He Can't Be This Dumb!

Description

Renowned for its exclusivity, only the children of Korea’s elite can attend International Island High. But when Kang Doha, an ordinary girl from an average family, is given a lucky chance to enroll, she’s thrust into an unfamiliar world of money and power. Despite trying to fly under the radar, she somehow ends up in the same dorm as Rowoon, the most popular guy in school! He seems to have it all, but when it comes to girls, he’s completely clueless. Can Doha teach him how to win a girl’s heart?

Original Webtoon:
KakaoPage, Daum

Official Translations:
English, Japanese, B.Portuguese

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

He Can't Be This Dumb

He Can't Be This Foolish

He Can't Be This Stupid

I Can't Be This Stupid

モテる男には秘密がある

이렇게 바보일리 없어

Groups Scanlating

Imperfect Comic

MangaK2

ManhwaFreak

Latest Release(s)

c.84-86 by ManhwaFreak 2 years ago

c.80-83 by ManhwaFreak 2 years ago

c.78-79 by ManhwaFreak 2 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

91 Chapters (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 7.7 / 10.0 (78 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.31 / 10.0

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Last Updated

April 15th, 2025 8:12am PDT - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Shoujo Supernatural
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Han Ji Hye

Artist(s)

POP (ii)

Year

2021

Original Publisher

Daum

Kakao

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Serialized In (magazine)

Kakaopage (Kakao)

Kakao Webtoon (Daum)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Tapas (91 Chapters - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #643

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Monthly Pos #1548

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3 Month Pos #3187

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6 Month Pos #4251

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Year Pos #5207

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List Stats

On 149 reading lists

On 120 wish lists

On 135 completed lists

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It was nice and cute

by Mahk971
9 months ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

It was nice and cute.

For a change we have a straightforward, rational and smart FL who thinks like a real person. Her actions / behavior are reasonable, sound and appropriate.

ML is an oblivious himbo but he is such a cutie and a green flag.

I didn’t like what the author did with Izzy’ character. She was introduced as this cool and badass girl who wasn’t like the other superficial girl of the campus. She seemed strong-minded, observant and opinionated. I thought she would shake the statu quo and do what Doha couldn’t as a « nobody ». Well, too bad the author gave up on this idea and made Izzy a shallow, superficial and boring girl.

Anyway, there are still some clichés, but overall it was a good read. Would 100% recommend it.

Edit : the ending was lackluster, rushed, unsatisfying and full of bullsh*it. I skimmed through the last 20 chapters cause I got bored around chapter 70.

... Last updated 9 months ago

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Great art - story dragged in the lattter part - and the ending was lackluster

by Pompina Q
2 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I started reading this and found it really interesting at first, plus the art is great. However at a certain point the story just dragged and I dropped and came back a few months after it ended.

Now let’s talk about all this missed opportunities to make this story more interesting like the telepathic birthstones…this was casually glossed over and eventhough the birthstones play a crucial role in the story we are just meant to accept that they exist.

And the ending? Talk about rushed. All of a sudden we have a 10 year time skip and not only is she still not recognized by his family but she’s ghosted all her friends that proved to be genuine hinting that she’s still biased against wealthy people. And eventhough she has access to the only telepathic birthstones in their world and her friends are involved in all sorts of businesses she’s only a marketing manager at an electronics company!? And at the very end all we get is a promise to ge see his dad to see if they finally get “permission” to marry.

The 7 points are for the art and keeping my interest enough to come back to finish this story.

... Last updated 1 year ago

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Just read it

by Kichido
2 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Is it original ? is the ML actually an idiot ? does it matter ?
just read the first free chapters and if you like them you will like the rest as well, I enjoyed it a lot, loved the MC's too.

Also they could have just kept those birthstones in their pockets to completely avoid detection, and those stones are already in contact with their skin, what does adding more skin contact change ? is it one of those 3 finger swipe deals ? it would have made more sense if they kept them in their pockets, but it worked so I'm gonna forgive a little dumbness.

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Slow burn

by g0ura
2 years ago

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This series is certainly a slow burn, so it's understandable if you drop it because of the first few chapters. But it gets better with its premise.

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Classic set up

by diE1
2 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

It has a Boys Over Flowers (Hana Yori Dango) trope going, except the ML is nicer. I do feel what sets it apart is how direct the characters are, how the characters show individual strength, and the author keeps you on your toes a bit.

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Absolutely loving this series - ML is actually not that dumb

by ChildofSecrets
3 years ago

Rating: N/A

This has been my favorite webcomic for the past few months - to the extent that I will read raws every week without fail and use google translate just to make crude sense of it.

It's adorably wholesome, entertaining, and has beautiful art. The main characters are what really make this something especially enjoyable. They're likable in a very charming, down-to-earth way and have great chemistry together. The female lead is thoroughly and consistently intelligent, and the male lead isn't outright an idiot, but more so naive like an earnest puppy. When he does stupid things, it's funny rather than annoying. The pacing is also probably the best I've read in a while, and I have yet to feel impatient or dissatisfied with both the romance and plot progression. Overall, strongly recommend this one!

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Very good characters, story, premise. Overall solid.

by Leonhart93
3 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This is REALLY interesting. The FL is smart and socially-savvy and the characters are quite realistic. On top of that there is no love at first sight crap, they just start to get along because they need each-other's help.
Even the rival characters have a good contour and are not assholes just because the story needs them to be.

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Really interesting premise + refreshing dynamic/FL !

by goumeizi
3 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this one! It has a somewhat dystopian element to it; the plot takes place at this remote private school, attended by only the top chaebol kids. The FL gets into this prestigious school despite being poor, which makes for an interesting dynamic btwn her and the other characters (especially the ML). It's a classic outcast set-up, but the FL acts brazen yet level-headed throughout. She acts quite realistically, and is honestly one of the most likable protagonists I've ever encountered. ML is kinda this airheaded jock archetype, but he's got his own charm.

The webtoon seems to be tackling class issues as well, which was quite refreshing from all the one-dimensional cookie-cutter manhwas I've been shredding through. The art is amazing (love the expressions), and the plot seems pretty well-paced for now. Only 15 chapters are translated, but I can't wait to read more!

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