Dear X (2025)

KYJ Acting and Ending

Very very good series and acting of you jung is amazing😍😍She is surely a big thing in korean industry.In one thing I am not satisfied it should be available in more languages like english and hindi then only this much type of good series can be seen by whole world.10 stars from me for you jung's expressions and best acting in the world.She is now making me fond of her.
After seeing the whole series the last episode marks an impression on me,wasn't expecting that Jun Seo will do this with her and little bit dissatisfied with the end she should end up with someone junseo or jaeoh but a message is portrayed in the whole series from the start that ahjin type people will always remain alone like in the end.But very appreciable work of KYJ,if I will rewatch this series that will be due to KYJ.Its my pleasure to watch this series of KYJ with this type of Acting Its not a pice of cake for anybody to do Baek Ah Jin.I am little bit sad for her that she remain alone in the end even people don't get it that she feels sad for grandmother and Jaeoh both ,not sure about Junseo.But she has emotions😭.

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Much ado about nothing

The protagonist is a single minded, unapologetic female propelled by an ambition so fierce that she doesnt just climb the ladder; with strategic brilliance, she claws her way up it, splintering rungs and sending rivals and foes tumbling as she ascends. She leaves behind a trail of broken alliances, emotional wreckage of those she betrays, and death — with a chilling lack of hesitation. Every cold-blooded maneuver feels like an echo of a past where she had no control, an unprotected childhood where everything was a matter of survival. At first we sympathize, we empathize, and then, we recoil in horror. I don’t think she is a complex character. She is tragic, she is magnetic, she is also a monster.

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An Overrated Disappointing Mess

Dear X starts off really good, but after episode 3 the story goes downhill. FL is treated like she’s perfect, even though she uses people and acts badly. Everyone helps her for no clear reason, which makes the story feel unrealistic.

The other characters, like Jun-Seo and Jae-O, don’t feel like real people anymore. They just exist to support her, and their stories are not developed well. The drama looks nice, but the writing becomes weak and messy. FL just uses everyone.

Overall, Dear X is overrated. It had a good beginning, but the plot becomes flat and disappointing.

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Love this thriller drama

Flowers to Kim You Jung for this role!
I couldnt wait to binge watch this. Oh how Baek A Jin used everyone around her and they call just fell for her charm.
Did anyone else realize that Kim Jae O didnt see how he was trapped by A Jin image being an "angel"? Like the things he was hearing, he didnt believe them and all he wanted to do was to "PROTECT HER" to the end and nothing else mattered.
To me, she used Yun Jun Seo emotionally. Like she knew how to always run to him because of the LOVE he has for her, he would do anything despite knowing her ways. Ummm, too bad, she didn't love him back even to the end because he was so tired of her sh*t and it showed.
The moment she got married, I was like okay she found her match, someone who is also crazy but A Jin couldnt be controlled.
Fast forward, with her at the end, I wish her story ended with Yun Jun Seo but the writers had other plans.
Overall, it was a great thriller drama and I enjoyed each episode. Flowers to each character! They played their role well.

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Consider the allegory

Before I clued into the strong allegorical symbolism in the last few episodes, my enjoyment declined throughout. The FL’s performance was worth the watch. When I realized, oh my god they just had the writer drive them off a cliff at the end LOL…it became much more insteresting to me. I now want to rewatch it to find the other symbolism. I’ll update my review later once a I’ve had a chance to do that. The other characters all represent an archetype of the K-Drama industry: actress, actor, writer, Sasaeng
obsessed fan, stalker, controlling financer/producer, media, etc.

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Dear Baek Ah-Jin; Villain to the privileged. Survivor to herself.

I fail to see Ah-jin as evil. Manipulative? Absolutely. She’s also intelligent in using people, things, and whatever resources she could grasp in order to survive and climb to the top. Her actions are calculated, not senseless. Her only wicked act was framing an innocent man. However, the fact that she had to resort to that is another discussion to be had. Bullied, abused, stalked, harassed, etc. Where was the hammer of justice then? Her lack of emotions was a double-edge sword; a shield that protected her when she needed to be strong, but wounded others when empathy was required most but lacking. This is why the end of her 1+ year period with her boyfriend and Grandma was such a tragic loss. I don’t hate the ending. If anything, I found it unsettling in the best way. I even felt afraid seeing the CCTV footage of her in that bloody white dress lol. Her relationships with the two main leads were toxic in their own way- but hey, it works for them… to an extent.

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SAVED BY HWANG IN YEOP!!!

I honestly went crazy watching this drama because of Hwang In-yeop. He is insanely handsome, and once again, he doesn’t disappoint when it comes to acting. Every scene he’s in just hits harder.

If I’m being real, the male second lead’s acting felt stronger than the main lead’s (lol). He brought more depth, more emotion, and somehow made every interaction feel more meaningful. And yes — I shipped him with the female lead so badly 😭 It felt more natural, more painful, and way more emotionally convincing.

Plot-wise, I actually really liked the story. It’s heavy, emotional, and uncomfortable in the way a good drama is supposed to be. I felt incredibly sorry for In-gang. Some scenes were honestly hard to watch because of how tragic and overwhelming her situation was. There were moments where I almost couldn’t continue because it hurt too much.

Overall, Dear X might not be perfect, but for me, it was carried hard by Hwang In-yeop’s performance and the emotional weight of the story. Painful, frustrating, but also addicting.

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Haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate

Few kdramas received the kind of backlash Dear X did after the series finished airing. I couldn't believe the number of people that were butthurt about the show's ending. And while it's true that the ending felt like the director lost a bet and had to do a coin toss (aka, "Do we murk Yun Jun Seo or not?"), I can't say with good conscience that the show was a trainwreck. I actually quite liked the show and I thought it was one of the more interesting kdramas of 2025 (feel free to disagree, feel free to put pineapple on your pizza).

Perhaps it's because I love studying human behavior and personality types, and spent more than 10 episodes trying to figure out if Kim You Jung's character (Baek A Jin) was on "the dark triad." She's clearly a sociopath, that much is a given... but her character was so layered, so conflicted, so potentially psychopathic, that it sparked my curiosity immensely. I found Kim Young Dae's character (Yun Jun Seo) to be equally fascinating! He also displayed signs of mild psychopathy, but it was sprinkled out at intervals throughout the show. Arguably, Yun Jun Seo was an even more complex character than Baek A Jin—at face value, he's an enabler... if we go deeper, he's crippled by his mother and feels responsible for the train wreck that Baek A Jin had become... on a deeper level, he wants to fix her but knows he can't, so he just watches and hopes that she changes over time... on a deeper level, he settles for giving her happiness (in fact, she demands this) despite her having major (and quite murderous) faults... on a deeper level, he himself gains satisfaction and pleasure from being a silent observer in her life (in the exact same way that a stalker would).

I can't believe the audience missed the little hints that pointed out his deep inclinations, which he let surface SPECIFICALLY when it came to Baek A Jin. Like the part where he visited her rooftop apartment and chose to peek at her through the glass window for a few moments before knocking at the door. Or the part where she (Baek A Jin) asks him to help her GET Heo In Gang (she told him that she only wanted Heo In Gang for a year), and Yun Jun Seo then proceeded to quietly stalk Heo In Gang and then presented Baek A Jin with a WELL DECORATED, HANDWRITTEN booklet (complete with pictures and drawings) telling her all she needed to know to slither her way into Heo In Gang's life. Yun Jun Seo knew her better than anyone, so he knew things would end badly for Heo In Gang. I guess he was just hoping that somehow Baek A Jin would magically change (or perhaps he was just content with knowing she'd be satisfied as long as she had what she wanted). Clearly, he wanted to love her, but he knew she was incapable of emotion (so, in this way he was also conflicted).

Honestly, I thought the show would end with him (Yun Jun Seo) springing to her rescue, and her taking him down with her (of course, he'd happily give his life with a smile as long as it's for her, am I right? Lol). So, seeing the show end with him intentionally driving her off a cliff (at that point, he knew she could not be redeemed and that the world would continue to suffer with her in it), I actually think that ending wasn't as bad as people make it out to be. The mind trip is that she didn't die... he did—which is awful because he's a really important character in the show! (at least for me). Normally, this kind of cliffhanger ending would hint at the possibility of a season 2... but can there honestly be a season 2 without Yun Jun Seo? I think that either both of them should have perished, or (alternately) neither of them should have perished in the car wreck.

Either way... Kim You Jung, Kim Young Dae, and Kim Do Hoon did a stellar job! Their performances were chef's kiss. I was pleasantly surprised at Kim Ji Hoon's feature in the show earlier on as well (not just because he's the sexiest man alive but because he's a fantastic actor).

Overall... this show was great imo. Ignore the bad reviews. If you have a functional brain and can think for yourself, then chances are you will love this show. You might not agree with every single plot development, but you definitely can't rate it poorly in favor of the other kdramas released this year (many with stunning visuals but lacking actual substance). Dear X is a solid 8.5/10 for me.

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A fun watch if you like psychotic characters

To start this off, the acting 😩The acting was so good I don’t care what anybody says, almost every single character did their job perfectly from beginning to end.
I think my favorite part of this drama is that it’s not actually revenge, it’s just a story about a psychopath that wants to destroy almost everything. If anything I found this a really fun watch.
I do understand the people who said the ending was meh, but honestly I found the ending okay, not amazing, but acceptable. In the end she got exposed, and the best part about it, is that her biggest confidant did it, not even because he hated her, but because till the end he loved her.
Either ways, overall I actually enjoyed this, it was a short nice watch.

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Incredible.

I support women’s rights and women’s wrongs.

…But not this woman’s wrongs, what an absolute psycho.

I can’t help to feel incredibly sad about Jae Ho and Jun Seo. Jae Ho was far too loyal and she did not deserve his friendship. And Jun Seo having to die watching her leave him for dead and turning her back on him by putting herself first one more time, was almost a bit too cruel. I almost wish he had died on impact with the thought that she was dying with him. Why torture him one last time?

Some of the people she went after definitely had it coming, and I can’t say I feel bad for most of her victims. I never thought I’d side with men, but some of the guys were genuinely good people that did not deserve her. Beside the two aforementioned, In Gang and Jeong Ho did not deserve everything she did to them.

It almost annoys me that she survived that crash. And that her husband didn’t get what was coming to him either. All in all, most of the people in this sucked. But at least she didn’t kill the grandma.

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