
Shows that feel likeTrue Beauty (2020–2021)
If you loved True Beauty, the closest series we have are I Am Not a Robot (2017), She Was Pretty (2015) and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018). All three share True Beauty's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Business Proposal (2022).
If True Beauty hit the spot, these will too

Falling for someone who cannot reveal who she really is
The difference: The sci-fi setup asks more suspension of disbelief than a makeover

A hidden real self behind the pretty face, and the panic of being found out
The difference: The leads are adults, so the school-crush flutter is gone

A prickly pair circling each other with banter before feelings land
The difference: Corporate gloss replaces the high school growing pains

A disguise that spirals once the wrong person falls for it
The difference: Pure fizzy escapism — insecurity never really stings here

Heightened soap twists delivered with a warm, knowing wink
The difference: Five seasons of plot whiplash versus one tidy run

Forbidden lovers guarding a secret that would blow up both their lives
The difference: Real peril and higher stakes crowd out the school-days silliness

A celebrity romance where one half hides an impossible secret
The difference: Fame and fantasy replace the relatable teenage insecurity


Two things both keep coming back to: romance and secret
The difference: Trades the wit of True Beauty for an angle of its own

One thread runs through both: high school

The same preoccupation in both: romance

A teen reinventing herself to climb the social ladder, mess included
The difference: American snark and therapy talk instead of K-drama swoon
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