My Dearest
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 9/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10TearjerkerEngineered to make you cry, and it works.This show: 8/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 8/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 8/10War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 7/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Namgoong MinLee Ho-CheolPark Jeong-yeonJoonsoo KimAhn Eun-jinLee Tae-young
Starring
Namgoong MinLee Ho-CheolPark Jeong-yeonJoonsoo KimAhn Eun-jinLee Tae-young
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"A tragic wartime romance built on quiet devastation"
Set in 17th-century Joseon as the kingdom faces a brutal invasion, My Dearest follows a noblewoman and the man she loves as war, class barriers, and duty tear their lives apart. It's a sweeping historical romance that leans into anguish and sacrifice rather than lightness, carried by aching performances, lush period detail, and a slow-burn intensity that rewards patience. Expect long stretches of quiet devastation punctuated by real emotional gut-punches, more tragic epic than escapist romance, the kind of show that lingers with you well after the credits roll.
Watch it for
the aching, meticulously acted romance set against a genuinely harrowing historical backdrop.
Maybe skip if
you dislike slow-burn melodrama, heavy bleakness, or war-era tragedy stretched across many hours.
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Season 12023
8.84K2125h 16m
Jang-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 gets put into an even bigger twist at the breakout of war.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Do You Remember the Day You First Saw Me? | 7.6 | 238 | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Come to Me | 8.2 | 212 | 80 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Do You Remember Who You Saw First? | 8.7 | 204 | 66 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Today, Nothing... Happened to Us | 9.2 | 219 | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Wherever You Are, I Will Definitely... Go to Meet You | 8.9 | 193 | 75 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Now, No One Can Pass Through Here | 8.8 | 189 | 70 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Even if You Don't Adore Me, Don't Forget Me | 9.2 | 192 | 70 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | There's Only One Thing I Want. Your Heart | 8.8 | 179 | 66 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | We'll Meet Again Later... In the Distant Future | 8.8 | 177 | 76 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | You... I Got It | 8.1 | 198 | 83 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | I Have Never Been a Prisoner | 8.7 | 160 | 77 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | It's My Job to Protect | 8.8 | 156 | 73 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Nothing to Worry About | 9.2 | 174 | 73 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Nari, Dont Do Anything for Me | 9.4 | 202 | 89 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | ...I Wanted to See Your Smiling Face | 8.9 | 156 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Can't We Be Together | 8.9 | 152 | 70 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Now I Can Live Like This for a Thousand Years | 9.1 | 166 | 74 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Now You're With Me | 9.0 | 143 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Now, Even if I Die... I Won't Leave Nari's Side | 8.9 | 140 | 65 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | They're Looking For You Everywhere... You Want to Go into the Palace? | 8.8 | 144 | 65 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | He's Coming Soon. He Said He Would Definitely Come. | 8.9 | 169 | 90 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Namgoong Min Lee Jeong-hyeon
Lee Ho-Cheol Kkeut-soi
Park Jeong-yeon Jong Jong-i
Joonsoo Kim Slave
Ahn Eun-jin Yoo Gil-chae
Lee Tae-young Choi Do-ri
Lee Hak-joo Nam Yeon-joon
Park Jin-woo Park Dae - Bang Doo-ne's immature husband
Jeon Hye-won Kang Bin - Crown Princess Consort Sohyeon
Kim Mu-Jun Crown Prince Sohyeon - The prince of Joseon
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