I totally agree with you. Its like when your so obsessed with proving someone wrong, and its especially hard if its a close person like his father. I think in a situation like that a person doesn't care about how other people feel or how he treats them, its like being totally hypnotized and focused on that ONE thing. But now that he heard that there could be other things in life than just proving his father wrong, he might realize and overcome his trauma.
yesssss
Honestly kinda upsetting that people are reading this, failing to understand the situation and the author’s intentions behind the plot, yet continue to trash talk the manhwa… like there are so many worse manhwas out there and you’re choosing something like this to villainise…for what
totally YES!! i think this story is soo much more than just a relationship between jj and dan. It literally talks about so many problems people struggle with in real life, like jk backstory or dans back story. They only focus on that relationship and forget to enjoy the actual plot and story. they are the main topic, yes, but this story is so much more. and its incredible hard to write and come up with a story like this. it need so much work and knowledge
yessss!!! I found my people
Realllll cause every time I see a comment or post on TikTok people are always saying that JK is 100% in the wrong and is a shit person for the way he treats Dan. Literally disgracing and marginalising that jk is meant to be a character with depth and backstory too, instead of just focusing on the mc Like I dare say that Dan technically suffered a lot, yes, but JK suffered way more mentally and physically, yet they’re not even understanding of that. Along with the fact that it explainnssss his behaviour, but they’re continuously dismissing it as him just being a bad person to Dan blah blah blah like that’s the main focal point although there’s more depth and meaning other than the romance
YES im not trying to sound rude but i think those people who hate on a story like this are not really that smart to begin with, to actually understand a STORY its not just a relationship, if they want that so desperately they should go read those one shot things, there's a lot out there
Reallll like there are so many other stories with sweet and smooth love and romance journeys (I love them too sometimes so I’m not complaining) but this manhwa just wasn’t meant to be like that from the beginning and you can get a sense of that already within the first 10 chapters, yet they’re still choosing to trash talk it like if it’s not your cup of tea then just drop it and move on, why bother commenting negative stuff or making edits and posting videos about how bad it is, when the manhwa is clearly a good read
I think JJK's backstory is getting flak for a few reasons that I do think we should acknowledge. Mainly, it came at a bad time. We get his back story from a third-person perspective(not him) when he's at a low point at his life and its given to Kim Dan(the mc). When written in this way, to readers it feels like we are supposed to forgive him at this low point just bc he had a difficult past.
This is a writing tactic bc we generally read from the MC's perspective and so when a third party tells the back story, it feels as if we are being given a sob story to forgive the ML's actions based on his past. While this may not have been the author's exact goal, i just wanted to point out that's how readers are often going to receive it. Thus, JJK's character isnt given a lot of sympathy in the public eye.
I agree, and just bc a character is a 'bad person' doesn't make them badly written. If nothing else, I think a story like this that can generate so much discussion already proves its value.
Nah yeah and I get that it’s just I was trying to make a point that I mostly see negative comments and views on the manhwa and was sharing my perspective. I am wondering whether JK will personally share his past to Dan when the whole romance arc begins or whether the 3rd person perspective is all we’ll be getting, but yeah I get where you’re coming from.
Yeah yeah and I appreciate others truly understanding that, whereas some don’t get the point and shallowly judge and criticise the manhwa.
After rereading it, I've formed a new opinion about the jinx. I saw a lot of readers have been disappointed in the jinx because its so much more simple than we expected.
But after rereading it from JJK's POV, that might be the point. Jinx is the starting point of the story and the word itself implies something supernatural, but JJK's jinx here is as simple as someone getting a full night of sleep before an exam. But i think the simplicity combined with JJK's obsessive adherence to it is the point.
Because of his difficult past and inherently prideful nature, he has a very deep emotional dependence on success and he'll cling to anything that will boost his chances. His whole routine of cologne, milk and sex are technically all part of his 'jinx'. He clings to this idea of a jinx bc it brings him comfort that he'll succeed the next competiton.
In many ways, this is very in-character with JJK, to obsess over even the little simple details. Yes we as readers expected more, but I think it adds to JJK's character how manic he can get into the little things as long as it contributes to his performance. He jumps very quickly to the idea of a jinx. I wasn't a big fan of the origin story at first but after rereading it, I do think it adds layers to JJK's character. He's not just obsessive and OCD about his routines but he's desperate to find his footing.