Soo-in, an ordinary girl and model student, encounters several changes in her life: Her mother starts working in place of her father, who has recently lost his job. She notices herself blushing in front of a boy who has always been her rival. And she starts sharing secrets with a troublemaker whom she always considered from another world. This is a story not only about Soo-in’s everyday life, which is calm and quiet, but also about the hidden hardships she goes through—the happy days as well as the sad.
One Step More 3:
Episode 3. Fall Festival
Fall Sports Day is supposed to be filled with joy, but not many people are happy. The homeroom teacher is annoyed by the number of chores given to her just because she is a young female teacher. Jong-soo is upset he's not allowed to run in a race because of his asthma. Haemi is sad that her grandparents are there to cheer for her, but not her parents. Bo-kyoung is embarrassed by her mom and dad because people often mistake them for her grandparents. Se-jin is bothered when his unemployed dad shows up. Soo-in feels bad that her mother has to go to the board members event on top of being so busy with work. The only one who is happy is Sang-il. “What does Sports Day have to do with me?” he thinks to himself, as he plots to sneak into the school’s storage area where all of the prizes are stored.
Artist_ Hong Jiheun
Hong Jiheun was a double major in religious studies and media studies at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea. Though she has dabbled in a variety of careers—from assistant director in broadcasting, to background director of animation, to freelance illustrator—she has now set herself entirely on being a full-time manhwa artist.
Characters:
Soo-in: Soo-in is a 6th grader who is “intelligent, well-mannered, and exemplary.” She is proud and at the same time, ashamed, of such a reputation. She seems ordinary, but inside, she has deep thoughts and a world all her own.
Jane: Soo-in’s little sister. She hardly expresses any feelings. Nobody knows whether she does this because she can’t, or she won’t, but she always uses the minimum number of words to get her point across. Jane is the type of girl who might come back home because she can’t find her homeroom, who would get on any random bus just because her feet hurt, and who likes to gather strange and mysterious objects for her collection. Though her family members don’t say it aloud, all of them wonder what her IQ is.
Ho-in: Soo-in’s little brother. As the youngest member of the family, he knows how to be cute and how to insist his way into getting whatever he wants.
Dad: Even though he regularly says it's a waste of time for girls to get an education, he becomes furious when Soo-in ranks second in her class, or when a boy does better than her. Although he tells his friends that raising a daughter is more rewarding than raising a boy, he turns around and declares that only his son will inherit the family property. He feels bad for his wife, who started working because he lost his job, but he doesn’t help much in the way of housework. He has a philosophy that the children should be raised strictly, yet when he scolds them, he feels so bad afterward that he gets stomach cramps. In other words, he is a dad of many contradictions.
Mom: She is a prideful woman. Even when the family is struck by tremendous hardship, she doesn’t sway all that much. Most of the time she is patient and wise; however, once she gets upset, her anger lasts for a long time, so everyone has to beware.
Sang-il: Notorious for making trouble not only in his class, but throughout the whole school. Even the homeroom teacher and school guard have a hard time controlling him. Yet for some reason, Sang-il has a soft spot for Soo-in.
One Step More 3:
Episode 3. Fall Festival
Fall Sports Day is supposed to be filled with joy, but not many people are happy. The homeroom teacher is annoyed by the number of chores given to her just because she is a young female teacher. Jong-soo is upset he's not allowed to run in a race because of his asthma. Haemi is sad that her grandparents are there to cheer for her, but not her parents. Bo-kyoung is embarrassed by her mom and dad because people often mistake them for her grandparents. Se-jin is bothered when his unemployed dad shows up. Soo-in feels bad that her mother has to go to the board members event on top of being so busy with work. The only one who is happy is Sang-il. “What does Sports Day have to do with me?” he thinks to himself, as he plots to sneak into the school’s storage area where all of the prizes are stored.
Artist_ Hong Jiheun
Hong Jiheun was a double major in religious studies and media studies at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea. Though she has dabbled in a variety of careers—from assistant director in broadcasting, to background director of animation, to freelance illustrator—she has now set herself entirely on being a full-time manhwa artist.
Characters:
Soo-in: Soo-in is a 6th grader who is “intelligent, well-mannered, and exemplary.” She is proud and at the same time, ashamed, of such a reputation. She seems ordinary, but inside, she has deep thoughts and a world all her own.
Jane: Soo-in’s little sister. She hardly expresses any feelings. Nobody knows whether she does this because she can’t, or she won’t, but she always uses the minimum number of words to get her point across. Jane is the type of girl who might come back home because she can’t find her homeroom, who would get on any random bus just because her feet hurt, and who likes to gather strange and mysterious objects for her collection. Though her family members don’t say it aloud, all of them wonder what her IQ is.
Ho-in: Soo-in’s little brother. As the youngest member of the family, he knows how to be cute and how to insist his way into getting whatever he wants.
Dad: Even though he regularly says it's a waste of time for girls to get an education, he becomes furious when Soo-in ranks second in her class, or when a boy does better than her. Although he tells his friends that raising a daughter is more rewarding than raising a boy, he turns around and declares that only his son will inherit the family property. He feels bad for his wife, who started working because he lost his job, but he doesn’t help much in the way of housework. He has a philosophy that the children should be raised strictly, yet when he scolds them, he feels so bad afterward that he gets stomach cramps. In other words, he is a dad of many contradictions.
Mom: She is a prideful woman. Even when the family is struck by tremendous hardship, she doesn’t sway all that much. Most of the time she is patient and wise; however, once she gets upset, her anger lasts for a long time, so everyone has to beware.
Sang-il: Notorious for making trouble not only in his class, but throughout the whole school. Even the homeroom teacher and school guard have a hard time controlling him. Yet for some reason, Sang-il has a soft spot for Soo-in.
