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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
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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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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
1.8
/10
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0%
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Score distribution
median 2
mode 2
σ 0.43
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σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.75
Running avg · Jul 2022 → Oct 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 1 “The romance and set up is so good until the final parts, where it all changes seemingly on a whim, with no real reason other than to hurt the reader. The ending itself hurts worse too, considering...”
- 2 “This is the first time I take the time to write a review but I needed to put into words how betrayed I feel after reading this. This whole thing is setup in a way that makes you thinks the girl is...”
- 2 “I cannot begin to express how discombobulating and pointless this way. Joy was the true villian of the story. Girl wanted to have her cake and eat it in bed with Hye-Yeon. She knew she had to...”
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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