Yoon Hae-in — the actress who made history as the youngest ever to draw 10 million viewers and win Best Actress at an international film festival — was once a shining star. On the day she believed would mark her greatest triumph—no, the day it should have—tragedy struck: her younger sister died.
Beside her sister’s lifeless body lay the script for Hobbit — the very work that had brought her both the highest honor and the deepest loss. That day, Hae-in began a secret search for the truth behind her sister’s death. But the trauma left her unable to even touch a script again, turning her into a broken actress.
Now, she hides in plain sight as the manager of Baek A-yeon, the reigning queen of Dog X My Way.
Seo Do-joon, heir to media giant AJ, had watched Hobbit dozens of times, clinging to the hope that the vanished star would one day live brilliantly again. When he visits Baek A-yeon’s shoot in Paris, he unexpectedly meets Hae-in—who mistakes him for an Uber driver. The woman he had once admired was living a far harsher reality than he’d imagined.
Recognizing her immediately, Do-joon makes a silent vow: he will bring Yoon Hae-in back to the top. Unable to forget her expression in Paris, he returns to Korea, taking over as CEO of AJ Entertainment, where Baek A-yeon is signed.
Soon after, he offers Hae-in a chance to audition for the lead role in a drama penned by a renowned writer.
“Do you need this kind of cheap attention? A director who makes a once-famous actress start from scratch just to be mocked?”
“Yoon Hae-in will never be a joke. She has limitless potential. And I’m betting everything on it.”
But could a woman who couldn’t even protect her own brother dare to dream of standing at the top again?
After long hesitation, Hae-in makes her choice—for her brother’s justice, and for herself.
“I longed for it… and yet I was afraid. But I want to stand again. This time, I’ll grant myself absolution.”
