ju-kyung had a crush on.
  • Ok Joo-ri as a neighbourhood woman (Ep. 1)
  •  [ko] as a neighbourhood woman (Ep. 1–2)
  • Lee Jae-eun as Su-ho's housekeeper (Ep. 3)
  • Song Hoon as a history teacher (Ep. 3)
  • Uhm Tae-yoon as a customer (Ep. 3)
  •  [ko] as Joo-heon's associate (Ep. 3)
  • Jang Young-hyun as a guy at the convenience store (Ep. 3)
  •  [ko] as a guy at the convenience store (Ep. 3)
  • Ham Tae-gyun as a guy at the convenience store (Ep. 3)
  • Kim Hye-yoon[20] as Eun Dan-oh (Ep. 4)
Baek Kyung's classmate and fiancée; Ha-ru's girlfriend whom Suho mistakes as Jugyeong[d]
Dan-oh's classmate and fiancé whom Suho mistakes as Woo-hyun, Jugyeong's blind date.[d]
A baseball star playing for Seonil High School who has a crush on Ju-kyung and asks her out. (Ep. 7)
  • Woo Hyun as the camping site manager (Ep. 8)
  •  [ko] as MC Jaerong, recreation MC (Ep. 8)
  • Jung Ye-nok as the head of imaginary bullies (Ep. 9)
  • Lee Han-wi as Min Jae-joon (Ep. 13)
A plastic surgeon.
A stranger whom Ju-kyung runs into at Namsan Tower, and she mistaken him as Su-ho.
  • Lim Da-young as Chae-ni (Ep. 15–16)
A celebrity under Move Entertainment.

Episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateSouth Korea viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunDecember 9, 2020 (2020-12-09)1.083[23]
Teased by her family and bullied by her peers because of her looks, 18-year-old high school student Lim Ju-kyung contemplates suicide and goes to the rooftop of a high-rise building, but she stops herself at the last minute and decides to move on with her life. Just in time, a handsome boy pulls her away from danger and tells her to consider how her loved ones will suffer had she jumped to her death. Days after, she starts learning how to use makeup through tutorial videos in the Internet and masters the art just before transferring to her new school. The makeover proves to be transformative as her peers call her a "goddess".
2"Episode 2"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunDecember 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)1.000[24]
After encountering her handsome classmate Lee Su-ho at the comic book store in her bare face, Ju-kyung struggles with keeping her true face a secret to her peers. She realizes later that Su-ho does not recognize her yet at school as the ugly girl from the comic book store. Meanwhile, tough guy Han Seo-jun returns to school and recognizes Ju-kyung to be the girl who ran away with his helmet.
3"Episode 0"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunDecember 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)1.162[25]
Su-ho reveals to Ju-kyung that he recognizes her. Ju-kyung offers herself to Su-ho as his errand girl in return for keeping her true face a secret from their peers. Later, she searches her bedroom for Seo-jun's helmet but it is nowhere to be found.
4"Episode 4"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunDecember 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)1.178[26]
Reminded of Jung Se-yeon's tragic death, Seo-jun picks up a fight against Su-ho at the cafeteria, with the innocent Ju-kyung in the middle of the clash. The incident puts Ju-kyung in an uncomfortable position as rumors of a love triangle between her and the boys spread in the school. Su-ho becomes bothered when Soo-ah arranges a blind date for Ju-kyung.
5"Episode 5"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunDecember 23, 2020 (2020-12-23)1.095[27]
Ju-kyung runs into Seo-jun's younger sister Go-woon being bullied by her fellow music club members for taking the lead role despite being ugly. Reminded of her past suffering, she defends Go-woon against the bullies and uses her makeup skills to transform her just before the club's performance during the school festival. As Seo-jun's rebuke and a posthumously released song remind Su-ho of his tragic past, Ju-kyung recognizes the boy who rescued her at the rooftop.
6"Episode 6"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunDecember 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)1.086[28]
Despite Su-ho's loathing, his celebrity father Lee Joo-heon goes to school for a parent-teacher conference and gains a lot of attention. Seo-jun expresses his gratitude to Ju-kyung for helping his younger sister. Ju-kyung runs into an unlikely visitor at the Im family's residence. One day, she bumps into the person she fears meeting the most and is kidnapped later on by Seo-jun's enemies. Seo-jun and Su-ho team up to rescue her as Soo-jin, Soo-ah and Tae-hoon discover where Ju-kyung is held captive.
7"Episode 7"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunJanuary 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)1.154[29]
Ju-kyung and the rescue party receive punishments at school for being involved in the brawl against Seo-jun's enemies. Soo-jin is in distress as her grades drop after the exams. Su-ho gets upset as a popular baseball player gets attracted to Ju-kyung and starts to pursue her. Su-ho later learns a few dating tricks from Tae-hoon.
8"Episode 8"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07).973[30]
The students of Saebom High School go to a school trip in the countryside. Ju-kyung tries to keep herself distant from Su-ho, while Seo-jun makes himself closer to Ju-kyung. Su-ho plans to confess to Ju-kyung but seems to lose his chances.
9"Episode 9"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunJanuary 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)1.361[31]
After Su-ho confessed his feelings for her, a thrilled Ju-kyung accidentally reveals her bare face to Soo-jin. As Ju-kyung wishes Soo-jin would keep her real face a secret from everybody, she also asks Su-ho if they could be clandestinely dating because of her fear of retaliation from Su-ho's fans. Ju-kyung attempts part-time working as a model with Seo-jun, while Su-ho and Soo-jin meet with their high-class families.
10"Episode 10"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunJanuary 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)1.120[32]
Lim Jae-pil discovers that Su-ho is already dating his daughter Ju-kyung. After Soo-jin opens up to Ju-kyung about her feelings for Su-ho, Ju-kyung starts to have qualms about her and Su-ho's secret relationship. The competition between Su-ho and Seo-jun heats up when they are, by chance, both invited to the Im family's residence. At Move Entertainment, Hee-kyung discovers that the late Se-yeon's song has been used as a debut single of another artist without due permission.
11"Episode 11"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunJanuary 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)1.216[33]
Su-ho and Seo-jun are caught in a car crash moments after Su-ho discovers to his shock the horrible truth behind the fake scandals that led to Se-yeon's suicide. Ju-kyung opens up to Soo-jin about her relationship with Su-ho. Joo Hye-min, a former classmate of Ju-kyung from her previous school, transfers to Saebom High School to escape from the same bullies that once tormented Ju-kyung.
12"Episode 12"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunJanuary 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)1.107[34]
Joo-heon steps down from his position after revealing to the public the truth about Se-yeon's death and the plagiarized song. After recovering from their injuries, the reconciled Su-ho and Seo-jun visit Se-yeon's grave together. Ju-kyung starts questioning how long she can maintain her disguise and popularity as she keeps running into Hye-min at school, ranks first in an online beauty contest of which she is an unwilling contestant and becomes the school promotion model.
13"Episode 13"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunJanuary 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)1.215[35]
Judgmental eyes and a bunch of bullies target the distressed Ju-kyung after the truth of her makeup-less face gets revealed in social media. As Ju-kyung runs away from her new tormentors, Su-ho tries hard to search for her while Seo-jun deduces who is the culprit behind the malicious online exposé. Class 2-5 gets reprimanded for being insensitive to Ju-kyung's plight. Ju-kyung's mother finally realizes the reason behind her daughter's obsession with makeup.
14"Episode 14"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunJanuary 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)1.143[36]
Ju-kyung resolves go to school in her bare, makeup-less face and makes her relationship with Su-ho known to everyone. She reconciles with Soo-ah who felt betrayed for not knowing the truth sooner. Su-ho tries to convince Soo-jin to apologize to Ju-kyung, knowing that something other than mere jealousy must have brought her to maligning Ju-kyung. A shocking news from overseas puts Ju-kyung and Su-ho's relationship to the test.
15"Episode 15"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunFebruary 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)1.353[37]
The hardships of a long-distance relationship pushes Su-ho to break up with Ju-kyung. Two years later, Ju-kyung and her classmates have graduated from Saebom High School. Ju-kyung works as a makeup assistant while Seo-jun is nearing towards his debut as a singer. After Seo-jun's confession of his feelings for her, a surprise awaits Ju-kyung at Namsan Tower under the first shower of snow.
16"Episode 16"Kim Sang-hyeopLee Si-eunFebruary 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)1.270[38]
Ju-kyung and Su-ho reunites as Seo-jun comes to terms with his unrequited love. Soo-jin, free from her father's abuse, formally apologizes to Ju-kyung. Su-ho offers the final version of Se-yeon's song for posthumous publishing, to be performed by Seo-jun on his debut.

Production[]

In July 2019, it was announced that the Line Webtoon True Beauty would be adapted into a television series.[39] In August 2020, the production team confirmed the casting of Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo and Hwang In-youp in the lead roles.[40] The first script reading session was held in October 2020.[41][42] Filming was temporarily halted in late December 2020 after  [ko] tested positive for COVID-19.[43] The first stills from filming were released on November 10, 2020, one month prior to the series premiere.[44] The series is available for streaming through Viu and Rakuten Viki.[45]

Original soundtrack[]

True Beauty:
Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2021[2]
Genre
Length118:32[2]
Language
  • Korean
  • English
LabelStone Music Entertainment

True Beauty: Original Soundtrack[]

The following is the official track list of True Beauty: Original Soundtrack album, which was released by Stone Music Entertainment on February 5, 2021.[2][46] The tracks with no indicated lyricists and composers are the drama's musical score; the artists indicated for these tracks are the tracks' composers themselves.

True Beauty: Original Soundtrack

Singles[]

The following is the track list of singles from True Beauty: Original Soundtrack.

Singles from True Beauty (Parts 1–8)

Viewership[]

True Beauty : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11083100011621178109510861154973136111201216110712151143135312701157
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research[55]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[55]
Nationwide Seoul
1 December 9, 2020 3.573% (2nd) 4.056% (2nd)
2 December 10, 2020 3.626% (1st) 3.963% (1st)
3 December 16, 2020 3.813% (2nd) 4.711% (2nd)
4 December 17, 2020 3.586% (1st) 3.824% (1st)
5 December 23, 2020 3.859% (2nd) 4.293% (2nd)
6 December 24, 2020 3.333% (1st) 3.724% (1st)
7 January 6, 2021 3.892% (2nd) 4.198% (2nd)
8 January 7, 2021 2.909% (1st) 3.003% (1st)
9 January 13, 2021 4.265% (2nd) 4.938% (2nd)
10 January 14, 2021 3.411% (1st) 3.870% (1st)
11 January 20, 2021 3.850% (2nd) 4.303% (2nd)
12 January 21, 2021 3.418% (1st) 4.069% (1st)
13 January 27, 2021 4.000% (2nd) 4.547% (2nd)
14 January 28, 2021 4.125% (1st) 4.802% (2nd)
15 February 3, 2021 4.579% (2nd) 5.371% (2nd)
16 February 4, 2021 4.458% (1st) 5.087% (1st)
Average 3.794% 4.297%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
  • No episode aired on December 30 and 31 due to the broadcast of a special year-end holiday program.[56]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The title 여신강림 (pron. [jʌ̹ɕʰinɡa̠ːŋnim]; lit. "advent/descent of a goddess") is romanized as Yeosin-gangnim with the application of the following rules of the Revised Romanization of Korean:
    • 여신... : Yeosin...
    Despite preceding the vowel ㅣ, the consonant ㅅ is still romanized as s, not sh.
    • ...신강... : ...sin-gang...
    Special provision for ㄴ-ㄱ: hyphenation used to disambiguate ㅇ ng vs. finalㄴ - initialㄱ n-g.
    • ...강림 : ...-gangnim
    Special provision for ㅇ-ㄹ: phonetic change for finalㅇ-initialㄹ, which is ngn [ŋn], is transcribed.
  2. ^ The end themes used vary per episode but are all singles from True Beauty: Original Soundtrack. See the list of singles for details.
  3. ^ See True Beauty: Original Soundtrack for the names of all involved musical score composers.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b The character appears in a short crossover scene alluding Director Kim Sang-hyeop's previous work Extraordinary You (2019) where the character originally appears.
  5. ^ Kim Young-dae's cameo role alludes to his role as Oh Nam-joo in Episode 32 of Director Kim Sang-hyeop's Extraordinary You (2019).
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Original song by The Nolans, released in 1979.

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "여신강림 OST" [True Beauty OST]. Bugs! (in Korean). February 5, 2021. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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