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- 1 Peninsula: My Neighbor Is a Rising-Star Entertainer! 半岛：邻居女友是大势艺人！ The mysterious neighbor he'd been gaming with for nearly half a year finally showed her true face. Tu Xu was stunned to discover that she was not only the same person he often went running with in the mornings, but also an undeniably cool beauty. The first thing she said when they met was to ask him out. After thinking it over, Tu Xu realized he had no reason to refuse, so he nodded. But later, he discovered something even more unbelievable: his girlfriend seemed to be a famous celebrity who oft 0Votes9.8kRecs36.2kFans
- 2 Reunion Across Time 交错时光的重逢 Can you really get everything you wish for if you transmigrate into the past? Can transmigrating into the past truly make up for all your regrets? If you transmigrated into the past, would you be willing to become “you” again? Can people who passed each other by in reality meet again in the intertwining currents of time? Come along with the time traveler Zhao Yan and the lamb who has sealed away its memories of a past life, and relive twenty years of triumph and decline in the peninsula’s music 0Votes41.7kRecs0Fans
- 3 Peninsula Professor: Top-Tier Stars Are Forbidden from Auditing My Classes 半岛教授：顶流爱豆禁止蹭课 As a professor, treating all students equally while tailoring instruction to each individual is a basic professional virtue. But there are always exceptions. Top-tier star, please stop auditing my classes immediately! Also known as: 1. “Three Years After Debuting, the Top-Tier Star’s White-Moonlight Has Returned to China” 2. “A Guide to Applying Child Psychology in Romantic Situations” 3. “Isn’t It Just a Matter of Paying More? Your Big Sister Has Plenty of Money” 4. “Apop: I’m Working as a Fore 0Votes13kRecs25.1kFans
- 4 Peninsula: My Teacher Is Kim Taeyeon 半岛：家师金泰妍 Has Kim Taeyeon fallen out of the spotlight? Her student is about to blow K-pop wide open. A woman only Su Xia could see suddenly appeared by his side, constantly nagging him and teaching him to sing and dance. Wait, what good is learning all that? What? You can earn a fortune every day as an entertainer?! I bow to my esteemed teacher! Please accept me as your disciple! Six months later. After Su Xia's covers of girl-group songs and dances went viral, he was invited to MAMA. But when he arrived 0Votes10.5kRecs22.2kFans
- 5 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
- 6 A Simp's Diary from the Peninsula 半岛舔狗日记 The good times of being a simp are about to begin... Let the girls come rushing over with even more enthusiasm! Don’t worry!! I can take it!!! 0Votes23.9kRecs40.2kFans
- 7 Peninsula: Make JYP Great Again! 半岛：让JYP再次伟大！ In 2025, JYP, once a powerhouse among girl group agencies, found itself in trouble once again. TWICE, once a chart-topping group, had grown old and lost their former influence. ITZY, hailed as monster rookies at their debut, had managed to make sure everyone knew they’d flopped. NMIXX had plenty of talented singers and dancers, but poor marketing had kept them lukewarm ever since their debut. Back in 2014, Kang Seong Hun was going to make JYP great again! 0Votes10kRecs31kFans
- 8 Peninsula: We Agreed to Become Meng Nan Together, and You Betrayed Us 半岛：说好一起当梦楠，你玩叛变 Lin Yian was a struggling writer of Korean entertainment fan fiction who’d been dropped by his editor. Every day, he did nothing but chat in his readers’ group. Then one day, a stranger suddenly pulled him into a group chat. Everyone in the group was a kindred spirit. For some reason, they kept sharing news and songs from a year in the future. After checking for himself, Lin Yian realized everything they said was true. Then a talent scout happened to approach him, and armed with this bug, he suc 114Votes16.9kRecs48.4kFans
- 9 Peninsula: An Introduction to Psychology 半岛：心理学概论 I’m studying abroad on the Korean Peninsula, a top psychology student at Korea University, a former rich second-generation heir, and now the Seoul Beggars’ Gang’s prospective leader. I woke up to find my family’s company bankrupt and my credit cards frozen! Send me 50 yuan, and I’ll tell you how I talked my way into getting by on other people’s money and made it to the top. Also known as I Live Off Others in Seoul and My House Is Full of Mentally Ill Idols Note: Everything in this book is includ 67Votes18.7kRecs29kFans
- 10 Peninsula: So What If I Debuted as Royalty? 半岛：出道就是皇族又怎样？ [HY, lighthearted, balancing career and romance, one female lead (two relationships)] Song Muryul never expected to be branded an “industry plant” before he’d even debuted. Seeing all the speculation about him, he could only say: So what? He really is an industry plant, just one who’s a little better-looking, a little more talented, and comes from a slightly better background. So what if the company favors someone like him? 3Votes14.9kRecs22.2kFans
- 11 Peninsula: My Novel's Infinite Loop 半岛之我的小说无限循环 His novel, her fate. The cycle repeats, over and over, without end. Lee Hyunwoo runs through the labyrinth of time, determined to find the one answer that can save her before the end arrives. But what’s with all these other people?! “You’re from 2020?” “She’s mine! Stay away from her!” said a certain guy with no eyebrows. “You’re from 2025?” “Hey, listen to me this time!” said a certain divorced woman who had just escaped the graveyard of marriage. “And why is there an old lady from 2030?” “Hyun 4Votes16.8kRecs22.1kFans
- 12 Peninsula: I'm Too Popular After Debuting in the Center Position 半岛：C位出道的我太受欢迎 In the summer of 2021, eighteen-year-old Zhang Zhishu took a risk. A rookie trainee who’d joined the industry halfway through, a born idol, a survival show god, the peninsula’s first green-card center... Those were some of the labels he earned on the competition show. The show ended, but his career as an idol was only just beginning. “If I hadn’t made that mistake back then, would you belong only to me now?” “We were both too slow to understand, and we’ve been carrying so much. Now I just want t 0Votes11.8kRecs30.5kFans
- 13 Peninsula: It All Started When I Hid in an Idol's Closet 半岛：从躲在idol衣柜里开始 [Harem, multiple characters reborn, lighthearted, everyday life. The System isn’t important.] After returning to 2013, Lin Muyan planned to use the System to make a little money and enjoy a carefree life. But the women around him were acting stranger and stranger... Shirley: Short on cash? Here, take this card. Want to start a company? I’ll help you rent an office building! Jessica Jung: Tell me, should I just leave the group right now? Im Yoona: A Rolex for you. Also, could you hug me like you 313Votes106.6kRecs142.8kFans
- 14 Peninsula: The Movie Star Begins After a Breakup 半岛：影帝从分手开始 This book is also known as My Actor Uncle Is Really Amazing Fifteen-year-old Kim Minjeong came from Yangsan to Seoul and moved in with her twenty-two-year-old uncle, a hugely popular actor. The little girl soon realized that her uncle was a very interesting person. But... why does everyone keep wanting to be my aunt-in-law? “Minjeong, be a good girl and call me Auntie.” “Minjeong, Auntie will buy you some treats.” “Minjeong, actually... I like your uncle too.” Note: The author's skills are avera 0Votes39.4kRecs66.4kFans
- 15 Peninsula: From Extra to Chungmuro Movie Star 半岛：从龙套到忠武路影帝 Jiang Zaixun has two faces On screen, he’s a rising star of Chungmuro, painstakingly trained by Hwang Jung-min. Off screen, he’s a set-seductress surrounded by four top-tier stars. Hwang Jung-min says he was born to be an actor After all, a man who can make an icy model, a teasing beauty, a bold rich woman, and a haughty idol all start fighting over him must have some “special acting skills.” This book is also known as: “How I Maxed Out My Acting Skills and Accidentally Unlocked the ‘Set Heartth 0Votes35.7kRecs63kFans
- 16 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
- 17 My Sister Is the Leader of a Girl Group 我的姐姐是女团队长 0Votes30kRecs45.3kFans
- 18 Peninsula: Starting with Collecting Debts from the Nation’s Little Sister 半岛：从催收国民妹妹开始 [One-Line Synopsis]: I only went to experience life and collect a debt. How did I become the girl group's cherished first love? [Full Synopsis]: In 2014, the entertainment industry on the peninsula was rocked by one scandal after another: a top-tier star left their group, a stunning beauty fell into depression, and someone was brutally attacked by the entire internet. The soul of a man in his thirties awoke in the body of a washed-up idol in his twenties. Bai Shiwen decided to live differently. 165Votes31.5kRecs132.2kFans
- 19 Peninsula: The Romance-Driven Idol 半岛：恋爱系爱豆 21Votes73.4kRecs114kFans
- 20 Reply 2020 请回答二零二零 From the beginning of the year to the end, Cheng Qian’an never imagined his life would change so dramatically. Among countless paths leading to happiness or heartache, find the one that leads to a happy ending. The story begins in 2019. 0Votes40.2kRecs71kFans
- 21 Peninsula: I've Become a Lucky Charm 半岛：我成了锦鲤 “Blessing granted! The nation’s first love, Bae Suzy, has received the [Iconic Shot] tag: her on-camera presence will be maxed out for the next month, and the chance of her fancam going viral with an iconic shot has skyrocketed!” “Side effect: chance of her relationship being exposed +200%” Kim Chan: “???” Is there something wrong with this golden finger? Whatever, whatever. What does it matter to me if her relationship gets exposed? Before he could figure things out, the side effect came true a 1.2kVotes81.5kRecs102kFans
- 22 Peninsula: I Really Am a Top-Tier Star 半岛之我真是顶流 A mysterious sixth sense guided him toward the right choices for the future. But as he stood at the crossroads, looking at the girls across the way, no one could tell him how to choose the right one. Might as well have them all! Quan Xuanhe's journey down the road to success begins after he loses a talent competition. 0Votes59.3kRecs85.2kFans
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 Hancheng: A Door to the Future 韩城：我与未来有扇门 When Lin Xiuyuan from 2013 pushed open that door and arrived in 2025, what story would unfold? Then... The past Zheng Xiuyan would begin settling accounts with the future Jessica. Sulli and La Gu, who should have died, would stand before their own gravestones, separated from themselves by life and death. Lin Yun'er, who had made bad films for most of her life, would receive the true teachings from the future and begin to soar, with one goal: the Blue Dragon Best Actress award. Ham Eun-jeong, who 489Votes368.3kRecs249.2kFans
- 28 The Peninsula Asteroid 半岛小行星 I came to become a star. I saw it, and I know I can make it. I conquer... Forget it, this place is too complicated to conquer. I'll just focus on romance instead. 362Votes393.5kRecs255.3kFans
- 29 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
