{"status":200,"data":{"id":79548,"state":"active","merged_with":null,"canonical_url":"https://mangabaka.org/manhwa/79548/The-Perfect-Male-Lead","authors":["On-Sang Lee"],"artists":["On-Sang Lee"],"description":"Having finally fled her troubled past, Hae-Joo enrolled late into the Film & Theater Department, hoping for a fresh start in college. She envisioned a future brimming with promise, but soon realizes she can't outrun her past forever. Caught between her childhood friend and her rekindled first love, Hae-Joo wrestles with conflicting emotions. Eun-Seok, her longtime friend, proposes a fake dating scheme to mask his own feelings and shield her from Jay's advances. \n\n(Source: Naver Webtoon, translated)\n\n*Note: Includes six extra chapters.*","published":{"start_date":"2024-06-22","end_date":"2026-06-27","start_date_is_estimated":false,"end_date_is_estimated":false},"status":"completed","is_licensed":false,"content_rating":"suggestive","type":"manhwa","original_language":"ko","rating":69.4333333333333,"popularity":{"global":{"current":25630,"history":{"1d":25700,"1w":26003,"1mo":27641,"3mo":30601,"6mo":51350,"1y":38489}},"type":{"current":6257,"history":{"1d":6264,"1w":6286,"1mo":6483,"3mo":6708,"6mo":7205,"1y":5664}}},"last_updated_at":"2026-10-13T22:30:26.932Z","source":{"anilist":{"id":180604,"rating":7,"rating_normalized":70},"anime_planet":{"id":"the-epitome-of-a-male-lead","rating":3.8,"rating_normalized":76},"anime_news_network":{"id":null,"rating":null,"rating_normalized":null},"kitsu":{"id":null,"rating":null,"rating_normalized":null},"manga_updates":{"id":"chkugz0","rating":6.23,"rating_normalized":62},"my_anime_list":{"id":172356,"rating":null,"rating_normalized":null},"shikimori":{"id":172356,"rating":null,"rating_normalized":null}},"publishers":[{"id":2246,"name":"NAVER WEBTOON","canonical_url":"https://mangabaka.org/publisher/2246/NAVER-WEBTOON","language":"ko","note":null}],"rating_count":45,"final_volume":null,"total_chapters":97,"titles":[{"language":"ko","traits":["native"],"title":"남주의 정석","is_primary":true},{"language":"en","traits":[],"title":"The Perfect Male Lead","is_primary":true},{"language":"ko-Latn","traits":["native"],"title":"Namjuui Jeongseok","is_primary":true},{"language":"vi","traits":[],"title":"Soái Ca Kiểu Mẫu","is_primary":true},{"language":"ru","traits":[],"title":"Эталон мужчины","is_primary":true},{"language":"ja","traits":[],"title":"幼馴染の彼はあきらめない","is_primary":true},{"language":"zh","traits":[],"title":"男主角法則","is_primary":true}],"cover":{"raw":"https://images.mangabaka.dev/d/4/9/c/b/a/c/f/2cb4/4217/a1ad/134a948ddc82","x150":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x150@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMubWFuZ2FiYWthLmRldi9kLzQvOS9jL2IvYS9jL2YvMmNiNC80MjE3L2ExYWQvMTM0YTk0OGRkYzgy","x250":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x250@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMubWFuZ2FiYWthLmRldi9kLzQvOS9jL2IvYS9jL2YvMmNiNC80MjE3L2ExYWQvMTM0YTk0OGRkYzgy","x350":"https://cdn.mangabaka.dev/imgproxy/plain/x350@1/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMubWFuZ2FiYWthLmRldi9kLzQvOS9jL2IvYS9jL2YvMmNiNC80MjE3L2ExYWQvMTM0YTk0OGRkYzgy","blurhash":"|cLEB1~q%MofbbtRt7ogj]4TM{ozayofozt7ofa|4.IUoMozj[ofofkCofNZRjj[ofjZayWBaekCNGt7ayoLjZaeWBWBayxuj[WBWVayaeWBWBjZaeofj[bHoffjWBWBaeofj@aykCofbHayayWVaeaeayj[j[fkfkj[ay","width":690,"height":1000},"anime":{"exists":false,"start":null,"end":null}}}