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“Serial heartbreaker Chae Young Un rescues self-destructive Jang Yeon Ho, forging an unbreakable bond of love and redemption.”
Awfully Damn Kiss and Hug
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6.69
15,013 rank · 4,308 readers · 39 favorites
Shoujo
School
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Serial heartbreaker Chae Young Un rescues self-destructive Jang Yeon Ho, forging an unbreakable bond of love and redemption.
The beautiful Chae Young Un is used to dating guys and breaking up with them shortly after, but when one day she encounters the enigmatic first year student, Jang Yeon Ho, beating up a guy who had just stolen her wallet, their lives become unmistakable intertwined. Unable to leave him alone, Chae Young finds herself worrying and taking care of him as Jang Yeon Ho attempts to drive himself further and further into destruction. Is it pity or love that makes Chae Young Un care about Jang Yeon Ho? She's not so sure, but whatever it may be, Chae Young refuses to leave his side. Jang Yeon Ho is haunted by his past and Chae Young Un cannot leave him alone. And while Jang Yeon Ho tries to fend her kindness off, he slowly begins to find that living is a whole lot brighter with her by his side. A story about broken people finding love and redemption.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 16 sampled reviews
5.8
/10
What 16 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 3.07
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.07 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.8 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 2.3
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Score over time
↓ 3.19
Running avg · Jan 2016 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “So I went into this series completely blind as I didn't read it's blurb. I had no preconceived notions about the plot or the characters so I was a bit lost for the first few chapters. I kept on...”
- 10 “OKAY! so after reading like more than 70 romantic shoujos I was looking for something different and I just happened to find an image of this manga somewhere. I'm glad I looked into it! Trust me...”
- 10 “This manhwa was one of the very best of what I've read so far. The story is not too complicated yet not a cliche. The art is very nicely detailed. I loved how the two characters slowly came closer...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 38%
Long · 13%
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 56 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 7h 28m approx
- Published Dec 2013 – Sep 2018
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M29937 catalog