People who read Bound to Be Fools

Kope

what the fuck is that beginning??? In 5 chapters kangjin goes from attempted suicide to jerking off w jungkwon.. then they have sex go on one date and somehow im supposed to believe this “relationship” meant so fucking much to them that the messy break up was a pivotal moment in their lives??? And im supposed to care??
If ur gonna write a story where their current dynamic and character is heavily effected by their history together then put some effort into showing the readers what that past really was.. not a half baked speedrun that doesn’t even show how they really got tgt and fell in love. I literally didnt even know they were dating until their text msgs bc all they did was jerk off tgt. Their break up scene was straight up goofy from how trivial their relationship seemed but wait Oh the entire rest of the story is based on that moment oh god

Theres no solid foundation so everything after just falls apart, none of their love feels real, the dialogue is clunky and everyones life sucks.

the author keeps skimming past the build up period of relationships and only focuses on how it falls apart and the aftermath of it. I think she expects the readers to just understand that the characters love eachother so much but bc she doesn’t actually show it alot of these scenes dont evoke the emotion that its meant to.
theres no tension bc i dont care about a relationship i didnt see developing. im honestly surprised so many people are praising this story.

crazy how 5 rushed chapters did so much damage
Aside from that I do appreciate that every character sucks in their own way, I think I hated all of them at some point but in the end I rooted for them all.. except that fox eyed fuck and that dim looking one, karma WILL get their ass. the actor part of the story was interesting too, i dont think it helped with the storytelling but it definitely made the angst more bearable

Was not worth staying up to read

ur mom

dammit this story is just exceptional. it’s not short but it doesnt FEEL long. the characters are all hot as fuck. in the special ep when their “actors” say they were each told to consider themselves the main character, that shit was executed flawlessly. there was real drama with real stakes and real consequences and granted all of it was quite extreme but that just made it even more emotional. none of the main characters are faultless angels nor are any despicable villains. i was truly rooting for jungkwon, kangjin, chisoo, and roah all at the same time. im a sucker for a slight bending of realism in order to accommodate a happy ending where the mc ends up together, but i think this was the happiest ending possible. jungkwon finally put his pride aside and used the money HE worked for to build the foundation for a beautiful and safe life for his family. kangjin gets to start over somewhere new and literally learn how to stand on his own two feet. ofc my love chisoo… again wouldve loved an unrealistic ending where he and kangjin couldve quietly settled down somewhere, but it rly wasnt possible. if even the past boss couldnt get away safely, there was just no world in which chisoo could escape his world, and there was also no way kangjin could be happy inside that suffocating world. it’s awful and gut wrenching, but i think that’s all we can really get from his story due to his circumstances. it’s not fair, but it’s not supposed to be; chisoo’s life is just unfair. it wouldve been nice to see roah get to a better place, but i think we can fill that in for ourselves. i like to think his promise w jungkwon was meaningful and will give him strength to keep fighting for the love he deserves. also just a side note, the “off the record” special eps were GENIUS. it’s such a heavy story with a lot of triggering topics (also HUGE kudos to the author for actually having appropriate tws and filling in ppl who had to skip those chapters) so constructing a 4th wall in order to shatter it rly helped cushion the emotional turmoil that rises from reading. i remember esp during my first read, those chapters were an amazing cope. ugh ts is just a fucking masterpiece.

Iceicebab

I remember reading this a while ago but I definitely forgot how it ended because huh? After allll that, you don’t end up together? Just messy, very messy story.

Smaragd

shouychan

this story leave a gap in my heart

deez

80 mild ending, stressful, nobody rnds up together THANK GOD, everyone is getting it from everybody else, idk if id reread this cuz its not even romance anymore, the sex cannot be that good bruh, VERY neutral ending

ifychan23

78

BeaverBear

Can't stand desperate

Jidzz

Now IAM crying

Sewei

Chuan

Pink

I’m too emotional for this

Sierra

I don't understand how it went from kangjin trying to kill himself in chapter 1 to jungkwon jerking both of them off in chapter 2. And apperently the jump to dating in chapter 2 also? So it's 70 chapters of them already in a relationship? I'm good. Dropped chapter 5.

kesh

? Idk. Wanna read. Looks interesting

3 days afterthe previous note:
Finished reading in just 2 sittings. PERFECT STORY. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MANGA I'LL BUY WHEN I EARN.

Fave : chilsoo (character), chilsoo × kangjin (couple).
11 april 2026

starplatinum

Gotta be humble in this capitalist society

Sammy

Sob sob sob

Hehe

Didn't grab my attention started getting bored in the 20s

Lovebestforever

Kamiyadori

I didn't like the ending. Poor Roaha!

And while I am glad Kangjin is taking the time to love himself, I feel like it should have shown him going to a therapist for his mental health as well. Jungkwon as well

Sam

what the fuck literally just what the fuck bro
read the first 20 chapters then skipped to tje end
ass plot
ass artstyle (at the end)
why would anyone crate this shit im crine