8.856 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestAh-jin’s deepest darkest secrets are revealed just as she rises to the very top.
Behind a beautiful face hides a cruel nature—Baek Ah-jin, who sees through and manipulates others' hearts. After stepping on the sacrifices of many to reach the top, everything begins to change the moment she arrives there. A woman wearing a mask to escape hell and climb to the highest place. And the story of the Xs being brutally crushed by her.
Acting
Kim Yoo-jung's micro-expressions switch from doll to predator.
Costume
Ah-jin's wardrobe progression tracks her psychological unmasking.
Direction
Ban Ji-woon shoots luxury spaces as suffocating traps.
Creator
Ban Ji-woon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'chaebol romance' genre gets poisoned here — Korean dramas typically redeem wealthy leads, but Dear X refuses, reflecting Gen Z skepticism toward inherited power.
The webtoon source material's author publicly stated Ah-jin has no diagnostic label intentionally — the show weaponizes ambiguity, forcing viewers to pathologize or condemn her without clinical comfort.
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