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By answering 10 short personal questions about oneself, the
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exhibitiontellsthevisitorwhattheirpersonalprimecellis.An
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anonymous male in his 20s shared, ¡°Finding my prime cell
was the most memorable hands-on activity. It was relatable,
andIwasthinkingaboutwhetherthiscellwasactuallyliving
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inside of me. I am thankful as exhibition planners would
guess my prime cell.¡± He shared his overall impression. He
added,¡°Also,Iwasabletofreelyparticipateinthesehands-on
activities because of the hand sanitizers that were excessively
¡ãWriterLeeDong-geunrevealsoneofhisfirstsketches.
placed throughout.¡± Through interactive activities curators
communicate with their readers and create special and long-
lastingmemoriesthroughcustomizedactivitiesforeachofthe
previouslytestedingreenandpurple.Thereareotherevidence
visitors.
ofwhattheauthorhadimaginedandtestedthroughthediverse
colorsanddrawingsfromtheauthor.
Lee has opened up about the origins of his creative ideas.
Yumi¡¯scellsturnthemillstonewhenYumi¡¯sheadistryingto
#Asneakpeekintowhatisbehindthescenes
work.Leesharedthattheideaofthemillstonecamefromhis
The reason behind ¡°Yumi¡¯s Cells¡± able to maintain
wife¡¯s feedback when she told him, ¡°Do not turn a millstone
Argus
top ranks on Saturday can be said to be thanks to
thatisnotrolling.¡±Fromthisadvicecametheimageryof
author Lee Dong-geun¡¯s creativity and unique
thecellsworkingtogetherturningthemillstone.
Soo-hyun/The
cheekiness. Some fans of ¡°Yumi¡¯s Cells¡±
Also,readerswereabletolearnabouttheprocess
are not only interested in what is on the
of completion. For example, Babi¡¯s hairstyle is
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surface of the webtoon but also what is
derived from the K-pop idol G-Dragon of Big
behindit.Inthisspecialexhibition,author
Bang. Lee shared that he did not originally
Lee Dong-geun shares his ideas and
bring Babi into the Webtoon to make him into a
experiencesofwritingthewebtoon.
boyfriend, but only to create tension in the story.
Webtoon author Lee exhibited his first
However, due to his popularity Babi developed into
sketches he sent to Naver Webtoon in 2015.
an important character. Shin Soon-rok was created
us
Visitors were able to see the round face of
after receiving the idea from Korean actor Park Bo-
rg
A
Yumi in Episode 1 and reminiscence
geumandKangHa-neul.
he
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onthedaysbeforethedrawings
Lastly, the personal characteristics of Lee were
un
hy
changed from the
listed. Not only were the facts about the author on
o-
So
original style. In
papershownsuchhisname,major,bloodtype,and
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addition,theblue
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star sign but there was more such as his hobbies,
Yumi¡¯scellsthat
interests, priorities, favorite movie, music, book,
are colored were
and drama. These detailed characteristics about
theauthorshowatouchofhumanity,andreaders
areabletolearnmoreabouttheauthor.
¡ãApartoftheexhibition
¡ãWriterLeeDong-geuntalksaboutwherethe
isreservedforwriterLee
millstonemetaphorhasoriginatedfrom.
Dong-geun.
AuthorLeeDong-geunbeganpublishing¡°Yumi¡¯sCells¡±inApril2015andhascontinuedfor
fiveyears.Duringthoseyears,thewebtoonhascultivatedawidefollowing.Forthereadersthat
haveatleastoncelaughedandcriedbyreading¡°Yumi¡¯sCells,¡±TheArgushighlyrecommends
a visit to the ¡°Yumi¡¯s Cells¡± special exhibition. Illustrations, videos, large sized masterpieces,
music, and much more have come to life to vividly bring ¡°Yumi¡¯s Cells¡± into reality. The
three-dimensional cells have not only made readers feel nostalgic, reminiscing about the early
episodes, but have also made visitors think ¡°What if I were part of the comic?¡± Yumi¡¯s story
couldbemyown.
soohyun1207@hufs.ac.kr
¨ÏJangSoo-hyun/TheArgus
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