That Summer (KIM Hyun)

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Kim Jumi's life is like that of any other teenager preparing for her CSAT's: all work and no play. But one summer day, she witnesses something on the rooftop of her school... From then on, she finds herself getting tangled up with two boys who are in a complicated relationship.

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Manhwa

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Associated Names

Ese verano

あの年の夏

那年夏天 (金炫)

那年夏天的我们

그 해 여름

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c.89 by Infinite Empire Scans 4 years ago

c.97 by Luna Thicc Scanlation 5 years ago

c.88 by Mystic Scanlations 8 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

155 Chapters + Epilogue (Complete)
3 Volumes (Ongoing)

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Average: 8 / 10.0 (82 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.54 / 10.0

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Last Updated

July 21st, 2024 10:50pm PDT - 9 months ago

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Genre

Drama Psychological Romance School Life Shoujo Shounen Ai Slice of Life
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Original Publisher

NHN Entertainment

Serialized In (magazine)

Comico Korea (NHN Entertainment)

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Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #673

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Monthly Pos #1667 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3386

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6 Month Pos #4542

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Year Pos #5740

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Nostalgic, Suspenseful, and Quietly Defies Stereotypes

by Kiearah
8 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

That Summer should be read with no expectations. Yes, it is considered both "shoujo" and "shounen-ai"; but, more than those confining categories, it's very much more a slice-of-life, coming of age drama between a host of characters whose friendships and relationships (platonic and otherwise) develop in the midst of the one summer before they choose their paths.

Kim Jumi, the main lead and a female character, is wonderful. Full stop. For a series that starts with the relationship between two guys, Jumi is a breath of fresh air for those of us used to "useless," "distracting," "mean," or just plainly not well-written female characters (especially with romantic male leads). She is realistically well-written, with flaws of her own and strengths of her own. She finds herself, over the course of the series, learns who she is and grows from that. She empathizes with her friends and the two male leads, and helps those around her as well while still being far from perfect in doing so. She also places importance on her relationships with her friends, which is super nice, and reacts to them the same way any high schooler would when they're troubled with romance, fights between friends, and more. It's all her qualities and weaknesses that make her so likeable, and looking back at high school as a time that has already passed for me, I can see a lot of myself in the Jumi as a student. So, from that, she diverges from either "shoujo" or "shounen-ai" stereotypes, and becomes a person of her own.

The two male leads, Hee Bum and Yoo Won, are also something very different than what is expected in conventional shoujo or shounen-ai. Hee Bum can be sarcastic and feisty, but also sentimental, anxious, and someone who finds it hard sometimes to express himself, especially to those important to him. Yoo Won is riddled with a handful of mysteries and a half; he clearly cares about the people around him, but he also does not reveal much and prefers to be alone despite being well-known and admired. Their relationship with each other and with Jumi is much more complex than just a love triangle (and in fact, there are none of those in here, really) or two love interests vying for the girl/guy. All three protagonists become friends, but each holds separate views of each other and themselves, and that difference in relationships and relating to one another is well-developed and explored in That Summer.

There are also other characters, given their own pace and time and importance, and though they seem minor they also play important roles in the lives of Jumi, Yoo Won, and Hee Bum, and thus an important part in this story as well.

That Summer is chock-full of small events in life and big ones that ultimately make up what it really feels like to be a high school student in the summer before you "have to" move on with your life and begin a new stage. Though every chapter has a new and suspenseful revelation, and each reveal keeps you guessing at where the story will go, it's amazing because it feels just like life at that age; you will never know where it will go from there. It's full of nostalgic moments (for those old enough to have left high school behind), with fights and breakups and jealousy but also in-jokes, sweet romances, a world too big to truly understand just yet, and equal worry about both your future career and the person sitting beside you as you grab lunch together or meet each other on a bench outside at 3 a.m. to talk about everything and nothing at all. That Summer really, in the end, talks about "that summer" that everyone still remembers years on from now, and I'm sure I'll be remembering this story years from now as well.

... Last updated 8 years ago

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Coming of age vibe

by kira6
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

This webtoon gives off a coming of age vibe even though it only spans one summer of these characters' lives. The first 10 chapters are interesting and leave the reader wanting to know more, but afterwards the pace really slows down (which gives off the slow, lazy summer vibe but sometimes it just felt too slow). The shounen ai aspect is the catalyst that starts everything, but it's not the main focus of this webtoon. It's more about the reader witnessing a friendship form among the main characters, and it's always a breath of fresh air when a female character is not villianized in a story that involves boyxboy.

But there is one unfortunate arc about a jealous girl that kidnaps the main character??? this part was ??? It's not the most interesting or newest of stories but all in all, I liked it. (Did I mention the friendship is hella cute? Cuz it's hella cute.)

... Last updated 8 years ago

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So sweet >___< ... for the time being (￣▽￣' )

by Sylvina
8 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Gosh!! this manhwa is so new to me, i mean, all the plot development is new to me (at least, i don't recall to have read something like this before) is so sweet, the drawing, and the relationship between the characters. I only hope that this doesn't end bad. Up to now, i think it's so pretty, i recommend this one to shonen-ai's fans, it's not the usual lovey-dovey thing we read on yaoi mangas. I think that's why i like this much 😀 >.< . Anyway, give this manhwa an oportunity if you like this genre, i think you won't regret it (i hope not to fail it hahah :') )

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Okay

by Maelynn
8 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I like the plot, and the characters, in the first three chapters at least, are not bad. I'll rate it 8 for now, because I like the whole setting, BUT I have a feeling that, regardless of the main plot, the author will somehow, one way or the other, make the main guys fall in love with the girl, and that's just boring and all too predictable. Will update as it goes.

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