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- 51 On the Peninsula, Enjoying Retirement 人在半岛，退休养老 Korean entertainment, the timeline is all over the place. I'm just writing for fun, so don't take it too seriously. A slice-of-life story, mainly about Girls' Generation. Mostly written to make up for the regrets left by that other book, Carefree Wandering in the Mortal World. I'll do my best to finish it… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 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
- 53 Korean Showbiz: From the Start, I'm Dating IU 韩娱：开局和IU谈恋爱 In 2008, after three years as a trainee, Shen Yuan officially debuted. In 2010, following Han Geng’s return to China, he became the second Korean entertainment star to return home. But unlike Han Geng, who had financial backing after returning, Shen Yuan became a nobody on the fringes of the industry. In 2025, Shen Yuan, who had achieved nothing, woke up reborn in 2010. IU was only eighteen that year, and Shen Yuan was at the peak of his fame in Korean entertainment! Two young people, carried al 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Peninsula: My Childhood Sweetheart Is an Idol 半岛：我的青梅竹马是爱豆 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Korean Showbiz: Everyday Romance with a Popular Female Idol 韩娱：跟当红女爱豆的恋爱日常 One heroine, with occasional entertainment-industry storylines, but mostly everyday life. Liu Xuhui: “I’m so handsome. How did you mistake me for a paparazzo at first?” Bae Joo-hyun: “You were acting like one back then. But I like you.” I’m no good at writing a synopsis, so just read the story. I didn’t write the first few chapters very well. If you can’t get into them, feel free to skip them. I’ll try to do better with my next book. 1.7kReads6.3Score105Shelves
- 56 The Peninsula's Fake Playboy 半岛伪海王 [Smart Protagonist] [Conglomerate] [Celebrity] [No Harem] [No Formulaic Power Fantasy] [No Brain-Dead Plot] A story about a former playboy who transmigrates to the Korean Peninsula in 2009 and becomes part of a new chaebol family. Not only does he have a powerful family backing him, he also inexplicably gets a groveling-lover System he despises. After casually assigning a girl as his target, he discovers she's an utterly love-averse ice queen. What? All the mission rewards go to the goddess, whi 2kReads6.1Score106Shelves
- 57 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
- 58 Guo Qi's Seventh Book 果妻的第7本书 [BTS + no transmigration or rebirth + formulaic sweet romance + no logic + older woman/younger man romance] (A gorgeous, sharp-featured foodie × a refined yet hilarious international hottie) At a young age, Cao Enxing had already achieved what his peers could only dream of. Thanks to his talent and good looks, he first debuted as an idol singer with Clover. While climbing one small peak, he also chose to scale another, debuting once again as an actor. With his striking looks and golden-ratio p 73Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Korean Showbiz: My Girl Group Girlfriend 韩娱：我的女团女友 A single heroine, Jisoo. I’m a new writer, so please bear with me if anything is lacking. “Tan Fei, is the rumor currently circulating online that you and Kim Jisoo are dating true?” “No, it’s not a rumor, it’s true. Jisoo and I are indeed together, and we have been for a long time. I love her very much.” Tan Fei gazed tenderly at Kim Jisoo, and she returned his loving gaze. … I’m not good at writing a synopsis. Please read the story itself. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Korean Entertainment: Don't Fall for My Photographer Boyfriend 韩娱，不要喜欢上我的摄影男友 [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
- 61 Reborn in South Korea: From the Start, the Tycoon Acquires a Top Girl Group 重生南韩，神豪开局收购顶级女团 Transmigrate to South Korea, bind yourself to a Tycoon System, and start with a royal flush! Liu Tianhao is unexpectedly reborn in a parallel version of South Korea in 2009. With the [Super Tycoon System] and the [Future Hit Song Library] in hand, he is destined to unleash a storm of wealth and beauty in this entertainment-obsessed land! He is an entertainment mogul who can turn anything into gold: He builds the Haotian Entertainment empire from the ground up, dominating music charts and reignin 5.1kReads—Score680Shelves
- 62 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. 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 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…!” 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 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
- 65 A Chaotic Neutral Troublemaker Crashes a Girl Group 混乱中立乐子人勇闯女团 Post-00s girl takes on Korean entertainment + chaotic-neutral troublemaker + no System, no rebirth + forum format In 2001, Australian citizen Cheng Zhiyuan happened to audition for a talent show held by the Korean company SM. After the company invited him, he went to Korea to become a trainee. A true Australian teenager, he appeared to follow the company’s rules, but behind the scenes he refused to put up with anything. The company messed with him by adjusting his mic during a concert? He simply 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 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
- 67 Showbiz: A Hit Korean Entertainment Career Starts with a Sensual Song 文娱：从一首液曲火爆韩娱开始 [Entertainment industry] [System] [Music scene] [Film and TV] [Career-driven protagonist] [One female love interest, a Korean entertainment heroine] [Sweet romance] [Love and career take off together] An unexpected tornado transported Gu Ye, along with an “entertainment System,” to a parallel world where Chinese-language music had no standing at all. Korean entertainment dominated half the global music scene, and nearly every major dance group, band, and top solo artist came from Korea. In this 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 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—Shelves
- 69 Oh My God! Taeyeon Can Hear My Thoughts 天呐！泰妍偷听我心声 A twelve-year fan stays by Taeyeon through her darkest days. One-sided mind-reading can’t hide his deep devotion. With Girls’ Generation playing matchmaker and both hearts reaching for each other, they embark on a journey of redemption and romance across time… 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 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—Shelves
- 71 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
- 72 Korean Showbiz: The Nation's Idol 韩娱：全民偶像 When he woke up, he found himself lying on a street in South Korea in 2008. Looking at the crowd of passersby gathered around him, he was completely bewildered. Memories spanning more than a decade suddenly flooded his mind. It turned out he had become a sixteen-year-old high school student named Kim Minjun. 180Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 The Day I Went to Korea, I Got Daily Rewards 赴韩旅游当天，我绑定每日奖励 After retiring, he sets out to clear his head and gets this System. From now on, he never has to force himself or worry about what other people think. He can simply enjoy himself and have fun to his heart's content, and everything will be his! (He gets a little carried away early on and does whatever he wants!) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Apocalypse: Founding a Pantheon on the Peninsula! 末世：从半岛开始开创神系！ In his previous life, Li Zhou scraped by and struggled to survive on a peninsula in the apocalypse. This time, however, an ownerless, blank divine persona sends him back to before the apocalypse begins. Facing an apocalypse governed by a data system. System: The Huangdi Neijing runs in your blood. Li Zhou looks at the female zombie before him, awkwardly: Isn't this a little inappropriate? Divine Persona: Ever heard of turning someone into a follower? Li Zhou: Well... I guess I'll give it a 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Dating a Girl Group Captain After Retiring from Soccer 足坛退役后和女团队长谈恋爱 [K-pop + one female and one male lead + Jisoo + parallel world] Since this is a parallel world, some works from the entertainment industry may appear out of order. Please be understanding. The story mainly focuses on Jisoo. I’m a beginner, and this is my first novel, so please let me know if anything could be improved, or if you have any good ideas. I’ll consider adding them. Thank you! 363Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Korean Showbiz: One Step Ahead of Fate 韩娱：比命运更快一步 His family was buried in debt from the time he was little, so after leaving the military, he had no choice but to become a street thug to pay it off. By chance, he saved a benefactor who would change his life, but lost the big brother who had always looked after him. At a crossroads in his life, he met her, a warm and kind woman. His destiny was drawing closer to him, little by little. All he had to do was get one step ahead of fate... P.S. This is a Korean entertainment novel, purely for fun. I 2kReads7.0Score107Shelves
- 77 Korean Entertainment: You 韩娱之佑 By middle age, Li You had achieved nothing in either his family life or his career. After more than thirty years of wandering in circles, he had wasted the years for nothing. When he suddenly looked back, he found that his life had begun again. Though fearful, he couldn't help feeling secretly delighted. Now, watch him take the rest of his life at an easy pace and get through each day with composure. 22Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 78 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
- 79 Korean Showbiz: Starting with Doing Whatever I Want 韩娱从为所欲为开始 A new story is here. Let’s tell every story well! Multiple female leads (T-ara, Girls’ Generation (some members), IU. I want every pretty one!!!). A conversation between two consciousnesses! When a novel drives you mad and consumes you, would you ever think of giving it a try? Reborn!!! Maybe if you’re stubborn enough, you just might succeed! A power fantasy with no need to think, just pure wish fulfillment. Whatever feels good goes. Updates whenever. I might suddenly overhaul and rewrite it at 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Korean Showbiz: Reborn, I Make My Debut in South Korea 韩娱：重生之我在南韩开始出道 Synopsis: entertainment industry + plagiarist writer + System story + top idol + Korean entertainment Cui Shan loved music in his previous life. Despite all his hard work, he only ever became a fourth- or fifth-tier singer, so he was reborn on Blue Star, a planet almost identical to Earth. Its technology was highly advanced, but its music was far behind. So Cui Shan set out to make his name in South Korea, climbing all the way to the top of Asia. Note: The timeline may be jumbled. 952Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 That Year, That Korean City 那年，那座韩城 A lighthearted story about second- and third-generation groups. Qi Zaiyan grew up in an era when Korean pop music was all the rage, and he was a fan. But as a struggling college student, he had neither money nor time. After finally saving enough to fly to the Korean Peninsula, his plane hit turbulence and crashed. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of the heir to the peninsula's most powerful chaebol. This is... this is amazing! Girl groups, I'm here to protect you! 70Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 82 Korean Showbiz: IU, I'll Take Care of You 韩娱：IU，我养你啊 Korean entertainment #tycoon #single heroine (IU) #healing and nurturing #feel-good story Watching that girl struggle in the mud, he decides to make the whole world step aside for her. “Oppa, are you Superman?” “No, I’m just a man who happens to be rich, happens to know a little about the future, and happens to like only you.” [Pure romance + tycoon + healing + cozy everyday life] 3.8kReads—Score393Shelves
- 83 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—Shelves
- 84 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—Shelves
- 85 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
- 86 He Says He Doesn't Want to Be BTS Anymore, He Just Wants to Stop Me from Finding a New Husband 他说不想防弹了只想防我找新老公 Ye Qianqian was swept up in the sudden-death trend too. In this life, she knows she has to start grinding from a young age. The job market will be brutal in the future! She’s even studying traditional Chinese medicine! Anyone who’s died suddenly knows why! By a twist of fate, she becomes the assistant to a future top-tier star boy band, except she’s a solo stan. Gradually, she realizes something is a little strange. Do they sell her homemade health products in Korea too, like “Petty Pills,” “If 270Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 87 My Girlfriend Is Korea's Top-Tier Star 我的女朋友是韩国顶流 [Sweet Romance + Urban Slice of Life + Showbiz + Multiple Heroines + Campus Life] He went with his roommate to Seoul to see IU in concert. One unexpected incident led him to save the hugely popular actress Lee Ji-eun, bringing him trouble again and again. Furious, Jiang Mubai picked a fight with a chaebol in Korea. It felt great to beat him up, but it seems he may have landed himself in trouble. Now he’s become Korea’s greatest sinner of all time, all because he whisked away the nation’s little 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Reborn Idol: We Met on the Stage 重生爱豆：相遇在舞台 Korean entertainment! Reborn and transmigrate, with a gender swap. The main focus is on fifth-generation groups: (G)I-DLE, Lightsum, Aespa, Itzy, NewJeans, and Izone. TripleS from the sixth generation and fourth-generation group Red Velvet also feature. Career-focused, with light CP elements and no System. Female leads: Bae Joo-hyun, Yoo Ji-min, Jang Won-young, Kim Yu-yeon, and Kim Min-ji. I'm a newbie, and this is my first book. Please show it lots of love! In 2025, Jiang Yuchen and Zhou Xinyu 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Heavenly Court's Gossip Queen Descends to Earth and Goes Viral Across the Court with Her Inner Voice 天庭八卦精下凡靠心声爆红全朝堂 Ling Xiaohua, a little immortal in the Heavenly Court, is banished to the mortal realm over a stolen Peaches of Immortality case and a red-thread mishap. To return to Heaven, she must earn a million merit points. Bound to the red-thread sprite Little Confused and carrying a fragment of the Mirror of Matrimony, she unexpectedly gains the ability to let her inner thoughts slip out, courtesy of Yang Jian's revenge. Her snarky remarks are often overheard by key figures, drawing her into court intrig 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Breaking into Showbiz: Why Does the Land-Rent Boy Favor Me? 勇闯娱乐圈，地租少年偏爱我？ No problem, I’ll just dive headfirst into K-pop. Why does NCT DREAM, the dazzling group on stage, always seem to crowd around me in private? The aloof main vocalist secretly brings me milk tea, The scheming dancer shields me from every bad match, And the youngest member is so clingy he wants to cuddle with me every day. Fans: ??? Have our Landlord Boys been possessed or something? A certain top-tier boy band: Don’t ask. We only have eyes for her. I charged headfirst into the entertainment indust 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Korean Showbiz: My Wife Is Sunny 韩娱之我的老婆是Sunny A sweet, everyday romance about a transmigrated orphanage big shot who becomes a dangerous, devoted dog, and his clever, laid-back young female owner. Transmigration, slow burn, extra sweet, one female lead, and lots of affection. 1.4kReads6.3Score102Shelves
- 92 Peninsula: Life After Retirement Is a Little Warmer 半岛：退役后的生活有点暖 [Single heroine] + [aespa] + [Kim Minjeong] Retired UFC champion Xu Cheng'en has a problem: the SM trainee who always stays late to practice in the training room is so petite he could lift her with one hand, yet she’s stubborn enough to make his heart race out of control. “Coach Xu, extra practice is fine, but don’t look at me like that.” (The name and appearance of Xu Cheng'en from Lookism are used.) 1.6kReads6.6Score103Shelves
- 93 The K-Pop Performer 韩娱之演奏家 A dazzling star and a genius younger brother, an older sister and her younger brother, an angel and a devil, you and me. We may be different in every way, but love will keep us together, whether in heaven or in hell. Big Sis, don’t even think you can escape my grasp. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 K-Pop: Favored by the Gods 韩娱之神眷顾 Lin Yoona’s twin brother joins YG, forms an idol group with Kwon Jiyong, and becomes the fifth member of the group that goes on to become a huge hit. He’s a creative genius. (This is an alternate-universe story, so don’t overthink it. I just like writing it this way.) 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 K-Pop BTS: More Than Just a Crush 韩娱BTS：不止是喜欢 Two-Story K-Pop Romance (Ruan Li × Jeon Jungkook; Wen Beizhi × Kim Taehyung) Co-written by Ruan Jinhuan and Zhi Jiuyue The “HYYH” series was Big Hit’s ambitious project to propel BTS and Tarot to the top. BTS’s art of subverting the hierarchy needs no further explanation, so how about seeing how the girl group Tarot rises to the top? From three years as hidden trainees to the fierce battles surrounding their debut, what will happen after their hiatus ends? They all start out as the Fool, searchi 257Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Peninsula: The Girl Next Door Is a Little Rich Lady 半岛：邻家姐姐是小富婆 No System, no wish fulfillment, no mindless plot, no womanizer, slow-paced. Female leads: Lin Yuner, Kim Taeyeon, Bae Joo-hyun. Lin Jianan got hit by a truck while saving two little girls. Afterward, he ended up on the Korean Peninsula and began his life there with the money he got from an older girl who lived next door. Years later~ Song Yuqi looked at Ning Yizhuo, who wore a helpless expression, then spoke to Lin Jianan on the other end of the phone: “Oppa, why is it me and Ningning who get po 534Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 97 Reborn: My Years Ruling the Korean Entertainment Scene 重生：我叱咤韩娱那些年 Reborn in 1995, during the rise of South Korea's entertainment industry, the protagonist finds himself in the body of the Li family's second son, a notorious wastrel. Will he really keep wasting his life? Watch as he discovers promising newcomers and turns them into superstars, creates an all-star cast for Korean dramas, leads JK Company against entertainment giants SM and JYP, and becomes a Korean entertainment mogul, Asian Person of the Year, and World Person of the Year. How will he handle hi 240Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 My Boy 我的男孩啊 [I don't know how to write a synopsis, okay? It's just a love story with Oh Sehun. Pure fiction, please don't project it onto the real person!!!] This story is about a member of a popular boy band who goes traveling alone and meets an ordinary girl. By chance, the two cross paths, and before they know it, feelings develop between them that they can't talk about... 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 A Sweet Couple: A Korean Entertainment Fanfic 韩娱同文之甜蜜夫妇 “Noona, what’s your name? I’m Jeon Jungkook.” “Kim Minji.” “Nice to meet you.” When they meet again years later, long-buried memories come rushing back. Even after many years apart, seeing the person you fell for at first sight can still make your heart flutter. “Noona, will you be my girlfriend?” “I thought I’d made it pretty obvious.” 651Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 100 Korean Entertainment: As Time Goes By 韩娱之时光荏苒 A Korean drifter who moved to South Korea with his father is discovered for his natural talent and makes his debut, shining on his path to stardom. Along the way, he and the other person share a series of quiet, heartwarming stories. P.S. The protagonist has no golden finger or heaven-defying background, and things won't always go smoothly or as he wishes. He relies entirely on his passion, so please show your support. 383Reads—Score—Shelves
