
Shadow Beauty
Taste attributes: dramamysteryromanceteenslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeIntimate and polished: a realistic mystery series, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.5 /10
TMDB · 61 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Shadow Beauty in the US right now.
Season
Season 1
· 2021 · 13 episodesEpisodes (13)
- 1Double Life After the Bell20 Nov 2021
- 2The Face in the Darkness20 Nov 2021
- 3Who Are You?24 Nov 2021
- 4The Price of a Secret27 Nov 2021
- 5I Like You1 Dec 2021
- 6Everyone Has Secrets4 Dec 2021
- 7A Careless Moment8 Dec 2021
- 8Not a Lie11 Dec 2021
- 9The Day of Proof15 Dec 2021
- 10Maybe I’m the Bad One18 Dec 2021
- 11My Disappearance22 Dec 2021
- 12Shadow Beauty25 Dec 2021
- 13Koo Ae-jin29 Dec 2021
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Style & visuals: Glossy, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals
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Synopsis
Because of her looks, Koo Ae-jin is bullied at school and even insulted by strangers. But after school, she leads a secret life: with heavy makeup and hours of photo editing, she lives as Genie, a social media star with 770K followers.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 20 min
- Status
- Ended
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