A chaebol heiress and a demon who has just lost his powers end up sharing a roof in "My Demon," a 2023 South Korean series that turns a mismatched household into a running joke and a slow-burn romance at once.
What is My Demon about?
Do Do-hee runs in the circles of Korea's wealthiest families, used to getting her way and keeping people at arm's length. Goo-won is a demon whose supernatural strength vanishes overnight, leaving him stranded and, for the first time, dependent on someone else. The two are forced into an uneasy, then increasingly funny, cohabitation, trading barbs and favors as their fates tangle together in ways neither expected. "My Demon" plays its fantasy premise for both comedy and heart, using the culture clash between an ordinary human household and an ex-powerful demon to power an action-tinted romance that keeps shifting the ground between its two leads.
About the cast
Kim You-jung and Song Kang lead the cast as Do Do-hee and Goo-won, joined by Lee Sang-yi, Kim Hae-sook, Jo Hye-joo, Kim Tae-hun, and Jo Yeon-hee in supporting roles.
Context & significance
Directed by Kim Jang Han, the South Korean series runs roughly 70 minutes per episode and blends comedy, drama, fantasy, and romance, a combination that has become a reliable staple of the K-drama genre it belongs to. Released in 2023, it sits alongside other supernatural-romance dramas that use a fantastical hook to dramatize very ordinary questions about trust and vulnerability.
Watching My Demon on Ktime
"My Demon" is available on K-Time with Persian subtitles, letting Farsi-speaking viewers follow every twist between its two leads. Streaming requires a free K-Time account login, while the show's page itself can be browsed without one — part of a platform built with a Farsi-first experience for Persian-speaking audiences everywhere.