Youth Gone Wild is a 14 volume manhua

Manhua

Manhua are Chinese comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties with Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been the places of publication of most manhua thus far, often including Chinese translations of...

 series by Taiwanese author Nicky Lee

Nicky Lee

Nicky Lee is the pen name of Li Chung Ping , a popular manhua author in Taiwan. She writes primarily for the teenage girl market, specializing in comedy, drama and romance.Lee works as one of the main staff artists for Taiwan's Tong Li Comics....

, (Li Chung Ping). Published by Tong Li

Tong Li Comics

Tongli Publishing Co. , most known as Tong Li Comics, is a publishing company which distributes a variety of domestic and imported comics in the Republic of China .-History:...

, the literal translation of 搖滾狂潮 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

Guns N' Roses

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, Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

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, Garbage

Garbage (band)

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 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 of the Asian stage, maybe even of the world. The problem is she keeps getting in trouble with the bands that she manages for a large firm, and gets 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
• Luo Kai: Drums
• Ji Zhi-Gao: Bass Guitar
• WenLi Vivien: Photographer
• Shang Guan-Yi: Producer
• Yang Jia-Jia: Teen Idol