Secret Friend: The must-read webtoon! Scans & History

Secret Friend is a adult webtoon Korean, written and illustrated by S.L. Studio, released in South Korea in 2018 and available in French since 2020. The series has 97 episodes now completed.

If you like stories about love triangle blending drama and adult content, this webtoon Secret Friend is perfect for you.

The story keeps readers on the edge of their seats thanks to a constant tension between friendship, desire, and lies. Each episode moves along quickly, the characters are morally ambiguous, and the central secret looms large on every page. It’s the kind of series that you read in one sitting.

The synopsis of Secret Friend

Secret Friend tells the story of Well, a rather shy young man. In high school, he has a crush on Alexia and follows his friend's advice Nick to confess his feelings to her.

After being rejected by Alexia, Ben becomes the target of Nick's teasing. To make matters worse, Nick ends up going out with her. Out of loyalty to his friend, Ben decides to act as if nothing happened.

Over the years, Nick has gone on a string of dates and claimed he’s no longer with Alexia to preserve their friendship. That’s a lie: he’s still with her.

One day, Ben catches them together. Alexia meets his gaze. Shh, it'll be their little secret. secret. This silence becomes the starting point for the entire story.

The series falls into the genre thriller adult with a hint of romance. The story takes place in a contemporary setting, closely mirroring everyday life, which makes the situations all the more believable and uncomfortable.

Who are the characters in Secret Friend ?

All the tension of Secret Friend centers on a trio bound by a secret. Each character has a dark side, and that's what makes the series so hard to put down.

• Ben : the protagonist. An ordinary young man who is convinced he doesn't know how to approach women. It is his gradual transformation that drives the entire story.
• Nick : Ben's best friend. He has one romantic conquest after another, often humiliates Ben, and brags about his exploits. A toxic friendship that quickly becomes the real focus of the story.
• Alexia : the girl Ben fell in love with in high school, who is now Nick's girlfriend. Yet she shares a memory with Ben that she chooses to keep to herself, and this silence sets off a chain of events.

This three-way dynamic between betrayal, a repressed desire and a shared secret, is the true driving force behind the story. That is what sets this original webtoon of most Korean romance series available on streaming platforms.

Where to read the webtoon Secret Friend ?

Secret Friend is published on Toomics. The prologue and the first two episodes are available for free, so you can dive into the story before deciding whether to subscribe.

To read more, you must sign up on the platform and then unlock the episodes in one of two ways:

• by paying per item with corners ;
• by taking a subscription, between 5.90 and 8.30 euros depending on the plan you choose. A subscription gives you access to hundreds of webtoon titles, in addition to Secret Friend.

For free reading, there's a detailed alternative in English right below. To broaden your reading horizons, also check out our selection of Webtoons in French.

Where can I read the scans of Secret Friend free of charge?

The website webtoon.xyz features all episodes of Secret Friend Free to access, no subscription required. You can move from one episode to the next directly in the player, and you can leave comments under each episode.

The only downside: the scans are in English only. If you want to read in French, Toomics remains the only option, but it is becoming Paid starting with the third episode. There is not yet a free French-language version of this adult thriller.

If you like this genre, you might also enjoy I Think I Like You, another webtoon that plays on emotional tension and things left unsaid.