Shadow Beauty

Decent premise but it didn't go anywhere beyond that. - 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. While Koo Ae Jin is toeing the line between her true self and Genie, what will happen when a boy from school discovers her secret? 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. While Koo Ae Jin is toeing the line between her true self and Genie, what will happen when a boy from school discovers her secret?

This serie is a great lesson to all teenagers and high school students , talk about bullying and beauty standards and psychical problems .

The story is about a girl that been bullied at school by students in her school , after school she turns into instagram celibraty with her heavy makeup and photo editing .

People who have been bullied understand how it can affect people and it change the way the look at them selves please dont destroy peoples lives ,the world is already an ugly place so dont make it worse.

"I would rather be a little nobody than to be an evil somebody."

This drama had a great potential to become something spectacular because it covers some major points of our modern society, meaning, influence of social media and distorted image of perfection that many are trying to achieve.

Another aspect vaguely portrayed was what's actually happening behind the closed doors (meaning in real life, when the camera is off), depicting fragile emotional and mental stances.

Given the appropriate amount of screen time I think it could have been fantastic - this way as a viewer I wasn't totally happy with it because its shortness didn't give all the characters and story in general the chance to properly develop to its full potential.

The show started out slow in the first episode...However, the deeper you go the more it wows you. I truly enjoyed this drama. Everyone acted great and it really pulled at my heartstrings. I even did the ugly cry a few times. It was just THAT good... I wish the show was longer as it was just too short for my liking, but we can't have everything we want. The show is definitely a must watch.

I can honestly say this is the first show or movie that has ever made me cry - and I've watched a lot. The way the story unfolded, especially the ending, was so beautifully done. It hit me in a way I didn't expect and made me realize something really deep: sometimes, the only way out is through the truth, no matter how hard it is.

This show made me feel everything - heartbreak, hope, love, pain - all of it. I was so emotionally connected the entire time, and by the end, I was just sitting there, speechless and in tears. It's rare for something to leave such a strong mark on me, but this did.

I love it more than I can put into words. It's definitely earned a spot in my top 5 favorite shows of all time. If you haven't seen it yet, please do - you won't regret it.