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The Director Who Buys Me Dinner


Eunji Yang
    If we don't, we die.Dongbaek is one of the newest employees at Min Entertainment. His director, Yudam, is absolutely perfect in every way. Yet, Dongbaek thinks his director has lost his mind... What do you mean the director has lived three lives and because of that he wants to date? What's going on?

His House, Volume 1


Hajin Yoo - 2016
    I'm not the person you think I am."Life isn't easy for an orphan, especially when you're as good-looking as Gangyoo. To survive on the streets, Gangyoo hires himself out to homely women in desperate need of a pr

Vampire's Portrait, Volume 1


Hiroki Kusumoto - 2008
    In an age of patrons and artists, he longs for the day a noble will acknowledge his ability and support him. When a man called Zain commissions him to draw his portrait, Ru soon discovers that his patron is not only incredibly wealthy and generous -- he's also dead! Instead of being fearful of the blood-thirsty vampire, Ru realizes that he longs for the pull of Zain's lips on his neck and doesn't want Zain to drink anyone's blood but his own!

Twittering Birds Never Fly, Vol.1


Kou Yoneda - 2013
    Chikara Doumeki comes to work as a bodyguard for him and, although Yashiro had decided that he would never lay a hand on his own men, he finds there's something about Doumeki that he can't resist. Yashiro makes advances toward Doumeki, but Doumeki has mysterious reasons for denying.Yashiro, who abuses his power just to abuse himself, and Doumeki, who faithfully obeys his every command, begin the tumultuous affair of two men with songs in their hearts and no wings to fly.

I Stole the Male Lead's First Night


황도톨 - 2019
    Due to a mistake one night, I became the target of the most obsessive man and a villainess!After possessing Ripley, a count’s daughter and an extra in a novel, I became the female lead.Since this is the case, I will try to enjoy the riches and luxuries of a nobleman that I couldn’t experience in my past life.I can remember up to drinking alone in a corner at a party…but I woke up the next day in the male lead’s bed!Ripley became the target of the villainess after the male lead’s remarks that she should be responsible for spending their first night together.Knowing the fate of the female lead, Ripley tries to get rid of the male lead by causing trouble, not washing, and all sorts of things.Nevertheless, the male lead’s unwavering single-minded heart begins to shake.

Tatsuyuki Oyamato The 4th


Scarlet Beriko - 2015
    However, after arriving in Fukuoka, the dismayed Tatsuyuki is still distraught. Completely drunk and lying in a park, he's taken home by someone and treated to an evening of his wildest desires.

Even If You Don't Love Me


Pando
    His main goal? Escape poverty by graduating high school with the best rank and entering a top university.To achieve this, he decides to focus on his studies but it's not an easy path when he meets: Joo Seung Eon, youngest son of Korea's largest conglomerate JS Group, who wounds Ji Wook's pride at any given chance. And Kwon Hyung Seo, eldest son of Ilkang Group, who treats Ji Wook with a kind facade but occasionally shows a vague mysteriousness.Ji Wook who's thrown into chaos by when both show their interest in him... will he be able to live the life he wants?

コンビニくん。[Konbini-kun]


Junko - 2011
    There he meets an arrogant and rude co-worker, Yamai Kouhei, whom he just can’t get along with. However, after seeing a different side of Yamai and getting to know him more, Endou’s impression of him starts to change for the better. But, just as things seem to be going fine for Endou and his return to society, his past comes back to trouble him.

Always Raining Here


Bell - 2012
    Also massive amounts of UST.Always Raining Here Volume 1 includes the whole first story of Carter and Adrian’s adventures, two pages of silly mini-comics and a short story by Bell.

Chéri, My Destiny!


Okoge Mochino - 2021
    After all, he opened a patisserie after studying in France, and is the head chef of his own store. But there’s one small problem; his customers are enamored with a local Japanese sweet shop and Soujirou, the attractive and reserved craftsman who makes the treats on offer. Convinced that stuffy old Japanese confections could never compete with his modern, Western style creations, he decides the only way forward is to prove to Soujirou that his chocolates are the best. But when Soujirou accepts his gift gracefully and even compliments him on his skills, Kaoru’s intense feelings take a sudden turn in the opposite direction.

マザーズ スピリット 1 [Mother's Spirit 1]


Enzou - 2015
    理事長に留学生の世話を命じられた大学職員・稜一郎。なんと留学生・カルタカは、言葉も通じない未開の地に住むネイティブ!! 一族の戦士で超美貌の持ち主だが、スマホやテレビ、果ては水洗トイレを恐れる彼に稜一郎はうんざり…。だが、つたない言葉で「リョウイチロー」と呼ばれ懐かれるうちに、次第に心が傾いて!?University employee Ryouichirou is ordered by the Chairman to take in an exchange student.That exchange student, Qaltaqa, is a native from a developing country who can't understand Japanese!! Though he is a warrior of his tribe and a man of great beauty, seeing him afraid of the phone and the TV, and even the toilet, Ryouichirou gets fed up…But while being called "Ryouichirou" in such a clumsy manner, he has a change of heart!?

Legs That Won't Walk


Black Apricot - 2020
    Fascinated by Soo-young's persistence, Tae-seung offers him an alternative - to learn the ropes and start from the rock bottom. Will this dangerous relationship work, or will this be another living hell for Soo-young?

Lick me, like me


R.erun - 2018
    When a puppy and kitten are dumped at his door, he decides to raise them as his own. With love and care the furballs quickly become full-grown ‒perhaps a bit too much as they’re now two… hunky humans?! When your pets are this eager, it takes being a ‘pet lover’ to a whole new level!

Sesame Salt and Pudding


Suzuki Yufuko
    They make a deal and end up living together!

BJ Alex 1


Mingwa - 2021
    Timid Dong-gyun admires not only Alex’s ripped body, but his candor in sharing his sexual experiences with viewers. One night, Dong-gyun downs too many drinks at a school networking event and passes out. When he wakes up, he’s in bed staring up at a shirtless hunk. A hunk who looks an awful lot like...Alex.