Well as an author, you really need to at least respect your characters unless of course your goal is to write straight up torture porn (not really anything wrong with that tbh.)
However, I think in Minho’s case, it was such an obvious case of displacement where the author clearly had someone in mind that they probably knew in real life that they really wanted to punish. It just made me so uncomfortable at times and I kept reading Sadistic Beauty because I just wanted it to come to a point where Minho ended up deserving his comeuppance or at least, he could have had an ironic or creative ending but I was sorely disappointed. I don’t complain about hating the story though although I greatly disliked it despite liking toxic manhwas in general. I just wish the author had respect for her characters, Mino in this case.
they seriously should go touch some grass. i get that they can feel upset for the character and all but it comes to a point and they have to realize that these characters don’t even EXISTlike ideky they even keep reading it if they hate it so much. it’s not that hard, really
There's really no evidence that Minho was a stand-in for a real person... Though I understand wishing things had turned out better for him. Both this story and Sadistic Beauty are not stories where things that are moral or just happen to the characters so I don't get why people are so obsessed with characters getting their comeuppance. It's gotta be masochism.
I agree. That’s why I no longer have any hope for this manga knowing the type of stories this artist likes and given that she gave a similar character design to Minho for this MC (I know this isn’t her original story). I just hoped for a more “deserved” ending for Minho in Sadistic Beauty. There is absolutely nothing wrong with torturing fictional characters that you made up, but as a reader, there is still an urge to ask the question “Why?” Like why does Minho need to go through all this? Does it develop his character? Does it make for a more compelling narrative? Unfortunately, the answer is “No” on all counts. SB, in particular, acts like there is some deeper empowering narrative behind Minho’s torture but it just feels empty. And I think that is what most readers are pissed about.
Lol wrong rant. I can’t believe how passionate I am on hating on Minho’s ending.
the thing is geumsan is not the author, she's just the artist for this manhwa
I was able to make peace with the way Minho's story ended after some time lol. I can't really excuse the bad writing decisions made in SB but reading some of the extras released in the paperback edition made me realize Minho is a pretty deep guy. His insecurity issues run really deep and his life with his abusive father after being bailed on by his mother really shaped the person he became. I know Yeonhui Woo used him as a punching bag most of the time, but imo she put a lot of thought into his character and probably wanted to flesh him out more but didn't due to external factors. And the extras at the end of Sadistic Beauty: Side Story B say that he eventually gets back into writing and makes peace with his relationship with Wookyung, so it's about as happy of an ending as he can get.
What is it about Lee Geumsan’s work that keeps angering these absolute lobotomites lol. It’s the exact same crowd that was pissed about Sadistic Beauty. Ig they just take a break from eating glue 24/7 to freak out about the story and act like the characters are real people who are getting hurt. There are still people in 2025 on this crazy pilgrimage for Minho’s honor, as if he isn’t a fictional character whose story ended years ago. We’re probably going to see people in 2027 making petitions on change dot org to get Jiwook emancipated from Juyeon.