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獨領風騷 18
(完結篇)面對好友與情人，樂樂要如何做出屬於自己的最佳「抉擇」？簡訊誤會逐漸解開，樂樂站上國際時尚伸展臺散發個人光芒，時尚華麗冒險即將告一段落，令人期待的最終結局千萬別錯過！
192 pages, Paperback
Published April 2, 2014
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About the author
Nicky Lee
39 books70 followersLee began her career in the year 1992 when she submitted a story to Tong Li's monthly manhua magazine Flower Girl. The story became her first work, Paradise City and began Lee's long career working with Tong Li. Her second work, Youth Gone Wild, which started its five year run in 1996, was her longest and most popular work. So far four works have been published in the magazine, one of which is ongoing.
Nicky Lee's personal life is not well documented aside from small notes that she writes in the margins of her published works and a few interviews. She is married, without children and credits her mother as her main influence. She is a fan of 1980s American heavy metal music and cites Fuyumi Souryo (Mars) and Shimizu Reiko as her role models.
Nicky Lee's personal life is not well documented aside from small notes that she writes in the margins of her published works and a few interviews. She is married, without children and credits her mother as her main influence. She is a fan of 1980s American heavy metal music and cites Fuyumi Souryo (Mars) and Shimizu Reiko as her role models.
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February 11, 2015
Loved this manhwa, just loved it.
I've been reading it for years, and thankfully I got my happy ending. It was worth all the tears of anger and joy all the way through. Really hope Lee gets another series out soon.
I've been reading it for years, and thankfully I got my happy ending. It was worth all the tears of anger and joy all the way through. Really hope Lee gets another series out soon.
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May 3, 2024Bon, j'ai terminé cette série donc je me permets de faire une petite review :-) Pour être transparente j'ai absolument dévoré cette histoire et ça faisait un petit moment que ça ne m'était pas arrivé d'enchaîner autant les tomes. C'était ultra prenant, cependant... Ça a beau avoir été une lecture prenante et divertissante il y a un nombre incalculables de choses qui m'ont dérangé et dont je n'avais pas entendu parler avant de commencer le manhua (alors que j'avais vu de nombreuses recommandations sur les réseaux). Le plus gros problème était surtout au niveau des relations, que ce soit de la toxicité, des vibes incestueuses, des tentatives violences physiques (qui ne sont d'ailleurs même pas condamnées), bon ce n'était pas glorieux... Pourtant le manhua a des points positifs, les graphismes sont vraiment sympas, l'histoire partait bien mais franchement plus tu avances, plus c'est la foire à la toxicité et ça romantise juste une relation que je trouve au final un peu malsaine. Personne ne semble le relever (parmi les lecteur.ice.s je veux dire) et je trouve ça dommage. Après je conçois le fait que ce soit une vieille œuvre etc. mais quand même, c'est important de ne pas tout laisser passer :/
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June 11, 2023just finished this manhwa series and I don't know what to do with my life after this.
The drawings are magnificent, with all the details of the clothes, the accessories...
The love story is beautiful, and the characters - even the secondary ones - are touching.
However, there are a few points in the scenario that I found too much, but the rest is so gripping that it's easy to forget.
One of my favorite josei ❤️
The drawings are magnificent, with all the details of the clothes, the accessories...
The love story is beautiful, and the characters - even the secondary ones - are touching.
However, there are a few points in the scenario that I found too much, but the rest is so gripping that it's easy to forget.
One of my favorite josei ❤️
December 18, 2015
NOTE: I all only write a all-in-one review for the entire series on mangas and post in either on the first volume or the last one. Beware, there might be spoilers what will happen in the end.
Lousy review by me. Stay away grammar nazis! I type this really fast after reading and I simply dont have time anymore to check it.
4 STARS
This manga might be an okay one. I'm not really sure, its in a fast paced but have some boring scenes. I think it might be because of the lack of build up on this certain scenes. When there are these, i think is supposed to be the climax of a chapter mostly dont feel it at all. Another reason for this might also be the illustration. Dont be fooled. The characters are drawn beautifully, I think as possible (well, they are MODELS, or SUPERMODELS!) but they focused on it too much. Some details like the background are just left with like black and white photos of the actual places. It feels kind of misplaced. Bokehs, smokers, sparkles, and anything might help.
One another dilemma I had is effin distinguishing the twins apart on the first chapters so I am a bit lost. I mean how the hell am I going to know who have the green eyes and who have silver eyes if mangas are black and white. Well, I know i just have to actually stay and focus on the plot anyways.
The story is also fast paced which is usually what I like but in this case, some build up of scenes are left and it feels just like the author are rushing the thing keep up with the number of pages. And also, the first few volumes are boring and looks like there is no definite direction at all. Just like Lele dream! (I want to be a supermodel! then what?) But I think this changed a lot when the first fast forward after 2 years happened. The story keep getting interesting and I can say that Angus dilemma have really stir a lot of emotions in me.
This manga has actually pretty funny scenes and mentioned some things that I wished I googled. Lol. This is feels so heavy with a lot of the prostitution, betrayal, insanity, orgy, old man and young man couple, homosexual, cougars, etc.Its a LOT! I dunno, maybe it may really be one of dark sides of the fashion business behind the sparkle and glamour we see at shows. I frequently heard about these things and well if there is smoke then there is fire
On the characters, I was so annoyed at first with Lele. She is so immature at first but as the time goes by I came to like her, no love her. After reading the last few chapter and looking back, you can see that she really have evolved not only physically, (woahh, she so gorgeous now!) but in other aspects as well. Oh, and Eros is love!
The ending though. I just feel like I want more. Yeah after 3 years, Eros come back, and then they meet again and married. Then it fast forward again to couple of years where they had a baby and that's it. I used to like 'fast forward to couple of years' thing but in this case, IT JUST LACK BUILD UP!
Lousy review by me. Stay away grammar nazis! I type this really fast after reading and I simply dont have time anymore to check it.
4 STARS
This manga might be an okay one. I'm not really sure, its in a fast paced but have some boring scenes. I think it might be because of the lack of build up on this certain scenes. When there are these, i think is supposed to be the climax of a chapter mostly dont feel it at all. Another reason for this might also be the illustration. Dont be fooled. The characters are drawn beautifully, I think as possible (well, they are MODELS, or SUPERMODELS!) but they focused on it too much. Some details like the background are just left with like black and white photos of the actual places. It feels kind of misplaced. Bokehs, smokers, sparkles, and anything might help.
One another dilemma I had is effin distinguishing the twins apart on the first chapters so I am a bit lost. I mean how the hell am I going to know who have the green eyes and who have silver eyes if mangas are black and white. Well, I know i just have to actually stay and focus on the plot anyways.
The story is also fast paced which is usually what I like but in this case, some build up of scenes are left and it feels just like the author are rushing the thing keep up with the number of pages. And also, the first few volumes are boring and looks like there is no definite direction at all. Just like Lele dream! (I want to be a supermodel! then what?) But I think this changed a lot when the first fast forward after 2 years happened. The story keep getting interesting and I can say that Angus dilemma have really stir a lot of emotions in me.
This manga has actually pretty funny scenes and mentioned some things that I wished I googled. Lol. This is feels so heavy with a lot of the prostitution, betrayal, insanity, orgy, old man and young man couple, homosexual, cougars, etc.Its a LOT! I dunno, maybe it may really be one of dark sides of the fashion business behind the sparkle and glamour we see at shows. I frequently heard about these things and well if there is smoke then there is fire
On the characters, I was so annoyed at first with Lele. She is so immature at first but as the time goes by I came to like her, no love her. After reading the last few chapter and looking back, you can see that she really have evolved not only physically, (woahh, she so gorgeous now!) but in other aspects as well. Oh, and Eros is love!
The ending though. I just feel like I want more. Yeah after 3 years, Eros come back, and then they meet again and married. Then it fast forward again to couple of years where they had a baby and that's it. I used to like 'fast forward to couple of years' thing but in this case, IT JUST LACK BUILD UP!
February 17, 2016
I binge-read the whole thing, that's what I did. Disturbing at times but oh so good.
Just one thing though:
Eros, you'll never ever - not even in your wildest dream - beat Ren Tsuruga. Same goes to you, Lele. Cause I don't know if you've noticed this but Ren and Kyoko are unbeatable.
That's all I'm saying. That's all I'm saying.
Just one thing though:
Eros, you'll never ever - not even in your wildest dream - beat Ren Tsuruga. Same goes to you, Lele. Cause I don't know if you've noticed this but Ren and Kyoko are unbeatable.
That's all I'm saying. That's all I'm saying.
February 5, 2020
Voy a escribir review de toda la historia en el apartado del último tomo, igual que siempre hago con los manhuas. Aviso para que no se vayan a spoilear.
The One es una historia de romance ambientada en el mundo del modelaje, publicada en 2006 - 2014. El dibujo es precioso y la autora juega mucho con pasar del ambiente dulce al drama total y salpicando todo de comedia. Pongo estos datos porque es relativamente contemporánea de dos obras de Ai Yazawa que tratan más o menos los mismos temas, de una forma que podría describirse como similar (Paradise Kiss y Nana). Pero la obra de Nicky Lee también tiene su encanto y definitivamente la recomendaría, aún si son fans de Yazawa.
Lele Cane es una protagonista inolvidable. Es bonita, graciosa, confiada, babosa, muy fuerte y de buen corazón. Muy leal, muy trabajadora y talentosa. La autora nos la presenta siendo una niña de 17 años que vive en una burbuja, protegida por sus seres queridos y siendo una persona normal y feliz. Nos da la oportunidad de verla crecer, decidir su profesión, enamorarse, perder a gente que quiere mucho, enfrentarse a situaciones verdaderamente difíciles y resolverlas. Es un solecito que sostiene la historia completa.
Cuando Lele conoce a los gemelos, el manhua pinta para ser un tormentoso triángulo amoroso entre ella y los dos muchachos que lucen iguales, pero tienen un corazón distinto. Poco a poco avanzas y ves que no va por ahí, ni de cerca, pero lejos de decepcionar, los giros que se van dando resultan emocionantes.
La relación que Lele tiene con uno de los gemelos es uno de los romances más bonitos que he leído en viñetas. La forma en que se maduran los sentimientos, con muchísima paciencia, con muchos paréntesis y muchos malentendidos de por medio, es la motivación constante para que te bebas los 17 tomos en 2 días porque necesitas saber qué pasa después.
También me gusta mucho la amistad de Lele con Leo, la relación de la tía con su novio, la abueliiiita (y a mi ni siquiera me cae bien mi propia abuela). Los distintos tipos de amor que te muestran. Hasta la historia de los padres de Lele es súper dulce y ridícula y rarita. Juegan mucho con el tema de que en el mundo del modelaje (y los adinerados) hay tantas personas hermosas que da lo mismo si son hombres o mujeres o quécosa. Love is love.
Por ahí de media historia te meten un dramononón sobre la vida de los gemelos que la verdad es too much. Se descarrila muy severamente, porque luego Nicky Lee no tiene tiempo (o ganas o presupuesto, no sé) para cerrar bien. Se queda como algo que se pudo haber evitado y de todas maneras hubiera quedado decente. O como algo que si ya lo habías puesto, por el Cristo, desenvuélvelo con tiempo. Hay un coso de una pérdida de memoria que la mangaka arregla con sus patitas. También el final-final tiene un miniarco de triángulo amoroso todo pendejo y un último episodio donde introduce a los personajes de su nueva historia y es absolutamente innecesario. Pero bueh, el negocio.
Igual no se arruina el manhua, solo es algo que disminuye su calidad como obra redonda. Pero es precioso en conjunto. Sí lo releería, tooodo. Hasta lo que saca de onda, ajá. Porque las cosas que sí están bien hechas valen mucho la pena.
The One es una historia de romance ambientada en el mundo del modelaje, publicada en 2006 - 2014. El dibujo es precioso y la autora juega mucho con pasar del ambiente dulce al drama total y salpicando todo de comedia. Pongo estos datos porque es relativamente contemporánea de dos obras de Ai Yazawa que tratan más o menos los mismos temas, de una forma que podría describirse como similar (Paradise Kiss y Nana). Pero la obra de Nicky Lee también tiene su encanto y definitivamente la recomendaría, aún si son fans de Yazawa.
Lele Cane es una protagonista inolvidable. Es bonita, graciosa, confiada, babosa, muy fuerte y de buen corazón. Muy leal, muy trabajadora y talentosa. La autora nos la presenta siendo una niña de 17 años que vive en una burbuja, protegida por sus seres queridos y siendo una persona normal y feliz. Nos da la oportunidad de verla crecer, decidir su profesión, enamorarse, perder a gente que quiere mucho, enfrentarse a situaciones verdaderamente difíciles y resolverlas. Es un solecito que sostiene la historia completa.
Cuando Lele conoce a los gemelos, el manhua pinta para ser un tormentoso triángulo amoroso entre ella y los dos muchachos que lucen iguales, pero tienen un corazón distinto. Poco a poco avanzas y ves que no va por ahí, ni de cerca, pero lejos de decepcionar, los giros que se van dando resultan emocionantes.
La relación que Lele tiene con uno de los gemelos es uno de los romances más bonitos que he leído en viñetas. La forma en que se maduran los sentimientos, con muchísima paciencia, con muchos paréntesis y muchos malentendidos de por medio, es la motivación constante para que te bebas los 17 tomos en 2 días porque necesitas saber qué pasa después.
También me gusta mucho la amistad de Lele con Leo, la relación de la tía con su novio, la abueliiiita (y a mi ni siquiera me cae bien mi propia abuela). Los distintos tipos de amor que te muestran. Hasta la historia de los padres de Lele es súper dulce y ridícula y rarita. Juegan mucho con el tema de que en el mundo del modelaje (y los adinerados) hay tantas personas hermosas que da lo mismo si son hombres o mujeres o quécosa. Love is love.
Por ahí de media historia te meten un dramononón sobre la vida de los gemelos que la verdad es too much. Se descarrila muy severamente, porque luego Nicky Lee no tiene tiempo (o ganas o presupuesto, no sé) para cerrar bien. Se queda como algo que se pudo haber evitado y de todas maneras hubiera quedado decente. O como algo que si ya lo habías puesto, por el Cristo, desenvuélvelo con tiempo. Hay un coso de una pérdida de memoria que la mangaka arregla con sus patitas. También el final-final tiene un miniarco de triángulo amoroso todo pendejo y un último episodio donde introduce a los personajes de su nueva historia y es absolutamente innecesario. Pero bueh, el negocio.
Igual no se arruina el manhua, solo es algo que disminuye su calidad como obra redonda. Pero es precioso en conjunto. Sí lo releería, tooodo. Hasta lo que saca de onda, ajá. Porque las cosas que sí están bien hechas valen mucho la pena.
January 19, 2023
Littéralement j’ai fini la série. Je n’ai plus de raison de vivre…
Nan franchement, j’ai trop aimé, en revanche y’a quelques petits trucs qui m’ont un peu dérangé. C’est principalement au niveau des tome 9/10 je crois, en gros au moment où Éros prend la place de Angus pour le protéger.
Je trouve ça super intéressant d’avoir ce genre de scène mais rappelons quand même que The One est à la base un manga de mode et romance qui tourne sur Éros et Lele. Alors que là, ca n’avait plus aucun sens avec l’histoire, j’avoue que ça m’a un peu dérangé mais sans plus puisque ça passe plutôt vite.
Et je comprend totalement qu’il faut qu’il y est autre que de la romance hein ! Mais voilà juste que y’a des moments où je trouvais ça un peu relou.
En revanche cette une histoire super bien construit avec des personnages attachant (Éros…Lele…🥹).
J’aime beaucoup la relation de Éros et Angus, en fait elle est très toxique tout le long de l’histoire quasiment, mais j’ai beaucoup aimé car on peut voir de plus près le vrai caractère de Angus, surtout que celui-ci n’est pas réputé pour ça.
Fin voilà. Heureusement il se fait pardonner à la fin sinon je l’aurais buté. En toute franchise au début j’étais Angus supremacy, mais de ne pas savoir son réel caractère m’a bien trompé. Mais bon team Éros hein.
Anyway, la série est incroyable et c’est un manga que je recommande tellement, il y’a quelques plot twist ou je suis resté un peu la bouche ouverte, MAIS FONCEZ LIRE. 🤭
Nan franchement, j’ai trop aimé, en revanche y’a quelques petits trucs qui m’ont un peu dérangé. C’est principalement au niveau des tome 9/10 je crois, en gros au moment où Éros prend la place de Angus pour le protéger.
Je trouve ça super intéressant d’avoir ce genre de scène mais rappelons quand même que The One est à la base un manga de mode et romance qui tourne sur Éros et Lele. Alors que là, ca n’avait plus aucun sens avec l’histoire, j’avoue que ça m’a un peu dérangé mais sans plus puisque ça passe plutôt vite.
Et je comprend totalement qu’il faut qu’il y est autre que de la romance hein ! Mais voilà juste que y’a des moments où je trouvais ça un peu relou.
En revanche cette une histoire super bien construit avec des personnages attachant (Éros…Lele…🥹).
J’aime beaucoup la relation de Éros et Angus, en fait elle est très toxique tout le long de l’histoire quasiment, mais j’ai beaucoup aimé car on peut voir de plus près le vrai caractère de Angus, surtout que celui-ci n’est pas réputé pour ça.
Fin voilà. Heureusement il se fait pardonner à la fin sinon je l’aurais buté. En toute franchise au début j’étais Angus supremacy, mais de ne pas savoir son réel caractère m’a bien trompé. Mais bon team Éros hein.
Anyway, la série est incroyable et c’est un manga que je recommande tellement, il y’a quelques plot twist ou je suis resté un peu la bouche ouverte, MAIS FONCEZ LIRE. 🤭
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 27, 2022
Je viens de refermer ce dernier tome avec le sentiment d’avoir laissé une part de mon cœur derrière, tellement d’émotions que je ne sais par où commencer.
Loin de penser que ce fut une histoire parfaite et réaliste, elle reste humaine. Des leçons que j’ai apprise, celle qui me marquera la plus est que nous méritons tous d’être heureux, même si nous pensons le contraire. Cette histoire est fini, mais l’impact qu’elle a sur moi restera à jamais.
Ces personnages sont venus de loin, ont tellement vécu, chacun a eu la fin qu’il méritait, son petit bonheur à lui, même Feidna !
Maintenant, j’ai l’impression de sortir de ma petite bulle de réconfort pour faire face à la vie de nouveau, comme Angus a pu briser la cage en glace qu’il a construit. J’espère avoir la même force que lui pour avancer, et aller de l’avant.
Loin de penser que ce fut une histoire parfaite et réaliste, elle reste humaine. Des leçons que j’ai apprise, celle qui me marquera la plus est que nous méritons tous d’être heureux, même si nous pensons le contraire. Cette histoire est fini, mais l’impact qu’elle a sur moi restera à jamais.
Ces personnages sont venus de loin, ont tellement vécu, chacun a eu la fin qu’il méritait, son petit bonheur à lui, même Feidna !
Maintenant, j’ai l’impression de sortir de ma petite bulle de réconfort pour faire face à la vie de nouveau, comme Angus a pu briser la cage en glace qu’il a construit. J’espère avoir la même force que lui pour avancer, et aller de l’avant.
November 11, 2025
Voilà une série qui ne m’a pas franchement emmené là où je l’attendais mais qui se lit bien et fait quand même passer un bon moment de lecture.
Globalement, j’ai trouvé le scénario assez chaotique, au final l’univers de la mode n’est pas tant exploité que ça, l’ascension de Lele est fulgurante et on ne sent pas trop de tension à part au tout début.
Après je ne suis pas fan de mélodrame tiré par les cheveux donc l’histoire des jumeaux m’est passé au-dessus.
Je crois que ce qui m’a le plus sorti de ma lecture c’est la traduction, j’ai eu l’impression qu’il s’agissait d’une trad depuis l’anglais et il y avait des tournures sur lesquelles j’ai bloqué du début à la fin 😅
Bref, ce n’est pas le coup de cœur que j’espérais mais j’admets que pour les personnes qui sont nostalgiques des mangas de la fin des 90s (voire début 2000s) c’est une série qui peut beaucoup plaire.
Globalement, j’ai trouvé le scénario assez chaotique, au final l’univers de la mode n’est pas tant exploité que ça, l’ascension de Lele est fulgurante et on ne sent pas trop de tension à part au tout début.
Après je ne suis pas fan de mélodrame tiré par les cheveux donc l’histoire des jumeaux m’est passé au-dessus.
Je crois que ce qui m’a le plus sorti de ma lecture c’est la traduction, j’ai eu l’impression qu’il s’agissait d’une trad depuis l’anglais et il y avait des tournures sur lesquelles j’ai bloqué du début à la fin 😅
Bref, ce n’est pas le coup de cœur que j’espérais mais j’admets que pour les personnes qui sont nostalgiques des mangas de la fin des 90s (voire début 2000s) c’est une série qui peut beaucoup plaire.
April 19, 2016
Must be a crime kalo shoujo manga itu tdk HEA gitu loh, lol. Yg suka shoujo dan HEA, jgn kuatir deh pokoknya krn di sini dari yg gay, bi, straight, semua punya HEA. Eh, kecuali tranny kekar kaya Leo. Kayanya mustahil nemu org yg bisa suka Leo di balik penampilannya yg macho abis di dunia fashion yg superfisial? Dan semua bi di sini akhirnya berakhir sama cewek. Andre juga akhirnya jadi ex-tranny, sukses jadi cowok tulen, batal jadi cewek, kaya si Andreja Pejic supermodel tranny terkenal di real life yg bikin author terinspirasi utk mencatutnya ke dalam komiknya biarpun kisah hidupnya Andreja dan kepribadian Andreja beda total dgn Andre di komik ini. Andreja akhirnya jadi cewek, awalnya namanya sblm dia operasi itu adalah Andrej. Tapi serius, author satu ini bnr2 berani bgt pake nama "Andre" di sini, karakternya Andreja dibikin jadi bitchy bgt di sini, jadi merusak nama org gitu kesannya. Apalagi, ga cuma Andreja yg dicatut namanya, adalagi Karl Lagerfeld yg diganti namanya jadi Glenn Deveraux *kuasumsikan kalo dia takut juga dituntut Lagerfeld makanya dia diganti namanya, ga kaya Andreja, namanya masi Andre*. Ngerti sih maksud author pake karakter RL gitu supaya reader tambah menghayati dan excited sama ceritanya krn menggunakan karakter RL yg terkenal gitu, biar tambah real gitu ceritanya dia.
Karena itulah, baca manga ini jadi ngerasa kalo author ini rada delusional orgnya atau habis dipatahkan hatinya sama gay/bi dan susah move on atau dendam jadinya, bikin fiksi di mana hampir semua org nanti jadi lurus *sebab LGBTQ itu abnormal baginya, perlu diluruskan. Sebab ini shoujo manga, kalo tdk sama cewek ya sudah dilabelin yaoi sedari awal, lol*, yg tranny seperti Andre sekalipun bisa kembali ke jalan yg benar, lol. Well, at least ada satu yg gay tetep jadi gay, dan ada satu tranny yg tetep jadi tranny. Yay , then? ;p
Yah, namanya juga fiksi karya dia, jadi suka2 dia deh mau gimana ceritanya, haha. Terlepas dari kritik di atas, aku lmyn menikmati opera sabunnya, walaupun rada mixed feeling gitu sama karakter dan ending-nya yg perfect bgt. Sedari awal saja aku udah ga nyaman sama kisah cinta ortu heroine yg superfisial sekali, ga kerasa chemistry-nya, maksa gitu, at least anak mrk punya love story yg jauh lebih meyakinkan dan tdk superfisial. Dan serius aku ga ngerti knp pula anak hrs 100% ikut jalan hidup ortunya kaya si heroine ini, cuma gara2 dia punya aset bodi dan tampang yg cukup utk jadi model. Sampe2 si tante rela putus hubungan keluarga sama si ponakan gara2 ponakan menolak jadi model serupa mamanya. Tante yg satu ini begitu pgn ponakannya jadi supermodel internasional. Okay, become international supermodel, then what? Kayanya tindakan tantenya jauh lebih masuk akal kalo untuk mewarisi usaha keluarga turun-temurun atau pekerjaan yg mendedikasikan hidupnya utk menolong dan membantu banyak org. Bahkan pacarnya heroine juga mengancam akan memutuskan ceweknya kalo dia tdk cukup ambisius utk menjadi supermodel, WTH? Dia tak suka cewek yg tak punya ambisi, tak bernilai katanya. WTF. Apa salah kalo org tdk punya ambisi yg tinggi? Apa salah kalo org itu sudah puas dgn bekerja sebagai bawahan seumur hidup, yg penting bahagia, cukup makan cukup tidur dll? Perasaan temanku yg tak punya mimpi/cita2 juga bahagia2 saja bekerja kantoran, menikah, punya anak. Mereka tak punya ambisi tinggi, jadi ibu RT saja apakah tak bernilai? Menurutku pekerjaan termulia dan terberat di dunia ini adalah menjadi seorang ibu. Jangan menggampangkan atau meremehkan pekerjaan itu. Pekerjaan seumur hidup. Pekerjaan utk membesarkan seorang anak. Dan apakah kepribadian dan kebahagiaan cuma diukur dari berapa tinggi ambisimu? Sukses berarti bahagia? belum tentu.
Aku suka dgn fashion, a way to express your inner self, dan aku suka ngecek Polyvore buat inspirasi fashion, tapi terkadang aku tdk suka dgn sisi superfisialnya dunia fashion ini, makanya aku yg tadinya sempat kursus fashion krn ingin meniti jalan sebagai desainer fashion akhirnya mundur teratur krn sadar kalo tdk punya talenta (paling2 cuma bisa utk buka toko kecil2an, bkn jadi desainer kelas atas) dan yg terutama juga sadar dgn fakta kalo aku bnr2 tak cocok dgn keglamoran dunia ini, aku sama sekali bkn tipe yg suka party dan sosialiasi (yg mana merupakan keharusan di dunia fashion) dan belanja branded super mahal supaya dikagumi org. Aku beli krn aku suka dgn modelnya dan ingin memakai baju2 yg indah, siapa yg tak ingin pake baju bagus, dan menurutku dgn barang yg murah sekalipun kamu bisa fashionable dan mengekspresikan dirimu, tdk perlu barang seharga rumah utk menunjukkannya, sayangnya lagi, dlm dunia fashion kelas atas di barat itu, kulihat cenderung yg awalnya fashionable dgn brg murah dan DIY akhirnya menjadi fashionable yg identik dgn brg serba mahal krn bisa jadi dituntut pekerjaan dan lingkungan utk berpakaian mahal supaya bisa eksis dan diterima org sekitarnya yg juga memakai segala sesuatu yg serba mahal. Itulah alasan kenapa aku suka bgt dgn fashionnya orang Jepang, begitu inspiratif dan begitu bebas mengekspresikan diri. Rata2 yg dipakai mereka juga adalah DIY, walaupun ada juga yg pake branded tapi cuma sebagai pelengkap atau penunjang keseluruhan gaya.
Tapi komik ini rada unik, krn dalam shoujo manga, dari gay, bi, tranny semua ada, bejibun bgt. Malahan ada bbrp adegan yg begitu incest dan gay sekali. Tapi ya itulah, komik ini a hot mess, apa pun ada di dalamnya sehingga jadi kacau balau deh alur plotnya. Namanya juga manhua (Chinese manga) ya gitu deh, jangan dibandingin sama manga yg kualitasnya jauh lebih top! Begitu juga dgn manhwa (Korean manga), sama aja kualitasnya dgn manhua. Makanya aku jarang bgt nemu manhwa dan manhua yg bnr2 bgs bgt.
Karena itulah, baca manga ini jadi ngerasa kalo author ini rada delusional orgnya atau habis dipatahkan hatinya sama gay/bi dan susah move on atau dendam jadinya, bikin fiksi di mana hampir semua org nanti jadi lurus *sebab LGBTQ itu abnormal baginya, perlu diluruskan. Sebab ini shoujo manga, kalo tdk sama cewek ya sudah dilabelin yaoi sedari awal, lol*, yg tranny seperti Andre sekalipun bisa kembali ke jalan yg benar, lol. Well, at least ada satu yg gay tetep jadi gay, dan ada satu tranny yg tetep jadi tranny. Yay , then? ;p
Yah, namanya juga fiksi karya dia, jadi suka2 dia deh mau gimana ceritanya, haha. Terlepas dari kritik di atas, aku lmyn menikmati opera sabunnya, walaupun rada mixed feeling gitu sama karakter dan ending-nya yg perfect bgt. Sedari awal saja aku udah ga nyaman sama kisah cinta ortu heroine yg superfisial sekali, ga kerasa chemistry-nya, maksa gitu, at least anak mrk punya love story yg jauh lebih meyakinkan dan tdk superfisial. Dan serius aku ga ngerti knp pula anak hrs 100% ikut jalan hidup ortunya kaya si heroine ini, cuma gara2 dia punya aset bodi dan tampang yg cukup utk jadi model. Sampe2 si tante rela putus hubungan keluarga sama si ponakan gara2 ponakan menolak jadi model serupa mamanya. Tante yg satu ini begitu pgn ponakannya jadi supermodel internasional. Okay, become international supermodel, then what? Kayanya tindakan tantenya jauh lebih masuk akal kalo untuk mewarisi usaha keluarga turun-temurun atau pekerjaan yg mendedikasikan hidupnya utk menolong dan membantu banyak org. Bahkan pacarnya heroine juga mengancam akan memutuskan ceweknya kalo dia tdk cukup ambisius utk menjadi supermodel, WTH? Dia tak suka cewek yg tak punya ambisi, tak bernilai katanya. WTF. Apa salah kalo org tdk punya ambisi yg tinggi? Apa salah kalo org itu sudah puas dgn bekerja sebagai bawahan seumur hidup, yg penting bahagia, cukup makan cukup tidur dll? Perasaan temanku yg tak punya mimpi/cita2 juga bahagia2 saja bekerja kantoran, menikah, punya anak. Mereka tak punya ambisi tinggi, jadi ibu RT saja apakah tak bernilai? Menurutku pekerjaan termulia dan terberat di dunia ini adalah menjadi seorang ibu. Jangan menggampangkan atau meremehkan pekerjaan itu. Pekerjaan seumur hidup. Pekerjaan utk membesarkan seorang anak. Dan apakah kepribadian dan kebahagiaan cuma diukur dari berapa tinggi ambisimu? Sukses berarti bahagia? belum tentu.
Aku suka dgn fashion, a way to express your inner self, dan aku suka ngecek Polyvore buat inspirasi fashion, tapi terkadang aku tdk suka dgn sisi superfisialnya dunia fashion ini, makanya aku yg tadinya sempat kursus fashion krn ingin meniti jalan sebagai desainer fashion akhirnya mundur teratur krn sadar kalo tdk punya talenta (paling2 cuma bisa utk buka toko kecil2an, bkn jadi desainer kelas atas) dan yg terutama juga sadar dgn fakta kalo aku bnr2 tak cocok dgn keglamoran dunia ini, aku sama sekali bkn tipe yg suka party dan sosialiasi (yg mana merupakan keharusan di dunia fashion) dan belanja branded super mahal supaya dikagumi org. Aku beli krn aku suka dgn modelnya dan ingin memakai baju2 yg indah, siapa yg tak ingin pake baju bagus, dan menurutku dgn barang yg murah sekalipun kamu bisa fashionable dan mengekspresikan dirimu, tdk perlu barang seharga rumah utk menunjukkannya, sayangnya lagi, dlm dunia fashion kelas atas di barat itu, kulihat cenderung yg awalnya fashionable dgn brg murah dan DIY akhirnya menjadi fashionable yg identik dgn brg serba mahal krn bisa jadi dituntut pekerjaan dan lingkungan utk berpakaian mahal supaya bisa eksis dan diterima org sekitarnya yg juga memakai segala sesuatu yg serba mahal. Itulah alasan kenapa aku suka bgt dgn fashionnya orang Jepang, begitu inspiratif dan begitu bebas mengekspresikan diri. Rata2 yg dipakai mereka juga adalah DIY, walaupun ada juga yg pake branded tapi cuma sebagai pelengkap atau penunjang keseluruhan gaya.
Tapi komik ini rada unik, krn dalam shoujo manga, dari gay, bi, tranny semua ada, bejibun bgt. Malahan ada bbrp adegan yg begitu incest dan gay sekali. Tapi ya itulah, komik ini a hot mess, apa pun ada di dalamnya sehingga jadi kacau balau deh alur plotnya. Namanya juga manhua (Chinese manga) ya gitu deh, jangan dibandingin sama manga yg kualitasnya jauh lebih top! Begitu juga dgn manhwa (Korean manga), sama aja kualitasnya dgn manhua. Makanya aku jarang bgt nemu manhwa dan manhua yg bnr2 bgs bgt.
January 18, 2025
J’avais TROP peur que ça se finisse mal
June 6, 2016
see full review @ Katie's Corner
Today I’m covering the work that always makes me feel motivated to work toward my goal. It’s actually the second one that I have such urge, another work is Skip beat! Whenever I read those works I am always full of first great emotions and secondly motivation to work harder. I’ll be reviewing Skip Beat very soon; I just need to organize myself as to how I review it. But let me get back to this story. It is my third time reading it, and actually it was Mars, that made me realize that I wanted to reread it. How so? Well, it was because in the similar manga section they had this one so I said: hey, why not reread and write a review too?”
As I have already mentioned I’ve read this story three times, and well, I was engrossed I it all three times. It didn’t matter that I knew what was going to happen, I was just savoring the moment of reading about my favoruite characters again. I loved all of them; some were plain idiots in some parts like Angus with his love for his brother and how he became a koala every time he hugged him. It’s hilarious! Lil is an amazing character; I really loved her from the bottom of my heart. I loved how she was strong one minute and fragile the next. And I just loved the banter between her and Eros (or Silver eyed monster as she called him). They are about 3 years part but Eros looks so much older wen he first appeared. And come on his hoboing style of life was just too fun to read about. The story starts on a good note, but as soon as it progresses, comes in the element of real life, that everything is not as happy as it can be, that there are also sad parts in our life.
As I have already mentioned I really loved Lil as a character. Life threw at her many problems, but she always came out strong. And that is one of the reason I loved her. She showed me that if you wanted something you had to fight for it. Would it be your career of your love. And trust me she fought to be acknowledged and loved. Another thing is with Eros. I knew that he looked at Lil differently from the time he her grandma, ad I was like looking forward for him to acknowledge his feelings. It was really fun watching how he was fussing around her, but wen he breaks he heart and he did that a number of time it makes your heart break into million of pieces. And when you actually look back and see that nearly all of the heart beaks were because of his brother you just can’t not take Lil’s side when she conforms the siblings about the truth. But well everything ends well, or relatively well, because all of the characters are left with scars and some have more visible than the others.
I remember when I first wanted to start this story I was quite reluctant, it’s about models and its quite long 18 volumes (110 chapters). I knew that modeling was not the easy job, or I heart it was so, but after reading this story I started looking at models a but differently, mostly it was because of Lil, because she was feisty and she didn’t want to be one in the very beginning, but when she started she gave her all to her work, ad you just want to admire her. It’s not easy to make the picture look animated, but when I was looking at Lil cat walk I actually could see how she walked. And it was breathtaking.
Well, I guess I’ve been taking quite a lot, but with such an intense story there’s so much t talk about. Are you ready to get lost in the model world? But don’t forget that it won’t be just parties and fame. You’ll see how the models need to work to achieve their dreams, and there will be some secrets that will make your mid go crazy. Enjoy it to its fullest and don’t forget to share your thoughts below! Stay tuned for more reviews as well as promos. Don’t miss your next favoruite book or manga! Happy reading!
XOXO
Katie
Today I’m covering the work that always makes me feel motivated to work toward my goal. It’s actually the second one that I have such urge, another work is Skip beat! Whenever I read those works I am always full of first great emotions and secondly motivation to work harder. I’ll be reviewing Skip Beat very soon; I just need to organize myself as to how I review it. But let me get back to this story. It is my third time reading it, and actually it was Mars, that made me realize that I wanted to reread it. How so? Well, it was because in the similar manga section they had this one so I said: hey, why not reread and write a review too?”
As I have already mentioned I’ve read this story three times, and well, I was engrossed I it all three times. It didn’t matter that I knew what was going to happen, I was just savoring the moment of reading about my favoruite characters again. I loved all of them; some were plain idiots in some parts like Angus with his love for his brother and how he became a koala every time he hugged him. It’s hilarious! Lil is an amazing character; I really loved her from the bottom of my heart. I loved how she was strong one minute and fragile the next. And I just loved the banter between her and Eros (or Silver eyed monster as she called him). They are about 3 years part but Eros looks so much older wen he first appeared. And come on his hoboing style of life was just too fun to read about. The story starts on a good note, but as soon as it progresses, comes in the element of real life, that everything is not as happy as it can be, that there are also sad parts in our life.
As I have already mentioned I really loved Lil as a character. Life threw at her many problems, but she always came out strong. And that is one of the reason I loved her. She showed me that if you wanted something you had to fight for it. Would it be your career of your love. And trust me she fought to be acknowledged and loved. Another thing is with Eros. I knew that he looked at Lil differently from the time he her grandma, ad I was like looking forward for him to acknowledge his feelings. It was really fun watching how he was fussing around her, but wen he breaks he heart and he did that a number of time it makes your heart break into million of pieces. And when you actually look back and see that nearly all of the heart beaks were because of his brother you just can’t not take Lil’s side when she conforms the siblings about the truth. But well everything ends well, or relatively well, because all of the characters are left with scars and some have more visible than the others.
I remember when I first wanted to start this story I was quite reluctant, it’s about models and its quite long 18 volumes (110 chapters). I knew that modeling was not the easy job, or I heart it was so, but after reading this story I started looking at models a but differently, mostly it was because of Lil, because she was feisty and she didn’t want to be one in the very beginning, but when she started she gave her all to her work, ad you just want to admire her. It’s not easy to make the picture look animated, but when I was looking at Lil cat walk I actually could see how she walked. And it was breathtaking.
Well, I guess I’ve been taking quite a lot, but with such an intense story there’s so much t talk about. Are you ready to get lost in the model world? But don’t forget that it won’t be just parties and fame. You’ll see how the models need to work to achieve their dreams, and there will be some secrets that will make your mid go crazy. Enjoy it to its fullest and don’t forget to share your thoughts below! Stay tuned for more reviews as well as promos. Don’t miss your next favoruite book or manga! Happy reading!
XOXO
Katie
September 28, 2024
Amateurs de romances pleines de mélodrames, il va être temps pour vous de dire au revoir à Lele et aux jumeaux Angus et Eros qui vous auront fait vivre de sacrées péripéties dans le monde pas si impitoyable de la mode comparé à leur vie à eux !
Dernier petit tour de Nicky Lee pour nous plonger dans les affres de ces histoires dramatiques. Si on aime ce genre d’ambiance, ce doit être un régal parce qu’on a de l’amnésie, un amant éconduit, un couple séparé malheureux, des retrouvailles / pardons compliqués, bref tous les ingrédients pour donner envie de verser sa petite larme.
Si on a un petit coeur de pierre comme moi, on ne peut s’empêcher de trouver cela too much et terriblement artificiel pour ne pas dire trop rapide. L’autrice boucle l’histoire des jumeaux bien trop rapide avec une acceptation bâclée d’Angus de sa nouvelle vie, avec en prime une relation bien hétéronormée… Bof bof. Elle rebondit ensuite vers le couple principal, à nouveau en précipitant tout et en jouant même sur des clichés intrinsèques à la série, avec un triangle amoureux avec André, un Eros à nouveau clodo et de bons quiproquos. J’avoue que seuls ces derniers m’ont amusée avec la »petite Lele » qui est trop mignonne.
Dans l’ensemble, ça boucle bien la boucle. On nous revend le portrait d’une femme forte et indépendante mais qui n’oublie pas l’amour et vit avec lui. On nous redonne des frissons avec quelques défilés et photos toujours aussi léchés. J’ai adoré l’idée des silhouettes et leur symbolique, comme c’était le cas des miroirs d’Angus dans le tome précédent. On a droit à notre happy end pour tout le monde et c’est gentillet tout plein. Mais la série ne va pas me rester longtemps en mémoire, en dehors de ses propositions graphiques bien inspirées d’Ai Yazawa. D’ailleurs qu’a fait l’autrice depuis ? Je ne crois pas qu’elle ait connu à nouveau un tel succès. Elle a plutôt enchaîné les séries courtes (1-2 tomes) ou moyennes (5-7 tomes). C’est dire…
The One a proposé le temps de 18 tomes une romance mélodramatique pleine de rebondissements soapesques comme on en écrivait il y a 20 ans. Je retiendrai d’elle son style mais clairement pas son histoire qui est dépassée. Trop dans le surjeu pour moi, elle fut une lecture addictive mais pas forcément brillante. A vouloir emprunter à Ai Yazawa dans son style, elle ne fait que souligner combien elle est derrière Nana, son titre culte.
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Dernier petit tour de Nicky Lee pour nous plonger dans les affres de ces histoires dramatiques. Si on aime ce genre d’ambiance, ce doit être un régal parce qu’on a de l’amnésie, un amant éconduit, un couple séparé malheureux, des retrouvailles / pardons compliqués, bref tous les ingrédients pour donner envie de verser sa petite larme.
Si on a un petit coeur de pierre comme moi, on ne peut s’empêcher de trouver cela too much et terriblement artificiel pour ne pas dire trop rapide. L’autrice boucle l’histoire des jumeaux bien trop rapide avec une acceptation bâclée d’Angus de sa nouvelle vie, avec en prime une relation bien hétéronormée… Bof bof. Elle rebondit ensuite vers le couple principal, à nouveau en précipitant tout et en jouant même sur des clichés intrinsèques à la série, avec un triangle amoureux avec André, un Eros à nouveau clodo et de bons quiproquos. J’avoue que seuls ces derniers m’ont amusée avec la »petite Lele » qui est trop mignonne.
Dans l’ensemble, ça boucle bien la boucle. On nous revend le portrait d’une femme forte et indépendante mais qui n’oublie pas l’amour et vit avec lui. On nous redonne des frissons avec quelques défilés et photos toujours aussi léchés. J’ai adoré l’idée des silhouettes et leur symbolique, comme c’était le cas des miroirs d’Angus dans le tome précédent. On a droit à notre happy end pour tout le monde et c’est gentillet tout plein. Mais la série ne va pas me rester longtemps en mémoire, en dehors de ses propositions graphiques bien inspirées d’Ai Yazawa. D’ailleurs qu’a fait l’autrice depuis ? Je ne crois pas qu’elle ait connu à nouveau un tel succès. Elle a plutôt enchaîné les séries courtes (1-2 tomes) ou moyennes (5-7 tomes). C’est dire…
The One a proposé le temps de 18 tomes une romance mélodramatique pleine de rebondissements soapesques comme on en écrivait il y a 20 ans. Je retiendrai d’elle son style mais clairement pas son histoire qui est dépassée. Trop dans le surjeu pour moi, elle fut une lecture addictive mais pas forcément brillante. A vouloir emprunter à Ai Yazawa dans son style, elle ne fait que souligner combien elle est derrière Nana, son titre culte.
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October 2, 2015
After re-reading it for the fourth time I finally got the perfect happy ending !! Couldn't ask for anything better after all the twists and drama. Absolutely love this series!!! Can't wait to read it again !
April 27, 2015
Not sure whether this is the final volume, but this manga series is just great, discussed issues like homosexuality, abuse and models. Great manga from Taiwan or China? oh well, 4 stars, the ending was satisfying at least!
August 5, 2015
I've been reading this manga since 2009 or so lol!
It's been ages I know :D but I never had finished it before .. So I restart from the beginning, However it's really good and different than any manga.
It's been ages I know :D but I never had finished it before .. So I restart from the beginning, However it's really good and different than any manga.
March 4, 2016
Aw... I wish that Angus (Long) ended up with "Shipping King" (forgot his name) haha :D but this is a very good series lot of heartfelt moments. I'm so happy for Yin and Lele. ^_^
July 9, 2016
A very lovely ending to the series. :)
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October 19, 2017This is one CRAZY manhua! It's heartbreaking, tear jerking, fluffy and warm story! Another one that I can line up with my top list. I got so hooked in the story that i even took glimpsed even while i'm working ( I've read it in just one day, I even skip my time to sleep during break) but its all worth it!
Though simple, I love that all characters were able to confront each other's past, how the character revolves with each other and how they bravely crawl the way to happiness. The Rom-com and drama blends well in the plot, and honestly I have too much fan service from the Lanson Twins (Of course Eros is my bias here).
Though simple, I love that all characters were able to confront each other's past, how the character revolves with each other and how they bravely crawl the way to happiness. The Rom-com and drama blends well in the plot, and honestly I have too much fan service from the Lanson Twins (Of course Eros is my bias here).
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