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“Woo-yeon wants to escape his step-brother Woo-jin at university, but memory gaps and Woo-jin's smugness hint at hidden events.”
Placebo
플라시보
6.07
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Synopsis
Woo-yeon wants to escape his step-brother Woo-jin at university, but memory gaps and Woo-jin's smugness hint at hidden events.
"Let's play..." All Woo-yeon Seo wants is a simple university experience away from his intensely annoying step-brother, Woo-jin. So imagine his frustration when Woo-jin not only gets into the same university as Woo-yeon, but also follows him to the same major and even the same classes! Woo-yeon's determined to make the world see how awful his brother truly is, but...well, his memory has been really spotty these days and, to top things off, Woo-jin seems to be acting even more smug than usual. Just what is going on in the times Woo-yeon can't remember, and what does Woo-jin have to do with it? "Playtime's over." (Source: Lezhin Entertainment)
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median 4
mode 2
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Oct 2024 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 6 “This series is strangely addictive, keeping me hooked despite its dark and twisted nature. However, the heavy reliance on dubcon and rape, combined with the confusing transition where the MC...”
- 2 “The introduction of a secondary love interest briefly provided a glimmer of hope for a healthier narrative direction. However, the story is fundamentally ruined by its normalization of sexual...”
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Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Placebo begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 58 ch ch × vol
- Total read 7h 44m approx
- Published Jun 2023 – Jan 2025
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M70952 catalog