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스위트홈 [Sweet Home] #1

스위트홈 1 [Sweet Home 1]

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혼자가 된 소년이 맞이한 최악의 세상!

과거의 트라우마로 세상을 등진 은둔형 외톨이 차현수. 사고로 가족을 모두 잃고, 작고 허름한 아파트 ‘그린 홈’으로 이사한다. 집 밖에 나가지 않으려면 가족이 남긴 2천만 원으로 평생 살아야 하는 상황. 삶의 의욕을 잃은 현수는 좋아하는 애니메이션 ‘마리아는 하늘에서’의 극장판까지만 보고 자살하기로 결심한다. 그런데 이 아파트 뭔가 이상하다. 난장판인 복도, 사체로 발견된 고양이… 그리고 기이한 모습으로 변해버린 이웃집 여자까지! 하지만 이 아파트만의 문제가 아닌 것 같다. 인터넷 실시간 검색어 1위, ‘괴물화 초기 증상!’ 심지어 코피를 흘리며 기절을 하는 이 증상이 현수에게도 나타나기 시작하는데…. 도대체 무슨 일이 벌어지고 있는 거지?

324 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2020

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Carnby Kim

25 books171 followers
김칸비, Carnby Kim is the author of Sweet Home who also made other works such as City of the Dead Sorcerer, Bastard, Unknown Code, PIGPEN, Shotgun Boy and Flawed Almighty.

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Profile Image for Curious Madra.
3,050 reviews118 followers
July 8, 2025
A really good chilling ride, read this twice. Definitely worth the read!
Profile Image for Michael Sorbello.
Author 1 book314 followers
December 26, 2021
Hyun is a reclusive high schooler struggling with trauma and suicidal tendencies. He spends each day just barely clinging on to life, hating his family for turning a blind eye to everything he's suffered through and escaping from reality by spending all his time on the internet. He's finally pushed over the edge after receiving news that his parents and sister were killed in a car accident and he's forced to live alone in a shanty apartment on nothing but the inheritance left behind by his parents. Completely devoid of hope, he schedules his own suicide only to wake up the next day to find out that the entire world has ended and been taken over by monsters. After the plan to end his own life is interrupted, Hyun begins to wonder if the apocalypse is truly the end of the world or a chance to begin life anew.

With the world taken over by bizarre monsters, Hyun has no choice but to come out of his traumatized shell and band together with a small group of reluctant survivors who can become monsters themselves at any moment. In fact, the monsters that have destroyed the world were once human. A dangerous phenomena has begun that can warp a human being into the form of their strongest desire. If one desires to fly, they become a monster with wings. If one desires to become a body builder, they become a disfigured force of pure muscle and raw strength. If someone desires to become a model, they will become a disturbing mockery of traditional beauty standards.

Everyone is under the threat of becoming a monster in the shape of their deepest desires, and this adds extra layers of psychological depth to the apocalypse genre. It also prevents things from getting repetitive because every single monster has a unique design and personality to suit their respective desire. People constantly struggling against their own emotional trauma and wishes creates many tense scenarios that lead to some very touching transformations, death scenes and unexpected character development.

A suicidal recluse turned reluctant hero, an ex-cop fired for police brutality given a chance to redeem himself by protecting the last survivors of the human race, a failed rockstar given one last chance to bring a broken world together through her beautiful music, the redemption arcs of every single protagonist is done extremely well and the internal battles they constantly face inside themselves are often much more exciting, tense and emotional than the battles against the countless horrifying monsters they encounter.
Profile Image for Lanzz.
816 reviews24 followers
January 6, 2021
Selepas tonton drama Korea Netflix, Sweet Home, terus cari versi webtoon-nya untuk dibaca. Pergh... masterpiece betul jalan ceritanya (berjaya habiskan baca dalam masa 1 hari). Cukup elemen2 horror, aksi, drama, slice of life dalam webtoon ni. Endingnya juga perfect. Lukisannya pula cantik, dan design monster2 yg muncul juga creepy betul. Kalau dah tengok adaptasi dramanya, disarankan juga baca versi webtoon sebab plot drama banyak diubah, sekadar ikut dlm 60 peratus macam tu jer.

Webtoon ni bertemakan aksi-survival di zaman monster apocalypse. Mengisahkan tentang Hyun, seorang remaja anti-sosial yg tinggal seorang diri selepas seluruh keluarganya mati dalam satu kemalangan. Ketika wabak misteri yg menukarkan manusia menjadi raksasa melanda, dia dapat mengawal dirinya daripada bertukar menjadi raksasa. Dengan kebolehan separa raksasa, dia harus membantu penghuni2 kondominium yg masih hidup untuk terus survive.
Profile Image for John Hunter.
60 reviews
August 28, 2020
Favorite quote - "Giving your life to someone else is a painful and helpless thing."

Gruesome and dark. A manga whose last chapter released this Sunday. I've been reading this for the past few months and can honestly say I am still left speechless at the very end. Incredibly compelling characters thrown into an impossible situation coupled with beautiful artwork and excellent dialogue, Sweet Home is powerful and heavy hitting.

Set in the present day, a mysterious illness plagues the world. Everyone is turning into monsters and the only way to defeat them is to be as quiet and as violent as possible. Beginning with a reluctant protagonist, the apartment building this battle takes place in is filled with every kind of fear, hate, and love someone can feel in the midst of an apocalypse. Orated through as diverse of characters as you'd expect across tenants, anything revealed to the reader has to first be figured out within the story. This narrow viewpoint makes for a gripping thriller as a lot of what's going on outside their experiences is kept in the dark and makes for a very intimate feeling horror.

A lot of the set up is akin to classic zombie flicks, but as more is revealed to the main characters the story flourishes into something with another layer of depth and recurring digs at the human psyche. I'm avoiding any spoilers so I promise this is more than a simple-minded, monster-smashing thriller. It has a lot of ugly fights, but at its core, this is more a look at what it takes to make a person afraid.

I highly recommend, but wouldn't necessarily read this one in the dark. I'm definitely considering diving more into this genre now that I've seen what it can do. 9/10
Profile Image for elsa.
153 reviews
January 9, 2021
the kdrama adaptation is *chefs kiss*pls go watch it! it´s on netflix, same title!
Profile Image for Carrot :3 (on a hiatus).
332 reviews118 followers
May 10, 2021
I was skeptical about adding my webtoons to read shelves but they're stories too and take a lot of time! So, here I go.
I read this in the Webtoon app and this is fucking good too! I was with this from the start which was over 2 years ago! A fantastic dystopian thriller which always put me on the edge of my seat!
Profile Image for Yasamin Seifaei.
Author 1 book59 followers
August 31, 2020
این از قشنگ‌ترین وبتون‌هاییه که تو ژانر وحشت خونده‌م.
حقیقتاً خیلی خوشحالم که از روزی که اولین قسمت منتشر شد تا همین امروز هر هفته دنبالش کردم. 🥺

خلاصه: سوییت هوم درباره‌ی پسری به نام هیون چا ئه که خانواده‌ش رو تو حادثه از دست می‌ده و مجبور می‌شه به یه آپارتمان کوچیک نقل‌مکان کنه. همون‌موقعا بیشتر آدمای دنیا تبدیل به هیولا می‌شن و حالا هیون و سایر ساکنان ساختمان که هنوز انسانن برای بقای خودشون تلاش می‌کنن.

خب با خوندن خلاصه به‌نظر می‌آد اینم یه داستان تکراری دیگه درباره‌ی زامبی‌ها و بقای انسان‌ها باشه که به جای زامبی، هیولا داره؛ ولی حقیقتش موقع خوندن اصلاً حس تکراری‌بودن به آدم دست نمی‌ده.

هیولاها تو شکل‌ و سایزهای مختلفی‌ان و بذارین بگم که واقعاً خیلی‌هاشون ترسناک بودن 😂😭 گاهی اوقات سرگذشت هیولاها که روزی انسان بودن رو می‌فهمیدیم و این خیلی خوب بود و در عین حال واقعاً قلبم از درد مچاله می‌شد. :((

یکی از قشنگ‌ترین چیزای این وبتون تغییر شخصیت هیون چا در طول داستانه. هیون چا از پسری که امیدی به زندگی نداره تبدیل می‌شه به کسی که سرسختانه برای زندگی خودش و بقیه می‌جنگه. شاید بشه گفت این تغییر رو می‌شه پیش‌بینی کرد، ولی تغییرش بیش از حد انتظار من بود.

بیشتر شخصیت‌ها رو دوست داشتم و خب چندتایی هم بودن که واقعاً دوست‌شون نداشتم. انگار خالق‌شون همین رو در نظر داشته.

از کلیف هنگرهای آخر هر قسمت هم نگم براتون که تا هفته‌ی بعد می‌مردم و زنده می‌شدم 😩🤧

این دومین اثر خالقان سوییت هومه، اولی رو هم بعداً معرفی می‌کنم.

سوییت هوم واقعاً واقعاً قشنگه و من با تمام وجودم دوستش دارم. نمی‌دونم قراره اثر سومی هم از خالقان سوییت هوم باشه یا نه. درهرصورت، من برای یه شاهکار دیگه منتظر می‌مونم!
Profile Image for Danae.
31 reviews
August 29, 2020
Let's just take a moment to appreciate Hyun's character development 😭❤
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111 reviews
December 23, 2020
This was only the beginning of great webtoon and a netflix TV show.
Profile Image for $ilvana.
278 reviews
May 1, 2021
Auxilio, ¿han visto mi estabilidad mental?

No puedo creer todo lo que sentí con este cómic; desde asco y un odio intenso, hasta alegría y casi al borde de las lágrimas.
Decidí leerlo porque el autor me había maravillado con su otra historia "Bastardo" y... no quedé ni un poco decepcionada.

Algo que agregaría si voy a recomendarlo, sería que no es para todas las personas, contiene escenas fuertes (y creo que todavía más si es visual xddd), al menos yo tuve hasta arcadas con los primeros capítulos e impotencia en los últimos.

En fin, una maravilla.
Profile Image for Sue Moon.
12 reviews
September 24, 2020
MASTERPIECE!
Honestly this just got me so into it that I read it all under 24 hrs, it is an amazing story, it never bored me and it has a really interesting character development. You never know what's coming and that's what keeps you into the story because anything can happen at any moment.
I will say of course the end was good, of course I'd add something more but still, totally worth to read.
Soon a Netflix series which I am so waiting to see.
Profile Image for rory (jess' version).
549 reviews235 followers
December 22, 2023
i read this way back before the pandemic even began and now i barely even remember what happened in the webtoon. i only remember bits when i was watching the kdrama adaption (which is really good! tho the plot deviated from the source material). i have to admit the characters here in the webtoon are much more complex and dynamic than the kdrama adaptation which seemed all one dimensional characters. webtoon!wook is not as uptight as drama!wook and he knows how to laugh and joke around. ms. firefighter is not originally from the webtoon ???? i never realized that when i was watching the drama until now that i'm rereading this again

i remember really liking this and getting goosebumps on some of the panel. i'll binge read this today because sweet home s2, as what i've said, change the plot to god knows what and i couldn't get pass episode 2 because it felt too much and boring at the same time so i'll just read the source material :3
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1,699 reviews168 followers
December 14, 2021
I didn't expect the artwork of this to be harrowing as it was right off the bat! It was great and I think they set up Hyun-cha's character perfectly, showing us enough of his history and why he is the way he is.
Profile Image for Sam ❀.
64 reviews
August 31, 2020
Sooooo good. I love this author so much, his stories always keep you at the edge of your seat.
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7 reviews
January 8, 2021
The netflix adaptation of this was wayyy too good so im really excited to read the original webtoon
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1,039 reviews5,841 followers
January 12, 2021
damn the new corona mutation is looking real crazy
Profile Image for Abril G. Karera.
484 reviews259 followers
March 21, 2021
Adictivo, emocionante, impredecible, grandes personajes. El final no me gustó (me pareció muy triste), pero no le quita que sea una gran historia. Recomiendo.
Profile Image for Leila ✨.
1,767 reviews479 followers
July 16, 2025
Not going to lie...I teared up a little.

Este manhwa me provocó serious emotional damage bro se murieron todos mis personajes favoritos.

4 de 5 estrellas.
Profile Image for Smriti Pal.
30 reviews1 follower
August 25, 2020
The song is on spotify. So after finishing story and crying my eyes out, I went to spotify, listened to it again and cried. Again. After reading Bastard I thought, "Oh, the creators cannot reach that level of badass storytelling again." But boy was I wrong. The character development, the plot lines and the characters themselves are nothing less than perfect. The conclusion was highly satisfying and I cannot wait for the netflix adaptation to come out.
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775 reviews25 followers
September 1, 2020
This webtoon has been a two-year journey of joy, fear, and anticipation. I refuse to mention anything that would spoil the first-time readers because there are a lot of mind-blowing plot twists to look forward to. I just want to express my gratitude to the author (Youngchan Hwang) and illustrator (Carnby Kim) for creating this masterpiece. I cannot wait to watch the movie adaptation of this webtoon on Netflix. Also, I look forward to reading their future work!
Profile Image for lily (powpowpup).
239 reviews15 followers
August 19, 2022
*read it in french*

i loved loved loved revisiting this post apocalyptic world. i watched the netflix show and ABSOLUTELY loved it so much! i was so intrigued by what was different and if the show did wonders for the manhwa! the monsters in the manhwa tho are fucking disturbing and i loved it for it. it just had the perfect creepy vibes! i really recommend it as fall is coming up soon! i can't wait to read more! ❤️
Profile Image for A_ bookbound _soul.
203 reviews41 followers
February 16, 2022
Ok wow. Another amazing story by Kim Carnby with outstanding artwork.
Reading this after going through the pandemic hits different.
Will probably read Shotgun Boy after this (because I hear Hyuk's in it.)
Profile Image for Jay .
512 reviews29 followers
May 19, 2023
Un manwha apocalittico con un'epidemia di mosterizzazione. Il protagonista sembra essere un hikikomori, e si ritrova da solo in un'umanità che si sta estinguendo. Sicuramente particolare, ma non incontra il mio personale gusto.
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631 reviews174 followers
December 26, 2021
Damn that is a really good webtoon. I adore the drama, so I couldn't wait for the second season and decided to read this. There seem to be differences in characters but nevertheless, a good start!
Profile Image for AguacateConCara.
293 reviews2 followers
January 9, 2021
4.5 de estrellas. 🌠
"Incluso en la más negra y profunda obscuridad, desaparece en la luz más tenue".

A ver, creo que este es uno de los mejores manhwas que he leído hasta ahora. Hyun Cha, el protagonista, por supuesto tiene un desarrollo extraordinario como personaje, pero, no es el único, casi todos los personajes tienen un desarrollo, y esa tridimensionalidad hace que te sientas identificado con ellos. En el manhwa, plantea un mundo ficticio donde los humanos se hallan envueltos en una especie de virus y se ven infectados por monstruos, que luego se explica su origen. Trata temas sobre el existencialismo, sobre la ética y moral, sobre violencia familiar o el acoso escolar, suicidio, etc, y es muy interesante cómo el autor es cuidadoso en tratar con los temas, diría más, sin embargo, sería spoiler.

Fue un viaje increíble de inicio a fin.

Mi escena favorita es cuando Hyun, duda en algún momento de su travesía si seguir adelante o no, si suicidarse o sencillamente morir, después de todo, ¿qué sentido tiene vivir cuando el mundo está perdido? Con los monstruos rondando en el edificio, es claro como el agua de que va a morir, todos van a morir. En eso, él se tira en su cama, observa el techo. Allí había una telaraña, en la telaraña hay una mosca atrapada. Inmediatamente, Hyun sabe que la mosca está muerta cuando ve a la araña acercarse, pero, contrario a sus expectativas, la mosca se libera a centímetros de morir. Hay esperanza, Hyun queda anonadado y decide en ese momento que quiere vivir o al menos ayudar.

¿Cuál es tu deseo más grande? Después de que se haya cumplido, ¿qué harías? ¿Estarías satisfecho si se cumple tu deseo, incluso sabiendo que nada es real? Que es un producto de tu mente.

Los sentimientos que evocaron en mi fueron muchísimos, por mencionar algunos (porque estoy sentimental), me dio mucho coraje lo que tuvo que pasarle a Hyun, me daba rabia la vida que tenían algunos personajes, como el de la señora con su bebita, la tristeza de Dosik, el peso de Hyuk, la melancolía de los niños, la nostalgia de Jisu, cada uno de ellos junto con sus historias me desgarraron el alma. Espero que ahora estén en su dulce hogar.

¡Sencillamente una historia fascinante!
Profile Image for Adwitiya (অদ্বিতীয়া).
290 reviews40 followers
December 10, 2020
I decided to binge read this after Netflix recently announced their 'Sweet Home' web series since the trailer looked promising.

I have read my fair share of webcomics dealing with 'end of the world' scenarios, and I have to say this was definitely one of the best of this genre. Suicidal teen finds himself in a world where people all around him are turning into monsters, and decides that maybe he does want to live afterall. The whole story from start to finish takes place inside a single apartment complex, which I found particularly intriguing. I loved almost all the characters, but the MC in particular was quite realistic and very likeable - which let's be honest is kind of rare when it comes to this kind of stories.

One of the major problems with webcomics is that they keep dragging on and on, and most of the time the plot seems to lose their momentum after a while. But Youngchan Hwang seemed to know what he was doing with the pacing his story. The whole concept behind the monsters was really fascinating. The ending felt very fitting to me as well. But I did hope that he would expand upon the lore a bit more instead of focusing solely on the characters. But I guess his style seems to be character-driven plots anyway. Other than this, I don’t really have any other complaints with the work. Carnby Kim's art style, as always, went perfectly with the horror theme. I liked the previous work by Hwang-Kim duo as well, but 'Sweet Home' was honestly so much better than the 'Bastard'. Will definitely be keeping my eyes out for any future works by them.
8 reviews
September 2, 2020
I really enjoyed this! Hyun's character development was interesting to see, and the idea of the monsterization was really fun(but terrifying. Definitely terrifying). However, I would have appreciated more of an overarching story rather than short story arcs. Also, I don't know how I feel about the ending. I understand that writing a satisfying ending to a zombie apocalypse type story is really hard, but the open ending left so many world-building questions unanswered. But I guess that's the point of an open ending.

All in all, this was an amazing story and is definitely worth reading.
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88 reviews4 followers
August 10, 2020
I finished it a few moments ago and it was a RIDE! One of the most satisfying character development of the MC. I gave this 10/10 because there was no dull moment in it, the back stories of the characters were interesting,
The ending was just perfect in my opinion, especially with the background music accompanied.
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