Novels like Dating Show: Starting with Marriage
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- 1 Peninsula: My Star Girlfriend 半岛：我的明星女友 Lin Yi, an international student in Korea, streams abstract games for fun. One day he encounters a troll support player. Their game blows up, and after adding each other as friends, he discovers she's a sweet-voiced girl? Livestream chat: “Dude, you two can play together, sure, but don't actually start dating!” New book out now: Peninsula: My Top-Tier Star Landlady. One female lead, Baicai. Check it out if you're interested~ 0Votes16.8kRecs45.8kFans
- 2 The Sun in the Peninsula's Dark Night 半岛黑夜里的太阳 J: “Am I someone special to you?” K: “You appeared like a ray of light, brightening my gloomy world.” J: “No, your long, long night has already come to an end. Even without me, you would eventually find your own daylight.” K: “Then you're that ray of light at dawn. The day would still come without you, but I'd never know how far in the future it would be.” J: “Actually, you're the sun that lights up my cold, dark nights.” K: “Mm, you have a point. After all, my name isn't all that different!” J: 0Votes4.1kRecs16.4kFans
- 3 The Top-Tier Star Wants Me to Confess 顶流女明星想让我告白 A genius IT engineer, Chen Gewei, the “Little Genius.” A story about spending the peninsula's money on the peninsula, falling for one of its idols, and bringing her home. 0Votes15.6kRecs51.2kFans
- 4 On the Peninsula, I Start Out Living with My Aunt and Her Teammate 人在半岛，开局与小姨队友同居 A nerdy artist who draws shojo manga comes to the peninsula to dodge deadlines. For certain reasons, he has no choice but to live with his aunt’s teammate. Kim Taeyeon: Xiaoyan, the story in your manga seems awfully familiar. Lin Yan: Because it’s the story of how I pursued you, Noona. 0Votes10.9kRecs35.3kFans
- 5 Peninsula: The Rebellious Reborn Director 半岛：重生的叛逆理事 The History of JYP records: In 2014, Su Jiangxia went against everyone’s advice and took the position of operations director at JYP Entertainment, which was on the brink of bankruptcy, as well as a seat on JYP’s board. For giving up such a bright future of his own, Su Jiangxia was mockingly dubbed the “Rebel Director” by people inside and outside the industry. In 2017, a tragedy for the Korean entertainment industry: TWICE reached the top, Starbreeze was no more, and JYP Entertainment was on the 0Votes16kRecs45kFans
- 6 The Reverse Bridge 逆桥 A top-tier star from the peninsula pursues a reserved, melancholy Chinese bodyguard. The story is a little bleak from the start, but the sweet moments keep coming. 0Votes10.8kRecs22.2kFans
- 7 My Landlord Is Actually a Superstar 我的房东竟是大明星 Xu Lin is an author on Qidian. He never expected that a novel he read online would come true: his landlady is a major star, and she’s also the heroine of his own novel... (Showbiz, everyday life, sweet romance, no angst.) 0Votes10.5kRecs43.3kFans
- 8 I Think of You on Rainy Days 雨天时我会想你 I don't know why, but I always run into you when it rains! I don't know why, but I think of you whenever it rains! When it rains from the sky, you can use an umbrella. But what do you do when it rains in your heart? 0Votes31.1kRecs20.4kFans
- 9 When Fiction Becomes Reality on the Peninsula 半岛之小说成真 I only wrote a novel. I'm just a small-time writer doing this as a side gig. I never meant for it to become real!!! One female lead, HY 0Votes11.9kRecs21.6kFans
- 10 My Sister Is the Leader of a Girl Group 我的姐姐是女团队长 0Votes30kRecs45.3kFans
- 11 Korean Entertainment: Starting with Reply 1988 半岛娱乐从请回答1988开始 New book: Peninsula: From Extra to Chungmuro's Leading Man! One-line summary: The story of an extra actor who is reborn and makes a comeback. Full synopsis: A high-altitude stunt scene sends Kim Gihyeon, an extra and stunt double, straight to a parallel world. He accepts reality, but to his astonishment, he has none of his predecessor's memories! He has to guess everything! Just as Kim Gihyeon is at a loss, a text about an audition points him in the right direction. Fortunately, there's always a 0Votes13.8kRecs72.1kFans
- 12 Peninsula: What Should I Do When the Novel’s Heroine Comes Looking for Me? 半岛：书中女主角找上我了怎么办 Lin Yuner: “So you're the one who wrote that I chased after you in your book?” Lin Ce: “...” Lin Yuner: “So you're the one who wrote that I loved you but couldn't have you?” Lin Ce: “...” Lin Yuner: “Well, now I'm going to chase after you. What are you going to do?” 0Votes13.5kRecs39.9kFans
- 13 I’m Reborn, and I’m Definitely Not Becoming an Entertainer 重生的我才不当艺人 That winter, Hybe began its takeover of S.M. I saw that the company’s founder, Mr. Lee, had embezzled 3.9 billion won in company assets. Everyone at the company was in a panic, and that image will stay with me forever. At that moment, I thought: If I could become a director at the company, I’d protect everything about S.M.! Now that heaven has let me return to the age of eighteen, I have to consider whether this is the only chance I’ll ever get. Restoring S.M. to its former glory is our duty! Yo 2Votes23.3kRecs88.5kFans
- 14 When Idols Fall in Love 当偶像恋爱时 What impression does a first confession leave behind? Sweetness, nervousness, or shame? Her memories of the first feeling had already grown somewhat blurred. But when a certain man suddenly appeared before her again after seven years, the latter two feelings were exceptionally clear. … 1Votes31.1kRecs68.1kFans
- 15 Peninsula: Don't Just Date on Fridays 半岛：不要只在周五恋爱 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. There are a lot of days in a week. Can we stop “dating” only on Fridays? [Set on the Korean Peninsula. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] 1Votes16.3kRecs61.2kFans
- 16 Becoming Your Song 成为你的歌声 I originally wanted to become a music teacher, so how did I end up becoming a singer? This luck of mine... It's too incredible. 0Votes32.5kRecs21.6kFans
- 17 Being an Idol Is Hard 做个偶像好难 If an idol can't sing, dance, or rap, can they still be called an idol? Idols need to be multitalented, and they also need to cultivate a perfect image. In short, being an idol is hard, and being a top-notch idol is even harder. 5Votes49.8kRecs49.7kFans
- 18 Pretending to Be an Actor 假装是个演员 Before anyone finds out, I'll pretend I'm an actor. Once I've filmed a web series and cashed in, I'll sneak off and make easy money. (Parallel world, don't take it too seriously.) 0Votes82.2kRecs74.2kFans
- 19 The Secret Forest 秘密的森林 Don’t tell the wind your secrets. It will carry them through the whole forest… A Korean entertainment novel with one heroine. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. 0Votes167.7kRecs59kFans
- 20 A Romance in Seoul 韩城恋 Come fall head over heels in a passionate, whirlwind romance with your idol!!! 0Votes108.2kRecs51.4kFans
- 21 My Artist Neighbor 我的艺人邻居 His beautiful neighbor, whom he had known for only half a year, suddenly asked if he wanted to be together. After a few brief seconds of thought, Liu Xin'an smiled and nodded. But a few days later, she suddenly disappeared. Then she suddenly appeared on TV. Liu Xin'an: Wait, the girlfriend I like is a huge star? 0Votes153.3kRecs477.9kFans
- 22 Korean Entertainment: The Search 韩娱之寻觅 Also known as: Kim Tae Yeon's Everyday Love It's incredibly hard to meet someone you love who loves you back. Now that we've found each other, let's shamelessly, cheesily shower everyone with affection and live happily ever after! 0Votes113.7kRecs63.1kFans
- 23 Korean Entertainment: Your Name 韩娱之你的名字 A discussion of the everyday mishaps that happen after two people swap souls. Hilarious!! At a reader’s request, I’ve started a group. 0Votes178.1kRecs56.1kFans
- 24 Korean Entertainment's Master of Acting 韩娱之演技大师 Reborn as a country boy from a small village in Busan, South Korea, I was known for being old-fashioned, and my idea of style was looking scruffy. But once I make a dazzling transformation, I'll blind you all in an instant! A country boy dives headfirst into the entertainment industry and rises to the top from there! 0Votes266.9kRecs129.5kFans
