“Pop star Jenny and prodigy Eumpa clash worlds; music theft sparks their intertwined journey of identity and dreams.”
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Synopsis
Pop star Jenny and prodigy Eumpa clash worlds; music theft sparks their intertwined journey of identity and dreams.
High schooler Jenny You is living a dream. In the public eye, she is a delicate princess, a successful pop star, but in real life, she's a rebellious beauty ostracized by her female schoolmates. She and her classmate, umpa Won (One), seem to have nothing in common on the surface. Eumpa is a quiet boy, ignorant of the pop culture that has enchanted most of his peers. Having spent his childhood as a depressed prodigy in the United States, he has now resolved to lead a normal life as a regular boy. He likes a cute-but-average-looking girl, Young-ju Chae. Young-ju takes him to a pop concert, and Eumpa is exposed to Jenny's music for the first time. Meanwhile, umpa's resolution to live a normal life is challenged when his music teacher steals the young man's music and attempts to pass it off as his own... So begins the story of One... (Source: Tokyopop)
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Running avg · Jun 2010 → Dec 2010
- 9 “This is an incredible, non-typical shoujo manga that offers deep insight into the showbiz world through characters striving to be heard rather than just being puppets. While the characters can be...”
- 9 “This manhwa offers a compelling, realistic look at the music industry's corruption and commercialization, bolstered by clean art and deeply developed, flawed characters. While the series is quite...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — One begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 71 × 11 ch × vol
- Total read 9h 28m approx
- Published Jan 1998 – Jan 2002
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M0454 catalog