“Youngmin reunites with "Jihoon"—now a different soul post-accident—who needs help hiding his identity, yet sparks still fly.”
Shining Summer
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Youngmin reunites with "Jihoon"—now a different soul post-accident—who needs help hiding his identity, yet sparks still fly.
After parting ways nine years ago, Youngmin and his first love, Jihoon, have been reunited in the same homeroom class. There's just one problem... that's not really Jihoon. When the boys were young, a traumatic car accident landed Jihoon with an entirely new soul! To avoid suspicion, the fake Jihoon enlists his old friend's help in fooling the rest of the world about his identity. This arrogant new guy is nothing like the old sweet, polite Jihoon... so why is Youngmin still getting butterflies? (Source: Tapas Media)
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A Manhwa Publication
- Published Dec 2021 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M63603 catalog