Shine

What are you willing to do to fulfill your dream? The eighteen-year-old Rachel Kim answers: “Anything!” Six years ago, one of Korea’s biggest labels, DB Entertainment, took her under its wing, nurturing the world’s most popular stars. Its rules are simple: train twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week; be perfect; and never go on dates. Sounds easy, right? Of course not. When the dark truth about the music industry begins to surface, Rachel tries to figure out whether she’ll have the strength to overcome all the obstacles. On top of everything, it seems she’s fallen for a k-pop idol—the mega-popular star from the label of Jason Lee—who isn’t only charming, sexy, and unbelievably talented, but also truly understands just how much Rachel dreams of SHINING. Get ready to step into the luxurious world of k-pop, where the stakes are always high—but for our heroine, the price of success—and love—may turn out to be unbearable…