사내 맞선 1

사내 맞선 [Sanae Matseon] #1

by Narak, Perilla (Adapter), 들깨

A PROPOSAL OF A LIFETIME

Hari Shin has officially hit rock bottom. After being worked to the bone at her office job, meeting her longtime crush’s girlfriend, and helping to pay off her family’s debt, she’s 0 for 3 with work, love, and money. Luckily, her friend Yeongsuh has a business proposal for her: go on an arranged date in her stead, and Hari will receive a hefty compensation. Things grow complicated, however, when the other party turns out to be her new CEO—and he’s got a proposal of his own!

Genres: Manga, Manhwa, Romance, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Contemporary

320 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2020

Reviews

[sil ♡ the book voyagers · Rating 5 out of 5]

✧ ೃ༄*ੈ✩ A workplace romance between the CEO of the company and the woman who works for him.

Once upon a time, I watched the K-drama with my mom and we were there every single week as the episoodes were coming out. We absolutely adored it and nowadays it's one of my favorite shows. I did know it was a webtoon/manhwa and I've always wanted to try and read it tbh. Then, I saw the news that Yen Press/Ize Press were releasing the PAPERBACK OF THIS!!! So yeah, I was double times excited.

Thank you to Yen Press for sending me a copy tho! They surprised me and I couldn't stop smiling when I received this in my package. It's such a pretty print copy and it's so thick wow. It has like maybe 12-15 chapters in that first volume so you get a lot of content for sure.

I adore this story and it's super hilarious and fun as well. It's one true romcom with all the letters of that word. It has romance and it has comedic moments that will make you laugh out loud. Plus the faces they made sometimes in certain scenes are sooo cute and funny - it definitely adds to the comedy side of the story.

If you didn't know, this manhwa is about Hari who helps out her best friend one day when she asks Hari to pretend to be her and go to this blind date. Hari goes and she meets handsome Teamu Kang who just so happens to be her company's new CEO. He doesn't recognize her tho! From that point on, the story really goes up and you'll have the best of time reading about all of their antics, dates, relationships, and so much more.

This volume really ends in a part where you want the next volume IMMEDIATELY. Well done Yen Press lmao.

[vee]

🌬 plenty of boring scenes but i liked the couple

[Bookishrealm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most chaotic story ever! haha. I'm really looking forward to checking out the next volume. Also, I heard that there is a k-drama of this so I'll definitely see if I can find that somewhere.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ha-ri's best friend is sick of going on all these blind dates her father arranges for her, so one night, she sends Ha-ri in her stead. Little did Ha-ri know that when she agreed to stand in for her best friend, that she would end up on a date with a total hottie who just also happens to be the CEO of the company she works for.

Taemu is also tired of all the blind dates and vows to marry the woman who shows up on the next one, no matter what. Things get a little complicated when that woman turns out to be Ha-ri.

Chaos and drama and fake dating shenanigans ensue, adorable and steamy romance developing along the way.

I really adored this, things started out a bit bumpy, and I wasn't initially very into how Taemu kept trying to pressure Ha-ri into marriage, but I think after a while the manga really found its stride.

Heartfelt and addicting! <3

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Business Proposal

Season 1: (Chapters 1- 40)

Who woulda thunk trying your best to get dumped by a blind date would be so difficult...or end up in a surprising marriage proposal?

[rain]

ngl i've read too many office romance manhwa lately that they're all blurring inside my head. this one's cute though. i ate up all the cliché i lived for every single one of them 😌🤟

[SHOMPA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Been hearing a lot of good things about this Manhwa from my friends for a long time, so I finally checked it out...and yeah, I ended up loving every chapter of every volume. The art was super cool, but the funny moments totally stole the spotlight!

[Ruth♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mi primer manhwa no podía ser otro más que este, el kdrama es de mis favoritos y siempre me dio curiosidad saber cómo es la historia, me gustó bastante, quiero seguir leyendo los demás tomos 🥹

[jut · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was cute and i would marry taemu in a blink of an eye.

[Dilushani Jayalath]

I saw this down at Forbidden Planet and walked pass it and now I am regretting not grabbing the book off the shelf :(

[athena ᢉ&#x10b69; · Rating 5 out of 5]

˚✧₊⁎5⭐️⁺˳✧༚
loved it. THE KDRAMA SLAAAYED MORE THO🤭

[yana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excuse me, how the heck was this Manhwa hidden from my sight for so long?

Art? Stellar!
Dialogues? Hilarious!
Storyline? Clichè yet super swoon-worthy!




Tae Mu Kang:-
• A young CEO who's back in town after spending few years in the US.
• A workaholic by passion.
• Hates Fishing.
• Subjected to numerous blind-dates.
• Courtesy, a desperate grandpa who wants to marry his grandson off.


Ha-ri Shin:-
• Works in Finance & Strategy Dept.
• Loves food. All types of food, especially her family's fried chicken.
• Burdened by a huge loan from her company.
• In search of prospective sidelines to earn more.
• Cue a bestfriend who wants to avoid going on the blind-date that was set-up by her father.

Mu Kang and Ha-ri meet, play an intense game of cat & mice, with poor Ha-ri trying to hide from her boss, who wanted to marry her just after one date.

All in all, Ha-ri and Tae Mu were so adorable that I lived & pined for each and every clichè-d second of this book.

Even the second couple's storyline didn't disappoint me which does not happen very often, especially for me.

I've read quite a few web comics, usually finding myself to be bored to tears with sub-par character development for the second leads, yet Secretary Cha and Ha-ri's friend had so much chemistry that they were giving a tough competition to Tae Mu and Hari for winning the leading couple cup. 🙊


I'm glad that I didn't let the reviews deter me from reading this, in fact, I read through all the chapters just within two days hehe..

Definitely going to re-read this again in the future :D

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cheesy little rom-com with potential.

An office worker pretends to be her rich friend for a blind date that -- through one of the many forced coincidences that serve as the backbone of this series -- turns out to be with the new CEO of her company. Over-the-top lies and absurd misunderstandings abound.

But, hey, it's sort of cute in a dumb way and is about adults instead of teens.

If you do check it out, do not read the character summaries offered at the start of the book as they are loaded with spoilers for the story.

If you'd rather just watch the story, a TV series adaptation streams on Netflix. Both this Korean comic (which originally appeared on WebToon) and the show are adapted from a novel series by Haehwa. I haven't seen the show or read the original books.


FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: Chapters 1-14 -- Translation Notes

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was talked up at a panel at ALA Annual 2023 in Chicago, so I immediately got it on my eReader and started to read it. LOVED. IT. Fun and I want more for sure. Slightly OTT, but in a fun way, with adult protagonists and no love in sight, yet, for the MCs, but the secondary characters are so cute with their love at first sight. I can’t wait to see the final HEA.

5, SO glad I bought the hype and got this book, stars.

[aarya · Rating 4 out of 5]

2024 Spring Bingo (#SpringIntoLoveBingo🌷): Asian Author

The most I’ve laughed all year. I am OBSESSED.

[angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This webtoon was so CUTE!!! Read if you want something with fluff and humor!
Tropes: Office Romance, Sunshine x Grumpy, Miscommunication, Fake Dating

The art was so pretty and this was the epitome of clichés but it was fairly well-done. All characters please marry me (Kang Tae Mu and Cha Sung Hoon ESPECIALLY). The pacing was done in a great pace as well. This is definitely not for everyone but I loved it anyways!


You should read this for Cha Sung Hoon ALONE.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun. I'm not always a fan of mistaken identity tropes, but when the tropes are done with as much humor as this, I enjoy it. There's more humor here than romance so far, but that's perfectly fine with me. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. Also the romance between the side characters is adorable.

[lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

giggled my way through this

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 rounded up for being delightfully absurd and kind of dumb in just the right way.

[m ♡]

took me 4 episodes into the show to see the “based on a webtoon” part i’m dense 😭😭 anyways i’m obsessed with the drama we’ll see if i’m bored enough to read this one day

[noor ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

theyre so cute pls I loved the show and the manhwa is adorable too

[nitya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw the TV show a few months back and decided to read the inspiration for it!!

This was really good, I love the humor and characterization

[rara ➶ · Rating 4 out of 5]

okayyyy workplace romance marriage of convenience silly and fun 🙏🏻

[Beary Into Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is literally chefs kiss 🤌🏼. Perfect in every single way. The art is super pretty and brings out the different emotions. The story is so funny, cute, heartwarming, and swoon worthy. If you're a fan of K-Dramas then you'll love this one.

🎥 I watched the K-Drama of this series last year and loved it. But I think the book series might be even better!!

[penta · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's goofy as heck, but the art style is pretty, and I laugh a lot.

[mehta · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you want a concoction of never-ending misunderstandings, miscommunication, plot conveniences, immature characters, manipulation and uneven power dynamics disguised as romantic gestures, juvenile dialogue, and a walking red flag of a love interest whose only redeeming quality is being eye candy, then this is the story for you

[Viktoria Lyng · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️ (chapter 1-40) So fun
I was kinda scared to read this cause I loved the K-drama so much, but i absolutely loved it.

[Shrusti · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED the K-drama Business Proposal, so I wanted to check this out and somehow the manga is better than the show. It's so funny! And I love the art style in this, especially that of Mr. Kang, he is made swoonworthy 🤌🏻 Even though I already know the story, I can't get enough of this!

[Annie thebooksengine · Rating 5 out of 5]

adoro adoro adoro me he reído TANTO quiero MÁS!!!!

[Elaina McClendon &#x1f4da;&#x1f338; · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

I really enjoyed this. Can’t wait to read the next book.