Amen's manga / #Piano(7)

After losing his daughter Chaeyoon due to negligence, Cho Sunghyun plunges to his death and wakes up 10 years in the past! Vowing never to repeat his mistakes, Sunghyun gives up music to be a dad, driving his daughter to preschool and cooking for her. But what’s this? Chaeyoon plays piano without sheet music and sings with perfect pitch! Who would’ve thought she’d be a total prodigy?! Sunghyun is conflicted, though, given his trepidation about music… Should he let her play or press pause?

These people have been living unhappy lives because they've never been able to do what they want. Ga Yeon's smart, but wants to become a singer. However, the Korean educational system strongly enforces studying to students without considering the goals and dreams of the student. She's been forced to live a life of suppression. Jae Hee is a piano player, but he's been living in constant delusion of his life. He has mental problems and cannot distinguish reality from a dream. Dong Woo and Min Seo are a couple who are talented musicians but cannot make music they wish to make because of the current situation of the Korean music industry. Hyuk's a very good guitar player, but is forced to be in an idol band, rather than what he really wants to be. The 5 come together to make a band of their own.

A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who is been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the piano as the son of a family of prestigious pianists. Yet it is their common bond with the piano that eventually intertwines their paths in life.

Only in death did I realize the meaning of my life. Daehwa Kim is a piano prodigy who drops out of a prestigious performing arts high school due to a lack of passion. Just when he finally discovers his love for the piano at 30, he gets into a fatal accident, only to wake up as a high school student again! Can he turn his fate around this time?

The son of a famous pianist, music student Shinichi Chiaki dreams of studying abroad and becoming a conductor like his mentor. Unfortunately, his fear of flying grounds his lofty plans! As he watches other classmates achieve what he has always wanted, Shinichi wonders if he should quit music altogether. Then one day he meets fellow student Megumi Noda, also known as Nodame. This oddball girl cannot cook, clean, or even read a music score, but she can play the piano in incomparable Cantabile style. And she teaches Chiaki something that he has forgotten: to enjoy his music, no matter where he is.

After giving up everything and going against his parents’ wishes to pursue his dream of becoming a concert pianist, Lee Siyoon is met with a crippling end to his short-lived career when a car accident leaves his right hand immobile. Finding no reason left to live, he attempts to end his meaningless life. But, instead of meeting his maker, he awakens in the company of a large group of Russian servants. Thrown into this new life as Russian heiress, Tatiana Yuryevna Belchenova, there is one thing that’s still familiar, the piano. Unable to give up his dream, Siyoon decides to embrace being Tatiana and attends the most prestigious classical music school in Russia. But, with Tatiana’s body refusing to cooperate with Siyoon’s mind, will he manage to make it to the top this time?