If K-beauty and fashion are your ideal aesthetic, you’re going to love this collection of fashion-forward dramas and films!

K-Beauty and Fashion

Fans think top South Korean star Gong Tae Seong (Kim Young Dae) is as sweet and innocent as can be. But behind closed doors, he isn’t quite so angelic. His management company’s PR team ace Oh Han Byeol (Lee Sung Kyung) knows the real Tae Sung, as she's tasked with doing whatever it takes to hide his hot temper and competitive streak from the public. It’s a thankless job, and one that frequently puts her at odds with the temperamental celebrity. But as they spend more time together, might they eventually spend less time butting heads… and more time falling in love? This 2022 South Korean love-hate romantic comedy drama was directed by Lee Soo Hyun.

Sh**ting Stars

💕Love You to the Stars🌠

Nestled deep in the heart of Seoul’s thriving downtown sits a curious hotel, the like of which no one has ever seen before. Old beyond measure, the building has stood for millennia, an ever-present testament to the fact that things are not always what they seem. Running this hotel is Jang Man Wol (IU), a greedy, suspicious soul who has spent the past thousand years acting as the establishment’s CEO.

Cursed for a sin she can no longer remember committing, Man Wol is doomed to spend all of the eternity running this odd establishment, catering to the needs of a most peculiar clientele. Her only hope of escape is to find someone who has committed a worse sin than her own but after a thousand years, she’s beginning to lose hope.

However, things take an interesting turn when Goo Chan Sung (Yeo Jin Goo) shows up. Once the youngest assistant manager ever to work at a multinational hotel corporation, Chan Sung finds himself forced to manage the Hotel del Luna because of a deal his father made with Man Wol years ago. A stickler for rules and regulations, he’s a perfectionist to the extreme but that may be exactly what this odd establishment and its cursed CEO needs.

A tale of old curses, lost souls, and unexpected surprises, “Hotel Del Luna” is a 2019 mystery, romance, fantasy drama directed by Oh Choong Hwan.

Hotel Del Luna

🏨  Team Hotel Del Luna  🌕

School bullies have made life hell for Im Ju Gyeong (Mun Ka Young), who torment her relentlessly for being “ugly.” So when she transfers high schools, she decides to turn over a new leaf by using tips she learns from social media to transform her appearance! Donning a new look and carefully maintaining her "ugly secret," she slowly gains confidence in herself while making genuine friends including Lee Su Ho (Cha Eun Woo), the most popular boy at school, and his close-friend-turned-rival, Han Seo Jun (Hwang In Yeop), a troublemaker with a kind heart. Caught in a love triangle and constantly at risk for having her secret exposed, what will happen if Ju Gyeong's new friends learn about the "real" her? Will she find true love with either of her suitors? This series was adapted from the viral 2018 webtoon "True Beauty".

True Beauty

True Beauty Team

Saet Byul (Kim Yoo Jung) is the 22-year old elder daughter to taekwondo master Jung Chul Min (Ryu Seung Soo). While training one day, Choi Dae Hyun (Ji Chang Wook) saves Saet Byul from a falling sandbag and it’s love at first sight for her. One day, Dae Hyun encounters Saet Byul but he doesn’t recognize her. Saet Byul tries to convince Dae Hyun to buy her cigarettes, but she gets candy and a lecture instead. She gives him a kiss for caring, and they never see each other again.
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Several years later, Dae Hyun is a corporate employee doing PR for GS25, a major convenience store chain. One day, his girlfriend and manager Yoo Yeon Joo (Han Sun Hwa) becomes embroiled in a police investigation. He decides to take the rap, but is forced to give up his office job and become a store manager. His store’s finances are poor, however, and he decides to try to freshen things up by hiring a new part-time worker.
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Enter Saet Byul, who applies for the job and finally gets it after Dae Hyun initially refuses. When Yeon Joo caught wind of the beautiful new part-timer hired for the store, she wasn’t too pleased. She was even more insecure after seeing Saet Byul’s beauty and the affectionate way she gazes at Dae Hyun. She started seeing Saet Byul as a threat and wanted her fired. However, Dae Hyun refused, seeing how Saet Byul attracts customers to the store.
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Can Yeon Joo finally oust Saet Byul from Dae Hyun’s life? Or will Saet Byul succeed in winning Dae Hyun’s affection after all these years?

Backstreet Rookie

💥Wookie's Rookies🏪💖Team

JTBC

Once bullied for her looks, Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) undergoes a dramatic transformation through plastic surgery, only to face new challenges in college when people ridicule her for altering her appearance. Reconnecting with Do Kyung Suk (Cha Eun Woo), who values inner beauty over appearances, Mi Rae finds herself caught between external judgment and internal growth. As Kyung Suk stands up for her against harsh labels and superficial commentary, Mi Rae starts to reclaim her confidence and realizes that true beauty is about who you are on the inside… and starts to sense that she and Kyung Suk might become more than just friends. This 2018 Korean drama was adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Gi Maeng Gi and was directed by Choi Sung Bum.

My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

The Beauty Lovers

For the past 999 years, the fox-like gumiho has been collecting human energy in a precious bead in an attempt to become human while posing as a professor named Shin Woo Yeo (Jang Ki Yong). But his plans are thrown into jeopardy when student Lee Dam (Hyeri) accidentally swallows his bead – threatening to end his hopes of becoming human… and kill Dam! In desperation, Woo Yeo suggests they live together until they can find a way out of this mess. Will this unconventional arrangement lead them to a solution… or to romance? This 2021 South Korean drama series was based on a webtoon by Na and was directed by Park Joon Hwa and Nam Sung Woo.

My Roommate is a Gumiho

How To Tame A Fox Team

Han Se Kye (Seo Hyun Jin) is a top actress with many rumors surrounding her, especially because she seems to disappear out of the blue sometimes. To others, her life is a mystery because she's hiding an unbelievable secret. Her appearance completely changes for one week every month! One minute, she's the most famous actress in Korea, and another minute she can become a middle-aged businessman! One day, she encounters Seo Do Jae (Lee Min Ki), a brilliant man who is an executive at an airline company. He seems to have it all: a perfect appearance, intelligence, and a good job; but he has a secret too. He suffers from Prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize faces. However, he manages to hide this from the world, and he makes an effort to remember people by their personalities instead.

Seo Do Jae (Lee Min Ki)'s life begins to change when he meets Han Se Kye (Seo Hyun Jin). She is the only person whose face he can recognize. But with Han Se Kye (Seo Hyun Jin)'s constant disappearance and random physical changes, how long can she keep her secret?

Beauty Inside

Kakao TV

Never one to be considered beautiful by society’s standards, Koo Ae Jin (Shim Dal Gi) has lived a pretty miserable life. As a high school student, she is constantly tormented by her peers and even strangers on the street feel the need to insult her looks in passing. Despite being bullied by nearly everyone around her, Ae Jin has found a surprising way to cope.

Utilizing her skills with both makeup and photo editing, Ae Jin leads a secret life as Genie, a wildly popular social media influencer with more than 770,000 followers. Spending hours each day applying makeup and even more hours editing her photos, every photo Ae Jin posts on social media is sure to be a hit. As enjoyable as it is to live this double life, Ae Jin is horrified when one day Genie receives a text message that changes everything. Sent an untouched photograph of herself, Ae Jin is suddenly painfully aware of the fact that someone knows her deepest secret. The question is, who?

Searching desperately for the sender of that mysterious message, Ae Jin is shocked when she discovers who the culprit really is. Suddenly she finds herself wondering, how much longer will she be able to keep the truth hidden?

Adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Ahum, “Shadow Beauty” is a 2021 romantic drama directed by Bang Soo In.

Shadow Beauty

Godin Media

Magazine reporter Lee Geun Young (Choi Sooyoung)’s career takes a nosedive after she accidentally throws up on top celebrity Hoo Joon (Choi Tae Joon). She is fired, and assumes Hoo Joon orchestrated the sacking. So she stages a one-person protest outside his talent agency, becoming his most notorious “anti-fan.” A TV producer decides to capitalize on her 15 minutes of fame by casting Geun Young alongside Hoo Joon in a reality TV show where they must live together. Geun Young agrees, happy to get a paycheck, while Hoo Joon agrees, thinking it may boost his flagging popularity. Things get off to an explosive start as filming begins. But could Cupid arrive and smooth out their differences? This 2021 South Korean drama series was based on a novel by Kim Eun Jung and was directed by Kang Cheol Woo.

So I Married The Anti-Fan

🥀Hatefully Yours 🙃

Channel A

A popular make-up artist, known for his never-ending quest for perfection, Cha Jung Hyeok (Joo Sang Wook) was at the top of his game. But destiny, it seemed, wouldn’t let him stay there for long. Now unemployed and drowning in debt, Jung Hyeok is desperate to find a way out of this most miserable of slumps; but he’s not the only one.

An idol trainee for the past ten years, Han Soo Yeon (Kim Bo Ra) is desperate to finally get her big break. Deciding it’s now or never, she agrees to participate in an idol audition program, but fails to make the cut. Booted from the program, Soo Yeon finds herself wondering if this is really the path she’s meant to take in life.

Desperation and destiny come together in unexpected ways when Jung Hyeok and Soo Yeon cross paths. After finally landing a much-needed job as a make-up artist, Jung Hyeok agrees to take Soo Yeon under his wing. Noticing that his new assistant shows an incredible aptitude for the art, Jung Hyeok is happy to teach her everything he knows. As the two grow closer, they slowly learn to let go of the broken dreams of the past as they steadily walk towards a future full of bright new dreams, together.

A fun romantic romp, “Touch” is a 2020 Viki Original romantic comedy drama directed by Min Yeon Hong.

Touch

 Loving Touch Team 

Lee Ra El (Seo Yea Ji) idolized her brilliant father and stunning mother, but her world shattered when a ruthless plot led to her father’s death. Consumed by grief and a thirst for vengeance, Ra El targets Kang Yoon Kyum (Park Byung Eun), the CEO of the powerful LY Group who was instrumental in her family’s downfall. Her weapon? A high-stakes divorce battle worth $1.6 billion, aimed at dismantling Kang’s empire. As Ra El embarks on this 13-year quest for revenge, she must navigate a treacherous legal landscape and confront formidable adversaries. Will her meticulous plan bring the justice she seeks, or will the quest for retribution ultimately destroy her? This 2022 South Korean drama series was directed by Park Bong Seop.

The rEVEnge Team

A fishmonger at a traditional market, Gong Soo Gwang (Na In Woo) does his best to make an honest living. Unfortunately, he has a reputation for being incredibly unlucky and as a result, people try to avoid him at all costs. With no one willing to approach him, his business often suffers. No matter how hard Soo Gwang tries, he just can’t seem to find a way to escape his cursed fate, but his life wasn’t always this bleak.

Seven years ago, Soo Gwang had a perfectly normal, happy life but all that changed when he happened upon Lee Seul Bi (Seohyun), a woman who, despite their brief meeting, changed his life forever. Since that day, every time he dreams of Seul Bi, something terrible happens to him. Though Soo Gwang has no idea why this woman has had such a strange effect on his fortune, Seul Bi does. Having inherited a special ability from her mother, both women can see a person’s future through a single touch. Using this gift to their advantage, a wealthy family has kept Seul Bi and her mother captive for years. When fate allows Seul Bi a rare opportunity to escape, she takes it and runs straight to Soo Gwang.

Standing face-to-face with the woman who started his streak of bad luck all those years ago, Soo Gwang isn’t sure whether he should help Seul Bi or run from her. With one desperate for freedom and the other desperate to change their fate, will Soo Gwang and Seul Bi become each other’s greatest ally or worst enemy?&nbsp;

Adapted from the webtoon “The Jinx’s Lover” by writer Han Ji Hye and illustrator Gu Seul, “Jinxed at First” is a 2022 South Korean fantasy romance drama directed by Yoon Sang Ho.

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