Novels like I Became the Face of a Girl Group and Rose to Stardom
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Became the Face of a Girl Group and Rose to Stardom, best match first.
- 1 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
- 2 A Celebrity Fanfic: The Year Time Poured Down 明星同人，时光倾泻之年 Living alongside the world of film and television, dancing with the stars When Shi Qingnian woke up, she discovered she was bound to a strange System: [Screenworld Kaleidoscope]. From then on, her life’s path became intertwined with countless worlds from film and television, connecting her in countless ways to characters who had once shone brightly on screen. As the kaleidoscope turns, countless parallel worlds unfold at once. Welcome to Shi Qingnian’s adventures through the world of film and te 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 Korean Showbiz: The Top-Tier Visual Idol Who Charms the Entire Industry 韩娱：顶级神颜爱豆撩遍娱乐圈 [Girl group + transmigration + Korean entertainment + everyone’s favorite] Korean entertainment’s most beautiful and dangerous woman Sultry, charming, and sweet Xia Shiyun, who never followed the entertainment industry or stanned celebrities, woke up one day as a 15-year-old Korean girl, with a “little stone” in her hand. Could someone tell her why the stone could talk? And why was it so… so domineering? “You’re dead! If you want to survive, you have to listen to me.” “You have to max out their —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 Ms. Z Z女士 This novel aims to give every panda girl who’s into K-pop and dreams about her favorite idols a place to belong. Readers can put themselves in the heroine’s shoes and start their own K-pop fantasy journey as panda girls rise to the top! The story includes events that have really happened to K-pop groups, so you may spot your favorite idol in its characters. I’ll do my best to make every character vivid and well-rounded! There may be quite a few characters at the beginning, but once their individ 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Starting Over in Another Country: The Heartthrob Edition 换个国家再生活【万人迷版】 When she opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar body. An obese figure, a new family struggling with poverty. What could she do to win their affection? Or should she live life on her own terms, ignore what others think, and pursue only her own goals... First country: South Korea Second country: Japan Third country: Northern Europe Fourth country: the United States 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 A Nap? I Want to Sleep! 小睡？想睡！ Two strong leads find healing | Ensemble cast of a band | The ache of youth | Chasing dreams in the entertainment industry What does it feel like to turn a life that’s gone completely to ruin into one that the whole world admires? A sudden plum-rain season jolted Luo Yu out of the bleak first half of her life. With no family to turn to and her closest friend gone, she had been getting by on bar shifts and alcohol, until one umbrella brought her into Su Yunze’s world. She’s a bass player, a we 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 The Easygoing Life of a K-Pop Star 韩娱之咸鱼的日常 Jin Hao has just gotten used to his new identity after his soul transmigrates into someone else's body. He's getting ready to experience the hardship of coasting through life when his big brother and the System demand that he debut. It all starts with one sentence from his brother: “Bro, come make your debut at my company!” 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 Korean Entertainment: A Spring That Never Looks Back 韩娱之不回头的春天 This is a fictional story. The timeline and events involving other Korean entertainment celebrities do not reflect reality and are only for the sake of the plot. The characters are heavily out of character. Idol romance; if that’s not your thing, please steer clear. The female lead is BLACKPINK’s fifth member, and the male lead is BTS’s Jeon Jungkook. At thirteen, An Yu crossed the sea from China to Seoul, South Korea, as she faced the growing pains of adolescence. Her mother’s death was soon fo 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Peninsula: The All-Around King of Entertainment 半岛：全能娱乐天王 (The story mainly focuses on the second generation, with some third-generation characters. The fourth and fifth generations have few scenes. Multiple heroines.) “If you could live your life over again, what would you do? What would you change?” Zhang Ze says: “Wouldn’t you want to have both fame and fortune?” After being reborn and transmigrating to a parallel-world Korean peninsula, with a cheat to boot, he discovers that he can do far more than he ever imagined as he pursues fame and fortune. 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Breaking Into Korean Entertainment with a System Space 带着系统空间闯韩娱 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Korean Showbiz: Love Loop 韩娱：恋爱循环 Male Lead: Jin Zaizhong “This is a love story that keeps repeating. Time changes, identities change, but every time, we fall in love all over again.” Female Lead: She possesses the power of a god, and her identity keeps changing. 1. Rich Girl and First Love: Quan Xunzhen [Trainee Era] (Complete) 2. Convenience Store Big Sister: Mako Gongsi Zhenzi [Trainee Era] (Complete) 3. Celebrity Stylist: Vera Lim [After Debut] (Complete) 4. Actress with a Godlike Face: Xunzhen [After Debut] A beautiful, 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 Korean Showbiz: Moonlight Without a Cloud 韩娱：月色无暇 Huh? It’s over just like that? I haven’t even been to the concert yet! I went to so much trouble to get tickets, and the fun hasn’t even started. Why did it suddenly end? 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I Bought HYBE and Reached the Pinnacle of Life 收购HYBE后走上人生巅峰 [System + Korean Entertainment + Mindless Wish Fulfillment] The night Song Zhiyou learned that all the idols she'd stanned for years were about to enlist, she cried herself unconscious. When she woke up, she'd become Song Jiyoo in Korea, and had even gained a “Fandom System.” The System told her that her mission was to acquire HYBE and reach the pinnacle of life. Shares in several companies, just handed over like that? What? Such a great deal exists? Everyone thinks the new company president is 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Korean Showbiz: The Female Idol Who Speaks Her Mind 韩娱：女爱豆她！少言不寡！ As a solo female idol, Lin Kongyu shot to fame as soon as she debuted. But... why does my bias always keep hanging around her?! Lin Kongyu is just like her name suggests, a woman of few words, yet she always attracts all sorts of people. There's the childhood friend who's been by her side since they were young, and eventually debuted alongside her. There's the wildly popular senior who keeps showing her affection. There's the junior who met her when she was struggling and has admired her and fo 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 [Showbiz] Dropped In as the Girl Group's Lead Vocalist 【娱乐圈】空降女团当主唱 [No CP + serious career focus and everyday life + a hint of being adored by everyone + slightly dark + satisfying] As graduation drew near, Jiang Ying had planned to settle down as a teacher. Then someone handed her a business card, and suddenly she was debuting in a K-pop group! As the trainee with the shortest training period at her company, Jiang Ying can write, sing, and dance, but she's being held back because of her nationality... No matter. Her talent will show them who's top! 282Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Peninsula: Turns Out They're the Main Characters 半岛：原来她们才是主角 After an inexplicable rebirth, Park Myeong-u decides to enter the entertainment industry for his younger sister’s sake, so he can protect the idols he once loved. But he soon realizes there’s something strange about this entertainment industry. Why do all the girls around him have superpowers?! By the time he figures it out, he discovers that his presence has brought miracles to the idols he once admired. But at the crossroads of love, he has no idea which way to turn. In the end... My dears, do 426Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 30 BTS: One Look at Sweet Jungkook, a Love for a Lifetime BTS—甜酒果一眼万年 She was sitting in the front row at a music awards ceremony. Beautiful and striking, she wasn’t an idol, but Jungkook fell in love with her at first sight. He lured her into Bighit to debut as a trainee, only to make it easier to pursue her?! 334Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 31 Korean Showbiz: An Idol's Journal 韩娱：爱豆笔记 A Korean entertainment novel with no female lead decided yet. The male lead debuts as a solo artist in 2008. I'm just writing for fun as a newcomer. If I borrow a song and it happens to be one by your favorite idol, congratulations: you've earned the author's approval. I like them too, so that's why I'm borrowing it. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Witch of Showbiz 娱乐圈魔女 [Lots of forum-style posts]+ [Timeline moved up]+ [Subjective stream of consciousness] (Not your thing? You might want to skip this.) On Earth, Han Lina, a famous veteran artist in the entertainment industry known as Sister Na, floored the gas pedal and sent herself hurtling to Blue Star, into the body of Nana, a Korean trainee with a green card who had been dismissed despite never officially debuting. Watch her use all the skills she honed in her past life to trade on her beauty and live it up 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Korean Showbiz: Let’s Just Go with the Flow 韩娱之顺其自然吧 A wild-imagination story. An overworked office drone with a low tolerance for stress gets a completely different life after being reborn. At first, all they want is to make a little money and then live a lazy, carefree life. But they never expected that the higher they climbed, the greater their responsibilities would become, pushing that dream of doing nothing further and further away. They take in many talented people and help them make the most of their abilities. Life can never be smooth sai 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 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 412Reads—Score—14d adds
- 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—14d adds
- 36 SEVENTEEN Dreams SEVENTEEN梦 Welcome, everyone, and thanks for reading my work. If you like it, keep reading. It’s all my own headcanon, so it doesn’t follow real life. The public figures here are all out of character. I hope you enjoy it. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Hit Song After Hit Song: I’m a Superstar in K-Pop! 首首神曲：我在韩娱当巨星！ The rating just opened! It's about to shoot up! [K-pop idols] [Breaking into the American entertainment industry] [A copycat writer] [Pure wish fulfillment] (A heads-up to readers: the female lead will fall in love. Please don't read if that's not your thing~) A 21st-century fangirl becomes a K-pop idol in 2018? How could she ever flop when she has countless hit songs at her fingertips?! Su Xia is destined to become a superstar! From a little K-pop idol with a green card to dazzling stardom in 6.4kReads5.8Score25914d adds
- 38 Peninsula: The Movie Star and His Idol Girlfriend 半岛：影帝与他的爱豆女友 [BL, lighthearted everyday life, the main story follows the male lead’s acting career, with a little romance now and then] After being reborn into a parallel world, Zhong Yiling finds himself in a world that is both familiar and strange, and discovers that his neighbor is none other than young Park Ji-yeon. In his previous life, he was quiet and reserved. Now he wants to try living differently. But he never expected that, as he grew older, female idols would fight over him! He swears he’s defini 1.6kReads—Score10414d adds
- 39 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
- 40 Love Letters from the Days of K-Pop 韩娱时光里的情书 Beneath the sunshine of Jeju Island, a romantic love blossoms across the boundaries of age and status. She is a gifted screenwriting student; he is a legendary Korean film star. As their fates intertwine, sweetness and devotion become the melody of their love. This is a story about dreams, love, and growing up, and an exclusive romance belonging to He Zhiyao and Lee Jung-jae. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Guide to Falling for You 我对你的心动指南 A chance encounter… makes Jeon Jungkook fall in love at first sight with a university student named Tang Wan. Jeon Jungkook: “Tang Wan… do you believe in love at first sight?” Jeon Jungkook: “Maybe… I've fallen for you…!” 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became an Unlikely Sensation in a Girl Group 穿书后，我在女团反向爆火 Modern girl Su Yao unexpectedly finds herself inside an entertainment-industry girl-group novel, as Lin Yue, a minor member destined to be cannon fodder. The original Lin Yue was timid and constantly bullied by her fellow group members, treated as little more than background scenery. She also had to endure unfair treatment from the company and threats involving all kinds of unspoken rules. Su Yao acquires the “Comeback System,” and all she needs to change her fate is to earn enough popularity. H 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 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—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 The Soccer Coach and Their Stories 足球教练和ta们的故事 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. (This is my first time writing a novel, so please forgive my rough writing. Feel free to point out anything that needs work, and I'll fix it.) As fourth-year graduate Park Myeong heads to the peninsula to pursue his dream, he meets the one (or ones) destined for him. Competing in the English League One and leading Cambridge United in their bid for the Premier League. Youth has no price tag: hop on a plane and head to t 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Peninsula: An Actor's Reborn Journey 半岛：影帝的重生之旅 On New Year's Day 2022, Qinglong Film Emperor and Asian superstar Jin Chengyu announced his relationship with Kim Taeyeon, the former leader of a top girl group. Social media immediately crashed, the entire Korean entertainment industry erupted, and the Jin-Tae couple took Asia by storm! The two had been secretly dating for years. After going public, they even appeared on a variety show together, setting a new ratings record! But during a flight abroad, they unexpectedly returned to 2013, and bo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Korean Showbiz: From Trainee to Legendary Superstar 韩娱：从练习生到巨星传奇 In 2025, the unappreciated singer Lin Yunsheng unexpectedly transmigrates back to South Korea in 2002, becoming a trainee at SM Entertainment. Faced with a brutal seniority-based hierarchy and tangled relationships, he relies on his knowledge of future pop trends to make hit songs that have yet to be written his own. From the sensational "Lies" to the career-defining "The Tri-Angle," he fights his way through ostracism and doubt, shaking the industry with music that turns the era on its head. On —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Korean Showbiz: Becoming a Top-Tier Star Idol 韩娱：成为顶流爱豆 (Transmigration + Korean entertainment + Chinese entertainment + girl group idol + singer and actress) From China in 2023 to Huaguo in an alternate 1995. Tian Sisi is shocked, furious, and utterly lost. She just can't accept it. But~ life has given her another chance to choose, and this time, with a wealth of experience in a young body, she's determined to make the most of it. As it turns out, a lifetime of experience makes this second life full of surprises. So, why not become an idol? Give it 4.4kReads—Score55214d adds
- 50 Peninsula: My Childhood Sweetheart Is an Idol 半岛：我的青梅竹马是爱豆 100Reads—Score—14d adds
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