Moon Ga-young and Choi Hyun-wook revealed that they are each other‘s first loves and dark histories.

The first episode of tvN’s Monday-Tuesday drama ‘The Black Flame Dragon’ (directed by Lee Soo-hyun, written by Kim Soo-yeon), which aired on the 17th, recorded an average of 3.7% and a high of 4.6% for households in the metropolitan area, and an average of 3.5% and a high of 4.3% for households nationwide. (Based on paid platforms, Nielsen Korea)

The broadcast that day contained the story of high school student Baek Soo-jung (played by Moon Ga-young) and Ban Joo-yeon (played by Choi Hyun-wook), who met for the first time in an online game and fell in love for the first time, and the story of how they met at their first offline gathering and became each other‘s dark pasts.

Soo-jung caught people’s attention by taking care of her father Baek Won-seop (played by Go Chang-seok), who is busy running a hardware store, and her younger brother Baek Soo-bin (played by Yang Jun-seok). Then, Soo-jung became angry when her younger brother Soo-bin said that she was being ignored because her game level was low, so she became a healer in the game to help Soo-bin‘s ID reach the max level and met swordsman Black Flame Dragon (=Ban Joo-yeon) for the first time.

The scene where Soo-jung and Joo-yeon gradually fell for each other while playing the game together brought excitement and smiles. The two became a team, defeated enemies, and got to know each other through online chatting. In particular, when Soo-jung said that she would take care of her younger brother in place of her deceased mother and busy father, Ju-yeon comforted Soo-jung, who was lonely, saying, “Then who will take care of you? I will take care of you here.” Soo-jung also said, “I will lean on you. You lean on me. So neither of us will be lonely,” and she grew closer to him.


In the meantime, an offline gathering of the sect was scheduled, and they finally had the chance to meet for the first time. Soo-jung, who had been looking forward to meeting the Black Flame Dragon for the first time, dressed up all she could, expecting her 22-year-old brother, Black Flame Dragon, who had said in the game that he would protect her and be by her side, but what actually appeared in front of him was Ju-yeon, a fifteen-year-old middle school student wearing a leather jacket. Furthermore, Ju-yeon made a sudden public confession in the middle of the street, shocking Soo-jung. Ju-yeon said, “At first, I did it in anger because I didn’t want to be ignored. But we are destined. Me, trapped in the lonely darkness, only you can break the seal of the Black Flame Dragon. My love, my destiny. Please grant me love and freedom.” Soo-jung confessed, and Soo-jung, who was embarrassed in front of many people, said, “Age is not the problem. The problem is you, Black Flame Dragon. Your existence. Your very existence is disgusting. There is no place that is not dirty from head to toe. Live forever sealed, you chuunibyou otaku.” In this way, high school student Soo-jung and middle school student Ju-yeon became the worst black history of each other’s first love.

Above all, Soo-jung and Ju-yeon reunited 16 years later in a car accident, drawing attention. While enjoying a rock concert in Black Flame Dragon mode, Ju-yeon received a sudden call from her grandmother and Yongseong Group president, Jeong Hyo-sun (played by Ban Hyo-jung). Ju-yeon, who was urgently heading to the hospital that Hyo-sun had called, accidentally hit Soo-jung’s car. It was a situation that could easily be awkward for Joo-yeon, who hadn‘t even changed his clothes yet. Joo-yeon covered his face with sunglasses and tried to leave by giving him his lawyer’s business card, but Soo-jung got angry at Joo-yeon‘s attitude of not even apologizing and grabbed his neck, which heightened the tension as the two met each other’s faces for the first time. However, Joo-yeon and Soo-jung didn‘t recognize each other and the situation ended.

At the end of the broadcast, the two met again for the second time at Soo-jung’s workplace. Joo-yeon, who had been faithfully fulfilling his role as successor, went to work as the new general manager of Yongseong Department Store under his own name for the first time. Meanwhile, Soo-jung, who had previously caused three general managers to quit, vowed to suppress her personality and obey the general manager this time. Soo-jung, who went into the general manager‘s office to greet Joo-yeon for the first time, was surprised to see a large black dragon tattoo on Joo-yeon’s back as he took off his clothes to change his shirt. Soo-jung was terrified and Joo-yeon found him, covering Soo-jung‘s mouth, which marked the ending.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter projecthong@donga.com

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