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- 51 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—14d adds
- 52 Peninsula: Where the Starlight Begins 半岛：从星光开始 Lin Huai transmigrates and becomes the chairman of an entertainment company. His memories from his previous life tell him that T-ARA is about to suffer an injustice, Red Velvet will be subjected to a scandalous publicity campaign, and GFRIEND will peak right after debut only to lose momentum later... “In that case...” He slams the table and jumps to his feet. “I want every one of these future top-tier girl groups!” And so the entertainment industry explodes: T-ARA’s dorm: “Oppa! You said you 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 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
- 54 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. 478Reads—Score10014d adds
- 55 My Tough Road to Debuting in K-Pop as a Silk Reeler 韩娱之我在缫丝艰难出道 As a little girl, Liu Yuyu watched her idol perform and planted the dream of becoming an idol in her heart. She later passed an audition and joined Silk Cocoon. After failing to debut again and again as a trainee, she finally made her debut with LE SSERAFIM and began promoting enthusiastically! Key point! The heroine’s early story is not a power fantasy (and maybe the later part won’t be either; I haven’t decided yet)! After debuting, she’s great at promoting herself and charming her fans!!! Aft 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Etched Upon My Heart 烙印心泫 This story mainly follows the emotional entanglements between Yin Xuan, heir to the reclusive Yin family in Korea in a parallel world, and numerous celebrities. Just as in his dreams, his visions reflect everything that happens in reality. What will he, the heir to a reclusive family, do with the glimpses of reality he sees in his dreams? And after meeting the girl he fell for in one of those dreams, what will he do for her? So, Baicai, are you willing to be imprinted on my heart from now on and 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 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—14d adds
- 58 The Peninsula Begins with a Wish 半岛从许愿开始 I messed up my last book, so I want to give it another try. It’s still a Korean entertainment story. The protagonist, Li Anming, is reborn in 2017 in a parallel version of the Korean peninsula, with a System panel that lets him buy information and skills from his past life on Earth using [Shock Points]. He meets, gets to know, and falls in love with the familiar idols and entertainers of the peninsula. There will definitely be more than one female lead. Taeyeon, Sulli, Yoona, and Lee Jin are sur 77Reads—Score614d adds
- 59 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 265Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 60 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
- 61 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. 1.7kReads6.3Score10514d adds
- 62 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—14d adds
- 63 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 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 K-Pop: I Debuted in a Group Instead of Kuanmian 韩娱，我代替宽面出道成团 In his previous life, Lin Che was a low-level employee at SM Entertainment. He was constantly bullied, and even at the very end of his life, he had no dignity. Unexpectedly, he is reborn in 2011 and discovers that he has become a Chinese trainee at SM Entertainment, the very old acquaintance from his memories, all set to debut in the soon-to-be-launched boy group ESO. 54Reads—Score11414d adds
- 65 Starting From Zero: Life on the Peninsula 从零开始的半岛生活 This is not a wish-fulfillment story where the protagonist is invincible from the start!!! Multiple heroines: Im Yoon-ah, Kim Tae-yeon, Bae Joo-hyun, and others 2022 Reporter: FM Entertainment has become the biggest entertainment company on the peninsula. What do you think about that? Lin Zhihui: What? FM is just one of my little side businesses... Note: If you don't want to read about the male lead's growth, you can start from Volume Two. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 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, 3.1kReads—Score31814d adds
- 67 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.) 1.6kReads6.6Score10314d adds
- 68 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—14d adds
- 69 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 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Showbiz: You Are My April Sky 娱乐：你是我的四月天 [Single heroine: Kim Jisoo + pure romance + golden finger + Chinese and Korean entertainment industries + chaotic timeline] A game brought them together. And fate works in mysterious ways: the first friend Liang Zhisuo made on his very first day on the peninsula was her. From then on, the wheels of destiny began to turn. Her tenderness was like the warm April sunshine bathing Liang Zhisuo. When a reporter asked why she had gotten together with someone younger than her, she blushed and said: “Som 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 K-Pop Girl Group: My System Is Up to No Good 半岛女团：我的系统不正经 [Reborn] [System] [Time and Space] [Changing Fate] In his thirties, Lin Zhe was reborn from 2025 into a parallel timeline, returning to the days before the 2008 college entrance exams. Relying on his memories, he got into a different university, went all in on the World Cup, and founded an investment firm, gaining wealth and status that had been beyond his reach in his previous life. Just as he was content with his life and planning to return home and retire after graduating, his parents got fed 690Reads6.9Score11914d adds
- 72 Korean Showbiz: From the Start, I Won Three Grammys in a Row 韩娱之开局连任三届格莱美 Hello, everyone. This is a Korean entertainment novel. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read it. Some songs may appear earlier or later than they did in real life. The awards mentioned in the novel may not match the real-world timeline. The protagonist starts out at a very high level; this is to set up his entry into the Korean entertainment industry. The protagonist is a songwriter and music producer, and there will occasionally be singing collaborations. Variety shows will also feature a 472Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 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 2kReads6.1Score10614d adds
- 74 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
- 75 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. 955Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Korean Showbiz: My Wife Is Chaeyoung, and I'm Secretly Thrilled! 韩娱：老婆彩英，暗爽！ [Everyday life, Korean entertainment, Korean variety shows, personal growth, romance, System] P.S. This is a Korean-entertainment novel through and through: no face-slapping, no toxic exes, and a sweet romance with no angst. One heroine, one heroine, one heroine! Li Jinxian transmigrates into the Korean entertainment industry and becomes a complete unknown. Bound to the Big Entertainment System, he starts out by taking part in singing competitions, making movies and appearing on variety shows, g 220Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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
- 78 Love Begins in Korean Showbiz 情起韩娱 [Urban] [Korean Showbiz] [One Heroine] That year, I returned to Korea from the United States. That year was also when Korea's golden age of girl groups began. That year, I met someone who made me decide to stay. That year, my quiet life changed. That year, I had no regrets. 1.8kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 79 I Became a Succubus on the Peninsula 我在半岛当魅魔 [Running Man] + [Reborn] + [Incubus protagonist] + [Multiple female leads] + [Korean Showbiz] My name is Zhou Si, a regular entertainment news reporter. I have a new kind of terminal illness that needs to be named after me. I don’t know whether to call that lucky or unlucky, but there’s one thing I’m sure of: I’m going to die. My name is Zhou Si. I never could have imagined it, but I was reborn. This time, I was determined to take back everything that belonged to me... or so I thought! How d 1.4kReads6.4Score10114d adds
- 80 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. 1.4kReads6.3Score10214d adds
- 81 Peninsula: My Family Is a Chaebol, but I’m Not! 半岛：我家是财阀，我不是啊！ K-pop / Urban Slice of Life / Multiple Heroines / Entertainment Industry Just treat it as a parallel world. Come take a look at Hwang Gu’s everyday life on the peninsula. His family situation is quite complicated, and various upheavals have left him quiet and unsociable. 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 82 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 383Reads—Score11314d adds
- 83 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
- 84 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—14d adds
- 85 The System Wants Me to Act Cute 系统要我撒娇 [This isn’t the real world, but a parallel one, so don’t argue about it. Don’t tie the timeline or anything else to reality.] If you had the chance to transmigrate, what would you choose to do? [Parallel world] + [fictional entertainment industry] + [familiar celebrities] + [harem] + [sappy male lead] + [feisty but sweet heroine] + [naive, sweet protagonist] My name is Wu Qingyu. After an accident, I became Wu Qingyu in a parallel world. But what’s with this plain-Jane face?! From the start, I r 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 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? 841Reads6.9Score10214d adds
- 88 Reborn on the Peninsula: I Helped Them All Make It 重生半岛：她们都是我带出来的 Korean entertainment industry. In his previous life, he was S.M.'s top composer and award-winning producer. Reborn, he becomes the mastermind behind the peninsula's entertainment industry. One heroine, mostly everyday life, featuring groups from the fourth to sixth generations, with the fifth generation most prominent. Parallel world, melodramatic plot, don't take it seriously!!! 2.8kReads—Score10914d adds
- 89 A Beloved Friend from the Peninsula 半岛好亲故 Reborn into a Korean chaebol family, Xu Minghe thinks he should do something about all the regrets he carried from his previous life. So he uses his memories of his past life to make his way in Korean entertainment. 954Reads—Score11314d adds
- 90 After the Young Lady Returns, Someone Sweeps Her Off Her Feet 大小姐归来后，就被拱了 I'm Lu Han, Lu Qianqian's biological older brother! I've been looking for her for thirteen years, and who would have thought that once I finally found her, my whole world would come crashing down? As soon as she came back, she got snatched away by some punk named Park Chanyeol! 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 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
- 92 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
- 93 I’m Connected in the Korean Entertainment Industry 我是韩娱关系户 Hy, everything happens for the best. Choosing to begin is the first chapter of a smooth journey, and starting over is the rebirth of this story. Let’s look forward to it together. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Peninsula: This Northeastern Girl Has a Fiery Side 半岛：这个东北小妞有点辣 [One heroine + Ning Yizhuo + mostly slice of life] This is my first time writing a book, so please bear with me if it's not very good. I'm a student, so updates will be extremely, extremely slow. I'm only writing this to give myself something to do... Sorry for everything. The timeline in the story is completely fictional, so if anything's wrong, just gouge your own eyes out!!! (There'll be a plagiarist character; just pretend those songs don't exist in that world.) Dong Shuai looks at the vivac 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Ace Producer: From Korean Showbiz to Conquering Chinese Showbiz 王牌制作人：从韩娱开始勇闯内娱 [Showbiz, Behind the Scenes, Adapted Works, No Brain Rot, Ensemble Cast] After layer upon layer of glossy packaging, the entertainment industry shows the public only its dazzling, extravagant side, drawing wave after wave of starry-eyed young men and women to chase their dreams. But beneath all that glitter lies a world of ruthless infighting and schemes. When the glamorous facade of showbiz falls away, Lin Ren realizes he's been conned, and the illusion is shattered for good. From music produce 290Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 96 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 255Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Showbiz: One “Gee” in 2009 and I Led the Korean Wave 娱乐：09年一首gee引领韩流 Years later, Li Zhe opened the music charts and found that every song at the top was his. His label’s artists had sold tens of millions of records, their music videos had racked up billions of views, and they were famous all over the world! [An 800,000-word Korean entertainment story + boy groups and girl groups + System + images] After transmigrating to 2009 with his knowledge of K-pop, Li Zhe decided to take the Korean Wave to even greater heights. Girls’ Generation’s Yoona: “We have that song 830Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 98 My Entertainment Industry Journey Begins on the Peninsula 从半岛开始的娱乐圈之旅 The story begins in early winter 2007... The focus is on second-generation girl groups from the Korean entertainment industry, with Chinese entertainment's post-1985 actresses appearing here and there early on. They will feature more later. The story is a slow burn, so it probably won't suit readers who like fast-paced wish-fulfillment novels. The male lead's cultivation is just background, like a golden finger. It won't come up too often, and the story won't veer off course because of it. That' 277Reads—Score814d adds
- 99 Korean Showbiz: It All Began When I Met Her 韩娱：从遇见她开始 [P.S. My writing might be pretty bad. Read if you want, but if you really can't get through it, all I can say is that everyone has their own tastes. You can also look for other K-pop novels. There are plenty of people who write them better than I do. That's all!] A synopsis? What do I need one for? Why would I have to write one? [P.S. Li Zhien falling in love has nothing to do with our IU, does it? (◔◡◔)] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Peninsula: A Cameraman's Chaotic Daily Life 半岛：摄像师的吵闹日常 “Hi, I'm Zhou Jing.” “Hi, I'm An Yujin.” At the filming location for the BIONGBIONG Earth Game Arcade in Thailand, Zhou Jing and An Yujin met for the first time. “Are you an idol?” “Yeah, I'm in IVE. What about you?” “I'm a cameraman. An unknown cameraman.” 32Reads—Score—14d adds
