True Beauty (webtoon)

For the 2020-21 South Korean television series, see True Beauty (South Korean TV series).

True Beauty
Cover art of the Young Com comic book edition (volume 1)
여신강림
Yeosingangnim
Genre
AuthorYaongyi[a]
IllustratorYaongyi
Publisher
English publisherNaver
MagazineNaver Webtoon (original Korean)
Webtoon (official English translation)
Original runApril 2, 2018 – June 28, 2023
Television adaptation(s)
True Beauty (2020–21)
Original net animation
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Released August 7, 2024 – present
Episodes13

True Beauty (Korean: 여신강림; Hanja: 女神降臨; RR: Yeosingangnim; Korean pronunciation: [jʌ̹ɕʰinɡa̠ːŋnim]; lit. The Advent of a Goddess), also known as The Secret of Angel and other names, is a South Korean manhwa written and illustrated by Yaongyi.[a] First published in Naver Webtoon from April 2, 2018, to June 28, 2023,[1] it centers on a young woman who mastered the art of makeup in her teenage years in order to transform herself into a gorgeous "goddess" after being bullied and discriminated because of being perceived as ugly.[2]

As of January 2022, the official English version of True Beauty has accumulated 6.6 million subscribers and 825.9 million views. The comic updates every Wednesday.[3] True Beauty was the third most viewed series on Webtoon in 2019[4] and a print version was released starting October 29, 2020 by Young Com.[5] It was also adapted into a television series of the same name which premiered on tvN on December 9, 2020.[6] A Korean animated series of the same name began airing in August 2024.[7]


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  1. ^ 여신강림 [The Advent of a Goddess (list of chapters, page 15)]. Naver Webtoon (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Jo, Hyun-na (November 17, 2020). 웹툰 '여신강림' 야옹이 작가 – 이상형과 비슷한 캐릭터 응원하며 보는 재미 ["True Beauty" webtoon's author Yaongyi: Characters similar to one's ideal type, worth rooting for and fun to watch]. Cine21 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "True Beauty". Webtoon. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (January 17, 2020). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^ 여신강림 1 [The Advent of a Goddess 1]. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Lee, Gyu-lee (December 3, 2020). "'True Beauty' stars feel pressure to satisfy fans with TV adaptation of web comic". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ^ 드라마에서 영화·예능·애니메이션까지…'K웹툰'의 변신. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). January 31, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.