Novels like Star System: Starting in K-Pop
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- 1 A Fleeting Life in Korean Entertainment 浮生韩娱 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
- 2 The Days I Checked In on the Peninsula 在半岛签到的日子 PS: This story is entirely fictional. It takes place in a parallel version of the basketball world and has nothing to do with reality. Don't read too much into it or take it seriously. If you don't like stories where the characters have siblings, this isn't for you. It's a self-indulgent work written when the author was in a contrarian mood. On hiatus. For details, please see the author's note at the end. I also want to thank all the readers who've stuck with the story. The story begins when th 112Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 3 Breaking Into Korean Entertainment with a System Space 带着系统空间闯韩娱 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 My Girlfriend Is Ahn Yujin 我的女友是安宥真 [Korean Showbiz] + [Pure Romance] + [Ahn Yujin] + [IVE series] Chen Jingxing came to the peninsula to pursue his career. His days afterward were aimless and uneventful, until an uproarious IVE concert came to an end. Chen Jingxing held up his phone to take a photo with the stage in the background. As he awkwardly made half a heart for the camera, a girl-group member who had just finished performing happened to pass by the side of the stage. Ahn Yujin noticed his gesture and reached out, gently c 503Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 South Korea: It's the Director, We're Doomed! 南韩：是本部长，我们没救了！ Gwon Geon thinks he's the kind of person Heaven itself has taken under its wing. Otherwise, how can he explain that after transmigrating to South Korea, he not only avoided becoming a low-ranking beat cop, but rose from patrol officer to deputy director of the Education and Criminal Investigation Bureau in just 30 months? At that rate, even the company elevator would need to give him a power-up! From then on, a new urban legend spreads through Namhan City: > When Gwon Geon reviews a criminal cas —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 A Cheat-Code Life in Korean Showbiz 韩娱之开挂人生 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it 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! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 South Korea Is a Dark Place? I'll Turn It into a Model Society 南韩黑暗？我整顿成模范社会 What is going on? Why didn't I become a chaebol? I've ended up in South Korea as a prosecutor instead? Fine. If fate has put me on the opposite side from them, then if the chaebols won't change, we'll change them. If politics won't change, we'll change politics. I'll take on the chaebols and build my own power base. In short, I'll bring the entire peninsula under the rule of law, and I will be the one who makes the rules. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Korean Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Can Only Fall for Me 韩娱：顶流只能为我沦陷 [Reborn] [Fast-Paced] [Everyone's Favorite] The plot is entirely fictional and has no connection to real people. Qian Zhenyi was rich and beautiful, but died at just twenty-five in her previous life. As the daughter of an elite family, she'd completely wasted her good fortune: she hadn't even been with a man before one killed her. Then she was reborn in 2019. Heaven must have finally opened its eyes! Qian Zhenyi was destined to live however she pleased in her new life! Qian Zhenyi says: That K-p 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Becoming a Korean Showbiz Heiress 变身韩娱大小姐 [No male lead] [Heiress to a financial dynasty] [Book Transmigration] [System] Reborn in an entertainment-industry novel, she takes out the protagonist and inherits his System. Starting in the Korean peninsula, she moves on to China and then the rest of the world, eventually becoming a top-tier star. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Korean Showbiz: To Meet You 韩娱：为了遇见你 I’m new to writing, and this is my first story. Please bear with me. One heroine, no mixing with K-pop, though I couldn’t do anything about the title. Now that he’s returned to Korea, will he find the love meant for him? Seo Gyeongho: “Meeting you truly makes me feel lucky.” Bae Juhyeon: “I’m so grateful you came into my life.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Korean Showbiz: It'd Be a Waste to Give It to Someone Else 韩娱：给别人太可惜了 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
- 12 Reborn in South Korea: Full Throttle 重生南韩一路狂飚 [No System] [No special powers] [No cultivation] [The male lead idolizes Cao Cao] His soul transmigrates into Ahn Seungri in South Korea, where he becomes a prosecutor at the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office. A chaebol's son-in-law sets him up and tries to blackmail him? The chaebol's daughter: “Honey, it's cold out. Put on this hat.” The chief prosecutor is about to make him a scapegoat again? The chief prosecutor's wife: “Honey, it's been cold lately. Here's a hat I knitted for you myself. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Steal Everything from the Protagonists in Korean Dramas 我在韩剧里掠夺主角的一切 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it 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! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Great Demon Lord of the Myriad Heavens: From the Start, Raising Hell in Korean Showbiz 诸天大魔头，开局肆虐韩娱 Qi Sixian obtains a mirror that lets him transmigrate across countless worlds, and wreaks havoc on Korean entertainment from the start. Jun Ji-hyun's Daisy and The Thieves, along with Girls' Generation, the group that took an era by storm, all become part of his life. In Resident Evil, he's an invincible war god; in Batman, he crushes anyone who dares defy him; in The Avengers, there is no civil war because he's the one and only leader. Once Upon a Time in China, The Book and the Sword, The Smil 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Transmigrated into Korean Showbiz: With the System at My Side, I Can Make Stars 穿越韩娱：系统在手，造星我有 He transmigrates to a parallel world, creates the Starsea girl group, launches the explosive boy group, brings out the Starry boy group, and finally debuts the girl group Pink Ink. Lin Shen, an utterly ordinary transmigrator, becomes the leading figure in Korean Wave entertainment in another world. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Korean Showbiz: Are All My Girlfriends Quest-Giving NPCs? 韩娱：我的女友都是任务NPC？ I woke up as Chen Mo, the one and only target the lovely rookies of Korean entertainment wanted to win over. The nation’s center stage star played the “hero saving a beauty” for me, a gorgeous senior lost focus around me on set, and a junior at the company wanted to build a “secret hideout” with me... Their gazes were passionate and sincere, but the System’s prompts rang frantically in my ears. At first, I thought this was just a simple dating game, until I discovered that... I had no System int —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Everyday Life on the Peninsula 半岛的日常 Starting over with a brand-new book. The previous book is gone for various reasons, but that’s okay. This one is about the Korean entertainment industry. Maybe I won’t write about the Chinese entertainment industry anymore. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The School Beauty Scorns Me, the Korean Warlord's Illegitimate Son 校花蔑视韩国军阀私生子的我 A slum boy is looked down on by the school beauty, but behind the scenes, he is the illegitimate son of South Korea’s most powerful crime boss. The school beauty goes from looking down on him to regretting it. Meanwhile, schemes abound within his family. A transfer student from the Kim Group becomes his deskmate. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Korean Showbiz: Even Volleyball Players Need Romance 韩娱：排球选手也要谈恋爱 He is the ace of the volleyball world! They are the hottest groups in the entertainment industry across the peninsula! So why does this guy know so many beautiful women?! You know what? You really can’t make this stuff up~ (A new writer here, please be kind~ Written entirely by the author in person.) 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Struggling to Survive in Korean Dramas 在韩美剧里艰难求生 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Quick Transmigration: They’re All My Boyfriends 快穿：都是我男朋友 Do witches chase stars too? When Shi You, a modern-day witch from the 21st century, takes on a client's assignment, she discovers she's fallen into a trap! The heartthrobs from parallel worlds are so hard to win over! Korean, Japanese, and Western entertainment scenes: even the most devoted fan of good looks can't resist! So Shi You decides to become an emotionless heartthrob-winning machine~ But she never expected the heartthrobs to turn the tables and win her over! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Beloved Trainee: My EXO Brothers Adore Me 团宠练习生：EXO哥哥们超爱我 Personality: 20 years old. She looks soft and cute, but in reality she's an energetic “comedian.” When stanning her favorite celebrity, she's the sort of tough girl who hauls around a giant camera as a fansite photographer. But when she meets a stranger, like a talent scout, she instantly turns into a timid, hypervigilant scaredy-cat. She's always imagining elaborate scenarios and is the story's resident commentator and source of comic relief. 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Transmigrated into Lee Min-yong from Unstoppable High Kick! 穿越成为搞笑一家人中的李民勇！ A fun story, written for practice! After transmigrating into the Lee family’s second son, Lee Min-yong, from the sitcom High Kick!, he faces his wife Shin Ji’s request for a divorce. All he wants to say is, “Please don’t come back!” Divider A merged universe combining the three High Kick! series: High Kick!, High Kick Through the Roof, and High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged. 9Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 24 The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Grandson 财阀家的小孙子 Yoon Hyun-woo, a secretary who manages a chaebol family, is falsely accused of embezzling funds and murdered by the family. He is reborn as Jin Do-jun, the chaebol family's youngest son, and grows up under his new identity while plotting his revenge. Korean novel: The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family, translated edition —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Korean Showbiz: A Female Singer’s Celebrity Bodyguard 韩娱：女歌手的明星保镖 Kim Minjun is a man who has emerged from the darkness. He returns to Korea to fulfill a childhood promise to his younger sister from the orphanage, but through a series of coincidences, he becomes the “errand boy” for the members of Convenience Store. Another stroke of bad luck lands him a job as the personal bodyguard of a top female singer, setting off a series of events... P.S. This is an entertainment-industry novel, so don’t take it too seriously. New chapters every day at 5 p.m. Come by an 669Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Peninsula: A Few Things About Me and My Sharp-Tongued Idol 半岛：与腹黑偶像的二三事 [One heroine, pure romance, no angst from start to finish. Keep up with Xiao Nan!] Nineteen-year-old soccer prodigy Li Xingyun is of mixed Chinese and Korean heritage and currently trains in the youth academy of a South Korean soccer club. With his incredible speed and precise shooting, he is gradually becoming the most highly anticipated rising star in Korean soccer. Meanwhile, Jang Wonyoung, the center of top-tier girl group IVE, reigns at the top of Korea’s idol scene with her stunning looks 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Reborn on the Peninsula as a Chaebol, I Get Stronger by Squandering Money! 重生半岛当财阀，我败家就变强！ [Korean entertainment + Chinese entertainment + urban wish fulfillment + ruthless protagonist] Li Sheng wakes up and finds himself transmigrated into a parallel world. He has become the sole heir to the Lee family on the Korean Peninsula. But, unexpectedly, an “accident” causes him to be reborn once again! Facing conspiracies and schemes from relatives within the family and various other powers, Li Sheng begins building his power in the entertainment industry to get revenge. Fortunately, he awak 158Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Korean Showbiz: The Golden Age 韩娱：黄金年代 [Women’s fiction: showbiz + women’s growth + self-interest] Li Jingya unexpectedly comes to Seoul to study, only to be discovered by a talent scout in her very first month. Just like that, she takes her first step into the dazzling, chaotic world of showbiz. [Reader’s notes: 1. The heroine is not a pure, kind, and beautiful character. She has room to grow. 2. A slow-paced feel-good romance, not a wish-fulfillment story. 3. The heroine does not become an idol because it is her dream, but she is p 110Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 RM: The Invisible One RM之小透明 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
- 30 Korean Entertainment: (G)I-DLE’s Stunning Visual Maknae 韩娱，gidle女娃，神颜忙内 (I’ve only just started writing about Korean entertainment, so my writing isn’t great. Please don’t give advice.) Ning Bingbing transmigrates and becomes the sixth member of (G)I-DLE. From their debut to their peak, she experiences it all. Since she’s only a fan of the group and doesn’t know much about Korean entertainment, there may be more everyday scenes. I’ll make up the plot myself, so it might not match reality. Please don’t mind. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Debuting Against the Odds, I Became One of the Girl Group’s Twin Towers 逆风出道，我成为了女娃双塔 Strong heroine, not a power fantasy, main dancer. What might happen when a new member suddenly joins a popular girl group already dealing with unexpected problems? Chen Motong is a girl with exceptional dancing skills. After graduating from university, she is noticed by a Korean entertainment company and joins the group (G)I-DLE, becoming teammates with Song Yuqi, Zhao Meiyan, Tian Xiaojuan, and the others. At first, the fans’ rejection makes it difficult for Chen Motong to find her footing, but 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Most Beautiful Rain Shower 最美那场阵雨 If that summer shower had been more beautiful, what kind of light would have blossomed in the end? This is a fanfiction about Produce 101 and I.O.I set in a parallel universe. P.S.: 1. Many characters in this story aren't well known, so readers need a strong grounding in Korean entertainment survival shows. 2. This parallel universe is the same one as the author's previous Korean entertainment novel, Korean Entertainment: Changing Fate. The fates of many girl groups differ from reality, includin 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Korean Showbiz: It All Began When I Became Lee Hyori’s Younger Brother 韩娱：从成为李孝利的弟弟开始 Li Qiu was adopted by Lee Hyori as a child. To protect his older sister, Lee Hyori, from getting hurt in the entertainment industry, Li Qiu showed exceptional talent for planning… With his outstanding planning skills, Li Qiu thrives in the entertainment industry. He wins the favor of goddesses like Sooyeon and Jihyun, and creates numerous hit variety shows. Wherever Li Qiu is, that's where the Korean entertainment industry is headed! 265Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Forced Out of the Group, I Became a Solo Sensation 被迫退团后solo爆红了 [Extremely Mary Sue! Read at your own risk! My writing is a little rough, and this was written in 2022, so it’s painfully awkward!] In her previous life, Jin Xi was an overworked e-commerce operations employee. During a major sale, she worked overtime until midnight several days in a row, then got into a car accident on her way home. When she woke up, she discovered she had become Kim Lin Hee from South Korea?! What?! The original owner was one of the girl-group candidates that P, a label under 398Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 A Surprise Addition to the Group, the Main Dancer Is a Master Flirt 空降入团，主舞她是钓神啊 Baek Xinyu was supposed to be a last-resort savior for a washed-up K-pop girl group. Her outstanding dancing made her the company’s secret weapon, but things don’t always go as planned. When Baek Xinyu is assigned to the popular girl group IVE, what new ripples will she create? No one knows what the future holds. She can only feel her way forward in the dark until she finds a way through. Baek Xinyu won’t give up, and she’s never even considered it. Keeping her head down, she uses her dancing sk 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Peninsula: If We Had Never Met 半岛之如果不曾相遇 A story about two women. A story about a transmigrator and a second-generation girl group. T-ara takes center stage. Girls’ Generation, f(x), Apink, and other second-generation groups also feature in the story. If we had never met, would our ending have been different? If time could turn back, I wouldn’t let him die before my eyes again. If only... but there are no ifs. My obsession drives me through time, returning to the past again and again, all to find that one right answer. For his sake —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Hello, Another World: Korean Showbiz 你好，异世界【韩娱】 In an era when K-pop stars shine brightly, a little-known company debuts a little-known group that barely makes a splash at first. But gradually, people begin to realize that this group is more than meets the eye. Their names appear in the songwriting credits of many hit songs, as well as in the arrangements. More and more singers collaborate with them, and their members even claim places among the winners of professional dance competitions. In their third year after debut, they release their fi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Korean Entertainment: Reformation 韩娱之重塑 Reporter: When will we get to see your “Trouble Maker” again? Han Shuo: Next time. Reporter: You handle the lyrics, music, arrangement, and choreography all by yourself. Is there anything you can’t do? Han Shuo: Dress up as a woman. Reporter: Why are you always caught up in dating rumors whenever you act in a romance? Han Shuo: Maybe because I’m a method actor. Someone: Can’t you settle down for once? Han Shuo: If I don’t get in your way, someone else will. I’d be pretty unhappy about that, so l 4Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 39 Korean Showbiz: A Twist of Fate 韩娱：命运改变 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
- 40 Showbiz: One “Gee” in 2009 and I Led the Korean Wave 娱乐：09年一首gee引领韩流 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
- 41 Crossing the Peninsula to Embrace You 越过半岛拥抱你 One female lead, slow burn. He is a recluse in China's entertainment industry, while she is the stunning beauty of a Korean girl group. From a chance meeting in Seoul to finding a life together in China, she heals his loneliness with tulips. Two stars meet in silence and stay together amid the clamor. This is a slow-burning romance that crosses borders, and a romantic symphony of Chinese and Korean cultures. 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Showbiz: You Are My April Sky 娱乐：你是我的四月天 [Single heroine: Kim Jisoo + pure romance + golden finger + Chinese and Korean entertainment industries + chaotic timeline] A game brought them together. And fate works in mysterious ways: the first friend Liang Zhisuo made on his very first day on the peninsula was her. From then on, the wheels of destiny began to turn. Her tenderness was like the warm April sunshine bathing Liang Zhisuo. When a reporter asked why she had gotten together with someone younger than her, she blushed and said: “Som 128Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Wisdom in Korean Entertainment 韩娱之智美 This is simply the author's daydream about Korean variety shows and TV dramas from over twenty years ago. Star power, popularity, Ji Mei, these are the special perks your mom gave you. Live well. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Peninsula: Don’t Cry, I’ll Always Be on Your Side 半岛：别哭，我会一直站你这边 [Korean Showbiz] + [Sulli] + [Girls’ Generation] + [T-ara] Liu Zijun is a rough man, and not a good person either, but he always keeps his word. To fulfill the last wish of a comrade from his previous life, he resolutely came to the peninsula. Everyone has regrets in their heart. Sometimes, all we can do is imagine a way to make them right. This book was written out of love, and I hope it can give you a little warmth by making you feel that one of your regrets has been mended. The male lead is d 1.2kReads—Score105Shelves
- 45 Transmigrating into Korean Entertainment: Every Girl Group Is Mine 穿越韩娱之女团都是我的 I unexpectedly transmigrated to South Korea in 2000. What shocked me even more was that I had become the second son of the Seok family, South Korea's top chaebol. What had once seemed impossibly out of reach was now right at my fingertips. National goddesses like Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Tae-hee, and Song Hye-kyo were so beautiful and captivating that the Satan within me began to grow wildly. And so began four years of luxury and indulgence. However, I knew this life could never quiet the Satan in my he 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Shocking! A Talent Show Turns into a Dating Show 震惊！选秀爆改恋综 [K-pop story + two male leads] Setting: Planet of Boys In a nutshell: A college student dives headfirst into K-pop! There are a thousand ways to win Zhang Hao’s heart. There’s only one Zhang Hao, so let’s see who’s quickest. First come, first served! [Park Gunwook x Zhang Hao] A heart-thumping romance with a broad-shouldered miner “Hyung, I have a fierce competitive streak in everything, but when it comes to you, I’m more than happy to bow down and surrender.” [Sung Hanbin x Zhang Hao] A destine 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Peninsula in 2010 半岛二零一零 Gu Nanyi unexpectedly returned to the past. To find a cure for his younger sister’s rare disease, he began completing tasks issued by the System. As he carried them out, he started paying attention to and helping the unfortunate young women in the Peninsula entertainment industry. He was unexpectedly caught up in a power struggle between chaebols and the powerful elite. During this time, Gu Nanyi went from simply completing tasks to wanting to help the people he cared about. His life and the liv 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Record of Strange Happenings on the Peninsula 半岛异常见闻录 This book is also known as: A Man on the Peninsula, Wandering Leisurely Through the World. You can start reading from Volume Two without missing anything… (Fantasy, urban life on the Korean peninsula, slice of life, invincible male lead from the start.) “Hey, you in front! Stop right there. You haven't paid yet.” The man remained expressionless. “Sorry, I forgot.” He tugged at the woman beside him. “I didn't bring any money. You pay.” The woman handed over the cash and shot him a sidelong gla 117Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Peninsula: Please Follow My Work 半岛：请关注我的作品 (Showbiz, Korean entertainment, slice of life, mostly romance, alternate history) “Han Jun, if we’d never met back then, would things still be the same between us now?” “No. With my status, I’d be dating one girl after another. Living it up would only be natural.” “Have I not put you in your place for too long? Are you asking to die?” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Bane of Evil: I’m on a Killing Spree in South Korea 罪恶克星，我在南韩杀疯了 A debunking blogger is reborn in a parallel version of South Korea. From the start, he gets the three staples of a Korean drama: an accident, terminal cancer, and tens of billions in debt. Faced with this nightmarish opening, Choi Myeong-cheol is dumbstruck. Luckily, he activates the Crime-Hunting System. Hunting down vile criminals earns him rewards. Ding! Congratulations, you've hunted a crooked businessman. Reward: one million won. Ding! Congratulations, you've hunted a serial killer. Re 1Reads—Score—Shelves
