You’re So Cool 1
Posted: July 9, 2009 Filed under: You're So Cool 1 Comment »Once again, I love cutie Korean series like this one. I’m not sure what it is about them, but they never fail to entertain me.
This one’s really, really awesome. Which is probably what I say about all of them, but I seem to always mean it. The main character is Nan-Wo, a freshman with a huge crush on the dream boy in her school, Seung-Ha. Everything about Seung-Ha is perfect, from his manners to his looks to his sports abilities. Nan-Wo, on the other hand… well, her clumsiness is legendary, she’s constantly late to school, and is apparently only average-looking. But fates align and Seung-Ha zeroes on on Nan-Wo and asks her to be his girlfriend. And… wait for it… turns out Seung-Ha is also a legendary punk outside of school.
The buildup to the first date is just perfect. There’s lots of Seung-Ha being nice at school, lots of Seung-Ha standing up to the merciless teasing Nan-Wo has to put up with after the two of them start going out, and lots of perfect shoujo moments between the two. Nan-Wo has extended fantasies about the date the two of them will go on. And then… well, the date happens. Seung-Ha hits all the punkish jerk buttons, and I loved every minute of it. From there on out, he also terrorizes her at school with a nice-boy smile, something that turned out to be absolutely terrifying and hilarious.
There are a few other things the series has going for it, the most interesting being Nan-Wo’s home life. She seems to have two brothers and absentee parents. The two brothers have their own lives that aren’t really commented on in the story, but seem like they will be developed further in future volumes. Seung-Ha also offers a dark look when a teacher comments on his home life, so there’s probably something there… and I really have to know what makes Seung-Ha pull off the perfect Jekyll and Hyde act.
It’s not extraordinary, but it is a highly enjoyable cutie Korean comic, and I’m pretty sure anyone that feels inclined to pick it up won’t be disappointed.
This was a review copy provided by Yen Press.
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