Park, Nodeok

Jang Baekhee is counting the days until he can escape Gicheon before his deadbeat father is released from prison. But then Yang Ilwoo arrives: a delinquent transfer student with a cheap perm, brassy hair, and a loneliness that mirrors Baekhee's own. Slowly, their uneasy friendship deepens into something tender. But Ilwoo came to Gicheon with a secret that could shatter the fragile comfort they've both found in each other. And when the past comes calling, can two broken souls survive the truth?

(Source: Tapas Media)

Yang Ilwoo and Me

양일우와 나

Gojiai

University student Mikado Kasuga lives for his favorite streamer, Zurich (real name: Rihito Nakahara). Convinced he's the only one who truly understands the man behind the screen, Mikado goes to an event to see his idol in person. But their meeting doesn't go the way he imagined—and Mikado soon learns that Zurich also has a peculiar and mutual attachment to him. A unique BL about the twisted, codependent bond between an obsessive streamer and possessive fan.

(Source: Square Enix)

KasuRich

かすりっひ

Lee, Geumsan

Fallnick

Jiwook Kwon's monotonous daily life takes an unexpected turn at a club meeting when he becomes drawn to a mysterious new freshman. Captivated by the freshman's sweet looks, Jiwook tries to approach him, only to be met with a cold and dismissive attitude. Annoyed by the response, Jiwook resolves to teach the freshman a lesson in his own way. However, things take a shocking twist that Jiwook never saw coming.

The next morning, Jiwook wakes up covered in someone else's fluids, staring at an unfamiliar ceiling, only to realize he's now trapped in an unimaginable and humiliating situation.

"You're all the same...how you let your urges take over..."

Once a domineering and fearsome figure who thrived on intimidation, Jiwook finds himself powerless against the alluring yet dangerous freshman, Juyeon Park. With no clue about Juyeon's true intentions or the deadly game that's about to unfold, Jiwook is dragged into a personal hell designed just for him.

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Revenge

역지사지

Jinan

Yanggu

Jeongcheol is a gambler, a failure, and now a divorcé after ten years of a marriage that finally collapsed.

Before he can even catch his breath or curse his miserable luck, the very person who started it all returns to his life.

Ji Minyeong, the ex-lover who terrified him, chased him, and yet was the one he loved more deeply than anyone else, appears without warning.

Standing before him with the same chilling certainty as in the past, Minyeong whispers the words Jeongcheol fears most:

"I will stay with you until the moment you die, Cheol."

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Even in Your Death

내 품에서 죽어버려

Baek, Nara

Oscar

A thirst for revenge drags Raymond into a sinister game at his new boarding school, as he finds himself the mouse within a dorm of twisted cats who wish to devour and defile him in the worst ways imaginable.

(Source: Tappytoon)

The Bad Life

불우한 삶

Baek, Daekal

Surf Club

Jinseop, a withdrawn and unassuming intern at a large corporation, has a dark obsession: stalking Taeyoung, the charismatic and seemingly perfect deputy manager of his team.

Jinseop becomes fixated, hoarding items tied to him; whether discarded objects or things briefly touched. However, Jinseop's adoration turns to fury when he discovers Taeyoung lobbying the chairman for a promotion. Driven by a sense of betrayal, Jinseop crafts a sinister plan to blackmail Taeyoung to strip away his pride and transform him into a submissive "pet."

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment, translated)

Kick the Bucket

킥더버킷

Hwoalgi

Junsu, a public health doctor serving his mandatory term at Songhwa Prison, thought his assignment would be dull, routine checkups, a few minor injuries, nothing more.

But on his seventh day, the world literally collapses. A mysterious nationwide sinkhole disaster swallows cities whole, cutting the prison off from the outside world. Now trapped inside a fortress filled with men more terrifying than demons, Junsu has only one thought: "I have to get out of here."

Clutching a stolen keycard, his only ticket to freedom, he makes a break for it. But before he can escape, he runs into the infamous Lee brothers, Tae-hyeong and Tae-mu, cold-blooded criminals whose names alone strike fear even among inmates.

"What a feast. Lick it clean."

With monsters above and monsters within, Junsu's fight for survival turns into a chilling game of instinct, trust, and the brutal will to live.

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

The Cell

THE CELL(더셀)

Gilmong

Reclusive and withdrawn, Tae-jeong has spent years shut away from the world, surviving in the quiet suffocation of his own room. But when his father is suddenly hospitalized due to a car accident, even that fragile isolation begins to crumble.

Grief and fear twist together inside him, leaving only one outlet, an uneasy rush of desire that both calms and consumes him.

Enter Eun-won, the golden boy who has everything Tae-jeong doesn't: confidence, charm, a life untouched by loneliness. He looks at Tae-jeong with disdain, pity, and something darker, an attraction he refuses to name.

As the line between disgust and desire blurs, both are drawn into a dangerous intimacy born from guilt, curiosity, and longing.

What begins as comfort becomes compulsion, and behind locked doors, Tae-jeong and Eun-won learn that even the most broken hearts can crave, and destroy, in the same breath.

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Outside the Door

아웃사이드 더 도어

OFFCAR

HIPS

Raymon has it all: perfect looks, a prestigious family, and unrivaled abilities in the workplace. But beneath his flawless exterior lies a chaotic love life, with a string of unsatisfying, fleeting encounters. His search for the perfect partner ends when a janitor named Winter seemingly saves him from a stalker's attack. Drawn to Winter's striking looks and submissive nature, Raymon proposes a FWB situation, to which Winter eagerly agrees. At first, their relationship seems ideal, but Raymon soon realizes the terrifying truth—Winter has been his stalker all along. Now trapped in a deadly game, Raymon finds himself pretending to love Winter in a desperate bid to survive. Winter, unhinged and obsessively devoted, will stop at nothing—even murder—to keep Raymon all to himself. And so begins a dangerous, seductive battle of control, where love and dominance blur into a deadly obsession.

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Control Time

컨트롤 타임

Ppangjip

Lim Hyeonseon has followed the well-traveled path of life: he graduated, secured a job, and got married. But the marriage ended in a divorce, and on his 40th birthday, he finds himself lonely and constantly bombarded with questions about his non-existent love prospects. In search of anything resembling fulfillment, Hyeonseon recalls an old electric guitar he bought 16 years ago but never attempted to learn. He hesitantly enrolls in a music class taught by the spirited 24-year-old Cha Yeoreum.

Although Hyeonseon is persistently self-conscious about his age, seeing people of all ages so excited to learn fills him with newfound enthusiasm. Most unexpectedly, he befriends his young instructor and soon realizes just how much he enjoys Yeoreum's company and boundless energy. But Yeoreum's feelings seem to gravitate toward love, and no matter how much Hyeonseon tries to draw a line between them, it appears impossible to resist the pull of a summer romance.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

A First of Summers

처음의 여름

Pibi

After twelve years, a former teammate—no, a thorn in his side—suddenly reappears. Eunsan isn't thrilled to be working with Ian again, having long buried both his ice hockey past and any memories of him.

Unlike Eunsan, who hopes their meeting will be a one-time thing, Ian insists on keeping him around with an offer he can't refuse. With his beloved younger sibling caught in the middle, Eunsan reluctantly agrees, but he can't shake the feeling that Ian has an ulterior motive.

Why does Ian keep pulling him closer? There's no way this guy actually has feelings for him...right?

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Melting Point

해빙곡선

Marine Code

Duhaem

Life sure is ruff, especially when you're Gyeon Heeseong. Abandoned by his pack of fellow dog shifters, he is forced to become a drug runner for a gambling ring. For his final job, he comes face to face with Savage Fang, the ruthless Wolf Den enforcer Yoon Chi-young. Everything goes (nearly) according to plan, but on his way back he is attacked and forced to return to his fearsome(?) true form...a little white cottonball of a puppy! After Chi-young finds Heeseong struggling on the streets, he takes him in, believing him to be nothing more than a stray. Will Heeseong be able to escape the ruthless, terrifying outpour of love Chi-young showers him with and escape his criminal past? Or will he be forever leashed to a life of kibble and kennels?

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

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