2반 이희수

2-BAN LEE HUI-SU

Romance

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
4
RELEASE
December 18, 2019
CHAPTERS
89

DESCRIPTION

Hui-Su’s world revolves around Chan-Young, his best friend and secret crush. He doesn’t mind cheering Chan-Yeong from the sidelines or listening to all his girl problems. He doesn’t care if people only know him as “Chan-Yeong’s friend.” Then one day, Hui-Su starts hearing his name everywhere. On the bus, in the halls, during lunch… Turns out, there’s a rumor going around school (Got a love problem? Find Hui-Su in Class 2 and he’ll tell you what to do!) and with that, Hui-Su suddenly finds himself the center of attention. But how could he give anyone advice? He doesn’t even know what to do about his own crush!

(Source: Lezhin, edited)

CAST

Hui-Su Lee
Seung-Won Kim
Dahm Yu
Seon-U Han
Ji-Yu Choi
Chan-Yeong Ju

CHAPTERS

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REVIEWS

renjun
95/100
A great, refreshing read that's absolutely adorable and uplifting
(SOME SPOILER WARNINGS)
I plan on re-reading this and finally completing it but honestly this comic is so lovely and cute. As an mlm myself, I think it really maneuvers around the logistics of the main characters being together in a conservative atmosphere but maintaining a positive attitude. It really resonates when there's this realistic side to a BL comic but having it still resonate in a positive way is very refreshing. The side characters are also lovely and the art is unique and super cute. I think it's refreshing how the second 'season' has another love story with the established main couple sort of stepping in to help. As a side note, I think it's funny how many people probably like Seungwon more than Heesu but to me Heesu is just so so so adorable.

I highly recommend this, I binged most of it almost immediately. It's pretty easy to do so to be honest, and if you're looking for a refreshing and happy BL then this is definitely good. I don't want to give too much away but I think the only sort of issue I might have with it is how the beginning didn't really have much of Chanyoung's presence as much as it did Heesu's near obsession with him. Luckily though, we got to see the process of Heesu learning more about himself and getting closer to Seungwon. (Also I was a little confused about the timeline and who occupied the house next to Heesu's at what time but that might just be on me.)

Another thing I'd like to appreciate is the excitement that some of the secret-keeping led to. Like you would figure things would work out but it was still a bit thrilling to see how the story progressed and how the characters interacted. I also really like Jiyu, she's very understanding and supportive but not the typical girl who wants a 'gay best friend' or seems to fetishize gay relationships. One of the other potentially LGBTQ relationships (a wlw one) wasn't more explored so I wish maybe that would also be a focus, but it is still refreshing to see that the author did not want to simply focus in on a male-male relationship given this interaction and also Seungwon's moms (whom I absolutely adore and whose role in Heesu's identity finding I found to be very sweet).

Once again, I am glad that the author wrote this BL with a realistic and happier approach, one that was somewhat believable but also not too dark for Korea's standards on LGBTQ relationships. A 10/10 for me ^__^!

Sadly, it won't let me write a review unless it's super super long so here I am to promote my favorite groups. Make sure to listen to Stray Kids, NCT, LOONA, and Red Velvet. That's all :D

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guroru
92/100
Heesu from class 2 is a refreshing read in a saturated genre that you need to check out
It's a very cute romance, I really liked the first season.

The whole "developing feelings for someone else after liking someone for the longest time and moving on" is so refreshing to see and I'm happy that they handled it very maturely ( as mature as teenage romance can get).
The characters were very pleasant to read about (except for some but we will get there).
I like that the childhood friend wasn't a one dimensional asshole, but someone that genuinely wanted the best for his friend and was rooting for him the whole way.

I'll be honest I didn't enjoy the second season as much as I did the first, not because of the main couple ofc, they're adorable and I loved every second of screen-time that they had. I just wasn't too into the side couple. Both characters annoy me to no end and their romance not only felt tedious it also felt extremely forced, maybe because one of them was constantly forcing himself into the other.
Regardless, I have no complaints about the main couple, they were both so cute and their dynamic is surprisingly healthy. (for a BL)

As a soon to be senior, the last chapters hit me maybe a bit harder than they were intended to be, and I'm grateful that the author choose to showcase this topic in a more positive and hopeful light, it could be stressful at times but nothing too unbearable. I loved to see the couple support each other as they both matured and experienced new things, I think it made it feel a bit more realistic in a sense.

They tackle on some sensitive topics really well, specifically things like coming out and being raised in more conservative families.
Seung-won's moms were such a nice surprise, I was delighted to see more WLW representation, it's definitely something that this genre is lacking a lot, they were both so cute and I loved to see the parallels between them and the main couple.

However, I do feel like there were some things that were left unattended, for example Chang-Yeon's past.
I think there is definitely something suspicious about him, not only because this is a BL Manhwa but because the thing that they said at the start about him not being able to stay in relationships for a long time.
Maybe it's because I feel like back at the start the author had a very different plot planned and it just eventually moved on from that place and left some unanswered questions.

The other side characters might be not as memorable but they were certainly very fun to read about.
The whole cast feels strangely human and charismatic, there's not many characters I can say that I dislike and I think this story really nailed it with the school days vibes.

It feels nostalgic but not in an overwhelming way.

But yeah, definitely give it a read if you like romance manhwas I promise you won't regret it.
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