◐ lights, camera, showbiz ◐

idols/comedy/regression

a former paparazzo has taken the place of a young boy and awoke to a system screen that tells him he will die if he doesnt debut as an idol within the alloted time

❑ tw: mentioned suicide
❑ funny as hell how mc's expression never changes despite whatever emotional turmoil he goes through
❑ uses his former insider media knowledge to put the audience in his favor
❑ ominous, compelling mystery

actors/drama/regression

a man who put his all into acting to escape poverty had finally been recognized by receiving an award but realized too late what truly mattered to him when his mother died; however, when he awakes from his death to his childhood, he decides to absolve all his regrets and live for the people around him

❑ tw: suicide
❑ a very sincere take on an showbiz that appreciates the art of acting

idols/comedy/parallel world

the infamous trashy pd who sent idols home w tears has to make it as an idol in a world where no one remembers his name

❑ yayy my fav novel got a comic TT
❑ super shameless mc i love seeing him scheme
❑ prob the most developed side characters in an idol story? all the members have dedicated arcs
❑ the members are just as smart and perceptive as mc so they also partake in the schemes and cause issues lol
❑ i would die for seo hojin
❑ spoiler: love is the answer

idols/psychological/reincarnation

a debt collector dies in a traffic accident alongside a controversial idol, the very idol whose body he wakes up in the next time he opens his eyes; now stuck in this boy group, mc must adapt to the industry while unconvering all of the original body's dark secrets

❑ all the characters seem innocent but theyre hiding smth abt the idol's past
❑ love how no one can be trusted
❑ most jarring charac transfer ever man doesnt know shit abt idols

musicians/reincarnation

the best musician of all time was considering retirement when he was killed by a truck and woke up in the distant future in a parallel world where he and his music never existed

❑ starts slow, esp w bad tl's for first 20ish ch's but its so fucking good yall why am i treating this guy like an actual celebrity
❑ the anticipation this writer builds is actually crazy
❑ very sincere story abt music

models

a model w several scandals vows never to involve himself w the guy he slept w when he was drunk at a party, but as fate would have it the man appears before him as the manager of the hotel where he has his next shoot

❑ tw: child abuse
❑ a redemption arc that happens within the mc's lifetime, refreshing for a genre w an abundance of reincarnation stories
❑ mc is actually an asshole but he learns to reflect on his actions and live more confidently

idols/yakuza

follows several yakuza who despite their hardboiled personalities can't help but become hardcore stans of a particular idol group

idols/comedy/isekai

a priest from a fantasy world is sent to modern day korea in the body of an idol

❑ one of the funniest comics i have ever read
❑ the mc is such a rat bastard he just fucks around and cause problems on purpose
❑ man doesnt even try to pretend to be the original idol, hes going around practically advertising it lmaoo
❑ someone pls pls translate the rest of the ch's to english already im barely fluent in indonesian

idols/comedy/supernatural

a failing rookie group was able to rise to stardom when their newly added visual member took the nation by storm with his face, but when that visual member suddenly dies, the mc uses his power to control the dead to retain their newfound fame

❑ tw: suicide
❑ funniest shit ive read in a while
❑ also like surprisingly wholesome
❑ wait [idol story] is abt grief? always have been
❑ love how the members learn to lean on each other and grow as a family

actors/supernatural

destined to be a great shaman forced to deal w supernatural cases to extend his life span, mc's fate is turned on its head when he saves korea's most renowned actor, falling into the world of entertainment

❑ you know its good when homoerotic tension