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데뷔 못 하면 죽는 병 걸림 1
4년차 공시생, 낯선 몸에 빙의해 3년 전으로 돌아왔다. 그리고 그의 눈앞에 나타난 갑작스러운 상태창의 협박. 돌연사 위협 때문에 팔자에도 없던 아이돌에 도전하게 된 주인공의 대환장 일지.
- GenresLight NovelFiction
424 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2022
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March 20, 2024
4.5 Stars
Read on Tapas.
Gosh, I really, really love this one. I swear the author must be an insider in the K-pop scene because this all feels far too realistic for a transmigration story!
Debut or Die centers around Park Moondae, although we occasionally leave him to peek into other people's perspectives, such as showrunners or fans, and public sentiments through comments on online forums. I say Park Moondae, but technically, it's Ryu Gunwoo inside Park Moondae's body. Not only does Ryu Gunwoo get transmigrated out of the blue into the body of young Park Moondae, several years earlier than his last memory, but he also has a "system" that shows him idol-related states--and informs him that should he fail to debut within a year, he will die.
So now, as Park Moondae, he has no other choice but to chase after the coveted K-pop debut. And what's the fastest route, if not an audition reality TV show, guaranteed to debut the winners quickly and swiftly? Luckily, Moondae has worked as a paparazzi (with standards) in his former life, and he is going to utilize the information he has gathered over the years, his understanding of the psyche of the wild fandoms he frequently interacted with, and his knowledge of the future to get himself a spot of that debut team!
So, this is the pitch, and let me tell you... It's so, so good. Seriously, Moondae is such a good narrator. He is so calculating and collected but that also makes watching everyone falling for this cool cucumber so entertaining. And he is softening up to his potential new group members!
To be completely honest, I know for a fact I would've been a Moondae stan if he was a real person in a real group because he greatly reminds me of Stray Kid's Lee Know. And if you know, you know.
Anyway, I bought the first set of novels in Korean when I was in Korea, and they're so stunning - I really want to get the second set (volumes 3-6) as well, although it's so hard to get internationally grrr...
Read on Tapas.
Gosh, I really, really love this one. I swear the author must be an insider in the K-pop scene because this all feels far too realistic for a transmigration story!
Debut or Die centers around Park Moondae, although we occasionally leave him to peek into other people's perspectives, such as showrunners or fans, and public sentiments through comments on online forums. I say Park Moondae, but technically, it's Ryu Gunwoo inside Park Moondae's body. Not only does Ryu Gunwoo get transmigrated out of the blue into the body of young Park Moondae, several years earlier than his last memory, but he also has a "system" that shows him idol-related states--and informs him that should he fail to debut within a year, he will die.
So now, as Park Moondae, he has no other choice but to chase after the coveted K-pop debut. And what's the fastest route, if not an audition reality TV show, guaranteed to debut the winners quickly and swiftly? Luckily, Moondae has worked as a paparazzi (with standards) in his former life, and he is going to utilize the information he has gathered over the years, his understanding of the psyche of the wild fandoms he frequently interacted with, and his knowledge of the future to get himself a spot of that debut team!
So, this is the pitch, and let me tell you... It's so, so good. Seriously, Moondae is such a good narrator. He is so calculating and collected but that also makes watching everyone falling for this cool cucumber so entertaining. And he is softening up to his potential new group members!
To be completely honest, I know for a fact I would've been a Moondae stan if he was a real person in a real group because he greatly reminds me of Stray Kid's Lee Know. And if you know, you know.
Anyway, I bought the first set of novels in Korean when I was in Korea, and they're so stunning - I really want to get the second set (volumes 3-6) as well, although it's so hard to get internationally grrr...
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November 26, 2023
Unexpectedly a fun read, I got hooked in this idol game. Only thing I am afraid of is that after another season with them I'm going to start to listen to K-pop 😅
August 26, 2025
WEY, LO MUCHO QUE AMO A PARK MOON DAE NO TIENE NOMBRE OMFG ES QUE YA ME HABÍA ENCANTADO EN EL MANHWA PERO EN LA NOVELA??? VOLVÍ A RECORDAR LO MUCHO QUE ME ENCANTA SU PERSONALIDAD Y INTELIGENCIA. Estoy enganchada como no tienen idea, este autor, de las dos obras que ha escrito, me ha recordado porque amo tanto leer 😭💖
Además de que hasta ahora me encanta la relación que tiene Park Moondae con los demás participantes y como poco a poco se va involucrando más con todo el tema de ser idol hasta el punto en que llega a divertirse o molestarse por las cosas que pasan cuando en un inicio se dijo a sí mismo que solo lo estaba haciendo por la alerta de muerte.
No puedo esperar a leer más y ver como poco a poco mejora sus habilidades y se hace incluso más cercano a los otros 🙏
Además de que hasta ahora me encanta la relación que tiene Park Moondae con los demás participantes y como poco a poco se va involucrando más con todo el tema de ser idol hasta el punto en que llega a divertirse o molestarse por las cosas que pasan cuando en un inicio se dijo a sí mismo que solo lo estaba haciendo por la alerta de muerte.
No puedo esperar a leer más y ver como poco a poco mejora sus habilidades y se hace incluso más cercano a los otros 🙏
August 9, 2025
I can't believe my life has come to this but yes I'd die for Moondae and Kim Raebin 😔✊✨
The official translation is so shockingly amateurish at times that if I wasn't on an official pay-to-read platform I would assume it was fanlation or MTL, but combined with the manhwa I can understand the vibe the author was likely aiming for in the original Korean. My main complaint regarding the plot is the dramatic moments wrap up really quickly and way too neatly to be realistic. But luckily for me i can manage to suspend my disbelief when reading the kpop transmigration webnovel and focus more on the character arcs lmao.
The official translation is so shockingly amateurish at times that if I wasn't on an official pay-to-read platform I would assume it was fanlation or MTL, but combined with the manhwa I can understand the vibe the author was likely aiming for in the original Korean. My main complaint regarding the plot is the dramatic moments wrap up really quickly and way too neatly to be realistic. But luckily for me i can manage to suspend my disbelief when reading the kpop transmigration webnovel and focus more on the character arcs lmao.
July 29, 2025
Lần đầu đọc truyện về các idol và nó hay hơn mong đợi. Mình thích cách tác giả tạo ra những nhân vật dù chính hay phụ cũng đầy sinh động, độc đáo. Dù có sự xuất hiện của hệ thống (?) nhưng nó không có nhiều ảnh hưởng đến cốt truyện, có lẽ sự thật về hệ thống sẽ được tiết lộ ở các tập tiếp theo, tò mò ghê.
November 18, 2023
Super fun
March 23, 2025
Rereading it and I am still loving it as much as the first time. Can’t wait to catch up to what I have read before and then go beyond
December 2, 2025
看到最後倒是有點意思，雖然有點不習慣這種第一人稱、第三人稱視角交互替換的寫法
July 14, 2025
moon puppy🐶
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