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#1
Maybehumanpsychologyisnotascomplicatedasitsounds!
Imagingwhatisinsidethebrainofanotherpersonmaysoundimpossible.However,readersareprovenwrongafterashortinsight
into¡°Yumi¡¯sCells.¡±
LookingintoYumi¡¯scells,firstHungerCellisresponsibleforYumi¡¯sappetite.Unliketheothercells,HungerCellisenormous,
areflectionofYumi¡¯sendlessloveforfood.WhenYumifeelshungryinherexternalworld,insidetheinternalworldHungerCell
goesonarampagedemandingfood.Duetoitsunparticularsize,itcanignorethewordsofothercellsdependingonitsmood.
There is always one cell that has superior abilities compared to the others, known as the prime cell. Everyone has one, and in
Yumi¡¯scaseitisherLoveCell.Primecell¡¯sabilitiesallowittocontrolexternalYumiandothercells.
There are more cells living inside of Yumi. Emotional Cell tends to be active at night and sleeps in the morning. Hysterious is
responsibleforYumi¡¯sanger.TherearealsoRationalCell,NaughtyCell,AnxietyCell,SpottheDifferenceCell,andthelistgoes
onandon.AlthoughthereisconflictinsideYumi¡¯sbrain,thissynergyallowsYumitothinkandcontrolsYumi¡¯sactions.
Webtoon
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Cells/
¨ÏYumi¡¯s
¡ãEachcellhastheirowncharacteristicsandstyle.
Although the webtoon circulates around Yumi, the webtoon also introduces the inside of the brains of Yumi¡¯s external
acquaintances.Everycharacteralsohasworkingcellswithinthem.Eachcharacterisdifferentiatedbytheirownuniqueprimecell
and weighs each cell¡¯s importance differently creating their own unique personality. However,
Webtoon
the goals each designated cell wants to achieve are identical; individual cells have their own
simplebutexactrole.
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Jung Jung-bin, a student majoring in Industrial Design at Chung-Ang University, shares,
Cells/
¡°Sincethestoryisdeliveredfromtheviewpointofthecells,thereadersareabletoseeYumi¡¯s
external world from a third-person viewpoint,¡± she began, ¡°Readers can know that every
¨ÏYumi¡¯s
single individual is different in their own way, but at the same time, everyone is normal and
has a human touch.¡± Eventually, a combination of cells creates a new synergy designing a
differentindividual.Whenfacedwithatiresomerelationshipberemindedthatwithinthemind
of another person, adorable cells are living and thinking. Each individual is actually a new
combinationcreatedbythesamecellsorientedvariouslybysimplemotivations.
¡ãWhen Yumi is thinking, the cells are
turningthemillstone.
#2
Themaincharacterofmystoryismyself
There is a part in the story where Yumi is having a hard time due to her breakup with Ku Woong, whom she had expected to
endupmarrying.Allalong,YumithoughtWoongtobeherdestiny.WoongwasaspecialpersontoYumi,andshebelievedthat
he was the main male character of her life. However, the cell living inside of Yumi tells her, ¡°Sorry, but Woong is not the main
malecharacter.¡±Yumiasks,¡°Thenwhois?¡±Thecellthenreplies,¡°Thereisnomainmalecharacter.Thisstoryonlyhasonemain
character.¡± The boyfriend that Yumi expected to be her destiny and half of her whole was only a supporting cast in the story of
Yumi¡¯slife.Thisideacontinuestoholdvaliditythroughoutthestory.
After her breakup with Woong, Yumi begins a new relationship with her coworker Yoo Babi. During their relationship, Babi
quitshisofficejobtobeginarestaurant;however,hebeginstogrowfeelingsfortheyoungpart-timer.AfterlearningBabi¡¯snew
feelings,Yumibreaksupwithhim.Knowingthataboyfriendisonlyapassingfancy,sherealizedshehadtoputherselffirst.The
maincharacterofherstorywasnoonebutherself,andshehadtomakeherselfapriority.Yumiknewwhatmadeherhappyand
wasabletoactuponit.Asthewebtoondeveloped,readerswereabletoseeYumimaturingyearbyyear.
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