“Ugly girl becomes plastic beauty, faces ridicule at university while questioning true beauty and self-worth.”
My ID Is Gangnam Beauty!
내 ID는 강남미인
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Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
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Synopsis
Ugly girl becomes plastic beauty, faces ridicule at university while questioning true beauty and self-worth.
A beautiful woman is skinny, cheerful, and possesses long hair and an elegant facial structure—and she is not Kang Mirae. Since she was young, Mirae has always been the ugly one, being rejected nine times and considered undeserving of love. Fed up, Mirae becomes a "Gangnam beauty," someone who undergoes numerous plastic surgery procedures to make themselves beautiful. However, as Mirae enters university to pursue her dream of becoming a perfumist, things don't exactly go according to plan. People constantly ridicule her as a "plastic monster," an easy and artificial woman. This is in full contrast with Hyun Sooah, the belle of the school whose appearance is completely natural. As Mirae struggles with her self-esteem and what it truly means to be "beautiful," she comes into contact with Do Kyungseok, a former middle school classmate who questions her fixation on appearances.
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Jan 2021 → Mar 2026
- 8 “Yo, this isn't all about lovey dovey, it's actually telling the dark side of being a "beauty" in Korea like you would feel sorry for the likes of Mirae and Sooha for falling victims under this.....”
- 8 “This fits josei genre, rather than romance. The work itself is mostly just okay(6.5-7 stars), BUT the villain character is TOP TIER (raises rating for me to 8.5). What a character. I love stories...”
- 7 “The short of it: A flawed but heartfelt little romance comic which deal with themes of self-image and self-love that a lot of young people will probably relate to. The characters could have been...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 89 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 11h 52m approx
- Published Apr 2016 – Dec 2017
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M50242 catalog