RoseMary's manga / #Psychological(156)

"I heard that up at the North Pole, bits of ice get swept up by the wind and float around...and when light from the sun hits them, they sparkle, like diamonds...If you try to catch those little pieces with your hands, they disappear...Although the world really seems like a beautiful thing, you can't catch everything..." ➸ Diamond Dust certainly caught my attention. After reading it, I can say that it's really heatbreaking, but imo it's a great, emotional story. I think it's well written. Personally, I liked the plot, how it was developed and its narrative structure with many flashbacks: I was hooked! I also liked the characters and I think the art-style is unique...the atmosphere and the perspective of certain scenes are amazing! ➸ I think certain encounters happen becuase of fate...and maybe that was the case for Moon HyeRin, a piano prodigy who tried to take her own life, and Lee JooWon, an indie band's vocalist who desperately wanted to live! That is an encounter that will change HyeRin and her life! They both were having a difficult life, because of different circumstances, and what they had in common was the love for music... [Containing spoilers] When they first meet in the story, that's actually a reencounter, because they already met four years earlier in New York, as we find out later through the flashback. However, it's like a first time meeting, because they don't remember each other: she has repressed memories and he has amnesia. So, it was interesting to see how they interacted. HyeRin's mind erased that memory in which she experienced immense happiness, because she knew that the freedom she felt that day would never come again. Still, after meeting him again, she could move her fingers, which had been stiff for three years already, so she felt that there was definitely a connection and she remembered soon after. On the other hand, JooWon had more difficulty becuase of his condition, but then he also managed to remember their first meeting...yes, he remembered! It was emotional when HyeRin read on the piece of paper "We met in New York". And in the process of all this, they fell in love with each other! "If I am with HyeRin, even this foggy world is beautiful. I have to live. I want to live". Yet, time was running out for JooWon...ahhh my poor heart! ╥﹏╥ ➸ It's certainly sad and it bought tears to my eyes, but it's a beautiful touching story! So, for me it's worth reading it and I recommend it, especially to those who for example loved Koizora and were moved by it. ➸ Digital Comic with Audio - Original webtoon: http://cartoon.media.daum.net/webtoon/view/diamonddust

"Because we're...friends" - Tragic story about friendship and life lessons from the same author of Deep Love series. It portrays serious topics such as cancer, paraplegia, imminent death, suicide attempt, self-harm etc. [Containing spoilers] Reading this, one may think that what happened to Rina is karma...what goes around, comes around. Well, she was a very selfish girl at first, certainly not a likeable character, but I wouldn't wish cancer to anybody...TBH I'm relieved that she recovered! And I don't think the author wanted to convey the message "you were bad, so you got cancer" neither. That's a cruel thought. Rather, I think we needed to know more about why Rina had such a low consideration of friendship, why she believed that friends are just for convenience and are not really necessary. Anyway, thanks to Maki she understood that what she believed in wasn't right. And she suffered as well. Of course, because of her illness, but not only. It was also sad when Yuosuke, who said to her "I love everything about you", walked away after having seen her body without one or her breasts. And, after having finally realized what true friendship is, she first lost Kanae and later also Maki, who is the true heroin of the story. She showed Rina the true meaning of being friends and to never give up: everyone needs someone to give them a hand, even someone like Rina, who at first said "I'll not rely on losers like you"...she actually needed help and Maki was there for her. A true friend who stayed in the difficult and dark moments, despite Rina's initial rejection! And she saved her, indeed! So yeah, her illness played a big part in making her change, but she learned about the true values of life because she had Maki with her. If it wasn't for her, she would have thrown away her life. She changed because of her and later she took care of her until the day Maki died. The central message is obviously about cherishing friends and at the last two pages, that is what the author wanted to say. [...] "Do you have someone you could call a true friend?" I really liked the story and the message it carries. I recommend to watch the live-action as well. Some details were changed a little, but it was touching and I really liked it.

ch. 52

Baramui Saek // Original webtoon: http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list.nhn?titleId=546620