OMG i read the novel for this…. it wasn’t really my cup of tea but wow nice that it’s getting a manhwa adaptation (this is a little rough so readers who aren’t into the whole MC gets beaten every chapter thing probably won’t like this that much lol…. i don’t think the ML say the MC’s entire uninjured face until like forty chapters into the novel lol)
for the people curious about the MC’s backstory…
i started reading this novel and i took a break (i’m gonna pick it back up soon) but i just thought i would write out the MC’s backstory for the people who might be curious (if there’s anything wrong i apologize in advance again i took a break so i may have forgotten some stuff) - basically MC was ur typical trainee, a dirt poor kid who had a lot of passion for music. he had another trainee who took care of him and eventually became his boyfriend (i don’t remember if they were ever official but nevertheless), but when ivan got popular and this trainee didn’t, their relationship soured. when they fucked the trainee would sort of mock him and tell him that he should sell his body not his music, and eventually things get worse as the trainee keeps asking for money from the MC. the MC gets fed up and mocks the trainee back by feeling him he’s giving the trainee one last check if he blows him (iirc that’s why the MC feels a certain type of way about blowjobs lol)
anyway, MC starts to become really cynical about love and fame which is why he’s harsh on the ML sometimes. he wants the ML (in the sexual sense) so bad that it makes him look stupid lmao, and it’s sort of implied he’s very pent up from not having sex at all due to (a) not wanting to be outed as gay and (b) not really having an opportunity to do so. i think he also somewhat dislikes that the ML is so flippant about his fame/popularity, considering how hard *he* fought to get a place in the industry.
in the future tho be warned as the MC behaves kind of like an asshole. after he gets to sleep with the ML, he cuts him off completely with the whole ‘it was just a one night stand’ sort of attitude and then drops new music with the inspiration he got from the sex. obviously the ML is heartbroken, and comes out months later with a diss. track of the MC (hence the name LOL!!)
as a heads up while i think the art is phenomenal the manhwa doesn’t follow the novel exactly which is a little unfortunate (like it skips over pov changes from other characters which misses out on how other characters perceive the MC)… also the MC does have a reason for why he acts the way he does, rather than being cocky i’d say he’s just really cynical about relationships and fame. honestly i love it though and keep in mind that he’s a somewhat unreliable narrator (imo)
“why is tae being so stupid? ilay punched him in the guts, had (oral) sex with the guy he liked, told tae multiple times that he’s not his type and that’s he’s only average looking, and threatens to kill him multiple times, isn’t it obvious ilay’s in love?” - this is how some of yall sound in the comments rn but fr like how is tae suppose to know like don’t even try to bring up the having sex thing tae watched him fuck like three men he didn’t even like
Tae did flee from him. He’s with him against his will. He’s a prisoner.