Kim Yoo-jung, you did a good job..Dear XHBO Max, Asia-Pacific 1st place in 7 countries

By Jiyoun, Moon

Nov 10, 2025

Kim Yoo-jung, you did a good job..Dear XHBO Max, Asia-Pacific 1st place in 7 countries



Dear X'There is a heated response to Kim Yoo-jung.

The original TVing 『Dear X" (Choi Won-soo's Ban Ki-woon script, directed by Lee Eung-bok and Park So-hyun) was first released on the 6th amid keen interest and buzz. Based on the popular webtoon of the same name, directing, scripting, and acting created synergy and were reborn as a more intense and unconventional series. Above all, the shrewd performance of actors, including Kim Yoo-jung, in the midst of the turbulent development and unpredictable reversal, increased the sense of immersion in a different dimension and made it impossible to take your eyes off for a moment.

Baek A-jin (Kim Yoo-jung), an evil girl wearing an angel's mask, who manipulates others and uses good intentions to break the bond of hell that has trapped her, was powerful. As writer Choi Ja-woon said, "The protagonist who cannot love, support, or hate, \," he made an incomprehensible move with his emotions completely broken, evoking complex and colorful emotions. The subtle fear, tension, thrilling excitement, and pleasure that Baek Ah-jin offered gave dramatic fun that had never been experienced before.




Kim Yoo-jung, you did a good job..Dear XHBO Max, Asia-Pacific 1st place in 7 countries
In this way, "Dear X", which opened the prelude to the doom melodrama suspense splendidly, ranked first in the number of paid subscribers on the first weekend of its release (November 7-9) in four days, showing off the most anticipated power of TVing in the second half of 2025. It attracted not only domestic but also foreign viewers. While it was unveiled as the first entry by HBO Max and Japan's Disney+ global brand view, it ranked first in seven countries, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan, in terms of site FlixPatrol, which compiles global OTT content viewing rankings. In addition, it rose to third place in Disney+ in Japan and Viki in the United States, quickly emerging as a global hot topic.

Meanwhile, in the 1-4th episode, which was released on the 6th, the past of Baek A-jin, the top star actor in Korea, was depicted. Raised in the abuse of his parents from an early age, he has lived a hellish life, suffering from the death of his mother, Lim Sun-ye (Lee Seo-an), his father, Baek Sun-kyu (Bae Soo-bin), and conflict with his stepmother, Hwang Ji-sun (Kim Yu-mi). Yoon Joon-seo (Kim Young-dae) and Kim Jae-oh (Kim Do-hoon) were his saviors and assistants during the school days, and Baek Ah-jin used them to achieve what he wanted. Baek A-jin, who failed to enter college due to his father, developed resentment and hatred against him, and played a brutal gambling game with Choi Jung-ho (Kim Ji-hoon) as a sacrifice to break the shackles. Baek Ah-jin, who held the hand of Seo Mi-ri (Kim Ji-young), the representative of Long Star Entertainment, in front of the crisis that all the truth would be revealed, said "I'm going to go up to a high place where no one can carelessly do me. I want to be born anew at the top of the highest level,' he said, raising curiosity about the next story by predicting a solo lead toward the top.

The 5-6 episodes of the original 『Dear X" will be released at 6 p.m. on the 13th.








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