plip's manga / #entertainment industry(5)

"Within the model business world, Miike (a model) and Ikumi (his editor) establish a professional relationship, but what happens when Miike starts feeling something else for his taciturn and reserved editor? A compilation of stories from different characters." ✰ Model x Editor ⤷ BRUH WHAT THE HELL I WANT A CONTINUATION TO THE SIDE STORIES. main story was okay, idk if it was the translation but the dialogue was a bit weird sometimes. the art was glorious as usual but otherwise just ok

"Best friends Yeong and Nohae thought it was a joke when they downloaded the infamous “cursed” app. It’s said to command the user to perform… sexual acts and punishes those who disobey or delete it. It started with making them kiss. When they disobeyed its order… the punishment was anything but a joke. Yeong is just a mild-mannered twenty something. Nohae is an award-winning male model, superstar, and now, thanks to the app, sexual deviant. Can they survive the app’s dirty commands? Or will it continue to shame them or even worse…" ✰ Friend x Friend, Model x Manager ✰ ⤷ idk why but the smut was uncomfortable lmao they couldnt decide if they wanted to be cute or smutty. and the story was dumb gtg .. 1.5-2

"My rival, Gu Yiliang, a B-list newbie actor, has the face of an idol and amazing acting skills. I, Wei Yanzi, a C-list newbie actor, have the face of an idol and the acting skills of a brick. However, I accidentally discovered a wonderful world where, whether we sit or stand, move or not, our love was more solid than gold. This world, filled with truth, goodness, and beauty, has a resounding name: Niangzi!" ✰ Actor x Actor ✰ Funny Misunderstanding ✰ Light-Hearted, Funny ⤷ i wish i knew more about chinese pop culture/history bc i know some of these jokes would have been hits. it was a super funny/cute read, and the art was pretty. i didn't completely get/appreciate the humor until like 50% through, which i regret. i was taking everything too seriously but that's just my drama-loving self. also i was confused when they got together, i was like "wait, where was the confession?" i completely forgot not all webtoons need to follow yaoi-logic, which is some dramatic confession of love. i read the novel alongside this for about 50% of it. the dick biting scene was so funny lmfao. i think if this was yaoi like the novel i would rate it higher, but they cut out all the smut smh. i know u can see the smut on bilibili but after many failed attempts at accessing the chinese website i gave up.

"When Tomoya was in high school, he lied about his age one time and went to a gay bar, but he has never been able to forget the mature and sexy Kei he met there. Thanks in part to Kei's influence, who told him at the time that he was attractive, Tomoya is now a very popular idol with a dome tour coming up. One day, he discovers the man of his dreams, Kei, at a live concert! What's more, it turns out that Kei is Tomoya's bodyguard, hired to protect him from a stalker...?" ✰ Idol x Bodyguard ⤷ seme was uber hot. story was fine i guess. seme being in love with uke was kind of fast/random but w.e

"Popular young actor Fujimaru Ren’s one flaw is that he is “not good with children.” So in order to overcome this particular weakness, his manager proposes that he spend a week living with his co-star and child actor, Yuu. On their first day of living together, Yuu’s manager, Kei, shows up at his door and it’s none other than the former child actor that inspired Ren to start acting?!" ✰ Actor x Child Actor Manager ⤷ Dropped ch 2.. stupid, boring, not engaging