My Demon (2023)

if u want a cute romcom with pretty leads, u will love this drama
if u wanted a angsty-female ceo x demon-contract marriage, this is not it. i went in excited with high expectations and i was very much disappointed.

this drama was very very similar to destined with you. the demon is not demonic at all, his powers are like his silly quirk. even though do-hee is a ceo, she doesn't do much work-related and her whole workplace is just a place for comedy
there were so many plot holes/things that did not make sense. like how is she super rich but has less security than common people. also the reasoning for gu-won to become a demon also is very weak, so is seok-min's intentions.

do-hee and gu-won were almost instantly attracted to each other and fell in love quickly, after that the plot was predictable. fan theories were more fun that the actual story

the cast did well, especially kim you-jung and song kang. their chemistry was great but that was it

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Do Kyung and his messed up family

Let me preface by saying, I am not trying to justify any of Do Kyung's actions. This is simply an analysis on his character. Yes, he's done bad things and should face the consequences. With that being said, I hate how his mental health is being handled in the drama. Not the way it's written per se but how a few characters handle it.

His Dad
Literally all of what Do Kyung is facing right now stemmed from how he was brought up. Having to be perfect at everything and putting on a facade for the cameras. His dad showed NO interest in him beyond his "offerings." An example being: "is he good enough to be my heir?,"is he good enough to commit such a crime?" He has also had to prove himself in his own family and that can cause a person's psyche to become altered and disrupted. His dad to me is also a victim and I'll expound later in Chairwoman Jo's paragraph. Him calling Do Kyung a monster is quite ironic as well. Who could've created such a monster, I wonder? Let me guys know if you ever come up with an answer.

His Mom
She's a victim as well. She's very submissive and lacks agency. Her helplessness and naivety is actually quite scary as this makes her a tool that the father can use at anytime. Her scene in the prison where she visited Do Kyung actually had me tearing up. That was what led me to even start writing this. Just her one statement, "You disobeyed your dad." That just showed how she herself can't do anything without approval from the dad. I don't even think she realizes the damage she's done to the poor child. Her also just moving on with her life after seeing her son breaking down infront of her just goes again to show how disconnected she really is. And even at the funeral, she looked like she had so much to say but she just wasn't able to. Her entire marriage all she's known is serving her husband and being a "good wife" of course nothing else will come before that. Not even her son.

Do Kyung
Do Kyung making such a choice is understandable to say the least. As someone who has struggled with mental health. Such a method has always been seen as the way out. Notice I didn't say easy. Because such a choice is NEVER easy. Poor guy wasn't even being treated while he was locked up in prison. Everyone putting the blame on him for EVERYTHING was so unnecessary and unfair as well. He was a jerk, evil and downright nasty but no one with mental health issues should be placed in such an environment. Especially without proper medication and care.

This is dedicated to the worst character of the show in MY OPINION.
His Doctor
Ohhhhh I was fuming when he called him a psycho. I was so annoyed. Do Kyung was a patient. He was actively seeking help in an environment that ostracized mental health issues. Yes, he may not have been the nicest, or taken his medication all the time but he was still trying. He was doing the best he could in an environment that wouldn't allow for much growth. And for someone who he was supposed to trust and tell his entire life to to say something like that was just downright nasty. No matter if he was a psycho or not. If the doctor had felt that he was a threat, then he should've reported him to the necessary authorities. Disrespecting a patient is never the right thing to do. I was so elated when Do Kyung beat his a** up. Leaped from my chair in joy.

Final Character
Chairwoman Jo
This is kinda hmmm. Like I think everything that we're seeing and all the characters in the Noh family all have their respective issues due to her. In a flashback we could see that she treated Suk Min similarly to how he treated Do Kyung. Talk about generational trauma. Of course Suk Min would've replicated what he was taught. In this specific scene she was talking about sending Suk Min to prison for a crime he had committed because he had gotten away with "too much." This literally shows that she had been sweeping all of his wrongs under the rug as she wanted someone picture perfect to take over her beloved company. Suk Min was never enough for her, similarly to how Do Kyung wasn't enough for him. She didn't care much for them.
I think that she saw an opportunity to right ALL her wrongs through Do Hee. Do Hee to her was a new slate. All the things she did with Suk Min and Su Ahn could've been "erased" by raising Do Hee in a less restrictive way. As she was able to do all this she decided to give Do Hee the company. I think that was very wrong. Of course Suk Min didn't create the company and it isn't "his" looking from it at a more Western perspective. As Chairwoman Jo built it from the ground up however, she had Suk Min training ALL his life with only one thought in mind. Him owning the company and carrying on her legacy. And for her to throw such a curve ball of course he'd be upset and pissed off. This is not me justifying all the rubbish he's done though. I'm just saying I would be very upset if I were in his position. As such, I think Chairwoman Jo is kinda the biggest villain in a sense. Because all these "monsters" were created through her training and teachings. Plus episode 12 ending kinda proved me right in a sense.


So that is that. My little two cents on a few characters and why I think Do Kyung isn't the biggest of villains. Poor kid needed love and that wasn't given to him. Still he was disgusting jerk but he needed love. If he was given that care and Affection maybe he would've been different. If Suk Min, his dad was given more love and care and approval maybe he would've been different as well.

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In the name of darkness, let light prevail

Jan. 20, 2024

My Demon is definitely that kdrama to start this year of with. I know that this has been hyped up for a while due to the popularity of the casts. Needless to say, it is definitely worth the hype. It has a good mixture of cliches, vibrant of what a typical fantasy rom-com kdrama.

I know a lot of people are saying how the plot is not really a plot. And I definitely agree with that. This show is very light hearted and fluffy to digest. Even though there are darker themes shown and discussed, it is still easily taken over by the light hearted of the shown. The plot is very basic, and at times it can be predictable. However, no matter what critics might say, I definitely still love and will continue to rewatch this series. I think it has given me a good nostalgia ever if I rewatched it again as My Demon is on par with that season of really good kdrama in the last quarter of 2023 plus the first few months of 2024.
(I am referring to the fact that My Demon, Welcome to Sam dal-ri, Park's Marriage Contract, A good day to be a dog, Castaway, Doona, Vigilante, etc. are around the same time of airing. And this era of kdrama airtime is really that good. I always kept looking forward to them every single week).

As for what kept me hooked into the show, I am for sure that it is due to the execution of the cast rather than the plot. The casts of the series carried the show, especially in the latter part.

It is a happy ending, and I enjoyed the roller coaster ride of emotion My Demon has provided. There might be plot holes but it did not really bother me at all.

Cheers ?

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estou triste que acabou ?

eu amei cada detalhe desse drama, foi um misto de sentimentos que nem sei como colocar em palavras, só posso dizer que eu amo muito o guwon e a dohee e vou sentir muitas saudades deles.

foi incrível acompanhar o desenvolvimento deles ao longo das semanas, não sei o que vou fazer sem eles ?

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"We are each other's destroyers, and saviours" - Do Do Hee

This K drama is perfectly done apart from parts of the story which felt like they didn't make sense but that aside I loved this K drama. The music was amazing, Visuals are outstanding as you can see from the poster, The outfits are the best I've seen from any k drama, every scene the male and female lead would have breath taking outfits and styles. The couple era in the k drama was absolutely adorable they gave me butterflies every time I saw them. The emotions were also portrayed so well you could literally feel the same things the characters were feeling as it grasps you into the story. The happy moments had me shouting in enjoyment. Highly recommend you to go check it out if you haven't, you wont regret it.

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It’s trapped. Overhyped!!!

Every social media… fans talk about only how lovely story, their chemistry, aesthetic vibe, fashion king n queen… blah blah…
I was really interesting they made fashion competition posts with MD and previous seniors thus why I dived into it.
I was not super excited about plot and story as my kdrama journey was since 2000 and I have had thousands of good experience and memory.
omg… it is not drama, but Paris fashion week with awkward outfits. 20 minutes is enough to explain 16 episodes story.
What I most regret thing is I believed MD fans recommendation abt fashion. Actors wardrobe are sponsored or forced to wear by team, I don't get it. Sometimes ML wore Ajimma style and he looked like ready to dance Idol vibe, not Demon ?‍?. Really love his all boots, it is super.
I am only one who noticed that may be, FL some dresses were super long and over size coat, not fit with her. The most sadness thing is FL made her hair-do only 3 styles the whole drama. why why???
I would like to recommend 3 fashion GOAT (my list) if you really want to taste K actress fashion devils, they slayed - from hair to toe every minute.
1. Jun Ji Hyun - my love from another star
2. Seo Yea Ji - it is ok not be ok
3. Seo Yi Jin - CLOY
(I got it now, fans have not allowed negative comments or opinions whatever at MD post. It is starting a war.) ✌️

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More like demonic revenge...

I started watching this drama with a bit of hesitation just because of the plot and some of the tags are not my usual cup of tea but since I saw quite a bit of hype on the drama and also the fact that I've never watched a Song Kang drama before (I know, long overdue) I took the dive.

For starters Song Kang is perfect, his acting is flawless, his smile is super cute - I will definitely be looking up his other dramas. Similarly YooJung is beautiful and she played her role so well. Together, they make an eye-candy sweet couple and I enjoyed seeing them together.

However, that is mostly where my pleasure ends. A drama soaked with many deaths, some tragic and sad others drawn out and for lack of a better term, long-awaited. A very sad, guilty and revenge-seething plot that was quite depressing and heavy to watch. A family torn apart by guilt and revenge that hurt everyone.

I will say I am a tad confused by the ML's ending as he got back his powers but his love story with the FL is still referred to as being too short since he will continue to be immortal whereas she will one day die like normal humans. In the middle of the drama he kind of admitted he no longer wanted to be a demon either as well...

P.S. Side note from someone who is a practicing young adult of faith. As can be expected way more than half of any of the references to religions/faith need to be taken with a very huge heaping spoonful of salt. However within the majority of that there was a small amount that held surprising amount of insight.

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I have to say that I didn't start this drama for its actor, unlike the other comments, and I watched it because of the strong script and the rating that was 8.7 at the time, and I can say that I was attracted to the series and also to its couple, which I think have a very good chemistry.
In my opinion, it was a great process until the 10th episode, and this does not mean that the next 6 episodes were not good, but it did not reach the first 10 episodes.
And its happy ending made me very happy and I hope that Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jung will really become a couple in the future.

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Stunning Lead Couple with Great Chemistry (Very light spoiler which is called out)

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I think this is a 9 rating show on the merits, which is great. But I am going to give it a 10 because we got pretty much a whole episode of happy to wrap things up! They didn’t just give us happy for 15 minutes at the end like so many dramas. Thanks to the writers and director!
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What can you say about the lead couple. They are so cute and have such great chemistry. They both did an incredible job that made this drama work. I’ll watch anything with Kim Yoo Jung in it because she is so beautiful and has such an incredible smile. And, yeah, she is an awesome actor as well :-)

The story was fun and a bit different so I enjoyed it even thought fantasy is not really my thing.

My recommendation is watch it for sure!

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The cliche trope rides high on the strong chemistry between the leads

The show won't bring you something out of the box or something that you haven't seen before but what makes the show a good watch is the strong chemistry of the leads. The show has many cliche moments but won't feel cringey . Another good thing was that the entire past life trope not dragged which many shows often do.

Song Kang as a charming and narcissistic demon was the perfect cast and so was the Kim Yoo Jung as the feisty nutjob Do Do Hee. The chemistry between them was top notch since the first episode. Their relationship arcs was quite fun too watch and was the strongest point of the show.

Kim Tae Hoon as Noh Sok Min did one phenomenal job as one ruthless and cold businessman. Kim Seung Ho as one psychotic teen did just a good job. Even though it was his first time main stream acting, he did total justice to his character. He impresses me the most and was the dark horse of the show.

The show is a good time one time watch if you are looking for some Human - Entity relationship dramas.

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Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jung --> the perfect visuals

Kim Yoo Jung, Yeo Jin Goo and Kim So Hyun, for me, are my little three Musketeers. The three little stars of the Moon Embracing the Sun, and I watch them grow up through drama all these years. They hold a special place in my heart and I want them to be the best of who they are. And all these years, I saw Yeo Jin Goo and Kim So Hyun, whose acting improved over the years, but sadly I feel like Kim Yoo Jung, hasn't found her perfect role yet. Her last dazzling performance was Love in the Moonlight, but after that, I felt like she never fit into her roles in dramas.

Sadly yet again her characters didn't fit well with her role as Do Do Hee in the drama, My Demon. I saw her effort, but sadly it fell short of my expectations.

My Demon, the drama overall is interesting and fun but at the same time lacks substance, the depth a drama should have. The story was quick to come to conclusions and didn't manage to bring out anything of value to anything.

The ONLY thing that I have to praise is the amazing visuals brought by Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jung. The couple was the only thing that got me salivating for the entire 16 episodes. Although the two lack chemistry and the awkwardness was obvious from time to time, the dazzling visuals when these two are together just blew my breath away.

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