I don't think he is dumb, just that until recently his focus is different that academics is on the back seat. I'm more curious what made him stop idol training.
I agree. Plus intelligent ML and MC would be so much more promising. It would have been awesome to see them in their full potential instead of Byul acting like a headless chicken during exams and begging people to teach him. I hate the geniusXdumb trope because the power dynamic is imbalanced.
He's not dumb tho he's naive and clearly a sheltered kid who until middle school didn't care abt school bc he was gonna be an idol and now it's suffering the consequences of both
Power dynamics when they are both teenagers acting like teenagers LMAO
Power dynamic is a broad term, you know that right? Do you think only adults have it? It shapes all types of relationships both romantic and/or social. It shows how people perceive themselves in a group and determines who is heard or who gets to set standards for 'normal' behavior. I'm pretty sure high schoolers are more than qualified to have it. In fact I think high school is a smorgasbord of "power dynamic" especially with their raging hormones, or in this particular case, their raging pheromones and second genders.
im still mad the author made byul dumb like??? i get that hyesung was not the brightest but c'mon let's acknowledge his specialty which is being a math wizard, also isn't dojin very smart too? he even teaches hyesung at some point. i love dumb MC's but that trope is getting exhausting, give my baby some justice.