In a society that favors good looks, a high school outcast leads a double life switching between his two bodies that are polar opposites in appearance.
Shim Kyu-hyuck
Park Hyung Seok (Small) (voice)
Han Shin
Park Hyung Seok (Big) (voice)
Ryu Seung-gone
Lee Jin Seong / Park Jong Gun (voice)
Jeong Jae-heon
Vasco / CEO / Lee Nam Su (voice)
Nam Doh-hyeong
Jin Ho Bin / Jang Gi Seok / Kim Mae Sik / Park Bum Jae (voice)
Hwang Chang-yung
Pyun Deok Hwa / Lee Tae Sung / Oira (voice)
Sa Moon-young
Park Ha Neul / Female Student / Female Extra (voice)
Lee Kyung Tae
Park Ji Ho (voice)
Kim Hyeon-uk
Lee Hyun Do / Go Jeong Gi / Kim Seul Bum (voice)
Lee Gyu-chang
Na Yu Eop / Park Han Gyul / Homeroom Teacher (voice)
Lookism is a comedy, drama, animation series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of body-swap, high school student, discrimination, anime, web series, based on webcomic or webtoon. Created by Kohei Obara, it stars Shim Kyu-hyuck, Han Shin, Ryu Seung-gone. In a society that favors good looks, a high school outcast leads a double life switching between his two bodies that are polar opposites in appearance.
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