K-Pop: Everyone's Heartthrob 韩娱 万人迷

1. 1 什 What? I'm Not a Genius Idol? 什么？我不是天才爱豆吗？ Reflection by the Lake湖边倒影Female-Channel Fanfiction394k WordsOngoing [Alternate-universe K-pop, fanfic writer, slightly mean-spirited, not recommended for self-insertion, lots of forum-style posts] [Female lead is the type to dismiss people, has low morals, and is a pure hater] Zhao Ruixue transmigrated. The good news: she’s a beautiful female idol. The bad news: her group is so obscure that it might as well not exist. Even worse, her bandmates seem poised to launch solo careers. The better news: her golden finger has arrived. Build up “sister-in-law points” to i 54.5kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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   🔥Highly recommend the first book, *Let's Slip Through Contact Lenses*. It's about upward social mobility, continuing the creative approach of her previous book, *Snow*, which relied on popularity to generate buzz. She becomes a trending topic star and a rare female producer. As for romance? Isn't it normal for a producer to find inspiration? Anyway, fans will love her kkkk

2. 2 自 After My Favorite Idol's Career Crashed, I Became a Top-Tier Idol 自担塌房后我成了顶流爱豆 Eat More Mushrooms多吃蘑菇Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Literary plagiarist + fictionalized Korean showbiz + forum posts + fandom shenanigans] After five years as a fan, spending money to vote and staying up all night to manage comments, she finds out her favorite idol has been secretly dating someone. He’s been using my money to support his girlfriend? Pei Xia’an is so furious that she misses a step, falls, and dies on the spot. With her dying breath, she roars, “In my next life, let me be an idol. I absolutely will not date anyone!” Her resentment 28.5kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
3. 3 又 You Again, You Has-Been! Stop Clinging to My Idol! 又是你这个糊咖捆绑我家哥哥！ Lu Jia Wonton鹿佳馄饨Modern Romance691k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, and it'll go up later. [Dark, defiant heroine + entertainment industry + Mary Sue + forum-style narrative] [So what if she's calculating?] [Involves Korean, Chinese, and Japanese entertainment; lots of male characters; the heroine is not perfect.] Gong Xuewei had always envied Zhao Siyu. She envied how he could easily get wealth, other people's attention, and everything else he wanted. Life was a breeze for him. She watched Zhao Siyu become a superstar adored by everyon 12.5kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
4. 4 半 Peninsula: I Became the Rabbit's Tenth Member 半岛：我成了兔的第十人 Qinghan靑寒Urban557k WordsOngoing A new story is out! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 340Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both are dramas with two female leads, and both are quite good.

5. 5 兔 Busy Bunny 兔忙 LoveMinariTwo Female Leads156k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 250Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 半 Peninsula: Sunhee, the Rabbit’s Darling 半岛：兔家的善熙 Wu Nale邬娜勒Female-Channel Fanfiction516k WordsOngoing Lin Shanxi, a girl with an extraordinary talent for creativity, unexpectedly joins TWICE and sets off on a journey alongside the group. What will the future hold for the nine rabbits when the plans, styling, and other work behind the scenes stop holding them back, when Casey replaces Black Eyed Pilseung, and when their personal information is made public as their popularity rises? Please treat this as a parallel world and don't connect it to real life. Casey replaces the labor, and the labor is 377Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 和 Those Years with TWICE 和twice的那些年 Rice Topped with Cheese Foam芝士奶盖拌饭Two Female Leads546k WordsOngoing TWICE's eldest member, Gu Yusheng, is a non-typical fox-type idol: an ace who can do a little bit of everything, and a philosopher who speaks without thinking. The story begins the moment she makes her decision. Love is like a mark that cannot be erased. Perhaps foxes understand everything. Told through separate routes. The Nayeon route and Sana route are complete, and the Mina route is currently being updated. 415Reads—Score100Shelves
8. 8 现 Now Fall in Twice 现在FallInTwice No Such Good Man查无此良人Two Female Leads667k WordsCompleted Korean entertainment, a TWICE fanfic, the Ten Rabbits Lee Yihyun, vocalist of the hugely popular K-pop girl group TWICE A Korean-American sleeping beauty The prettiest mixed-race little fairy A big ragdoll cat at heart Romantic Pisces Lee Yihyun! “Even if I could live my life over, I would still fall in love with you. TWICE doesn’t mean only twice, but again and again.” Sorrow is the price of love. The more tears she sheds for Lee Yihyun, the less she can regret loving her. This is the price sh 1.4kReads8.2Score101Shelves
9. 9 韩 Korean Showbiz: BLACKPINK's First Snow 韩娱：BLACKPINK初雪 Zhou 0v0周0v0Female-Channel Fanfiction581k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ning Qingxue was plagued by illness and died in sorrow. Fortunately, fate gave her a new identity: the fifth member of BLACKPINK, along with a System. As a BLINK, Ning Qingxue was over the moon. What? You can only see my breathtaking beauty? I’m an all-round entertainer, okay? Songwriting, heavenly vocals, all kinds of dance moves: I can do it all with ease. Watch Ning Qingxue make her way to the top in the South Korean entertainment industry. 2.3kReads9.2Score141Shelves
10. 10 韩 K-Pop: Blackpink Shines Bright 韩娱BlackPink星光灿烂 Beiming Muye北冥沐也Two Female Leads347k WordsCompleted What would happen if BlackPink had one more member to protect them? Would they go further and do even better? JISOO: You're the safe harbor I can rely on. JENNIE: Let's reach the top together. ROSÉ: Thank you for being there as I pursued my dream. LISA: I want to go home with you. P.S. This may include Korean entertainment and K-pop figures. I'm not very familiar with them, so please forgive me. There won't be many boy group characters. The author is a fickle fan of Korean entertainment who like 444Reads7.0Score—Shelves
11. 11 韩 Korean Showbiz: A Cameraman’s Love Goes Beyond the Lens 韩娱：摄像师的爱意不止在镜头里 Tangerine Soda柑橘味汽水儿Two Female Leads206k WordsOngoing Zhou Su is an independent photographer who only takes pictures of things she truly loves, like landscapes and little animals. She has never deliberately captured a person in her frame, until an unexpected incident sets the wheels of fate in motion. When Zhou Su comes to her senses, she realizes she has formed connections with so many people, and that true love exists beyond the lens, too. 2.9kReads—Score186Shelves
12. 12 半 Peninsula: Lilies Bloom in My Hometown 半岛：故乡的百合花开了 Moonlight Cold Syndrome月亮感冒症Two Female Leads395k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines, romantic rivalry Ye Ling was an aimless college student whose only hobbies were surfing the internet and looking at gorgeous women. Her favorite was Korean girl groups. Then one day, she missed her early-morning class and got G-ed. Ye Ling: I’m going to my early-morning class! 2.7kReads—Score212Shelves
13. 13 韩 Korean Showbiz: The Foxy Darling in the Bunny Den 韩娱：兔窝里的狐系团宠 Zhen Guandong镇关东Female-Channel Fanfiction640k WordsOngoing K-pop, TWICE, daily life, maknae, group favorite Fox-like girl Park Siyun faces a storm of controversy when she suddenly joins TWICE as its tenth member, becoming the youngest maknae in the group. A triple threat in singing, dancing, and songwriting, she uses her original work to shut down the critics. From a much-maligned parachuted-in favorite to standing alongside every member at the pinnacle of the world. This is the story of all ten of them. 2.9kReads6.6Score226Shelves
14. 14 半 Korean Peninsula: If They Give It to Me, I’ll Take It 半岛之她们给我就要 A Fish's Seven Seconds鱼之七秒Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A Korean entertainment novel about an international student from a great Eastern nation and his adventures with a whole host of female idols on the peninsula! Pure feel-good wish fulfillment. Heroines: Sana, Mina, Jisoo, Irene, and others. 5.9kReads7.1Score317Shelves
15. 15 韩 Korean Showbiz: The Producer Doesn't Realize She's Flirting 韩娱：制作人她撩人不自知 Tangerine Does the Splits橘子劈叉Two Female Leads129k WordsOngoing A Mary Sue story: brainless, with a messy romance. The heroine is not responsible for any characters in the story. Main focus: TWICE and girl groups. Content warnings: childish writing; the heroine is straightforward early on and a total mess later, but the main story doesn't confirm anyone's ship. The true romance is only shown in the extras. 139Reads—Score100Shelves
16. 16 韩 Korean Showbiz: Girl Group by Day, Fanfiction by Night 韩娱：白天当女团，晚上写同人 Yao Yao Milkshake 222爻爻奶昔222Two Female Leads289k WordsOngoing After a member left the group, the whole internet started predicting NMIXX’s downfall. To drum up buzz for the group, Baichuan Yu did something shameless. She dug up her old account and started writing fanfiction again. And the pairing was... Her teammate Sullyoon × senior Sana She really was only trying to ride the hype, honestly... The protagonist is NMIXX’s seventh member. The story mainly focuses on girl groups. Yuri. Please note before reading: This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. There ma 4.3kReads8.4Score375Shelves
17. 17 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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    The rankings are in no particular order; they're all quite good.

18. 18 我 My Stroll Along the Road to Stardom 我的星路漫步 How Can You Eat Fried Rice Without Scallions炒饭没葱怎么吃Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [The rating just opened and will gradually rise] K-pop: I got stranded on the Korean peninsula and was forced to debut? /K-pop/urban/multiple heroines/love rivalry/entertainment industry, with a succubus male lead (probably). Just think of it as a parallel world. At the end of 2019, a sudden outbreak swept across the globe, leaving Chinese student Liang Yun stranded in South Korea. A top music student, he was stuck at home in his rented apartment because of the outbreak, and unexpectedly compose 700Reads8.7Score—Shelves
19. 19 重 Reborn: My Charm Is Maxed Out, Yet They Call Me a Scumbag 重生：魅力值拉满，却说我是渣男 Say a Fish说一只鱼Urban1.2M WordsOngoing That year, JYP debuted an incredible solo singer who became a world-class idol superstar in just one short year. From then on, the music scene had an irreplaceable "incubus" who drove countless fans wild with obsession. However, after he spoke out in defense of someone during that controversial incident, he became the target of a nonstop barrage of online abuse. Then came the cliched drama of a fallen star fading into obscurity. But after time set the record straight and the truth came out, fans 16.6kReads8.4Score937Shelves
20. 20 半 The Peninsula: Training a New Girl Group to the Top from Scratch 半岛，从零开始培养登顶新女团 Five Champions of the Peach Garden桃园五魁首Urban319k WordsOngoing Tired of cheat panels? Come enjoy a more realistic, immersive dream journey through Korean entertainment. JYP's Division Two has frustrated countless Korean entertainment fans with its inability to live up to its potential. Would it still be such a mess under a different leader? Could TWICE and ITZY find an even more glorious path to success with a different approach to production? Could girl group members who started out as idols also make their mark in film and television? Li Mingzai is a lawy 195Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 半 Korean Peninsula: Don’t Take the Show’s Comedy Too Seriously 半岛之节目效果别当真 Little Lamb Loves Cola小羊爱喝可乐Urban4.6M WordsOngoing As a video blogger living on the Korean Peninsula, Lan Yu became one of the lucky pigs riding the wave of YouTube variety shows as they took off. As his popularity steadily grew, he started gaining access to circles that had once been out of reach. Lan Yu crafted a playboy persona for himself, showing off his impressive ability to keep things cool on the show. But at some point, the female idols who had interacted with him seemed to start taking the show’s antics seriously! 10.1kReads8.5Score560Shelves
22. 22 B Bilibili Helps Me Become a Top-Tier Star B站助我做顶流 Meng Yi Bing梦一病Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Xu Da is a trainee on the verge of elimination when a streaming website from the future suddenly appears in his mind. In the end, he pulls off an incredible comeback at Big Hit and becomes a member of BTS. He thought that from then on he would be a beloved top-tier star, but what can he do when his debut album sells only 772 copies in its first week? B, save me! 1.3kReads6.3Score103Shelves
23. 23 半 Peninsula: From Bankrupt Lackey to Entertainment King 半岛：从破产小弟到娱乐天王 A Starfeather一尾星羽Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Zhang Daoxing transmigrates to South Korea in a parallel 2016 and becomes a part-timer. This is the final boom of the Korean Wave, with countless stars appearing one after another. Holdouts from the old era? NANA, Suzy, Girls' Generation, and others still have plenty of clout. Girl groups of the new era? TWICE, Red Velvet, BLACKPINK, and others shine like a constellation. Actors? Han So-hee, Kim Ji-won, Park Eun-bin, and others, with new faces emerging everywhere. Will he make up for past regret 144Reads6.8Score—Shelves
24. 24 韩 The Child Raised by Girls’ Generation 韩娱少女时代养大的孩子 I'm the Funniest Monkey on the Mountain满山腚数我最猴Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The childhood groom of Girls’ Generation, the youngest member at SM Entertainment. A kid who grew up under Girls’ Generation’s watchful eyes, only to end up paired off within the company after all. P.S. This is my first book, written for practice. I’d been reading for ages and always found things I wasn’t happy with. Since I wanted to try writing a novel, I decided to practice with this subject. It’s my first time writing a book, so please give me plenty of guidance. If anything is poorly writte 3.5kReads7.0Score199Shelves
25. 25 半 The Peninsula: My Top Fan Is a Superstar 半岛，我的榜一是大明星 A Charming Monster一个迷人的妖怪Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Single heroine] [Romance] I livestream my writing from Seoul, and a top-tier star lives next door. Li Qingxu never imagined that in his first month of staying in Seoul to write a new novel, he’d run into the biggest bug of his life: The neighbor whose faint singing always drifted through the wall late at night was none other than Liu Zhimin, the stunning center of a phenomenally popular Korean girl group. And he, a nobody who made a living from game streams and writing novels, awkwardly realize 2.6kReads8.4Score188Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn on the Korean Peninsula: I'm Just a Nobody Who Writes Songs 重生半岛：我就是个破写歌的 Say a Fish说一只鱼Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Jin Shiyuan was reborn on the Korean Peninsula, armed with his rather unimpressive little golden finger. After struggling to make a name for himself as a genius producer, he never expected that one day he’d end up completely under someone else’s thumb. (A novel mainly about a girl group, set in an alternate world. The golden finger is fairly average, depending on how you look at it. The protagonist isn’t an overpowered hero, and this isn’t about showing off and face-slapping. It’s the sort of st 6.3kReads7.3Score305Shelves
27. 27 半 Peninsula Love Triangle: The Chaebol Assistant to Girls’ Generation’s Visual 半岛修罗场：少时门面的财阀助理 The Sky of Youth少时的天空Urban925k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + love rivals + secret identities revealed + no System + slice of life focus + Korean entertainment] “Zhang Ning, you owe me a hundred million. You'll have to work as my assistant for the rest of your life to pay it off!” The nation's first love, Lin Yuner, holds up the IOU and grins like a little fox. The icy female CEO Zheng Xiuyan slaps down a black card. “A hundred million? I'll pay it for him. He's mine.” The upright youngest member quietly produces a contract. “Unnies, a 2kReads—Score191Shelves

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    One chaotic scene after another during my childhood, it was quite a lot.

28. 28 撩 I Flirted with the Entire Entertainment Industry: What Do I Do When I’m This Popular? 撩遍娱乐圈之太受欢迎咋办呐 Bu Lu咘鹿Female-Channel Fanfiction5.7M WordsOngoing You are Yun Tian, a rising star in the entertainment industry ✨ You also work in South Korea. After four years as a trainee, you debuted in a girl group at eighteen, but became famous for your flawless figure and dazzling beauty. Because of public opinion, you started dressing in whatever covered you up the most, earning yourself the nickname “Daoist Yun” ♥ A year after your debut, an agent’s scheme at the year-end MaMa stage made you famous all over again. Since then, you’ve continued to shine 2.6kReads8.4Score113Shelves

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    These are all great, all featuring K-pop heartthrobs. Book 7 features a male protagonist and has no romantic pairing, so feel free to ship them. Books 8-10 are about Seventeen, and it seems only group-specific pairings are possible. However, I think these are all pretty good. If you don't like male protagonists, don't open books 7-10! 😊

29. 29 缺 Is This Good-for-Nothing Girl Idol Trying to Get Herself Killed Again Today? 缺德女爱豆今天也在作死吗？ DechaModern Romance351k WordsOngoing [Alternate-universe Korean entertainment industry + stunning beauty + a magnet for drama + lots of savage forum posts + naturally seductive + chaotic love-triangle showdown] Quan Xuelin, in her fans' words, is an idol of the "just stay alive" variety. If one word could describe her idol career, it would be: drama. -- She was on vacation in Jeju Island when talent scouts chased her for three whole blocks, and she went straight into the debut lineup on the strength of her looks. After finally debu 45.2kReads8.7Score7.1kShelves
30. 30 韩 Korean Showbiz: I Became a Superstar After Binding the System Panel 韩娱：绑定系统面板后我超神了 p1pea4Modern Romance756k WordsCompleted [Rating just released] Everyone in the industry knows how extensive Yin You's dating history is! They also know this woman has incredibly high standards and moves incredibly fast. And she's the only star whose romance was exposed by D Agency and who was still blessed by her fans and readily accepted by the public. From her looks to her rise to fame to her character and integrity, she's beyond reproach, so all people can do is poke fun at her private life and eventful love life. Even her fans adm 2kReads6.3Score152Shelves
31. 31 韩 The Korean Entertainment Nobody Turns Out to Be a Seductive Siren 韩娱小透明竟是风情万种 Tan Yanyu覃烟雨Female-Channel Fanfiction424k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the sixth member of the girl group Red Velvet, she was practically invisible in the group. But she fought her way to the top in Korea's cutthroat girl-group scene and became an undisputed top-tier star. She also dated practically every Korean male idol, each of them the type to cry and beg her not to break up with them afterward. 849Reads6.4Score—Shelves
32. 32 懒 The Idol Life of a Laid-Back Trainee 懒系选手的爱豆人生 Tea Terrace茶砌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance, no romance, no romance] [Not based on real people! Unrelated to reality! Feel free to consider it a parallel world!] Zhou Yijin had always been lazy, so his mother sent him to TN to train as an idol. He only wanted to quietly finish his trainee days and leave, but he was so dazzlingly handsome that he accidentally debuted. At first, he just wanted to be an obscure little idol and keep a low profile. Who knew his older brothers would dote on him, his older sisters would spoil him, hi 8.1kReads9.4Score722Shelves
33. 33 韩 The Candy Box of SVT in K-Pop 韩娱svt的糖果盒 No Such Good Man查无此良人Female-Channel Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted When Veram Koko came to Seoul as a trainee, hoping to freeload on meals and lodging, he never expected to meet the companions who would stay by his side for the rest of his life. If a person can make one and a half friends in their lifetime, then his life hasn't been wasted. “But I have thirteen companions I can walk through life with. What more could I ask for?” Whenever he looks up, he meets their eyes. Whenever he turns around, someone is there. His love is always returned, and someone wipes 627Reads8.7Score103Shelves
34. 34 成 How Hard Is It to Become the Fourteenth? 成为次十四有多难 A Contented Outlook on Life知足的人生态度Female-Channel Fanfiction787k WordsCompleted Shuran, reborn, in a parallel world? System issues a mission: You have to become a member of Seventeen and debut alongside them! Shuran: I'll do my best... System: The mission reward can send you back to your original world! Shuran: Okay, I'll work hard. System: So you can go back and finish college! Shuran: Mission accepted! A fantasy story by a little fan. The synopsis is only slightly related to the story. Any out-of-character portrayals are the author's fault, so please go easy on me... Than 893Reads8.7Score102Shelves
35. 35 S SEVENTEEN Butterfly Album SEVENTEEN蝴蝶相册 Xi Yu西屿Female-Channel Fanfiction238k WordsOngoing A life as a member of SEVENTEEN, an atypical female-to-male story, with a close-knit family focus (The CPs are all fan pairings.) Extended synopsis: A second chance at life is a gift from the Reaper, even if a little something went wrong along the way... Haha, what's there to fear about being a boy? It's not as if I can't turn back into a girl. That's what Zhai Xiyuan thought before meeting them! But even if that's what you say, you still need to learn how to KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, okay? (SEVENTEEN 236Reads6.4Score—Shelves
36. 36 职 After Taking a Job as a Sister-in-Law, I Achieved Financial Freedom 职业当嫂子后，我实现财富自由 Xiao Zhiyue萧执月Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Not a Scum-Tormenting Story] [Not a Typical Sister-in-Law Story] [Sweet Story, Sweet Story] [Quick Transmigration + Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment + [Conquest] + Female Lead Doesn't Get Attached + Role-Playing + Showbiz] While jumping on a meme trend on Douban, An Jiu left a comment: "First thing to do after becoming the sister-in-law: forget where you came from." And then the [Sister-in-Law System] bound itself to her. The System had a pure hatred of the 208 men: "Seeing them make so much money ma 141.5kReads9.5Score10.1kShelves

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    Who exactly is Xiao Zhiyue?! How could she write such delicious things?! 😋 Every little world is so beautiful, so incredibly beautiful! Let's savor it together! 😋

37. 37 写 The Writing Assistant System Is Actually a Beauty Makeover System 写作辅助系统读作美貌养成系统 Seven Beauties七姝Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing System + becoming beautiful + Korean entertainment at first, Chinese entertainment later + a touch of being adored by everyone Yun Shuyao transmigrated! And she came with a defective beauty System! She went from an ordinary 28-year-old junior civil servant to an 18-year-old girl who had just graduated from high school. By all accounts, she’d come out ahead. But she had fought tooth and nail to earn that civil service job in a major city! Yun Shuyao barely had time to mourn the loss of her golden 11kReads7.0Score929Shelves

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    Korean entertainment + stunning visuals + girl group + time travel ① A satisfying coming-of-age story set in the entertainment industry, where the female protagonist uses a system to enhance her looks and beauty. Initially, she only wants to finish her trainee period and run away, but later, through a series of changes, her career begins to take off. ② A college student wakes up to find herself a secret trainee at YG Entertainment. One of the members of the girl group Blackpink is having problems, and the female protagonist needs to step in. ③ The female protagonist is transmigrated into a half-Japanese, half-Chinese trainee with strong skills, abundant resources, and is the group's darling. The group atmosphere is excellent.

38. 38 重 Korean Showbiz: Reborn as a Secret YG Trainee 【韩娱】重生成了YG秘密练习生 The Polar Bear Has No Fish北极熊没有鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction356k WordsCompleted [Parallel world + celebrities + stunning beauty + a touch of being everyone's favorite] College student Su Qingyue opens her eyes and discovers she's become a secret trainee at YG. One of the prospective members of the girl group Blackpink is in trouble, and she has to fill in for her? She remembers training for only two months. Is Yang Juhua out of his mind? You've got to be kidding me!!! The male heartthrobs who appear so far include G-Dragon, Oh Se-hun, Cha Eun-woo, Jeon Jung-kook, Min Yoon-g 2.2kReads5.5Score157Shelves
39. 39 开 From the Start, I Joined the Girl Group: I’m the Sixth and Youngest Member 开局加入女娃：我是忙内第六人 Shanhai Zhaoyao山海昭瑶Female-Channel Fanfiction373k WordsCompleted When she wakes up, Lin Nuannuan, an ordinary office worker aged twenty-eight, is stunned. Not only has she gone back to the vibrant age of eighteen, she’s also become Yukino Haruna, a Japanese-Korean-Chinese trainee struggling to make it in South Korea and China, on the verge of elimination! Does her body come with an innate singing and dancing talent buff? Have her language skills suddenly maxed out? Before she can even process this surreal reality, a contract sends her straight into the future 1.4kReads8.4Score101Shelves
40. 40 出 After My Debut, I Became an Idol Killer 出道后我成了爱豆killer Reflection by the Lake湖边倒影Female-Channel Fanfiction156k WordsOngoing [K-pop, fanfiction writer, OOC, a little morally questionable, every scandal is taken as true, nobody is obligated to disbelieve them. Lots of forum posts after debut.] [Heroine is a jerk, has low moral standards, and is a pure hater.] Zhao Ruixue debuted in the hugely popular girl group BLACKPINK. As soon as she became an idol, she stayed true to herself: she put up with beauty standards, lived at the practice room, never slacked off or broke the law, worked hard to win fans over, and even wrot 78.9kReads9.1Score23kShelves

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    Recommendations for some low-brow Korean entertainment literature. Like, comment, and share if you enjoy! [Staring][shy]

41. 41 韩 From K-Pop Idol to Movie Emperor 韩娱从爱豆到影帝 Gazing at the Galaxy from the Valley从低谷仰望星河Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [SJ debut + stunning visual + actor-idol + everyone's darling + top-notch skills] He is an iconic member of a second-generation boy band. He is the idol of countless younger idols and actors. He is a famous representative of the Korean Wave throughout Asia. He is Lin Zhengyu. After a friend posted his photo, he shot to online fame, and the nickname “Face Genius” spread across Korean social media. A dream of becoming a star changed the course of his life. From the visual center of a “limited-time 2kReads6.4Score150Shelves
42. 42 从 A Revenge Romance That Begins with an Idol 从爱豆做起的复仇罗曼史 Lu Jia Wonton鹿佳馄饨Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Soapy drama + Strong female lead + Mary Sue fiction + Revenge] [Nine parts pretense, one part sincerity] Xu Zhiyue was an utterly ordinary orphan with neither looks nor connections. She was so forgettable that even the classmates who bullied her could barely remember her name or face. Her quiet life was suddenly turned upside down. First, she was expelled from school, then kicked out of the orphanage. With nowhere to turn for help, she had no choice but to risk everything and go alone to South 2.3kReads9.1Score247Shelves
43. 43 穿 Transmigrate into a Book About Korean Showbiz: Starting with a Top-Tier Variety Show 穿书韩娱：从顶流综艺开始 NOGGBOOKUrban1.5M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into a book: the very novel he wrote. Most people who transmigrate into books struggle to survive, but for Qian Daozai, an author whose works always flop, it’s a return to his “home.” The proper synopsis: If the feelings between Kang Gary and Song Ji Hyo had never been kept buried in their hearts, and if the legendary producers had never walked away, might the cameras on Running Man have captured nothing but laughter and joy forever? Song Ji Hyo grips the hem of her clothes, una 6.1kReads8.4Score349Shelves
44. 44 影 Film and TV: I Gained the Power of a Giant Python from the Start, and I'm the King of the Peninsula 影视：开局巨蟒之力，我半岛之王 Please Call Me Silly Bro请叫我呆瓜哥Male-Channel Fanfiction300k WordsCompleted [Korean Entertainment Worlds + Multiple Heroines + Reborn + Transmigrate + Ruthless + Viruses] After Lin Mo is reborn and transmigrates to the Korean Peninsula, he joins New World as a squad leader under Ding Qing, then transfers to Hyosan High School. From the start, he robs a “worker” from the Lord God’s space! He takes the man's watch, inherits his estate, and acquires a pocket dimension. He discovers a pill infused with the power of a giant serpent in his wrist space. After swallowing it, he 6.7kReads8.4Score426Shelves
45. 45 意 After Accidentally Binding to My Sister-in-Law System, I Ascended to Godhood 意外绑定嫂子系统后，我封神了 Zi Yue Dongzhi子月冬至Modern Romance745k WordsOngoing "Not a female-centric power fantasy" The poor young Cheng Xue unexpectedly bonded with the Sister-in-Law System. Winning the favor of a celebrity idol and becoming his "sister-in-law" not only earned her money, but also improved her skills. The only downside was that she'd get scolded if she was found out. There are so many sisters-in-law in the world. What's one more? Getting all the perks for free is great. Who cares if she gets scolded? She dreams of making 2.08 million yuan a day. Driven by 12.1kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

    Reader note

    The first book is divinely inspired, incredibly delicious, no romance, everyone's just a tool. After reading the first book, reading the second one feels like it's trying to charm the male characters. It's 1v4. If you're looking for something to read, start with the second one, because you won't be able to finish the first.

46. 46 重 Reborn: I Have a Girl Group Sister 重生：我有一个女团姐姐 Say a Fish说一只鱼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (A novel that starts with Song Yuqi and mainly focuses on the kids. The early chapters are about everyday life and move at a leisurely pace. This is a passion project, so feel free to drop by and have a look while you’re chatting.) [This is a story from a parallel world. A young man reborn with the memories of his soul may have had a tragic past life, but this time, thanks to the heavens’ favor, he becomes a world-renowned genius writer. And throughout his successful, dazzling life, the things h 3.9kReads9.0Score206Shelves

    Reader note

    A good Korean entertainment novel [cool][making a face][thinking]

47. 47 在 Korean Showbiz: Life Pretending to Be Cute in a Girl Group Full of Energy 【韩娱】在元气女团装可爱的生活 Edelweiss Melts雪绒花融化Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted Blurb: A spin-off born from a wild idea. A story about a girl weighed down by a painful past and naturally unsmiling, voted into stardom by a crowd of jokesters, as she grows while living in a bright and adorable girl group. Reader’s guide: 1. The original tenth member of TWICE, the group’s producer, and an all-around ace. 2. The male lead is BTS’s seventh member. The story also features other boy groups and girl groups. 3. The author likes a good laugh and will include some rather mean jokes. 4 2.4kReads8.9Score161Shelves
48. 48 g (G)I-DLE: Blooming All the Way gidle，一路生花 Heng Ling蘅凌Male-Channel Fanfiction756k WordsCompleted After an accident, Ning Bingbing transmigrated to Blue Star, a parallel world, into the body of a girl who was also named Ning Bingbing. Since she loved K-pop, she auditioned for Cube, got accepted, and joined (G)I-DLE to make her own way. (I only got into the group after SuSu left, so the protagonist will take her place in (G)I-DLE. SuSu will still appear as a solo singer and have a close friendship with the girls. If you can’t accept that, there’s nothing I can do. I was worried I wouldn’t por 876Reads8.8Score104Shelves
49. 49 韩 Korean Showbiz: The Global Top-Tier Star 韩娱：全球顶流 Zhou Eats Sesame周吃芝麻Modern Romance299k WordsOngoing (No CP, mainly focused on career) Lin Qujing is reborn and joins YG, becoming a member of BLACKPINK and reaching the pinnacle of life. (P.S. Enter at your own risk if you don't like rough writing.) 279Reads6.6Score—Shelves
50. 50 半 Peninsula: Dream 半岛：梦 The Lady Who Can't Sleep睡不着女士Two Female Leads1.2M WordsCompleted GL, female protagonist, fictional setting. Please don’t relate it to the real world, thank you. This is Part One. Part Two is currently being serialized on the author’s page. [K-pop + everyone’s favorite + multiple pairings + female protagonist + GL + ...] Like it or not? From second to fifth generation, I want it all. Music-producing genius singer x (to be decided) Pairings are open. The author doesn’t know much about Korea, so research enthusiasts, please don’t read. The song timeline is all o 21Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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