Oemojisangjuui

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Synonyms: Gaiken Shijou Shugi, 外見至上主義, Oemo Jisang Juui

Japanese: 외모지상주의

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Type: ONA

Episodes: 8

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Dec 8, 2022

Producers: Netflix

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Studio Mir

Source: Web manga

Genres: Action, Drama, Supernatural

Theme: School

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.46¹ (scored by 54,142 users)

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Ranked: #2039²

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Popularity: #2230

Members: 89,527

Favorites: 545

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7.46

Ranked #2039Popularity #2230Members 89,527

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Episodes: /8

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Synopsis

Violence, name-calling, and humiliation are a daily reality for high school student Park Hyung Suk. Chubby and insecure, he is often used as a plaything and punching bag for bullies, which leads him to wish he could just disappear. Unexpectedly, when he transfers schools in the hopes of starting anew, a miraculous opportunity emerges: he awakens in a tall, handsome, and strangely athletic body. Hyung Suk quickly realizes that he is now the owner of two disparate bodies; when one falls asleep, he wakes up in the other.

Feeling like he has won the lottery of life, Hyung Suk enters his new school as this attractive and strong young man. However, it soon becomes evident that being a popular student is not all smooth sailing. From girls wanting him only for his good looks to delinquents picking fights out of jealousy, he can never seem to escape trouble. In trying to balance his two different lives, Hyung Suk may find both of them to be sources of ceaseless challenges.

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Background

Oemojisangjuui was Studio Mir's first production based on a Korean webtoon and the first Netflix animation originating from this medium. According to Netflix's weekly rankings following its release, the ONA entered the Global Top 10 for TV non-English shows as the only animated work.

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Lee, Eun Tae

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Takeuchi, Shunsuke
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Park, Hyung Suk

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Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
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Lee, Jin Sung

Main

Urata, Wataru
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Hong, Jae Yeol

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Park, Jong Gun

Supporting

Jang, Eli

Supporting

Kang, Dagyum

Supporting

Choi, Soo Jung

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Aoyama, Reina
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Park, Ha-Neul

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Hayami, Saori
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Park, Beom-jae

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Hirose, Yuuya
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Kwang, Il Han

Director

ATEEZ

Theme Song Performance

Park, Tae-Jun

Original Creator

Alves, Natália

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Opening Theme

"Like That" by ATEEZ

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Ending Theme

"Here Together" by Han Kyung Hoon feat. Joseph An and Mauvy

Reviews

Mar 27, 2024

minkaS

Recommended

Chrome hearts mentioned ?!?! Instant 10!!!

Thought the show was mid asf like first 6 eps but mashallah its act pre good. Characters are stupid low iq but thered no action if they were normal so ig its fine. Cgi iffy but expected from something from netflix ig. Some change or hearts nd that kinda make no sense but if ur here to have a fun watch this for u. Liked the way they were creative with how mc utilises his thing, kept it from getting too predictable. Height diff between good looking characters and the losers were insane, like theres no way im supposed to ...

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Sep 3, 2023

KillyChides

Mixed Feelings

A charming adaptation full of heart but constricted by the lack of budget and awful character designs.

Lookism is my favourite manhwa; it works on a very simple premise and takes the reader on a spectacular journey that they wouldn't see coming. Not to mention the writing and character work put into it, which is unlike anything I've ever experienced. The storylines and character development lead to some of the most wholesome and gut-wrenching moments that text on screen could give you. I admire Park Tae-jun for how far he came as an author just writing Lookism, as it went from a simple story to some ...

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Dec 2, 2023

Halcyon13

Not Recommended

Netflix's adaptation of popular manhwa Lookism couldn't be a worse display of indifferent effort, although admittedly, it doesn't benefit from the source material either, and there's only so much one could do to improve a story lacking fundamentals. The baseline premise is that of a hybrid self-insert drama and power fantasy, not always mutually inclusive considering the central direction rarely settles definitively, instead opting for redundant instances of bullying and the occasional showboating from a character that's clearly a caricature of malice, merely waiting to dominated by our lead. There's a stark difference between using the school hierarchy to initiate conflicts and that being the ... dramatic device itself, in which the latter is severely restricted by the need to retcon exposition to justify comically implausible warfare in an academic setting, something the narrative takes oddly seriously. Nevertheless, Lookism has even greater issues beyond gaps in character logic and repulsive dialogue; the supernatural element isn't enticing whatsoever. Partly because there's a lack of genuine suspense, but also because the mysterious details learned about such a phenomenon are willingly ignored until a misunderstanding arises that one would think could have been prevented if Hyung-Seok actually registered his observations about his alternate appearance as opposed to taking pointless notes.

The ineffective character writing is a massive aspect of the script's failure to create tenets of storytelling meant to satisfy the male viewer, which I reckon anyone can notice is the primary goal. However, setting aside the apparent obsession with thin masculinity, the cast's dynamics are painfully recycled, ranging from female characters swooning over (cue flowers blooming on the screen), and males generating hatred at the sight of someone not hideous. These two interactions are incessantly repeated, even during action sequences, as though it's the only available comic relief in a plot that doesn't need to be relieved of anything but the mere fact that it exists. The antagonists struggle to form the slightest convincing reason that could potentially explain routinely despising a classmate they've only just met, and the nonsensical motivations or lack thereof spread into each thematic area, contaminating relatively normal arcs of characterization with segments of unwarranted petty violence. Lookism is never headed anywhere, content with hesitant black-and-white morality dispersed among humor tailored around demeaning not conventionally attractive individuals.

Studio Mir's production values are horrid, almost a borderline unacceptable animated product. They don't exactly boast a track record representative of quality, but the budget one would assume they have at their disposal is nowhere to be seen. The general animation suffers from an often less than satisfactory framerate, barring action sequences, which have their own set of glaring inconsistencies; i.e., poor combat choreography, misguided scene direction, and static lighting (a tinted orange filter pervades numerous frames). There's also a jarring CG stage performance in the finale, composed of shoddy 3D models that have the opposite of the intended effect, resulting in revealing looped motion when the camera pans the audience. This adaptation seems to have slightly improved upon the webtoon's obnoxious character designs through simplicity, although it's likely their objective was targeting an easier time drawing a large cast. The art direction is completely bareboned, hardly utilizing extensive layouts, rather there are reused location shots and transition stills. Sound direction is fairly underwhelming too, especially the dance-pop opening track, albeit the soundtrack has a longer selection than I expected, even if some of it is akin to music on hold. It meshes the worst of Korean tropes with insufferable personalities and awful visuals, a cheap ploy from a now pathetic streaming giant.

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