Andarta-made opening for 'Lookism' on Netflix!

Head to Netflix now to discover the new Lookism adaptation by Studio Mir (producers of DOTA Dragon’s Blood and The Witcher Nightmare of the Wolf). You’ll also have the pleasure of watching an opening before each episode... made in Andarta!

Our team had the pleasure of collaborating with Studio Mir on the creation of a dynamic, modern opening... set to the latest creation by Korean group Ateez.

Before becoming an animated adaptation, Lookism is first and foremost a South Korean Webtoon written and illustrated by Park Tae-Joon. Extremely popular on the Webtoon platform, it boasts over 400 chapters translated into numerous languages. It features Hyeong-Seonk Park, a high school student who is a victim of bullying. His life changes the day he wakes up in a new body with a transformed appearance.

During the summer of 2021, Studio Mir launched a call for projects: they were looking for the rare gem to create the opening of their upcoming animated series... Lookism!

An opportunity given the 9.1 billion webtoon readers eagerly awaiting the adaptation. Won over by our proposal and the quality of Andarta Pictures' 2D animation, Studio Mir entrusted us with creating the opening credits with a single instruction: Make Andarta shine!

An opening between K-pop music video and TikTok trend

The goal? To produce an opening that’s in tune with the times, at the crossroads between a K-pop music video and a TikTok trend. Custom choreographies designed to reflect each of the series’ main characters, by our choreographer Karim Amghar. Shuffle, break dance, K-pop... there’s something for everyone!

With these elements in hand, our storyboard artist Justine Mettler set about rotoscoping, frame by frame, the dancers’ movements. A meticulous assembly of each choreography to produce the result you can watch on Netflix at the beginning of each episode.

Through this excerpt, we offer the viewer an express journey to the 4 corners of the world: Paris, Seoul, Tokyo, São Paulo, New York, Cairo... just like the series, which will be watched worldwide.