This is the story of a girl who was forced to become a piano prodigy with the pressure starting from the moment she was born. Her family has had distinguished musicians in their past. She is constantly forced by her father to practice (up to 12 hours a day, 10 if he's being nice), wear gloves whenever she's not playing, no friends, makeup, etc.
Diamond Dust has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: Diamond Dust 다이아몬드 더스트, Diamond Dust
Genres: Thriller , Slice of Life , Drama , Romance , Psychological , Mystery
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Top 6 Manga Like Diamond Dust [2024 List]
6. Song of the Cloud
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.
Note: originally a webcomic later published by Random House Korea.
Song of the Cloud has finished publishing and it has 63 Chapters. It is also Known as: 구름의 노래, Song of the Cloud
5. Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu
An average guy meets a popular girl, and puppy love gradually develops into a serious relationship. But when the girl falls tragically ill with leukemia, the young man must come to terms with what it truly means to love someone.
Socrates in Love has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ, Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu, Cry out for Love at the Heart of the World, SekaChu
4. Sakamichi no Apollon
Nishimi Kaoru has moved from city to city and school to school because of his father’s job. So the first day at his new school was just routine for him. Being intellectual and the new transfer student, he has always been seen as an outcast and all Kaoru had to do was bear it until the next time he moved. But things were slightly different this time. First, he started to get close to the class president, Mukae Ritsuko, and, secondly, unlikely as it seemed, grew closer to Kawabuchi Sentaro. Sentaro was infamous for getting into fights, skipping class and was an overall bad boy. Strangely enough, the three of them find common ground in music, namely jazz, and Kaoru finds himself actually enjoying the new town.
Kids on the Slope has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: 坂道のアポロン, Sakamichi no Aporon
3. Transparent Cohabitation
The risky cohabitation between a ghost and a human that seems touchable, but isn't.
Transparent Cohabitation was digitally published in English as My Boo by LINE Webtoon from October 1 to December 5, 2017.
Transparent Cohabitation has finished publishing and it has 47 Chapters. It is also Known as: 투명한 동거, Transparent Cohabitation
2. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she teach Kosei not just how to play, but how to start living again?
Your Lie in April has finished publishing and it has 44 Chapters. It is also Known as: 四月は君の嘘, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
1. Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan
"I have something I don't want to lose"
"So much so that these terrible feelings have grown."
A pianist who attempted suicide 3 times, Juri, is taken to help her aunt at a prison where murderers who killed indiscriminately are sentenced to death. There, she meets a man named Yuu who took the lives of 3 people. A mother's antagonism--a brother's death... Together they embrace the violent rebellion in their hearts caused by the large, deep scars they carry. However, before long, they both embrace an earnest hope in their hearts. "I want to live"...
An adaptation of novel by South Korea's most popular female novelist, Gong Ji-Young.
Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 私たちの幸せな時間, Watashi-tachi no Shiawase na Jikan, Our Happy Hours, Our Happy Time