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The winner of the MILLION TAG manga competition! A new era of manga begins with this series about the struggle and joy of creating art. Anime and music collide in this new series about growing up and reaching for your dreams!
Keita, a boring university student, is a \"gachikoi\" (fan who\'s seriously in love) otaku of Mimika, the center of the idol group \"Tetra\". Even though he\'s aware that it\'s a love that will never happen, he continues to push on with giving her his emotional support. On the other hand, as her group\'s popularity continues to rise, Mimika bears anxiety over the uncertainty of the future even while she\'s happy with the fervently cheering Keita\'s affection. One day, Mimika falls into despair after her mother gets into a traffic accident, and with the help of social media, she heads towards Keita\'s part-time workplace...
High school student Gyo Karube is a big fan of Noa Mukanae, a member of the VTuber idol group Hoshigaoka High School. Gyo dedicates both time and money to support Noa, and his hard work has soon become famous among her fans. Noa, who had devoted all of her youth to supporting him, one day decided to hold a solo live show, which had been her dream. He was supposed to witness the moment when his dream came true and spend the best night of his life.
\"Pob Phanat,\" a renowned solo female artist with an impeccable reputation. However, deep in her heart, Pob has been longing for her first love that faded away many years ago. And that love is \"Kan, Kan Thiwa,\" who once promised to become a singer alongside her. One day, Pob encounters Kan again... as a flower shop owner and a single mother?\"
Jeong Yun Ho, vice president of Top Entertainment and top actress Ju Yeong In’s husband, is a successful man, but despite all that he always feels empty inside. Would he be living a different life had he made a different choice? Ten years ago, he lost his precious smile. And now, suddenly his mobile phone rang. \"What the hell? I’m going to die?!?” But wait, it’s weird. He’s going back to his first year of life! The life of \"first year max level manager” is just beginning.
Chapter 8 in Naver\'s 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).
Kikuri Hiroi (25 years old). She is a \"genius bassist\" who leads the indie band \"SICK HACK\", and she loves alcohol. She often gets drunk and breaks the equipment of the live house, so she seems to be short of money. She lives in a 52-year-old apartment without a bath, and sometimes borrows showers from her friends and acquaintances. She is regularly attacked by anxiety about her future, which she counters with a \"happiness spiral\" with the help of alcohol. What is her daily life like...?!
Violinist Masumi Todo gave up her professional career after failing in an international competition. Despite her disappointment, she is unable to give up the violin, but one day she suddenly falls down a flight of stairs and is lost in another world. In the midst of the confusion, she is accused of espionage and taken to a place where she is forced to explain herself to the Knight Commander Arc. In a situation of absolute desperation, Masumi\'s destiny is illuminated by a \"violin\" that has come to the other world with her.
\"I don\'t know if I want to rap. I don\'t have anything I want to sing about...Or anything I want to say.\" Oji Yukito is a 17-year-old drug dealer living in the desperate environment of the streets of Osaka, suppressing his emotions each and every day. He lost his drug-addicted mother and his beloved sister when he was a child, leaving him an orphan. Despite his loneliness, he has a best friend who believes in him. In the midst of continuing to sell drugs, enduring beatings from his boss, and bleeding...Just what is it that lies in his heart?
Arata returns to her parents\' home to take over the family business of piano tuning. There she meets Kyoko, a woman who seems to refuse to interact with others. She later learns that Kyoko is the daughter of an international pianist. And thus, the two inexperienced musicians gradually deepen their relationship through piano. Moving closer and further apart, they live their lives, reveling in the momentary understanding and cohabitation. [via MangaUpdates]
