A love triangle is when two characters fight over the person they loveーalthough it is mainly two characters fighting over one person, it can sometimes even evolve into a love square and become even more complicated. Popular in media like books, video games, and comics, there is a vast amount of love problems within manhwa, as well.
Sometimes lighthearted, sometimes darkーwhatever the case, these love triangles have become a pain in the neck to those involved. For the readers, however, it is one form of entertainment filled with excitement and drama. Here are the seven best love triangles in manhwa.
7 Hayate Ryusaki X Mei Kihara X Katsu Asukai (My Dear Cold-Blooded King)
My Dear Cold-Blooded King is a historical manhwa that contains beautiful art and a tragic love triangle. Although Mei Kihara is nothing but a peasant who works as a merchant.
After her fate changes and she is targeted by assassins, her entire life is turned on its head. Mei's two love interestsーKatsu Asukai and Hayate Ryusakiーare two different people. Although Mei managed to pick between the two in later chapters, it would be best to see the decision for fans themselves, as some are still shaking their heads at it.
6 Lee Young-Joon X Kim Mi-So X Lee Sung-Yeon (What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?)
Kim Mi-so acts as the perfect secretary to her narcissistic and perfectionist boss, Lee Young-joon. However, after she quits her job to focus on herself, Lee Young-joon realizes how irreplaceable of an emplyoeeーas well as a womanーin his life Mi-so is, so he concocts a plan to make her stay. He also furthers this plan by trying to make her fall in love with him.
However, it turns out his older brother, Lee Sung-yeon also caught feelings for the perfectionist secretary. Despite the two almost having mutual feelings for the other, Lee Sung-yeon happens to get in the way multiple times in this love triangle.
5 Hwang Sun-Oh X Kim Jo-Jo X Lee Hye-Yeong (Love Alarm)
Love Alarm's main premise is sure to bring a lot of love triangles in the series, and the main one surrounds a girl named Kim Jo-jo. With an app that can tell you who your "destined partner" is, Kim Jo-jo and Hwang Sun-oh are determined to mutually like, and eventually, love each other.
On the other hand, even without the app, Lee Hye-yeong has been in love with Kim Jo-jo for years. Their entanglement gets a whole lot more complicated when fans discover they are both best friends. When trying to choose between Hwang Sun-oh, the boy who she mutually likes according to the Love Alarm, and Lee Hye-yeong, the boy who has been in love with her forever, the series takes a lot of twists and tursn.
4 Ha-Ru X Eun Dan-Oh X Baek Kyung (July Found By Chance)
Eun Dan-oh and Baek Kyung are both characters inside of a manhwa, while Ha-ru was a nameless extra who didn't have a name until Eun Dan-oh settled on his name. Despite them being star-crossed lovers who are unable to be together in this new manhwa, they do all they can despite the stage directing them to be apart.
On the other hand, despite her character setup being Eun Dan-oh harboring an unrequited love for her childhood friend Baek Kyung when she falls in love with Ha-ru and changes, Baek Kyung finally turns her way.
3 Yoo Jung X Hong Seol X Baek In-Ho (Cheese In The Trap)
When Hong Seol first meet Yoo Jung, she saw through his nice-guy act and almost outed him to his other classmates. Because of this, he began to harass herーs0 much so that she has to take a leave from college for a year. After she returns, Yoo Jung begins to pursue her in a romantic way.
However, she begins to warm up to him as well and decides to date him. On the other hand, Baek In-ho slowly got to know her and fall in love with Hong Seol. Which boy is better?
2 Kousuke Hirahara X Shin-Ae Yoo X Yeong-Gi Hirahara (I Love Yoo)
Shin-Ae Yoo just wishes to be left alone, as she does not want to have any interactions with anyone and be left in her own world. After meeting Kousuke and Shin-Ae Hirahara, her life becomes quite interesting in more than one way.
Although Kousuke is cold and does not care much for Shin-Ae at first, he begins to warm up to her after she helps his younger brother. On the other hand, Yeong-Gi Hirahara is considerate and cheerful despite being treated as an outcast.
1 Han Woojin X Doh Gayong X Oh Eugene (Something About Us)
Doh Gayong and Han Woojin have been best friends since they were small, but they didn't think of each other in a romantic way. This is because they've been together for so long they became used to itーhowever, the people around them always state how good they look together.
When their emotions begin to change, that's when Oh Eugene comes into the picture. He's in love with Doh Gayong, but she doesn't fully understand her feelings toward Han Woojin.