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- 51 The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Grandson 财阀家的小孙子 Yoon Hyun-woo, a secretary who manages a chaebol family, is falsely accused of embezzling funds and murdered by the family. He is reborn as Jin Do-jun, the chaebol family's youngest son, and grows up under his new identity while plotting his revenge. Korean novel: The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family, translated edition —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Everything Happens at the Perfect Time 一切都是最好的时间 [Korean entertainment + Chinese entertainment + plagiarism expert + one female lead] Lin Xuyang had been following his life plan step by step, until someone asked him what his dream was. Then he found himself at a loss. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Korean Showbiz: An Idol's Three Thousand Worlds 韩娱：爱豆的三千世界 Romances with girl-group members. Each installment is its own love story, primarily told as a standalone. Some may feature two female leads, while others may be about a couple. The stories range from second-generation to fifth-generation idols. Kim Taeyeon, Bae Joohyun, Myoui Mina, Park Sooyoung, Kim Minjeong. Please don’t take it as fact if anything differs from reality, and don’t project it onto the real people. If you’re interested, come on in; you’re welcome. If you don’t like it, please lea 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Korean Showbiz: A Female Singer’s Celebrity Bodyguard 韩娱：女歌手的明星保镖 Kim Minjun is a man who has emerged from the darkness. He returns to Korea to fulfill a childhood promise to his younger sister from the orphanage, but through a series of coincidences, he becomes the “errand boy” for the members of Convenience Store. Another stroke of bad luck lands him a job as the personal bodyguard of a top female singer, setting off a series of events... P.S. This is an entertainment-industry novel, so don’t take it too seriously. New chapters every day at 5 p.m. Come by an 669Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Seoul: I Rule the City’s Nightlife 韩城：我掌控韩城黑夜 (Mostly everyday life, Korean entertainment) Zhou Jingjian was an orphan overseas. As a child, his adoptive father and master, Park Jihye, brought him to Seoul, where he became a member of the Seoul gang. In 2013, an unknown mission led to Park Jihye being hunted by gangs across the country. “Jingjian, let me go!” “If I let you go, what happens to me? I want to live, too!” After capturing him, Zhou Jingjian was appointed head of one of the Seoul gang’s divisions. “You’re crossing the line, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 My Daily Life on the Korean Peninsula Is Going Just Fine 我的半岛日常果然没问题 Lin Zaixian only wanted to make money in peace and get his career on a steadier footing along the way. The problem was, none of the girls around him would let him have any peace. This is a Korean entertainment novel... The female leads are tentatively Jang Wonyoung, Ahn Yujin, Liu Zhimin, and Kim Minjeong. 855Reads—Score5314d adds
- 57 A Feel-Good Showbiz Story: My Bandmates Slack Off After Debuting, So I Shine 娱乐圈爽文出道后队友摆烂我灿烂 Park Yong-an was discovered by a talent scout after a school performance when she was thirteen. She and several girls her age trained day and night in a practice room. Every trainee gave it their all for a chance to debut. After five years of relentless practice, she finally debuted in a group with four others chosen by the company. Just when she thought they would finally have a chance to stand before the world, and that they would work wholeheartedly to put on better performances and try even 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Korean Showbiz: I'm the Boy Group's Maknae, and I'm Killing It 韩娱：男团忙内的我杀疯了 When he was young, he came alone to a foreign land to pursue his dream. He never expected so many older girls who adored him to be waiting there. Kong Chanyong could only say he really didn’t know what to do. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Peninsula’s Bad Boy 半岛坏小子 A note before you start: this book has been discontinued. It was this newbie’s first book, and the writing, plot, and everything else are terrible. I don’t recommend reading it. If you’re interested in Korean entertainment novels, try my second book instead. The quality is much better, and at least it reads like a proper web novel. If you’ve read the warnings above and still insist on reading, this failed author salutes you, you’re a real tough one! This book is also known as “The Peninsula Ente 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Korean Showbiz: Enjoying a Flirtation on the Peninsula 韩娱：我在半岛享受暧昧 Some people enjoy the flirtatious push and pull before a relationship; others prefer a platonic romance. Choi Gyeongjun loves both, and since he's been given a second life, he's going to have both. He'd long dreamed of the Korean entertainment industry in his previous life. Now, of course, he plans to experience it for himself. See more, talk more, get more involved, and take part in more. My name is Choi Gyeongjun. I'm a chaebol heir, and I'm coming for the entertainment industry. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Korean Showbiz: The Warm Sun 韩娱之温暖的太阳 I'm determined to finish this K-entertainment novel and give everyone a complete story! A young actor of Chinese-Korean heritage will bring you laughter, friendship, love, and family bonds through a journey of life, with plenty of exciting moments along the way. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Korean Showbiz: Top Producer, Pursued by Goddesses 韩娱：顶级制作人，被女神们倒追 I woke up in South Korea in 2010, as a trainee at FNC who was about to get kicked out. The entertainment industry before me was full of regrets from my past life: T-ara had been framed, Girls' Generation was facing a sea of black, and countless shining stars were being overlooked. This time, I have the entire future of the entertainment world at my fingertips. How could I let those regrets stand? One song, “Gee,” sent Girls' Generation to the top. “Roly-Poly” saved the Crown group, and Running —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Peninsula: It All Began When I Swapped Bodies with a Top-Tier Star Idol 半岛：从和顶流爱豆交换身体开始 Jisoo: If I hadn’t given up that day, would things have turned out differently? Sana: You’re not allowed to like anyone but me~ That’s the promise we made when we were kids~ Mina: In the virtual world, we’re soulmates. I hope things can be the same in real life. Wendy: I don’t want to be just your so-called friend anymore. I want us to be closer. His story with them began that summer. 471Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Journey Around the Peninsula 半岛旅行 Because of the System, Jiang Tiandao inexplicably transmigrates to another world. To make it up to him, the System grants him all the powers of tokusatsu heroes. After graduating with a doctorate at sixteen, he arrives on the Korean Peninsula. There, he finds his neighbor attempting suicide. After saving her, he learns her name is Choi Sulli. 52Reads—Score514d adds
- 65 K-Pop: Love in the Days of Youth 韩娱之韶华以情 Reader's Note: This is a K-pop story, primarily about the fourth-generation girl group GFRIEND. This is a story about time. A boy who returned from the future by turning back time meets six girls running alongside its passage. They meet, They come to know each other, And in the end, they fall in love. 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Korea: I Am a Tycoon 韩国之我是大财阀 When Lee Hyun-fei was reborn in Korea and gained the Chaebol System, he knew he was about to build a massive multinational conglomerate in Korea and amass a fortune beyond measure! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Korean Showbiz: The Writer Who Rewrote History 韩娱：修正历史的作家 A hapless guy was sent through a space-time rift to South Korea in 2009. With all the power of the tokusatsu heroes, he’s back to set history right. But why does he have to write in a diary every single day? Isn’t that picking on an honest man? Kim Tae-hee: I’m older than your mom, so don’t call me noona. Call me auntie. Jessica: Will I leave the group in the future? Lee Ji-eun: Am I the top female solo artist in South Korea in the future? The female lead is undecided. There might be one, or the 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Korean Showbiz: I Stole Han Ga-in, and Now I'm a Global Sensation 韩娱：截胡韩佳仁，我火爆全网 Tian Hengjian is a Singaporean of Chinese descent, a graduate of the Southern California Film Institute, and a struggling screenwriter and assistant director in South Korea. With a website full of information about future films at his fingertips, he hopes to stand out through the Chinese-Korean co-production Myth, escape his lowly status, achieve his dream of becoming a director, and ultimately make his way to Hollywood. 2.7kReads—Score19514d adds
- 69 BTS: The Light in My Heart BTS心中那抹曙光 Korean entertainment / BTS / debut / chasing dreams =If this isn't your cup of tea, please quietly move along~= [BTS Parallel Universe] Name: Li Yunmian Nationality: Chinese Born: May 29, 1994 Specialty: All-rounder Those long days and nights of striving, the passionate practice room he shared with his brothers, and an era filled with love, hate, and heartbreak. He never regretted any of it. His dreams and hopes were built on hard work. If you never give up or lose heart, and keep working hard 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 A Journey Across the Peninsula 半岛远行 Ban Xingyuan only ever wanted to quietly study mathematics and history. He never expected to keep getting dragged into the entertainment industry for no apparent reason. Fortunately, these bizarre incidents never interfered with his academic research. Instead, his wildly imaginative antics turned the entertainment industry upside down. His greatest source of pride in life isn't his academic achievements, nor the family and friends who found fame in the entertainment industry thanks to his inadve 517Reads—Score3014d adds
- 71 BTS: Monsters Unleashed BTS：妖怪纵横 After Yu Fu dies in a car accident, she unexpectedly binds herself to a Rebirth System and transmigrates into a world that is both real and unreal, where humans coexist with monsters and ghosts. But one unexpected incident follows another. Can she break through the heroine’s halo and successfully win a chance to be reborn? 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Kim Jaejoong: My Wife Is My Fan 金在中：我老婆是我粉丝 Shen Qinghuan is a heavenly young woman who dances classical Chinese dance brilliantly and has a head full of quirky ideas. She is also Kim Jaejoong’s number-one fan, devoted to him for eight years. To see him in concert, she switches into “battle mode,” maxes out her internet speed, and taps like crazy. With her unbelievable fingers, she manages to snag a ticket on the floor and happily heads to Korea. At the concert, her face flushed with excitement, she cheers and screams. Afterwards, in the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Ark's Journey 方舟征途 This is a story about NMIXX, a group of monstrously talented rookies with limitless potential, embarking on a new era alongside NSWER aboard the Ark of Yotopia they created... (The debut details do not include seven members, since this is an alternate universe.) 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Jimin: A Cat-and-Dog Love Story Jimin：猫狗恋爱录 A decade-long entanglement, from love at first sight to finding their way back to each other. Offstage, she's an affectionate, slightly clueless, energetic puppy; onstage, she's a born lead vocalist with a commanding presence. He's a black-hearted little cat, soft and adorable on the surface but sly underneath. When their romance was exposed in 2018, they were forced to break up and became a "pure-hate couple" who bickered every time they met. Years later, he returns from military service and la 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Korean Showbiz: Blossoming Among Thorns 韩娱：荆棘绽放 Cha Songnae thinks she has what it takes to be the heroine of her own story. She comes from a privileged family and became famous at a young age. The only thing lacking in her life is a little luck in love, but that doesn't matter. She has a group of good friends chasing their dreams together, and that makes her life complete, even if the road is full of thorns. Park Chanyeol was her first love as a young girl. But in the end, they were not meant to be. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Min Yoongi: A Poem Named After You 闵玧其：名为你的诗 Older, guiding lover vs. younger, sweet, scatterbrained girl Both leads are idols The tenth anniversary brought more than the fans' love. It turns out it also brought Producer Min's remaining years. My girl, she was born with the ability to love. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Peninsula: Turns Out They're the Main Characters 半岛：原来她们才是主角 After an inexplicable rebirth, Park Myeong-u decides to enter the entertainment industry for his younger sister’s sake, so he can protect the idols he once loved. But he soon realizes there’s something strange about this entertainment industry. Why do all the girls around him have superpowers?! By the time he figures it out, he discovers that his presence has brought miracles to the idols he once admired. But at the crossroads of love, he has no idea which way to turn. In the end... My dears, do 426Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 78 The Tiger Talisman Spell Agent 虎符咒经纪人 Korean entertainment on the peninsula / a few supernatural abilities / multiple heroines / company growth / showbiz / an antagonist male lead with incubus-like charm In mid-2023, Lin Bu, permanently expelled from Daxia, arrived on the peninsula and took on the role of an agent at a small company. And so, in Korea, he became… Lin “Seoul’s Most Devoted Lover” “One-Slap Superman” “Girl Group Hunter” “AK Company’s Core Ace” “Seoul’s King of Flirting” “The Man Who Elevates Unknown Groups” “Girl Group 15kReads—Score2.5k14d adds
- 79 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
- 80 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
- 81 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
- 82 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—Score26914d adds
- 83 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—14d adds
- 84 Korean Showbiz: An Idol's Journal 韩娱：爱豆笔记 A Korean entertainment novel with no female lead decided yet. The male lead debuts as a solo artist in 2008. I'm just writing for fun as a newcomer. If I borrow a song and it happens to be one by your favorite idol, congratulations: you've earned the author's approval. I like them too, so that's why I'm borrowing it. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 The Most Beautiful Rain Shower 最美那场阵雨 If that summer shower had been more beautiful, what kind of light would have blossomed in the end? This is a fanfiction about Produce 101 and I.O.I set in a parallel universe. P.S.: 1. Many characters in this story aren't well known, so readers need a strong grounding in Korean entertainment survival shows. 2. This parallel universe is the same one as the author's previous Korean entertainment novel, Korean Entertainment: Changing Fate. The fates of many girl groups differ from reality, includin 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 I Bought HYBE and Reached the Pinnacle of Life 收购HYBE后走上人生巅峰 [System + Korean Entertainment + Mindless Wish Fulfillment] The night Song Zhiyou learned that all the idols she'd stanned for years were about to enlist, she cried herself unconscious. When she woke up, she'd become Song Jiyoo in Korea, and had even gained a “Fandom System.” The System told her that her mission was to acquire HYBE and reach the pinnacle of life. Shares in several companies, just handed over like that? What? Such a great deal exists? Everyone thinks the new company president is 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 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
- 89 Peninsula: My Childhood Sweetheart Is an Idol 半岛：我的青梅竹马是爱豆 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 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
- 91 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
- 92 Peninsula: I Really Wasn’t Looking for Love 半岛：我真没想恋爱 Twenty-two-year-old Li Zhiyan planned to return to South Korea to visit a grave, then head back to the US after finishing his movie. Who knew he’d fall for all those idols in South Korea? Li Zhiyan: “I’m really not dating anyone!” Lin Yoona: “Oppa, you’re not allowed to leave.” Multiple heroines: Yoona, Jung Soo-jung, Jung Soo-yeon, Sulli, Hirai Momo, and Myoui Mina. 1.6kReads5.4Score10714d adds
- 93 The K-Pop Hitmaker 韩娱名曲制造机 (Jang Wonyoung, Shin Yuna, Sullyoon, Fan Yuxin, Kang Haerin, Jung Ahyeon, Lee Wonhee...) Silver Hyun transmigrates to another space-time and uses the vast music library of his old world to make his way into the entertainment industry, both behind the scenes and in the spotlight. When people hail him as a musical genius and a hit-making machine, he remains completely unfazed. Low-key and reserved, yet arrogant, he releases one hit song after another, drawing on every musical resource from his old 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 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
- 95 You, Whose Name Is Poetry 名为诗的你 The story continues in the second part of You Are Like Oxygen, a Korean entertainment novel with two female leads, Zhao Miyeon and Kwon Eunbi. After Kim Minjun starts dating Zhao Miyeon, he crosses paths again with Kwon Eunbi, who has had a change of heart, and the two rekindle their old romance. Out of selfishness, he chooses to keep it a secret from them both… 72Reads—Score414d adds
- 96 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
- 97 Korean Entertainment: Reformation 韩娱之重塑 Reporter: When will we get to see your “Trouble Maker” again? Han Shuo: Next time. Reporter: You handle the lyrics, music, arrangement, and choreography all by yourself. Is there anything you can’t do? Han Shuo: Dress up as a woman. Reporter: Why are you always caught up in dating rumors whenever you act in a romance? Han Shuo: Maybe because I’m a method actor. Someone: Can’t you settle down for once? Han Shuo: If I don’t get in your way, someone else will. I’d be pretty unhappy about that, so l 4Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 98 Naiwei Lan Is Very Smart 奶味蓝很聪明 Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! Ye Shuhua! 238Reads—Score11514d adds
- 99 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
- 100 The Strongest Girl Group in History: FX 史上最强的女团FX This is a parallel world of Korean entertainment. Li Tongtian, a Chinese martial arts expert, wants to promote the martial arts he loves. He decides to use the hugely popular Korean idol scene to do it, creating an idol group that combines martial arts with singing and dancing. Lee Soo-man happens to be planning a brand-new girl group, so he decides to take Li Tongtian's advice and put f(x) under his tutelage. And so the strongest girl group in history, skilled in both martial arts and singing a 107Reads—Score614d adds
