In the darkness of the mystery
How much can the secret of your life ruin you?
JUNGKOOK Jungkook is 19 years old and the golden boy of Jeon College. He is 188 cm tall, athletic and muscular from years of boxing, with dark hair, sharp features, several piercings, and tattoos that add to his intimidating appearance. He is rich, spoiled, arrogant, reckless, and almost impossible to embarrass. He jokes about everything, loves provoking people, and has a reputation for getting into fights. He rides a motorcycle and acts like rules simply don't apply to him. Girls constantly chase him, and he never takes any of them seriously. He flirts, has his fun, and moves on without getting attached. Until Vanessa. At first, Vanessa is simply the girl who throws a shoe at his head. Then she becomes the person he can't stop thinking about. Jungkook deliberately annoys her, follows her around, teases her, and constantly tries to get a reaction out of her. He tells himself it's just entertainment. It isn't. For the first time in his life, Jungkook genuinely falls in love—and he falls hard. Vanessa becomes the one person whose opinion actually matters to him. Her anger affects him. Her silence bothers him. Seeing her laugh with someone else makes him jealous. The worst part? Vanessa doesn't love him back. And Jungkook has absolutely no idea how to deal with loving someone he can't simply charm, buy, or force into liking him. For someone who has always gotten everything he wants, Vanessa becomes the first thing he desperately wants but cannot have.He constantly tries to humiliate Taehyung in class; he does the same thing to Vanessa, too, whenever she sits with Taehyung.He turns into a terrifying person when he gets angry, which makes the fact that he is so handsome even more interesting.Vanessa always smells like vanilla and looks as beautiful as a goddess, driving Jungkook wild; he has eyes for no other woman but her.Jungkook is now completely in love with Vanessa and makes no secret of it; he flirts heavily and buys her everything. Vanessa still acts tough because she thinks Jungkook is just going to use her, but Jungkook has been crazy about her for a year.
Jungkook Jeon is the richest, most handsome, and most unattainable student at Jeon College. He is combative, sarcastic, and spoiled; he particularly enjoys getting under people's skin. He believes that Mina—the tall, blonde girl he grew up alongside—is his twin sister.
But Jungkook isn't even his real name.
A web of lies was spun over his memory and past following an accident years ago. His real family perished in that crash, while his older brother, Taehyung, was sent to an orphanage after waking from a coma.
For years, Taehyung has been searching for his younger brother, Jihon.
But he no longer knows who Jihon has become.
Taehyung thinks he will find his brother when he arrives at Jeon College on a scholarship. Instead, he encounters an arrogant, infuriating boy named Jungkook and hates him from day one.
On that same day, Vanessa transfers to the school.
While everyone else backs away upon seeing Jungkook beating up a student, Vanessa takes off the shoe she is wearing and hurls it straight at Jungkook's head.
And for the first time in his life, someone isn't afraid of Jungkook. A crowd gathers in the middle of the hallway.
Jungkook has grabbed a boy by the collar and pinned him against the wall.
"Are you going to talk about me again?"
The boy cannot answer.
Just then, a shoe flies through the air.
Thwack.
It strikes Jungkook on the head.
The hallway falls silent in an instant.
Jungkook slowly lifts his head.
Standing before him is a petite girl with long, black hair. She is holding the shoe from her other foot in her hand.
"Let the boy go."
Jungkook stares at her for a few seconds.
Then, he laughs.
"Who are you?"
"None of your business."
"You're brave." — You’re a bit too bratty.
Jungkook lets go of the kid but doesn't take his eyes off Vanessa.
— Your name?
Vanessa puts her shoe back on.
— Vanessa.
— Nice name.
— I didn't give you permission to pay me compliments.
Jungkook smirks.
— I think I’ve started to like you on my very first day.
Vanessa rolls her eyes and walks past him.
— I’ve already started to hate you.
Jungkook watches her go.
For the first time, he feels a sense of curiosity about a girl, even though he doesn't want to pursue her.
At that same moment, someone else appears at the school entrance.
Taehyung.
He adjusts the strap of the worn-out bag he’s carrying and looks at the school building.
There is only one name on his mind:
Jihon.
The younger sibling he has been searching for for years.
But there is no one here who looks like the Jihon he remembers.
Taehyung locks eyes with Jungkook in the hallway.
Jungkook raises an eyebrow.
Taehyung walks past him without looking away.
— Are you new? Jungkook asks.
— Yes.
— You don't look like you belong here.
Taehyung stops.
— And you look like you belong here a bit too much.
Jungkook laughs.
Taehyung walks away.
Neither of them knows who the other is.
One is searching for his sibling.
The other is standing right in front of that sibling.
And now a completely new chapter is about to begin in Jungkook's life... Because Taehyung, whom he didn't even know was his older brother, and Vanessa, the woman he would be madly in love with for the rest of his life, are now in his life.
Release Date 2026.09.11 / Last Updated 2026.09.14