I agree w you on some but Checkmate?
Also yeah you're right the most basic stories get extremely popular, BECAUSE they're basic, like it's the right amount of plot and the right amount of romance (toxic or not) and more and more people will read it (this take doesn't account for Jinx, that shit is trash and only got popular bc the author's previous work (that is also trash))
I dropped it when Soohyun raped/sexually assault the ml like I was already uncomfortable, by the fact that there was rape in the beginning, and then it happened again but the roles were reversed. It kind of annoyed me, and at that point, I didn’t really see the point in continuing since I found a plot boring. I understand that it is a psychological manhwa but I just simply felt that those scenes didn’t need to be added.
Omg I didnt like most of these too Sign and CBAW were one of my firsts so ofc its good but if I read them now I'd probably be bored halfway. Ive read lots of manhwas so my standards have gotten a bit too high so when 9+ rating manhwas keep getting good reviews, I try to force myself to enjoy it but I end up dropping it... I've probably dropped Pearl of the Dragon like 5 times now because the art is just too good to pass but the plot just doesnt hit me.
I would say A Guy Like You and Unripened Expression were complete shit, A Guy Like You started off not as bad, but then this one character showed up and run the whole storyline, and it went fucking nowhere and was stupid.
Unripened Expression had awful writing and the author was stupid for putting so much character development in this one character and nothing came from it, waste of my damn time
I’m gonna name a bunch of popular manhwa that I think are shit and most I dropped. And what manhwas do you think are shit.
Jinx
Tears on a Withered Flower
Childhood Friend Complex
Predatory Marriage
Daytime Star
Romance 101
The Selfish Romance
Love Is An Illusion
Roses and Champagne
Low Tide in Twilight
Payback
Checkmate
Pearl Boy
Dawn of the Dragon
Sign
Positively Yours
Just Twilight
Remarried Empress
Love History Caused by Willful Negligence
Under the Green Light
The Broken Ring : This Marriage Will Fail Anyway
Under the Oak Tree
Lucia
The Siren: Becoming the Villain's Family
Cherry Blossoms After Winter
Cry Me a River
Yours to Claim
The Ghost Nocturne