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“Childhood sweethearts separated, reunited with rich rival, forming tragic love triangle.”
Sad Love Song
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7.49
3,286 rank · 1,757 readers · 20 favorites
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Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Childhood sweethearts separated, reunited with rich rival, forming tragic love triangle.
As a child, Joon-young was always teased because his mother owned a bar that served Americans. When he meets Hae-in, a blind girl, they become childhood sweethearts and he vows to always protect her. However, Hae-in and her mom take off one night, leaving Joon-young and his promise behind. Hae-in later meets Gun-woo, the rich son of a CEO. Among these three, a tragic love triangle begins to form... (Source: Strawberrie)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.30
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.30 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.25
Running avg · Mar 2011 → Nov 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This story resonates deeply because it captures the realistic obstacles of love, much like "The Notebook," while effectively immersing me in the characters' pain through its consistent, sad...”
- 10 “"Sad Love Song" is a masterclass in emotional storytelling, featuring on-point art that delivers a visual gut punch to the reader. While the narrative is a relentless, heartbreaking journey of...”
- 7 “I enjoyed the narrative flow that seamlessly transitioned between the past and present. However, the story suffers from unresolved plot points, a lack of satisfying karma, and deeply unlikable,...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 25%
Long · 25%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Sad Love Song begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 22 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 56m approx
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M4574 catalog