Love Story (webcomic)

Soonjung Manhwa (Hangul: 순정만화; RR: Sunjeong Manhwa; lit. "Pure/Romantic Comic" or the Korean version of shōjo manga; internationally, it is also known under the titles Love Story and Crush On You) is a webtoon by Kang Full. It became a hit sensation, building up an enthusiastic netizen audience and drawing in more than 60 million page views on web portal Daum. The story revolves around two unconventional romances with a noticeable age disparity. It was adapted into the live action movie Hello, Schoolgirl.

Characters

A shy, 30 year old civil servant who moves to an apartment next door to Soo-young. Yeon-woo lost his parents at a young age and was raised by his grandparents and relatives. Having been on unsuccessful blind dates with various women, he befriends Soo-young after she threw garbage on him near a dustbin while she was on her way to school. Their relationship grows closer, but Yeon-woo struggles against his feelings for Soo-young. In the end he and Soo-young both confess that they love each other.

An 18 year old high school student. The cheerful but fiery young woman lives with her mother since her father left them when Soo-young was young; her mother spoils her like a princess. When she and best friend Da-jung run into him on the train, she asks Yeon-woo to give her his tie, and that cements their friendship. In college, she almost dates Kang Sook, but she can't get over Yeon-woo.

A 22 year old high school graduate, and Yeon-woo's colleague. He falls for Ha-kyung after they meet at a park. They begin dating after a while, and she's shocked when Sook kisses her. But he doesn't know about her scars from the past. He goes off to fulfill his mandatory military service and returns a changed man.

A 29 year-old melancholy photographer. She is still in mourning over her boyfriend's death. At first she doesn't return Sook's feelings, but soon sees him in a new light.

Soo-young's best friend who thinks Kang Sook is Soo-young's boyfriend.

Ha-kyung's boyfriend who was a photographer and died as a soldier.

Soo-young's mother, an eccentric woman who raised her daughter singlehandedly after her husband left them some years ago. She is shocked when she sees Soo-young and Yeon-woo holding hands. She is also troubled that Yeon-woo is an orphan.

An elderly couple who work at a laundromat. They lost their only son two years ago, and his girlfriend Ha-kyung has visited them many times since. Yeon-woo is a frequent customer, and Kyu-chul's mother gives him her Kyu-chul's clothes, but her husband doesn't want Yeon-woo to replace his late son.

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