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Wish Upon a K-Star

by Kat Cho

A staged romance under the spotlight

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A staged romance under the spotlight

K-pop group member Moon Minseok and rising K-drama actress Shin Hyeri each face public scrutiny, and a fresh scandal brings their careers into the same carefully managed spotlight. Their solution is to appear on a celebrity marriage variety show, where they must act like newlyweds and take part in challenges. The setup pairs a pretend relationship with the pressures of fame, while the two leads’ history as childhood enemies complicates their plan to win back public favor and part ways. As a spin-off to Once Upon a K-Prom, the novel draws on K-pop and K-drama culture to frame a romance about public image, reputation, and feelings that develop within a performance.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teen and young adult readers interested in contemporary romance.
  • Fans of K-pop, K-dramas, and Korean entertainment settings.
  • Readers who enjoy fake-dating or pretend-marriage premises.

Themes

Celebrity and public imageReputation and scandalFake relationshipsK-pop and K-drama culture

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Book overview

A spin-off to the New York Times best-selling Once Upon a K-Prom, a K-pop idol and an up-and-coming K-drama star must fake date in this fresh and funny romcom that Korean pop culture fans will absolutely swoon over!

Moon Minseok--or Moonster as this WDB fans know him--wasn't born to lead. Even as part of the world's most popular K-Pop group, he found comfort in his role as the jokester, the sidekick, the unserious one (with the cutest smile). But now WDB is drowning in dating scandals, and it's time for Moonster to take charge of the group's image.

Shin Hyeri has been dealing with some scandals of her own. An up-and-coming K-Drama actress, she's been labeled a "nepo baby" (with a famous idol as a big brother) and now, a bully (which couldn't be further from the truth). Desperate to show the world that she's earned her spot, Hyeri is determined not to let her rising star crash and burn.

When these two childhood enemies get caught up in yet another scandal while co-hosting a K-Pop festival, there's only one solution that will save both of their reputations: appear on one of Korea's most popular variety shows, Our Celebrity Marriage (where celebrities pretend to get married and compete in 'newlywed' challenges).

The plan is simple--pretend to get along, win back the fans, then go their separate ways. But what happens when a fake marriage leads to real feelings? Will Moonster and Hyeri bow to the pressures of their famous realities, or will they decide their love is something worth fighting for?
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