Ugly Duckling - Perfect Match Ep 1 Eng Sub Direct

Once her beauty is gone, so are her friends and boyfriend. Her "friends" refuse to go out with her, claiming she is "frightening." Her boyfriend, Max, arrives, backs away in horror, and makes a flimsy excuse about studying abroad for a year, effectively dumping her [citation:1]. Even her high-society mother is more concerned about saving face in public than comforting her daughter, planning to tell everyone Junior has a "severe illness" [citation:1].

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Junior’s downfall begins with Instagram comments calling her face "round" and "chubby" [citation:1][citation:10]. Despite her boyfriend calling her cute, she becomes obsessed with losing weight and slimming her cheeks. Ignoring her natural beauty, she undergoes a thread lift procedure at a clinic [citation:1][citation:5]. However, she suffers a severe allergic reaction to the chemicals, causing her face to break out in hideous, inflamed acne. A doctor informs her that recovery will take at least a year, with no guarantee her skin will return to normal [citation:1]. Once her beauty is gone, so are her friends and boyfriend

On her first day at the new university, Junior (face covered by a scarf) gets lost. She is approached by Suea (Push Puttichai), a handsome, tall, and flirty senior nicknamed "Tiger." He teases her for dressing strangely and tries to pull her scarf down [citation:1][citation:2]. Suea helps her register and gives her the embarrassing nickname "Juu" (slang for something short). Despite her attempts to hide, Suea is intrigued by her strangeness [citation:1]. is a detailed recap and analysis of ,

Hitting rock bottom, Junior finds solace in an online "Ugly Duckling Quack Club" forum. She decides to flee Bangkok to study Tourism in Phitsanulok (a rural province) using a fake, poor identity (Junita Yuphueak) to hide her shame while getting treatment [citation:1][citation:9].