Shadow Beauty (False Beauty / Geulimja Minyeo / 그림자 미녀)

Ae Jin.

When did you order those parcels?

Where did you get the money?

Shadow Beauty

Episode 1: Double Life After the Bell

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?

The mirror is disgusted.

I said, who's the fairest?

Tell me.

She always asks questions and expects certain answers.

Yang Ha Neul.

Seriously?

Don't you dare lie to my face.

I had ramyeon last night, so my face is extremely bloated.

Why do you look so down? Tell me.

This is how I normally look.

What do you mean? You smile so well.

Say it again.

- Say it. - It hurts.

- Say it again. - Let me go.

Darn it. You got saliva on me.

You're disgusting.

Here.

Are you Joker or what?

I know...

that no one is interested or cares at all...

about my tears.

But just because the others don't care about my looks...

doesn't mean I'm not humiliated.

Humans are moral, reasonable, and social.

Look up the details online. You'll find them.

From the beginning, humans are...

This bracelet is one-of-a-kind.

Hashtag, no makeup. Hashtag, every day.

Hashtag, selfie. Hashtag, self-photo.

Hashtag, I always wear it. Hashtag, no photoshop.

I may be an outsider at school,

but at home,

I am a social media star with 770,000 followers, Genie.

Genie, Followers: 770,000

Through this little screen,

I receive love from countless people.

How does it feel to be this beautiful?

I'm curious too.

You're gorgeous. You must love looking in the mirror.

People have told me that my face was disgusting.

Could they really say these things to me in person?

You're my favorite!

Your beauty is blinding!

A new Pink Moon item? The dolphin is cute!

It's so adorable.

The dolphin is smiling.

A silver one would be pretty too!

Did Baek Seol bully you today as well?

It's a long story, but I'm not going to talk about it.

It must've been awful. Pretty people have many enemies.

Ugly ones have even more.

Ignoring her is the best. Cheer up, my best friend.

I'd like to see her in person...

and beat her up!

"1ambsky".

She's been Genie's best friend for about a year now.

My mom asks me all the time where I get the money...

to order so many things when I'm just a student.

But you see, I didn't pay for these.

My beauty.

To be exact, it's Genie's beauty.

If you're pretty and have many followers,

many sponsors reach out to you.

I've received way too many at this point...

that I only accept ones that pay me for posting reviews about them.

The amount of pay varies greatly,

and I get all sorts of items.

I always get paid in cash

and ask them to only message me.

This is my only way to protect Genie.

At first, many sponsors backed out...

by my unusual requests.

But after some time,

they loved me for being so rare and unique.

Nowadays, the sponsors plead,

"Genie, please don't reveal yourself offline."

They love how mysterious I am.

Others may think someone as ugly as me...

is living a boring life.

But I've never felt this thrilled before.

Perhaps, I'm the one who's able to feel this sense of superiority...

that many don't get the chance to.

I brag about my face, body, and fashion.

My vanity is fulfilled through my social media.

One sponsor even sent me a book.

"What Are You Anticipating?"

What is this? It's terrible.

Do people nowadays even read books...

that pretty people read?

Do they really want to copy their food for thought?

I'm buying the same book!

You're pretty and intelligent.

Isn't that a new item from Pink Moon?

- No way. - What?

The dolphin is smiling.

I want to try it on.

- Let me help. - Okay.

- What do you think? - It's so pretty.

How is it? Does it suit me?

Yes, it does.

Do you want it? It suits you well.

It really does.

I can't do that. This is yours.

No, I'm serious. It suits you better.

Really?

Thank you.

Hey. Do you have one for me?

Darn it.

- I'll take the photo. - Focus on this.

Okay.

I purposely wore it today so she'd take it from me.

I'll probably be safe for a few days.

1ambsky: I got this silver one as a gift!

It's so cute! We have a matching bracelet!

- What are you doing? - You scared me to death.

What were you reading?

Was it really that interesting?

It's nothing.

What? Are you already done eating?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I was famished.

Come on. I was going to have dessert together.

You can't eat that first.

Sorry. I'll leave some for you.

He's the only one at school whom I cherish.

He's Lee Jin Sung from another class.

He's a trainee at an entertainment agency.

He and I are both outsiders at school.

But we have very different reasons.

Hey. Wake up.

Are you close with Hoya from Space Boy Scouts?

No.

Hey, is Jua from Break Girls pretty?

I'm not sure.

What a show-off.

Hey, I bet he doesn't consider us friends.

He's too good for them,

while I am...

just not worthy.

Are you okay?

That's ticklish. Stop it.

How is patting your back ticklish?

How about this?

I said that's enough.

What's the matter?

I'll bring you some cherry tomatoes tomorrow.

You remind me of someone.

Who?

Gosh.

They were airing a rerun of this drama yesterday.

It's a drama?

Right. "Goblin".

"Goblin"?

Do I look like a goblin?