2017 - Page 31

After a life of hardship as an orphan, Jia Han finally achieves the dream of homeownership... only to have her moment of jubilation cruelly cut short. While indulging in her guilty pleasure--a riveting soap opera--she experiences a sudden, piercing chest pain and meets an untimely demise. But when she wakes up, she finds herself not in the afterlife, but within the very drama she was watching and as none other than its villainess! In a realm where a glance sparks a scandal and a step triggers a landmine of emotions, what fate lies ahead for Jia?

Eunjae Seo, a not-so-fortunate member of a wealthy conglomerate family, goes on a blind date with Shi-u Yun, whom her grandfather arranged for her to marry. Initially wary of Shi-u due to his bad reputation, Eunjae starts warming up to him as Shi-u confesses he fell in love with her at first sight. She ends up falling deeply in love with him. The two seem to be a happy couple, until Shi-u begins to reveal his secrets to her after their wedding.

As Hellgates open across the globe, humanity falls, bringing with it the death of Goong Nam’s family. On the edge of a cliff, he loses hold of his beloved daughter’s hand as she falls straight into the jaws of a fiend. He wishes to reach out one more time with his shattered arm and grab her hand. He wishes to turn back time. These wishes can be granted, but for a price: completing a legendary quest by offering the heads of 666,666 high-ranking demons. Thus begins Goong’s unrelenting, blood-soaked battle, filled with chaos and an unyielding love for his family.

Sujeong writes romance novels but has never lived one. A proud homebody and a self-proclaimed loner, she's content on her own—until the sly and irresistible Seunghyeon crashes into her life and turns it upside down. His charm feels dangerous, yet impossible to resist. Now Sujeong must find out: is he the love that she's been waiting for... or the heartbreak she never saw coming?

Find love and…500 million won?! Three women are about to take on a special challenge to escape their “forever alone” status. The “airhead” Jurim, the “trash collector” Seona, and the “devout Christian” Chaeyul are ready to compete for both money and love for the first time ever. Who will take it all?

Taeu and Jieun are friends—just friends. Both of them were comfortable with this arrangement, with neither holding any romantic feelings for the other. However, when Jieun returns from summer break looking noticeably different, Taeu’s feelings for his friend begin to change, and new feelings of jealousy and confusion taking their place. When Jieun develops a crush on a handsome classmate, things start to get even more complicated between the two of them as Taeu begins to try to beat out his new competitor and take his longtime friendship with Jieun to the next level.

Reincarnated as the heroine of a dark fantasy novel who meets a tragic end, Ibelin is determined to avoid her fate. After being forced into a marriage with the cold and indifferent Dyffrin, she resolves that, no matter what, she would divorce him in two years, taking a hefty alimony with her in the process. However, as she begins to put her plans to take control of her destiny into action, controlling one’s feelings proves harder than expected for both Ibelin and Dyffrin as their relationship takes an unexpected turn.

In a world filled with monsters and magic, a cat and a hunter named Hawk begin their adventure with different purposes but with the same goal in mind: to protect something precious and seek revenge.

A state-of-the-art operating room with pristine surgical equipment? No can do; just a rusty bone saw in front of a jeering crowd for you! Sound like a waking nightmare? Well, that’s the best that the finest 19th century British medicine has to offer Taepyeong Kim, a young student from Joseon who retains the memory of his past life as a surgeon in modern-day Korea. For Taepyeong, London’s supposedly cutting-edge medical education is nothing but one barbaric display of malpractice after another, and he vows to drag the profession kicking and screaming into the modern age.

Mateo’s greatest dream is to travel the stars as an astronaut, but a magical mishap in a supply closet throws him into a world fantasy. There, he can take on the forms the magical denizens and use their powers, but at the price of slowly weakening his sole connection to earth: his humanity. Mateo must find a cure for his magic before he’s trapped in a realm without electricity for good!

What if your future self appeared to guide you? Haruto is a magicless stooge in a world of mages, but everything changes when his future self appears and alters his destiny. However, with great power comes great challenges. Thrust into the spotlight, Haruto must face relentless trials while following the guidance of the person he is destined to become. But one question remains—why has his future self traveled back to the present? What does he want from Haruto?

How far would you go for fame and wealth? Fledgling mommy influencer Juyeon Park is desperate to join the ranks of popular internet celebrities. Thanks to a video of her daughter going viral and her “friend” from high school, popular influencer Yehui Kim, she finally gets the chance to join the ultra-exclusive Deep Pink Society, a group made up of former idols, wealthy CEOs, and social media stars. Elated at the chance to become one of the glittering elite, she’s determined to do whatever it takes to make this work -- no matter the cost.