The mystery behind Miso’s and SungYeon’s memories revealed!
Creative Staff
Original Story/Art: GyeongYun Jeong/MyeongMi Kim
Translation: Kakao Entertainment
What They Say
Miso has reunited with the boy from her dreams, but much to her disappointment, there are still so many questions left unanswered…The more she digs, the more she feels things aren’t adding up. Why doesn’t Sungyeon remember her? What is the spider that haunts her memories? How did Youngjun get those strange scars on his ankles? And just who in the world is Hyun?
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Miso has reunited with the boy from her past. Or has she? She and SungYeon meet up to piece the details of the kidnapping incident. However, the more they talk, the more SungYeon’s account doesn’t add up. He’s also strangely fixated on making Miso his, though she’s not the least interested. On the contrary, her relationship with YoungJun only progresses further and faster.
Despite the darker issues surrounding the kidnapping incident, this is a romcom, and those passionate moments get tripped up by bouts of sleepiness and misplaced tablets. Even so, their romance gets to a point that those around them take notice. It’s impossible for Mr. Park to know the exact details of what’s happening between the couple, but his “underwear” heart-to-heart with YoungJun is well-timed advice, plus it’s hilarious.
Then the truth spews out in the second half of the volume. Mrs. Lee finally tells SungYeon what actually happened in the past. Shortly afterward, a triggering incident unlocks Miso’s memories. We see the kidnapping as it unfolds from Miso’s then YoungJun’s perspectives. These chapters clarify it all – everyone’s various phobias, the conflict between the Lee brothers, the gaps in SungYeon’s recollections, YoungJun’s scars.
But while the kidnapping and its aftermath do provide a rationale for the current state of events, certain elements may have you raising your eyebrows. When I watched the What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim? TV adaption, I found the explanation of SungYeon’s guilty conscience rewriting events difficult to swallow; having read the manhwa, I still feel the same about that aspect of the story. The manhwa does do a better job of portraying the family instability that leads to YoungJun “losing” his own memories and the decades-long farce that follows. However, the part where YoungJun gets his original name changed because it sounded too much like his brother’s doesn’t make much sense to me.
Anyway, now that the past has been clarified, we can look forward to seeing how it affects everyone’s present!
Extras include illustration gallery, next volume preview, artist’s note, and translation notes.
In Summary:
Even though YoungJun’s hot brother has his sights on Miso, things haven’t headed into love triangle territory. Rather, Miso grows closer to YoungJun – to the point where things start getting steamy between the two. Then everything slams to a halt when the truth behind the kidnapping is revealed. Pretty much all the mysteries get resolved, but our characters’ responses to these revelations remain to be shown.
Content Grade: B
Art Grade: A-
Text/Translation Grade: B
Age Rating: 13+
Released By: Ize Press
Release Date: May 21st, 2024
MSRP: $18.00
