No. |
Title |
Directed by |
Written by |
Original release date |
South Korea viewers (millions) |
1 |
“Episode 1” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
December 9, 2020 ( ) |
1.083[24] |
Teased by her family and bullied by her peers because of her looks, 18-year-old high school student Lim Ju-kyung contemplates suicide and goes to the rooftop of a high-rise building, but she stops herself at the last minute and decides to move on with her life. Just in time, a handsome boy pulls her away from danger and tells her to consider how her loved ones will suffer had she jumped to her death. Days after, she starts learning how to use makeup through tutorial videos in the Internet and masters the art just before transferring to her new school. The makeover proves to be transformative as her peers call her a “goddess”. |
2 |
“Episode 2” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
December 10, 2020 ( ) |
1.000[25] |
After encountering her handsome classmate Lee Su-ho at the comic book store in her bare face, Ju-kyung struggles with keeping her true face a secret to her peers. She realizes later that Su-ho does not recognize her yet at school as the ugly girl from the comic book store. Meanwhile, tough guy Han Seo-jun returns to school and recognizes Ju-kyung to be the girl who ran away with his helmet. |
3 |
“Episode 3” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
December 16, 2020 ( ) |
1.162[26] |
Su-ho reveals to Ju-kyung that he recognizes her. Ju-kyung offers herself to Su-ho as his errand girl in return for keeping her true face a secret from their peers. Later, she searches her bedroom for Seo-jun’s helmet but it is nowhere to be found. |
4 |
“Episode 4” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
December 17, 2020
( )
|
1.178[27] |
Reminded of Jung Se-yeon’s tragic death, Seo-jun picks up a fight against Su-ho at the cafeteria, with the innocent Ju-kyung in the middle of the clash. The incident puts Ju-kyung in an uncomfortable position as rumors of a love triangle between her and the boys spread in the school. Su-ho becomes bothered when Soo-ah arranges a blind date for Ju-kyung. |
5 |
“Episode 5” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
December 23, 2020 ( ) |
1.095[28] |
Ju-kyung runs into Seo-jun’s younger sister Go-woon being bullied by her fellow music club members for taking the lead role despite being ugly. Reminded of her past suffering, she defends Go-woon against the bullies and uses her makeup skills to transform her just before the club’s performance during the school festival. As Seo-jun’s rebuke and a posthumously released song remind Su-ho of his tragic past, Ju-kyung recognizes the boy who rescued her at the rooftop. |
6 |
“Episode 6” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
December 24, 2020 ( ) |
1.086[29] |
Despite Su-ho’s loathing, his celebrity father Lee Joo-heon goes to school for a parent-teacher conference and gains a lot of attention. Seo-jun expresses his gratitude to Ju-kyung for helping his younger sister. Ju-kyung runs into an unlikely visitor at the Im family’s residence. One day, she bumps into the person she fears meeting the most and is kidnapped later on by Seo-jun’s enemies. Seo-jun and Su-ho team up to rescue her as Soo-jin, Soo-ah and Tae-hoon discover where Ju-kyung is held captive. |
7 |
“Episode 7” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
January 6, 2021 ( ) |
1.154[30] |
Ju-kyung and the rescue party receive punishments at school for being involved in the brawl against Seo-jun’s enemies. Soo-jin is in distress as her grades drop after the exams. Su-ho gets upset as a popular baseball player gets attracted to Ju-kyung and starts to pursue her. Su-ho later learns a few dating tricks from Tae-hoon. |
8 |
“Episode 8” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
January 7, 2021 ( ) |
.973[31] |
The students of Saebom High School go to a school trip in the countryside. Ju-kyung tries to keep herself distant from Su-ho, while Seo-jun makes himself closer to Ju-kyung. Su-ho plans to confess to Ju-kyung but seems to lose his chances. |
9 |
“Episode 9” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
January 13, 2021 ( )
|
1.361[32] |
After Su-ho confessed his feelings for her, a thrilled Ju-kyung accidentally reveals her bare face to Soo-jin. As Ju-kyung wishes Soo-jin would keep her real face a secret from everybody, she also asks Su-ho if they could be clandestinely dating because of her fear of retaliation from Su-ho’s fans. Ju-kyung attempts part-time working as a model with Seo-jun, while Su-ho and Soo-jin meet with their high-class families. |
10 |
“Episode 10” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
January 14, 2021 ( ) |
1.120[33] |
Lim Jae-pil discovers that Su-ho is already dating his daughter Ju-kyung. After Soo-jin opens up to Ju-kyung about her feelings for Su-ho, Ju-kyung starts to have qualms about her and Su-ho’s secret relationship. The competition between Su-ho and Seo-jun heats up when they are, by chance, both invited to the Im family’s residence. At Move Entertainment, Hee-kyung discovers that the late Se-yeon’s song has been used as a debut single of another artist without due permission. |
11 |
“Episode 11” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
January 20, 2021 ( ) |
1.216[34] |
Su-ho and Seo-jun are caught in a car crash moments after Su-ho discovers to his shock the horrible truth behind the fake scandals that led to Se-yeon’s suicide. Ju-kyung opens up to Soo-jin about her relationship with Su-ho. Joo Hye-min, a former classmate of Ju-kyung from her previous school, transfers to Saebom High School to escape from the same bullies that once tormented Ju-kyung. |
12 |
“Episode 12” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
January 21, 2021 ( ) |
1.107[35] |
Joo-heon steps down from his position after revealing to the public the truth about Se-yeon’s death and the plagiarized song. After recovering from their injuries, the reconciled Su-ho and Seo-jun visit Se-yeon’s grave together. Ju-kyung starts questioning how long she can maintain her disguise and popularity as she keeps running into Hye-min at school, ranks first in an online beauty contest of which she is an unwilling contestant and becomes the school promotion model. |
13 |
“Episode 13” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
January 27, 2021 ( )
|
1.215[36] |
Judgmental eyes and a bunch of bullies target the distressed Ju-kyung after the truth of her makeup-less face gets revealed in social media. As Ju-kyung runs away from her new tormentors, Su-ho tries hard to search for her while Seo-jun deduces who is the culprit behind the malicious online exposé. Class 2-5 gets reprimanded for being insensitive to Ju-kyung’s plight. Ju-kyung’s mother finally realizes the reason behind her daughter’s obsession with makeup. |
14 |
“Episode 14” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
January 28, 2021 ( ) |
1.143[37] |
Ju-kyung resolves go to school in her bare, makeup-less face and makes her relationship with Su-ho known to everyone. She reconciles with Soo-ah who felt betrayed for not knowing the truth sooner. Su-ho tries to convince Soo-jin to apologize to Ju-kyung, knowing that something other than mere jealousy must have brought her to maligning Ju-kyung. A shocking news from overseas puts Ju-kyung and Su-ho’s relationship to the test. |
15 |
“Episode 15” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
February 3, 2021 ( )
|
1.353[38] |
The hardships of a long-distance relationship pushes Su-ho to break up with Ju-kyung. Two years later, Ju-kyung and her classmates have graduated from Saebom High School. Ju-kyung works as a makeup assistant while Seo-jun is nearing towards his debut as a singer. After Seo-jun’s confession of his feelings for her, a surprise awaits Ju-kyung at Namsan Tower under the first shower of snow. |
16 |
“Episode 16” |
Kim Sang-hyeop |
Lee Si-eun |
February 4, 2021 ( ) |
1.270[39] |
Ju-kyung and Su-ho reunites as Seo-jun comes to terms with his unrequited love. Soo-jin, free from her father’s abuse, formally apologizes to Ju-kyung. Su-ho offers the final version of Se-yeon’s song for posthumous publishing, to be performed by Seo-jun on his debut. |