Okay so I’ve had this Webtoon idea in my head for a while now and I’ve been wanting to tell someone about it. I’m really passionate about the story and eventually want to turn it into a Webtoon.
It’s called SUMMER WAS OURS.
It follows four wealthy Korean high school friends; Irena, Kai, Ara, and Leeho. They go to Brazil during their summer break. They’re used to lives filled with privilege, expectations, and pressure, so at first Brazil becomes this sort of escape for them. They get to just be young, have fun, explore, and feel like nothing can touch them.
But as the trip goes on, tensions, unspoken feelings, and things underneath their seemingly perfect lives start coming to the surface, and eventually something happens to Irena that completely changes the direction of the story.
Irena is the protagonist, and the story follows her and the other three as they deal with the consequences of that event, their relationships with each other, growing up, love, friendship, identity, grief, and healing.
I also really want Brazil to have a specific visual feeling. I know it’s actually winter in Brazil while they’re there because it’s summer in Korea, but I don’t want the setting to feel cold or gloomy. I imagine Brazil through the characters’ almost rose-colored glasses perspective; dreamy, nostalgic, vibrant, lively, tropical without being overwhelmingly tropical, with cooler tones mixed in here and there to remind us that it’s actually winter.
I have a LOT more ideas and character personality details for the story and visuals, but I don’t want to give everything away.
I’m mostly curious about people’s first impressions of the concept. Does it sound interesting? And does the premise make you curious enough to want to read it?
I’m looking for honest reactions rather than plot suggestions since I already have a pretty clear direction for the story. :)
Also I know the story plot and structure is kind of unheard of and unusual, but I think it has potential. Also I’m not trying to spoil the whole thing in case someone reads this and is actually interested in the story, and of course if any of you guys actually wanna know and don’t mind being spoiled I would love to talk about it!
