Novels like K-Pop: Blackpink Shines Bright
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as K-Pop: Blackpink Shines Bright, best match first.
- 1 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—14d adds
- 2 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 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Korean Showbiz: The Slacker Girl Group Is Forced to Work 【韩娱】摆烂女团被迫营业 [Girl group / group darling / universally adored / entertainment industry] Warning: The group-darling, universally adored setup means there are many male leads. If you can’t handle ambiguous relationships, please don’t read on. (Sorry!) To make a splash, P Entertainment carefully selected seven Chinese members to form a girl group. At first, they were only meant to go through the motions. The company was small, and competition among fourth-generation girl groups was fierce. The girls themselves 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 You, Whose Name Is Poetry 名为诗的你 The story continues in the second part of You Are Like Oxygen, a Korean entertainment novel with two female leads, Zhao Miyeon and Kwon Eunbi. After Kim Minjun starts dating Zhao Miyeon, he crosses paths again with Kwon Eunbi, who has had a change of heart, and the two rekindle their old romance. Out of selfishness, he chooses to keep it a secret from them both… 72Reads—Score414d adds
- 5 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—14d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 Breaking Into Korean Entertainment with a System Space 带着系统空间闯韩娱 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 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 501Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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—14d adds
- 10 Peninsula: It All Begins with Feeding Liu Zhimin 半岛：从投喂柳智敏开始 [Multiple Heroines] Zhao Miyeon: So, oppa, have you fallen for someone else? Kim Minjeong: Mianhae, unnie. I've fallen for oppa too. Jang Wonyoung: Oppa, what kind of girl do you like? 12.8kReads6.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 11 My Boyfriend Is Jeon Jungkook 我对像是田柾国 ❤️ If you like it, remember to send gifts, like, bookmark, and follow! Become a “member” or send “coins” for bonus chapters~ 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Woke Up and Decided to Shatter K-Pop 一觉醒来之我要震碎KPOP When Song Wanning woke up, it felt as if she’d transmigrated into the dreamlike opening of a Korean drama. She’d gone from a lonely college student to the spotlight-stealing only daughter of one of South Korea’s top chaebol families! The plot twist was even more dramatic than a K-drama, a comeback story raised to the nth power! She woke every day in a bed spanning eight hundred square meters, with Seoul’s busiest streets right outside her window. Her military officer father was dashing and valia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Transmigrating into Korean Showbiz: The System Lights Up My Dream 穿越韩娱：系统点亮梦想高光 An ordinary girl transmigrates and opens her eyes in Korea, where she's become a handsome boy and is bound to an entertainment-industry support System! The System says it plainly: Want to go home? Then you have to become a superstar and reach the top of Korea's entertainment industry! That's a tall order, but if he wants to get home, he'll just have to give it everything he's got! The System drops a beginner's gift pack on him: improved vocals and better coordination, solving his problems with 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 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—14d adds
- 15 Next Level: Soulmates NextLevel：灵魂伴侣 When a soul swap collides with the forbidden romance of idols, one unexpected accident throws the lives of two top-tier stars into chaos. Ningning, aespa’s lead vocalist, and Park Sunghoon, ENHYPEN’s main dancer, were rivals with nothing in common until they collided backstage and accidentally switched souls. When Ningning opens her eyes, she finds herself in the body of a boy band’s visual, facing muscle training, men’s social dynamics, and even late-night heart-to-hearts with his bandmates. Me 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Idol 【娱乐圈】顶流爱豆 [Spiritual qi revival + Korean entertainment + alternate-universe imagination + wish fulfillment + uncertain pairing + Seventeen + BTS] A mysterious blue light forced her to participate in a dungeon game, but she unexpectedly took first place in the inaugural tournament. Gu Yanyan, exposed as a beta tester, was completely unfazed: Just standard procedure. Digging through the beta test videos, people discovered that Yoon Jeonghan, Choi Seungcheol, and Kim Taehyung were all her teammates! Watc 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn as an Idol in South Korea 重生之我在泡菜国当爱豆 I'm Zhang Zhaodi. In my previous life, I died with my name cleared only after my family ostracized me. Reborn as an idol with countless fans, I'll make sure to cut them to pieces when I see them again and make sure they never find peace. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 A Korean Showbiz Ace Producer and a Stunning Visual Center 韩娱王牌制作人和神颜门面 Male lead: Chen Huaijin. Female lead: Pei Zhuxuan. Chen Huaijin is Super Junior’s ace and SM Entertainment’s star producer. Pei Zhuxuan is Red Velvet’s leader, as well as a top beauty and visual of the fourth generation. Supporting couples: Jiang Nianchu and Min Yoongi, Shen Ruoxue and Kim Seokjin. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn in K-Pop: A Dazzling Road to Stardom 韩娱重生星途璀璨 The heroine, Nan Zhi, is reborn in 2013. In her previous life, she was a trainee at a small company but never managed to debut. This time, she’s decided to train at YG and make her debut with BLACKPINK. My writing isn’t great, and some of the girl groups’ timelines may not line up, so just go with it. I don’t even know yet whether there’ll be a male lead. I’ll figure that out later. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 BTS: Amnesia Aftereffects BTS：失忆后遗症 [Sweet at First, Then Heartbreaking] After recovering her memories, I found myself harboring a love and longing for you that should never have existed. Jin Seokjin × Bai Tang: Her amnesia gave me a dream I never dared to hope for in the past. When that dream shatters, what will I have left? Min Yoongi × Yu Zimo: Unrequited love is probably being willing to trade all your passion for disappointment, again and again. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Fifth Member of BP in Korean Entertainment 韩娱之BP第五人 Li Xuen Pearl was born on December 25, 1997, in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea. She is of Chinese and Korean heritage. After transmigrating through the “Star” System, she became a parachuted-in YG trainee and debuted as BP’s fifth member. Beautiful children are always favored by the world. Though everyone in the fandom attacked her as a company favorite, she gradually won fans over with her abilities, and they became devoted supporters as she rose to the top. Position: striking beauty with a 52Reads—Score514d adds
- 22 Conquering Korean Showbiz: My T-ara Era 制霸韩娱我的Tara时代 This is the story of a Chinese female protagonist who is reborn and joins T-ara, using memories of her past life to become the group’s key producer before eventually making her way into Chinese entertainment and Hollywood. I wrote this novel to remember my favorite second-generation girl group. Somehow, the story seems to stray further and further from the original idea. I’ve revised the earlier content, so please take another look at the updated version. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 From Korean Showbiz's Visual King to a Global Top-Tier Star Director 从韩娱神颜到全球顶流大导演 I transmigrated to Blue Star. Who knows why it's always Blue Star people transmigrate to? But it seems all the transmigrators who came before me spent their youth and passion in this beginner's village called Blue Star... The moment he arrived, an application to connect with the Pan-Universe Entertainment System rang out in his mind. So, in this world, where the entertainment industry has developed along a path completely different from that of his former planet, Li Jiugue becomes a carrier of c 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Korean Showbiz: Her Fate Entwined with Theirs 韩娱：她与她们命运交织 The story of someone determined to experience 360 different occupations, who lives another life carrying his memories with him. (Mostly focused on Korea, with lots of kids, but not entirely Korean, since I don’t know much about the entertainment industry and have made most of it up. A little tokusatsu, and a tiny bit of borrowing from other works.) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Korean Showbiz: Walking Side by Side With Lu 韩娱：一鹿同行 K-pop | One-hit wonder | No System | All-rounder maknae | Group darling | Has an in-group CP (not a yuri novel!) In a parallel world, the course of the entertainment industry has quietly shifted. In her previous life, Lin Feilu was a miserable office drone and an unwavering, no-brain ITZY superfan. After finally managing to get concert tickets, she was just one street away from seeing her idols in person when she got caught up in the excitement of watching a spectacle and was struck down by a ca 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Korean Showbiz: Green Grape Jasmine 【韩娱】青提茉莉 [Korean Showbiz Fanfiction + Semi-AU + Original Female Lead + Chaotic and Shameless] (Warning! Chaotic and shameless content + romance! Korean showbiz fans, enter at your own risk!) Who is Kang Naji, you ask? Those who love her can list countless glowing labels, each one shining brightly. Beautiful, devoted to her fans, talented, gentle, inspirational life story, great stage presence… She is the legendary “one and only pure white jasmine.” Those who hate her would call her a fake white lotus wit —Reads—Score114d adds
- 27 Korean Showbiz: Starting My We Got Married Journey with Winter 韩娱：和冬天上我结开始 (A friendly warning: the writing may be pretty amateurish. If it makes you drop dead from cringe, don’t blame me ( ’ - ’ * )) A blurb? Why bother with a blurb when the writing is this low-tier? Kim Chaewon: Fearnot! Ndeu du du du du du! Kim Winter: I’m a handsome puppy! Kim Gaeul: Don’t call me Gaeul sunbae! Kim Minji: Cute kitty online, being clingy! Someone: … The story begins in 2021… 19Reads—Score314d adds
- 28 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—14d adds
- 29 The Manic Patient of the Peninsula 半岛的狂躁症患者 A genius with a manic disorder caused by abnormal adrenaline production happens to encounter nine girls at their debut stage. Drawn to them, he decides to stay, setting off a massive earthquake across the peninsula. 1kReads—Score10214d adds
- 30 Korean Showbiz: I Just Want to Get by on a Base Salary 韩娱之老子只想混底薪 (The rating just came out, but it’ll rise) [Korean entertainment] + [Extreme love-triangle chaos] + [Max-level slacker] + [No System] + [Multiple heroines] After transmigrating to the Korean Peninsula, he became a low-level temp on Running Man, not even important enough to get a name. Kim Jaeho thought he’d get some overpowered protagonist System, but instead he was stuck with a weak constitution, out of breath after running a few steps, and about as useful as a paperweight. All he wanted was to 1.4kReads6.1Score20114d adds
- 31 Born to Be a Top Star: I Fought My Way Back From K-Pop to Chinese Entertainment TOP命：我从韩娱杀回内娱 She unexpectedly awakened memories of her previous life and became a member of the girl group IVE. She was born with stunning looks and top-tier vocal skills, and had a whole world of hit songs in her head. IVE was about to debut, but the songs were lackluster, the debut had been delayed, and everyone was anxious. When her teammates were so worried they were on the verge of breaking down, she casually tossed them “ELEVEN.” They became an overnight sensation, topped the music charts, and made the 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn as EXO's Beloved Group Member 重生之我成为EXO团宠 (The protagonist, Lin Qing, is a Chinese man from Shanghai, born on October 27, 1992. [Ensemble cast] + Wu Yifan is not included; Luhan and Huang Zitao still leave the group. The timeline moves a little slowly. This is my first time writing, since I couldn't find a story like the ones I enjoy, so I decided to write one myself. Suggestions are welcome.) backstage at his 2012 debut performance, Wu Sehun secretly slips candy into his pocket, Kim Jongin quietly fixes his crooked tie, and Zhang Yixin 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Meeting the Idol Supergroup 遇见偶像天团 A trip to South Korea takes an unexpected turn when she accidentally gets mixed up with Rainbow, one of the hottest Korean idol groups. Seven handsome guys all at once??? What, you want a proud daughter of my motherland to be your nanny??? She plants her hands on her hips and roars, “Just watch me take every one of you down!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Peninsula: The Seventh Member of Girl Group 半岛：女娃第七人 [(G)I-DLE] [i-dle] [The Girl Group] I studied dance in Huaguo for eight years, and they called me a Japanese devil. When I returned to Japan, they laughed and called me a Chinese stray dog. At sixteen, I broke into the xenophobic entertainment industry of the Korean peninsula. I couldn’t speak the language, and my vocals were dead last? Then I’d perfect my dancing! When the spotlight shines on me, I’ll sing the most commanding songs in the language I know least, and become the most dazzling star 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 From Violin Prodigy to the Girl Group's Youngest Member 从天才小提琴家到女团忙内 In her previous life, she was a gifted violinist who stood at the pinnacle of the world. After an accident, she was reborn as a baby abandoned at a hospital entrance. Born with a congenital heart defect, her life hangs by a thread. A wealthy American couple, among the country’s most powerful families, have just lost their youngest son when they find her outside the hospital. A miraculous match is found: the boy’s heart is transplanted into her chest. Adopted, she becomes the Sterling family’s mo 1.2kReads—Score10314d adds
- 37 Reborn as a K-Pop Girl Group Member 重生我去韩娱当女团 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn: I Reached the Top in the Peninsula 重生：我在半岛登顶了 A TWICE fanfic: Nine Rabbits Wen Zhi Lv has always known she is a mirror. Her cool, distant appearance makes everyone think she is hard to approach. But only she knows that inside the mirror is a sensitive, gentle self who is afraid of being left behind. Survival shows are cruel. She made it through the cameras on her stunning looks, survived eliminations with her powerful vocals, and got through nights of wondering whether she would be kept on by writing her own songs. Then she debuted. Nine pe 555Reads—Score10814d adds
- 39 Reborn: Being an Idol Isn't So Bad 重生：当个idol也不错 If you had the worst luck in your past life, what would you think about getting another chance? “Wasn’t one lifetime of bad luck enough?” “What if you got a golden finger, like in a novel, with someone protecting and pampering you, and the freedom to do anything you wanted?” “Oh? Now that’s interesting...” Sorry, even if I transmigrated or was reborn, I still wouldn’t be a very good person. Kindness and beauty? What do those have to do with me? I used to be a bad student, a girl from the streets 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 40 KWANGYA Survival Guide: The Assistant’s Edition KWANGYA生存指南：助理篇 Clutching my gold-embossed job offer, I stood on the 18th basement level of the SM Entertainment building. The moment the elevator doors opened, I was met not by the idol training room I’d expected, but by a cyberpunk-style combat command center. Holograms floated in midair, data streams poured down like a storm, and at the center stood four figures: aespa in their legendary “combat forms.” My name: sunshine. Can be read as family-oriented or as a fantasy romance from a female perspective. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Peninsula: The Penguin’s Personal Chef 半岛：企鹅的专属大厨 Nineteen-year-old Zheng Mu graduates early, only to find himself at a loss about what job to pursue. Just then, his uncle, who lives in South Korea, reaches out with an opportunity: he invites Zheng Mu to cross the sea and take over his Cantonese restaurant on the peninsula. He struggles to decide, but in the end he goes, because of her. New to a foreign country and with no experience, he starts out as a kitchen apprentice. With the guidance and patience of an old master chef, he gradually comes 2.8kReads—Score14314d adds
- 42 Korean Showbiz: The Underdog Has Reached the Top 韩娱：边缘人物已登顶 [The tenth hidden member of the Empresses + kind but not a pushover + a background figure’s personal growth + original male lead, an industry outsider (a supporting tool and a background character)] (Main villain: the company. Blame the capitalists for everything. Empresses fans, don’t argue. If you don’t like it, don’t read. I’ll do my best to stick to the historical record, but the timeline serves the story.) Lin Jitang, the Empresses’ invisible tenth member, is the group’s fringe member: few 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Korean Showbiz: An Idol's Three Thousand Worlds 韩娱：爱豆的三千世界 Romances with girl-group members. Each installment is its own love story, primarily told as a standalone. Some may feature two female leads, while others may be about a couple. The stories range from second-generation to fifth-generation idols. Kim Taeyeon, Bae Joohyun, Myoui Mina, Park Sooyoung, Kim Minjeong. Please don’t take it as fact if anything differs from reality, and don’t project it onto the real people. If you’re interested, come on in; you’re welcome. If you don’t like it, please lea 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 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 47Reads—Score414d adds
- 45 My Girlfriend Is Liu Zhimin 我的女友是柳智敏 [Korean Showbiz] + [Yu Jimin] + [Pure Romance] + [aespa Series] Jiang Zhiyu goes to Seoul to attend a fan-signing event on behalf of a classmate. He thinks he'll just get an autograph and leave. He's only doing a favor for a reward, with a chance to travel abroad and clear his head as a bonus. But from that day on, the gaze of top-tier star and girl-group idol Yu Jimin keeps falling on this ordinary guy who seems “completely uninterested” in her. An unexpected body-double assignment quietly enta 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 K-Pop: Still a Boy Upon My Return 韩娱之归来仍是少年 A boy who lost his parents in childhood A child who made his debut as a teenager A young man reborn What kind of story will unfold? What might happen between a young man and a young woman? 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Peninsula’s Bad Boy 半岛坏小子 A note before you start: this book has been discontinued. It was this newbie’s first book, and the writing, plot, and everything else are terrible. I don’t recommend reading it. If you’re interested in Korean entertainment novels, try my second book instead. The quality is much better, and at least it reads like a proper web novel. If you’ve read the warnings above and still insist on reading, this failed author salutes you, you’re a real tough one! This book is also known as “The Peninsula Ente 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Korean Showbiz: The Warm Sun 韩娱之温暖的太阳 I'm determined to finish this K-entertainment novel and give everyone a complete story! A young actor of Chinese-Korean heritage will bring you laughter, friendship, love, and family bonds through a journey of life, with plenty of exciting moments along the way. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Reborn? I'll Make My Unfinished Self a Reality 重生？未完成的我来实现 [K-pop + Two Female Leads + Forum Format] Once, a homeless child found the hope that saved her and let her experience the warmth of having a home. When that one hope left her, she didn't have much time left either. Later, she went to another world. It seemed much like the one she had known, yet somehow different. She debuted with TWICE, continued her studies and graduated from a prestigious university, founded her own brand, and found someone to keep her company… 28Reads—Score214d adds
- 50 Peninsula: It All Began When I Swapped Bodies with a Top-Tier Star Idol 半岛：从和顶流爱豆交换身体开始 Jisoo: If I hadn’t given up that day, would things have turned out differently? Sana: You’re not allowed to like anyone but me~ That’s the promise we made when we were kids~ Mina: In the virtual world, we’re soulmates. I hope things can be the same in real life. Wendy: I don’t want to be just your so-called friend anymore. I want us to be closer. His story with them began that summer. 471Reads—Score—14d adds
