Yoo Seo-rin is the youngest team leader in the marketing team, and she's headed straight for the top. Skill, looks, charm—she's got it all and won't slow down for anything... or anyone. Yoo Seo-rin's love life is the only thing not going her way, especially not after her fiancé dumped her. She's sworn off men entirely, but when a handsome new rookie joins her team and makes his interest known, Yoo Seo-rin just might find herself in a man's arms after all…

I'm Going for It, Boss has a story by yulja and art by Freckles, based on a work by SIRIA. English localization by Tapas Entertainment. Published by Tapas Entertainment (April 21, 2026). Rated YA.

Rebecca Silverman
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Parts of this series will make you swoon and other parts will make you intensely angry. Why yes, it does read like a webtoon that ought to have a K-drama adaptation, because it certainly reads like one! Seorin Yoo is the incredibly competent, brilliant marketing lead in her company, and she is subjected to constant put downs from her colleagues. Not the ones on her team, necessarily, but everyone else has an opinion about a thirty-three-year-old woman who works hard, is good at her job, and broke up with her fiancé close enough to the wedding that the invitations had already been printed. Seorin tries to let it wash over her, but it's not easy when you're bombarded with constant personal attacks from misogynist fossils and younger people alike, especially when your mother is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. That Seorin hasn't fallen over yet and is still pushing ahead is genuinely impressive…and also might be a case of her knowing that if she stops to take a breath, she'll never get back up.

Kangwoo Ha may not fully understand what Seorin's going through, but he's got enough of an idea…that he wants to be with her. Five years ago, he wandered into her breakup scene with her then-fiancé and was very impressed with both how Seorin handled herself and her letting down and crying afterwards. He's got no idea about her mom, but he's entered his father's company (yes, of course he's the son of the CEO) and is thrilled to find himself on Seorin's team. He spends most of the first eight chapters carefully wooing her, although she's got no idea that's what he's doing – but the most important thing is that he's also being an ally. Seorin doesn't need him to defend her, but she does appreciate that he does.

It's a perfectly soapy story. You won't be surprised when Kangwoo's jerk of an older brother shows up and makes a play for Seorin, nor that the office has the absolute worst gossip culture I've seen in at least two manhwa, but it doesn't matter because it's fun to read. The highlight is absolutely Seorin telling off sexist pigs, and I'd happily read a webtoon about just that, but since we're also getting some romance, I'm here for that, too. The art is a bit stiff and has trouble with faces and pelvises, but I had a blast reading this K-drama on paper. If you're in the mood for that brand of (melo)drama, this is a good one.