i dont know how to say this, but, this is one of those stories that will make you feel warm inside(and sad too)
its about a lot of things, i love how the author makes multiple references to korean society's standards....it deals with stuff like peer pressure, suicide and depression
it mostly focuses on peer pressure though.... fullfilling parents' expectations when it comes to your studies and future. i heard that the korean educational system is pretty tough, so i imagine just how important this issue is to korean students.
anyways, this is one of the rare shoujos that succeed at sentimantalism without overdoing it.

... Last updated on January 28th, 2012, 5:02am

Much of the story was really good: an interesting take on "slice of life", excellent build-up, interesting tensions, great art and I actually enjoyed much of the story until it went into "over-dramatic mode" in vol 4 where

As much as I wanted to fully enjoy this title, the ending parts for some of the relationships really made me hate the story. It's of course the creator's choice on how to shape the plot and direction of the characters' relations but there're many ways in which she could've portrayed the characters' tensions without going overboard and to still achieve the desired ending.

And finally, I felt that the characters' relations weren't always so well-defined: it was pretty good and you could see the creator trying for a certain level of complexity but it was sometimes rather confusing given the amount of cast and limited pages since the story keeps switching narrative viewpoints without much warning, and how certain events and feelings are randomly tossed in without much conclusion even till the very end. In conclusion: a story with very lofty goals but the endings just didn't quite justify all that buildup. Still, it's worth a read.

... Last updated on July 8th, 2008, 7:37am

It's a bittersweet story and it's not tipical here you won't find ordinary problems of lovers and school play. No it's deals with the problems we all have - how to grown up how to live when you belive in nothing and have nobody to cherrish you and to help you. From my ages %) I can see back and say it's definately hit the point.
But be avere it's a not light reading but if you want to spent several good hours remembering your 17 or just are 17 I think it's worth to try.

It's a wonderful manga. Main hero lost a HOPE. But you can find outstanding everywhere if you try. It's very beautiful to watch how а new hope appear.