99% Genius Diary tells the story of Sumyung, a short track speed skater. This delicately crafted piece features the course of failure and the way we deal with it.

Sumyung is nervous. Her school team coach Jeongwook suddenly calls her. Comments on her training log go wrong; Jeongwook points out even her skating skills. “You never look ahead.” That’s what he says.

This is unfair. Sumyung did look ahead. Always, straight ahead. When you look straight on but cannot see the way forward, what is the next step?

Sumyung sits at her desk and opens the drawer. She finds her diary hidden in the corner. Maybe the answer will be in the book, in the words she wrote earlier. Gliding through word after word, Sumyung steps closer to the future she can choose.