Jieun's Favorite

I LOVE THIS MANGA IDGAF! people always complain how “she’s still the same” or that “there’s no real chemistry" yet it been shown little by little. Her personality is still timid and she cries a lot but she strong in her own way. She explains this herself how although she’s empathetic and reserved, she can still stand her ground when it matters.

Somewhere along the way, we started hating FL characters like this because they don’t fit the “strong badass fl” which is a physically powerful, fearless, emotionally stoic heroine who never needs help. People claim they want a “strong FL,” yet bash anyone who isn’t bold and loud. But strength comes in many forms. There are countless traits that can define a strong female lead.

True diversity means representing all kinds of women: bold, timid, emotional, logical, nurturing, independent. Hating timid characters is basically gatekeeping what “acceptable” femininity looks like. You’re just creating another restrictive standard for how women should act. For example: “Women shouldn’t be weak or shy they should be bold and fearless.” That’s the same problem as before, limiting women to one personality type.

We as woman has so many conflict emotions and this manga portrays that beautifully. Not to mention they’re teenagers! Do you really expect teens to have perfect communication skills in a relationship? Especially Uka, who’s only just starting to come out of her shell. Kai isn’t perfect either as his past relationships weren’t great. The beauty of their relationship is that they’re trying. Their communication isn’t always verbal, but it’s there in their actions. And at the end of the day, they understand each other and that’s what matters

People saying this is “cringe” forget that it’s supposed to be like that, they’re in high school and still learning. Not to mention, this manga is old! All the characters are different, which is the point: people have different personalities and struggles. The doubts they feel because of outside opinions, and their effort to communicate despite insecurities, show how raw and imperfect they are and that’s what makes it real.

As a hardcore shoujo girly, this is one of my favorites bc it's so old school. It’s exactly what I used to read in middle school, daydreaming, “This will happen to me when I get to high school.” Shoujo was created to comfort young girls even if it’s a little cringe sometimes. It was specifically targeted at school aged girls and was never just about romance. It’s about personal growth, friendship, and hope. Despite the cringe factor, we loved it and that’s the magic of classic shoujo.

Sorry for this long rant but I absolutely adore my old cringe classic shoujo coming from a girl who just graduated!

im on ch 93 and WHAT is happening, am i going insane or has the writing gotten like Shakespearian??? LOOOL Like i sweeear we didn't have things like 'hark thee', and every dialogue bubble is written like a soliloquy gfiswfek

Anyway, I really really miss Arabella ;-; I'm gutted they actually killed her. I do appreciate that as silly as this story can be some times it feels quite a bit different from a lot of other revenge villainess webtoons where they become a better person and the 'evil guys' get their just desserts. I like that her revenge isn't perfect or satisfying, at least not long-term? She'll get one good thing happen but she'll hurt others along the way like Arabella - who was dead in the previous life anyway but died because of the accidental seed Ariadne planted during her revenge - and then her the mom (i forget her name lool) who was a comedically horrible person but her death also wasn't satisfying, she chose to protect her awful son at the cost of her own life??? was not expecting that! And then the prince, i feel like the ML in these are usually so perfect and powerful but he's kinda pathetic... in a good way ╮(￣▽￣)╭ we love a pathetic king

bro couldve just has trauma about bullying without the grooming thing but the author just insisted huh. (╬￣皿￣)凸

Typical "I had no ideas for a decent plot for a comic so I did what everyone else without a gram of imagination and writing skills did and made a comic about a girl with big breasts getting d over and over again because that's just what the public wants! not that I find that hot. No. Of course not. I would never! Anyways so in the latest chapter the gets SA'd and I think we should REALLY emphasize that she is uncomfortable and doesn't want it, so no one mistakenly thinks that it's consensual. That's like, not hot at all. Consent? Ew."

People always like to say "oh he doesn't know maxis past, so ofc he expects her to want to live like a princess".
But really? What would him knowing about her past change? What does it even matter? What is actually happening here is that he disregards her wishes and what she is SAYING. Do you think he'd stop putting maxi on a pedestal if he knew her past when he doesn't even listen to her????
If I had been raped and as such was sensitive to touch and would tell my partner "don't touch me" but they didn't knew my past would it be okay if touched me? OF COURSE NOT. I said no.
Maxi said she doesn't expect luxury, she couldn't gave been any clearer.
Yet he denies her any agency over her life. Remember: he didn't agree because she wanted to go, but because the soldiers wanted her to. From the start he has been a pouting baby becasue maxi didn't do was he wanted.

And y'all need to chill with maxi not casting a barrier yet. To me it seems as if the battle has been going on for about 10 seconds and maxi is a battle first timer. Soldiers have similar reactions. Riftan and his people are veterans so ofc their reactions are quicker.
I expect she will have saved everyone with her barrier. Very very sure.

The last dozen chapters have been so weird and annoying. Everyone loves lippe, lippe is the best and kindest person ever and forgives Haillena. Such a weird idea to introduce a new character so fucking late - and then she dies. It feels like she was only there because the author wanted someone to die but didn't want to sacrifice anyone of the main cast. Weird ass shit.
Also the expressions are getting on my nerves so badly, everyone looks the same when they have specific face expressions. I'm esp talking about that face where they bite their lip. Or when the veins pop. It looks ridiculous and then EVERYONE does it. It makes them look indistinguishable.

I really liked the beginning and I liked when lippe and rias got together but the middle part (idol singing era) and this are so weird. Everything is so rushed and anticlimactic and boring. Like the final showdown with emperor was so??? Bland??? And then he randomly reappears and vanishes again. But actually it's not over yet, there's another evil guy so another boring fight ensues and the cherry on top is the characters dropping dead and then getting up again until the sacrificial lamb haillena actually dies.

I’m not gonna say that people should defend ari, i too, think she needs to grow up and leave that man. But some of you people are acting like she deserves to be abused by mincheol. I think it’s very weird that some of you (NOT ALL keyword NOT ALL) will try and justify it by saying “she chose to stay with him” and then wish she’ll be abused. somehow some of you think by defending ari, we’re somehow also against haesoo. i’m telling you now, everyone giving ari grace is also a big defender of haesoo, it’s that fucking carrot head that everyone agrees needs to disappear. You hated it when haesoo was being mistreated, so why are you suddenly okay with seeing another woman be put in her position? I also don’t want to see people say “she knew what she was doing when she messed with a married man” when she was under the impression he was single, and then after encountering haesoo, a divorced man.

She has no knowledge of haesoo and minshit’s history, we just think ari should automatically believe haesoo because she’s objectively the good person and protagonist and also telling the truth. but it doesn’t work like that… should ari have been more diligent? yes definitely, she’s being a bit dumb right now, but that does not warrant her being mistreated and abused in a toxic relationship. if we’re following the korean age system, she’s actually 24 in western society, not that it matters much anyway. i really want to see people stop bringing up her age because no matter what, no woman deserves to be mistreated.

Maybe in another universe, ari stops to talk to haesoo and ask her for the truth, and then also believes what haesoo is saying. then they get along and cut out that carrot headed bitch out their lives forever. They’d have an older sister and younger sister dynamic. And then ari dates someone actually appropriate for her age, who doesn’t lead her on or use her a blowup sex doll. Someone else also said this but i forget who, i think yall also forget that the plot conveniently needed mincheol to stay at someone else’s place after the big blow out fight with haesoo, so they HAD to make ari forgive him…. and yeah this is naive as hell for ari, but she thinks mincheol won’t see his ex-wife anymore cause he’ll live with her full time.

tldr i think we should all stream “mean girl” by katseye

you see she actually lost feelings for you and started liking me so i actually didn't steal her.... it wasn't my fault (and shes also totally not a cheater)

peak writing

This was so weird, mc isn’t much of a loser just lonely with no people around to have a genuine connection and the ml is the same, I thought maybe the conflict would be the ml approaching him not taking him seriously, hurting him and THEN realizing later on that he likes mc but like, no, sure he met up with not much expectation but he realized his feelings pretty early for his interactions to be all genuine and not him just playing with mc,

But also bro it says they’ve known each other for five years, like holy shit FIVE years, but then turns out it’s just Twitter replies once a month or once every four months ?/? What is thissss, and then also why did ml snap at him like “oh if I kiss you are you gonna go tell everyone? Are you gonna spread rumors?” All mocking and snappy as if mc had done anything to him, it wasn’t even that he was mad about half his sweater being visible in the pic mc posted cause then from his pov that’s not even a thought he has, he just gets giddy about mc sharing a pic of a moment they shared together, so what was that about???

And ml already knew he likes mc, and mc calls him out on acting like he’s playing with him when he wants to kiss but doesn’t go through with it, like clearly mc said he’s disappointed he didn’t kiss him so he has no room to think mc doesn’t like him too, so when he’s called out about his behavior why doesn’t he then and there confess he likes him and make his move? Just turns around and leaves as if mc is the one that wronged him somehow?

And then the only reason they don’t talk again for monthssss again is cause he called mc at the time his job ends and just takes the call cancellation as rejection as if being in subway or busy isn’t a possibility? And why didn’t mc call back too? Like bro yall literally have dms, if you think things are over then what do you have to lose? Why not send a message asking if it’s the end then? They’re both avoiding the situation and assuming rejection, like y’all both like each other enough to really wish it isn’t over, is it not worth it putting aside pride and possible embarrassment or hurt and taking a chance making a move one last time so you get a straight rejection and never have regrets of “what if it wasn’t over and I was the one that walked away, what if they’re thinking the same so we’re at a stalemate”????

Like they left wayyyy too much to chance, several times leaving it to chance for the other to see the chicken photo on the same day and come, or to see his love confession on tv by chance etc, BROS JUST TAKE ACTION, HOW MANY MONTHS AND YEARS HAVE YOU LOST, WHAT IS THIS BEHAVIOR

The assault was definitely unnecessary, we already know he’s a insensitive prick, didn’t need to go to ASSAULT to prove a point.

I NEVER GAVE UP HOPE IM SO GLAD ITS BACK AFTER THREE YEARS THIS CLIFFHANGER GOT NOTHING ON ME ILL WAIT AGAIN

Bruh. This manwha started so good and it could've been great but nooooo, she had to go and catch feelings for the dad and try to get with him. Like WTF. Way to traumatize that boy even more than he already was.
I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU!! WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU!!!

The title should be:

"A girl choosing the wrong guy in the longest roundabout way"

or

"How to waste your energy for a complete stranger just to make him your boyfriend"

or

"Girl willingly get tangled in some unnecessary dramas between stupid ex-couple"

or simply

"How to ruin your life"

everytime one of u dense creatures misreads a character's motives, and why they act a certain way, an angel loses its wings yall be missin the point sometimes

*describes really graphic rape fantasy*
“you seem like a decent guy, you should give it a shot”

Sorry, but I don't want to see kids doing stuff.

Fuck these people on the comments are pissing me off. Do y'all ever get bullied/seen someone get bullied in real life??? Do y'all understand how bullying works? Fucking hell. Bullies choose their victims BEFORE they do the bullying, so whether you stay quiet or fight back, they'll bully you either way! If you're being docile, they're gonna step more and more past the line, but if you fight back, they'll hate that you think you can oppose them!

Do you think if Jun fight back everyone would side with him because they hate bullies? No fucking way. Do you know why bystander acting they way they do? Because they don't wanna get tangled up in the situation and ended up being the next victim.

Have you ever went to Korean high school? If not then shut the fuck up, you're showing your stupidity and ignorance by not trying to understand the situation than Jun is in. Bullying 'culture' in Korea and America is different, even if fighting back works in America, it might not work in Korea. A solution to bullying is not one fit all. Fight back? Well try telling that to thousands of high school bullying victims that took their own lives!

Can Jun stop acting so calculating and just live proper life? What do you think he's doing? He's trying his best to stay at the top without having to bully anyone and not get bullied. Why do you think he has the nerve to stop Minho from bullying Taesan? It's because he was sure everyone and Yohan would be on his side. That was the result of his 'useless calculation bullshit'.

I know some of y'all turned off your brains when reading yaoi, me too. But don't spew nonsense like you actually don't have brain at all!

See what's absolutely blowing tf out of me is the mere fact that others have to explain themselves as to why rape should never be romanticized. It's unfortunately is a lot of comics nowadays but that doesn't mean that you should tell others to stop complain about rape. It's wrong and that's it. Why are you even stating reasons as to why: "if you don't like it click off". Like what? At this point it's past the point of weird kinks. It's just weird and disgusting as fuck.

It's even the fact that I had to explain that incest, pedophilia and rape was wrong in the comment section on a mahwa/Bl and was instantly met with: It's psychological horror. It's in the tags? Ok, that still doesn't explain anything. A story can have psychological horror with thr copious amounts of assault. It's either your pilfering for views or--once again, you're weird as fuck.

The general storyline is great- don't get me wrong. But it would do wonders without rape in the plot.

I'm not sure what twisted mindset you grew up on yo accept things at face value and do nothing, but at least keep the stupid fucking comments yourself. Spouting useless bullshit trying to justify your reasoning for rape is nasty and disgusting. I would say touch grass, but I doubt that'd help.

All in all, telling someone that they should click off for triggers and that it is fictional is nefarious. Fictional? Yea, it is. But it is also a reflection on societal relationships. So wrap up the dumbfuckeey and keep it pushing. I can't believe people like you all these days accept assault, rape, incest and pedophilia at face value. That's disgusting as fuck and you should get an evaluation of your character if you can read something and not question it.

It's never about separating fiction from reality. It's the mere fact of you accepting said situation in either form. I can separate them. But if you can separate them and have no questions about this genre going mainstream, then take a step back and ask yourself: If I were in that situation would I accept it? It's all about the functional brain process and how you perceive things. Clearly more people need to take sociology classes.

Gotta love how the person who chocked and brutally raped him is treated like what he did was a slap on the wrist and he gets a happy 'heartfelt' ending with his victim. And this ladies and gentlemen doesn't get the horror tag it deserves, no. It's romance. Mc gets blamed by ml for something he didn't do, without being given a chance to explain himself AT ALL and gets brutally raped for it, with ml justifying being a rapist over the fact that he considers mc a bad person. And for what? Spreading a bad rumor! Lmao, a rapist calls someone who spread a rumor (actually didn't) a bad person. Well, dear ml, guess what gets you jail time. Aside from the obvious assault, he was also making assumptions based on NOTHING but his own bias. And his punishment? A single slap amd they have sex. Literally the ONLY time it was consensual. Dude is so impulsive and violent he's a danger to society.

I won't even comment on the plot which was boring as fuck. The manhwa was nothing but a freaking shitshow.

im baffled....dude raped him multiple times and has the audacity to say "i liked u since the beginning" yea alright mf....this shit normalizing rape is nasty.