Debut or Die!
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| Original Name | 데뷔 못 하면 죽는 병 걸림 (Debwi mot-hamyeon juk-neun beong geollim) |
| Translation Name | Debut or Die! |
| Written by | DS.Back (Baek Deok-soo) |
| Illustrated by | Teng |
| Region | South Korea |
| Published by | KW Books |
| Website | KakaoPage |
| Original Run | January 11, 2021-May 5, 2023 |
| State | Finished |
Debut or Die is a South Korean web novel written by Baek Deok-soo.
Contents
Publication history
An English translation started to be serialized on June 10, 2023 in the website Tapas.[1]
Synopsis
After waking up from a coma, the civil servant Ryu Gun-woo finds himself in the body of the young idol trainee Park Moondae, and a status window appears in front of him and warns him that if he doesn't make his debut, he will die instantly. In his past life, Gunwoo used to take photos of idols for a living.
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The System
The level system is a "mental interface" which grants their user missions as though it were a computer program, and should the user fail the mission, they die. Here, the missions are related to idol activities. For Moondae, it isn't presented as a system, but rather, a "status window". For Cheongryeo, it is possible for him to "retry", as in, revive after dying and complete the mission.
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The level system is a mental parasite who has been living on Earth since the past. It preys on a dying person which meets certain conditions, and sends them to the optimal past, where they can fulfill their wishes. When the host completes these missions, it moves on to the next person who is physically closest to them. The parasite can send the host to the past as long as it does not interfere with the return of the previous host. It originally preyed on historical figures, but after possessing Cheongryeo, it chose idols as they were targets for both positive and negative emotions. Moondae's "status window" is able to know whether Moondae has completed his mission or not, thanks to someone who met the same conditions he had. As it turned out, the status window was none other than the soul of the "real" Moondae, who was on the verge of death after a failed suicide attempt, and merged with the system after an error caused when granting his wish, making him and Moondae (Gunwoo) swap bodies. |
Idol Inc.
Idol Inc. (아이돌 주식회사, aidol jushik-hoesa) is an idol competition show broadcast by the television channel Tnet. The show has a "corporate" setting, with fans "buying stock" from trainees to make them rank higher, and finally, the trainees with the highest stocks will be picked to be members of a new idol group. It ran for five seasons, with the third being the one through which the members of TeSTAR were chosen.
Characters
TeSTAR
TeSTAR is the idol group that was formed through the survival show Idol Inc. They used to be under the agency T1 Stars, but after filing a lawsuit, they left the company and started an independent agency called Stars Orbit.
The original name of the group was STier before the timeline was reset and Gunwoo became Moondae.
- Park Moondae (박문대)
- The main character. In his past life as Ryu Gun-woo, he used to work as a photographer selling idol data. He ranked 1st in the final episode of Idol Inc.
- Bae Sejin (베세진)
- He is the eldest member of the group. During his time in Idol Inc., he was known as "Lee Sejin A", since he shared his full name with Lee Sejin, but after debuting, he changed his surname to Bae. He ranked 7th place in the finale.
- Ryu Chungwoo (류청우)
- The leader of TeSTAR, who ranked 5th place in the final episode of Idol Inc. He is Ryu Gunwoo's distant cousin.
- Cha Eugene (차유진)
- His full name is Eugene Ignacio Cha. He was born in California, and apart from Korean, he can also speak English and Spanish. He ranked 2nd place in the finale of Idol Inc.
- Lee Sejin (이세진)
- He and Bae Sejin used to have the same name, so he was referred to as "Lee Sejin B". He is called Big Sejin, or Keun Sejin (큰세진), by the other members. He ranked 6th place in the finale of Idol Inc.
- Kim Raebin (김래빈)
- The youngest member in TeSTAR. He ranked 4th in the Idol Inc. finale.
- Seon Ahyeon (선아현)
- He is the main dancer in TeSTAR, who ranked 3rd in the finale episode of Idol Inc.
VTIC (뷔틱)
A group that debuted before TeSTAR. They are under the agency LeTi (레티).
- Shin Jaehyun (신재현)
- Also known as Cheongryeo (청려).
- Chae Yul (채율)
- Real name Jin Chae-yul (진채율).
- Shin Oh (신오)
- Real name Oh Yoo-shin (오유신).
- Joo Dan (주단)
- Real name Jeong Woo-dan (정우단).
Former members
- Bihan (비한)
- Real name Choi Tae-jun (최태준).
- Hwi Woon (회운)
Derivative works
Comic version
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| Original Name | 데뷔 못 하면 죽는 병 걸림 (Debwi mot-hamyeon juk-neun beong geollim) |
| Translation Name | Debut or Die! |
| Region | South Korea |
| Original work | DS.Back (Baek Deok-soo) |
| Original run | August 1, 2022-present |
| Written by | Jang Jin |
| Illustrated by | SOHEUN |
| Published by | KW Books, DAON |
| Website | Kakao Webtoon |
| State | Ongoing |
The English translation of the webtoon began to be serialized simultaneously with the novel in June 10, 2023, on the website Tapas.[2]
