Beauty Newbie: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Katagiri Mirei has been constantly bullied due to her appearance. She decides to take the opportunity to undergo plastic surgery and obtain a beautiful face before entering college. During the school orientation, Mirei receives multiple compliments on her appearance from her classmates, while she is confused, she is secretly elated. However, her joy is short-lived when an incident leads to everyone discovering that she has done plastic surgery. At the same time, Mirei reunites with Sakaguchi Kei, a handsome classmate from her middle school.

Series details

• Title: Beauty Newbie
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Premiere date: 2025-01-17
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 83168
• IMDb ID: tt35461354
• TVDB ID: 458804

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-01-17; final listed air date 2025-02-14; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Beauty Newbie on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.