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Burning

An aspiring young novelist, Lee Jong su performs odd jobs in Paju. One day he runs into Shin Hae Mi, a childhood neighbor and classmate, at a promotion at which he is making a delivery. Jong Su initially does not remember her, but Shin Hae Mi tells him she had plastic surgery. Jong Su then remembers and gives her a pink watch that he won at the promotion. Later, she tells him about her upcoming trip to Africa, and asks him to feed her cat, Boil, while she is away. Before Hae Mi’s departure, Jong Su’s father, a cattle farmer, got tangled in disagreeable legal affairs, and Jong Su had to return to the farm. Jong Su passes by Hae Mi’s apartment, where he receives instructions about feeding the cat. Later, they have sex in Hae Mi’s apartment.

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Empire Of Lust

Kim Min Jae, is a brilliant general who’s distinguished himself by protecting the borders of the recently established Joseon dynasty. He keeps a close eye on Yi Bang Won, the fifth son of King Taejo, whom he believes has ambitions of seizing the throne. Jin, is Kim Min-Jae’s son and the King’s son-in-law. Due to his position as the King’s son-in-law, he is unable to take part in politics and only seeks out pleasure. Yi Bang Won was instrumental in helping his father overthrow the Goryeo dynasty and founding Joseon, but was passed over when Taejo chose his successor. Meanwhile, Kim Min Jae falls in love for the first time with a gisaeng named Ka Hee, whom he takes as his concubine, not realizing that she aims to carry out a vendetta against him.

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After My Death

When her missing classmate and close friend Kyung Min is suspected of committing suicide, Young Hee becomes the prime suspect because she was the last one seen with Kyung Min on the night of her disappearance. Young Hee faces accusations from Kyung Min’s mother as well as her quick-to-condemn classmates. She insists on her innocence and tries to find out the truth on her own. When the school and her family offer her no support with the bullying she is experiencing, she decides to commit suicide herself.

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Rampant

In the Joseon dynasty, King Lee Jo is viewed as overly deferential to the nearby Qing dynasty of China. His son, Crown Prince Lee Young, plots to buy European arquebuses to drive away the Qing. The plot is exposed by War Minister Kim Ja Joon, who holds influence over the king and frames it as a rebellion. Kim meets the Europeans and learns that they have brought zombies (called “night demons”). The crown prince commits suicide as penance so that his subordinates will be spared. Joseon forces destroy the European ship and retrieve the arquebuses, but a Joseon soldier is bitten by a zombie. He returns to his village, where he turns and spreads the infection. The zombies crave human meat and blood, are attracted by sounds, repelled by sunlight, and are stopped by decapitation or piercing of the heart.

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