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The idea for Melting Point, which came to her at a New Year's party when she was struggling to find a new concept, was born from the rivalry between a nationally ranked perennial runner-up athlete and a regional champion coworker; hockey being a team sport turned that rivalry into the foundation of Ian and Eunsan. The author shares with readers why she chose ice hockey, the difficulties she faced drawing in color, and her plans for Season 2.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In Chapter 28 of Melting Point, the author explains the birth of the story while questioning why her heart pounded after her first reaction to Ian. The idea for Melting Point, which came to her at a New Year's party when she was struggling to find a new concept, was born from the rivalry between a nationally ranked perennial runner-up athlete and a regional champion coworker; hockey being a team sport turned that rivalry into the foundation of Ian and Eunsan. The author shares with readers why she chose ice hockey, the difficulties she faced drawing in color, and her plans for Season 2.","key_events":["Author announces Season 2 will show more past from first meeting to high school years","Author reveals No.1 vs No.2 rivalry scrapped as hockey is team sport but became basis for leads","Author explains Melting Point originated from friends' rivalry story at a New Year's party","Author states story is about two love-starved children healing each other through mutual salvation"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"HEHE\nDID MY HEART JUST... FLUTTER...?\nWHAT WAS THAT...?\nPUT SOME CLOTHES ON FIRST...\nPOPULAR JOCK WHO'S NEVER BEEN SINGLE SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL...\nHE'S NO STRANGER TO GETTING PHYSICAL WITH OTHER GUYS, HOWEVER (THANKS TO LOCKER ROOM CULTURE), AND HAS HIS OWN REASONS FOR REACTING THE WAY HE DOES TO IAN. MORE ON THAT IN SEASON 2.\nPAST\nPRESENT\nIT'S GOING TO BE A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN FLASHBACKS FROM THE PAST AND THEIR PRESENT RELATIONSHIP!\nI'D BEEN STRUGGLING TO COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS FOR OVER A YEAR AFTER FINISHING MY LAST PROJECT WHEN I GOT THE IDEA FOR MELTING POINT, AT A NEW YEARS' PARTY WITH MY FRIENDS.\nHI, THIS IS PIBI! THANKS FOR READING MELTING POINT!\nWE'RE ENDING SEASON 1 WITH A SCENE FORESHADOWING HOW EUNSAN'S FEELINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE. IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN AN UPHILL JOURNEY GETTING A STRAIGHT GUY TO DATE ANOTHER GUY!\nI KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN QUESTIONING EUNSAN'S SEXUALITY, BUT HE REALLY IS 100 PERCENT HETERO. HE'S ONLY EVER DATED WOMEN AND NEVER STRAYED AFTER HIS MARRIAGE, EITHER.\n\n...BUT ONLY EVER GOT TO 2ND PLACE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. YEAH?\nONE OF MY COWORKERS USED TO PLAY [REDACTED] AND ALWAYS WON 1ST PLACE AT THE REGIONALS...\nFRIEND Y WHO WORKS AT A SPORTS COMPANY...\n(ALL-TIME LEGEND IN [REDACTED]).\nWOW...NO WONDER...\nSPORTS IS TOUGH, MAN... THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT HARD WORK CAN DO IN THE FACE OF BORN TALENT. CUE BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS...AND...\n...A SIZZLING ROMANCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2 PLAYERS!!\nSO THAT WAS THE FIRST KERNEL OF MELTING POINT. THE RIVALRY BETWEEN THE #1 AND #2 PLAYERS GOT NIXED (SINCE HOCKEY IS A TEAM SPORT) AS THE STORY DEVELOPED, BUT STILL FORMED THE BASIS OF IAN AND EUNSAN'S CHARACTERS.\nCHOOSING ICE HOCKEY OF ALL SPORTS WAS A PRETTY BOLD MOVE FOR ME...\nCOMPLETE LACK OF SKET*HUP MODELS...\nULTRA-MINOR SPORT IN KOREA...\nTONS OF RESEARCH...\n...BUT I DECIDED TO GO WITH IT FOR TWO REASONS.\nWHO WON 1ST PLACE, THEN?\n\nFIRSTLY... THE RIZZ FACTOR...\nSHOULDER PADS ACCENTUATE ALREADY-BROAD SHOULDERS...\nBODY-CHECKING ENCOURAGED!\nWIDE-OPEN VISUALS OF ICE RINK...\nALL THESE AND MORE MADE DRAWING IAN'S ICE HOCKEY SCENES A REAL PLEASURE. OF COURSE, THE HOCKEY DETAILS INDIVIDUALLY WERE A PAIN IN THE ASS.\nSECONDLY, I THOUGHT IT COULDN'T HURT TO GIVE THE COMIC A DISTINCT IDENTITY.\nBECAUSE AT ITS HEART, IF YOU TAKE AWAY THESE DETAILS, MELTING POINT IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD LOVE STORY.\nWHAT'S YOUR GOAL IN LIFE?\n...BAEK EUNSAN.\nJUST LIKE IAN, EUNSAN NEVER REALLY GOT TO EXPERIENCE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE GROWING UP, EITHER. SO THIS IS A STORY OF TWO BOYS STARVED FOR LOVE HEALING EACH OTHER'S WOUNDS... I'LL NEVER TIRE OF MUTUAL REDEMPTION ARCS!\nSO I WAS REALLY STRESSED WHEN PUTTING THIS PROJECT TOGETHER. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S SET IN A SPECIAL 'VERSE, AND IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S A HUGE CONFLICT, AND THE MATURE SCENES ONLY SHOW UP REALLY LATE...\nWILL ANYONE STICK AROUND TO READ SUCH A SNOOZE?\nAT LEZHIN, THE HOME OF #OBSESSIVE_TOPS?\n\nTHANKFULLY, YOU SHOWED MELTING POINT SO MUCH LOVE THAT I WAS ABLE TO PUT THOSE WORRIES TO REST. THANK YOU SO MUCH, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!! THANKS A MILLION...!\nMELTING POINT IS MY FIRST COMIC IN COLOR, TOO, AND I REALLY STRUGGLED IN THE BEGINNING.\nCL*P STUDIO HAS ALL THESE FEATURES?!\nONLY USED THE PEN AND ERASER FUNCTION WHEN DRAWING IN B&W...\nI'M STILL NOT SURE HOW I'M DOING, BUT HOPEFULLY OKAY ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL READING...? THANKS GUYS, YOU'RE THE BEST. :')\nTHERE WERE STILL LOTS OF MOMENTS, THOUGH, WHEN I WISHED THAT I HAD MORE TIME. I USED UP MY SAVED EPISODES PRETTY QUICKLY AND WAS LITERALLY DRAWING FOR MY LIFE THE WHOLE SEASON.\nDRAWING IN COLOR IS SO HARD...\nMAD RESPECT FOR ALL COMIC ARTISTS... I'M DYING WITH A 10-DAY SCHEDULE, HOW DO PEOPLE POST WEEKLY?!\nI HOPE YOU DON'T FORGET MELTING POINT...\nI'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY EDITOR SOYEON FOR ALL HER ADVICE AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN I NEEDED IT THE MOST, MY WHIZZ ASSISTANT HD FOR ALWAYS PULLING THROUGH WITH BASE COLORS AND SHADING AT A MINUTE'S NOTICE, MY TRANSLATION EDITOR FOR JUGGLING MY SCHEDULE EVEN UNDER PRESSURE OF A GLOBAL RELEASE, MY EDITOR ON THE KOREAN COMIC TEAM... THANK YOU ALL!\nDURING MY BREAK, I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET SOME EXERCISE AND PRACTICE MY DRAWING SOME MORE WHILE I PREPARE FOR SEASON 2. I'M NOT A FAST WORKER, SO I'M AFRAID THAT MEANS IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME FOR ME TO BUILD UP ENOUGH EPISODES FOR THE NEXT SEASON. :'( I'M THINKING ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW. I'LL TRY TO COME BACK BEFORE NEXT SUMMER AT THE LATEST!\n\nBUT EVEN... ...IT WAS NICE... ...AND I TRULY... ...YOU DO...\n...IF YOU DO... ...HAVING YOU... ...HOPE THAT... ...COME BACK...\nTHAT'S A GOOD BOY...\nAS I MENTIONED BEFORE, SEASON 2 WILL FEATURE MORE OF IAN AND EUNSAN'S BACKSTORY THAN SEASON 1.\nFROM THE FIRST TIME IAN AND EUNSAN MET TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DAYS, THE PLAN IS TO SHOW WHERE IAN'S TOTAL DEDICATION TO EUNSAN COMES FROM, AND WHY HE HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN EUNSAN'S HEART.\nA LOT OF THE SCENES I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DRAW SINCE I FIRST STARTED PLANNING THIS COMIC ARE SET DURING THAT TIME, SO I'M ALREADY PSYCHED! (OF COURSE, NOTHING TOO RACY WHILE THEY'RE MINORS...)\nI'LL LEAVE YOU WITH MY ANSWER TO THE QUESTION I GOT A FEW TIMES ABOUT WHAT ANIMALS IAN AND EUNSAN MIGHT BE.\nIAN: SIBERIAN HUSKY ?\nEUNSAN: GINGER TABBY\nI DIDN'T DECIDE ON THESE FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT THEY CAME TO MIND NATURALLY OVER TIME, WHEN I WAS DRAWING IAN AND EUNSAN REGULARLY!\nOH, AND BY THE TIME THIS CREATOR'S NOTE GOES LIVE, EPISODE 23 SHOULD HAVE BEEN RE-UPLOADED WITH EXTRA PANELS! I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE FEEDBACK THAT THE TRANSITION FROM EPISODE 22 COULD HAVE BEEN LESS ABRUPT, SO I ADDED SOME PANELS TO THE BEGINNING OF EPISODE 23.\nFOR THOSE OF YOU WHO READ EPISODE 23 BEFORE THIS CREATOR'S NOTE, PLEASE DO CHECK OUT EPISODE 23 AGAIN!\n\nGOODBYE!\nWHEW, THANKS FOR READING ALL THAT! I'LL BE BACK WITH SEASON 2 AS PROMISED. STAY HEALTHY EVERYONE, AND DON'T FORGET IAN AND EUNSAN!","bubble_count":65,"pages_count":6,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In Chapter 28 of Melting Point, the author explains the birth of the story while questioning why her heart pounded after her first reaction to Ian.","spoiler_summary":"In Chapter 28 of Melting Point, the author explains the birth of the story while questioning why her heart pounded after her first reaction to Ian. The idea for Melting Point, which came to her at a New Year's party when she was struggling to find a new concept, was born from the rivalry between a nationally ranked perennial runner-up athlete and a regional champion coworker; hockey being a team sport turned that rivalry into the foundation of Ian and Eunsan. 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