Episode 86

"**Episode 86**" (86화; *86hwa*) is the eighty-seventh released chapter of *True Beauty* by Yaongyi. After Seojun finishes his call with Suho from the episode prior, he asks Jugyeong to come to a playground to meet him. There, he confesses that he plans to become a singer, in part to be the best boyfriend he can for Jugyeong. This begins to worry Jugyeong to the point where her friend Jisu notices in class the next day. Sua invites Jugyeong to a cafe to hang out the day after, to show Jugyeong her new favorite K-pop idol. There, she explains that she dropped her previous favorite after he got into a relationship, which only worsens Jugyeong's worry about her own relationship with Seojun. Jugyeong begins to weep on the sidewalk, asking herself why she's always stuck in relationships that never work out. Someone catches her crying and asks her what's upsetting her, only for Jugyeong to look up and see Suho.

## Characters

*Characters listed in order of appearance; the episode's main characters are **bolded**.*

* Seojun Han
* **Jugyeong Lim**
* Jisu
* Sua Kang
* Sua's K-pop idol (pictured)
* Suho Lee

## Summary

The episode opens with Seojun ending the phone call he had with Suho, stopping for a moment to think about it. Simultaneously, Jugyeong stands in her room, looking at the dress Seojun purchased for her and feeling pleased about the course of the day. She then gets a call from Seojun, asking her to visit him on a playground. When Jugyeong arrives, she finds Seojun sitting on a swing set, facing away from her. She sneaks up behind him, pushing him and shouting "boo!", but Seojun just turns around to face her. She first asks him "whats up?" with a bright smile, but his silent, cold reaction causes her to gently ask if anything's going on. Pausing for a moment, Seojun confesses that he has lately felt very empty, and that, while he wants to make Jugyeong happy, he feels he doesn't have a future. Jugyeong tries to offer support, but Seojun continues, explaining that he truly wants to be the best boyfriend he can for Jugyeong. Jugyeong tries to interrupt him again, but Seojun finishes, stating that he plans to once again try to become a singer. Jugyeong congratulates him, rubbing his back in support, but thinks secretly that she was dreading such news. Seojun promises that he'll be successful and make Jugyeong the happiest she can be, as Jugyeong sits next to him, thinking.

In class the following morning, Jisu asks why Jugyeong feels so down, to which she replies that maybe she's just tired. In her head, though, Jugyeong questions why she keeps worrying about Seojun. Her phone then lights up, showing a text from Sua: she'd like them to meet up at a cafe the next day. Jugyeong agrees as an attempt to stop her from feeling so upset.

On the day of the meetup, Jugyeong puts on clothes she picked out the day before, other than switching her purse from a belt bag to a crossbody, and grabbing her makeup and camera. Sua greets Jugyeong when she arrives, pleased that she had arrived so early, and Jugyeong points out how the friends are wearing matching bags. They sit down after taking a few pictures, and Jugyeong asks why Sua had invited her to the cafe in the first place. Sua whips out a photo of her new favorite idol to show to Jugyeong, who mentions that Sua used to fangirl over a different idol. Sua explains that she dropped him now that he's officially in a relationship, and refutes Jugyeong's claims that a true fan would stick by him no matter what. Her reasoning is that many people felt betrayed due to all the time and money they spent on him and proceeds to show Jugyeong a music video.

That evening, Jugyeong and Sua depart as Sua heads to a concert. As Jugyeong walks home, she thinks about how dating Seojun could harm his future career as a singer. She questions whether or not she's truly meant to be dating anyways, as she feels he relationships never see success. She begins to weep as she feels there's nothing she can even do to fix it, slumping over on the sidewalk. She perks up at the sound of someone's voice, asking her why she's crying. The voice turns out to be Suho, which shocks Jugyeong.

## External links

*All page information is sourced from* True Beauty'*s English and/or Korean chapters, unless otherwise noted.*

* English episode
* Korean episode