TV Series2025 · 1 season · 12 episodes · Ended

Dear X

Name: Dear X
Genre: Drama, Crime
Cast: Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Young-dae, Kim Do-hoon, Lee Yul-eum

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""X" Marks Her Next Victim"

Boxlist takeAn emotional, serious crime series: intimate and grounded. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.4 /10

TMDB · 30 votes

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Season

Season 1

· 2025 · 12 episodes

Episodes (12)

1Her "Xs"6 Nov 2025
When Sung-hee attempts to expose Ah-jin's secrets, she strikes back with the help of fellow classmates.
2The Moment a Human Becomes a Devil6 Nov 2025
Ah-jin is accepted into her dream law school, but her dreams are crushed when her father returns.
3Breaking the Shackles6 Nov 2025
With her dream shattered, Ah-jin begins to work at a cafe and secretly schemes to manipulate Jung-ho.
4No Turning Back6 Nov 2025
As suspicions fall on Ah-jin with nowhere to turn, she is approached by Mi-ri, who steps in to save her.
5Grant Me the Power to Rise to the Top13 Nov 2025
Ah-jin makes her debut as an actress and grows increasingly wary of Lena.
6Setting the Trap13 Nov 2025
Determined to advance her career, Ah-jin sets her sights on top star, Heo In-gang.
7The Wheel of Fate20 Nov 2025
Ah-jin's year-long romance with In-gang deepens, but her past is at risk of being exposed.
8Before Judgment20 Nov 2025
After his grandmother's passing, In-gang proposes, but Ah-jin ends their relationship instead.
9New Heights27 Nov 2025
As Ah-jin faces public backlash for her break up with In-gang, a wealthy savior comes to her rescue.
10The Monster in the Mirror27 Nov 2025
Jun-seo learns the secret of his birth and leaves Ah-jin’s side while she marries Do-hyuk.
11Save Me, My God4 Dec 2025
Ah-jin discovers the unnerving truth about her husband. Desperate to break free, she turns to Jae-oh.
12The Final X4 Dec 2025
Ah-jin’s deepest darkest secrets are revealed just as she rises to the very top.

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB