The new K-drama “My Demon” has garnered attention for Song Kang and Kim Yoo-jung’s excellent combination
“My Demon” is the latest K-drama to air during the golden weekend hours on SBS. This is a project that SBS had high expectations for, hoping it would help restore the network’s reputation after the painful fall of “The Escape of the Seven”. Although the first episode’s ratings aren’t exceptionally high, at only 4.5%, it is still promising, especially considering the competition with MBC, which has gained favor with the audience after the historical hit “My Dearest.”
The opening episode of “My Demon” primarily aims to introduce the main characters, Do Do-hee (Kim Yoo-jung) and Jung Gu-won (Song Kang).
Do-hee is the heiress of a well-known business conglomerate, who is beautiful, proud, talented, and indifferent to romantic relationships. However, as an adopted child, she is disliked by her step-siblings, facing envy for being the most trusted by her adoptive mother. Her family are thus always interacting with each other with fake smiles and concealing their internal conflicts as they battle for inheritance.
Meanwhile, Jung Gu-won is a demon who has lived for hundreds of years. He maintains his youthful appearance by making deals with humans, granting them satisfaction with everything they desire for ten years, after which he will take their souls. During one occasion while taking over a restaurant to rest and enjoy his favorite dessert, Gu-won coincidentally encounters Do-hee, and mysteriously loses his powers.
In reality, Do-hee is going on a blind date as requested by her adoptive mother, only to mistakenly arrive at the wrong address and confuse Gu-won. Though normally arrogant and averse to romantic affairs, Do-hee is inexplicably drawn to Gu-won’s cold, handsome, and mysterious charm from their first meeting.
After the first episode aired, viewers can somewhat imagine the plot of the drama: the love between a human and a demon, family conflicts, and the journey to find the biological parents of the female lead will be the main themes in the upcoming developments. The fast-paced opening, with consecutive humorous and dramatic situations in episode 1, left viewers quite satisfied with the production.
On social media, many viewers left comments praising the impressive start of “My Demon,” particularly highlighting the remarkable chemistry and visual combination between Kim Yoo-jung and Song Kang.
Below are some comments from netizens:
- Oh my, this drama is so good with a beautiful, captivating plot, and it’s already fast-paced in the first episode. Looking forward to the remaining 15 episodes and hoping that the scriptwriter can maintain the quality. SBS must have invested a lot in production, and Song Kang is too handsome; he has looks, height, and even fashionable outfits.
- Song Kang performs better than expected. The visual combination of him and Kim Yoo-jung is just out of this world. Costumes, camera angles, background music—everything is good. It’s just the first episode, introducing the characters briefly, but it’s already engaging.
- These two look really explosive together. Just started the drama, and I already like it.
Source: K14
Photo: SBS
