R.C What happens when you put together the queen of romantic comedies, Park Min Young, with the makeup legend Pony, and you release them in the middle of Manhattan? Well, magic happens! and today Crazy about Korea We tell you everything.
Just released the new show TVN, , ‘Perfect Glow’ (Premiere: November 8), and it’s all we love! We no longer only talk about K-pop or K-dramas conquering the world; We also know that the K-beauty is taking center stage.
The show follows a real ‘Dream Team‘ Korean while opening a beauty salon pop-up (temporary) called ‘Danjang’ in full New york. And let me tell you, the first episode already left us crying!
Perfect Glow’s “Dream Team” landing in Manhattan
The cast is crazy! It’s a perfect mix of stars Hallyu and the master craftsmen of the K-beauty:
- CEO: The incomparable actress ra mi ran (d)Reply 1988).
- Manager and consultant: our dear Park Min Young (d)Marry My Husband).
- Assistant (the ‘Shampoo Boy’): The actor Joo Jong Hyuk (d)Unmasked).
- The K-Glow Masters: This is where it gets serious!
- Pony (Park Hye-min): The world’s most famous Korean beauty YouTuber (with 5.8 million subscribers).
- Leojay (Jeong Sang-Gyu): Another super popular beauty creator with 1.4 million followers.
- Cha Hong (Kim Hyo-sook): The celebrity hair designer and founder of one of the most famous chains of salons in Chorea.
“I felt a lot of pressure”: the confessions of the team before opening
Although on screen they look safe, at the press conference (held on November 6), the team confessed that they were terrified.
- Park Min Young hesitated (and a lot!): ‘When I received the offer, my reaction was:Why me?‘ , confessed the actress, explaining that it was her first reality show. She said that the experience at first was a ‘Total Chaos’ And that, although he studied consulting for skincare, he was worried about his English. honestly admitted: ‘Even now my tongue still gets stuck sometimes‘
- Ra Mi Ran felt pressured: He said that, although he has made travel programs, a project of K-beauty It was different and it took her time to accept because she was afraid to be ‘a burden’.
- The artists felt the weight: Pony and Leojay, accustomed to creating online content, they felt the pressure to work in a real show with international clientele. Leojay admitted to being ‘Extremely nervous‘, to the point of having indigestion. Pony explained the cultural difference: ‘In Korea, I explain the products while making up, but not being able to do that (for the language) made me think a lot about how to adapt‘.
Spoiler Alert!: on the nerves of Park Min Young with his English… Well, we saw the premiere of Perfect Glow And of ‘locked tongue’ nothing! Fans were impressed: he handled all customer inquiries with a ‘Perfect and Gentile English’ and one ‘Genuine Empathy’ that delighted everyone. A queen
Joo Jong Hyuk’s training: “Rebuked to tears”
The one who suffered the most to prepare for Perfect Glow It was the poor Joo Jong Hyuk! To be the ‘Shampoo Boy’, he had to train at the Royal Hall of Cha Hong.
‘I went to the Cha Hong salon and washed the hair of the staff. I heard a lot of complaints and harsh criticism. I was reprimanded to the point of tears‘, he confessed Joo.
Poor thing! But (and this is where we die of tenderness), in that same press conference, they asked the professionals their impressions about the cast. And when Cha Hong talked about Joo, it was pure love!
Far from being the strict teacher, Cha Hong filled him with praise, calling him ‘A True Angel’. He said he always tried to help with shampoo and cleanliness. ‘It’s like an adorable puppy. It is generous and dedicated. I prayed that such a good person prospers as an actor‘, he said.
So yes, they ‘rebuked’ him to learn, but he clearly won the boss’s heart! How cute!
The excitement is present at Perfect Glow in New York!
Many were the emotions that went through the first chapter of Perfect Glow, essential for a reality show to grow and capture the audience, and believe us, this episode did not lack anything! The team was nervous in case the style K-beauty It would work on the various New York clients. But the first day was a resounding success!
The most emotional moment (and the one that made us cry!) was with the last client, Mary Kate, a mother of two children who struggled with postpartum life.
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‘I’m just a very exhausted mother‘, he confessed to Park Min Young. But seeing the actress, she was amazed and made the million dollar request:
‘Your skin is amazing! I want to look like you. Please give me a change of Korean actress look!’.
The whole team worked on it. Leojay He gave her a pink, youthful face, and Cha Hong He put hair extensions on her to help her with the postpartum fall.
The transformation was so spectacular that her own two-year-old daughter didn’t recognize her and started crying! (And yes, we with her) .
Mary KateIn tears, he said:This experience will be a big part of my life. I feel like I found my old self again‘.
More Than Makeup: Empathy and Korean Culture
Perfect Glow showed that the K-beauty They are not just techniques. Pony He noted that in Manhattan, people notice a lot of skin: ‘People saidyou look so youngorYour skin is amazing, instead ofWhat product do you use?. I felt that Korean beauty emphasizes skin expression‘.
In addition, the team conquered customers with a set of ‘Korean welcome meal‘, as one of the strategies to attract them, which included tea from Omija, , Yakgwa (honey cookies) and Dalgona.
and about Park Min YoungShe was the star! Despite his nerves, he handled all customer inquiries with perfect English and genuine empathy that delighted everyone. in fact, Leojay He said that when he was sick with nerves, Park Min Young ‘He appeared with a basket full of medicines, from toothbrushes to disinfectants.’
Definitely Perfect Glow It is a show that promises to show us the most human side of the K-beauty!
FAQs of “Perfect Glow”
1. How is ‘Perfect Glow’ different from other K-Beauty shows?
Great question! Most of the shows K-beauty that we know (as Get it beauty) occur in a study in Korea and focus on tutorials or product rankings.
‘Perfect Glow‘ Break the mold! It’s not a tutorial, it’s a Business reality and cultural challenge. The team has the real mission of opening a salon pop-up (temporary) in one of the most competitive places in the world, New york , to test if the K-beauty It works with an international and diverse clientele. It is K-beauty in the real world! Something like Jinnys kitchen but beauty.
2. What other famous K-Beauty reality shows are there?
the show of K-beauty most legendary and long lasting in Korea is ‘Get It Beauty’ (from onStyle/TVN). It is the ‘bible’ of product rankings and expert tutorials. There have also been other formats, such as ‘Lipstick Prince’, a hilarious show where idols K-pop males learned to make up.
3. Ok, who is Pony really? (In addition to a legend!)
It’s the queen! Your real name is Park Hye-min and has more than 5.8 million of subscribers in YouTube. But his leap to international fame was when he became the CL personal makeup artist (from 2NE1), Creating all your iconic looks! Plus, it has its own cult makeup brand called Pony Effect.
4. And who is Leojay? Is it as famous as Pony?
On ChoreaAbsolutely! Leojay (Jeong Sang-gyu) has 1.4 million subscribers and is known as the ‘king of makeup transformations’ idols masculine. your tutorials on how to achieve looks exact stars of K-pop (like those of BTS or EXO) are legendary and incredibly detailed.
5. Where else have I seen the actors? (Apart from the dramas they already mentioned!)
I’m sure you recognize them!
- Park Min Young (Manager): She is the ‘absolute queen of romantic comedy’. Although the source mentions Marry My Husband, its unmissable classics are whatS Wrong With Secretary Kim? And the action drama and romance HEALER.
- Ra Mi Ran (CEO): She is an award-winning actress. The source mentions Reply 1988 (where it was the iconic ‘Cheetah Mom’), but it is also famous for its leading roles in comedy films like Honest candidate and the drama the good bad mother.
6. And the ‘Shampoo Boy’, Joo Jong Hyuk?
The ‘adorable puppy’ (as Cha Hong told you ) had his big jump to fame in 2022! Millions of fans know him (and they hated him adorably!) for his role as the lawyer ‘Kwon Min-Woo’ (the ‘Kwon Technician’) in the global phenomenon Extraordinary Attorney Woo.
7. The Million Question: Where can international fans see ‘Perfect Glow’?
Oh, this is the hard news of the day! According to official sources, ‘Perfect Glow‘ is emitted Exclusively on TVN and TVing.
Both are services for the Korean public (TVN is a cable channel and TVing is their local streaming platform). Today (November 10, 2025), No global streaming platform (such as Netflix, Viki or Disney+) has announced the license to transmit it internationally. We will have to cross our fingers for someone to buy it soon! Meanwhile, much of the material is uploaded to the channel of YouTube with generated subtitles.
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