Her Tale of Shim Chong

{{Short description|2017 South Korean manhwa}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

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| image = Her Tale of Shim Chong Volume 1.jpeg

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| caption = Korean cover for Volume 1

| ko_hangul = 그녀의 심청

| romanized = Geunyeoui Simcheong

| genre = Historical, romance, girls' love

| author = Seri

| illustrator = Biwan

| publisher = Wisdom House

| publisher_en = Pocket Comics, Tappytoon (both US)

| publisher_other = Comico, Piccoma (France)
Comico Thailand
Delitoon (France)
Pocket Comics (Germany)

| demographic =

| magazine = Comico

| first = 2017

| firstmo = September 12,

| last = 2019

| lastmo = March 19,

| volumes = 7

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Her Tale of Shim Chong ({{langx|ko|그녀의 심청|Geunyeoui Simcheong}}) is a Korean girls' love manhwa series written by Seri and illustrated by Biwan. The manhwa was serialized online via Comico from September, 2017 to March, 2019. The story is a reimagining of the classic Korean novel The Tale of Sim Chong.

Plot

Based on the classic Korean novel, The Tale of Sim Chong, the story follows two women of different social standings that have the same desire: to leave this world behind. Shim Chong is a young beggar who relies on the generosity of others to sustain herself and her blind father. The other is old Chancellor Jang's bride-to-be, sold off to him for the sake of her family. After Shim Chong rescues this new wife from the river their encounter ignites both love and secret intents.

Media

=Manhua=

Written by Seri and illustrated by Biwan, Her Tale of Shim Chong, was serialized online via Comico from September 12, 2017, to March 19, 2019. The series was later collected into seven print volumes by Wisdom House from August 24, 2018, to June 11, 2020.

The manhwa was published digitally in English by Pocket Comics and Tappytoon, being part of the first batch of titles available when Comico launched Pocket Comics in North America in 2021.{{cite web|last=Burlingame|first=Russ|url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/comico-brings-pocket-comics-to-north-america/|title=Comico Brings Pocket Comics To North America, With Dozens Of Popular International Titles|publisher=ComicBook.com|date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Her Tale of Shim Chong|url=https://www.tappytoon.com/en/book/hershimch|publisher=Tappytoon|access-date=August 2, 2023}}

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|OriginalRelDate = August 24, 2018

|OriginalISBN = 9791162207475

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|OriginalRelDate = January 18, 2019

|OriginalISBN = 9791189709402

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|OriginalRelDate = October 4, 2019

|OriginalISBN = 9791196720575

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|OriginalRelDate = June 11, 2020

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|OriginalRelDate = June 11, 2020

|OriginalISBN = 9791190630610

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|OriginalRelDate = June 11, 2020

|OriginalISBN = 9791190630627

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=Audio Drama=

On February 24, 2020, ACO began releasing an audio drama of Her Tale of Shim Chong through their GLC++ label.{{cite web|script-title=ko: 그녀의 심청|url=https://audiocomics.kr/audiodrama/view/103|website=audiocomics|publisher=ACO|access-date=August 2, 2023|language=ko}}{{Cite video|date=October 21, 2020|script-title=ko:그녀의 심청 AUDIO DRAMA PREVIEW |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgbXVLOrdf0|medium=YouTube|publisher=오디오코믹스|access-date=August 2, 2023}}

Reception

In 2018 the series was awarded with the {{interlanguage link|Today's Our Manhwa Award|ko|오늘의 우리만화상}} by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.{{cite web|script-title=ko:만화가협회, '오늘의 우리만화' 5편 선정|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20181026116700005?|website=Yonhap News Agency|access-date=August 2, 2023|date=October 26, 2018|language=ko}}

Francisca Santos, writing for We Got This Covered, included Her Tale of Shim Chong in their 15 best romance manhwa, remarking that "grabbing the reader's attention, the narrative and dialogue in this story are beautifully written, entangling the mysticism and historical contexts very poetically."{{cite web|last=Santos|first=Francisca|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/anime/manga/top-10-best-romance-manhwa/|title=The 15 best romance manhwa|publisher=We Got This Covered|date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023}}

The Comic Book Resources similarly included the series in their "25 Top Manhwa You Need To Read".{{cite web|last=Albert |first=Brianna |url=https://www.cbr.com/amazing-manhwa-read-this-year/#her-tale-of-shim-chong-written-by-seri-with-art-by-biwan-2017|title=25 Top Manhwa You Need To Read |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023}}

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