![]() The symptoms of the disease are summarized to strong pain, having flowers blooming in the heart and lungs, and then throwing them up. The Hanahaki Disease trope was popularized with the Japanese shoujo manga, 「花吐き乙女」(Hanahaki Otome), or The Girl Who Spit Flowers by Naoko Matsuda (松田奈緒子), which was released in 2009. The term hanahaki comes from the Japanese words hana (花), which means " flower", and hakimasu (吐きます), which means " to throw up". However, Hanahaki Disease is particularly popular within fandom due to its potential for angst, hurt/comfort, pining, and general romantic tension. The Hanahaki Disease trope is not used exclusively within fandom - many people have become intrigued by the concept and created non- fannish artwork, poetry, songs, music videos, documentaries and other creative works based around the concept. In fandom, it appears most frequently in relation to BL pairings. The trope was popularized in East Asian fandoms (Korean, Japanese, Chinese) before it was used by Westerners. It can be cured through surgical removal, but when the infection is removed, the victim's romantic feelings for their love also disappear. ![]() It ends when the beloved returns their feelings (romantic love only strong friendship is not enough), or when the victim dies. ![]() Hanahaki Disease ( 花吐き病 (Japanese) 하나하키병 (Korean) 花吐病 (Chinese)) is a fictional disease in which the victim coughs up flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love. ![]()
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