Under compulsion

Author: (Korean) Kim Hyeok-kyung / Yang Jun-juan
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This is a Korean urban romance novel that goes beyond the typical depiction of ideal love and detachment from reality in Korean literature. It touches upon a series of real-life issues faced by young men and women before marriage, such as premarital relationships, and portrays a more authentic and touching urban love story. Its release resonated strongly with urban white-collar readers in Korea. The encounter between Zhu Yan and Jun-kui leads to a series of dramatic and poignant emotional entanglements. They waver between the secular and the sincere, experiencing various pains and torments, finally, the power of love overcomes everything, and they come to understand the true meaning of love.