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Letitia, who lost her parents when she was a child, was picked up by a traveling troupe that toured around the country performing music, and was forced to work like a slave. One day, the troupe is invited to perform in a kingdom renowned as the Land of Music, where they receive rave reviews from a music-loving prince. The prince, among others, seems to have developed special feelings for Letitia...

The house of the Mitarai family, who operate a hospital, burned down in an unfortunate incident. The wife who caused the fire in an act of carelessness prostrated herself, apologizing in front of the flames. 13 years later, Anzu Murata is hired as a housekeeper for the Mitarai house. The woman who greets her is the second wife, Makiko. Despite her high standards, Anzu manages to secure a contract for work. However, her true goal is to infiltrate the house.

"Time keeps rewinding to one month before my divorce...!?" Will this hopeless husband, completely unaware of his crumbling family, realize his mistakes and escape from the time loop...!?

If you can have a child with a mermaid, you can get 100 million yen!

Cassandra is a villainess. Every social circle knows about the rumors surrounding her, making sure to avoid her. But all of a sudden, this reality shattered. Where has that “look of the villainess” gone? One day, she is reincarnated as the saint of the kingdom. But for reasons unknown, the saint is treated poorly by the members of the church. Unable to stand this, she becomes allies with Lorenzo, a handsome cardinal within the church who attracts attention everywhere, and begins to fight back. Let me show you how a villainess does it!

19 years ago, Jungwon took in a scrawny girl named Hyejun, seemingly abandoned in the middle of the road, out of pity. It began as mere compassion, but what he couldn't have realized back then... was that this pitiful girl would become the woman who would steal his heart.

"You can end it whenever you want, sir. And the more money, the better." Among the vile men who targeted me, the only one who was different was Seo Kangwoo. "I want to sleep with you." I turned him down, thinking that would be the end of it. But when I was standing at the edge of a cliff, I realized, the only thing I had left to offer was myself. "I told you, once won’t be enough for me. So how much do you want?" "You can end it whenever you want, sir. And the more money, the better." "That’s not a bad deal." His gaze was cold, but the lips that pressed against hers were burning hot. Eunji wondered if the end of this arrangement might be harder than she dared to hope. Even so, there was only one choice she could make.

We live in very different worlds. Why are we attracted to each other? Gabriel, an architect, was disappointed when his long-held dream of one day owning the Lullaby House and having a big family with lots of children was dashed. The buyer wanted to turn the house into a hotel. In order to protect the historic Lullaby House, which his grandfather had admired, Gabriel took on the task of renovating the house, but the client turned out to be Faith, a popular movie actress. The two were brought together by their mutual friend Henry, and although they clashed at every turn, they gradually grew closer...!

Rin, who studies zoology at college, had a dream. That dream was to reunite with the silver lion that saved her when she was little. Her wish is fulfilled by a chance partnership between a safari park and her university. Rin is overjoyed, but this lion is hiding a huge secret. Somehow, said lion transforms into a lion man that calls himself Ashiro, who then pounces on Rin with furvor... Zoology student Rin wants nothing more than to reunite with the lion that saved her when she was little. By chance, that wish is fulfilled... but not in a way that Rin could ever have suspected...!

Born into a political marriage, Ariana was used her entire life by her family. On her 28th birthday, a day no one remembered, she died miserably, longing for love. Was it pity? By some force, she regressed, returning to her 16th year. As she replayed her miserable past life, she made a firm decision: "I will no longer beg for love. Never again will I love or be loved."

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Let the female pirate, the Emerald Queen, have the prince’s kiss! In the 17th century, during the age of exploration, the beautiful female pirate, Henrietta, has assembled a group of men to fight against strong nations. One day, she captured the mysterious prince Raoul. They were both attracted to each other, but the English queen’s dagger, the beautiful and talented Raoul, was ordered to kill Henrietta. In this historic romance, their true love shines as they drift among the waves.

EMT Rachel Brant is troubled by a mysterious onset of sleepwalking episodes. Night after night, the same man, who apparently is her lover, appears in her dream. A tragic ending always awaits them. Haunted by the visions, Rachel struggles to understand what is happening. One day, she encounters the spitting image of her dream lover. Irresistibly attracted to the dangerous man, she warns herself not to get too close—fearing the same tragic fate as her dream.

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When Ji Xuan broke up with her ex, Song Zhaoli appeared just in time, as if he had foreseen it. Amidst the falling snow, Song Zhaoli leaned against the car with a cigarette in his mouth and a wicked smile: 'Broke up?' Ji Xuan looked up at him with a cold gaze: 'Even if I break up, it won't be your turn.' Later, Ji Xuan married Song Zhaoli. Everyone thought Ji Xuan was climbing the social ladder, but only Song Zhaoli knew that he was the one who had fought through thorns and thistles to become the male lead.

While helping a friend confess, Na-yoon unexpectedly receives a confession from the popular Do Seol-woo! Though momentarily shaken by Seol-woo’s unexpected confession, Na-yoon believes that love is still a luxury she can't afford and rejects him. However, Seol-woo isn't ready to give up so easily and asks, "Can't we at least be friends?"

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When a naïve woodcutter steals the robe of a fairy descended from heaven, he condemns her to centuries trapped in the human realm. In the present day, the fairy is known as Moran Cheon, a renowned actress who is unexpectedly accused of murder. Bitter and resentful from her exile, Moran sees her plot for vengeance take shape when she discovers that Jeha Sa, a police detective tasked with investigating the murder, is the reincarnated woodcutter of centuries past.

After turning 30 as a NEET, Kyousuke was kicked out of his parents' house. That's when Rui, his closest friend, proposes a solution: to get married, then divorce! A guy and girl who've been 'just friends' for around a decade decide to enter a pretend marriage. He's a romantic and she's just a pragmatic girl. A pair unsuited for marriage. What will they discover after 100 days together?

At school, Andrea is the popular girl everyone admires. But that’s all just an image and she has a big secret: she works as a maid in a mansion owned by her nemesis, Alex. A mischievous playboy, Alex has it all — or at least that’s what his classmates think. That’s just an image, too, and at home Alex hides a big secret: he’s unhappy and has few true friends. Will a certain hot-headed maid come to the rescue of this dude in distress?​

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A city girl goes to the countryside and falls in love with a young farmer.

Ami Satou works for Cobara, a company that specializes in sweets. While she may be good at sales, her confidence in pretty much everything else is low, which is why she hasn't even thought about dating since college. Instead, she fills up her imagination with romantic scenes from shoujo manga. When she meets Alain Giraud, a handsome, older French man in charge of a new project she's assigned to work on, she begins to struggle to keep that romantic imagination in check... especially with Alain being so overly friendly! Ami keeps reminding herself that it's just because he's French, but will she be able to resist his romantic charm?

From Tokyopop:Makoto Kubota wandered through life, not taking things too seriously or looking too deep within himself. His job as the head of the Izumo Group's youth gang kept him pleasantly occupied with yakuza wars, mahjong and assassinations... Until the day he stumbled upon a strange drug called Wild Adapter that produces bizarre side-effects--including death. Forever changed, Kubota becomes entangled with a drifter named Minoru Tokito, and the two form an unlikely companionship that draws them deeper into the mystery of Wild Adapter...

"I always believed I was the only one who should stand by his side..." Prince Ashley, the first prince of the Kingdom of Sforzia, and Lady Violetta, a duke's daughter, are engaged to be married. Although their engagement was arranged for political reasons, Violetta has worked hard to support him as the crown prince since they were young. However, as she became busier, they started spending less time together, and Ashley became close to a cheerful and naive young lady, who is Violetta's complete opposite. Then, Violetta hears a shocking rumor: "Poor Lady Violetta. Imagine being cast aside by the crown prince!" Rather than let another young woman take him away, Violetta makes a firm decision: 'Fine, I'll be the one to end this engagement!'

Overworked and always exhausted from social life, Sea-Ah, an entertainment company employee, has only one hobby: fishing. One day, she jokingly thinks, *"I wish I could just get stranded on a deserted island and fish alone forever!"*—and the wish comes true! Though initially panicked, she assumes the others she was with will report her missing, and with a surprisingly carefree attitude, she starts fishing on the island... Feeling the weight of a big catch, she gets excited—only to find she’s caught not a fish, but a *person*... no, a *mermaid*?! Now, she’s stuck on a deserted island sharing space with a mermaid in a very awkward cohabitation. But something about this mermaid… suggests there’s a deeper story behind him...?

"I've always wanted to touch you like this." As her sensitive nipples are flicked, she watches the face of her childhood friend through his sighing breath. After her husband cheated on her, Haruka decides to divorce him. When she goes to the city hall to file for divorce, at the counter is none other than her childhood friend, Shunsuke. That's right, he works in the family registry department. After a moment of surprise, Shunsuke hands her a marriage registration form..."Legally, you can't get remarried until a hundred days after a divorce. But I'm going to convince you by then," he says, confiding his feelings to Haruka with a passionate gaze. From that day on, her childhood friend's sweet and lustful 100-day proposal began.

He remembers me…for all the wrong reasons. Schoolteacher Helen starts sweating the moment she sees Oliver, the guardian of a new student. She wonders if he remembers saving her all those years ago from her aristocratic employer’s wandering hands. Oliver remembers, all right, and can hardly believe an aristocrat’s prostitute could become a teacher!

Chiharu Saeki is just your average woman working in an office... except she has a loan to pay after her father's company went bankrupt. One day, the young heir to one of the biggest companies around, Ritsu Kaido, is told that the only way he can inherit the company and his father's fortune, is if he were to marry Chiharu. Even without love in this marriage, there must be a way to make this work... is what Chiharu thought until she learns that Ritsu has a secret lover?!

One day, Rin happens to run into Ando, a former classmate from university. One thing leads to another, and they end up getting married right away. Ando is a wonderful husband, he loves taking care of the house, is great at organizing, and always manages to get things to fit in the right spot. There is one thing that he hasn't managed to do though... Fit himself in Rin. Already married yet still a virgin, how will these two newlyweds manage to overcome this hurdle in their marriage?!

As always, it was a union carried out solely out of "duty." This one, too, was expected to be as dry and emotionless as ever— But due to a scented sachet that a concerned court lady secretly attached to Soyeong's underskirt, the situation begins to unfold in an entirely unexpected direction. King Si-hyun, once cold and composed like a blade of frost, begins to move like a parched beast, like a male drawn to the sweet scent of a blooming flower— drawn irresistibly toward its center. "I truly did not expect the Queen to go to such lengths." "For your effort, Your Majesty, I shall match your rhythm tonight.

Nao, a first-year university student, is quietly enjoying her campus life. The school is buzzing with talk about her handsome classmate and model, “Sho,” but she assumes such a glamorous world has nothing to do with her plain self. However, to her surprise, her crybaby and clumsy childhood friend turns out to be “Sho”! Not only that, but they suddenly start living together in secret from everyone…?! A love story between two people who can’t be honest with their feelings begins to unfold after their reunion.

Siyeon had the rug pulled out from under her when she realized that everything in her life was a lie-- her parents are not her real parents, her fiance not really her fiance, and her cousin Eunhye is actually the birth daughter of this household. Siyeon is resigned to her misfortunes until Eunhye reveals to Siyeon that all of this was planned and orchestrated. Swallowing her tears of anguish, Siyeon makes a fateful wish that brings her 10 years into the past where she may be able to change everything... or can she?

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "Aren't you enjoying your punishment too much?" "Ha-euk! Ah! Good, good...! There, too, hngh, feels so good! Ungh!" Expecting the pleasure to come, the word she uttered was "good." That word ignited Sungbaek even more. He had been holding back a little, but seeing her enjoy it so much... He realized how foolish his gentle lovemaking had been, thinking he was being considerate of her. "You should've said something sooner."

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Riku and Miyu work at the same design company, but the second they come face to face, they start annoying each other and fight like cats and dogs!! But, the truth is, they actually like each other! They're both "unrequited lovers," who just can't be honest with one another!! Even when they try to get closer, they just end up fighting again... However, one day, after Miyu got drunk and almost blurted out her confession, the situation suddenly changed! "You actually what!? If you don't say it... I'll kiss you, you know!?" Unable to take it anymore, Riku throws her onto the bed! What will happen to their clumsy, argumentative, pure and adorable love...!?

Ahn Choi, a food columnist with a tongue that savors the flavors of people's hearts, falls for Yudan, a man with a sweet taste. But it turns out he was once a chef whose restaurant closed down because of her harsh review... Can she ever win his heart? “How can a person have a scent like this? If only I could taste it just once more…”

We begin the story as Rock has left her husband, Astro, and their children and wants a divorce because Astro has cheated on Rock (again). As the five year old twins, Rockette and Astro Junior, find pictures of their parents when they were young, we flash back to the ever so popular romcom scenario of when Rock met Astro... except it's Kyoko Okazaki so it's messy, it's kooky, it's funny and it's all in a way that's unique to Kyoko Okazaki.Between romantic comedy and hallucinated fairy tail, Kyoko Okazaki blows a wind of hysteria in the fashion world and it's nights saturated with music and drugs.

"Is it wrong for a mother to seek fulfillment as a woman, as well?" Miki Nagase (39) lives in relative happiness with her husband Toru (41) and daughter Michiru (13). And yet, she carries a deep sense of emptiness within her heart; her relationship with her husband has devolved into that of a roommate, leaving her feeling undesired as a woman and as if she is only defined by her role as a "mom." Unable to hold it in any longer, she confides in her drinking buddy, Sae Ikejiri (45). Her friend understands the struggle of being unable to share her feelings out loud and suggests she try using an escort service. Miki is thunderstruck by the suggestion but is in for an even bigger surprise after a handsome escort suddenly appears...?!

She suddenly got engaged to her handsome boss at work, and they started living together... But it's a fake engagement! What will happen to them? Shizuha is known at her company as a no-nonsense, mature woman who's very serious about her job, but she's actually socially awkward and has no romantic experience. Her boss, Inori Hatsukura, helps her as she's targeted by a stalker and proposes a contract to her: to live together and pretend to be engaged for three months until Inori moves to the US branch of the company. After much deliberation, Shizuha decides to accept. What is in store for the two of them?

Hot newlyweds Mitsuri and Shizu Sato are picture-perfect both at work and at home. Everyone envies this power couple, but no one knows they have a huge problem: they still haven't consummated their marriage! Mitsuri and Shizu's battle to bed one another begins...

Despite his youth, the painter Kim Hong-do has been recognized as one of the greatest painters in Joseon (Korea). In the midst of wallowing in the pleasures of wine and women, he received an important mission from the king. How did he end up in Japan? What is the secret of a landscape painting in Osaka Castle? Can this debauched painter succeed in his task?

Until recently Dee had always been close with her friends, laughing and enjoying life. She’s watched as they’ve become wives and then mothers. She’s an industrious businesswoman, free from the restraints and shackles of married life. There have been some things that she couldn’t achieve, but she intends to live her life to the fullest nevertheless. Then, in an instant, the heartbreak she thought she had buried forever reemerges. While visiting her former teacher’s house, Dee runs into the man she first gave her body and heart to, the one she was once wildly in love with—Hugo!

Until the two rings are reunited, the path to true love will be difficult for the Covelli family... Rick Covelli, made a millionaire from a recent success on an oil rig, doesn't believe in nonsense like curses. Especially not the one supposedly placed on the family rings—even though a string of bad luck, starting with his father's death in an accident, has continued to plague him. Now, he's returned to help his family in his native Indiana, only to be drawn like a magnet to the blue-eyed Jill...

The "Old Testament," often called the world's best-selling book, which has formed the basis for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Follow the trials and tribulations of God's people, depicted with the unique touches of Satonaka Machiko, one of Japan's most famous manga authors.

[ From Laughing in Quarantine ] Mei Komatsu (28) was dumped by her boyfriend because "Do you really like me? I wanted to spoil you more". What does it mean to be spoiled? On nights like this, she misses her parents' cat. He is like a cat at home, and Mei can't leave him alone. One day, she can't bear to see Nekozuka, who is exhausted from the welcome party, and decides to take him home with her. One day, she woke up in the morning and heard his voice. When she woke up in the morning and looked toward his voice, she found a black cat... (Why?!?!). (Why? A cat on the futon where Nekozuka-kun was!) Mei finds out Nekozuka-kun's big secret--? A dream pet life with Nekozuka-kun! I will make Nekozuka-kun happy!

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. “Hey, are you flirting with me right now?” That man I met in a general education class, Kwon Juhan. He was the kind of man who made people feel subtly uncomfortable. But because of a terrible mistake, I ended up getting tangled up with him in the worst way. “Don’t start playing games with me now. You’re brushing up against me like it’s nothing, flirting like that.” “W-What are you talking about…?” He was a man with vulgar language, a large build, and he acted however he wanted without a hint of consideration. So then, why is it that being by his side makes me feel safer and safer? “Could you… do it like you did that time… please?” At some point, that heavy arm wrapped tightly around my waist stopped feeling suffocating and burdensome, and started to feel like a seatbelt. As if, no matter how strong the winds blew, he would always hold me so I wouldn’t fall…