Ugly Beauty: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A story that follows a pair of twins who venture into the glittering lights of showbiz with a secret to hide. Despite their identical looks, their personalities are different as night and day. The kind-hearted Xiao Mu assumes the identity of her audacious older sister Yao Menggui and transforms overnight from a plain jane delivery clerk to a famous star that is known to every household. Entertainment reporter Chen Mo discovers inconsistencies that raise his suspicions regarding her identity. In order to land a scoop, he gets close to her by pretending to be her manager. When Chen Mo becomes privy to the truth, will he use it to protect his love or reveal it to the world?

Series details

• Title: Ugly Beauty
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Romance, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2021-05-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Youku
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 55613
• TVDB ID: 402500

Cast and credited roles

• Zheng He Hui Zi — Yao Meng Gui / Xiao Mu
• Huang Sheng Chi — Ji Chen Mo
• Hu Wen Zhe — Song Ci

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-05-11; final listed air date 2021-05-28; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ugly Beauty 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.