The first script reading stills and a video have dropped for tvN’s upcoming My Dearest Nemesis, turning a terrible first love experience into an eventual happy ending when Moon Ga-young (The Interest of Love) is reunited with Choi Hyun-wook (Twinkling Watermelon) in this office rom-com.
Based on a popular webtoon by Hyejinyang (the original webtoonist for The Tale of Nokdu), our energetic heroine is Baek Soo-jung (Moon Ga-young) who is known for being hardworking, capable, and always speaking her mind. She works as the development team lead at our story’s Yongsung department store — which can be translated in English as “Dragon Castle.”
This dragon of course refers to our hero Ban Joo-yeon (Choi Hyun-wook), the newly appointed department store director and a member of dramaland’s never-dying species: the nth generation chaebol. But unbeknownst to most of his new colleagues, Joo-yeon’s online alias is “Black Dragon” and he shares an embarrassing past with fellow gamer “Strawberry” — who turns out to be none other than Soo-jung.
Im Se-mi (The Whirlwind) takes on the role of Seo Ha-jin, a free-spirited bar owner and close friend of Soo-jung. But thank ye drama gods because the love square has been thwarted and Ha-jin’s attentions will be drawn to the affectionate Kwak Shi-yang (Flex x Cop) playing Kim Shin-won, the head of the design team at Yongsung department store.
In supportive roles, Chairwoman Ban Hyo-jung (Dear Hyeri, My Merry Marriage) plays our hero’s grandmother, the chaebol family matriarch and the head of the larger Yongsung Group. Assisting Joo-yeon is secretary Kim Young-ah (Maestra – Strings of Truth), while Soo-jung has dad Go Chang-seok (The Impossible Heir) in her corner along with Sohn Sang-yeon (The Matchmakers).
With scripts penned by Kim Soo-yeon, production is helmed by PD Lee Soo-hyun (Delightfully Deceitful) who worked previously with Moon Ga-young on Find Me in Your Memory. Slated to broadcast in tvN’s Monday-Tuesday slot, My Dearest Nemesis will be following The Queen Who Crowns in February.
