"X" Marks Her Next Victim.
Behind a beautiful face hides a cruel nature—Baek Ah-jin, who sees through and manipulates others' hearts. After stepping on the sacrifices of many to reach the top, everything begins to change the moment she arrives there. A woman wearing a mask to escape hell and climb to the highest place. And the story of the Xs being brutally crushed by her.
- Harm to children
- Suicide or self-harm
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Contemporary, grave, overwhelming and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Kim You-jungBaek Ah-jin
- Kim Young-daeYoon Joon-seo
- Kim Do-hoonKim Jae-oh
- Lee Yul-eumLim Le-na
Crew
- Ban Ji-woonCreator
- Lee Eung-bokDirector
- Park So-hyunDirector
- Choi Ja-wonWriter
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Seasons
- Season 112 eps · 2025
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