Drama - Page 24

“When are you going to get rid of it?” Doha asks his unfaithful wife coldly. “If it were my child, maybe. But if it’s the bastard of the man you cheated with, then that’s only right. We’re still married on paper.” From the very beginning, they were a loveless, show-window couple. Any hope that they might find happiness shatters, and their relationship—entangled in mutual infidelity—rushes toward a cliff they can never return from. Amid a chaos piled high with misunderstandings, betrayal, and vile blackmail, Iseol finally leaves him. Carrying another man’s child.

In his school days, Baek Kiho was an easy target, overweight, quiet, and even cursed with a name that classmates mocked as “Piggy Ho.” Years of relentless bullying drove him to drop out, leaving only scars and shame behind. But time changes everything. Kiho shed the weight, changed his name to Heeseong, and built a new life where no one could recognize the boy he once was. Then fate delivers an unexpected blow: his first love, Cheon Bokyeong, reappears. The very same Bokyeong who once despised him now approaches warmly, unable to connect Heeseong with the outcast she knew in the past. Torn between the longing he still feels and the terror of exposing his past, Heeseong hides the truth and lets their fragile relationship grow. But secrets have a way of surfacing and for Heeseong, the fear of losing both love and dignity weighs heavier than ever.

“What are the chances of us becoming a couple? Zero. It’s impossible.” Jung Yihan lost her family in an accident when she was a child and grew up under the care of Han Chioh’s family. As they grow older, she begins living with the “older brother” next door, with whom she has only built up awkwardness... How will their relationship change, as they keep intruding on the feelings they’ve both kept carefully hidden?

A career assistant director must save a TV program on the brink of cancellation! Succeed, and it’s a directorial debut—fail, and it’s exile?! Eunwoo, a long-time assistant director and the only one among her peers who has yet to make her official debut, unexpectedly takes over directing duties when the main PD of the long-running but declining program Star Observation Diary is removed due to an affair. With her debut riding on achieving a 10% viewership rating, Eunwoo sets out to recruit athletes competing in the Asian Games. But from the very start, her plans are derailed by sabotage from CP Oh Seongchan, with whom she’s had friction since her rookie days. Meanwhile, the broadcasting world’s top target for casting—basketball star Jaehui—coldly rejects all offers of attention. Yet somehow, he shows interest in Star Observation Diary… and in Eunwoo herself. Despite CP Oh’s attempts to “steal” everything from her, will Eunwoo be able to successfully cast Jaehui?

“She has no charm when she clings to you. She’s nothing but an empty shell.” At a hotel she visits for a gathering with friends, Han Dajeong runs into her cheating ex-boyfriend. To shake off his shameless persistence, she pretends to be dating a man she happens to meet there—Baek Jundo. At Jundo’s suggestion, the two end up drinking together, and in a moment of impulse, Dajeong spends the night with him. “I could use a drinking partner.” “Honestly… I’m not very fun. I’m stiff and boring.” “Han Dajeong. At the very least—you’ll be fun.” It’s the first night she truly feels every sensation so vividly. Still, Dajeong decides to treat it as nothing more than a one-night lapse. But strangely enough, Jundo’s insomnia disappears whenever he’s with her. After experiencing deep, restful sleep for the first time in ages, he finds himself wanting to see her again. “Save my number. There’s something I want to confirm.” “Listen carefully. You were just a one-night thing to me.” Believing the relationship is over after coldly pushing him away, Dajeong moves on— Until they meet again. “I’m Baek Jundo, the newly appointed chairman of Baekun High School. I look forward to working with you, Nurse Han Dajeong.” Jundo reappears… as the new chairman of the very high school where Dajeong works as a school nurse.

Toyo Akutsu unfortunately died in an accident, but the next moment he was somehow reincarnated in the world of a famous RPG as Ashnold, the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings. At this rate, he will lose to the Hero and die. Even if they were miraculously defeated, the Heroes would raise their level and return. To survive, he has no choice but to use the forbidden bug technique 「Betrayal Bug」 to make the Hero’s group become his followers and control their bodies and minds. Will Akutsu (Ash) be able to subjugate all the heroines, build a harem, and survive the death flag event?

Just before my coming-of-age ceremony, my first heat cycle hit. I lost my reason and ended up spending a hot night with a mysterious man bearing a snake tattoo. For a beastkin, a one-night stand driven by instinct is a common enough occurrence. I even used magic to erase the man's memories, so I believed that if I quietly disappeared while he slept, that would be the end of it... [Seeking the woman who toyed with the Black Snake] But the next day, an advertisement appeared in the newspaper, and if that wasn't enough, flyers looking for me started going up all over the village?!

Yeonwoo, a secretary, flees to her hometown of Moksan County to escape the gaslighting and abuse of Vice President Yoonseok. There, she meets Seongheon, the executive director of Seoryang Construction. His heart, once cold as ice, slowly melts and seeps open in the presence of Yeonwoo—who is as warm and gentle as spring itself. Meanwhile, Yoonseok sets out to find Yeonwoo…

“Make sure you wear your collar nicely. So you never lose your way again.” From the beginning, their arranged marriage was never meant to include love. Ah-hyeon hid her long-held feelings, but she never gave up. “I enjoyed how you tried to seduce me just to get pregnant.” All her efforts were shattered and mocked by Yoon Ki-ju. “We should get divorced.” “You’ll never escape me for the rest of your life.” Even her hard-won decision is denied, but Ah-hyeon decides to leave him. There was something she had to protect—no matter what. “Make sure you wear your collar nicely. So you never lose your way again.” But the man ultimately finds her, and this time he fastens an even stronger collar around her— as if he would never let her go.

Joo Eun-hye always lived under pressure to be 'obedient' in a strict wealthy family. She seemed to be living an enviable life according to her family's wishes, but after just 2 years of marriage, she witnesses her husband's affair. Eun-hye, who confronted her husband, hears that this marriage was not love but a 'transaction'. Afterwards, she meets attractive bartender Lee Yuri at a bar she frequently visited. To him, who lives by forming secret relationships with wealthy women and receiving pocket money, she impulsively proposes a 'one-night stand'... "Are you really going to cheat with me? I'm expensive."

Gol D. Roger, a man referred to as the "Pirate King," is set to be executed by the World Government. But just before his demise, he confirms the existence of a great treasure, One Piece, located somewhere within the vast ocean known as the Grand Line. Announcing that One Piece can be claimed by anyone worthy enough to reach it, the Pirate King is executed and the Great Age of Pirates begins. Twenty-two years later, a young man by the name of Monkey D. Luffy is ready to embark on his own adventure, searching for One Piece and striving to become the new Pirate King. Armed with just a straw hat, a small boat, and an elastic body, he sets out on a fantastic journey to gather his own crew and a worthy ship that will take them across the Grand Line to claim the greatest status on the high seas. One Piece is the highest selling manga series of all time, with over 430 million copies in circulation as of 2017. Volume 67 of the series currently holds the record for highest first print run of any manga (including books) of all time in Japan, with 4.05 million in 2012. The series was a finalist for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize three times in a row from 2000 to 2002. In 2012, it won the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize, alongside Kimuchi Yokoyama's Neko Darake. VIZ Media has published One Piece in English under the Shonen Jump imprint since January 2, 2003 and in 3-in-1 omnibus editions since December 1, 2009. VIZ Media released three boxed sets for the manga; the first including the first 23 volumes released on November 5, 2013, the second including volumes 24-46 released on November 4, 2014, and the third including volumes 47-70 released on October 4, 2016. The series has also been published in numerous amounts of languages worldwide including; Korean, Malay, Indonesian, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Turkish, and Russian.

As a child, Ryouta Murakami had a friend named Kuroneko who tragically died in an accident. Her death sparked a new obsession in Ryouta as he continued her mission of investigating extraterrestrial life. Despite spending a decade on this journey, Ryouta was unable to find any evidence supporting the existence of aliens, and he found himself alone in the Astronomy Club. Everything changed when he met Neko Kuroha, who bore a striking resemblance to Kuroneko, but denied knowing Ryouta before disappearing with a chilling warning. Unbeknownst to him, Neko is a witch who escaped from a lab where scientists had been enhancing people's abilities to wield magic. Ryouta decides to defend the other oppressed witches, and as he investigates the connections between Neko and Kuroneko, he discovers hidden truths that allow him to both protect the witches and unlock the mysteries of his past.