Youth Gone Wild

Youth Gone Wild, is a 14 volume manhua series by Taiwanese author Nicky Lee, (Li Chung Ping). Published by Tong Li, the literal translation of '' is 'Rock Fever' or 'Raging Tide', though the comic's official English language title is Youth Gone Wild. The story, dated only by its frequent references to music talents such as Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, Garbage and of course Skid Row, follows the lives of a group of young rock musicians hoping to make the big time. Overview Lan YaTing wishes to be the manager of the greatest band in Asia, or maybe even the world. The problem is she keeps getting in trouble with the bands that she manages for a large firm. Eventually she is fired due to her strong willed spirit. Of course it is only then that she meets up with a bunch of characters who, amazingly enough, can play music. Characters Lan Ya-Ting: Manager: A headstrong woman whose dream is to become the number one manager of a rock band that will change rock and roll forever. She realized that her dream might come true after finding the present members of Death. Currently she is in a romantic relationship with Wang Xiang. Wang Xiang: Lead Vocalist : A normally cheerful guy who at first was just working odd jobs. After Lan Ya-Ting scouted him he joined Death rather reluctantly and had to train very hard in order to satisfy Shang Guan-Fei. Although he is Lan Ya-Ting's boyfriend he still admires other women and as a result receives evil glares from Ya-Ting. Shang Guan-Fei: Guitar, is dating Xiao Fie. He is a self-proclaimed guitar god who joined reluctantly after deciding Ya-Ting was his girlfriend. He is verbally abusive to anyone around him especially Wang Xiang and extremely hot-headed and temperamental. He occasionally gets along with the others. He came from a wealthy background, but his narcissistic personality is due to his unhappy childhood where he was an unwanted middle child. His relationship with this elder brother who is also the band's producer is quite explosive. Luo Kai: Drums, is dating WenLi Vivien. Kai is more beautiful than most girls in terms of looks. He is the most "normal" member of the group and is level headed, sarcastic and downright blunt at times. He is caring towards his best friend from high school, Zhi-Gao, convincing the latter to leave behind his misery and join the band after Zhi-Gao ran away from him on meeting after several years. Many fans think they are a couple although Kai has a girlfriend.