What is this drama about?
Baek Soo-Jung (Moon Ga-Young) is the perfect team leader at Yongsung Department Store. She is very demanding of herself and others, even her superiors. She is known for her honest and direct opinions, which the directors of her department cannot stand, and they all leave their positions one by one. With the arrival of the new director, Baek Soo-Jung promised herself that she would be more reserved and less radical.
The new director of her department is Ban Joo-Yeon (Choi Hyun Wook), whose family runs the entire Yongsung. His parents died in a car accident when he was little, so he was raised by his very demanding and cold grandmother. On the outside, Ban Joo-Yeon is as cold and professional as his grandmother, but on the inside he is a crazy toy collector, video game player, and fan of hard rock music.
Baek Soo-Jung and Ban Joo-Yeon are not aware that they know each other from their youth and unfortunately for each of them it is a bitter memory that has not been able to disappear from their memories for 16 years.
I was waiting for this drama because I really like Choi Hyun Wook and his amazing energy on screen. I had a little doubt that he would work well with Moon Ga-Young, but after 4 episodes they completely won me over as the main couple of this drama. There are sparks between them and it is great.
Joo-Yeon’s character is 4 years younger than Soo-Jung, and he has a child trapped inside him who is hungry for attention, who can only be himself completely in his hidden cave. Soo-Jung had to act mature beyond her years since she was a child. After losing her mother, she was the one who took care of the home reality of her family and had practically no time for fun and relaxation. They first met in an online game in their teenage years. It was already clear then that they were able to find common ground, where they could understand each other and support each other despite their huge differences. After these few episodes, it is clear that as adults they are still able to do this.
Now I am waiting with hope that when they discover their true identities, there will be no big fights and quiet days, because with 12 episodes we don’t have much time for that. “My Derest Nemesis” is a nice romantic comedy that repeats the patterns of dramaland, but in a refreshing way. The second couple, whose relationship develops quite interestingly, is also worthy of attention.
