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Top Management
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Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.Jung Sunwoo was an average man. He had just taken his first job at W&U, a celebrity management company, as a manager. He could finally achieve his dream of being the manager of a world-famous actor or actress. On his way to work, he fell into what appeared to be a lucid dream about his future. As he went on with his day, he realized it may not have simply been a lucid dream.
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Probably one of the best modern-day slice-of-life Korean translated novels out there (the other being "Chemistry").
Perfect light-hearted novel filled with comedic elements and believable heart-warming interactions.
Highly recommended for fans of the Korean entertainment industry (kdrama/kvariety, "Running Man" etc), you'll absolutely appreciate all the subtle references in this story. PREMISE
MC is a passionate cinephile who just joined the entertainment industry as a manager. He gains the power of precognition (glimpses of the future) that he has to interpret to aid his career (and his cast of stars). WRITING
The writing, pacing, subtlety is top notch. The world building is very well done, you totally believe the constructed reality of the Korean entertainment industry. It acknowledges the shadiness of the industry, the legacy of s*xual favors/scandals, which is a great nod towards the recent #MeToo movement and Harvey Weinstein problems. That alone is worth 1 additional star.
There's NEVER excessive exposition, dialogue is kept to the minimum, characters don't just narrate out their feelings. It's just the right amount of subtext to empathize with while filling in the blanks with your imagination, something seriously missing in most Asian novels. CHARACTERS
This is where the novel really shines.
MC is a genuinely likable movie fan with a passion for his work and wants to develop his own team of stars, so that presents a realistic goal which moves the story along. He struggles with the reality of his shady environment, and tries to make the best of his situation without compromising all his values.
It's great that MC's not just a damn boy-scout like other generic novels. Most of the side-characters personalities are also incredibly well fleshed out, from their mannerisms to speech patterns. They have their own believable ambitions and motivations. There are some odd turns with villain characters, but I'm ok with turning a blind eye when the rest of the cast is fantastic.
A bit*h villain who suddenly turns tsundere makes zero sense. But I guess author had to introduce a love rival just to spice things up.
The plot has a lot of deus-ex-machina. But if you accept that it's slice-of-life then that's fine. It does correct itself midway with the introduction of MC's other protege.
Nam Joyoon, a 30+ down-and-out actor who struggled his whole career because of unfortunate circumstances despite having the talent. MC doesn't rely on his precognition to help out Joyoon, but genuinely hones his own ability to scout and develop Joyoon. The bromance is REAL.
It was commented that MC Jung lacked a purpose/goal. MC's goal was presented at the beginning by his Chief/mentor Hyunjo, who stated that they continue to work hard despite the griminess of the industry, because the feeling of breaking through obstacles and nurturing a successful celebrity was "addictive". The MC repeated that line afterwards when one of his proteges made it. For reference it's in Chapter 10 and repeated at Chapter 62 and Chapter 99. Basically it's like watching your kid grow up. It's a simple goal, yet you realize it comes with many side goals that have to be achieved.
EDIT -- COMPARISONS TO "GOD OF MUSIC"
A lot of comparisons have been made to God of Music, a novel also written in 2015 around the same time as Top Management. I posted a review on the other site. Basically TM avoids a lot of the pitfalls that GoM made.
The best part that I loved was MC exposing that snake bastard.
there should really be a separate tag here for "on haitus" instead of it getting only the "completed" tagImo this book will never get completed because it's fair too dated now. Especially with how social... more>>That's what stops me from enjoying this story further, the story gets darker and darker as we find out the circumstances and traumas of people working in the entertainment industry. Characters we thought were "good" are later revealed to be "grey" (thinking of the CEO), when to me his actions are anything but white or grey and straight dark.
Maybe that's how the entertainment business works, but I don't read novels to be reminded of how perverse our society is, and I think the author focus only on that. He takes a lot of time to introduce characters that had their personality twisted by their experience in the entertainment world. There is just too much focus on the dark side of the industry, the characters who are under the most spotlight are those who have twisted personality.
In conclusion, if you're looking for an entertaining read without a heavy theme, this novel is definitely not it.