Spoiler Alert
From romances to thrillers, K-Dramas’ colorful characters keep viewers glued to their screens. Some of these characters are beloved, and others despised, but one recent addition is really driving viewers crazy!
My Dearest Nemesis follows the leader of a department store’s planning team (played by Moon Ga Young), who discovers that her new boss (Choi Hyun Wook) is her first love. The two met while playing an online game 16 years ago.
Choi Hyun Wook plays Ban Joo Yeon, the young head of the strategic planning division of Yongseong Department Store. His parents tragically passed away, leaving him with his grandmother Jung Hyo Sun, who is played by Ban Hyo Jung. Hyo Sun is…how should we say this? The worst. She is the worst.
Worst. Grandma. EVER.#MyDearestNemesis pic.twitter.com/qqQdEJegmy
— J (ㅈㅎ) (@manggaePJM_) February 25, 2025
Not only does Hyo Sun blame Joo Yeon for his parents’ untimely deaths (because they died while taking him somewhere he wanted to go), she’s also cruel to him.
Wow, this grandma is way over the top 😡 How can she treat her grandson this way?!?! Poor kid, had to carry the burden of being blamed for his parents death until his adulthood. She is way too harsh with him. Shame on her. #MyDearestNemesisEp3 pic.twitter.com/bRXv0XDcDy
— Gorgeousbabe11 (Anj Alfieri) (@Gorgeousbabe113) February 24, 2025
After putting the blame on Joo Yeon–who was terrified of her–she slapped him across the face and burned his most cherished possessions after he begged her not to.
Ban juyeon had traumatic childhood like lost his parents at young age even his grandma is worse like how that old lady actually destroyed gifts were given by his parents 😭 #MyDearestNemesisEp3 #MyDearestNemesis pic.twitter.com/RzOKNrPl3r
— . (@silly_love__) February 24, 2025
Many viewers aren’t a fan of Hyo Sun, to say the least. Some feel that she is beyond redemption, having destroyed her grandson’s childhood.
juyeon still has a child inside him as a way to recover his childhood that was destroyed by his grandma#MyDearestNemesisEp3 #MyDearestNemesis pic.twitter.com/xDUYaDjGR2
— lia (@wookzne) February 24, 2025
bullying the last living relative you have left and your own grandson bc you’re “mourning”… not seeing heaven i fear #MyDearestNemesisEp3 #MyDearestNemesis pic.twitter.com/dYrFTDy2XT
— MB (@mmbffr) February 25, 2025
The show is just getting started, so there is still time for Hyo Sun to have a redemption arc. Whether viewers are willing to forgive her is a different story…
i feel like the writers try to knock up some pity towards the grandmother towards the end but i'm sorry to tell you this, no sad backstory is going to make me forgive a child abuser#MyDearestNemesis #MyDearestNemesisEp3 pic.twitter.com/wmOCYcWKHc
— K 🍉 (@cxokira) February 27, 2025
