Recommendations for Korean Entertainment Novels Set in South Korea 推荐一下半岛韩娱的书

1. 1 半 Peninsula: I'm Done Playing, and Now They're Panicking 半岛：我不玩了，她们慌了 She Says My Blade Isn't Sharp Enough她说我的刀不够硬Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The rating just opened, so it’ll go up (probably). Korean entertainment / multiple female leads / everyday life / winning him back / battle royale / women pursuing men From the day he opened his eyes, Zheng Cheng knew he was the protagonist of a crazy, niche dating sim and management game. He had no childhood and no future, because a brain-dead player had ruined his life. He watched helplessly as the player controlled his body to pursue female idols, singers, and actresses, only to fail to win 9.8kReads8.2Score511Shelves

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   The story is original and the writing is fluent.

2. 2 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 is good; CUBE was planned almost a long time ago, and the female lead is Song Yuqi.

3. 3 月 A Moon Boy’s Guide to Starting Work 月亮男孩入职指南 Jinjin of soosoo的妗妗Urban184k WordsCompleted Seoul has many moons. One is the one in the sky. He watched it grow, and it watched him live alone. Then there are the ones who call him their little brother: the tenderness Jisoo offered him, the candy Sana pressed into his palm, the gentle pats Irene gave his head... They were all moons. He followed their light for a long time. Later, someone pointed to him onstage and said, “Look, there’s a moon over there, too.” He didn’t know. Only then did he finally understand: those moons that had 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you like K-pop, this is for you! All the best K-pop content is here.

4. 4 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! 10.2kReads8.5Score567Shelves
5. 5 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. 5.8kReads7.1Score309Shelves
6. 6 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
7. 7 韩 A K-Pop Actor's Journey: My Older Sister Is IU 韩娱演员路之我的姐姐是IU Prodigal Son Returns at Night浪子夜归Urban231k WordsOngoing Korean entertainment, actor, single female lead: Park Jiyeon of T-ara At the end of 2011, during the recording of a variety show, IU accidentally revealed her younger brother’s real name, Lee Jonghun. To protect his sister and live a normal life himself, Lee Jonghun changes his name to Lee Jiho and quietly transfers schools. But no one knows that inside this seemingly ordinary middle schooler lives the soul of a 34-year-old from another country. From the confusion of becoming IU’s younger brothe 1.3kReads—Score110Shelves
8. 8 人 In Korea, Surrounded by Female Idols 人在半岛：身边都是女爱豆 A Fish's Seven Seconds鱼之七秒Urban441k WordsOngoing A Korean entertainment novel! A Seoul National University intern joins JYP Entertainment, one of the peninsula’s four major entertainment companies, and gets involved with some idols! Multiple female leads, mainly fifth-generation idols, with fourth-generation idols in supporting roles! 6.8kReads6.9Score367Shelves
9. 9 韩 Seoul: I Rule the City’s Nightlife 韩城：我掌控韩城黑夜 zhou Zhou zzhou周zUrban250k WordsOngoing (Mostly everyday life, Korean entertainment) Zhou Jingjian was an orphan overseas. As a child, his adoptive father and master, Park Jihye, brought him to Seoul, where he became a member of the Seoul gang. In 2013, an unknown mission led to Park Jihye being hunted by gangs across the country. “Jingjian, let me go!” “If I let you go, what happens to me? I want to live, too!” After capturing him, Zhou Jingjian was appointed head of one of the Seoul gang’s divisions. “You’re crossing the line, —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 韩 The K-Pop Hitmaker 韩娱名曲制造机 K Rice FanK饭丝Urban608k WordsOngoing (Jang Wonyoung, Shin Yuna, Sullyoon, Fan Yuxin, Kang Haerin, Jung Ahyeon, Lee Wonhee...) Silver Hyun transmigrates to another space-time and uses the vast music library of his old world to make his way into the entertainment industry, both behind the scenes and in the spotlight. When people hail him as a musical genius and a hit-making machine, he remains completely unfazed. Low-key and reserved, yet arrogant, he releases one hit song after another, drawing on every musical resource from his old 150Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 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
12. 12 娱 Showbiz: The Nation’s Idol 娱乐：全民偶像 Spring Breeze Dyed with Wine醺色染春风Urban1.5M WordsOngoing (Gorgeous male lead + multiple heroines + heroines from multiple countries + actresses born in the 1990s, 1995s, and 2000s + Korean entertainment + Chinese entertainment + global showbiz + wish fulfillment + god of singing + invincible + Asia's top-tier star + global superstar + 10,000+ words updated daily) Jiang Zaixun makes a surprise debut at SM as the most mysterious trainee in its history. With god-tier looks, monstrous talent, a photographic memory, and the voice and dancing skills of a go 56Reads5.0Score—Shelves
13. 13 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
14. 14 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 2.5kReads8.4Score170Shelves
15. 15 重 Reborn as the World’s Number One, I’m Dating a Girl Group Member 重生成世一中和女团谈恋爱 How Can You Eat Fried Rice Without Scallions炒饭没葱怎么吃Sports1.1M WordsCompleted No national team! No national team! No national team! The national team will only come up once or twice. If even seeing those two words makes you fly into a rage, don't click! Football + a little Korean entertainment Su Laoer, an Arsenal fan, was crushed by a speeding dump truck on his way home from work. Unlike the protagonists in those transmigration-to-another-world stories, he really did die. But when he arrived in the underworld, he was told that an underworld intern had taken the wrong per 2.3kReads6.1Score122Shelves
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

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    The first book on Korean entertainment is finished, the second book has a female lead.

17. 17 韩 Korean Showbiz: This Actor Never Takes a Bad Script 韩娱：这个演员从不接烂剧 Brilliance in a Flash瞬之光华Urban640k WordsOngoing Peninsula #Actors #VarietyShows #OneHeroine After waking up from a drunken sleep, Chen Shi'an discovers a new set of memories in his mind. They include a past he recognizes, and a future he doesn't... 6.4kReads8.4Score422Shelves
18. 18 半 The Peninsula: My Winter Isn't So Cold 半岛，我的冬天不太冷 A Charming Monster一个迷人的妖怪Urban503k WordsOngoing Kim Minjeong has a secret: onstage, she’s a cool, dazzling AI warrior, but in private, she’s a socially anxious crybaby who’s afraid of the dark, even on her way home. She has an even deeper secret: her assistant, Kang Banha, seems to think she’s the most important person in the world. She’s afraid of the dark, so he texts her “Good night” every evening. She’s afraid of the cold, so he gives her the only hand warmer he has. She’s afraid of being alone, so he tells her, “Whatever you want to eat, 516Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are fine, the writing is fluent.

19. 19 韩 Korean Entertainment: Give Me to You 韩娱之把我送给你 The Happy Familyhappy的一家Urban531k WordsOngoing Another love story wearing a K-pop disguise, with Sunny as the sole heroine, and more sweetness to come. K-pop may be on the decline these days, but I’m still a stubborn fool, charging ahead and writing out of love. P.S. This is a slow-paced story full of everyday moments, with no big twists or major conflicts. It’s all about taking your time and savoring small joys, without melodrama or dumb characters. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read! 1.6kReads8.2Score102Shelves
20. 20 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
21. 21 韩 Korean Showbiz: The Younger Wolfdog, Yoona’s Exclusive 韩娱：年下狼犬，允儿专属 MOmoDonkUrban562k WordsOngoing [Parallel World] [Single Heroine] [Fanfiction] He’s the heir who can even make Lee Soo-man back down. He’s EXO’s most dazzling popularity king. He’s the trusted senior of the younger members of every group. And he’s the dream man hidden in the hearts of countless girls. Ning Shiyuan says: Sorry, I only love Yoona~ The girls: Oppa~ Wipe your trumpet again~ (Get a grip.) Im Yoona: He’s perfectly clearheaded. He chose this himself. 2.5kReads5.7Score105Shelves
22. 22 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
23. 23 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

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    These books are indeed good, especially the first and sixth ones, yyds

24. 24 韩 The Little Ghost in Korean Showbiz Drops the Act 韩娱之小幽灵不装了 Drunken Fox Covets the Moon醉狸贪月Female-Channel Fanfiction253k WordsOngoing What should you do when you die from staying up too late, wake up as an idol, and catch the eye of your favorite star? Asking online, and I’m kind of in a hurry. I died from staying up too late and became an unknown member of TWICE. Her old nickname was “Little Ghost.” Fans could even overlook her at fan sign events. But she was an influencer, and her specialty was making people notice her. She helped her teammates polish their choreography, got involved in production, and designed her own stage 118Reads7.1Score—Shelves
25. 25 闪 Shining Rainbow 闪耀的彩虹 A Little Meatball一只肉啵啵Female-Channel Fanfiction587k WordsOngoing Original female lead + Yoon Jeonghan The setup is that she's Wen Junhui's junior fellow apprentice. In her previous life, she was a little-known idol from a tiny agency. After the group disbanded, she pursued a career in another country, thinking she could reach the pinnacle of success. Who knew she'd return to when she was fifteen… As a Carat, all she wanted was to start out as a fan who followed them around and then ship her favorite couples. But she never expected to fall for… There's a long 216Reads8.2Score—Shelves
26. 26 矮 Before the Short-Lived Era: PRODUCE 48 矮前时代：PRODUCE48 Make Hard Work a Habit让努力成习惯Female-Channel Fanfiction957k WordsOngoing [Slow Burn] [Korean Showbiz] [IZ*ONE] Xu Guanwei woke up to find she had transmigrated to 2018 in a parallel world and was competing in the wildly popular global audition show PRODUCE 48. To return to her original world, Xu Guanwei matches wits with the System and battles the other trainees in a fierce competition, ultimately gaining countless close friends and precious memories. 749Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is set in a parallel world and tells the tale of IZ*ONE's audition before their debut. The female lead is the younger sister of SEVENTEEN member Xu Minghao and the elementary school classmate of (G) i-dle member Song Yuqi, with some fantasy elements mixed in.

27. 27 重 Reborn in Korean Showbiz: Saving My White Moonlights from the Start 重生韩娱：开局挽救白月光们 Risk Assessment风险排查Urban566k WordsOngoing If you could relive your life, what would you most want to change? Returning from 2024 to Seoul in 2009, Su Che knows the answer: them. Armed with musical talent that transcends eras and memories of the future, he rises from the streets to the top, becoming the brightest force behind the scenes in K-pop’s golden age. He writes a chart-topping hit for Girls’ Generation, breaks the chains of fate for f(x), turns the tide of public opinion for T-ara... But more important than his career is taking t 300Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 兔 The Sheep in the TWICE Zoo 兔瓦斯动物园里的羊 Full House役满Two Female Leads686k WordsOngoing Her name is Zheng Enxiu, stage name Soso, and she's TWICE's lead vocalist. Her fans call her Somsom, her bandmates call her Xiuni, and some people call her Saqi or Sajiang. And in the darkness, someone has called her other names. “I raised her.” “She'll be mine one day.” “Her parents have given their blessing. I've been letting her do her own thing all along.” “I'm her friend... but I think I know too much.” Even the curly-haired sheep in TWICE's zoo keeps asking who she belongs to. But she neve 102Reads8.2Score—Shelves
29. 29 S SVT's Obsessive Maknae Is Off-Limits SVT之病娇忙内惹不得 Lychee Wine Darling荔枝酒宝Female-Channel Fanfiction353k WordsOngoing The laziest maknae in SVT's top-tier boy group is a slender, sickly-looking young man, 182 centimeters tall, with cool, delicate features and pale lips. He spends all day wandering around with a fountain pen, either lounging in his older brothers' arms, sunbathing and snacking, or curling up in a corner to read old books. He's like a boneless, lazy little attachment who sticks to them wherever they go, softly calling, “Hyung, hold me for a while.” He's the group's beloved little yandere, through 200Reads—Score104Shelves
30. 30 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
31. 31 韩 K-Pop Impostor Movie Emperor: From the Start, I Acquire a Top Girl Group 韩娱冒牌影帝，开局收购顶级女团 Xiaoyao Shenwang Yu逍遥神王羽Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In 2009, Song Tianhao wakes up after a night of heavy drinking to discover that he has become a rising star in South Korea’s entertainment industry, a Baeksang Best Actor winner. Before he can celebrate transmigrating, the “Entertainment Mogul System” activates in his mind. Fifty million dollars, a “Player Card” that boosts his charisma and likeability, and master-level songwriting skills are instantly added to his account. But a cruel fact stares him in the face: he has no idea how to act. Song 642Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 熊 From Panda Girl to Korean Beauty: How I Became the Sister-in-Law 熊猫妹变韩女，就这样当上嫂子了 Nuo Qigao诺琪高Female-Channel Fanfiction408k WordsCompleted [Korean Entertainment Fanfiction + Feel-Good Story + No Couple at the End + Slightly Immoral] [Abstract Synopsis] In my previous life, I was a K-pop-obsessed panda girl. In my next life, I was reborn as a Korean girl. Want to know what changed? Of course, I'm closer to the oppas now~ What career should I choose? Why even hesitate? Obviously, an athlete! The oppas can marry into my family~ [Heads-up: The heroine dates throughout the story. She gets sad, gets happy, behaves immorally, and has no c 7.4kReads8.3Score423Shelves
33. 33 我 My Otherworldly Music Library Is Taking K-Pop by Storm 我的异界曲库炸翻韩娱 User34935694用户34935694Urban4.1M WordsOngoing Main character: Jiang Zhiyu was once the Medicine King Valley's heir in the Tianxuan Continent and a team leader at TG Entertainment. After an accident, he transmigrated to South Korea in 2017 and became a seventeen-year-old Chinese-American boy. Armed with a hundred hit songs from another world, miraculous pills, and forward-thinking ideas about entertainment, he starts out in SM Entertainment's songwriting department and gradually shakes up the entire Korean entertainme 1.2kReads—Score104Shelves
34. 34 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
35. 35 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
36. 36 半 Apprentice of the Peninsula's Secret Sect: Female Idols Help Me Cultivate 半岛秘宗学徒：女爱豆们助我修行 Formless and Empty无色无空Urban662k WordsOngoing I pass through a thousand flowers without a single leaf clinging to me. Along the long road of cultivation, all kinds of female idols become the key to breakthroughs in his cultivation. The story of an orphan who grows from a secret sect apprentice into a grandmaster. The timeline spans generations one through five. 2.3kReads6.2Score185Shelves

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    It basically meets the requirements, featuring multiple female leads.

37. 37 韩 Korean Entertainment: Don't Fall for My Photographer Boyfriend 韩娱，不要喜欢上我的摄影男友 Yun Shangguan云上官Urban648k WordsOngoing [Liu Zhimin] [Sapiosexual] [Love at First Sight] Shen Yubai is an independent documentary filmmaker, commissioned to shoot a documentary about the idol industry. He enters SM Entertainment with a critical eye, turning his camera on aespa's leader, Karina: the girl who painstakingly perfects her moves in the practice room at three in the morning, hiding her exhaustion behind a flawless performance. He thinks of himself as an observer, a documentarian standing apart from it all. But gradually, 2.9kReads—Score269Shelves

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    Korean entertainment, single female lead, 300,000 words

38. 38 半 A Beloved Friend from the Peninsula 半岛好亲故 Vanilla Latte香草加拿铁Urban942k WordsOngoing Reborn into a Korean chaebol family, Xu Minghe thinks he should do something about all the regrets he carried from his previous life. So he uses his memories of his past life to make his way in Korean entertainment. 954Reads—Score113Shelves

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    I feel like Tomato's Korean entertainment is not easy to listen to, it is indeed too niche, it's really just doing it out of love.

39. 39 重 Reborn on the Peninsula: I Helped Them All Make It 重生半岛：她们都是我带出来的 MOmoDonkUrban569k WordsCompleted Korean entertainment industry. In his previous life, he was S.M.'s top composer and award-winning producer. Reborn, he becomes the mastermind behind the peninsula's entertainment industry. One heroine, mostly everyday life, featuring groups from the fourth to sixth generations, with the fifth generation most prominent. Parallel world, melodramatic plot, don't take it seriously!!! 2.8kReads—Score109Shelves
40. 40 韩 Korean Showbiz: You Are My Destiny 韩娱之你是我的命运 The Short-Legged One Strikes Back短小腿的反击Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After arriving on the Korean peninsula, he experiences one unexpected incident after another with girl group members, setting them on a course to remain entwined for life in their everyday urban lives. A native of China, he comes from a wealthy family, has money and business acumen, and ventures into the entertainment industry. He develops a series of entertainment ventures on the Korean peninsula and becomes romantically entangled with numerous girl group members. Lin Yuna (Lin Xiaoyun): Girls’ 4.2kReads8.0Score243Shelves
41. 41 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
42. 42 韩 Korean Showbiz: I Told You to Imitate Guang Guang, Not Surpass Him! 韩娱：让你模仿光光没让你超越！ Yuyu雨雨灬Urban680k WordsCompleted I, Li Wei, transmigrated. The good news: I became Seoul National University’s campus heartthrob, with Song Joong-ki’s face. The bad news: Lee Kwang-soo is living inside my body, too. And so my whole vibe went completely off the rails. At a mixer, I meant to make a cool, aloof entrance. But the moment I opened my mouth, I said, “Girl, you really can’t hold your liquor, can you?” All the girls burst out laughing and insisted on claiming me as one of the girls. At the Running Man audition, I planne 1.5kReads5.6Score100Shelves
43. 43 半 Peninsula: Female Idols Eavesdrop on My Thoughts 半岛：我被女爱豆偷听心声 Little Lemon Tree柠檬树仔Urban119k WordsOngoing [Inner thoughts, everyday life, reborn, multiple female leads] Han Baijun from 2025 is reborn in 2013 on the Korean Peninsula, where he is still an unknown photography assistant. He plans to use his advantage of being reborn to seize opportunities and make money, quietly building a fortune. But he has no idea that female idols can hear his inner thoughts. Choi Sulli: “Oppa, will you be my boyfriend? I’m not scared when you’re by my side!” Kim Taeyeon: “You want to capture me at my most relaxed?” 21Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 我 My Idol Girlfriend 我的爱豆女友 Tai Kayun泰卡允Urban775k WordsOngoing (Everyday life, Korean entertainment) 2014, the golden age of Korean variety shows. Gu Yi, an established PD from Huaguo’s Blue TV, arrives at SBS with a mission to “learn from advanced practices.” On the set of Running Man, he is Jo Hyo-jin’s most prized apprentice; In a tea room in Cheongdam-dong, he is the nephew of the chief prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office; And on the upcoming Running Man China, he is the behind-the-scenes mastermind controlling resources on both sides of th 136Reads6.9Score—Shelves
45. 45 半 My Low-Key Romance in Korean Entertainment 半岛我在韩娱的五线恋爱 Rainy Dream Midseason梦雨中节Urban469k WordsOngoing Gu Yan, 25, came to Seoul to study music. His cousin is a JYP executive, and his roommate is a hardcore fan. On his first visit to the company, Sana struck up a conversation with him. At his first fan signing, Tzuyu said, “I remember you.” The first time they played a game together, Mina added him as a friend. Jisoo said, “You’re quite an interesting person.” Liu Zhimin said, “I want to become someone like you.” But for some reason, they were all getting closer to him. 76Reads5.5Score—Shelves
46. 46 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
47. 47 半 Winter Whispers on the Peninsula 半岛之冬日絮语 Chunzhen Jinmailang纯甄今麦郎Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I transmigrated through time and space just to be by your (all your) side. Lin Che, a successful candidate in the imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty, suddenly transmigrates to the modern era. Luckily, he meets one kind-hearted person after another, all willing to help him for free. It seems he can’t return to his old home, but at least he can build a new one here. (Female leads: Misamo, Tzuyu, Jeon Heejin, Liu Zhimin) 924Reads8.0Score100Shelves
48. 48 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)

49. 49 半 Peninsula: A Shiba Inu at Home with a Possessive Streak 半岛：家有柴犬，占有欲极强 Mingzai the Artist铭仔是个艺术家Modern Romance95k WordsOngoing “Qi Luo! Wait up!” “Noona~ You're the best~” These are the fond memories of a Ragdoll cat and a Shiba Inu... Qi Luo, an overworked PR staffer at an entertainment agency × Minatozaki Sana, a member of the hugely popular girl group TWICE 742Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend two books I wrote myself. I just finished the college entrance exam and am resuming updates. Please forgive my immature writing style.

50. 50 半 Peninsula: Hand in Hand with Tutu Toward Happiness 半岛：携手兔兔，走向幸福 Mingzai the Artist铭仔是个艺术家Modern Romance154k WordsOngoing Xu Shengmin, a graduate of the Music Department at Communication University of China, is sent to Seoul National University for further study. There, he meets Kim Jisoo, someone he had never known before. Their fate begins to unfold, taking them from strangers to bickering rivals, and finally to lovers... Xu Shengmin: Noona Bunny, hurry up and keep up! Kim Jisoo: You’re so dead, kid! 664Reads—Score109Shelves

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