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

Oryu

"You smell."

One day, Taegyeol, a 20-year-old returning student, is abruptly told by a classmate he has never met before that he "smells." Caught off guard by something he has never heard in his life, he tries to brush it off as a minor incident.

Later, a careless remark from a teacher comparing him to another returning student from a different class leaves Taegyeol irritated. Acting on impulse, he heads to that classroom, only to run into the same person again. It is Muwon, the guy who told him he smelled.

When Taegyeol confronts him about what he said earlier, Muwon dodges the question with vague, half-hearted excuses. Annoyed by his attitude, yet strangely unable to look away from him, Taegyeol ends up making the first move and asks to be friends.

"Want to hang out later?"

"I can't..."

Despite clearly saying no, Muwon is waiting for Taegyeol in front of the school gate after classes. So what is this guy really thinking?

(Source: Ridi, translated)

The Secretive XX

비밀이 많은 XX

Mienne

Kipo

Baek Seonghyeon, a poor working student, returns to university with a completely ruined timetable after getting the course registration date wrong. Forced to attend even a literature class he has no interest in, he looks up the course withdrawal period and happens to notice a note taking job posting on campus. Twice a week, a monthly pay of 1.5 million won. Without a second thought, Baek Seonghyeon sends in his application.

Never once imagining that there, he would meet a poet who would completely upend his life.

(Source: Ridi, translated)

Collage

꼴라쥬

Sooyo

Seo Yeonwoo is in love with his best friend, Cha Dojin, and he's afraid of letting his feelings slip, knowing it could ruin their lifelong friendship forever. But when Yeonwoo slowly distances himself from Dojin and makes friends with a new student named Baek Ha, Dojin starts developing feelings he's never experienced before. Is it simple jealousy over losing his best friend? Or is it something more?

(Source: Tappytoon)

The Mingling Phase

혼용기간

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

soop2rang

As a first-year law student, Lee Yeon never expected to cross paths again with his middle school crush—the charming upperclassman Hong Kihoon. But a chance reunion on campus leads to an even more unexpected twist: a spontaneous trip, and a strange challenge known only as the Red Thread Quest.

Red Thread Quest, Round 1: Five Kisses on the Cheek!

Skeptical about soulmates and fate, Yeon finds himself drawn into the legend of the Red Thread of Fate—and as each round of the quest unfolds, his relationship with Kihoon begins to take an unpredictable turn.

What started as a game might just lead them to something real...if the Red Thread Rock has anything to say about it.

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Red Thread Quest

홍실퀘스트

Giho

"Six months... Just six months, and it'll all be over." After a one-night stand with Hollywood top star Chase Miller, Joshua finds out he's pregnant. As a single father, Joshua raises their child in secrecy. But when he is forced to return to work as Chase's bodyguard, the two are reunited in a cruel twist of fate. Relieved that Chase doesn't seem to remember him, Josh's comfort is short lived—something primal, something desperate, yearns for the touch of his former lover, and every time he sees this beautifully twisted man, Josh's heart races in spite of his mind. The more time passes, the more boundaries blur as instinct takes over... Will Joshua be able to resist the lips of his former lover? Or are the strings of fate too strong to resist?

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Kiss Me If You Can

키스 미 이프 유 캔

Brothers Without a Tomorrow

To secure an alliance between the northern kingdom of Leracal and the southern realm of Arnata, the countries' royal families agree to a political marriage. Tei, known across the frozen battlefields as the most fearsome warrior and monster hunter, volunteers himself as the kingdom's hostage, trading his life as a warrior for that of a bride. In Arnata, Tei finds not the hostility he anticipated but the calm, steady gaze of Shuraka, the young crown prince destined to become both his spouse and future Padisha of the empire. For Shuraka to claim the throne, however, he must survive an uprising that threatens the kingdom—once that forces him to draw the blood of his own brothers. Moved by the courage and gentle integrity of his betrothed, Tei pledges to protect him at any cost...and in the quiet hours of a white night, two hearts caught between loyalty and longing begin to bloom.

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Blossoms of the White Night

백야의 꽃길

Yeaze

Jae-gyu Oh is an actor known throughout the country. He has been loved for his brilliant acting since his years as a child actor, but he is exhausted by the unjust rumours that constantly follow him and keeps his distance from people. One day, while feeding some cats, Jae-gyu is approached by a strange man. Jae-gyu is wary of the man, who turns out to be his neighbour, Yoon Cheong-rok. After being followed to the elevator, Jae-gyu mistakes Cheong-rok for a stalker, but to his surprise, Cheong-rok doesn't recognise him at all. Jae-gyu's pride is hurt after meeting someone who doesn't recognise him for the first time, but a subtle excitement is brewing inside him. Later that night, Cheong-rok appears in Jae-gyu's dreams...

"Does everyone in the world know you? Is there anybody that knows who you really are?"

(Source: Ridi, translated)

Release Your Persona

릴리즈 유어 페르소나

Jumal

Ju Incheol had it all...sharp suits, political connections, and a rising career as the trusted aide to Assemblywoman Lee Myeongsun, a ministerial candidate destined for power. But politics is a knife's edge, and one wrong move can send even the best men tumbling.

When Incheol loses footing in the ruthless hierarchy of the office, he's handed a near-impossible task: resolve the explosive redevelopment dispute in Songmun City's Jungang District. Failure means exile.

He's ready to do whatever it takes—until he meets Ahn Pyeong-hwa, the quiet gym owner next door and the key to the problem. Pyeong-hwa's price for cooperation?

"Hit me. That's all I want."

Behind that strange request lies something darker than bruises.

And as Incheol sinks deeper into the deal, he realizes every favor, every blow, is pulling him into a world where politics and pleasure share the same shadow.

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

Master-Peace

주의 평화

C.R Jade

Kim, David

Having lived as a beta his whole life, Seo Yeehyeon never imagined his path would cross with a golden Alpha like Liu Weikun—someone so far above his world, it felt like fate would never even bother. But one day, Weikun catches an impossible scent adrift in the air: the sweet, addictive pheromone of an Omega... coming from Hyun. Stranger still, it’s a scent only he can perceive. As desire and instinct blur into obsession, Yeehyeon finds himself caught between disbelief and temptation, his world crystalizing into one he never thought possible...

(Source: Lezhin Entertainment)

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