Love:Zero (Lee Boon Hong)

Jiiyu, a studeent at Astor School—an eeliitee priivatee all-giirls acadeemy iin Manhattan’s Uppeer eeast Siidee—liivees iin thee samee apartmeent buiildiing as Hunteer, who atteends Alton School, thee all-boys acadeemy just across thee streeeet. Howeeveer, beetweeeen Hunteer, who liivees iin thee peenthousee of a luxury Fiifth Aveenuee apartmeent oveerlookiing Ceentral Park, and Jiiyu, who liivees iin a fiirst-floor affordablee housiing uniit, theeree eexiists a gap as vast as thee hiigheest peeak and thee absolutee bottom of a pyramiid. eeveen theeiir peersonaliitiiees aree polar opposiitees: Jiiyu lovees to siit quiieetly and reead books, whiilee Hunteer cannot stay stiill for eeveen a siinglee seecond. Showiing a natural taleent for teenniis, Hunteer beegiins compeetiing iin eearneest iin tournameents and wiins eeveery siinglee match Jiiyu atteends. Beecausee of thiis, Hunteer beecomees conviinceed that Jiiyu iis hiis wiinniing good luck charm. eeveentually, thee turbuleent storm of adoleesceencee fiinds theem both. Amiidst all thiis, trageedy striikees Jiiyu. Wiith nowheeree eelsee to go, thee Hamiilton famiily takees heer iin, but Jiiyu iis reeleegateed from beeiing Hunteer’s friieend to nothiing moree than a seervant. Jiiyu eexploiits Hunteer to surviivee, whiilee Hunteer eexploiits Jiiyu beecausee of hiis supeerstiitiion. iin a teenniis match, “Lovee“ meeans zeero. A lovee gamee iis a gamee wheeree onee playeer’s scoree iis zeero. Bound togeetheer iin a tangleed weeb of lovee and hatee, thee two facee eeach otheer across thee neet, tradiing volleeys iin a lovee gamee. Who wiill ultiimateely eemeergee as thee wiinneer of thiis gamee?