Any Korean Romance Novels? I’m Hooked on Korean Romance Comics, Please!! 有没有韩国恋爱小说，迷上了韩国恋爱漫画，求！！

1. 51 i ITZY: A Surprise Debut That Makes Me a Top-Tier Star itzy：空降一击成顶流 Zhen Guandong镇关东Female-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted Focused on ITZY and Korean entertainment: girl groups, no male lead, Chinese protagonist, everyday interactions, attention spread evenly among the cast, career development, and not a power fantasy. A sixth member suddenly joins, in a parallel world. A friendly warning: the first few chapters may be a little hard to stomach, but everything goes smoothly afterward. If you can't handle those plot points, feel free to move on. Don't force yourself to read, then get upset and leave a bad review. The 205Reads7.1Score—Shelves
2. 52 C CUBE Kid CUBE小孩 Heng Ling蘅凌Urban450k WordsCompleted In South Korea in 2020, a little girl went to audition at Cube as a trainee. She was an orphan who had grown up in an orphanage. By chance, she saw Cube's new girl group, (G)I-DLE, and fell inexplicably in love with them at first sight. From then on, she worked hard, spending her free time learning to sing, dance, and speak Korean. At last, she made it to Cube. Those were all the memories of the person whose life she had taken over. "That's right, I've transmigrated. Sounds ridiculous, doesn't i 700Reads8.6Score141Shelves
3. 53 韩 K-Pop BTS: More Than Just a Crush 韩娱BTS：不止是喜欢 Ruan Jinhuan阮尽欢Modern Romance420k WordsOngoing Two-Story K-Pop Romance (Ruan Li × Jeon Jungkook; Wen Beizhi × Kim Taehyung) Co-written by Ruan Jinhuan and Zhi Jiuyue The “HYYH” series was Big Hit’s ambitious project to propel BTS and Tarot to the top. BTS’s art of subverting the hierarchy needs no further explanation, so how about seeing how the girl group Tarot rises to the top? From three years as hidden trainees to the fierce battles surrounding their debut, what will happen after their hiatus ends? They all start out as the Fool, searchi 257Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two main characters, super sweet.

4. 54 咸 Even a Couch Potato Can Make a Comeback, Okay? 咸鱼也是能翻身的好吧 The Bear Who Loves Playing with Iron Pots爱玩铁锅的熊Urban409k WordsOngoing (Comedy, daily life, not brainless, one female lead, underdog makes a comeback, entertainment industry) After an unexpected viral hit, he entered the entertainment industry. From then on, the industry had a superstar who loved stirring things up. One morning, Wang Mu opened his eyes and punched the bed. “Am I really this unlucky? Three kings against three aces. Could anything feel worse than this?” Of course there could. You’ll find out in the main story. This is an everyday story grounded in re 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is bound to be one.

5. 55 团 After Awakening as the Beloved Female Supporting Character, I Only Want to Turn the Entertainment Industry Upside Down 团宠女配觉醒后，只想重创娱乐圈 No Long Peach Month不长桃月Modern Romance415k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + System + Mary Sue + fictional Korean entertainment industry + beloved supporting heroine + not a brainless power fantasy + slow-paced] After dying from overwork, award-winning lawyer Song Ran became the beloved supporting heroine in a novel. She thought she could finally start a sweet Mary Sue story and lie flat, taking life easy. Huh? Why is there a “save the plagiarized web novels” System in her head? What? This world is actually one giant copycat novel? Are you ki 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a fictional Korean entertainment story, the male lead is Korean, but the plot development is quite long [laughs].

6. 56 和 I Fell in Love with AI Baekhyun 和AI伯贤恋爱了 If the Weather Is Nice Tomorrow, I'll Go Fall in Love明天天气好就去谈恋爱Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted Alice, a grown woman who'd just gotten into the fandom, became infatuated with Baekhyun while her roommate enthusiastically tried to get her into Luhan. She was supposed to go to a concert with her roommate, but couldn't make it because of overtime. As she rushed to catch up, she got into a car accident. While recovering, she clicked on the browser Baekhyun endorsed. But why did she suddenly wake up as his arranged-marriage partner? 24Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 黑 The Stern-Faced Miss [GB] 黑脸小姐【GB】 Clouds Speak, Wind Sings云语风歌Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted A highly intelligent but emotionally clueless heroine ✘ a loyal, sunshiney puppy of a man A story set in South Korea. Content warnings: First-person narration from the heroine’s perspective. Some characters have rather questionable morals (in plain terms, there are a lot of crazies), and there are love-triangle conflicts. BG romance, plot-driven. Blurb: Twenty years ago, debt collectors broke into my home. I watched a bottle smash over my father’s head, and blood stain the dinner my mother h 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you want to feel like you're watching a Korean drama from start to finish, then read this book.

8. 58 首 Seoul: This Really Is a World of Korean Webtoons 首尔：这真是韩漫世界啊 Oho Milk Candy喔喔奶糖Urban410k WordsOngoing [Love triangle drama] (The low rating is because the guys are deliberately downvoting it!) [In this country, becoming a chaebol must be the most enviable thing of all, right?] [But that status is something you're born with. If you weren't born a chaebol, you'll never be one!] [But I can become a prosecutor for a conglomerate…] Reborn in South Korea, Jin Mingyu holds tight to his dream and studies hard, all for the goal in his heart. At last, he gets into Seoul National University. [A rich girl 31Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   There aren't many Han Manga books left, so I picked these few. There are also some Han Entertainment books [heart emoji]. A few are from the "sons of wealthy families" series [laughing emoji]. Don't miss them if you like!

9. 59 韩 Korean Comics: Reborn as a Chaebol, You Wouldn't Understand My Life 韩漫：重生财阀，我的生活你不懂 Royal Jelly蜂王浆Urban143k WordsOngoing [Lots and lots]+ [Ehehe]+ [Urban Supernatural Powers]+ [Besties] He worked himself to the bone for money, but an accident left him reborn in a world that mixed anime and comics. He had also become the only son of a wealthy conglomerate family. With a carefree life ahead of him, he planned to experience a different kind of life for once. Then, one day, a red-haired goddess showed up at his door and claimed to be his fiancée. “Huh?” And so he fell into a “trap.” A rich heiress, a private tutor wit 45Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 明 Star System: Starting in K-Pop 明星系统：从韩娱开始 The Frantic Old Cat抓狂的老猫Urban509k WordsCompleted In 2021, shut-in writer Zheng Ze went to bed and somehow transmigrated to a parallel world! “What the hell! It’s 2009? South Korea?” “A Celebrity Entertainment System?” In the age of “the gods battling for supremacy” in South Korea, he, a citizen of Xia, takes on the identity of Zheng Yizhan and carves out an empire in Korean entertainment, one step at a time! P.S. This isn’t a feel-good power fantasy. It has one female lead, stays close to reality, and starts at a leisurely pace. It consists o 1.4kReads7.2Score—Shelves
11. 61 韩 Korean Entertainment: You 韩娱之佑 Xin Xin Niannian鑫薪念念Urban2.1M WordsCompleted By middle age, Li You had achieved nothing in either his family life or his career. After more than thirty years of wandering in circles, he had wasted the years for nothing. When he suddenly looked back, he found that his life had begun again. Though fearful, he couldn't help feeling secretly delighted. Now, watch him take the rest of his life at an easy pace and get through each day with composure. 22Reads5.4Score—Shelves
12. 62 重 Reborn: I Became a Korean Tycoon 重生：我在韩国当财阀 Mischievous Child in Plain Clothes布衣顽童Urban184k WordsOngoing (This book now focuses on futuristic technologies, rather than family power struggles and financial analysis.) Li Shenghao, a top tycoon, has a special ability: he can identify people by their scent. But disaster strikes on his way to the Moon Palace. When he opens his eyes again, his life has started over. With decisive, thunderous methods, he gathers the world's top business and tech minds, bringing every key technology of the future under his control: weather manipulation, flying cars, hydrog 958Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 韩 Korean Showbiz: Why Is He Like This in the Peninsula? 韩娱：在半岛的他为何这样 Clouds Over the Sea海里的云Urban545k WordsOngoing Lin Xiao Lu: Oppa! Bai Doufu: Uncle! Jin Dao Xian: “...” They gazed at each other in silence. Jin Dao Xian turned around and quietly took Jin Lao Hu by the hand. “Why is he acting like that!” 2Reads6.1Score—Shelves
14. 64 我 I’m Connected in the Korean Entertainment Industry 我是韩娱关系户 Mr. Xiliang西凉先生Urban240k WordsOngoing Hy, everything happens for the best. Choosing to begin is the first chapter of a smooth journey, and starting over is the rebirth of this story. Let’s look forward to it together. —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 韩 Korean Showbiz: A Twist of Fate 韩娱：命运改变 I Live for Shenhe人活着为了申鹤Urban546k WordsCompleted Fang Shizhou was reborn in South Korea. Through his own efforts, he changed the tragic endings that had left so many people with regrets. In this world, T-ara never faced a nationwide hate campaign, Girls’ Generation never had the September 30 incident, GFriend’s agency was fully supportive of the group, and Goo Hara, Choi Sulli, and Kim Jonghyun all kept on living. There is no traditional heroine and no love-struck male lead. The story features girl-group idols from the first to the fifth gener 500Reads5.9Score—Shelves
16. 66 韩 Korean Entertainment 韩娱 Mu Guo木果Urban1.3M WordsCompleted This is a Korean entertainment story about a Chinese man! He came to Korea in search of his mother, and by a twist of fate joined the Korean entertainment industry! This is a legendary story about a Chinese man! With his natural advantages, exceptional talent, and relentless effort, he quickly became a star in Korea and across Asia, before making his way onto the world stage! This is a wonderful story about a Chinese man! He lives a happy and fulfilling life... 911Reads6.5Score—Shelves
17. 67 浮 A Fleeting Life in Korean Entertainment 浮生韩娱 Luo Qianmo洛纤陌Urban457k WordsOngoing An agent regains his memories and, through a twist of fate, enters South Korea's entertainment industry. He becomes a renowned actor, makes waves on variety shows, and rises to become a producer. This is a different side of South Korea's entertainment industry… Reclaiming the past, I have come, I have conquered! —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 韩 Korea: I Am a Tycoon 韩国之我是大财阀 A Chicken That’s Been Practicing for Two and a Half Years一只练习了两年半的鸡Urban32k WordsOngoing When Lee Hyun-fei was reborn in Korea and gained the Chaebol System, he knew he was about to build a massive multinational conglomerate in Korea and amass a fortune beyond measure! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 韩 The All-Around Producer in Korean Entertainment 韩娱之全能制作人 Tianxuan Fourteen天璇十四Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [The first Korean entertainment novel on the entire site] Yan Dong, who has the face of an idol, graduates from film school and joins Dongshan Television full of ambition. A rookie, he single-handedly transforms the variety channel and becomes a hot commodity courted by major TV stations. To further his studies, Yan Dong heads to Korea. Starting with Infinite Challenge, he ventures from variety shows into TV and film, determined to prove to the whole world that the true national IP comes from Hu 1.1kReads5.9Score100Shelves
20. 70 娱 Showbiz: One “Gee” in 2009 and I Led the Korean Wave 娱乐：09年一首gee引领韩流 Astonishing Talent and Scenery惊才绝景Urban965k WordsOngoing Years later, Li Zhe opened the music charts and found that every song at the top was his. His label’s artists had sold tens of millions of records, their music videos had racked up billions of views, and they were famous all over the world! [An 800,000-word Korean entertainment story + boy groups and girl groups + System + images] After transmigrating to 2009 with his knowledge of K-pop, Li Zhe decided to take the Korean Wave to even greater heights. Girls’ Generation’s Yoona: “We have that song 839Reads7.4Score—Shelves
21. 71 重 Reborn as the Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family, with My Sister-in-Law's Help 重生财阀家小儿子，大嫂神助攻 Pure Little Ye纯小叶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Daojun was reborn in an era where gold seemed to lie everywhere and even pigs could take flight, becoming the youngest son of a chaebol family. While the Chen family fought among themselves over who would inherit the business, he had already risen to the top of the world and become a legendary figure like a god. 5.8kReads8.4Score478Shelves
22. 72 财 The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family: I Married Mo Hyun-min! 财阀家的小儿子，我娶了牟贤敏！ Country Kitchen乡间小厨Urban162k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s + fried chicken chain + sister-in-law Mou Xianmin + one female lead + capable partner + crushing the scoundrels + business battles and getting ahead of the competition] Chen Jun discovers he has been reborn in 1987, in South Korea, as No. 4-2 from Reborn Rich. Only after meeting Xu Minying does he discover that another soul, Yin Xuanwu, has been sleeping inside his body. Chen Xingjun, eldest grandson of the eldest branch of the Sunyang Group, waits at Seoul Airport with a hu 189Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 重 Reborn as the Youngest Son of a Tycoon Family: My Sister-in-Law's Secret 重生财阀家小儿子：大嫂的秘密 Little Hoshi Shinichi小星新一Male-Channel Fanfiction677k WordsOngoing Chen Daojun is reborn as the youngest grandson of the biggest chaebol family in Korea. In this life, everything the family owns is mine. In the golden age of the 1980s, while everyone else is locked in fierce battles for the chaebol group's inheritance, he has already set his sights on the whole world: shorting US stocks, investing in Amazon, founding Facebook, creating Apple, and becoming the founder of Tesla... You might think this is only the beginning, but his revenge has long been underway 6Reads6.0Score—Shelves
24. 74 重 Reborn as the Conglomerate’s Youngest Son: Steal Their Opportunities and Get Stronger! 重生财阀小儿子，截胡就变强！ Love Showing Off Beef Fruit爱炫牛肉果Male-Channel Fanfiction158k WordsOngoing [Business Warfare] [Reborn] [A Legacy of Wei Wu] [Snatching Opportunities] Chen Tianjun is reborn as the heir to a chaebol dynasty in Korea, and awakens a Snatching Opportunities System! Every successful takeover earns him a reward! His chaebol grandfather's collection? Snatched! The land the protagonist had his eye on? Snatched! The talented people his rivals wanted to invest with? Snatched! From Amazon and Facebook to Tesla, Chen Tianjun has had a hand in them all! Years later, he finally reve 607Reads7.2Score100Shelves
25. 75 娱 Showbiz: Even If You're the Boss, You've Still Got to Work 娱乐圈：你是老板也得打工啊 Peach Peach Wants to Escape想逃的桃桃Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Complete] [K-pop fanfiction + feel-good story + sweet romance + heartwarming] Progress: Main story (complete ✅) Afterword (complete ✅) Extra chapters (complete ✅) IF route (complete ✅) Childhood friends route (complete ✅) Second-chance romance route (complete ✅) Body-swap route (complete ✅) [Warning: This is a K-pop story with many original characters and a chaotic timeline. Just treat it as a parallel world. Please don’t connect it to real life. I wrote this on a whim one day. If you’re a fan 4.6kReads9.1Score308Shelves

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    I've been following a GD fanfic lately, it's so sweet!

26. 76 满 I Went All-In with a Full Warehouse and Became a Financial Tycoon on the Peninsula 满仓梭哈，我成了半岛金融巨鳄 The Little Mouse Who Loves Oil Pastries爱吃油巴里的小老鼠Urban411k WordsOngoing After ten years of stock trading, this old market sucker has lost everything but his experience. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself reborn in the body of Jeong Jin-ho, a 27-year-old unemployed Korean. His original self has no prestigious degree, no financial certifications, and no work experience. He spends all day gaming at home, too ashamed to face his parents after their scolding. Who would have guessed that the leader of his gaming guild was actually an executive at one of South Korea’ 121Reads—Score129Shelves

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    This is the first novel I've seen that writes about finance so well, especially one about South Korean financial chaebols.

27. 77 重 Reborn in 2000: My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Belle, Is 18 重生2000，青梅校花18岁 Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Childhood Friend and School Beauty + Everyday Romance + Sweet Couple Moments + One Heroine] Yi Feng, who is terminally ill, is reborn in the year 2000. That year, his childhood friend and school beauty, Gu Muxi, is eighteen. “Yi Feng, lend me a pen!” “...Didn’t you borrow one yesterday?” “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Things have changed, get it?” “...You win. Fine, here.” “Yi Feng, tear off a sheet of paper for me!” “...Why tear mine? Don’t you have your own?” “I do, but I 49.2kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
28. 78 反 Villain: I Catch My Master's Daughter Disguised as a Man, and This Rebellious Disciple Is Overjoyed 反派：撞破师尊女儿身，逆徒狂喜 Send in the Little Orangutan派小猩猩Eastern Fantasy310k WordsCompleted Luo Yin transmigrated into the world of a fantasy novel he had just started reading, becoming the senior disciple of Tianji Peak at the Taiyi Sacred Land. To his surprise, he was cast as a villain, yet had only mediocre talent and lived even worse than a menial disciple. Fortunately, he was bound to a Destiny Projection System, which let him project other people's lives and seize their opportunities ahead of time. Just as Luo Yin was about to finish cleaning the loft where his master live 3.6kReads8.6Score368Shelves
29. 79 离 Unbelievable! My Wayward Disciple Can't Possibly Be This Adorable! 离谱！我家孽徒不可能这么可爱！ Hotpot Chicken's Smile火锅鸡的笑Eastern Fantasy554k WordsCompleted (Villain, empress, sweet romance, maximum sweetness) Jiang Wuming transmigrates into a book as the villainous Demon Emperor. Despite his formidable cultivation, he is a hopeless simp for the sect master of an immortal sect. His actions break the hearts of his three female disciples, who eventually join forces to kill him. He swears that in this life, he’ll be a good master. But then he discovers that his three disciples are nothing like their original characters. They’re completely different! Cr 473Reads8.9Score104Shelves
30. 80 重 Reborn: The Stunning Campus Beauty Is Actually My Deskmate! 重生：绝美校花竟是我的同桌！ Meng Shiyi萌十一Urban501k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Sweet Romance + System + One Heroine] Su An, who had suffered from a terminal illness in his previous life, was mysteriously reborn and received the standard golden finger. A God-Tier PDA System! Looking at the campus belle sitting across from him, Su An thought to himself, “I love studying, studying loves me. Studying makes me happy!” Suddenly, the stunning campus belle Gu Yiran turned to look at Su An. “Babe, I went for an IV yesterday. What was I getting an infusion of? A whole nig 5.8kReads9.4Score764Shelves
31. 81 R RM: The Invisible One RM之小透明 Crazy Cloud Rabbit Transformation疯云兔变Urban289k WordsCompleted 7012? Or 8012? Reborn in H Country, she joins RM through a chance encounter, and a leisurely, joyful new life begins... Her part-time singer career is now underway... One female lead 383Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    Koreans 🌽! 💮 First of all, let me state that the quality of a novel is not something that book recommenders can solve. If there are any issues with updates being discontinued, please contact the author. The questioner is just being imaginative, recommending a book by someone with a broken hand.

32. 82 成 Becoming an Idol, Starting as a Filler 成为爱豆，从凑数开始 Hundred Million Estimate一亿估行Urban121k WordsOngoing During the summer after graduating high school, my mom kicked me out and sent me to my older sister’s place. My sister asked me to help out by filling in as a contestant on a talent show, and then... Then I couldn’t get out, ahhh!!! No CP, or one female lead. There’s a System, but it doesn’t play much of a role. —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 我 I'm a Young Heartthrob, and the Older Women in Showbiz Can't Get Enough of Me 我小鲜肉，娱乐圈老阿姨真香啊 Cloudtop Chess God云顶棋神Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, he becomes a pretty-boy heartthrob with the Goddess System at his side! From the start, he accidentally walks into the wrong hotel room? Da Mimi, let me explain! With the System at his side, Su Chen thrives in showbiz. There’s just something a little off about this System: why are all its targets women over thirty? It’s simply... Perfect! Everyone says young girls are great, but who gets it? Older women are the real treasure! 810Reads8.0Score—Shelves
34. 84 文 Showbiz: A Hit Korean Entertainment Career Starts with a Sensual Song 文娱：从一首液曲火爆韩娱开始 Flowers Bloom, But It Isn't Spring花开非春Urban104k WordsOngoing [Entertainment industry] [System] [Music scene] [Film and TV] [Career-driven protagonist] [One female love interest, a Korean entertainment heroine] [Sweet romance] [Love and career take off together] An unexpected tornado transported Gu Ye, along with an “entertainment System,” to a parallel world where Chinese-language music had no standing at all. Korean entertainment dominated half the global music scene, and nearly every major dance group, band, and top solo artist came from Korea. In this 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 娱 Showbiz! I Really Don't Want to Be a Player 娱乐！我真不想当渣男啊 And Then Catch a Fish且得鱼Urban359k WordsCompleted [System, Chinese and Korean Entertainment, Star-Making, Wish-Fulfillment, Fairy-Like Beauty, Yang Mi] The male lead, who got nothing in the end despite being a devoted simp, is reborn in a parallel world and awakens the [Scumbag System]. Being a simp shortens his lifespan, while doing the opposite earns him rewards like extra years of life and immense wealth. His first move after being reborn is to team up with Boss Yang. Numerous actresses in the entertainment industry come after him to collect 8Reads6.2Score—Shelves
36. 86 韩 Korean Showbiz: It'd Be a Waste to Give It to Someone Else 韩娱：给别人太可惜了 Don't Know the Dreamer不晓梦中人Urban88k WordsOngoing In 2009, Li Zhecheng returned from studying in the United States and took over the small company Core Centents Media with his family's help. —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 在 The Eroticism I Care About 在意的涩情 You, from the Apes来至猩猩的你Two Female Leads155k WordsCompleted [Reserved, scheming academy director x famous doctor returning from abroad] The characters are based on the Korean drama Friendly Rivalry. Everything is the streamer’s own imagination, so please don’t conflate it with the characters. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to read it. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 韩 Korean Showbiz: Everyday Romance with a Popular Female Idol 韩娱：跟当红女爱豆的恋爱日常 Ptooey Ptooey Ptooey Ptooey Ptooey Ptooey Ptooey Ptooey Ptooey呸呸呸呸呸呸呸呸呸Urban512k WordsCompleted One heroine, with occasional entertainment-industry storylines, but mostly everyday life. Liu Xuhui: “I’m so handsome. How did you mistake me for a paparazzo at first?” Bae Joo-hyun: “You were acting like one back then. But I like you.” I’m no good at writing a synopsis, so just read the story. I didn’t write the first few chapters very well. If you can’t get into them, feel free to skip them. I’ll try to do better with my next book. 1.7kReads6.3Score105Shelves
39. 89 中 The Midlife Top-Tier Star's Ultimate Push and Pull 中年顶流的极限拉扯 Pingping Wants to Slack Off苹苹要摆烂Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing As a top-tier star, Ling Xing is best known not for his work but for personally jumping into arguments with haters, showing off what it means to be the most lively person in show business, a one-man army. But those legendary moments happened back in his twenties, at the peak of his looks. Many years have passed since then, and new faces keep appearing in show business. If Shao Ying hadn’t come to him with a collaboration, he might never have made a comeback. And perhaps he wouldn’t have fallen f 5Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 韩 Korean Showbiz: Da Xiong's Wonderful Life 韩娱之大雄的美好生活 Foot-Picking Uncle BBQ抠脚大叔芭比QUrban145k WordsOngoing This is entirely fictional, with fictional names and settings. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Everything he once had was shattered when his parents died unexpectedly. Devastated, he chose to give it all up and embark on a life of service. Caught up in a political power struggle by chance, he was held up as a model, at the cost of spending three years in that bitterly cold place. After completing his service, he started over. He fought his way through the turbulent entertainment indust —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three are all romance novels about South Korea from Tomato Novels. One of them is an original work about the entertainment industry. Hope this helps.

41. 91 开 Selling Banquet Cuisine from a Street Stall from the Start, I Shock the World 开局摆地摊卖国宴菜，我震惊全球 Little Steamed Bun小呀小馒头Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Japanese sashimi? Have you heard that food can never be too refined, nor a dish too finely prepared? Korean kimchi? Do you even know where kimchi originated? Brazilian barbecue? Let me show you what a whole roasted Inner Mongolian lamb looks like! Jiang Bai awakens the God of Cooking System and vows to conquer the world with Chinese cuisine! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 恋 Fall in Love, Long-Legged Hottie 恋爱吧，长腿欧巴 Xiao Qingtong萧晴潼Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted Xia Yunxi came to South Korea as an exchange student for a year of school, where she met Han Shengxuan. “Go out with me! You’re not allowed to say no!” Han Shengxuan said, staring at her with an overbearing look. Xia Yunxi was still stunned when he seized the opportunity to kiss her. She was shocked. That guy had actually stolen her first kiss! She tried to get away, but he stopped her. “I’m not letting you go!” 40Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    Story Summary: She transmigrated into the body of a South Korean prosecutor and became a trainee prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. In this completely different country, prosecutor Jang Tae-soo is really in a bit of a predicament!

43. 93 韩 Steady Happiness in K-Pop 韩娱稳稳的幸福 The Red Carp and Green Carp of Lazy Little Donkey懒小驴的红鲤鱼绿鲤鱼Urban868k WordsCompleted The story of Shirley and her husband! Kim Ji Woo is a small-time director who unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a small-time owner at a Korean entertainment agency! I don't think the pacing will be very fast! I haven't figured out how to write it yet! I'll just see where it goes! If nobody reads it, I'll read it myself, haha! 1.1kReads6.3Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself!!!

44. 94 从 Rising to Fame on a Dating Reality Show 从参加恋爱综艺开始走红 Thousand-Year-Old Tree Demon千年树妖Urban163k WordsOngoing [Sweet everyday romance] [Showbiz] [Plot-focused] As the sole heir to a real estate tycoon, Xie Rizhi has been single for twenty-five years and has never dated. Then, for no apparent reason, he is forced to take part in a dating show. Perhaps fate had arranged it all. On the show, he runs into his childhood playmate from the kindergarten they attended together twenty years ago. The scheming, sharp-tongued girl he once knew has turned into a pure and elegant goddess who’s just beginning to make h 5Reads6.4Score—Shelves
45. 95 少 Girlhood: The Tumultuous World of Mortals 少女时代，滚滚红尘 Xia Muqi夏木七2k WordsCompleted I think Zhu Hongchen probably doesn't know that, at the age when a crush first begins to bloom, your best friend can also be the greatest distance between you. —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 什 What? I've Transmigrated into the Korean Entertainment Industry? 什么？我穿越到了韩国娱乐圈？ My Dog's Name Is Qianjin我家狗子叫千金Modern Romance61k WordsOngoing What, I've transmigrated? And into the Korean entertainment industry? Is the world crazy, or am I? Do you even know where we are? This is the Korean entertainment industry, where idols are everywhere and seniority rules. How is someone like me, who's hopeless at physical labor and can't tell one grain from another, supposed to survive? At least, at least I still have my secret weapon! Ta-da! The must-have golden finger in every transmigration novel: a System! Let's see how this lazy fish stirs u —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 韩 Korean Drama Eve: The Reborn Chaebol Golden Retriever, Kang Yoon Gyeom 韩剧夏娃：财阀老奶狗姜润谦重生 Sweet And Sour Berry酸甜莓Female-Channel Fanfiction330k WordsCompleted [A dangerously obsessive beauty + a chaste older man with a puppy-dog heart, an extreme game of push and pull, a dangerous relationship] In this life, the dangerously obsessive beauty Li Laier transmigrates back to the time before her revenge and meets the top chaebol heir, Jiang Runqian, again. But nothing is going according to the original script. She can’t give up either love or her career. Building her career: Revenge gets even harder in version 2.0, with wild schemes, taking down villains b 60Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 恋 Longing for Seoul 恋恋首尔 Maldives Devil Ray马代魔鬼鱼Modern Romance105k WordsOngoing The beautiful international student Zhang Xue was taken to bed during a school-organized cultural tour of Busan. A chance encounter between the sheets turned out to be a tangled, impossible-to-break connection. After many twists and turns, these international students in Seoul act out a complicated story of youth. Different youth, the same love; the same youth, different love 7Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 半 Peninsula: When I Couldn’t Debut, I Had to Improve Myself 半岛：不能出道的我只好进步了 Lion's Soup Dumplings1狮子灌汤包1Urban654k WordsOngoing Not an idol-debut story! The early background leans toward the fourth generation; the main story focuses on the fifth and sixth generations in the business world. Han Jinyu, a K-pop fan and producer, woke up to find that he had transmigrated to the Korea of his dreams. He had planned to shine in the Korean entertainment industry with his musical talent and memories, but an accident made even survival difficult. “This isn't so bad either,” Han Jinyu told himself. At least he'd already lived thr 409Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Mainly fifth and sixth generation Korean girl groups

50. 100 普 Everyday Romance Between an Ordinary Guy and an Idol 普通人和idol的恋爱日常 Tangerine Soda柑橘味汽水儿Two Female Leads420k WordsOngoing [This story is mainly about fictional fourth- and fifth-generation idol groups. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing.] Lin Xi, a Chinese office worker sent by her company to its branch on the Korean Peninsula, spends each day following the same three-point routine. At work, she takes the initiative and holds herself to high standards, earning a spot as one of the company’s annual outstanding employees. In her personal life, she is gentle and unhurried, and likes to stick to her routines. S 162Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Fourth and fifth generation girl groups

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