Cherry Blossoms After Winter

by 2 books in this series
#1 - Cherry Blossoms After Winter, Vol. 1
#1 - Cherry Blossoms After Winter, Vol. 1
Despite growing up together, these childhood friends have grown apart. The
fan-favorite boys' love manhwa turned K-drama comes to print for the first time.


Seo Haebom was seven years old when his parents died in an accident. With nowhere
else to go, he moves in with the family of his childhood friend Jo Taesung, who
suddenly grows cold and distant, destroying their friendship.

Now it’s their senior year of high school and, after years of barely speaking to each other,
Haebom and Taesung are in the same class for the first time. Haebom struggles to make
friends and is plagued by bullying, but after the handsome and popular Taesung fends off
his most persistent bully, everything changes – they sit together at lunch and begin to act
like friends again. Haebom is unsure what to make of the change, but this could be his last
chance to mend their relationship.

Volume 1 includes episodes 1-15 of the webcomic Cherry Blossoms After Winter.
#2 - Cherry Blossoms After Winter, Vol. 2
#2 - Cherry Blossoms After Winter, Vol. 2
Never has a final year of high school had so many new beginnings.

Seo Haebom had only just gotten used to having his friend-turned-distant-housemate, Jo Taesung, acknowledge his existence, but now it seems like they might actually be... friends again? As Taesung brings Haebom into his social circle, Haebom discovers not only how much he’s missed his childhood playmate, but how much more fun high school can be if he has the confidence to stop being such a wallflower.

But after so many years of a predictable – if lonely – life, Haebom now can’t seem to stop his world from changing too quickly. Just as he begins to enjoy his new normal, Taesung starts acting like he might want to change their relationship yet again, this time to something more than friends.

Volume 2 includes episodes 16–30 of the webcomic Cherry Blossoms After Winter.

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