Shadow Beauty

(ئێ جین) خۆی و چواردەورەکەی فریودەدا و بێزاریش بوو لەوە

(ئێ جین) خۆی و چواردەورەکەی فریودەدا و بێزاریش بوو لەوە، هەڵەی ئەویش نەبوو تەنها هەڵەی چواردەورەکەی بوو!
هەزارەها (ئێ جین)ی تر هەن، لەبەر قسەی چواردەوریان نەک هەر ڕووخسار ڕەفتاریشیان دەگۆڕن!
ئەگەر تۆ خۆتت خۆشنەوێت، خۆشەویستی هەموو کەسانی جیهان بەشت ناکات...ئەو کچە بۆ قەرەبوکردنەوەی ئەو کەمی خۆشەویستیەی لە دونیایی واقیعیەتدا هەیەتی ، پەنا دەباتە بەر دونیای مجازی بۆ ئەوەی ئەو بۆشاییە پڕ بکاتەوە کە لە ناخیدا دروست بووە، ئەمە بەشێکی تاوانەکەی هی خۆیەتی چونکە متمانەی بەخۆی نیە، بەڵام بەشە زۆرەکەی کۆمەڵگا و کەسانی دەوروبەرە، ئەگەر کۆمەڵگا گشت پێوەرەکان ی نەکات بە جوانی ڕوخسار مرۆڤ پەنا نابات بۆ ئەم جۆرە کارانە، لە دونیای ئەمڕۆدا مرۆڤ ئەگەر جوان نەبێت کاری دەست ناکەوێت، ئەگەر جوان نەبێت کەس گرنگیەکی وای پێنادات ئەم ڕەفتارانەش وادەکەن کەسەکە هەست بکات کەموکوڕیەکی هەیە و وردە وردە متمانە بەخۆبونی لەدەست دەدات...بۆچارەسەرکردنی ئەم کێشەیە دەبێت تاک بە تاکی مرۆڤ لەم سەر زەمینەدا وا پەروەردە بکرێت کە کەس ناشیرین بونی نیە لەم جیهانەدا و تەنها ڕەفتاری ناشیرین بوونی هەیە...ئەم پڕۆسەیەش زەحمەتە و ناکرێت، بۆیە تا دونیا دونیایە جیهان بەوشێوەیە دەڕوات و بەپێی جوانی بڕیار لەسەر کەسەکان دەدرێت

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FULL OF SURPRISES!

Honestly, this does not give you any break from endless plot twists. Always able to catch my attention regardless of how predictable the plot is. Give it a try everyone, your 20 minutes will for sure be worth it!

Whatever that has been portrayed here, I bet all of us can easily relate to it. Either based on our own experience, or we actually know someone who is going through it. Some scenes, in my opinion, was cringy and hard to watch, but not worth to skip. How I wish the ending could slow down a lil, coz as my headline suggests, it is FULL OF SURPRISES! Especially, the ending, non-stop shooketh moments, I tell you that!

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The Story that Might Have Been

7.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2021 South Korean romantic drama with 13, 20 minute episodes.
Ae-Jin (Shim Dal-Gi) lives a double life as a bullied high school student who is constantly harassed as being "ugly" and a "goddess" social media influencer which she achieves through costumes, camera angles and photo editing. Her worst fear is that someone will discover her trickery and reveal her dual existence to all. This fear nearly comes to fruition when she receives a text with a picture of her posing in her costume and makeup unedited. A series of circumstances lead her to suspecting her only friend at school, Lee Jin-Sung (Yang Hong-Seok) of being the blackmailer. Lee Jin-Sung is an idol trainee who is literally too cool for school and he, on the other end of the spectrum, is also an outcast. He and Ae-Jin become friends as they were both frequently alone at school.

The premise of this was very interesting and that alone carries viewers through. All of the young actors do a great job of conveying their roles. Spoiler(s)** Often I am disappointed because the actor who plays the role of someone unattractive is not unattractive. Now I am on the opposite end, the actress who plays Ae-jin can be pretty with makeup and a flattering hair style but they do everything to have her look unattractive in never smiling, her body posture, and attitude. Which makes it really hard to buy that Jin-sung would fall in love with her. I got the whole he was an outcast because he was too cool sort of thing but, even if they were lunch friends, him falling for her when her personality did not even come through as that good, was a stretch. If she had been super smart, really nice, creative, or just really fun, I could have seen him falling for the beauty inside. But, she was a bit self focused and whiny so it was a stretch to believe he would have fallen for her. The more believable pairing would have been Ae-jin and the "lunatic detective", Kim Ho-In (Choi Bo-min), because they were alike on so many levels. Ho-in's girlfriend, Yang Ha-Neul (Heo Jung-hee) was such a bully to Ae-jin, even with her later redemptive actions, I could never see Ae-jin embracing friendship with her. And Ho-in even mentions how he hated seeing her bully other people and yet he still cannot live without her - that was a bit of a stretch too. The 12 short episodes flew by and it really felt like some of the issues could have been fixed with more episodes. They could have shown a side of Ae-jin we didn't see that would have made her more lovable. Maybe a fuller explanation of why Ho-in was bullying and an apology to Ae-jin. I really wanted to like this show more than I did because it was a great premise. I think it is worth watching for the unique premise, I would not re-watch it, but watching it once through was enjoyable enough. I also thought it showed, quite well, how bullies can make every day a living hell for the bullied whether it be a bully at school, at home, or in the workplace. I have combated bullies in my life, defending others, and also a workplace bully once myself, more times than I care to count. Seeing a bully get come-uppance is enjoyable as it rarely happens in real life. Hopefully a similar premise will arise in the future but there will be a better job with developing the characters and showing positive aspects of the relationships. Not a bad series, just not particularly good either. It's the show that might have been.

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Very interesting- plot will keep you hooked

This drama was super entertaining to watch. It’s the perfect length, and every episode is jam packed with interesting storylines and concepts to keep you hooked. Its such a good drama that represents real themes and leaves you with good morals. It explores the ideas of self perception and toxic cultures online and at school very well. The acting was really good and ho sung is my favourite character (just an interesting and funny character really). The plot always keeps you on edge and although there is a lot happening it’s not confusing or overwhelming. Amazing drama, would rewatch, really good.

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It's quite nice and well done. I prefer the story this way to the webtoon because at least the sister problem has a better ending rather than being dismissed as Aejin's hallucination. But I wish that Mijin could get more punishment for what she did rather than getting splashed with hot water.

For the music, I have no memory of it. It's not memorable at all.
For rewatch value, I rarely rewatch anything. I rather have a new drama to watch than keep rewatching the old one.
For the acting, it's okay. Bomin's acting is quite good. I don't know him as an idol, but he convinced me with his acting.

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Honest review of this drama

This is the worst fucking story ever. At the beginning of the drama they showed us something else and at the end it was something. This story of the drama spoiled my mood but all tho an acting of the actors was good but story is fucking worst . Recommending you to dont waste your time on this drama . It will ruin your day .......at least true beauty better than this shadow beauty. The chemistry between moon ga young and cha eun woo was best in true beauty. But this drama is worst 😑😐😶. Recommending you to go for any other drama other than this . I have wasted my 5 days on this drama 😒 🙃. Now regretting . If someone had told me this then i wouldn't have watched this .

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Most anxiety inducing drama I have ever watched...

Seriously, what was with that intro, I thought I had started the horror/thriller genre, and what's with those dim lighting and even full-screen brightness wasn't even enough. FL pretty much felt creepy initially but I appreciate the actress for nailing the role. With so much drama and constant bullying, I thought I was watching the "Big brother" type show. As much it took itself seriously with some serious issues, I didn't like the flowery ending it was given. I felt betrayed as if all the pending issues have been resolved in just one episode. Like why wasn't the FL smart enough to lock her phone securely, why didn't she delete the convo when she made a truce with idol trainee, etc. Even the FL's friend with all the things she had to FL gets a poorer redemption arc. But I get it, Fl grows up to accept herself so that is great.

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Le culte de l'apparence...

Ce petit Web-drama m’a intriguée de par la noirceur de son affiche… (Et oui, il me suffit d’un rien parfois ^^’) & le petit speech parlant d’une influenceuse a fini de me convaincre.

Parlons des points clés de l’histoire :
► Le harcèlement scolaire : Cette histoire comme beaucoup du genre scolaire, nous conte la vie de divers personnes qui vivent du harcèlement scolaire… (Psychologique mais également physique) & comme souvent dans ce cas, personne n’intervient. (À croire qu’il s’agit d’une norme… Enfin qui sait après tout, c’est pareil en Europe ^^’)
► Le culte de l’apparence : Ce drama nous montre comment une jeune fille assez « banale » devient « Genie » une beauté influençant les masses… (J’avoue avoir du mal à comprendre l’intérêt, d’autant plus qu’elle se cache & culpabilise…) On peut voir sa descente aux enfers lorsque son secret est prêt à être exposé mais également sa volonté de finalement vivre en étant elle-même.

Après autant d’années à regarder des séries asiatiques… Je vois bien l’ancrage de l’idéal de beauté en Asie. Il est difficile d’y réchapper… & la présence de stars passant sous le bistouri pour rentrer dans ce moule n’aide certainement pas… (On peut même dire qu’à force, les stars se ressemblent énormément…)
D’ailleurs, je pense qu’à l’heure d’aujourd’hui, tout le monde connait la mode des « influenceurs » (rentrant eux-mêmes dans ce moule…) qui résulte souvent de télé-réalité.
[Petite parenthèse : En quoi constitue le rôle d’un influenceur ? Vendre son « image » en étant sponsorisé afin de mettre en avant divers produits… (Je ne raffole pas vraiment de cette tendance mais bon, chacun pense ce qu’il veut ^^’)]

En conclusion, ce drama n’a pas de grands mystères & la finalité n’est pas réellement inattendue ^^ (Il n’y avait que deux possibilités de toute façon x’D) mais les thématiques de l’acceptation de soi ainsi que celle des influenceurs sont assez intéressantes que pour donner envie de voir cette histoire. Je regrette néanmoins qu’on ait mis une dimension « troubles mentaux » dans ce web-drama… Cela n’apporte rien à l’histoire & donnerai presque l’image que l’adolescence = la folie !

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Quand la beauté physique se confronte à la beauté du cœur...

Si vous êtes dans un mauvais état d'esprit, moralement fragile ou ultra-sensible, Shadow Beauty n'est pas pour vous. Ce n'est pas un drame qu'on regarde pour se détendre et se changer les idées. Sa cruauté morale pourrait en affecter plus d'un.

Le drame pointe deux sujets qui ont une place importante aujourd'hui. Tout d'abord, le harcèlement scolaire. Ces dernières années, de plus en plus de victimes osent sortir de l'ombre et témoigner. Une injure, une bousculade et même l'irréparable. C'est un phénomène tristement courant en Asie. Si vous suivez un peu l'actualité ou même l'industrie du divertissement au sens large, alors vous n'ignorez probablement pas que plusieurs personnalités étaient victimes ou bourreaux. Contrairement à une majorité des drames traitant du sujet, Shadow Beauty ne fait pas qu'effleurer la surface. Les choses sont montrées de façon choquante et cruelle, tandis que personne ne bouge, renforçant un peu plus la « normalisation » de ce phénomène.

Le second point, c'est la culture de la beauté. Lorsqu'on pense à la Corée du Sud (et même, l'Asie en général), on y voit des personnes aux apparences parfaites. Je regarde des dramas depuis des années, il est évident que la beauté est devenue une obsession. Les maquillages parfaits, les peaux si lisses qu'elles n'ont plus rien de naturelles, les physiques toujours plus minces (et même maigres). Qui a décrété que cette personne était belle, mais que celle-ci ne l'était pas ? Qui a décidé que « ceci » était la norme en beauté ? Sur les réseaux sociaux, Ae Jin devient Genie. Une personne tellement différente, qu'en réalité elle n'existe physiquement pas. Elle devient populaire, parce qu'elle est socialement belle pour la société. Cela remet également en question la vérité des réseaux sociaux et la façon dont il est facile de manipuler l'image affichée.

Le casting est excellent. Shim Dal Gi dépeint un personnage touchant dans un monde qui la déteste pour la simple raison qu'elle n'est pas un canon de beauté. Choi Bo Min est intéressant, bien que je n'ai pas capté toutes les subtilités de son personnage. Quant à Hong Seok, il reste discret, mais confirme son style pour le drame. Certaines zones de l'histoire sont brouillonnes, tandis que la romance n'a pas trouvé d'intérêt à mes yeux. Cependant, la réalisateur m'a vraiment fasciné par sa froideur. C'était comme voir la lumière se faire lentement avaler par l'obscurité. Car on le sait, plus la lumière est grande, plus les ténèbres le sont aussi.

En bref, Shadow Beauty porte bien son titre. Cependant, on oublie souvent que la beauté physique n'est qu'une image qu'on projette au reste du monde. Elle ne pourra jamais égaliser la beauté du cœur.

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Tenebroso, mas não do jeito que era para ser

Antes de lançar, fiquei muito animada para ver. Diziam ser um drama que iria ser uma espécie de "True Beauty" de terror e no final foi só mais um drama para colocar um monte de idols no elenco e encher linguiça.
Aquela menina do fromis_9 é a pior atriz do show. Ninguém se identifica com ela e a atuação foi aprendida diretamente de uma lista telefônica, que nem tem nada pra te ensinar a atuar.

Não vou mentir, os final dos capítulos eram muito intrigantes, mas metade da história foi jogada no lixo e, no meio de cada episódio, eu sempre pensava em desistir.

Personagem que não mostram intensão, nunca sabem o que querem de verdade em relação a suas personalidades, não mostram carisma e nenhum casal ali funciona de verdade. As cenas são constrangedoras, mesmo as que não eram para ser.

Me perguntava o porquê de ninguém estar comentando, mas, quando vi, percebi que estavam evitando essa atrocidade.

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