These of us who grew up discovering new applied sciences and the budding world of web gaming know precisely what it was prefer to have a web-based buddy on the time. For Baek Su Jeong (Mun Ka Younger), taking part in video video games was nothing however a waste of time, one thing solely immature boys like her little brother loved doing. That’s, till she will get hooked on a brand new recreation and meets a participant named “Black Dragon.” He’s expert, sensible, and so far as Su Jeong is aware of, he’s older than her, which makes him the person of her desires. “My Dearest Nemesis” begins as a novel Ok-drama that brings to us a hardly ever seen subject: on-line relationships versus the fact behind them.
The web could be a harmful place. You possibly can simply forge a persona and lie about the whole lot out of your gender to your age, making it inconceivable to know who the individual you’re speaking to behind the pc is. Sadly, that is one thing Su Jeong learns in essentially the most embarrassing and surprising means when she meets “Black Dragon” for the primary time. As a substitute of a 22-year-old school scholar, she finds out her crush is simply a 15-year-old boy (Moon Woo Jin) who has been mendacity to her. That is precisely the place the chaos for the 2 of them begins and the enjoyable for us. Although watching Su Jeong’s disappointment is gloomy, you can not assist however chortle at Ju Yeon’s ridiculous show, since in spite of everything, he’s an adolescent pretending to be an grownup.
However what could also be cute for viewers seems to be completely cringey for Su Jeong. Regardless of on a regular basis they shared by means of their on-line gaming, the embarrassment is an excessive amount of to bear for her, and the second he confesses his love, she rejects him mercilessly. As her past love involves a tragic finish, she vows by no means to let herself be deceived and to solely depend on herself. In any case, that’s precisely what she has been doing since she misplaced her mom. Regardless of the continual bullying from her classmates and her household scenario, she will get right into a prestigious college, proving she is the sturdy feminine lead this present wants. It’s pretty frequent to look at workplace Ok-dramas overuse the “Cinderella-like” story, however this one detaches from that trope proper from the beginning.
16 years later, Su Jeong has succeeded and has develop into a profession lady in an enormous firm. However making a dwelling isn’t simple, particularly if you’re working in a ruthless company world that’s always making an attempt to crush you. That’s the reason it’s no shock Su Jeong turns into an notorious “director killer.” Though she was a magical healer within the recreation, she now eliminates each boss who arrives at her office on a single strike, making her the worst nightmare in her firm. In that sense, it is extremely refreshing to look at a lady arise for herself and her coworkers. However that adjustments when she meets her new director, Ban Ju Yeon (Choi Hyun Wook).
He’s the proper wealthy inheritor of the Yongseong Group and the one grandson of their chairwoman. On the skin, he’s competent, sensible, and good-looking. However on the within, he hides a totally completely different self. Whereas Su Jeong left behind her transient life as a recreation participant, Ju Yeon is what everybody would name a complete geek. He loves video video games, comics, and arduous rock. He adores collectible figures a lot that he even fights just a little child for a one-of-a-kind piece. For many individuals, his interest wouldn’t be one thing to cover, however for Ju Yeon, it’s his solely weak point, an unspeakable secret that nobody ought to ever learn about. This duality of his turns him into a really attention-grabbing and distinctive male lead. He not solely stands out for his seems to be but additionally for his complicated persona.
Ju Yeon has a transparent purpose and is decided to realize it. Nonetheless, his first assembly with Su Jeong is stuffed with misunderstandings—a crashed automobile and a go to to the hospital. And after they meet once more as director and workforce chief in the identical office, they naturally develop into mortal enemies. Moreover, issues get sophisticated the second Su Jeong discovers his various life. This turns her into an imminent risk to Ju Yeon, who does the whole lot in his energy to make her give up her job. Though Su Jeong isn’t positive why her boss continues focusing on her, she isn’t somebody who backs down when issues come up. Quite the opposite, she pushes simply as arduous as her opponent.
As their rivalry grows, so does Ju Yeon’s anxiousness. Regardless of being a wealthy inheritor, his household is much from excellent. We all know little or no about his previous, however we are able to see his relationship along with his grandmother—the one relative he has left after his mother and father’ passing, and he or she isn’t precisely a loving one. She blames him for the dying of her son, and with a view to make him the successor of her firm, she always exams him, forcing Ju Yeon to point out the utmost flawless image of a businessman. Seeing Ju Yeon as a unusual, extravagant man, it makes you surprise precisely how a lot ache he’s preserving inside that makes him seclude himself in that fantasy world.
He’s not that removed from reaching his grandmother’s recognition, however Su Jeong is unquestionably turning into an impediment. Nonetheless, he can’t assist however admire her willpower and expertise. Alternatively, she will inform he isn’t precisely like the opposite administrators, however his over-the-top perspective—which reminds her a lot of “Black Dragon”—makes it arduous for her to see his actual self. Nonetheless, they nonetheless should work arduous to succeed in a typical purpose collectively, and they’re all about successful, which makes them draw nearer even after they don’t need to. Simply two episodes in, and one of the pleasant components on this Ok-drama is the chemistry between the leads, no matter their polar reverse personalities.
And when Ju Yeon forces Su Jeong to attend a celebration with him, they face a brand new setback the second a random man harasses her. Ju Yeon has to step out and assist her, with out figuring out precisely what the results of his actions might be. And whereas they’re at odds, they can not deny the budding emotions inside them, which additionally provides butterflies to the viewers. However what’s going to occur after they uncover they’re one another’s shameful past love? We’ll learn how these pair of enemies flip the desk round for his or her relationship within the upcoming episodes of “My Dearest Nemesis”!
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