Imitation 03

Imitation #3

by KyungRan Park

Lee Maha
Kak Gwon Roc kecelakaan. Aku takut tidak bisa melihatnya lagi...

Gwon Ryoc
Apapun yang terjadi, aku akan selalu berada di sisimu. Seperti kau, yang tetap berada di sisiku meskipun sudah mendengar rumor buruk tentangku.

Genres: Manhwa, Romance

238 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2018

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series does a great job of showing how much hard work is necessary to become an idol in Korea, and it's not all positive, so I appreciate the balanced look. As for the leads, their romantic connection continues to develop here, with both doing their best to communicate and to be there for the other. I think they're absolutely adorable together, even though I suspect there's much more drama to come.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seriously, the lengths these people will go to control their talent...I know I'm supposed to be focused on the actual plot, but the diet culture and the levels of control are just so horrifying.

CW: diet culture, disordered eating

[Fembi Rekrisna Grandea Putra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Belum pernah baca komik Korea sebelumnya, termasuk volume sebelumnya serial Imitation ini. Pernah baca beberapa terjemahan Webtoon tulisan orang Korea sih, tapi yang ceritanya lebih universal, enggak terlalu ke-Korea-an seperti cerita ini. Dapat buku ini pun karena ikutan kuis dari penerbitnya di Twitter (gratis). 😁

Tapi langsung lumayan nyambung sama ceritanya, walaupun agak kebingungan di awal karena banyaknya tokoh dan penggambaran tokoh yang mirip-mirip (pembedanya hanyalah warna atau gaya rambut dan warna mata). Gambarnya dan pewarnaannya bagus, ceritanya menarik. Genrenya romansa komedi dan bisa menampilkan keduanya secara beriringan. Paling suka sama karakter Hyuk—"the scene stealer"—karena kelucuannya, sering ngakak gara-gara kekonyolannya.

Sayangnya, beberapa penerjemahannya terkesan agak aneh. Jadinya kadang agak bingung, apakah balon kata yang muncul sesuai untuk karakter yang ditunjuk atau bukan. Kadang juga kepikiran kalimat-kalimat yang enggak ada balon katanya itu ucapan batinnya siapa, jadi perlu baca ulang. Terus kenapa Ju Mi karakternya antagonis gitu ya? (Maaf belum baca cerita sebelumnya, haha.)

Walaupun batasan usia pembacanya adalah 15 tahun ke atas, tapi kayaknya harusnya 18 tahun ke atas (mungkin karena perbedaan budaya Korea dan Indonesia). 😅 Jadi penasaran sama kelanjutan ceritanya di Imitation 04 (dan cerita sebelumnya di Imitation 01 dan Imitation 02, hehe).

[Wardah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art-nya cantik, banget. Ceritanya sendiri cukup seru, menunjukkan kehidupan idol boyband'girlband korea yang tenar itu aslinya ga seenak kelihatannya. Kisah cintanya pun cukup oke, manis gitu. Sayangnya, terjemahannya rada kaku, nggak mengalir. Dan sensornya itu ... errr, ^^;;

Ulasan lengkap insyaallah ada. (semoga)

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maha and Ryoc seem to have figured things out between the two of them, though now Maha is getting some major pressure to avoid the dating scene from her agency. Meanwhile, Maha's bandmates and Yujin all seem to be floundering a bit in their own goals and relationships, to the point that Yujin wonders about giving up on Maha while also unaware of the change in her relationship status. Hyuk seems to be a very good friend, easily reading situations and playing the scene to their benefit. With all of this increased scrutiny and scheduling, it looks like things won't be a smooth as these idols may have hoped.

[Neimah Baidani · Rating 5 out of 5]

review nya samain sama yang jilid 2 ya.. hoho..

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awwww, look at Maha and Ryoc using their words.