Debut or Die!
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| Debut or Die | |
| Original Name | 데뷔 못 하면 죽는 병 걸림 (Debwi mot-hamyeon juk-neun beong geollim) |
| Translation Name | Debut or Die |
| Written by | Baek Deok-soo |
| Region | South Korea |
| Published by | KW Books |
| Website | Kakao Page |
| 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
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
Idol Inc.
Idol Inc. (아이돌 주식회사) is a survival show broadcast by the television channel Tnet, through which the members of TeSTAR were picked. The show has a "corporate" setting, with fans "buying stock" from idols to make them rank higher.
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.
- 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.
- Cha Eugene (차유진)
- He was born in California, and apart from Korean, he can also speak English. He ranked 2nd place in the finale of Idol Inc.
- Lee Sejin (이세진)
- He is called Big Sejin, or Keun Sejin, by the other members. He ranked 6th place in the finale of Idol Inc.
- Kim Raebin (김래빈)
- The youngest member in TeSTAR.
- Seon Ahyeon (선아현)
VTIC
- Shin Jaehyun (신재현)
Derivative works
Comic version
| Debut or Die | |
| Original Name | 데뷔 못 하면 죽는 병 걸림 (Debwi mot-hamyeon juk-neun beong geollim) |
| Translation Name | |
| Region | South Korea |
| Original run | August 1, 2022-present |
| Written by | Jang Jin |
| Published by | KW Books, DAON |
| Website | Kakao Webtoon |
| State | Ongoing |
