Stranger Than Friends

Description

Yi-hyeok and Inseo have been friends for their entire lives. It’s something they take for granted. Just like the sky is blue and water is wet, the two of them are lifelong buddies. Or, well, that’s what they think right up until the moment Inseo kisses Yi-hyeok as a joke that turns into something more, sparking a whole new scorchingly hot relationship between them. It might be pretty funny, really steamy, and a little strange...but they’re still friends. Right? …Right?!

Original Webtoon:
R19: Lezhin
R15: Lezhin, Bomtoon, Naver Series, KakaoPage

Official Translations:
English, Spanish, Thai, Japanese, French, T.Chinese, German

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

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Associated Names

Fremder als Freunde

Hơn cả bạn bè

Less Than Others

No Better Than Strangers

Peor Que Un Desconocido

Pire que des inconnus

Меньше, чем незнакомцы

ป่วนหัวใจนายเพื่อนซี้

不及他人的关系

友達以上他人以下〜腐れ縁の俺たちの関係〜

友達以上他人以下～腐れ縁の俺たちの関係～

恋人未满 (Sagold)

竹马协奏曲

越界死党

越界死黨

남보다 못한 사이

Groups Scanlating

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Latest Release(s)

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Status in Country of Origin

66 Chapters (Complete) + Side Stories (Ongoing)

S1: 35 Chapters + Review (1~35)
S2: 31 Chapters + Review (36~66)

Side Stories:
• Tak x Sanno 1: 8 Chapters + Review (1~8)
• Tak x Sanno 2: 22 Chapters (9~30)
• Boss x Dajung: 19 Chapters
• Inseo x Yi-hyeok: 8 Chapters (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

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User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 7 / 10.0 (133 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.86 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 12th, 2025 4:08am PST - 2 days ago

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Genre

Comedy Romance Smut Yaoi
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Yeoro

Artist(s)

Sagold

Year

2020

Original Publisher

Lezhin

Serialized In (magazine)

N/A

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Lezhin US

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #478

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Monthly Pos #763

(+19)

3 Month Pos #974

(+387)

6 Month Pos #708

(+273)

Year Pos #497

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List Stats

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On 219 wish lists

On 207 completed lists

On 47 unfinished lists

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WHAT ON EARTH

by GirlInABook
5 days ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

Alright, I read the main story a while ago and it was cute (a bit unhealthy but the tone was lighthearted enough to not pay it much attention). Then the two side stories came along, one more toxic than the other. Didn't read, I'm not about that life and they were about secondary characters anyhow. Then, the third side story about the main couple was released. All I can say is, WTF. Absolutely bamboozled at how twisted their story became and how RIDICULOUSLY it's being handled. Honestly, I literally couldn't believe what I was reading. BYE.

... Last updated 5 days ago

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But why ?!

by Lili_1082
6 months ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

A horror. The last season is the worst. Absolute crap. And the very last sentence of the story is the most horrible sentence I've ever read ! I'm going to throw up and I'll be right back.

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Don't know how to rate it

by chapschapschaps
10 months ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

The main ship = excellent The second ship = weird but it turned out okay after some explanations The thrid ship = what the actual fuck is happening?? Red flag after a red flag, I wanted to give it a try but after around 10 chapters it's just to much for me. Poor Dajung

Rate based on the 1st and 2nd ship:
🍭4/5
🎈3/5
🌶️5/5
🚩2/5

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Love the Story not the Friends (Spoilers)

by LE9099
1 year ago

Rating: N/A

Ok the main couple is such a good story. Tak and Sanho are the worse. Nothing about them is likable. Their story makes me hate the story I’m only putting up with it cause I love the main couple. Such a shame the author ruined the story like that.

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main story is great

by ninakun
2 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I'm giving this a story a rating of 9 out of 10 because I had a great time reading it and is very well done, but as for the side story I don't really care about it so I didn't read it

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Toxic

by Fati1367
2 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

I seriously can't take it anymore everyone relationship looks so toxic in this shit so I finally dropped it and make myself happy lol

Oh god I'm so annoyed by that bottom dude keeps saying stop stop stop stop , every 2 fucking seconds 😩

Not just here but in many yaoi, Why everyone getting hard and came so fast back to back ?! Like how uneducated and dumb some authors are...
Just write porn with your blow average talent for anything related to a story and stop trying to call yourself an author.
Side story is a torture to read, basically a torture porn by a freak and romanticized and I'm so disgusted by the author and how they turned it into love + those two mf of friends ignore that poor guy screaming for help, dude basically shaking by fear and ask for help .... Fuck this author.

In the end, just don't waste your time reading this dumb shit.

... Last updated 2 years ago

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Can't believe I spent money on this one

by Mopops
2 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

The main story was ok. The first chapters were good smut and made me hope for a good friends-to-lovers story, but it just doesn't progress for a while. Then there's the weird

"I can't be with you because I love you too much and in a too weird and intense way" trope that came out of nowhere and that I personally hate. There are some consent issues too in the main story, but not nearly as revolting as what is in the side story.

The initial side story with Tak and Sanho was bad, rapey, and pointless. Right now new side story chapters are coming out and they are even worse.

Tak just fully forces Sanho to come home and rapes him every night. Then Tak just "doesn't understand" Sanho. Plus Inseo & Yi-hyeok just ignore Sanho??? Well, I'm disgusted now and it kinda ruined the whole thing for me. Lesson learned though: I'm dropping this and never reading anything from this author ever again.

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Porn with a bit of plot?

by whitelotusflower
2 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

First part? Straight up porn, was considering just dropping it, but was trying to give it one more chance. Second half was pretty alright. Not a single perfect character in there tho. Also I felt like there should be more drama with the boss, like idk😕 Push Inseo off the roof? Maybe a little revenge of boss's partner? Like maybe idk shoot yihyeok?? Was missing a bigger villain in there, but maybe all of the characters were the villains all along? Trying to find self happiness, but destroying others (and themselves) all this time...

Edit: Coming back to say I'm dropping 2nd side stories XD Its a mess and I don't want to be a part of it.

🍭3/5🎈3/5🌶️3/5🚩2/5

... Last updated 10 months ago

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I can't manage to root for them

by mrs_choco
2 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

As a reader I see so many problematic behaviours that I can't get myself to root for them. You know it's a bad romance story when you want the couple to split up and lead their own lives.
[edit after side stories] Well it gets worse. All tops are toxic and bottoms are stupid spineless doormats. The only extra side story I would love to read is when everyone gets to go in individual therapy.

... Last updated 2 years ago

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some opinions

by smokedsalmon
2 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

i actually quite enjoy the side stories. After reading it you'll see that Sanho did like Tak.

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