光鮮亮麗的演藝圈，成名的背後是練習生艱辛培訓的血淚史。前少女時代成員Jessica鄭秀妍首部小說創作，描寫韓裔美國人追逐夢想的艱辛過程。



　　十七歲的韓裔美國人芮秋金（Rachel Kim），六年來過著沒日沒夜的訓練生活，一週七天，每天二十四小時，不間斷地為夢想瘋狂燃燒。作為韓裔美國人，她不只在美國被歧視，在韓國她也被視為局外人。她把心思全投入韓國流行樂，才發現一切原來和想像不同。打從她進入首爾最知名的演藝公司DB演藝（DB Entertainment），她就必須過著和同齡人不同的人生，她必須不斷練習，放棄生活和愛情，全心全意為了成為巨星而努力，這一切都是成名的代價。但一場失敗，讓芮秋面臨沉重的壓力……



　　六年的時間過去，芮秋發現這產業背後不為人知的秘密。女性被掌控與物化的問題層出不窮，隨著時間一一浮現。面對流言蜚語，女孩們的明爭暗鬥，讓瑞秋開始質疑一切，她能夠取得成功嗎？芮秋迷惘之下，不自覺對公司的黃金男孩，李傑森（Jason Lee）產生情愫。傑森迷人而性感，還是位天才，而且也是唯一能理解瑞秋背後付出的努力的人。芮秋最好的朋友還有來自日本的阿卡麗（Akari），他們三人相互扶持，攜手度過艱難歲月。

　

　　Jessica筆下的世界，是無數少女的夢想，面前是綺麗的未來，但無數的練習生之中，只有一位贏家……

　　Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl by way of Jenny Han in this knock-out debut about a Korean American teen who is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of one of the most influential K-pop girl groups of all time, Girls Generation.



　　From internationally renowned K-pop legend Jessica Jung comes a fresh YA novel that peels back the curtain on the intense world of K-pop from the perspective of a Korean American girl, like Jessica, who is scouted off the street and thrust into an unknown world of competition, strict training and wild fame.



　　What would you give for a chance to live your dreams? For seventeen-year-old Korean American Rachel Kim, the answer is almost everything. Six years ago, she was recruited by DB Entertainment - one of Seoul’s largest K-pop labels, known for churning out some of the world’s most popular stars. The rules are simple: Train 24/7. Be perfect. Don’t date. Easy right?



　　Not so much. As the dark scandals of an industry bent on controlling and commodifying beautiful girls begin to bubble up, Rachel wonders if she’s strong enough to be a winner, or if she’ll end up crushed . . . Especially when she begins to develop feelings for K-pop star and DB golden boy Jason Lee. It’s not just that he’s charming, sexy and ridiculously talented. He’s also the first person who really understands how badly she wants her star to rise.



　　Get ready as Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of Korea’s most famous girl group, Girls Generation, takes us inside the luxe, hyper-colour world of K-pop, where the stakes are high, but for one girl, the cost of success - and love - might be even higher. It’s time for the world to see: this is what it takes to SHINE.