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- 151 Korean Showbiz: TWICE's Top-Tier Scheming Maknae 韩娱：兔瓦斯顶级腹黑忙内 She's JYPE's little princess, the adorable sweetheart in the eyes of her senior idols, the youngest member and the group's boss, one of K-pop's beauty peaks, the top ACE of the fourth generation, the tallest in TWICE, and Kim Gugu's one-meter hit! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Korean Showbiz: My Unforgettable Loves 韩娱：我的白月光们 What if BLACKPINK had a fifth member? An An would have their backs. This book will also feature interactions between other girl groups. There’s no male lead, so feel free to ship whoever you like. I’m a fan of K-pop girl groups, so I wrote this novel. 239Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 I Became the Face of a Girl Group and Rose to Stardom 成为女团门面之后红透了 [Coming-of-age + evenly matched leads + not mindless wish fulfillment + strong female lead] Li Shan debuted at sixteen as the visual of Han Country’s hottest seventh-generation girl group. Her fans thought her life was like a wish-fulfillment story. After all, her eldest sister was a CEO, her second eldest sister was a producer, and her brother-in-law was a top-tier star. Li Shan thought so too, but the entertainment industry is a mixed bag, full of both opportunities and challenges. Li Shan has 638Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 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. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Reborn: Chosen by the Spotlight 重生之星光所选 (Ensemble cast in the early stages + no male lead + slow-paced) “I used to be capital’s castoff. Now, I’m going to become the rules themselves.” Ling Qingyue spends five years proving that hard work is worthless in the face of talent. She dances through three hundred pairs of shoes, only to be cut from the debut lineup the night before her big break with a single sentence from the company. She sings until her voice is hoarse, yet is relegated to the sidelines for “not being pretty enough.” At la 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Peninsula: The Lawyer Kept by LIZ 半岛：被LIZ包养的律师 “This is Li Zijian, my childhood friend. He turned down a million-a-year salary at a top law firm just to open a shabby law office in the old district that can't even afford a receptionist. I cover his rent and utilities, and now he spends all day holed up in his rented apartment watching the news, looking like he's given up on life.” “This is Kim Jiwon, my childhood friend. She gave up the glamorous life of a top-tier star to become the deep-pocketed benefactor of a broke lawyer like me. Of cou 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 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. 251Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Days I Checked In on the Peninsula 在半岛签到的日子 PS: This story is entirely fictional. It takes place in a parallel version of the basketball world and has nothing to do with reality. Don't read too much into it or take it seriously. If you don't like stories where the characters have siblings, this isn't for you. It's a self-indulgent work written when the author was in a contrarian mood. On hiatus. For details, please see the author's note at the end. I also want to thank all the readers who've stuck with the story. The story begins when th 112Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 159 EXO’s True Power Broker EXO真正的实权掌握者 Please keep this story separate from reality! The timeline may be a little off! Featuring all EXO members, 1V9. (Wu is included, but has few scenes and no romantic storyline. If I write about Show Time, he may have a few scenes, so if you don’t want to read about him, you can skip those parts. The timeline spans quite a while, so all twelve members are here. Please don’t read if that bothers you!) Wu Shiman is Korean and British, born on April 1, 1994. She’s the group’s darling, a stunning beaut 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Breaking Into Korean Entertainment with a System Space 带着系统空间闯韩娱 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 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. 121Reads—Score1114d adds
- 162 The Midlife Top-Tier Star's Ultimate Push and Pull 中年顶流的极限拉扯 As a top-tier star, Ling Xing is best known not for his work but for personally jumping into arguments with haters, showing off what it means to be the most lively person in show business, a one-man army. But those legendary moments happened back in his twenties, at the peak of his looks. Many years have passed since then, and new faces keep appearing in show business. If Shao Ying hadn’t come to him with a collaboration, he might never have made a comeback. And perhaps he wouldn’t have fallen f 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 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—14d adds
- 164 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—14d adds
- 165 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—14d adds
- 166 Global Beauty: From K-Pop to the Pinnacle of C-Pop 全球神颜：从韩娱到内娱之巅 (Multiple heroines + stunning looks + transmigration + Korean entertainment + Chinese entertainment + global entertainment industry + EXO + top-tier star + superstar + God of Singing + many actresses born in the 1990s, 1995s, and 2000s) Reborn, Jiang Yuchen makes a stunning debut as EXO’s youngest member. With god-tier looks as the visual, a heavenly vocal range as the main vocalist, explosive stage presence as the lead dancer, and countless memories from his previous life, he outshines all the 48Reads—Score114d adds
- 167 Peninsula: Please Follow My Work 半岛：请关注我的作品 (Showbiz, Korean entertainment, slice of life, mostly romance, alternate history) “Han Jun, if we’d never met back then, would things still be the same between us now?” “No. With my status, I’d be dating one girl after another. Living it up would only be natural.” “Have I not put you in your place for too long? Are you asking to die?” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 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
- 169 Byun Baekhyun: My Ship Is Real 边伯贤：我的CP是真的 Top-tier boy-band senior × top-tier, chart-topping girl-group vocalist junior (Female-reader-insert. The female lead is, of course, me, including all you EXO-Ls.) Ever since Baekhyun and Lin Zhaoshi announced their relationship, they've been the industry's model couple. They belong to the same company, SM, and are both top members of their respective groups. Their relationship announcement was met with widespread acclaim, and they even gained a huge following of couple fans. But who knew they we 155Reads—Score11014d adds
- 170 Reborn in Korean Entertainment: Every Group I Built Reached the Top! 重生韩娱：我打造的团体全登顶！ The rating just came in: [Ghostwriter + Everyone Is Career-Obsessed + No CP + Lots of Sarcastic Forum Posts + K-pop Knowledge and Explanations] Su Han is reborn into a parallel K-pop world where the entertainment industry is intensely competitive. Here, the idol industry is thriving like never before. Boy groups and girl groups debut in droves, new songs keep pouring out, music-show stages are everywhere, and entertainment companies are constantly battling. Every year, countless rookies enter th 36.6kReads7.3Score4.8k14d adds
- 171 Showbiz: Reaping the Rewards of Past Efforts 娱乐：收之桑榆 The protagonist is chosen by a truck and transmigrates. Yep, transmigration again. The protagonist is still an orphan, hahahahaha, and a total disaster at everyday life: cooking blows up the kitchen, doing laundry floods the washing machine with suds, and even with a map, they get lost outside. They're a little foodie who could be lured away with a lollipop, hehe. P.S. The protagonist likes beautiful women, so they tend to fold as soon as they meet a pretty lady, hehe. P.P.S. The protagonist is 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 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 497Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 173 Korean Showbiz: What Has the Bunny Leader Caught Today? 韩娱：兔队今天又钓到什么了？ I'm sensitive and break at the slightest touch. I'm a wage slave who can't update regularly. I miss one update every three days, and a whole week every seven. If you're still determined to keep reading, then congratulations! You lucky readers following this book have really hit the jackpot! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 (BTS) I Don’t Know What to Call This （防弹少年团bts）不造该叫什么 7V1 A semi-realistic entertainment industry novel BTS vs. an all-around female former celebrity turned producer The first book in the What Should This Series Be Called? series! It will never end! A new story just started next door: What Should This Be Called 2. It's a Namjoon 1v1 romance. Don't miss it! 329Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 175 A Dazed Kiss Is the Deepest Declaration of Love 懵钟是最深情的告白 Mu Qianqian, an outstanding graduate of the Capital Drama Academy, is unexpectedly reborn in the body of Song Ji Hyo in a parallel world. Nothing has happened here yet: Running Man hasn’t started, and none of the cast has become famous. Everything is back at the very beginning. Let’s see what Mu Qianqian chooses this time. (The Monday Couple will still appear, but the author is a fan of the Mormong couple. My writing isn’t great; I just want to indulge my own shipping wishes. Feel free to discus 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Korean Showbiz: TWICE’s Trillion-Won Assistant, Cornered by Unnie Bae 韩娱：兔瓦斯万亿助理，裴姐堵门 [Girl Groups + Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Entertainment + Tycoon + Agent] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Li Mo arrives in 2016 and becomes an assistant to TWICE, gaining nine quadrillion Dream-Come-True Coins. He gets cashback whenever he spends money on female entertainers. To buy SM, JYP, and YG as soon as possible and make Lee Soo-man, Park Jin-young, and Yang Hyun-suk work for him, Li Mo embarks on a wild spending spree. "You work so hard, and all you get to eat is kimchi 4Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 177 Peninsula: I’m Really Just Her Gay Best Friend 半岛：我真只是男闺蜜 [A little ensemble cast] (Maybe not even that much of an ensemble) [Multiple heroines] (Mostly fifth-generation girl groups) [A bizarre setting] (So bizarre you won’t be able to read it) [Not a womanizer] [Slow burn] [Too many elements] [Transmigration] [Bad memes] [Trying to keep the logic reasonable] [Parallel world] A world centered on one person + a tiny bit of Pili puppet theater + Korean boy and girl groups “I remember you originally came to study on the peninsula just to look after me, ri 3kReads—Score12114d adds
- 178 Guoqi's Fifth Book 果妻的第5本书 Choi Seoeun never imagined that someone had been watching her for a long time without her realizing it, while she kept calling herself his big sister and taking care of him. By the time she realized what was happening, it was already too late. How could he possibly let go of the delicious morsel she had delivered right to his lips? Tian Jungkook couldn't figure out why he'd paid so much attention to Choi Seoeun ever since the first time he met her. It wasn't until later that he understood: that 223Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 179 Please Answer, 2006 请回答二零零六 (K-pop + Global Superstar + Multiple Heroines + Chaebol + Girl Groups) Best enjoyed after Chapter 150! Mainly K-pop: Girls' Generation + T-ara + top actors + ... the Korean Peninsula, Europe and America, and more... 247Reads6.4Score13314d adds
- 180 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 332Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 K-Pop Quick Transmigration: A Sea of Stars 快穿韩娱之星辰大海 Pei Lina, stage name Lina World One She debuted and won first place just 20 days later, becoming the strongest female solo artist and the woman most popular with male celebrities. With her fair, delicate face, perfectly curvaceous figure, and long, straight black hair, she was graceful and ethereal when still, yet alluring and commanding when in motion. After training at YG for three years without getting the chance to debut, she went straight to debuting with DSP instead. Despite being such a p 622Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Korean Showbiz: The Sharp-Tongued Queen Is an Absolute Baddie 韩娱：嘴炮大佬她A爆了 [Transmigrate + Korean entertainment + no System + 1v1] [Sharp-tongued mixed-race beauty vs. younger, muscular “bunny”] [This story’s BGM: “Hellifornia” by Gesaffelstein] After transmigrating into the body of a popular Korean singer, Hong Zhixia can only tell the truth and make ominous predictions. Whoever she curses ends up having a run of bad luck. With nothing but her sharp tongue, she carves out her own era in Korean entertainment. Reader’s guide: The heroine is sweet on the outside but dark 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 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 378Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 184 Korean Showbiz: I’m the Beloved of the Mao Family 韩娱：我在毛家当团宠 On the 11th, SM officially announced that Chi Yaoxi and Kim Yeri would join Red Velvet and make their official debut. If Chi Yaoxi's arrival turned Red Velvet in a parallel world from a five-member group into a six-member one, what stories would they have? The meeting and companionship that began during their trainee days ultimately became a starlit journey forward, side by side. From trainee companions who supported one another to group members who captured everyone's attention, they will sh 420Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 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
- 186 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—14d adds
- 187 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 295Reads—Score1714d adds
- 188 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
- 189 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
- 190 Showbiz: The Genius Idol Producer 娱乐圈：天才爱豆制作人 “To love her was to defy reason, to hinder my prospects, to lose all self-control, to shatter my hopes, to destroy my happiness, and to be condemned to taste every kind of disappointment and despair. And yet, once I had fallen in love with her, I could never stop loving her.” Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Gu Ran's career in America hit a dead end, and a contract sold her to South Korea as a producer. She'd been keeping her head down and working hard, but when she turned around, how had she 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 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! 655Reads—Score1514d adds
- 192 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—14d adds
- 193 Korean Showbiz: From Near Bankruptcy to a Top-Tier Girl Group 韩娱：从濒临破产到顶流女团 [Original Korean entertainment story + girl group growth + no CP] The year she debuted, Lin Xiayue awakened to memories of transmigrating. It turned out she had been a web novelist in Huaguo before being born into the body of a little girl in the Kimchi Kingdom. Like so many girls in the Kimchi Kingdom, Lin Xiayue dreamed of becoming an idol. She became a trainee and successfully debuted in a girl group. But fate wasn’t on her side. Just three months after their debut, the company was on the ver 2kReads—Score15314d adds
- 194 An SM Trainee Drops In: The Genius Idol Takes Over Korean Showbiz SM空降生：天才爱豆制霸韩娱圈 [Korean Showbiz] Featuring Oh Sehun In the neon-lit, star-studded world of K-pop, introverted He Ruiyan (Aria) makes a sudden debut, becoming the center of attention in SM Entertainment’s new girl group. Her arrival is like a pebble tossed into a still lake, sending ripples in every direction. Doubts abound, and the “company favorite” label follows her everywhere. But deep inside, Aria hides a resilience and radiance few know about. Onstage, she’s a rising star adored by all. Offstage, she’s a 271Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Korean Showbiz: A Dream of Mortal Life 韩娱：浮生一梦 Gu Changning joined the band because she loved making music. She became a trainee to make up for her mother's regret at leaving the spotlight, and because she loved performing onstage. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Korean Showbiz: The Seductive Idol Who Doesn't Know How Beautiful She Is 韩娱：美而不自知的钓系爱豆 Jiang Li seems to have no idea how beautiful she is. She watches as her close friend confesses to her with utter seriousness, reads the flirty messages a senior sends her, and sees a junior constantly winking at her onstage. Jiang Li falls into deep thought. Is she really that charming? Before you read: The female lead is the fifth member of Red Velvet. For the sake of the plot, Yeri has been written out. Some characters may be out of character, and the timeline may differ from reality. Everythi 436Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 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! 542Reads5.6Score10214d adds
- 198 BP’s Wuli All-Rounder Maknae BP之wuli全能忙内 [An alternate setting] [Many original ideas] [Korean entertainment, BLACKPINK] [No romance, no male lead] “What kind of person do you think Ye Moran is?” Jennie: “Ranran is the little sister I can dote on whenever I want~” JISOO: “Ranran will always be our maknae! Our all-rounder maknae!” ROSE: “She has lots of delicious food! Mashita~” LISA: “My very best little sister!” What kind of transformation will the little heiress with autism undergo after joining YG and meeting four older sisters who c 132Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 199 Peninsula: Falling for Sha Yu's Daughter 半岛：爱上纱瑜之女 [One female lead] [Xue Lun'e] (The protagonist's friends have their own romance.) Xue Yun: “All right, tell me. What made you fall for me?” Cheng Yan: “You're beautiful.” Xue Yun: “So you only like me for my looks?” Cheng Yan: “Uh, let me try that again.” “I fell for your depth and talent.” Xue Yun: “So you think I'm not beautiful, then?” Cheng Yan: “???” 1.7kReads6.5Score10414d adds
- 200 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—14d adds
