
Genres
Comedy Aims to entertain and amuse through humor, often using witty dialogue, slapstick, or exaggerated situations to provoke laughter.Drama Focuses on realistic portrayals of human emotions and conflicts, often dealing with serious themes and interpersonal relationships.Mystery Involves solving a puzzle or crime, with characters gathering clues and piecing together information to uncover the truth.Psychological Explores the inner workings of the human mind, focusing on characters' thoughts, emotions, and mental states, often with complex narratives.Romance Explores the development of romantic relationships between characters, often featuring emotional intimacy, courtship, and personal growth.Supernatural Involves events or beings that defy natural laws, often including ghosts, demons, vampires, or other paranormal phenomena.Ugly Duckling
못난 오리
Ori is the main character of an unfinished story written by a mysterious author known only as "Grandfather." So far, her life has been a series of misfortunes: the death of her parents, uncaring guardians, and relentless bullying at school. She is nervous around people and hates herself for being unable to stand up for herself, feeling trapped in a role she never chose.
But Ori is unaware that her life is not entirely her own. She is an invented character in the truest sense of the word, and the author who decides her future is already writing a tragic finale. However, when an unnamed man is given the task to finish her story, the course of her life begins to shift in unexpected ways. As Ori struggles to break free from the script, she must confront the forces that seek to control her fate.
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