Dear Enemy (2025)

When friendship takes center stage — and women write their own endings

If you’re tired of childish or over-the-top female leads, this drama might just be your antidote. The FL here is mature, intelligent, and beautifully flawed — her tough past left emotional marks, and the story isn’t afraid to explore how those show up in her work, her relationships, and even her inner commentary (yes, she sometimes talks directly to the audience — and it’s brilliant).

What makes My Dear Enemy stand out, though, is its focus on women’s lives beyond romance. Three very different women — a career-driven single, a married friend navigating family dynamics, and a younger professional with her own baggage — form the heart of the story. Their bond is strong, messy, supportive, and deeply human.

Instead of the usual tropes where women compete or sacrifice for men, the drama puts friendship, agency, and growth at the center. The men here aren’t idolized as flawless heroes — they’re complex, sometimes deeply flawed — and that only makes the women’s journeys more compelling.

👉 If you want a modern cdrama where female characters are allowed to be real, friendships matter as much as romance, and the storytelling respects your intelligence, My Dear Enemy is one to check off your PTW list.

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Drama about the complexity of relationships and the development of strong female characters.

The Chinese drama "Dear Enemy" is particularly notable for the dynamic between the protagonists, Luo Man and Chen Kai Xi, and the performances of Gao Ye and Michelle Chen.

The production is a faithful and engaging adaptation of Ni Yi Ning's novel, capturing the essence of the original story with a strong depth of the characters' feelings and rivalry.

The director's approach to the reunion of former friends who become rivals made the drama quite engaging.

The dynamic between the protagonists explores the complex relationship of rivalry and friendship between Luo Man and Kai Xi, who reunite after years, with renewed resentment and interesting twists in the relationship between the two protagonists.

Gao Ye and Michelle Chen's performances are a notable highlight of the production's quality.

The approach to themes such as rivalry, overcoming conflicts, and the characters' development over time motivated me to follow the plot until the end because it portrays a story with intense depth.

I recommend this drama to viewers who enjoy romance and drama stories, with a special focus on the complexity of relationships and the development of strong female characters.

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