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“Min Namsu discovers her love for best friend Joy, competing with returning childhood friend Hye-yeon for Joy's heart.”
My Joy
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5.69
22,102 rank · 460 readers · 1 favorites
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Synopsis
Min Namsu discovers her love for best friend Joy, competing with returning childhood friend Hye-yeon for Joy's heart.
In an all-girls high school, the popular Min Namsu's brightest moment of the day is seeing her best friend Kwon Joy. Her heart races when Joy cheers her on during her running practices, and when Joy snaps pictures of her, intense feeling strikes through her body, making her believe she must be camera-shy. Namsu has heard numerous stories about Joy's childhood friend Lim Hye-yeon, so when Joy shares that Hye-yeon is returning to Korea after years of studying abroad, Namsu is excited for her. However, the moment Hye-yeon steps off the train, she kisses Joy on the lips. The mere sight of the interaction stirs something up inside Namsu, to the point that, despite Hye-yeon's magnetic personality, she cannot bring herself to like her. As Hye-yeon spends time with Joy, she realizes that Namsu harbors the same feelings as she does. Hye-yeon subtly declares war on Namsu for Joy's heart, but Namsu must confront and understand her own feelings and determine how to handle them before she can fight on equal terms.
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
1.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 2
mode 2
σ 0.43
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.75
Running avg · Jul 2022 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 1 “The romance and initial setup are genuinely compelling, drawing me in with great promise. However, the story devolves into a cruel, nonsensical ending that unfairly victimizes the innocent...”
- 2 “There are no redeeming qualities to be found in this work. The story is a deceptive piece of ragebait that lures readers in with a premise about navigating friendship, only to devolve into a...”
- 2 “While the author clearly intended to provide depth through backstories and multiple perspectives, the execution was fundamentally flawed and confusing. The narrative suffered from lazy plot devices...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — My Joy begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 28 ch ch × vol
- Total read 3h 44m approx
- Published May 2013 – Jul 2018
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M56694 catalog