
My Dearest
Taste attributes: dramamysteryromancehistoricalslowwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"My dearest whom I miss and love very much"
Boxlist takeAn emotional, unhurried mystery series: heavy and polished. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.0 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
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Season
Season 1
· 2023 · 21 episodesJang-hyun is living without purpose or desire. He's a cold-hearted man who loves no one until he gets introduced to love after meeting Gil-chae. She is charming and admired by all, but her first love, Yeon-jun, is already engaged to her best friend, Eun-ae. Yeon-jun, a Sungkyunkwan student, struggles with his feelings for Gil-chae but cannot break off his engagement due to tradition. Eun-ae does not doubt nor hate the two. As Jang-hyun becomes entangled in this unusual love triangle, Gil-chae, who has only loved Yeon-jun, is confused about her own feelings. The relationship between these four…
Episodes (21)
1Episode 14 Aug 2023
A stranger enters Neunggun-ri, a peaceful village where Gil-chae lives, and turns the village upside down.
2Episode 25 Aug 2023
Gil-chae gets help from Jang-hyun to learn about people in Hanyang, and he takes her to interesting places.
3Episode 311 Aug 2023
Yeon-jun and the scholars volunteer to fight for the country, while Jang-hyun plans to evacuate.
4Episode 412 Aug 2023
When Gil-сhae and Eun-фe are about to flee from their village, the intruders arrive at Neunggun-ri.
5Episode 518 Aug 2023
Jang-hyun helps Yeon-jun as he gets injured. Meanwhile, the Crown Prince wants to ask Jang-hyun for help.
6Episode 619 Aug 2023
Since the King of Joseon does not come out from the fortress, Khan conquers Ganghwa Island.
7Episode 725 Aug 2023
Yeon-jun is about to propose to Eun-ae. Yeon-jun and Gil-chae have a private chat for the last time.
8Episode 826 Aug 2023
Jang-hyun and his friends leave Joseon with the Crown Prince and meet Yong Gol-dae in Simyang.
9Episode 91 Sep 2023
Jang-hyun captures fleeing prisoners in Simyang, while Gil-chae runs a business to make a living.
10Episode 102 Sep 2023
Jang-hyun returns to Joseon and finds out Gil-chae is engaged to another man.
11Episode 1113 Oct 2023
While capturing fleeing prisoners from Joseon, Jang-hyun meets familiar people.
12Episode 1214 Oct 2023
Gil-chae and Jong-jong get captured and dragged to Qing while trying to help Da-jim.
13Episode 1320 Oct 2023
Won-moo travels to Simyang to bring Gil-chae back. Jang-hyun meets the princess of the Qing in Simyang.
14Episode 1421 Oct 2023
Jang Hyun meets Gil-chae at the slave market in Simyang and saves her from the merchant.
15Episode 1527 Oct 2023
Gil-chae stays in Simyang until Jang-hyun gets better, but Ryang-eum wants her gone as soon as possible.
16Episode 1628 Oct 2023
Gil-chae wants to stay in Simyang, but Jang-hyun sends her back to Joseon for her safety.
17Episode 173 Nov 2023
Jang-hyun returns to Joseon with the Crown Prince, and the King is afraid his son will take over his place.
18Episode 1810 Nov 2023
The King of Joseon banned the Crown Prince from bringing back the captives to Joseon.
19Episode 1911 Nov 2023
Gil-chae secretly takes Jang-hyun home, and the eunuchs from the palace are searching everywhere to find him.
20Episode 2017 Nov 2023
Jang-hyun finds out the Crown Prince left a letter for him. Gak-hwa looks for Jang-hyun at Gil-chae's house.
21Episode 2118 Nov 2023
As His Majesty's men hunt down the captives on the run, Jang-hyun sends Gil-chae away and turns to face them.
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
A love-story between a noblewoman and a mysterious man who shows up in her hometown set in the 1600s during the Qing invasion.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Directed by
- Kim Sung-yong
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2023
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- 9Ato Entertainment
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