Any Korean Entertainment Novels? Either Lead Is Fine, Preferably Career-Focused 有没有韩娱小说，男女主都可以，最好事业批一点

1. 1 韩 Korean Showbiz: An Encounter 韩娱之相遇 I'm Not a Little Leek我不是小韭菜Urban499k WordsOngoing An unexpected encounter brings him into the dazzling world of Korean entertainment. He meets the girls pursuing their dreams and stands by their side, as love blossoms alongside the starlight. He's here, so come see the stories of how he meets them on the peninsula and forms bonds with them~ 229Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is my first time writing, I hope you like it.

2. 2 韩 K-Pop: I Have a Shot That Can Open the Heavens 韩娱我有一炮可开天 The Red Carp and Green Carp of Lazy Little Donkey懒小驴的红鲤鱼绿鲤鱼Urban1.9M WordsCompleted A male barbecue chef transmigrates into the body of Cui Xianyu, a Korean model! He inherits the barbecue shop his late father left behind. How will Cui Xianyu turn the shop into a thriving business? And how will she make her way into the local entertainment industry? 4.2kReads8.4Score239Shelves

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   Funny and entertaining. No harem, no harem.

3. 3 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 2.4kReads8.9Score163Shelves

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   This is the best K-pop novel I've read so far. The entire story focuses on the female lead's growth and career, and also touches on family, friendship, and love. She doesn't suffer romantically because she's paired with a male idol. I've read several K-pop novels and found that many authors, because they like the male lead, glorify him, or whitewash his inappropriate behavior, thus making the female lead suffer. It's really painful for me, a fan of female leads. This novel doesn't do that. The female lead is truly intelligent; she's the most beautiful tree that takes root even in the mud!

4. 4 飞 Struck by Lightning During My Ascension, I Cultivate Ten Thousand Arts Alone on Blue Star 飞升被雷劈，我在蓝星独修万法 Boss Lei Keeps His Word雷老板说到做到Urban529k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead: Kwon BoA] [Korean Peninsula] [K-Pop] [Tycoon] [Urban Cultivation] [I Alone Possess Supernatural Powers] [Invincible] [Does Not Hide His Strength] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Harem] [No Romantic Ambiguity] [Everyday Life] [Slow-Burn] [Relaxed] At the moment of his ascension, a divine thunderbolt from the void struck Jian Xuan and sent him to Blue Star, where he became a bawling infant. Spiritual energy is scarce? He has cultivation techniques, pill recipes, and sword insigh 16.5kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves

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   Cultivation protagonist, slice-of-life, K-pop with a single female lead, BoA.

5. 5 L Legend: I Shine on My Own and Have High Standards Legend：姐独美，且挑剔 Yang Bangbang杨棒棒Female-Channel Fanfiction464k WordsOngoing [Alternate-universe K-pop / forum-style / a little mean-spirited / 1vN / no System] A no-brainer story with just the right mix of spice and sweetness. A career-focused bad girl who approves of everything, and the men she writes about stay respectable! * She was YG’s first female solo artist, Korea’s youngest Producer of the Year, and the founder of LOE Entertainment. A chaebol heiress, daughter of an award-winning actress, and a cool, snake-like beauty. After more than a decade in the industry, 352Reads—Score103Shelves

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   A YG solo artist who debuted in 2012, she carved out her own path to stardom amidst fierce competition, rising to the top while enjoying success. (1vN, second-generation chaebol, later becoming a capital investor)

6. 6 韩 Korean Entertainment: I Have a Tree 韩娱之我有一棵树 Er Bao's Home二宝的家Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing My life ran out in a hospital bed. After being reborn, I became an ethnic Korean who loves acting and has the orphan buff stacked on top. A gray-white space appeared in my mind, with a tree and a well. The well water can heal injuries. The tree bears fruit, and the fruit can grant divine power. I can absorb fruits infused with all kinds of peak acting skills. At the “V.I.P.” audition, I face the camera and reveal a smile that blends angel and demon. Everyone is stunned. The director slaps the ta 18.3kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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   I recommend you read this book.

7. 7 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 23Reads8.2Score—Shelves
8. 8 半 Peninsula: Reborn as the Captain of the Empress's Team 半岛：重生成为女帝队长 Meng Yi Bing梦一病Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing Male fan: Guli Manli, you’re an idol! How can you treat your fans like this? gul: Sorry, I have other sisters. You can go like them instead! (Female fans are so much cuter. Why are all my fans guys?) JYP: GULI, what about the songs you promised me? It’s been ages. Please take care of a dried-up old man like me, whose inspiration has run out! gul: Come on, it’s only been a month and you’re already nagging! Your girl group just debuted. Let’s wait until they get criticized, I mean, have some time 580Reads6.7Score—Shelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 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

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    Except for the last two, the rest are all (G)I-DLE books. There are a few more that I can't recommend, you can check my bookshelf.

11. 11 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
12. 12 韩 K-Pop: The Tenth Member of Girls’ Generation 韩娱之少女时代第十人 Lemon Soda柠檬苏打水Two Female Leads898k WordsCompleted Shen Nanshu was reborn. In her previous life, she was an idol who had just won the Triple Crown Best Actress award. The moment she received the trophy, she suddenly died. She was reborn in the body of a little girl. She had planned to quietly live out her life, but fate’s wheel began turning once more. With a female lead who brings light to the SM flower garden, everyone will be safe and sound in this life, and everyone will get a happy ending. 719Reads6.4Score—Shelves
13. 13 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
14. 14 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 680Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Please, I'm begging you, it's updated every day.

15. 15 半 Peninsula: My Family Is a Chaebol, but I’m Not! 半岛：我家是财阀，我不是啊！ How Can You Eat Fried Rice Without Scallions炒饭没葱怎么吃Urban502k WordsCompleted K-pop / Urban Slice of Life / Multiple Heroines / Entertainment Industry Just treat it as a parallel world. Come take a look at Hwang Gu’s everyday life on the peninsula. His family situation is quite complicated, and various upheavals have left him quiet and unsociable. 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 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
17. 17 重 Reborn 13: Starting with Fade 重生13：从Fade开始 Heavenly Sword of Deshan德山的天剑Urban974k WordsOngoing [Reborn + No System + Slow-Paced + Music Production + Studying in Korea + Showbiz + One Female Lead] You Mo was reborn in 2013 in a parallel world, at the age of sixteen. In his previous life, he'd been an ordinary corporate drone who squeezed onto the subway and lived on takeout. This time, he became the second son of Lutu, a Jinjiang footwear and clothing brand. He had no great ambitions and just wanted to lie flat. But fate had given him something he couldn't afford to waste: a head full of 10kReads6.3Score884Shelves

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    This book is well-designed; you can give it a try. It's slow-paced.

18. 18 半 Peninsula: From the Start, I Became Lee Kwang-soo’s Neighbor 半岛：开局从和李光洙做邻居开始 Mr. Xin's Wine辛公的酒Urban605k WordsOngoing Just started getting ratings! [Multiple heroines] [Comedy] [Daily life] Sending me to study in Korea during THAAD? What were they thinking! But there's a System, so I'm going! Liu Zhimin: Oppa, tell me, how do you think our story will end? Qin Wen: Let's talk about that later. Let's eat first! Zhang Yuanying: Oppa, I have money. Come live the rich life with me! Qin Wen: I'm rich too! Qin Wen: Autumn? Winter? Summer? What about spring? Why isn't there a spring? Uh... I'm living through spring rig 4.4kReads6.4Score227Shelves

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    I'm looking for support for my new Korean entertainment novel. It's a comedy, slice-of-life story about a producer and screenwriter, featuring multiple female leads.

19. 19 韩 Korean Showbiz Career Crash Simulator, No, Sasaeng Simulator 韩娱塌房模拟器不，是私生模拟器 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Female-Channel Fanfiction591k WordsCompleted Reborn as a cool, stunning idol in Korean showbiz, he becomes the subject of a savage forum-style story. A simulator lets him experience the career paths of people in different entertainment-industry professions. From the start, three talent scouts fight over him, and he debuts as the center of a boy group. No CP + universally adored + career-driven. The simulator arrives from the start, three talent scouts compete for him, and he chooses a company. He parachutes into the company. Yet one god-ti 2.7kReads8.4Score179Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, yet the idol reaches the top. A heartthrob.

20. 20 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. 2.3kReads9.2Score136Shelves

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    Korean entertainment novels, where the male and female protagonists have romantic relationships.

21. 21 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Washed-Up K-Pop Idol and Went Viral by Losing It 穿越成韩团糊咖，我靠发疯出圈 Rui Rui Rui Na叡叡叡娜Modern Romance220k WordsOngoing · Female lead (Lin Xiao/Geum Ha-neul): A modern corporate drone who worked exhausting 996 hours and transmigrated after dying from overwork. Her only skills are a sharp tongue and a talent for freaking out. She's an invisible member of a K-pop group. · Original boy band leader (Min Si-heon): A heartthrob with a cool, chaste image (based on the way his persona is packaged), but in truth he's a drama queen with paranoid delusions and severe germophobia. The female lead is his “desensitization ther 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is this okay?

22. 22 女 In a World with Few Men, I Became an Interstellar Top-Tier Star 女多男少，我成为星际顶流爱豆 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Modern Romance69k WordsOngoing No CP + Idol + Entertainment Industry + Everyone’s Favorite + Battle Royale Survival Audition + Forum Posts + Ambitious Protagonist Park Jaehyun was transported into a world where women vastly outnumbered men. Here, women called all the shots, and male entertainers were presumed to be “no good.” Few managed to stand out, but those who broke through could command a fanbase so huge the streets emptied wherever they went. Armed with the skills of a top-tier star from his previous life and a face th 117Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 男 I'm Charging into the Girl Group Scene in a Boy Band Fanfic 男团同人文里，我勇闯女团赛道 My Imagination Always Has a Leak脑洞常漏风Female-Channel Fanfiction520k WordsCompleted [Korean Showbiz] + [Book Transmigration] + [rewriting songs and stories] + [chaotic timeline] One day, she transmigrates into a fanfiction by a Cassiopeia fan. She has no interest at all in TVFXQ, her labelmates, and only wants to grow together with her group, making up for the regrets of reality in this illusory world. The company says: ----She looks like she belongs at SM, but her personality is totally YG. She's basically a female Kim Heechul. Fans say: ----It's easy to like her. Someone will 119Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Korean entertainment second-generation groups

24. 24 混 Life on the Peninsula 混在半岛的日子 Beneath the Dust微尘之下Urban470k WordsOngoing Korean entertainment, the peninsula, idol auditions, K-pop, girl groups... From the start, she changes sex and gets set up on a blind date, then flees in a panic. She goes to Shanghai to look for work, but her education is too limited to find a job. Then a talent scout from Yuehua Entertainment discovers her. After competing on Produce 48, she debuts as a member of IZ*ONE. 35Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    A working professional, through a chance encounter while looking for a job, joined the group IZ*ONE by participating in an audition organized by Yuehua Entertainment. Their future plans after the group disbands are currently unknown.

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