Shadow Beauty
2021 1 season · 13 ep live_tv Miniseries South Korea

Shadow Beauty

그림자 미녀

Shadow Beauty sits in the top 6% of South Korea seriess on this catalog — ranked #90 of 1,397 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

그림자 미녀

Because of her looks, Koo Ae-jin is bullied at school and even insulted by strangers. But after school, she leads a secret life: with heavy makeup and hours of photo editing, she lives as Genie, a social media star with 770K followers.

Reception Benchmarks

8.3
TMDB Rating
64
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #90 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #66 of 868 (top 8%).

Drama + Mystery in South Korea

107 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shadow Beauty itself).

The 2020–2022 South Korea Window

Among 269 South Korea seriess we catalog from this window, Shadow Beauty places #34 — near the top of its class.

  1. Break the Silence: The Movie
    #1

    Break the Silence: The Movie

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  2. 2020 (G)I-DLE Online Concert 'I-Land : Who Am I'
    #2

    2020 (G)I-DLE Online Concert 'I-Land : Who Am I'

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  3. Under the Queen's Umbrella
    #3

    Under the Queen's Umbrella

    ★ 9.1 · 2022
  4. BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA
    #4

    BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA

    ★ 9.0 · 2022
  5. BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing
    #5

    BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing

    ★ 9.0 · 2022
  6. Undercover
    #6

    Undercover

    ★ 9.0 · 2021
  7. The Fabulous
    #7

    The Fabulous

    ★ 8.8 · 2022
  8. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
    #8

    It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    ★ 8.6 · 2020

The 2020s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in South Korea, 301 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shadow Beauty premiered alongside 81 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 81 other South Korea seriess in 2021.

The 1259th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).

Audience Engagement

64
Reviews
76th
Review-volume percentile
36th
Popularity percentile

64 audience reviews — more than 76% of South Korea seriess in our index.

Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (36th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
November 20, 2021
Last Air Date
December 29, 2021
Broadcast Span
1 months
Total Episodes
13 across 1 season
Format
Miniseries
Total Runtime
≈ 4.3 hours

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Series TypeMiniseries
Seasons / Episodes1 / 13
Release DateNovember 20, 2021
Official Sitetv.kakao.com

Questions Answered

Who created Shadow Beauty?

Shadow Beauty was created by Ahum.

When did Shadow Beauty end?

Shadow Beauty finished its run with its final episode airing on December 29, 2021.