I really like Megumu (the supposedly straight guy who is friends with Natsume) cause I think he looks and acts really hot. But for some reason he looks familiar. I swear I’ve seen a character that looks like him in some manga/manhua/ anime, but I just don’t know where. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I make it a point to not read the entire manhua from start to finish because I still cringe at the mistakes Yiyoung makes and our first impression of Kang as being terrible.
Nevertheless, I decided to go back and reread Kang's past relationship and had come to remember that he was dumped because the other party (the brown haired lady at the bar with the daughter), didn't take their relationship seriously and figured her priorities were her daughter. In other words, Kang was the only one whose feelings were genuine and he felt tossed aside for someone else more important. As a last parting remark, his ex said something along the lines as "date someone younger, like in their early twenties. give the youngsters a chance, blah blah blah". (Well, low and behold Yiyoung who came at that time.)
Point being, we know that Director Kang felt harshly tossed aside because when push came to shove, his ex favored someone else's happiness over his. This is where I think he and Yiyoung are similar in that matter; they both are serious. With the way things are going, Yiyoung might move up big time in the world because he'll be more and more recognized as like some celebrity, and it'll somehow cause Kang to retreat back out of fear for being tossed aside again because he'll think Yiyoung will leave him behind. This is prob in my opinion when Kang went out with Yiyoung (driving lesson date) you see his face turn a bit disgruntled/serious when Yiyoung mentioned he wanted to get to know Director Kang “for the sake of business”. Evidently, Kang secretly wanted Yiyoung to take him out for dinner and places for the sake of wanting to be genuinely interested in him as a person, and not for some personal gain.
Somehow, their relationship right now can be described like some teeter totter game where in one instance we will see Yiyoung make advances, but the moment Kang humors him as well, Yiyoung reverts back to business-like (like that one "date night"). Perhaps this is the reason why this manhua is called "On or Off". They constantly dance and shift into this game of pursue and retreat in both work and off-of-work setting with no strings attached. Let me know what you think about the title. Did I get it right?
Nicely summed up and analysed... But I will have to disagree with you on the point that Kang wanted Yiyoung to take him to dinner, etc... Because as I understand from his POV series he was merely looking to hook up with Yiyoung and was doing whatever he was doing like playing footsie, etc as a way of flirting. That's why he was surprised to know that Yiyoung had feelings for him. So until that revelation Kang didn't really consider this possibility.
Having said that, since that point he seems to struggle between his business principles of not mixing business with pleasure and suddenly finding himself more drawn to Yiyoung than he would like...
My two cents...
Oops I didn’t mean to say he wanted to take him to dinner. I just meant that he was looking forward to Yiyoung also wanting to establish a connection. But yeah it right xD
On the very first panel, when He Tian and Mo are submerged underwater, I see He Tian’s face look serious holding Mo. This panel somehow reminds me of an earlier chapter when we saw a flashback/dream of little He Tian get thrown overboard in the water from a boat by his brother telling him to “swim to shore”. Something tells me that He Tian is uneasy with going in the water or at least submerging his head because he has uncomfortable flashbacks of it. This is probably why He Tian couldn’t go into the water himself and took Mo with him to secretly feel at ease. Could also be I’m thinking way too damn hard about that scene ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Oh damn i did not realise this,,you really are onto somethingヾ(☆▽☆)
Wow. I completely agree. Also if it says 1 dislike, I'M SORRY! I meant to click the like button!
PRESSURE!
Pushing down on you pushing down on me
No man asks for!
Besides the fact that they stripped to get into the water, we just found out one of Mo’s fears-caterpillars/insects?
One of my major turn-offs in manhua/manga is a slutty uke, and another is an uke getting hurt while being abused. But for SOME reason, this one has me keep coming back to it. I think the reason I like this is because while other manga show a toxic relationship in which the uke is treated unfairly against his will and is usually the first to fall for the seme. But here, it is the seme that falls for him first. the uke actually is an extreme masochist already, which is alright since everything that happens to him is exactly what he wants happen. In a way, it’s relieving how his extreme masochism and promiscuity somehow saves him from the fate of suffering from blackmail and abuse that ukes would normally have. It’s kind of rewarding to find ukes that are tough and not afraid of having sex from the seme. Honestly, there’s this kind of innocence to Kudou and he’s a bit insane xD ╮(￣▽￣)╭
I love it how Yiyoung was trying to run away from his co-workers and literally fell into the arms of Director Kang. It reminds me of a little boy getting scared and running straight into his daddy’s arms for safety.
It's not the first time either...hehehe