This was a major roller coaster. I checked it out because a bunch of people in my life are super into the KDrama and my online bestie Yeni had me start this for Good Manga Club not to be confused with Bad Manga Club where we read things like Vampire Knight Abandoned Empress and On the Emperors Lap. My opinions on anything and everything in this manhwa changed so much in ways I didnt expect. HaRi Shin is an office worker whos struggling financially and trying to help keep her familys small business afloat. One day her welloff best friend Yeongsuh Jin asks her to take her place on a blind date that her father arranged. All she had to do was disguise herself as a femme fatale and ensure that the man never came back for a second date. HaRi agrees only to find that the man Yeongsuh was supposed to go on a date with was none other than her new boss Taemu Kang who hates deception and wasting time. Taemu like Yeongsuh is also being pressured into going on blind dates and he has decided to marry whoever is on the blind date no matter who it is to save time and get back to his precious job as soon as possible. A Business Proposal is insane but its usually in an effective and entertaining way. Its super dramatic and over the top at times but thats what makes it endearing. My just could be exhausting for me from time to time. There were a few too many love triangles and misunderstandings that dragged out a bit too long. It just could be a bit frustrating for me as the reader especially since I just wanted progression. Im usually fine with love triangles and miscommunication/misunderstandings but for some reason A Business Proposal was really testing my patience with these tropes. Maybe it was how sometimes the characters just refused to communicate? Thats not to say that I disliked the story. I found some of the love triangle plots to be engaging even though I already knew who was going to win. The love triangles at least had some sort of purpose to help clear up previous misunderstandings between the various couples. It has a strong balance between soapoperaesque melodrama and realistic situations. The romance took some time to grow on me but by the end I was rooting for both main couples and I was happy that HaRis younger brother found happiness. Also the comedy particularly in the earlier chapters really hit it for me. HaRis practicality and common sense and Taemus comically serious and stubborn personality meshed in a way that really suited my sense of humor. As for the characters my opinions on them changed a lot over reading. HaRi was one of the characters who was easier to like in the beginning. Shes got honorable goals shes kind and shes caring. She also doesnt want to be pushed around and shes a bit stubborn. She didnt want to let Yeongsuh and Taemus actions destroy her life and career and she takes the steps that will best benefit her family and others. Shes very practical and she was one of the characters who was easiest to like. However she has a tough time communicating with people and her refusal to communicate with others ends up causing problems. Its a perfectly normal character flaw it just kind of annoyed me. Taemu on the other hand didnt get off to a great start. He begins inflexible and pushy since he constantly tries to get HaRi to enter a contract marriage with him and he initially refuses to listen to anything she has to say about it. It just bothered me how he wouldnt leave her alone or respect her opinions. He just kept pushing things on her that she wasnt ready for and didnt want to do like marry him after a single blind date. He also starts making her pay him in exchange for kissing him or pretending to be her boyfriend but it just feels like extortion and its extra weird since hes extraordinarily rich and shes dirt poor. I didnt know what to make of that. But somewhere down the line he really starts to get his act together. Its so subtle that it was hard to notice at first but by the end he is a better man who is deserving of HaRi. As he becomes more attached to her he becomes more considerate of her wants and needs. He tries to figure out how he can make her happy and he becomes much more respectful of her. I appreciated how it was very gradual and slow not some big moment that changed his perceptions just because it felt more accurate to real life. The other couple we are introduced to are Yeongsuh and Taemus secretary Sunghoon Cha. Yeongsuh began the story as a completely insufferable character. Shes extremely selfish to the point where she wants HaRi to take the fall for the chaos that ensues after the blind date despite HaRi being significantly less welloff than she is and Yeongsuh is wealthy without any of the financial struggles HaRis family has. She cares much more about her own happiness than HaRis. Shes happy to go about her merry way if she gets what she wants. However she does care about HaRi and she did grow on me as it progressed. Much like Taemu she had subtle growth where she became a more empathetic person. She is still a selfish person but she does care more about the people around her likely due to the influence of Sunghoon. Sunghoon also grows as a result of his relationship with Yeongsuh. Hes essentially Taemus personal assistant and he feels obligated to do everything he asks. Hes generally a kind person and very empathetic but hes a bit too empathetic. Yeongsuh helps him learn how to stand up for himself and the things he cares about. I really appreciated him the whole way through and I loved their relationship. The other side characters are a mixed bag. My personal least favorite is HaRis crush Minwoo who has a lot of entitled nice guy vibes. I was indifferent towards him in the beginning but the more I learned about him the more I grew to dislike him. Ive met plenty of guys like him in real life and I am not a fan. Yeongsuhs rival was a bit less realistic since she seemed to exist only to create conflict and compete with Yeongsuh. The family members were great. I have mixed feelings about the grandpa and how he essentially manipulated HaRi and Taemu but he is an endearing character who just wants to cause drama. I love the way his life turned out in the epilogue. HaRis parents werent important but her brother Hamin was a compelling character with a lovely arc in the epilogue. I also loved the new office manager but the new secretary got on my nerves. As for the art it was very appealing. The character designs are way nicer than I was expecting from an office romcom. HaRi and all the girls are beautiful and all the men are attractive too. There are some scenes that are pretty clearly intended as fanservice for women. Its just very visually pleasing. I really liked A Business Proposal. It was quite the ride and Id be willing to experience it again. It could just get a bit exhausting for me with all the misunderstandings and love triangle drama. The characters are great even if some of them are/begin as the most detestable human beings in human history and I enjoy the complexity and character development. This manhwa is popular for a reason and I highly recommend that anyone whos interested should check it out especially since its getting English physicals