The Famous Detective of K-Entertainment

The Famous Detective of K-Entertainment is a long novel on Korean entertainment by the web author Youyu de Tiankong, about 1.948 million characters long and completed. The protagonist, Chen Zhihao, is a criminology professor who, at the arrangement of an old professor at his school in early 2014, goes to Dongguk University in South Korea for a one-year academic exchange. On his first day after landing, he meets Seohyun of Girls' Generation because of a case; thereafter, relying on his professional knowledge, he repeatedly helps the Korean police solve difficult cases and gradually becomes a publicly known "famous detective" figure. As cases are solved one after another, he also crosses paths with many idol stars and actors, including Girls' Generation, and invitations to work in the entertainment industry and romantic entanglements follow. The book uses an episodic narrative alternating cases and daily life: on one hand it depicts the reasoning and investigation of solving cases, on the other it unfolds life episodes such as the protagonist's interactions with artists, recording programs, and participating in events. The overall style is light and humorous with a brisk pace, a typical wish-fulfillment Korean entertainment fan novel, with characters and events mostly revolving around Girls' Generation members and the Korean entertainment industry of the same period.