My Bad Boyfriend (Webtoon)

**Art Director**

* Yato
* Sungjin Kim

**Staff**

* Jung IL
* Eunbi Kim
* Suhyeon Oh

## Image Gallery

**My Bad Boyfriend** is a Korean **YLAB** webtoon and the 2nd Blue String webtoon. The story was written by Hwanyoung Kang and illustrated by Hyuna Kim. It is published by YLAB.

## Synopsis

"What happens when the scariest kid in school asks you out on a date? Yujeong struggles to survive what may just be the worst day of her life."

## Release Schedule

It has been serialized every Monday on Naver Webtoon since December 31, 2018. It was completed with a total of 101 episodes on December 6, 2020. It became a paid service on February 16, 2021. There is currently no official English.

The illustrator revealed that there will be no Season 2.

* From May 24, 2019, the series was translated on the Thai page of WEBTOON, Naver Webtoon's overseas service.
* From July 20, 2019, the series was translated on the Indonesian page of WEBTOON, Naver Webtoon's overseas service.
* From July 2020, the series was translated in Japanese on LINE Manga, Naver Webtoon's overseas service and a Japanese published manga e-book service.
* From July 23, 2021, the series was translated on the simplified Chinese page of Dongman Comics, Naver Webtoon's overseas service.

## Reading Order

You do not need to read any other Blue String webtoon to understand this. Although Gunwoo Dahn appears, he is a cameo.

For recommended reading order of the Webtoons click **here**.

## Where to Read

**Official Links**

* Korean (Complete): https://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list?titleId=721949
* Chinese (Complete): https://dongmanmanhua.cn/CAMPUS/xuebadexiaobananyou/list?title\_no=1669

**Unofficial Links**

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* Korean (Complete): https://newtoon205.com/toon/end/%EC%9D%BC%EC%A7%84%EC%9D%B4-%EC%82%AC%EB%82%98%EC%9B%8C
* English (Incomplete): https://mangadex.org/title/3214c293-a9fa-4a7d-929f-61f384cbddce/my-bad-boyfriend

## Background

There is only one season

The major arcs of the story are as follow:

* Ep. 1-7: A Rocky Start
* Ep.8-18: Kidnap
* Ep.19-27: The Breakup
* Ep.28-38: The Return of the Heir
* Ep.39 : Play of Two Puppets

### Characters

**Main Characters**

* Yujeong Cha
* Juhui Seo
* Junhyeok Do
* Taeeun Jung
* Mireu Ban
* Seonho Baek
* Jaewon Lim

Full Character List

**All Characters with Pages**

**Gunwoo Dahn****Jaewon Lim****Juhui Seo****Junhyeok Do****Junseong Do****Kibeom Kwon****Mireu Ban****Seojin Nam****Seonho Baek****Taeeun Jung****Yujeong Cha**

### Organizations

* Jungang High School
* Tosung Comapny - a rival company of CB.
* CG Company - a rival company of CB.
* CB Company - a security company.
* ABUSE Club - a criminal organization that kidnaps women and force them to be prostitutes.
* MH Company - a distribution company that Yujeong's father works at.
* Donga Pharmacy - Junhyeok bought some medical items.

### Setting/Locations

The main setting is Bundang district, Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province. However, there are a few mentions of the USA with one appearance of Las Vegas, Nevada.

## Blue String Universe

It was mentioned in Ep.62 that this webtoon takes place at the year 2020. Then Gunwoo Dahn appears but with his current known hair style as he meets Taeeun Jung four years after the main events of this webtoon. Therefore, it could be that this webtoon takes part before **The World is Money and Power** by one year. In other words, this webtoon takes place during 2020 and The World is Money and Power could be during 2021.

**Crossovers*** In Ep.78, Taeeun Jung mentions title of Friendly Competition. An easter egg.
* In the final episode, Gunwoo Dahn, the protagonist of The World is Money and Power appears.

**Appearance in Other webtoons*** In season 1 Ep.53 of **Hanlim Gym,**, either Doyun Kim or Youngha Jeon say the title of the webtoon as they look at the horses. This easter egg is not noticeable in the official English.

## Criticism & Evaluation

There appears to be not much criticism and evaluation.

The bright and gentle drawing style and the genre of pure romance, it is suitable for ages 12 and up, but surprisingly, elements that are quite sensitive to younger readers, such as murder, kidnapping, sexual harassment, sexual entertainment, and criminal organizations, appear often in the work.

## Media

* **Find It: My Bad Boyfriend** - A mobile game that is a "spot the differences" and "puzzle games.' Was released on October 19, 2020 . Seems to retell the webtoon story. Created by LUNOSOFT INC.

## Trivia

* Both author and the illustrator had this as their first debut work. The author wanted to create a romance comic that clearly states that the 'coercive attitude' that was considered masculine in the past is bad, and the illustrator doesn't know the whole story yet, but is looking at it with a different feel from other romances, with the feel of a romantic thriller.
* Among Blue String's works, this is the only one in which the names of the schools the characters attend are all undisclosed. Afterwards, the name of the high school the main characters attend was revealed on Instagram.
* Apparently, there were costant typos in characters' names: Taeun Jung, Junseong Do, & Kibeom Kwon.
* It was the first blue string webtoon to be completed.
* The title is ambiguous and has two meanings: “Why are you so unlucky today?” and “Ferocious gangsters.” Which the story showcases.

## Gallery

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## References

1. ↑ My Bad Boyfriend, S1, Ep.1
2. ↑ My Bad Boyfriend, S1, Ep.1
3. ↑ https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%9D%BC%EC%A7%84%EC%9D%B4%20%EC%82%AC%EB%82%98%EC%9B%8C#s-3
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CIdb\_bjnylh/
5. ↑ My Bad Boyfriend, Ep. 11
6. ↑ http://ylabcomics.com/bbs/board.php?bo\_table=02\_02\_eng#2
7. ↑ https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%B8%94%EB%A3%A8%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8%EB%A7%81/%EC%84%A4%EC%A0%95#s-3
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%9D%BC%EC%A7%84%EC%9D%B4%20%EC%82%AC%EB%82%98%EC%9B%8C#s-6
9. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CP-c132r\_di/