Series synopsis
Artificial Beauty, also known as 整形美人。 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 9, 2002. It ended on June 25, 2002. It stars Ryoko Yonekura, Manami Konishi, Kippei Shiina and Haruhiko Kato.
Honami Saotome seems to have the ideal life, working as a fashion model. Behind her perfect face is an unfortunate girl who born into a family that has a long history of "the ugly bug". Since childhood, she was bullied for being ugly, and to start a new life, she decides to have plastic surgery on her entire body. Nobody knows that behind her glamorous lifestyle, there is a girl afraid that her secret may be found out, or that her face may fall apart. Though Honami has the inner strength of neve ...
Premise
Honami Saotome seems to have the ideal life, working as a fashion model. Behind her perfect face is an unfortunate girl who born into a family that has a long history of "the ugly bug". Since childhood, she was bullied for being ugly, and to start a new life, she decides to have plastic surgery on her entire body. Nobody knows that behind her glamorous lifestyle, there is a girl afraid that her secret may be found out, or that her face may fall apart. Though Honami has the inner strength of never giving up, her arrogance of doing anything for her own happiness is just too much. Meanwhile, Ryusui Fujishima is the heir to a grand master of flower arrangement, whose philosophy is, "flower arrangement starts from hating flowers". He is the man who values essence more than appearance, whether it's flowers or people. He is then attracted not to Honami's looks, but to her tough and bold personality: like a wild flower growing between rocks.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryoko Yonekura as Honami Saotome
- Manami Konishi as Isaki Fujishima
- Kippei Shiina as Ryusui Fujishima
- Haruhiko Kato as Ryohei Takeda
- Noriko Aota as Aoi Itehara
- Rie Shibata as Ruriko Saotome
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | April 9, 2002 | June 25, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Reset! Now, Time For Love! | April 9, 2002 |
| 2 | For Love, I'd Even Have Plastic Surgery On My Heart | April 16, 2002 |
| 3 | The Cockiest Girl In Japan, Total Lost Love | April 23, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 2002 |
| Last aired | June 25, 2002 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |