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EllenChoi,astudentstudyingEconomicsatSogangUniversity,said,“In‘Yumi’sCells’wheneverYumiisfacedwithadifficult
situation,itisclearthatYumisetsherownrulestoputherselffirstandsolvesherproblems.Asaresult,comparedtothebeginning
in recent episodes, overall Yumi became more independent and more mature.” The development and Yumi’s maturing seems
apparent,andatthesametimeitsendsamessagetothereaderstobecomemoreself-reliantandself-loving,arecurringreminder
that“themaincharacterofmystoryismyself.”
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▲YumiiscorrectedbyherowncellafterthinkingKuWoongwasherstar,malecharacter.
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Relax;ittakestime
Throughroughandtoughtimes,throughallthelaughterandtears,intheend,itwasallforlove.Yumi’sprimecellhasbeenLove
Cell;however,afterallthedifficultrelationships,breakups,andhardships,Yumihaschanged.AfterherbreakupwithBabi,Yumi
decidesnottodevoteherenergytolove.Asaresult,herprimecell,LoveCell,ischangedtoWriterCell.
Yumi has always longed to become a writer. To achieve this dream, Yumi leaves her office job to devote her full energy to
writing.Nevertheless,thisideadoesnotprogressassmoothlyasplanned.Yumicontinuouslyfails.
One day, an editor that conducted a contest calls Yumi into his office. The editor was immersed in Yumi’s writing but
unfortunatelycouldnotawardherforherstorylackedcompletion.TheeditorguidesYumitohelpherpublishherbook,andfrom
thereonoutYumicontinueshercareerasawebwriter,writinganduploadingweekly,andcommunicatingwithherfansthrough
thecomments.AlthoughYumihasahardtimegoingthroughaseriesoffailuresinwritingcontests,thankstotheprocessshewas
rewardedwithhappiness,furtherdevelopmentinwriting,andasupportingeditor.
JungJung-binsays,“Yumi’swritingabilitiesmayhaveimprovedalongtheway,butYumi’sfailureandpastexperienceshelped
hergrowanddevelopintoastrongerperson.Yumichanged,andshewasabletopublishhernextaccomplishment.”Jung-binadds,
“Anopportunityemergesatthemostunexpectedplaceatanunexpectedtime.Itistheironyoffate.”Yumihasseveralfailures,but
shemakesherdebutasawriterwithhelponanunexpectedroute.
Asthestoryprogresses,readerscannoticeYumi’sdevelopment.Intheend,Yumi’shappinessisachievedastimepasseson.Itis
truethatYumihasherupsanddownsthroughtrialsanderrorsandsometimesregretsleavingherofficejob,especiallywhensheis
rejectedinawritingcontest.Butafterastormcomesthecalm.Yumiisabletosucceedinwhatshelovesthemost.
Timedoesnotwait;nordoesitgobackwards.Focusingonwhatisaheadandplanningforthebetterisdependentonhowoneis
decidingtowritethenextchapterofthestory.
Sometimes feelings are complex and too great to express. Within our body, our cells endless experience emotions, and
eachonevoicesoutitsopinions,tryingtoencompassmorespace.Humanemotionscannotbenarroweddownintoacouple
of words, which is well reflected in “Yumi’s Cells.” The webtoon provides so much laughter and love to its audience,
moreover,bringingsympathythattinglesreaders’hearts.TheArgusremindsreaderstotrytheirutmostwithwhattheyare
giventotakethisopportunitytolookbackandreflectuponthemselves.
soohyun1207@hufs.ac.kr
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OCTOBER 2020

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