‘Dear X’ Viewer Immersion-Inducing Baek Ah-jin Ending Masterpiece TOP3

Tving Original 〈Dear X〉 is leaving an unprecedented aftertaste with its destructive ending. Tving Original 〈Dear X〉 (directed by Lee Eung-bok and Park So-hyun, written by Choi Ja-won and Ban Ji-woon, planned by Studio Dragon, produced by Monster Union and Siu Company, provided by Tving, based on the Naver Webtoon ‘Dear X’ [author Ban Ji-woon]) has shown no signs of cooling down since the final release of episodes 11-12 on the 4th. It has completed a strong and shocking destructive melodrama suspense, igniting the desire for multiple viewings among global audiences. As proof, it has ranked first for six consecutive weeks among new paid subscribers in Tving Original series. Its popularity continues both domestically and internationally. It ranked first on Rakuten Viki in the U.S., second on STARZPLAY, and fourth on Disney+ in Japan.

〈Dear X〉 has garnered attention with its unpredictable developments filled with shocks and twists in every episode. Baek Ah-jin (played by Kim Yoo-jung), who wears a mask and tramples on others to reach the highest place, provides a thrilling tension and overwhelming immersion, making it impossible to look away. Above all, Kim Yoo-jung's passionate performance, which has created another life character as ‘Baek Ah-jin’, has received rave reviews. She showcased a wide range of emotional acting that embodies the emptiness, madness, desire, obsession, fear, and chaos hidden behind Baek Ah-jin's beautiful appearance. In this regard, we looked back at the ending masterpiece scene that triggered viewers' immersion due to Kim Yoo-jung's passionate performance.

# Sacrificing Offerings to Break the Chains! Bloodied Face in the Rain, Laughter and Tears of Madness (Episode 3)

In the first week, episodes 1-4 depicted the hellish past of Baek Ah-jin, adding persuasiveness to the character's narrative about why she desperately tried to reach the top. At the center of it was her father, Baek Seon-kyu (played by Bae Soo-bin). Due to her irresponsible father, who came every day because of gambling debts, she failed to enter college, which was the only escape from hell. From that day on, Baek Ah-jin devised a gambling scheme for revenge, sacrificing Choi Jeong-ho (played by Kim Ji-hoon) to break free from the chains of Baek Seon-kyu. After cutting off such a long-lasting bad relationship, Baek Ah-jin showed a crazed smile with a bloodied face in the rain, sending chills down the spine.

# Late Revealed Truth and Sincerity, The Hope Baek Ah-jin Let Go in Hell (Episode 8)

During her relationship with Heo In-gang (played by Hwang In-yeop), Baek Ah-jin received a family love she had never felt before. In particular, the sincerity of Heo In-gang's grandmother, Hong Kyung-sook (played by Park Seung-tae), was slowly opening Baek Ah-jin's heart. However, after learning that Baek Ah-jin had approached her intentionally, Hong Kyung-sook suffered an unexpected fall. Yoon Jun-seo (played by Kim Young-dae) suspected that Baek Ah-jin was the culprit. However, at the end of episode 8, the scene where Baek Ah-jin confesses to Hwang Ji-sun (played by Kim Yoo-mi) that she was scared of her kindness in childhood, along with the image of her praying to save her in front of Hong Kyung-sook's emergency room, made viewers' hearts ache. “But now I know for sure. That hope in hell should not be taken lightly,” her cold voice and hot tears hinted at her long loneliness and sadness.

# Shim Sung-hee, Intrusion into Baek Ah-jin's Home with a Weapon Attack → Baek Ah-jin VS Shim Sung-hee's Bloody Ending (Episode 10)

The bad relationship between Baek Ah-jin and Shim Sung-hee (played by Kim Yi-kyung) was long and tenacious. Shim Sung-hee believed that Baek Ah-jin completely ruined her life during their school days, and when public opinion against her worsened due to Heo In-gang's death, she suddenly appeared, drawing attention. However, Shim Sung-hee was not a match for Baek Ah-jin. Even when she said she wanted an apology now, Baek Ah-jin did not budge. It seemed that their long bad relationship would end with her marriage to Moon Do-hyuk (played by Hong Jong-hyun), but Shim Sung-hee infiltrated Baek Ah-jin's mansion, brandishing a knife and venting her anger. She could not accept Baek Ah-jin's happiness that led her to misery, pouring out words that were both a curse and a warning, “Is your marriage a blessing or a disaster?” After a struggle with Shim Sung-hee, Baek Ah-jin ended up making her cut her own face, creating a bloody ending. This heightened the tension, hinting at the misfortune that would come to Baek Ah-jin.

# Baek Ah-jin's Glamorous Fall, and Her Final Moments on the Edge Again (Episode 12)

Baek Ah-jin ultimately faced a glamorous fall from the top. Yoon Jun-seo, who realized that the higher Baek Ah-jin climbed, the more dangerous it became, chose his own destruction as a way to save her. At the most glorious moment when Baek Ah-jin stepped onto the awards stage, a documentary revealing her past and truth was broadcast to the world. In response, Baek Ah-jin seemed to accept that she must truly stop now, that she had no choice but to stop. However, in the last scene of 〈Dear X〉, Baek Ah-jin's gaze, standing on the edge, was shining once again. It left a strong aftertaste until the end, stimulating curiosity about Baek Ah-jin's veiled actions.

Meanwhile, Tving Original 〈Dear X〉 can be watched in full on Tving.