Primarily Career/Shop/Kingdom Development, but there also could be some novels that I like. Most of these novels do not have romance or harem tag as I am not a big fan of these in novels that aren't primarily written as romance.... more>>

I now have a part 2! <<less

kr novels with male protags that I read/planning to read... more>>

no romace!!

possible bl(?)

sometimes idol stuffs <<less

I love the idol/ actor/ singer / superstar stories, but sometimes their daily life/ romance drama is too much that their career is forgotten.. Well, worry not as these stories is certainly the opposite! ;)... more>>

The stories where mc work hard to reach their dreams while still have a life, but will not allow it to interfere too much (or at least have a perfect balance of their life/romance and career).  <<less

https://www.scanupdates.com/viewlist/35/... more>>

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I ain't reading half of this list yet, just want to clear my tabs.... more>>

Male MC. fantasy/adventure/action/isekai/game/novel elements, can be reincarnation/transmigration/2nd chance/dystopian,  some modern setting and less/no action, some might originally from that world, some might be more psychological, some might be harem as well. 

in no particular order

Part 2: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/57754/?ft=yes <<less

Modern day setting

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me n my weird taste... more>>

some reviews contains spoiler (⁠๑⁠•⁠﹏⁠•⁠)

not on the list:

- The beginning after the end

2: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/82408/ <<less

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MORE OF MY FAVORITES. READ THEM IF U WANT.

novels that i plan on reading (or to wait until the novels are completed/translated)... more>>

novels that i finish reading on here will be placed onto the completed reads lists. <<less

No (or minimal) romance. No management stories. Just great novels about a person's rise to stardom.

there is no ranking

This list made for korean novel with only few chapter that have been translated but look interesting... more>>

- Male Protagonist

- No romance/harem (i hate this genre esp in action/fantasy, please recommend me novel that not contain this) <<less

Little to no romance korean novel that I really want to recommend to someone

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Want to read/have read either the novels or adaptations 

List of Mary Sue/Gary Stu novels I read as a guilty pleasure. For when you are searching for cliches and face slapping.

List of novels in my To Read list for my favourite trope, rags to riches! To my best guess anyway since I haven't read them XD. Also usually slice of life. I also put in some untranslated novels from some favourite poor to rich authors from the jjwxc website that I desperately hope someone would translate in the comments T.T... more>>

I'll also put what made me want to pick the story up. Just be warned that I will delete the story from the list after I've read so the list will frequently change. I like to view the cover art of the book, and be able to see a lot of novel details on the list in one place instead of having to click to the web novel page. I also include any translation detail like where to find them if they aren't on novelupdates so I can read the whole story without getting stuck halfway because of no translations. Not in any particular order but I try to put similar novels, either in expected tropes or vibes together. And the incompleted ones at the back.  Recommendations are very welcome! <<less

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1st List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/44031/... more>>

2nd List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/50277/

I am doing this list for people like me who enjoy family and friendships or gets entrained by MC building there organisations directly or indirectly—

(Unedited) They are all in alphabetic orders, # or A-Z

There will also master-follower relationship or master-disciple relationship being recovered or building up between them…

And some overstate themselves even though they are OP or haven’t released their power-There are no romance nor harem but there might be people around them having favorable impressions on them or bad reputation trying to be fixed or just leaving it…

I will try to put on novels that I’m sure there isn’t any romance nor harem and have already read them so to be double sure and some are recommended to me and had told me there isn’t :>

Any that are involve with the tag romance is explained in the bottom ^^*

Loving family for the beginning, knowing, and get transmigrated in a novel or another world ✌️

MC - Main Character
OP - Over Powered
OG FL - Original Female Lead
FL - Female Lead
OG ML - Original Male Lead
ML - Male Lead
BL - Boy’s Love
GL - Girl’s Love
GB - Genderbend <<less

…this is starting to get confusing, but this is a list specifically for MCs who either go back in time or are reborn in another... more>> body IN THEIR ORIGINAL WORLD. No world hopping, we stay in the same world here. <<less

Male Protagonist centered novels that I enjoyed reading myself.  Fantasy - Celebrity/Idol - Cultivation - Game like - esque ... more>>

Includes: NO HAREMS or VERY LITTLE HAREM - Romantic subplot - BxG - BxB - NO ROMANCE 

**Also just read the MTLs for these Novels if their translations are unavailable or slow** <<less

Korean novels about the entertainment industry that I (personally) like and would recommend people to read.... more>>

I’ll try to write my opinion and a very short summary for the novels. Please note that the novels here are much better and will have way more that what my summary lets on. (I suck at making summary. Forgive me)

Feel free to write your recommendation on which novel I should read next :) <<less