A lot of Kdramas are based on webtoons. Take for instance, this list of ours with the best webtoons that you can watch. True Beauty, a classic coming-of-age Kdrama, is also included on the list, which shows us that it comes from a webtoon too.
The Kdrama, released on December 9, 2020, starred Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo, and Hwang In-youp as its lead stars. The story follows a high school student's quest to improve her appearance.
She starts to foray into the use of make-up and learns how to improve her looks. This leads people around her to be in awe of her beauty. Later, she befriends a cold boy who knows her secret. She also gets the attention of another student who starts to woo her.
What Webtoon is True Beauty K-Drama From?
True Beauty is a popular Kdrama that comes from a webtoon. The webtoon version is equally as popular as the live-action adaptation.
The manhwa was created by Yaongyi (Kim Na-young), who is a former model. True Beauty (the webtoon) was first released on April 2, 2018.
The webtoon has already ended with a total of 223 episodes. The last publish date of the webtoon was in June 2023.
A year before the webtoon ended, the English version of the manhwa had around 6.6 million subscribers and 825.9 million views.
The live-action adaptation came out on tvN on December 9, 2020.
You can watch this interview with the webtoon's creator:
Are There Any Differences Between the K-Drama and Webtoon?
To the surprise of avid fans, there were actually a number of differences between the webtoon and its live-action adaptation.
One of the differences is the time frame of the story. The Kdrama only spans a few years and focuses on the characters' senior year of high school and two years of university. Meanwhile, the webtoon goes through several years of high school and university.
Another difference between the series and the webtoon is that the Kdrama shows Su-ho and Ju-gyeong ending up together. At the time of the Kdrama's release, the webtoon was still ongoing so there were still several things that happened along the way.
Not to mention, the relationship of the two characters is different. The webtoon had a more in-depth look at the love triangle since Ju-gyeong dated Seo-joon and Su-ho. Meanwhile, she didn't really reciprocate Seo-joon's feelings.
Despite these differences though, True Beauty has a good story to tell. You don't really need to read the webtoon before watching the series. But it would be good to explore the actual story too.
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