kei_k's manga / #Friendship(234)

read long time ago, not sure if I'll re-read anytime soon.

I liked Naru, but I think his character's development lacked in some aspects... I really had a crush on Shinah, though. He's good-looking, smart, and a gentleman. I was turned off when he let Juhi (the tutor) kiss him as she liked though, even if he claims he liked Ida since before. He's not good at fighting like Naru, and he seems to be a sadist/dominant male character, but if he were to be sincerely in love with me (and wouldn't even give others chance to flirt with him), then he's someone I'd really like to have. :p

I found Danbi strong but she really pissed me off. I couldn't feel the sincerity in the romance at all, until the end. I didn't like the romance at all since Danbi didn't seem in love at all and Hansol was easygoing until the end (ugh how could he just let the actress kiss him). Disappointing. Story had potential. Never really felt her connection with Bada. Really wish she was more sincere to Dohyun. She didn't need to pretend. But I guess it's fine that she at least tried.

The ending where Minha could suddenly hear was too unrealistic, but considering Hyojae's visit, perhaps that's the miracle they were waiting for.

late marking. read long time ago, not sure if I'll re-read anytime soon. [translations seem on indefinite hiatus]

Ch22

I didn't like Nanhui that much in the earlier chapters because she was too forward yet still in denial. I guess it's because she followed him around too much but still had some guts to talk back proudly. When Younjin told her to stop acting cheap, it was offensive, but I honestly thought she kind of deserved it by the way she acted. Youngjin was not the best male lead out there, as he also intentionally treated her coldly despite being interested, but it was also because she kept following him that he wanted to continue more. With his departure arc, I thought he was clear about his feelings for her already that's why he went to her and even kissed her. But what, after he came back, he was still apparently unsure of his feelings. It was offensive to him how he thought she played around with his feelings when she acted out her pretense of dating another guy to make him jealous, but I can't totally blame her. C'mon, he left her hanging! He left after kissing her and giving her hope for their relationship only to find out that he's disappeared and nobody else knew where he was. Of course she was frustrated. It's like, she finally thought she was liked back but then it was taken in an instant. She could've waited more patiently though, especially when she knew that she was dragging a lot of people with her actions. Anyway, it was a bit reassuring that she had thought it over before accepting him back. After all, it was just right for him to understand what she's gone through, too, so that they'd be able to avoid it happening in the future. Ah, also, honestly, I didn't find anything special about Nanhui. She appeared as a stubborn and spoiled princess with a loud mouth to me. They say she's pretty cute, but apart from that, she's nothing really special (though they say she's funny, I say she's normal). Then again, there will always be someone who finds something special in another person.

Yandere alert! I dislike Yerim (Nurse) very much as she was the master manipulator of most, if not all tragedies in this story. I'm actually surprised that Gayun didn't deal with her sooner. Of course I'm very bothered about how they couldn't differentiate Song Yi and A Ul when she only changed clothes and pushed back her hair a little bit. Their height difference is noticeable too. How about their voice? Haha. It's kinda ridiculous, really, but anyway.. I thought Gayun will discover SongYi's secret sooner especially because he had a lot of "..." moments while observing A Ul. Urk. But really, it sucks to be popular, eh? This manga made me realize that even more. That there could be people who desperately seek their love to be reciprocated to the point of threatening the other with their own lives. Like, duh. He's not even allowed to live for himself? If he were to take responsibility for the life of one person who threatens to commit suicide if he doesn't go along with her, then what would happen if more people would demand that? Where would that leave him? Poor guy. It's such a burden to be popular. Anyway, unlike other HMR heroines, I can take SongYi more. I mean she at least has really good points unlike the other characters. We can see here how even when she's neglected, she tries hard to be look after herself and even A Ul. She even sacrificed her life to fill in for A Ul while he can't attend the school since their parents care too much about his reputation, too. She's strong. She may have been manipulated by Yerim and may seem so indecisive, but I'm glad that the conflicts aren't as dragged out. For example, when she chose Seryun after his confession as Yerim instructed, she let Gayun go but quickly went after him after thinking it over. It's good that she was able to catch up with Gayun and he accepted her immediately. I'm glad he's actually not a jerk to her. Even when he found out about SongYi. I'm glad he didn't make a fuss about thinking she's doing it for revenge or something. For once, I really liked Gayun, too. Especially when he thought it over and still accepted SongYi after all (suspecting that something happened with Seryun included). Seryun is hard to ignore, though. He's such a sweetie. I hope he gets someone deserving, because he's innocent and sweet.