you know what i agree with you 100%
the gang rape and the tape being spread everywhere and everyone barely blinking - no adult intervention, neither the og taemin nor his love interest (woojin) being particularly bothered by it
i was so mad about it all, this story could have been more gripping and have more depth if the issues above were addressed better ….
Given for taemin's personality, I was expecting for the author to have this like "this person got bullied so I'll be the one avenging them" plot thing and we would see every bully (well not every bully but like the perpetrators) to be like dealt with and get their karma and woojin was gonna help. After reading tho, I kinda got disappointed cuz it was like as if siwon didn't really matter to the story, he got trapped, abused, and blackmailed, it would have been more interesting if we got more of his character other than the "bullied character that gets possessed by a ultimate tough guy" but nah he was just a plot device and honestly really disappointed me. This story is like a 7.1/10
I agree 100%. The premise of this story was good but it was poorly executed. The plot became underwhelming, I truly had no idea wtf they were even trying to do. Get back at Joohoon? The twin? Like what was even the point of any of it?? I feel like nothing even happened. And you're right, the twist was painfully predictable and also boring as hell. All the characters were super one dimensional. I hated all of them except Taemin.
And the whole thing about no adults bothered me too. Where are the teachers, parents, anyone? These guys literally filmed a rape video. I know the translator said bullying isn't taken seriously in Korea but he was quite literally raped on film. Taemin has been shown to care for people who suffer yet he somehow doesnt care about this person whose body he's in and whose life he is living. And the fact that the original Siwon was barely a part of the story is abysmal. The story is quite literally about his life and the horrible things he went through but nothing came out of it?? Siwon would've made a way cooler character. I would've loved to see his revenge.
Also I couldn't stand Woojin. His "cool and mysterious" personality seemed forced and his backstory was ass.
everyone in this comment section, you guys are all SO right and if i could like each one of your comment i would
I'm boiling with rage. I read this on my teens and back then I had to turn off my brain to not be mad about the lack of justice. Came here again to reread cause why not. I need to go to the doctor no kidding. My blood pressor is so bad I'm seeing the world going around. So much fucking hate
Real.
Hmm.
It ended.
I was exasperated while reading the last few chapters. This is... a story... fr. I'm trying to think back without re-reading it, what the hell was that about?
Terribly plot-defective. (This was line was translated from Japanese. They got some sick verses hahaha went for the throat.)
First, they gang-raped him. There were spectators PLUS they sold his damn tapes.
WHERE IN THE FUCK ARE THE ADULTS?
I think, that's the biggest plothole there is. Cutting out a whole ass age range. Incredibly convenient for the plot.
You know, I kind of understand it. Them not condemning those motherfuxkers. Cause it was not him. He was not the one that got raped. And so I can see he wants to throw some punches but it wasn't that serious for him because he wasn't personally involved. The world can be messed up like that. But it's still shitty though.
For all that he did go through for the original owner of the body you'd think he'd want him to be given justice. But in the end there wasn't even an altercation. Just a threat. They just let evil deal with another evil. And they live their lives. Respect, deadass. Live your life, pookie.
Anyway, I got to mention this because I kinda got secondhand embarrassment. Pookie said he planned it all. But got his lover licked in the neck, battered, and kneeling. Yep. Sounds like a plan well thought out. Planned to protect, huh? Silly.
That scene could've been better honestly. It feels like it popped out of the blue when the characters are foreshadowing it so hard. It wanted it to be GRAND. But it didn't even raise from the ground. You're telling me with all that that was what came out of it?
Rape, bullying, manipulation, mental illness, bystander effect, social heirarchy, nature vs nurture, trauma bonding, and many more. Those are a lot of topic to get from. To write a scene from. It let me down.
It's like it was controlled. the scene. The author didn't let it free. I could feel it being gripped. Always just threading along the topic not ever confronting it. And I wished, I always wish these for stories. But I hope those who can write isn't afraid to write.
There are people out there who might not have enough tools with them to fight the evil things in the world. Through stories people can learn. Instead of letting it go why not step unto the mud for once? Let the ugly be seen. Let it bring chaos. Let it bring discourse. Make people think. Make them mad. Make them feel heard.
It feels like people are afraid to write because when the public finds a target they'll run them through the ground. Always the safe option. Always the milder take. Always holding back.
I'm straying.
Haha
This was good but it could've been more.