8.5 is my rating. This is a 2020 South Korean romantic drama with 16, 70 minute episodes.

Han Soo Yun (Kim Bo Ra) been hoping to debut as an idol for 10 years and it seems like her dreams have finally come true when she is selected among finalist to form a new girl group. Before she is able to fully realize her dream, a scandal breaks out surrounding her best friend and current male top actor Kang Do Jin (lee Tae Hwan). The company that manages both makes a decision (without letting the two young talents know) to let Soo Run take the fall for the incident and her dreams are over literally overnight. Cha Jung Hyuk (Joo Sang Wook) is a celebrity make-up artist who has earned so much fame in that profession that having your make-up done by him is considered a sure key to success. He did Soo Yun's makeup for the competition and she didn't really like it and wound up altering it to suit her image. Soo Yun does make-up for her popular you tuber friend and for other trainees and has some talent for doing makeup. When her idol dreams are crushed Soo Yun decides to fall back on her talent for make-up and applies for a trainee position with none other than Cha Beauty which is Jung Hyuk's company. Hilarity ensues when President (of the company) Cha discovers the girl who dared insult his make-up wants to work for him. Shortly after Jung Hyuk takes Soo Yun on as an artist in training, he loses everything over an industry scandal. As someone who is used to soldiering on Soo Yun shows Jung Hyuk how to start anew. Despite their large age difference, the two start to develop feeling for each other. However, Baek Ji Yoon (Han Da Gam) a top actress and Jung Hyuk's former girlfriend is back and wants him back. Kang Do Jin (Lee Tae Hwan) has realized he loves the girl who saw them both through their trainee days and wants to be more than friends. Will the two bond further through their mutual love of makeup or will their past loves and age difference drive them apart? Is this new dream enough to fill the gap left in Soo Yun's life from the long time she spent aspiring to be an idol?

*Spoilers. I both liked this drama and didn't. I really liked the friendships and found them to be very heartwarming. Learning about the world of VIP makeup was an intriguing slice of life. I am a fan of the "idol" trope so examining idols from the perspective of failed dreams and second chances was very compelling. Where I felt this lacked was the romance. Because of the age gap, there wasn't any chemistry, to me, between the two leads. I could so much envision her with Do Jin more and he was not only handsome but so sweet to her and everyone around her. I did not feel the connection beyond friendship of the two lead characters. The kiss scene lacked any deep emotion so it was hard to me envision them to gather in a romantic sense. I would have rated this much higher if the chemistry between the two had been there for me as the drama itself was very good from beginning to end. I still recommend this one for all the other elements, the slice of high art of makeup, the idol aspect, and all the friendships. It is worth it to watch for everything except for the romance - and it is still a good drama without that being perfect.