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Description

Ku Bo Yeong is 28 years old and still struggling to finish college because she can't afford the tuition. After being unceremoniously dumped by the boyfriend she had supported over the years, Bo Yeong gets the chance to get herself out of her stagnant life when she accepts a position to pose as a high school student for a year. All she has to do is avoid getting caught.

Original Webtoon:
KakaoPage, Naver Series

Official Translations:
English (Pocket Comics, Manta), Thai, S.Chinese, French

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Back to High Teen

Back to highschool

Trở Lại Tuổi Mười Mấy

Снова 18

ภารกิจย้อนวัยของสาวใส 28

重返十几岁

백 투 더 하이틴

백투더 하이틴

Groups Scanlating

Pocket Comics

SpotToon

Latest Release(s)

c.1-88 by Pocket Comics 5 years ago

c.31 by SpotToon 9 years ago

c.30 by SpotToon 9 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

108 Chapters (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (75 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.58 / 10.0

17%

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35%

11%

Last Updated

July 26th, 2025 10:29pm PDT - 1 month ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Shoujo
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Daum (Expired)

Kakao

Naver

storycompany

Serialized In (magazine)

KakaoPage (Kakao)

Naver Series (Naver)

Comico Korea (Comico)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Manta

Pocket Comics

SpotToon (Expired)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #733

(-8)

Monthly Pos #1898

(+51)

3 Month Pos #3611 (No change)

6 Month Pos #4261

(-1223)

Year Pos #6547

(-471)

List Stats

On 157 reading lists

On 158 wish lists

On 173 completed lists

On 13 unfinished lists

On 121 custom lists

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No just no

by babyfevergirlie
2 years ago

Rating: 2.0 / 10.0

Fl is supposed to be an adult and she's definitely not acting like one. ML is a kid. Physically and mentally, yet both FL and the gay bodyguard sexualize him?!?!?! And that seems to be normal? and funny? Idk I mean I like messed up but when it is not being played as being funny or comedy because it is not.

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Unsatisfied.

by blinix2
2 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I really liked the concept, but I feel like it was empty most of the time.
First of all, the protagonist is supposed to fake being another girl, but the second someone suspects her or she sees someone from her normal life she spills all her secrets. Like WTF girl, instead of exploring the drama and conflict of living a lie (while keeping the lie) we get little drama -> all secrets revealed -> pity fest.
Then by the end, the final conflict doesn’t get explored at all, being solved almost instantly the next chapter… then the ending forgot to show what happened to her fake school life.
While I enjoyed it at first it got meh pretty fast.

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A pretty good story overall

by Daedalus679
4 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I quite enjoyed this series. It is kind of tropey but some things are changed around that makes it more interesting, characters are smarter in figuring out what's happening which was a relief to not have to suffer through. They're still kinda dumb though when it comes to relationships.

The ending didn't feel totally conclusive to me, I felt like the story kind of forgot about everyone who knew Bo Yeong at school and never showed up again.

It has a nice message about mental maturity and doing what makes you happy when you can.

The art is pretty.

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Fun time

by Shimma
5 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Funny, it doesn't drag for too long, and keeps you interested.

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Not quite shoujou but also no josei

by YuriTachikawa
5 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

The story was enjoyable in the first half but dragged on after that, I stayed for Mr. Kim though XD, and the male lead is quite cute and mature. There was too much drama for my liking that were blown out of proportion. Aside from that, I could identify myself with the female lead since I'm also at that point of my twenties were everything feels pointless, financial and familial problems, academic setbacks and self-doubts arise quickly. Though that unrealistically resolved like a dream come true in the end, it was nice to see how things can turn out.

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Dropped at 6

by jeffreymgibson
6 years ago

Rating: N/A

I couldn’t read anymore past chapter 6 The protagonist is such a doormat to everyone who knows her and she allows everyone to take advantage of her with a smile on her face. It’s just infuriating when the lead character is like this. She supposed to be intelligent but acts like a complete idiot.

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Likeable

by 9redrain
9 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

The story and characters are likeable. Minor unnecessary and over-the-top drama usually found in Korean romance. I can almost say it's a feel-good manhwa as serious conflict occurs only in the last 10-20 chapters. I do have to admit that early chapters are bit dull, but once the MC enrolls in HS everything started to live up my expectation. Not to mention the humours are hilarious, as long as you don't think too much about plot and read this for pure entertainment.

Nb: I think however smart or sharp you are, you can be clueless at times especially when recognizing that someone you know actually looks like you. I've never met anyone who realizes she or he looks like someone they know, not until someone tell him or her so... Later in this manhwa, it is also explained that the MC and girl she poses as are not exactly similar but enough to deceive strangers' eyes. That is why the MC was sent to school far from Gangnam to avoid chance encounters with people who familiar with the girl she's role playing.

... Last updated 9 years ago

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Dropped

by yenda
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

I had to do it...she's supposed to be smart!
So why is she so surprised that the girl she was tutoring, for quite some time btw, looks EXACTLY like her?

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