Unironically this is becoming one of my favorite weekly series that I'm currently following, keep in mind right now I'm following 356 ongoing series.
Originally I just was in it for the funny genderslop, I didn't think I'd be
this invested.
This is the
one of scant few manwha I have discovered that have actually good writing and isn't your usual power-fantasy or wish-fullfillment slop. and this is coming from the premise of it being a
genderbend manwha, I can't stress this enough, that combination of media and genre would make this a terrible mess of fanservice and tropes. and yet it subverts those expectations and surpasses it by miles ahead.
I do like how there really isn't any actual antagonists, and the ones that do get confrontational and have conflict with the MC have pretty understandable reasons to do so that isn't 'its cuz they r evil'. I can see why BitchA would be a jerk to what she saw was a nepobaby that was able to fight with her for the debut position solely from looks until she saw that MC could actually walk the talk, not talk the talk. Why Iruha would be mean and condescending towards Fem!MC, the main rival towards her (complicated) love for Male!MC. Why Iruha's corporate office would be apprehensive towards the MC, an unknown outsider that was brought in by their problematic talent to resolve something that should have been solved internally. Why Iruha's (gal) stalker would become the obsessed stalker-hater she became towards Iruha (I don't know what's up with the guy stalker though).
Hell, even the narcistic dumbass fuckboy isn't portrayed at all in an antagonistic lens even though his personality checks out all the boxes needed to make him one. Instead he's portrayed just as an aloof dumb kid.. Since he has no reason to be in conflict with the MC journey to be an idol in the first place