# My Dearest Nemesis

My Dearest Nemesis (Korean: 그놈은 흑염룡) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Moon Ga-young, Choi Hyun-wook, Im Se-mi, and Kwak Si-yang. It premiered on tvN on February 17, 2025, and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).

## Cast
### Main

* Moon Ga-young as Baek Soo-jung
    The planning team leader at Yongseong Department Store.
* Choi Hyun-wook as Ban Joo-yeon
** Moon Woo-jin as young Joo-yeon
    The head of the strategic planning division of Yongseong Department Store.
* Im Se-mi as Seo Ha-jin
    A bar owner of sulo's.
* Kwak Si-yang as Kim Shin-won
    The head of the design department at Yongseong Department Store.

### Supporting

* Ban Hyo-jung as Jeong Hyo-sun
* Ko Chang-seok as Baek Won-seop, Baek Soo-jung's father.
* Kim Young-ah as Kwon In-kyung
    Joo-yeon's secretary.
* Son Sang-yeon as Baek Soo-bin
* Kim Woo-gyeom as Yang Jun-su
* Lim Young-joo as Choi Na-na

### Others

* Oh Eui-shik as TVXQ-tip

## Production and release
### Development

My Dearest Nemesis was developed under the working title Black Salt Dragon. The series is based on a webtoon by Hye Jin-yang. It was directed by Lee Soo-hyun, who directed Delightfully Deceitful, and the screenplay is wrote by writer Kim Soo-yeon. It was produced by Studio N and planned by Studio Dragon.

### Casting

On April 2, 2024, it was reported that Moon Ga-young and Choi Hyun-wook were in talks to be casts. On July 12, tvN announced that Moon and Choi had been cast. On July 15, Im Se-mi and Kwak Si-yang reportedly confirmed their appearances.

### Release

The series premiered on TVN on February 17, 2025, and airs every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 846 | 919 | 1079 | 966 | 1171 | 1258 | 1043 | 934 | 912 | 1038 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | February 17, 2025 | 3.534% (1st) | 3.663% (1st) |
| 2 | February 18, 2025 | 3.459% (1st) | 3.352% (1st) |
| 3 | February 24, 2025 | 4.533% (1st) | 4.560% (1st) |
| 4 | February 25, 2025 | 4.079% (1st) | 4.150% (1st) |
| 5 | March 3, 2025 | 4.927% (1st) | 4.905% (1st) |
| 6 | March 4, 2025 | 5.078% (1st) | 4.871% (1st) |
| 7 | March 10, 2025 | 4.456% (1st) | 4.620% (1st) |
| 8 | March 11, 2025 | 4.011% (1st) | 4.112% (1st) |
| 9 | March 17, 2025 | 3.727% (1st) | 3.801% (1st) |
| 10 | March 18, 2025 | 4.169% (1st) | 4.388% (1st) |
| 11 | March 24, 2025 | | |
| 12 | March 24, 2025 | | |
| Average | Average | — | — |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS). ||||