kellen's manga / #Music(52)

Brilliant jazz saxophonist Yashiro Shunichi has never recovered from the loss of his beloved pianist in an accident sixteen years ago. While his career has brought him success and fame, self imposed isolation and total immersion in music are taking a personal toll. Then a chance encounter with a young drummer and pianist leads him to consider establishing a new band. But allowing others into his life makes him more vulnerable than he could have imagined.

“You were the only one I didn’t want to find out about this desire…” 10 years have past since Takumu lost touch with his good friend Yuki, who left for Italy to become a Cellist. Now working as a home aid, Takumu is shocked to find his next patient is none other than Yuki himself. Yuki, who is now semi-blind after an accident left him injured and his eyes trapped behind bandages until his surgery. Due to mixed feelings about their reunion, Takumu keeps his identity a secret as he tends to the injured Yuki. But how will he react when he learns that his friend was in love with someone when they were kids … and still holds a torch for that person even now? A Cellist who has kept his feelings hidden in the recesses of his heart and his childhood friend…the music of their clumsy yet pure love begins to play…

Kazune joins the band KEEL and becomes their vocalist. But only after a while he is leaving to join the band BLANCA. Why is Kazune leaving suddenly? What will the members of KEEL think of him?

Struggling musician Makoto receives some outfit made by chance acquaintance Miyama, a world-renowned designer. However, the bewitching aura that Miyama has on and the caress-like touches of Miyama's fingertips end up arousing lust in Makoto...?

One day Kento, a vocalist in a small band, is scouted by a talent agency to become a part of a professional band. The problem is, he knows the guy that the band is going to be centered around, the prodigious Takatou Karou.... and does not like him a tiniest bit?

Han Sae Bik, a beautiful singing voice, wishes to be a famous singer in Southern Korea. She moved to Seoul along with her family in order to fulfill her dream. However, she failed in all 48 singing auditions not because of her talent but her unconventional style. Her family, especially her grandfather, is strongly opposed her dream, banning her from becoming a singer because of the thought that it's not a proper job for a person born into a traditional house. Once, when falling asleep in a hairdresser's, she's got her haircut just like a handsome boy . She participated in a singing contest in order to earn money for a wig. She has been mistaken to be a boy and win the contest. An entertainment agency noticed her and asked her to be in a boy band with other 4 members. The story now begins.

Satou Fuuka is an orphan. Her aunt, who was her guardian, absconded in the night, leaving her with no money. Her parents wanted her to go to school, so she was looking for a job to cover her school expenses and rent (plus living expenses, though she didn't mention it). She goes to be interviewed for a part-time house helper job but is rejected before she can say anything, because the guy offering the job is the eldest for 4 brothers and it's an all-male household. She pours out her story, so he takes pity on her (even though he'd pointed out that she can't really take a part-time job if she doesn't have a guardian) and offers the job as a live-in position. However, he has one condition: she's supposed to disguise herself so his brothers don't take an interest in her. Her disguise: lots of towels around her body, so she looks fat; makeup so she looks old (39); plus her hair is all loose and she's wearing glasses. The brothers are: Tsukasa (eldest, apparently already working); Akari (second son, first year college student with a wider strike zone for women than Tsukasa thought); Kairi (third son, genius high-schooler and Fuuka's classmate); Minato (youngest, first year middle-schooler who's a blue-eyed blond). Incidentally, Fuuka notices that none of the brothers look related.

Hana's daughter of an owner of a talent agency. Her home being the talent agency,she helps her mother using her special (it's questionable) gift. Hana has nosebleeds when she sees someone with potential to become a celebrity. She naturally keeps quiet about this. However, but on the agency's anniversary, she is sent out to find someone who has huge potential. As this story unfolds, you'll find yourself sucked into it's comedy goodness, a school life that's a teeny bit secretive, and the most popular genre, romance.

Sojun Shiina's as fickle as a cat. He only comes to Arata when he wants to. Arata knows that, yet can't help but reach out his hand... After three months away, Sojun, a famed guitarist, returns to Arata, editor of a well-regarded music magazine. Despite his talent, Sojun has cut himself off from the Japanese music scene. Unable to settle down, he bounces back and forth between countries, often leaving his longtime lover Arata behind. Arata knows that about Sojun, but can't help wishing he'd come back for good, to stay by his side, hold him and make love with him... The adult love between these two men flickers between Arata's admiration for Sojun's immense talent, his sense of inferiority, and the freedom and possessiveness that comes from affection.

Kuchiki, a flutist, was plagued by nightmares every night that forced her to seek the help of counselor Matsuzaki. Ishikura, a police inspector, unexpectedly discovered a headless mummified body in an empty apartment and is now on the case. When Kuchiki regains her lost memories, the curtains also opens to a tragedy!