Lookism is a South Korean webtoon written and illustrated by Taejun Pak.[1] The webtoon was first published weekly on Naver Webtoon in November 2014. Its story revolves around a high-school student who can switch between two bodies: one fat and ugly, and the other fit and handsome.[2]
An aeni series adaptation by Studio Mir was released globally in December 2022 on Netflix.
Plot
Park Hyung Seok is an unpopular highschool student who was bullied by his fellow students for his obesity. Bullied and harassed every day by a delinquent, he takes out his anger verbally on his mother and asks for a school transfer. Resolving to run away from his problems and start anew, he moves to Seoul and plans to attend a new high school. A few nights before he begins school, however, he receives a new body that is tall, muscular, and handsome. When one body is in use, the other falls asleep; he can switch bodies by waking up the sleeping one.
His days are split between the two bodies: the handsome one for the daytime, and the original for the night. As Park Hyung Seok (Daniel Park) lives with two bodies, he begins to see how much the world discriminates against ugly people