BJ Alex

I'm not entirely sure why people bloated this manhwa up so much. Maybe that's because of TikTok making "BJ Alex" a meme of some kind a while ago, so even non-manhwa readers started reading and hyping it up as a joke (but I think it's not a joke anymore, seeing people fighting in the comments everywhere protecting main characters by cyberbullying anyone with even a slight hint of dislike towards "BJ Alex"). I think the rating, 8,20/10 as of the moment, is not fair for this manhwa. And this is why: 1) Story 5/10 The story is not that bad, it is just sheerly mediocre. Some people mightsay it is awful because of all the rape episodes, but I don't think that is the main problem. In my life, I've seen many traumatizing-able things, so I don't find rape or emotional abuse to necessarily worsen the plot and make the book immediately repugnant, since it may be needed to build up some characters' background and relay how they turned up screwed or mentally unstable. The problem with "BJ Alex" is that such scenes were not needed, which makes the author seem to be romanticizing such things. That affects the enjoyment more than the story itself, and the plot, as I've stated before, is your average love story's plot. 5/10 it is. 2) Art 8/10 Well, as an artist, I must admit that the artwork is pretty clean. I also really liked seeing the monochrome coloring style first time in a while reading manhwas. The author's art style is pretty easily distinguishable, which is a good thing. I don't think the artwork is exceptional though, hence, I've put 8/10 for that. 3) Characters 5/10 What "BJ Alex" has to offer its readers is: -an emotionally unavailable toxic camboy with commitment and abandonment issues (main character) -a naive, sentimental, and sweet cinnamon roll, totally not a simp (main character) -a BDSM camboy daddy (side character) -a submissive and breedable BDSM enthusiast with too much libido and energy (side character) It seems that the 1st rule of most romance manhwas is to make side characters and their storylines more engaging than the actual main characters. Yeah, the main characters are well-written but are way too average and predictably simple, and the side characters are so good that it sucks in here to not be able to see more of them, therefore, it's pretty much obvious that the author didn't use up all the potential of these two. Such a loss. Overall the mark is 5/10 because most of the time the readers see the classical quarrels of classically written main characters, which is usual for romance manhwas. 4) Enjoyment 2/10 A mediocre story on par with mediocre characters would make the manhwa pretty boring as it is, but what a piece of luck - this manhwa also romanticizes rape, toxic relationships, and abuse and gains so much recognition out of that. Every work must have its charms, but I don't enjoy how things escalated in this one. Yup... I fancy the side characters' storyline though. 2/10 for me. The overall score is 5/10. If you want to read something good, there are way better manhwas than this one, but, I guess, you may want to spare some time on "BJ Alex" for the sake of side characters.

**Finally realised that MAL added this manhwa on their system, read this last February** After I took a break from reading yaoi for a while and honestly I am glad that I decided to read this very saucy realistic yaoi webtoon cause it was so good! Now I have to advice people that there are again a lotta saucy and forceful scenes in this so you have been warned if they don't live up to your standards! Definitely Jiwon and Dong are a great couple. I didn't think of it at first but honestly as I kept reading on, I felt they were both a matchmade in heaven. I usually don't go into detail when it comes to yaoi as some tend to have the same storyline but this webtoon is personally for me, one of the decent yaoi stories out there. Not the mega best but does the job for me to be intrigued and interested on how things progessed for the lads! Give it a read peeps, it's story, characters and art are very well done! ^^

To start off, the only reason I didn't rate this lower is because 1. the art was pretty good. 2. it's sort of a unique concept in the sense that it's about a cam person trying to hide his identity and the mc finds our their identity and falls for them. and 3. the eroticism is good AT THE END. Now as for all the reasons I disliked maybe even hated this story. 1. why why why why why fucking why is there a trope that makes the male lead so fucking mean and rude to the sweet and nice mc. WHY is that a fuckingthing. it's such a HUGE turn off seeing the main character just COMPLETELY disregard what an ass hole the male lead is acting like and still pining over them. like have some decorum it's embarrassing at this point. and why the fuck is male lead so fucking mean. like why. that shit makes me so mad like you're automatically 10x's uglier at this point. i don't give a fuck who broke your heart that doesn't give you the right to be a shitty person. 2. no consent. this added on to the fact that the male lead was already an asshole to begin with almost made me immediately click off. i hate HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE when there's no consent. going along with your partner and doing what they are basically forcing you to do because you're too timid or scared to speak up for yourself IS NOT FUCKING CONSENT. what makes it worse is i actually went through something so similar which makes this shit even more unbearable. and that's all. if those two reasons are enough to immediately think hmm this manhwa sounds like every other basic rape condoning manhwa i've read, seen, or heard of before then idk what to tell you. you're choosing to remain complacent/ignorant for the sake of your desires.