Dear X

You will be frustrated

As much as I disliked literally every character in this show, I can’t lie I practically binged the entire series (as much as I could since I had exams lol). It was incredibly entertaining. I mean seriously, they were annoying but they would leave you on a cliffhanger that’s way too good to ignore.

On a side note the ending was so unsatisfying. I mean, I didn’t expect a happy merry ol’ ending where everyone gets their revenge and everyone reaps what they sow but it just felt incompleted? Maybe the writers didn’t have any ideas left where to go lol… It was just so anticlimactic.

I guess they were trying to say that Baek Ahjin is alive and living like a ghost now but still. The ending felt empty, like atleast a little bit more context and background would’ve sufficied.

But overall I can’t say the show is bad just because the characters were frustrating- I mean I could but that’d be a lie because the premise of the show was so interesting! I’m a huge fan of revenge plots and although this isn’t your typical revenge story (lowkey like a bad side of revenge rather than a good one) which was new and refreshing! I recommend this show, be prepared to be frustrated to the core tho!!!

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A Masterclass in Acting with a Divisive Finale

Dear X starts with a bang. The first half is a masterclass in cinematography and pacing—I couldn't look away. Kim Yoo Jung’s performance is haunting; she makes you pity her one moment and despise her the next as you realize the depth of her manipulation.

The male characters were the heart of the show for me. I was rooting for them the whole way through, and the friendship between everyone was so well-done. Specifically, the bromance between Jun Seo and Kim Jae-young was a major highlight—their bond felt authentic and kept me grounded in the story.

Unfortunately, the drama couldn't maintain its initial momentum. While it stayed "good," it lost the "amazing" quality of the earlier episodes. The last few episodes felt like a bit of a mess, and the ending was quite a letdown. I was expecting a much more polished finale for a show that started with such promise.

Even though the ending ruined the experience slightly, the acting and the relationships made it a journey worth taking.

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It is backed up with 10000 EQ

This drama is made with so much care and emotional intelligence and it's so noticeable that the directors and screenwriters and all the team behind have put so much effort in creating this masterpiece. I love that there are so many broken people here and no one is perfect and all the emotions are delivered so well by the actors here. The team behind did a very good job in playing with our heads during the scene with the grandma's accident and they totally convinced me that I was searching for reasons to hate Baek Ah jin and that we usually do that all the time in real life, we try to find reasons in our head to hate on others, not knowing what they went through, so that we can be at peace while victimizing us. At least that's one of the conclusions I came to. Also, I love the surviving part at the end, it's clear that this time too she did what she was best at: surviving. It honestly would have been weird if she died too, after all the effort she put in making her life a better place for her. I want season 2.

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The writer left the show just like Ajin left the Award Show.

When I watched Episode 1, I thought: "Jesus Christ, this is crazy". Then I realized, a drama that sets the bar this high is not gonna end well, and as usual, I was right again.

The first half of the season was fun, and chilling, but the second half was just a HOT MESS!!!

I should dislike a psychopath woman like Ajin, but somehow, I managed to hate Junseo more than any other character on the show. No sane person would make excuses for Ajin, but the fact is, she never experienced love and caring, and based on what we've seen, she never really wanted to hurt anyone, other than her dad. When she did something bad against someone, it was basically a retaliation. Sure, she used people for her own sake to gain success and fame, but it's not like other people don't do the same, it doesn't make her worse than others.

The biggest problem with the show is that there's no clear goal. Someone hurts Ajin, and she fights back. That's all. What they did to her in the past when she was a kid was never solved by the police, no one protected her. All the disgusting crimes people and her own family committed against her were never solved. I can't blame her at all for wanting to kill her dad, even tho she could've done it without using another guy, but that's another story.

The police were completely useless, but this is not a surprise in Kdrama land.

The writer used her backstory and mental illness as a tool, and barely did anything with it. The whole show was carried by Kim You Jung, and Kim You Jung ALONE! Without her, I would've dropped this in midway. Her acting made this addictive.

The only actor who were almost on the level with her is Kim Do Hoon. They were the ONLY interesting characters and actors who actually put something in this.

Kim Young Dae was bang average, he was basically a one face guy, and a totally useless character. I don't mind if his character wants to betray Ajin, but he not only betrays her, he betrays Jaeo as well. What's worse, he helps out the psychopath billionaire who killed his so called "friend". How messed up is that? Not to mention, he gives up on his kidney to help his abusive mother, then lives with her a couple of weeks to make her a bit happy. Like, where's the logic in this?

Say whatever you want about Ajin, that's up for debate, but Jun Seo is not better than her in any shape or form. I would argue he's worse than Ajin.

Above, I said I don't know what was the point of this drama, and the finale proved that. They didn't solve a single storyline, and that's a rare thing to see, even in a Kdrama.


I could rant about this show all day, but I don't want to waste more time.

I'm really disappointed!

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Great great casts!

Pertama, Dear X ini fresh air banget buat kdrama menurut gue, setelah banyak drama 2025 boring abis. Kategori thrillernya juga bukan yang pembunuhan biasa yang ada detektifnya, jadi dia emg lumayan beda nih, itu poin plus.

Kedua, gak hentinya gue bilang KYJ lo akhirnya menemukan peran lo ya! ini satu-satunya drama KYJ yang menurut gue cocok sama KYJ, ternyata dia lebih cocok jadi villain! turut senang KYJ akhirnya menemukan best fieldnya. Ini drama terbagus KYJ sih, yang lain meh banget. Gak cuman KYJ tapi ini drama terbagusnya Yongdae dan Dohoon juga menurut gue. Suka banget liat mereka di sini, dan casts lainnya, good job banget si pemilihannya.

Dari segi cerita, agak melambat ditengah ya, dan agak rushing diakhir dia ketemu "lawan" nya, tapi masih enjoyable. Dari awal sbenernya udh kerasa sih siapa belenggu aslinya, gue bingung aja knp dia bisa sepercaya itu haha.

Gue kasih rate tinggi karena Dear X ini gue anggap lebih baik dari drama2 lainnya ditahun ini. Overall, great!

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The webtoons ending is better!

I finally finished this series and I will say it made for a very entertaining show, the actors, the music, the plot twists were all very interesting and made you anticipate the next episode...however Im giving the show a 8/10 rating because hear me out...
1) The two male leads deserved a chance at true happiness and they just ended up living their lives in misery allowing themselves to be used by her
2) The main male lead.. The author was at first very Attentive to her but later realized that she is beyond saving so my thing is why not allow him to atleast have a happy ending with the other actress girl? Move away from his mother and live freely? Instead he ended up dying
3) My husband Hwang In Yeop didn't need to die like that either... maybe attempt to kill himself but not actually die.... let him live !

4) Second male lead again died because of her.... everyone around her always ends up dead! So my conclusion for this show was that she'd either end up dead.. an eye for an eye or in the mad house but again that didn't happen! Instead she ended up escaping the car crash with male lead and got away scot free meanwhile male lead died...and then thats how the show ended! I don't find that its very satisfactory at all given the fact that she has caused so many innocent people in this show to die!
Overall I think it was a good show but I didn't think the ending was satisfactory even if its adapted from a webtoon! Kill her off in the ending.. this is what she deserves! She allowed her misfortunes in life to turn her into something more Devilish than her past abusers ( Dad and Mom ) and maybe the bullies at school

SPOILER ALERT!
I read the webtoons ending... Its the only ending I accept... firstly no one dies... two male leads are alive
Stepbrother: He made the documentary exposing her for all her evil deeds and then he washed his hands clean of her and cut her out of his life... he's still an author and has started a completely different life far away from her!
Jaeoh: When Stepbrother released the documentary Ahjin tried to take her own life and Jaeoh intervened and helped her escape... he remains part of her life now and is helping her raise her child... (I think the child belongs to her Physcopathic husband
Its said that she does return sometime after and hints that she never really changed her ways so the cycle might repeat... in my opinion she should of died in both the webtoon and the drama but unfortunately she lived.... 😄😄

So 7/10 Overall for this Drama

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What started strongly, ended up falling hard

What started as a case study of an innocent looking evil character, becomes a dragged display of rising to the top and using everyone on the way.

That's the story of Dear X - a psychological thriller story that starts with Baek Ah Jin's (Kim Yoo Jung) character study. The initial reception was very good, the way the characters were written and Jung's sociopath performance was absolutely terrific.

However, as the show progressed, it started losing it's grip towards the second half, due to it's tonal shift, logical inconsistencies and poor character development. For someone who was abandoned and abused, her character development was disappointing and somehow became a cliché villain towards the end.

The finale was something that could have wiped out the mess of the second half, but that too, was half-baked. The series is built on a foundation of cruel and nonsensical character actions, making it an emotionally exhausting and ultimately pointless watch, despite of one of the best acting performances in K-Drama I have seen this year.

My Rating : 3/5

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