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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.It won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.Volumes 1-6 contain unrelated oneshot extras at the end.

A passionate fan of Kang Tae-hyuk, who is a second-generation idol, Lee Do-yoon, after hearing the information that her ultimate bias is starting her own company, went through intense training and became Tae-hyuk's secretary at GHT Entertainment. Do-yoon, who was living a happy fanboy life... I mean, secretary life, perfectly cosplaying as a secretary, one day receives a surprising proposal from Tae-hyuk. "Hey, you, the secretary, How about becoming an idol..." If Do-yoon succeeds in his debut, Tae-hyuk promises to grant him one wish. As a former idol trainee, Do-yoon expresses his desire that he has been thinking about for a long time, which is... "If I debut, please spend one night with me." Unlike innocent Do-yoon, who is excited about the idea of spending the night with Tae-hyuk at a fan meeting, Tae-hyuk misunderstands her words and tries to ignore his increasingly dirty thoughts... Two people with the same goal but different thoughts, embark on <This Secretary's Debut Project>!! Will this secretary succeed in her debut as an idol?!

[Black Cat Scanslation] Tatara Tani is an average high school first year, both in terms of grades and athleticism. He has two childhood friends that attend his school, and they're twins! The elder sister Ranko is a flashy gal, while the younger sister Yuriko is a popular idol. They had slowly become distant from Tatara, but even so he always secretly held a crush for Yuriko. One day, Yuriko suddenly asked him out on a date. This date was the beginning of a secret relationship between the twins and him!

Idols, stars, celebrities - Everyone races for the stage. But what will it really take to reach the center? Coming up! Idols in the making. Source: Spottoon

Every day Sakuta Gotou likes to zone out to his favorite band the Incest, because it makes him feel at ease. However, this band is very secretive and has yet to have a live performance. Now, when the chance comes to Gotou to see his idol Iive, the band's singer, on stage, he finds out that she is the new transfer student in the classroom next door... and to make this even better she stops the concert and grabs him saying, "I've wanted to see you." What is he going to do now?

Ogasawara Aki is the reclusive, idealistic composer of the popular band Crude Play. Discontented with his life and with no drive to succeed, he meets Riko, the 16-year-old grocer's daughter in a band consisting of her childhood friends, and asks her to be his girlfriend on a whim. Riko, young and innocent, agrees immediately, but worries about her new boyfriend, whom she suspects has just broken up with a woman he cared very much for.

Aspiring pianist x piano genius.

Kang Seoyoon, a normal office worker, falls asleep in the performance hall of the pianist An Heewon. Being the only left in that concert hall, she witnesses Heewon abetting a murder incident and performing the piano in a puddle of blood…? “So to die or be consumed. Make the choice, my dear Seoyoon.”

"10 years have past, but my life is still dominated by this man!" I've traveled 3650 dawns to see you again. The sequel to Kizu Natsuki's mega hit alternative love series begins!

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle After war, women have taken over ruling politics in the Chuo ward and have banned and destroyed weapons. This has caused men to fight through rap battles using Hypnosis Mics, which can be used to affect people's sympathetic nerves and influence their thought process. However, the legendary rap group, The Dirty Dawg, has split up into four groups, each representing a division of Tokyo, Japan and engaging in territorial battles using words and the Hypnosis Mics. List of Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle characters Buster Bros!!! Buster Bros!!! is a rap team from Ikebukuro consisting of the Yamada brothers. Their leader is Ichiro Yamada, and their team songs are "Ikebukuro West Game Park" and "Good Morning, Ikebukuro." Their official color is red. Ichiro Yamada (山田 一郎, Yamada Ichirō) Ichiro uses the name MC.B.B (pronounced "MC Big Brother"). He is 19 years old and the oldest of the Yamada brothers. While he's the leader of Buster Bros!!!, he used to be a member of The Dirty Dawg. His solo songs are "I am Ichiro" (俺が一郎, Ore ga Ichirō) and "Break the Wall." Jiro Yamada (山田 二郎, Yamada Jirō) Jiro uses the name MC.M.B (pronounced "MC Middle Brother"). He is 17 years old. His solo songs are "This Means War" (センセンフコク, Sensenfukoku) and "School of IKB." Saburo Yamada (山田 三郎, Yamada Saburō) Saburo uses the name MC.L.B (pronounced "MC Little Brother"). He is 14 years old and the youngest of the Yamada brothers, but is remarkably intelligent. His solo songs are "New Star" and "Requiem" (レクイエム, Rekuiemu). Mad Trigger Crew Mad Trigger Crew is a rap team from Yokohama consisting of crime and military personnel. Their leader is Samatoki Aohitsugi, and their team songs are "Yokohama Walker" and "Shinogi (Dead Pools)." Their official color is blue. Samatoki Aohitsugi (碧棺 左馬刻, Aohitsugi Samatoki) Samatoki uses the name Mr. HC (pronounced "Mr. Hardcore"). He is 25 years old and part of the yakuza. He is the leader of Mad Trigger Crew and used to be a member of The Dirty Dawg. He has a younger sister named Nemu. His solo songs are "G Anthem of Y-CITY" and "Gangsta's Paradise." Jyuto Iruma (入間 銃兎, Iruma Jūto) Jyuto uses the name 45 Rabbit. He is 29 years old and a corrupt police officer. His solo songs are "Bayside Smoking Blues" (ベイサイド・スモーキング・ブルース, Beisaido Sumōkingu Burūsu) and "Uncrushable." Rio Mason Busujima (毒島 メイソン 理鶯, Busujima Meison Riō) Rio uses the name Crazy M. He is 28 years old and half-American from his father's side. He is a former military officer. His solo songs are "What's My Name?" and "2DIE4." Fling Posse Fling Posse is a rap team from Shibuya, consisting of people from the art and entertainment industry. Their leader is Ramuda Amemura, and their team songs are "Shibuya Marble Texture (PCCS)" and "Stella". Their official color is yellow. Ramuda Amemura (飴村 乱数, Amemura Ramuda) Ramuda uses the name Easy R. He is 24 years old. He is the leader of Fling Posse and used to be a member of The Dirty Dawg. He is a fashion designer. His solo songs are "Drops" and "Pink-Colored Love" (ピンク色の愛, Pinku Iro no Ai). Gentaro Yumeno (夢野 幻太郎, Yumeno Gentarō) Gentaro uses the name Phantom. He is 24 years old and an author. His solo songs are "Scenario Liar" (シナリオライアー, Shinario Raia) and "Calyx" (蕚, Utena). Dice Arisugawa (有栖川 帝統, Arisugawa Daisu) Dice uses the name Dead or Alive. He is 20 years old and a gambler. His solo songs are "3＄EVEN" (スリーセブン, Three Seven) and "SCRAMBLE GAMBLE." Matenro Matenro (麻天狼, Matenrō) is a rap team from Shinjuku consisting of medical and office personnel. Their leader is Jakurai Jinguji, and their team songs are "Shinjuku Style (Don't Make Us Laugh)", "The Champion", and "Papillon." Their official color is gray. Matenro was the winner of the 2018 rap battles. Jakurai Jinguji (神宮寺 寂雷, Jingūji Jakurai) Jakurai uses the name ill-DOC. He is 35 years old. He is the leader of Matenro and used to be a member of The Dirty Dawg. He is a doctor. His solo songs are "Labyrinth Walls" (迷宮壁, Meikyū Heki) and "You Are, Therefore I Am" (君あり故に我あり, Kimi Ari Yue Ni Ga Ari). Hifumi Izanami (伊弉冉 一二三, Izanami Hifumi) Hifumi uses the name Gigolo. He is 29 years old. He is a host. His solo songs are "Champagne Gold" (シャンパンゴールド, Shanpan Gorudo) and "Don't Stop the Party" (パーティーを止めないで, Pātī wo Tomenaide). Doppo Kannonzaka (観音坂 独歩, Kannonzaka Doppo) Doppo uses the name Doppo (in romaji). He is 29 years old. He is an office worker. He has a pessimistic attitude. His solo songs are "Tigridia" (チグリジア, Chiguridia) and "BLACK OR WHITE."

Hairdresser Harutaka is a super-fan of Reiichi Himemiya, the guitarist of the legendary rock band The Lazy Rats. He's been devoted to the band for years, going to their concerts and amassing a gigantic merch collection. But when Reiichi walks into the salon Harutaka works at one day, the line between fan and celebrity begins to blur... Don't miss this BL love story between a dedicated fan and a glamorous rock star!

The school idol project is set at a school between Tokyo's Akihabara, Kanda, and Jinbouchou neighborhoods. The school faces the danger of being streamlined out of existence, so nine of its female students decide to become idols to protect their school and boost attendance.from ANN

Sometimes it is not necessarily a pie that falls from the sky, it may also be a “dream”. The protagonist, who was reaching the lowest point of his life, fortuitously receives an Artificial Intelligence robot that claims to assist people in realising their dreams. Can the protagonist change his fate successfully?

Crash is about a girl named Hana who has a very unusual gift. Her home is a talent agency and she helps her mother using her "gift".She literally has nosebleeds when she sees someone with celebrity potential.Naturally, this is a secret she keeps from her classmates. On the company's anniversary, Hana is sent to find a new awesome talent. And that's when the story unfolds...Also included is a short story called Piyokko 24 in vol. 5.

Lily Unohara loves Moment Lily, a band that plays at a small concert hall. After six years of buying their CDs, she's only ever worked up the courage to hand her fan letters to concert staff members, but now that she's in college, she works up the courage to attend a live concert. She gets so wrapped up in the energy of the concert that before she knows it, she's about to miss the last train. Panicked, she tries to leave the venue, but a drunkard gets in her way. That's when Moment Lily's lead singer, Az, comes to her rescue...!!This is a pure love story about an introverted college student and the band vocalist she admires.

Kanade Sora has never been to a music festival before. But when her friend Otoha lures her along with the promise that her favorite band will be playing, she finds herself having more fun than she ever imagined. And if one small show is enough to hook her, what might a huge overnight event at a major venue be like? As Kanade dives into a whole new world of rocking out, will her life ever be the same?!

Saya is an ordinary, lethargic female high school student. While she was alone at karaoke, singing enthusiastically a song of her favorite artist, Takase Kazuki, the person himself was watching her…?!

Dokhee was the drummer of an unknown indie rock band. They got famous overnight and received an offer for a photo shoot. He refused to be photographed because he felt awkward in front of the camera. But because of Yijin, whom he had a crush on and admired for a long time, is the photographer, he agreed to do it. However, a misunderstanding caused him to seduce Yijin into a physical relationship... Will Dokhee be able to successfully complete the photo shoot and simultaneously succeed in his unrequited love with Yijin?

[UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION] Lee Eunseong, a Hotel Culinary Arts major, is running his uncle's sushi restaurant for his pre-graduation internship. One day, he accidentally witnesses a secret belonging to his daily regular customer! The regular desperately wants to keep it hidden, but Eunseong realizes he might not dislike this customer as much as he thought. A chaotic and adorable regular-customer romance is about to begin!

Nana, an unpopular singer, has a boyfriend she wants to marry, but her world is shattered when he betrays her. But a strange new man comes into Nana's life unexpectedly and he supports her through her darkest times as she struggles for success. Will Nana find real love, and make her singing dreams come true?

Siwoo, sub-vocalist of Space Age. The president of the agency, who was gently flirting with him to make him an actor, often gave him a pint, telling him to focus on album activities. Even in this audition, if you drink hard, you may not be able to act again! In front of Si-woo, Lee Yeon-ho, a powerful succession candidate for HS Electronics, suddenly appears and makes an unexpected proposal...?!

A beautiful piano melody evokes a love that should have been forgotten. Marina lived with her grandfather, a famous pianist, in a cottage by the sea, and dreamed of one day becoming a pianist herself. Then, a beautiful traveler named Gideon appeared in front of Marina. For some reason, she was instantly attracted to him, but her grandfather, on the other hand, was cold and seemed to hate him. Why on earth? Then, Marina suddenly heard a beautiful piano melody. Is that Gideon playing? In the next moment, Marina remembered everything - the days of her forbidden, cruel love with him.

Your biggest fan since day one. Hanul has always been Sanso's biggest supporter. But as Sanso gets closer to his dream of becoming a singer, they begin to drift apart. Four years later, Hanul has a boyfriend, and Sanso is in a popular idol group. Somehow, fate brings them together again. Will they share how they really feel this time?

Those who curse the world with their dying breath becomes demons. The ones who protect the country from these demons are the Children's Choir who have received divine blessings from the angels. Hymns sung by these children who are pure in body and soul are exceptionally beautiful. They are able to kill the demons with their pitch perfect harmony. As such, the demons are always looking for a chance to kill these children once night falls. However, there's one poor little boy who just can't seem to hit the perfect note…

Shy Niina Nijikawa loves to sing, but hates to perform—the thought of an audience scares her speechless—which leaves her dreams of being an idol dead in the water. But when a classmate introduces her to the world of VR, her world opens up...and she finds that becoming an idol—a VR idol—is within her reach after all!

"Pob Phanat," a renowned solo female artist with an impeccable reputation. However, deep in her heart, Pob has been longing for her first love that faded away many years ago. And that love is "Kan, Kan Thiwa," who once promised to become a singer alongside her. One day, Pob encounters Kan again... as a flower shop owner and a single mother?"

In the aftermath of a violent world war, a new political party rises to power in Japan, bringing with them the mysterious weapon known as the “Hypnosis Mic”. Wielding these new microphones, four unlikely heroes come together under unusual circumstances to take the world by storm.

As Lee Yeo-ju hums a song that comforted her during her long hospital stay, she is approached by an idol star named Park Jea-ha, whom she has only seen in videos. "I'll help you. You need money for the surgery, right?" Jea-ha become Yeo-ju's savior and favorite. However, five years later, he ends his life by making an extreme choice... Yeo-ju, in shock, cries out to a shooting star to save him. Did her wish come true? She goes back seven years and possesses the body of Jang Bo-ran, a top idol at the time and a judge on the audition program "I Am the Strongest Idol"... Among the audition participants is trainee Park Jea-ha! "Just like you saved me, I will save you this time."

The cold and aloof company president only had one goal: attack the new singer Yu Nian on Weibo and become his number one anti-fan! A few months later, he announced, "We're together." Anti-fans: ...?!

After creating the song that could catapult his band into further success, Alex (leader of the band Noir Bril) wakes up to find his unconscious body bludgeoned on the ground. Stuck in between the worlds of the living and the dead, Alex is running out of time before his chance to return to the living world is gone forever. Desperate to return to his body, he is lead to a medium named Sasha. All Sasha wants is to finally live a life far away from the supernatural world that surrounds her. But, her plans take a turn as soon as Alex comes along.

A feud? A dating rumor? What's the drama between the hottest member of [DOT], Yoon-chan, and the leader of the group, Kangsol?!

Could you resist an idol’s pull? Sahoko is a gloomy, ordinary high school student, with a deep hatred for attractive men that goes all the way back to her middle school days. One day, Kouta, a super-famous national idol who’s used to being loved by everyone, walks into her family restaurant. Their first meeting goes horrendously, as expected, yet Kouta keeps coming back, and Sahoko might just be warming up to him. But she promised herself never to fall in love ever again… Who will win? Kouta’s earnest charm, or Sahoko’s resentful stubbornness?

For the first time, I am moved by a man’s passion… Emma grew up in a lonely household with music as her only comfort. One day she’s rescued by a sexy man named Miguel and finds herself having to turn down his passionate advances, since she’s already engaged to be married. But when they meet again, Emma realizes he’s Miguel Salvaje, the world-famous pianist whom she has always admired! Does fate have more in store for Emma?

When Soohyun, who was just a kid back then, had a look on his face as if he was tired of the world, Jiho couldn’t just leave him like that. Their unexpected meeting was followed by a reunion seven years later, at Suhyun's father's funeral. Despite the seven-year gap, they quickly grew close as if they were always brothers. However, even with the eight-year age difference, Jiho, who found himself attracted to Soohyun, started pushing him away out of guilt... "Hyung. You kept staring at me earlier outside." "..." "I can show you more closely."

[Translated by Mosh Scans] Gen, a college student who plays the guitar in the band, “Eve”, is approached by a man at a live music venue. The moment that frivolous man who carelessly spoke to him stands on the stage, he becomes captivated by his voice. The next day, Gen finds out that he attends the same college as this man. The man, Mike, has a soothing voice, even while just talking. Gen is usually uninterested in other people but, his voice and his presence bother him, so he can’t help but to be curiou

Despite being one of the top guitarists in Japan, Shina is pretty much done with the music industry. He comes and goes from Japan as he pleases, unapologetically leaving his longtime lover Arata in the dust. But now Shina's back, bringing with him the same wild passion in bed as he brought to his music on stage. But is it longing Arata feels, or are his feelings towards Shina a touch more... bitter?

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A dramatic rock-band story about a younger, assertive guitarist and a stubborn, beautiful singer! Kazari's the popular singer in a band, but he has a secret he can't tell a single soul. After a concert, Kei, the bassist and Kazari's step-brother, introduces a new member, Kotaro, who's a guitarist. From the moment Kotaro sees Kazari, he tries everything he can to close the gap between them. Kazari, though annoyed, decides to somewhat go along with it. One day, Kotaro sees a wistful expression on the usually aloof singer's face and encourages him to open up. The gap slowly closes, as Kazari pours his heart out...

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Shin Jaemin who lacks self-confidence and is much more timid than his peers, spends his middle school days being bullied by his classmates. If there’s any hope, it’s the new and fresh Idol group ‘ROSE’. On the day of high school’s entrance, the freshman representative shows up in front of an exhausted Jaemin, who spent the previous day watching Rose’s performance videos.

“Be my woman and I’ll let you become a top singer!” This is the speech made by Yukihito Yoshizawa, a music producer. A female high school girl, who wants to save her weak and sickly brother, accept his terms by offering her voice and body. And passionate yet twisted entertainment love story thus begins! - LovePinky

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Soseo, a musician who played the pipa at a pleasure house, meets Giseolwon—the first person to truly recognize his talent. Drawn in by Giseolwon’s warmth, Soseo opens his heart, only for a series of strange incidents to unfold. When he realizes that Gi-Seolwon is behind them, Soseo tries to escape. But he has already been caught in Gi Seolwon’s relentless grasp, and as Gi Seolwon watches Soseo slowly fall apart, he is forced to confront the changes taking place within himself.

A dazzling survival band audition, youth? Revenge? Well, the only thing for sure is As long as I'm here, you won't debut gracefully.' My brother, Ha Seong-woo, a famous singer-songwriter, was murdered. The killer was Baek Do-hyung, my brother's friend and colleague. The moment I found out, I, Ha Su-in, also died in an unexpected accident After a moment of excruciating pain, I opened my eyes to find myself back 5 years ago, when my brother died. This second chance, I won't just stand by and watch like before. I'm going to enter , the follow-up season of the audition my brother won and the grand debut stage for the killer Baek Do-hyung, and ruin everything. Just me? No, I'll gather geniuses that no one can mess with. After all, I've replayed this audition hundreds of times.

Ren Nanaboshi, a lonely college student who continues to aim for "that person" that he saw live when he was young. One day, when he was singing alone at karaoke, he was scouted by a band - the band activity of 5 people of "Argonavis" who became destined soon started!! Original development different from animation!

After losing his daughter Chaeyoon due to negligence, Cho Sunghyun plunges to his death and wakes up 10 years in the past! Vowing never to repeat his mistakes, Sunghyun gives up music to be a dad, driving his daughter to preschool and cooking for her. But what’s this? Chaeyoon plays piano without sheet music and sings with perfect pitch! Who would’ve thought she’d be a total prodigy?! Sunghyun is conflicted, though, given his trepidation about music… Should he let her play or press pause?

Takagi, the store manager of a flower shop, does a favor for his younger sister by going to an Idol concert to check out a man she met online. However, it turns out that this online friend is actually Toraji, a part-timer who works for Takagi.