A compelling story of five women living in the same apartment building in Seoul, told in non-chronological slice of life chapters from alternating POVs. Kyuri has achieved an ethereal beauty through many plastic surgeries, and now works in salon rooms, making a lot of money but also constantly accruing debt.  Sujin, who grew up in an orphanage and now works as a manicurist, longs for the surgeries that Kyuri has had and badgers her for information and connections which Kyuri is reluctant to provide. Ara, Sujin's childhood best friend and roommate, works in a hair salon and spends her free time daydreaming about how to met her crush, kpop idol Taein, maknae of his ultrapopular boy group. Miho grew up in the same orphanage as Sujin but escaped via a scholarship to the School of Visual Arts in New York City. There, she fell in with the wealthy sons and daughters of South Korea's elite, who attend various New York universities. A fellowship opportunity brought her back to Seoul, and she splits her time between obsessive work on her painting series and her chaebol boyfriend (whose family refuse to met her). Wonna is the only married woman in the building, with her own hidden sorrows, and a yearning for the close relationships and apparent freedom of the other women. The narrative deals with many heavy topics, including the rampant misogyny and cruelty these characters face at the hands of men, parents, and employers. But the friendship and support the women lend each other proves itself again and again-- maybe enough to balance out the unkindness of the rest of the world.