First off, I'd start by saying this drama pulls at your heart-strings and really opens your eyes to certain things we as fans would want/like to turn a blind eye to. At the end of each episode, my heart breaks more and more for K-pop idols/soloists and every other artist. Yes! This drama has some funny laughable moments, but it also has its serious, heartbreaking, tear-jerking heavy topics moments where you can't help but either cry or get really upset.
There were moments when as a viewer, I'd be screaming at Je Na to just give up on L and Hyun Ji and just focus on the members who actually are show they care. Then I realize that everyone copes with failure and that sense of not being able to amount to something in a different way. Watching this drama, as a member of the K-pop fandom, it has given me a new perspective. I always thought I was empathetic enough toward idols; but this show has made me realize that I'm far from it.

First of it dives into what it's like to live as a failure after dedicating almost half of your life toward a dream that thousands of others are fighting for a chance to get. It then dives into how you try to fight to break out of the box you've been 'put' in after not becoming the success you and countless others dreamed of. While facing a company who's ready to give up on you, people always reminding you that you've failed and you can never make it back on top, your fans abandoning you and members on a verge of a breakdown because...let's face it the light at the end of the tunnel is basically non-existent. It really conveys the pain, struggle, pressure etc.. every idol has to face/go through. For those that end up becoming failed forgotten idols and those on the verge of or have already disbanded, the feeling that you have to live with always questioning whether or not wasting your prime on chasing a dream that seems futile was worth it. And to those that do make it in the harsh world of K-pop. the sense of loss when you question who the real you is and whether you're doing this because you love it, or that sense of passion has vanished and is now replaced with obligation because it feels as if your life isn't really yours to live anymore.

This drama has given me a new found appreciation for all idols out there, and help me as a fan to see them as humans and not some 'merchandise' that's solely created for my entertainment.