Lex's manga / #Comedy(241)

How far (or low) can an attractive body take you in a slum? Pretty and well endowed, Choi Hyungdo scrapes together a living as a waiter by day and porn actor by night. He's occasionally called in for odd jobs at the male brothel where the charismatic owner, Lee Gyung, relentlessly tries to seduce him. Hyungdo feels as though he’s spiraling, but his attraction to Gyung feels as real as his imminent bankruptcy. The descent may be ruthless, but it's not without its pleasures. ----------- Lee Gyung & Choi Hyungdo's relationship is such an insanely mesmerizing one. From beginning to finish, their dynamic reels you in. Gyung's twistedness mixed with Hyungdo's own one makes up this rather strangely ever so intriguingly fascinating pair. Gyung is so messed up so. Somehow the author managed to make their chemistry as such that Gyung's sick actions somehow felt consensual in a way (it's still a crime, not condoning his actions here. Just saying that the author managed to handle their relationship and the plot in such a way that it didn't feel as much so, if at all). Hyungdo's such an interesting main character to follow, he's never strayed from his straight-forward and headstrong personality from beginning to finish. Yet he was also very endearing in his own way at the same time. And the same applied to Gyung's character. I felt very satisfied with the ending, which is rather unusual for me. It felt like all loose-ends were tied, and that it had come to its end in due time. Without being rushed. I also let out quite a few giggles as I read through this. And the Art's quite the sight as well.

Computer science major Chu Sangwoo is the epitome of an inflexible and strict rule-abiding person. While working on a liberal arts group project with freeloaders who don’t put in any effort, Sangwoo reasonably decides to remove their names from the final presentation. But he didn’t imagine how involved he would become with the person whose study-abroad plans were messed up because of that project. The involved person: the campus star who everyone knows, Department of Design’s Jang Jaeyoung. He has everything from skills, looks, family background and good relationships except for 1 big problem: Chu Sangwoo. What happens when an engineer and an artist whose personalities are like oil and water have to work together? Jang Jaeyoung is like a semantic error in the perfect world of Chu Sangwoo. Will Sangwoo be able to debug this? ------------ This is so ridiculous I love it. The Art's beautiful and the plot's really entertaining. Jaeyoung & Sangwoo's polar opposite personalities really make their relationship dynamic all the more interesting. ----- Ch.71

I like how silly this one gets at times, the plot's very simple but still manages to be entertaining.

The main character, Seung-hee, looks like an ordinary student, but he is homosexual and likes crossdressing. He lives a quiet life at school, meets people in Internet gay communities, and tries to find his true connections, but it is not easy. One day, Seung-hee meets a man of the gay community and eventually scuffles with him. To make matters worse, he will be witnessed by Park Seung-taek, a classmate of his. ---------- This BL really hit differently. Every character had so much depth. Seunghee's character was especially fascinating. There's something about him that just draws you in and makes you root for him the entire ride through. Suhyeok's character felt a little lacking at times, but he was still a very interesting one to follow. But above all, Kyubin & Seungtaek's dynamic was such a breathtaking one, First of all, the author really took me by surprise by handling their story first. A huge change compared to most BLs in the way the 'second couple' trope was handled. It got me to be even more invested in their story, as well as being filled with anticipation regarding Seughee's story's arrival. I'm also really glad that they chose not to dwell on the two adult characters (forgot their names, sorry). Maybe as a side story it may be interesting, but I feel like had it been included within this one, it would have spoiled the plot's main focus, making the story drag on uselessly. Inbeom's character was a really interesting one as well. Instead of causing useless drama within the relationship, he grew as a character and learned from his mistakes. I don't condone his past sexual and physical assault acts towards Seungtaek, but he did learn from these mistakes he committed. And decided willingly to step back and change his ways. That made him all the more interesting as a character and made me want to root for him to get back on track. His earnest friendship with Seunghee's development was also a really endearing one. Seeing those two damages and hurt characters fill in each other's voids was really interesting. Finally, Seunghee & Suhyeok's relationship felt hectic at times, and it also came off a little forced at it's beginning, but after we got the flashbacks & explanations for Suhyok's feelings for Seunghee, it then all came together and felt just right. Making their relationship feel real and filled to the brim with chemistry. I really quite liked how it developed over time. I would have loved for it to be lomger. Especially for their College years' arrival. After Suhyok also came out to his father and Seunghee's relationship with his started to change, I feel like there's some unexploited potential left here and there that could be worked on. Making this even more interesting, as well as showing us further character growth in the process.