Touch (2020– ) User Reviews

Good Enough

[PennyReviews · 5/10 · 28 February 2020]

" Touch " was okay at first, but in the end didn't really serve.

The drama had a bad romance. The age gap was not a problem really, but the real x factor that it was missing was the chemistry. The couple looked more like mentor-student than boyfriend-girlfriend. And the lack of romantic scenes between them did not help at all. The second lead, actually, had a better and cuter love story with the female lead than the main character.

Also, the story was okay, but not well executed. The second couple was messy, and at some point it felt like they were trying to make that bad guy who was hitting his wife, like the victim who deserved a second chance. In addition, the female lead's passion about makeup was kind of out of the blue and felt like she did it only so she can get a job, rather than she actually loved it. The business drama was good though and had a lot of twist.

So, overall, five out of ten.

Great Makeup Theme, mismatch of main leads

[PalmBeachG · 7/10 · 24 January 2023]

Disappointed mainly in the mismatch of main actors. Joo Sang Wook was perfectly cast as the professional CEO and talented makeup premium makeup artist, the the female lead was just way too childish to be paired with him. The age gap and maturity level was just way off. She tried to become more mature in the later episodes but then reverted back to her childlike ways who needed to grow up with the amusement park scene. I would have rather liked to seen some kind of a romantic scene instead but there was no real connection. Enjoyed Joo Sang Wook and the makeup theme though, and even enjoyed learning some hints too.

Make up industry in korea

[lmerana · 4/10 · 25 February 2020]

I like that the story is unique and teaches how to properly use make-up. It is one of the interesting thing about kdrama is introducing different types of jobs. I was really interested at first but it gets boring and the leads don't have a chemistry coz the girl is so young for sangwook. My rating is for Sangwook alone;)

Good story, interesting view into VIP makeup, little chemistry with leads

[leahcubed · 8/10 · 30 May 2021]

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.