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“Tattoo artist escapes abusive ex to cover yakuza heir's burn scar, sparking new romance amid lingering danger.”
Cover-up
커버업
6.94
2,077 readers · 9 favorites
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Synopsis
Tattoo artist escapes abusive ex to cover yakuza heir's burn scar, sparking new romance amid lingering danger.
Fresh out of an abusive relationship with a controlling ex, tattoo artist Geum-hwa heads to Japan to work for a mysterious customer. When he arrives, he learns that his client, Ryusei Katamoto, is the handsome half-Korean son of a yakuza family. The tattoo work Geum-hwa will be doing is a cover-up for a huge burn scar on Ryusei's back. And though Ryusei and Geum-hwa are curious about each other, Geum-hwa's obsessive ex is far from giving up. Can a new relationship cover up these old scars? (Source: Lezhin Comics)
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 3
σ 2.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · May 2022 → Jun 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The plot holds serious potential, and I really appreciated the nuanced "reverse story" approach used to flesh out the antagonist's background. However, the experience is marred by an abrupt,...”
- 3 “The art is decent, particularly regarding the erotic scenes which are handled adequately. However, the storytelling is clumsy, the character development feels forced and confusing, and the plot is...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Cover-up begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 30 ch ch × vol
- Total read 4h 00m approx
- Published Aug 2019 – Feb 2020
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M53352 catalog