Heesu in Class 2 Webtoon Review: Cute, Fluffy, Silly
Sneha Jaiswal (Twitter | Instagram)
Aigo! (Those who’ve seen enough K-dramas will know it means ‘OMG’ in Korean)
This is such a super cute webtoon about teen crushes, sibling dynamics, and playing a meddling cupid in other people’s lives. Matchmakers make romances go round in ‘Heesu in Class 2‘, a comedic, silly, sweet romance by LEZHIN creator Lily. Although honestly, the artwork isn’t always the best, it’s cutesy enough to keep fans of fluffy romances around.
The plot follows Heesu, an adorable high school student hopelessly in love with his childhood best friend Chan Young. But Chan Young is almost always dating someone else, so when handsome neighbor and classmate Kim Seung Won suspiciously starts spending more and more time with Heesu, the protagonist starts to have a change of heart.
It’s fun how there isn’t a ‘love triangle’ in the tale, nor does it force an ‘enemies to lovers’ trope by making Heesu have any superficial issues with Seung Won. In fact, it doesn’t even serve a typical ‘friends to lovers’ progression either. Seung Won already has a crush on Heesu, due to his cheery attitude and adorable smile, and approaches Heesu on the pretext of seeking dating advice, because Heesu is popular on campus for dishing out successful romantic solutions (yep, a dating-advice ‘guru’ of sorts, but without any dating experience, lol). And in a little twist, Chan Young himself cheekily plays a sneaky cupid for the two classmates, something that the live-action adaptation of ‘Heesu in Class 2’ completely omits.
If there’s one familiar trope the webtoon embraces, it’s the classic ‘opposites attract’ dynamic. Heesu is sensitive, possessive, easy to read, kind, cheerful, clumsy, and almost always smiling, while Seung Won, the class president, is a serious nerd, hard to read, and almost robotic in demeanor. Chan Young, on the other hand, is like a sportier version of Heesu, and perhaps the most emotionally perceptive character in the whole story. When Chan Young realizes Seung Won has a crush on Heesu, he immediately joins forces with Seung Won’s best friend Ji Yu, a lively and extroverted girl from another class, to help bring the two boys together. In a hilarious twist, Heesu misunderstands the situation and assumes Seung Won likes Ji Yu, leading to both laugh-out-loud comedy and a touch of heartache.
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Honestly, I decided to read the webtoon version while the Korean series was ongoing, after seeing several fans complain online about how different the show is from the original comic book version. And they’re right about it! While the series introduces new romantic stories and is a lot more serious and philosophical in tone, the webtoon is breezier and funnier. Except for some extra last few chapters that focus on a secondary couple, the webtoon is wholly focused on Heesu’s life, be it his puppy love for Chan-Young, or his confusing new feelings for Seung Won, or his attempts to play matchmaker for other schoolmates. At home, he is usually busy with his three older chaotic sisters, all of whom look like varied cute versions of Heesu with longer hair.
The artwork in the webtoon is pretty simple, and sometimes the creator just scribbles through scenes. However, the character design for Heesu is adorable, he looks like a happy little bunny with a wild mop of black hair. On the other hand, if it weren’t for different hair-colors, one would have a hard time differentiating between Heesu’s best-friend Chan Young (in light pink-ish hair) and his future boyfriend Seong Won (brownish hair).
Overall, ‘Heesu In Class 2’ is an entertaining, fluffy high-school romance, so if you’re looking for something light-hearted, pick it up!
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