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- 151 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
- 152 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 127Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Korean Drama Eve: The Reborn Chaebol Golden Retriever, Kang Yoon Gyeom 韩剧夏娃：财阀老奶狗姜润谦重生 [A dangerously obsessive beauty + a chaste older man with a puppy-dog heart, an extreme game of push and pull, a dangerous relationship] In this life, the dangerously obsessive beauty Li Laier transmigrates back to the time before her revenge and meets the top chaebol heir, Jiang Runqian, again. But nothing is going according to the original script. She can’t give up either love or her career. Building her career: Revenge gets even harder in version 2.0, with wild schemes, taking down villains b 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 Korean Showbiz: An Encounter 韩娱之相遇 An unexpected encounter brings him into the dazzling world of Korean entertainment. He meets the girls pursuing their dreams and stands by their side, as love blossoms alongside the starlight. He's here, so come see the stories of how he meets them on the peninsula and forms bonds with them~ 229Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 My Neighbor Is the Girl Group’s Leader 我的邻居是女团队长 One day, the neighbor next door suddenly asked, “Do you want to come to my concert?” Bai Haoyun was stunned. He never expected that the beautiful neighbor he saw every day would turn out to be the leader of a girl group. 260Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Korean Showbiz: The Foxy Darling in the Bunny Den 韩娱：兔窝里的狐系团宠 K-pop, TWICE, daily life, maknae, group favorite Fox-like girl Park Siyun faces a storm of controversy when she suddenly joins TWICE as its tenth member, becoming the youngest maknae in the group. A triple threat in singing, dancing, and songwriting, she uses her original work to shut down the critics. From a much-maligned parachuted-in favorite to standing alongside every member at the pinnacle of the world. This is the story of all ten of them. 2.9kReads6.6Score226Shelves
- 157 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
- 158 In the Land of Kimchi, the Joys of Being a Chaebol Are Beyond Imagination 人在泡菜国，财阀的快乐无法想象 [Hong Kong crime dramas + System + chaebol + entertainment industry + period setting] Chen Feng transmigrates to South Korea and binds himself to a chaebol System. He invests in real estate and finance, makes films, and rises to become the richest man. 154Reads6.4Score136Shelves
- 159 Korean Showbiz: The Producer Doesn't Realize She's Flirting 韩娱：制作人她撩人不自知 A Mary Sue story: brainless, with a messy romance. The heroine is not responsible for any characters in the story. Main focus: TWICE and girl groups. Content warnings: childish writing; the heroine is straightforward early on and a total mess later, but the main story doesn't confirm anyone's ship. The true romance is only shown in the extras. 139Reads—Score100Shelves
- 160 Reborn as Aespa: My Idol Journey 重生aespa：我的偶像之路 Twenty-seven-year-old Jiang Minya, an avid aespa fan, gets into a car accident on her way to a concert. When she wakes up, she has been reborn as Jiang Yayan, a sixteen-year-old girl of Chinese and Korean heritage, back in 2017, before aespa has debuted. Determined to take control of her fate, Jiang Yayan draws on her memories of her past life and her bilingual skills to pass an SM Entertainment audition and become a trainee. During the brutal training, she meets Ning Yizhuo, a Chinese member. F 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 Korean Showbiz: A Promise to the Lead Singer 韩娱：与主唱大人的约定 This is the summer that belongs to the two of us! Lu Min gently tapped the tip of her nose. “Looking back on the past, in the end, we are still us!” A playful, adorable girl stuck out her tongue. “Little brother, your big sister understands.” Hand in hand, the two sat on the beach, watching the sky turn red from horizon to horizon. They looked at each other. The photographer pressed the shutter. No one wanted to disturb this quiet moment. It belonged to the two of them. When Lu Min was asked in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 The System Wants Me to Rule the K-Pop Scene 系统让我称霸KPOP圈 My favorite idols shine onstage. Could I get a little closer to them? An utterly ordinary college student dares to chase his dream and break into the K-pop scene, aided by a mysterious System from beyond the heavens. Watch me climb step by step to the very center of the stage and become the most successful fan! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 SVT: The Last Mermaid in the World SVT：世界上最后的人鱼 A mermaid who longs to experience the human world goes to live among humans. After being discovered by a P Entertainment talent scout, she heads to Korea to begin her journey to stardom. The protagonist is a mermaid. This is a male-multiple-love-interest, all-for-one fanfic featuring a right-side main character from an NCT subunit. The timeline has now been fully sorted out! Most of this novel is written in dialogue. Some of it is true and some of it is made up, and anything that doesn't make se —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 I Style Korean Boy Bands 我给韩国男团做造型 [Showbiz] [Conspiracy] [Kept Woman] [One Woman, Multiple Men]. Sweet at first, then brutally angsty. The characters have warped values, so read with caution. I am a makeup artist and stylist from China. To hone my skills, I came alone to Korea, never expecting to get entangled with the hugely popular boy group The Boyz. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes in Korea 半岛之幕后大佬 Reborn as the youngest grandson of a chaebol family! Swallow Hynix whole and seize control of the semiconductor industry! Then acquire CJ Entertainment and take charge of the cultural scene! Build a global logistics network with Hanjin Shipping and Asiana Airlines! Acquire SsangYong Motor and break into high-end manufacturing! Samsung? It’s nothing but a stepping stone for me! In this life, I’ll make all of South Korea bow to me alone! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 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
- 167 So What If Korea's Top-Tier Starlet Is a Villain? 韩娱顶流女爱豆是恶女又怎样 [Korean Entertainment + Villainess + Plastic Surgery Phone + Human Tomie + No Sincere Feelings + Winning Hearts + Career Focus] Plastic Surgery Phone: Whoever gets this phone can transform into an unparalleled beauty. After obtaining the Plastic Surgery Phone, Xia Yue finds that life is ridiculously easy. All she has to do is crook her finger, and countless men come rushing to offer her their love. But later, the phone's demonic influence grows stronger and stronger, and the world teeters on the 513Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 I Turned Into My Senior Sister’s Cat (Two Lead Vocalists) 我变成了师姐的猫（双主唱） I Became My Senior Sister's Cat (Two Main Vocalists) 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 I Have to Reincarnate, So I’m Going Wild on Korean Variety Shows! 为了投胎，我在韩综里发癫！ She wasn't an ox-headed demon or a horse-faced demon, and she never got to drink Granny Meng's soup, but she did get a chance to be reborn. To ensure she gets a good next life, Niu Yanfang, who has never watched Korean variety shows, has to make it through a hundred episodes. And so begins her dazzling yet lonely journey through Korean variety shows... 543Reads8.4Score103Shelves
- 170 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—Score552Shelves
- 171 K-Pop: After Going Solo, I Became a Top-Tier Star 韩娱之单飞后逆袭成为顶流女爱豆 A heterochromatic-eyed girl vs. a quirky, four-dimensional Taetae She debuted in South Korea at fourteen as part of the group Lovely Girl. In her second year after debut, rumors spread that she bullied her teammates and classmates. She went through depression, but so what? She is Gypsophila, after all. She became famous just for looking back at an awards ceremony. Her first solo album won an award. Her first television drama earned her the Best Newcomer award. Her films swept all three major awa 697Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Korean Showbiz: Redemption Between a Mercenary and Ji-eun 韩娱：雇佣兵与知恩之间的救赎 (One heroine: IU, Lee Ji-eun. The male lead is Yi Shui, a “Chinese orphan.”) This is a modern urban romance set in a parallel world, a fanfic featuring IU. The story follows the two leads as they save each other in the entertainment industry. The first half focuses on Korean entertainment and the latter half on Chinese entertainment. Along the way, there are thrilling fight scenes, dark sides of the entertainment industry involving powerful financiers, political circles and underground organizat 244Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Korean Showbiz: Roses Grow South of the Equator 韩娱：玫瑰生长在赤道以南 [Not written in first person!! The tag was wrong. There may be some angst in the early and middle stages, but the ending is happy for everyone, so don’t worry.] [Park Chaeyoung fanfiction + slow-paced romanticism + mutual salvation + original female lead + pure love] “Ms. Park, when you think of your hometown, Melbourne, what comes to mind first?” “Sunshine, fresh air, and...” Park Chaeyoung smiled brightly, resting her cheek in one hand as if remembering something wonderful. “A girl who loved l 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 I'm a Superstar on the Korean Peninsula 我在半岛当巨星 After dropping out of Berklee, Li Shihao moved to the Korean peninsula. He made his debut there and went on to take the world by storm. As a superstar, he became entangled with the Korean and Chinese entertainment industries, among others. He was a flirt who gave everyone the same warm attention. Plenty of people knew they had no chance with him, but they still fell for him anyway. Life is short, so enjoy it while you can. After a long life together, who would ultimately be the one by his side? 823Reads6.9Score102Shelves
- 175 I Fell in Love with AI Baekhyun 和AI伯贤恋爱了 Alice, a grown woman who'd just gotten into the fandom, became infatuated with Baekhyun while her roommate enthusiastically tried to get her into Luhan. She was supposed to go to a concert with her roommate, but couldn't make it because of overtime. As she rushed to catch up, she got into a car accident. While recovering, she clicked on the browser Baekhyun endorsed. But why did she suddenly wake up as his arranged-marriage partner? 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Peninsula: From Bankrupt Lackey to Entertainment King 半岛：从破产小弟到娱乐天王 Zhang Daoxing transmigrates to South Korea in a parallel 2016 and becomes a part-timer. This is the final boom of the Korean Wave, with countless stars appearing one after another. Holdouts from the old era? NANA, Suzy, Girls' Generation, and others still have plenty of clout. Girl groups of the new era? TWICE, Red Velvet, BLACKPINK, and others shine like a constellation. Actors? Han So-hee, Kim Ji-won, Park Eun-bin, and others, with new faces emerging everywhere. Will he make up for past regret 144Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 177 I Made My Solo Debut in K-Pop 在韩娱solo出道了 [K-pop + everyone’s favorite + no System + apologies for OOC] If you don’t like it, please don’t attack me. If it’s not for you, feel free to skip it. Thanks! The beginning is a little over-the-top (seriously, it’s full-on melodrama, so don’t say I didn’t warn you). Read at your own risk. Melodrama! Melodrama! If you don’t like it, don’t read it. I’m too lazy to revise the beginning, so you can start from Chapter 16 and skip the melodramatic plot. Don’t ask why the story goes this way. I ran out 411Reads—Score113Shelves
- 178 EXO's Surprise Female Idol EXO空降女爱豆 (I dreamed it all up, I dreamed it all up.) (I only noticed some typos and bits of muddled, forgotten thoughts after rereading it. Please forgive me. It's just a novel. Read it if you want, or don't if you don't. Please don't take it personally and start attacking people. Thanks.) Chen Sijia, a strikingly elegant young woman, traveled to Korea alone. While Baekhyun was out buying coffee with his bandmates, he took a liking to her and invited her to sign with INB_100 as an artist. She became the 341Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 When the Periwinkles Became a Sea 当长春花已汇成海 [Reborn + Korean entertainment + character growth + idol girl group + idols + acting] Liu Xinxin woke up one day and discovered she had returned to the past. She decided to make her life more fulfilling and head to a foreign country to become a trainee. It turns out you should dream big. Who knows, you might just see a ghost~! She debuts in the same era as the idols she once admired, becoming the youngest member of f(x), with all the makings of a girl-group idol! The heroine grows through one ha 1.4kReads8.2Score107Shelves
- 180 Reborn on the Peninsula: My Cohabitation Diary with a Girl Group 半岛重生我和女团的同居日记 I Rejected an Arranged Marriage, Only to End Up Living with a Girl Group (K-pop, Multiple Heroines, Hilarious Daily Life) Reborn in 2013, Zhang Ning flees to Korea overnight to escape an arranged marriage into a wealthy family, only to be forced into a “heroic rescue” at Incheon Airport. He helps steady Lin Yoona and gets photographed in a “steamy kiss” with her. The whole internet explodes with the trending hashtag: #YoonaDatingConfirmed! SM is furious and announces that the goddess will be put 2.1kReads5.2Score144Shelves
- 181 Korean Showbiz: This Actor Never Takes a Bad Script 韩娱：这个演员从不接烂剧 Peninsula #Actors #VarietyShows #OneHeroine After waking up from a drunken sleep, Chen Shi'an discovers a new set of memories in his mind. They include a past he recognizes, and a future he doesn't... 6.1kReads8.4Score381Shelves
- 182 Leading the Team to Korea: We Conquer North America 带队闯韩，我们红遍北美 A public-domain fanfic. An all-Chinese girl group takes on Korea and becomes a sensation in China, Korea, and North America. An all-Chinese girl group ventures into the Korean entertainment industry alone, with not a single foreign member. At first, they face rampant industry prejudice and are starved of resources. Shen Jin, the group’s formidable, cool-headed core member, outshines her peers in every way. She leads the group to break through with original performances rooted in Chinese style, w 332Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Dungeon Instances Descend Across the Heavens? From the Start, I Move into Sweet Home 诸天副本降临？开局入住甜蜜家园 [Mostly Set in the World of Korean Dramas Early On, with Other Worlds Added Along the Way, Including Horror and Thriller Game Worlds] Qi Ran transmigrates into the body of a medical student and discovers that this Blue Star is crawling with monsters... Monsters born of desire, zombies, parasitic beasts... and all sorts of demons and freaks! This world also contains something supernatural: The Myriad Worlds Dungeon! Those monsters are what appear in reality when people fail to clear the dungeons. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 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? 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 SKZ: The Star Everyone Looks Up To SKZ：众星捧月 Genius idol Zhou Tingyue is invited by JYP to work in Korea. With talent on her side, she can take on the world! What? The SKZ seniors are always hanging around her? What? The SKZ oppas all want her to themselves? Come and see what’s going on! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Korean Showbiz: I Know I'm Popular 韩娱：我很火我知道 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Peninsula: A Meeting Across Time 半岛：跨时空会面 It’s not just the Korean entertainment scene, but the Chinese entertainment industry too. The title can’t be changed for now… The story begins with an earth-shattering “family reunion”… A three-year-old girl named Kim Sae-yi appears in Girls’ Generation’s world. She throws herself into Kim Tae-yeon’s arms and calls her “Mom.” Kim Sae-yi: I came from the end of time just to give you all a wonderful future without me. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! 663Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Lee Soo-hyuk: About Us 李洙赫：关于我们 A slow-to-warm, easygoing micro-influencer / a male celebrity who seems gentle but is actually dark-hearted A story about a rabbit and a wolf As a little-known micro-influencer, Chi Canyan never thought the idol she’d liked for years, Lee Soo-hyuk, would ever confess his feelings for her. But that day really did come. Everyone calls her Yanyan, but only Soo-hyuk likes to use her pet name. And only Soo-hyuk holds her on quiet nights, gently whispering, “Canyan.” “Our Canyan really is an incredibl 107Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Starting as a Samsung Executive, I Set Out to Save Korean Entertainment 从三星社长开始拯救朝鲜娱乐 [Peninsula] [Korean Showbiz] [Loyalty] [Gratitude] I wake up as the president of Samsung, and luckily, I brought D Director with me. Wait, what do you mean this is Joseon? And what do you mean there's also a Chinese Empire? There's no Qing dynasty, no South Korea, and no Big Three entertainment companies. In their place stands the Chinese Empire, a colossus that succeeded the Shun Dynasty and practices a distinctive form of monarchy. For decades, the entertainment industry in the Empire's mainla 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Serving in the Peninsula as a Squad Leader: Even Dogs Get Slapped for Walking By 人在半岛当兵长，狗路过也挨巴掌 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + South Korea + Ruthless + Unhinged] Zhang Benhe transmigrates to South Korea and becomes a low-ranking soldier. From then on, he goes into full berserker mode… “That’s how this world works: survival of the fittest. You’re not as strong as me, so you die.” “You cut my military budget by twenty percent? I don’t care if you’re Yoon Kaka or Park Kaka, I’m attacking!” “I’ve said my piece. Who’s for it, and who’s against? You’re against it? Drag him out and shoot him!” “You’r 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 BTS: The Tenderness of Mr. Min BTS之闵先生的温柔 What is liking someone? What is love? Liking someone means wanting to get closer, but love means being unable to leave. Liking someone is a sudden whim, but love is never being able to forget. Liking someone means wanting to share all the good things, but love means being willing to face and bear the bad together. It is Mr. Min, who always gives her all the security she needs whenever she starts overthinking. It is Mr. Min, who satisfies every craving whenever she wants to eat something deliciou 404Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 192 Reborn: My Charm Is Maxed Out, Yet They Call Me a Scumbag 重生：魅力值拉满，却说我是渣男 That year, JYP debuted an incredible solo singer who became a world-class idol superstar in just one short year. From then on, the music scene had an irreplaceable "incubus" who drove countless fans wild with obsession. However, after he spoke out in defense of someone during that controversial incident, he became the target of a nonstop barrage of online abuse. Then came the cliched drama of a fallen star fading into obscurity. But after time set the record straight and the truth came out, fans 16.6kReads8.4Score937Shelves
- 193 My Girlfriend Is Kim Ji-won 我的女友是金志垣 [Korean Showbiz] + [Liz] + [Pure Romance] + [LVE Series] Was it fate's arrangement or a coincidence of destiny? After summer vacation began, Li Zeyun decided to take a holiday trip to the Peninsula. When his plane arrived, an accidental encounter brought him face-to-face with Kim Ji Won, a famous girl group member he had once happened upon while scrolling through a short-video platform! 533Reads5.6Score102Shelves
- 194 After Awakening as the Beloved Female Supporting Character, I Only Want to Turn the Entertainment Industry Upside Down 团宠女配觉醒后，只想重创娱乐圈 [Transmigrate into a book + System + Mary Sue + fictional Korean entertainment industry + beloved supporting heroine + not a brainless power fantasy + slow-paced] After dying from overwork, award-winning lawyer Song Ran became the beloved supporting heroine in a novel. She thought she could finally start a sweet Mary Sue story and lie flat, taking life easy. Huh? Why is there a “save the plagiarized web novels” System in her head? What? This world is actually one giant copycat novel? Are you ki 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 From the Start, One Song, “Rose Boy,” Shook Korean Showbiz 开局一首【玫瑰少年】震惊韩娱 The road to pursuing your dreams is full of hardship and suffering, with joy intertwined with sorrow and success alongside failure. But as long as you’re with the one you love, you need not fear any challenge or obstacle. Even when fierce winds rise, never give up on life. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Those Years with TWICE 和twice的那些年 TWICE's eldest member, Gu Yusheng, is a non-typical fox-type idol: an ace who can do a little bit of everything, and a philosopher who speaks without thinking. The story begins the moment she makes her decision. Love is like a mark that cannot be erased. Perhaps foxes understand everything. Told through separate routes. The Nayeon route and Sana route are complete, and the Mina route is currently being updated. 415Reads—Score100Shelves
- 197 Stationed in Korea: I Automatically Rank Three Grades Higher Than the Korean Army 驻韩霉菌：面对韩军我自动高三级 [Alternate Universe + Gangsters + Biochemical Drugs (Mutants) + Scheming + Heh Heh!] After an accident, Li Feng transmigrated to another world and became an American stationed in Korea, as well as a captain leading a company of soldiers! I'd rather envy no star-crossed lovers or immortals. I only envy the chaebols and their everyday lives. But you can envy the Americans stationed in Korea, too… 3Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 198 A Laid-Back Life on the Peninsula 半岛的悠闲人生 A free spirit begins a laid-back life on the peninsula. Starting with variety shows. Acting is easy. One female lead, no exceptions,,,,,,,,,, I'm terrible at writing blurbs. 3Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 199 The Golden Maknae of Girls' Generation 少女时代的黄金小忙内 This story follows the heroine’s journey of growth. Heroine: A Korean office worker. She debuted as a child actress, then joined Girls’ Generation as the youngest member. She was known alongside Seohyun as one of the group’s two maknaes. Because of her schedule and age, she only participated in the group’s sweet-concept songs early on, but joined in on everything later. Born in 1995. Couple: First love, Jeon Jungkook (during his trainee days and early debut). Undecided: EXO? NCT? Or will she reu 532Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 Korean Entertainment: Give Me to You 韩娱之把我送给你 Another love story wearing a K-pop disguise, with Sunny as the sole heroine, and more sweetness to come. K-pop may be on the decline these days, but I’m still a stubborn fool, charging ahead and writing out of love. P.S. This is a slow-paced story full of everyday moments, with no big twists or major conflicts. It’s all about taking your time and savoring small joys, without melodrama or dumb characters. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read! 1.6kReads8.2Score102Shelves
