“Orphan Jia dies watching soap opera, reincarnates as villainess inside the drama itself.”
Trapped in a Soap Opera
막장드라마에 갇혀버렸다
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Orphan Jia dies watching soap opera, reincarnates as villainess inside the drama itself.
After a life of hardship as an orphan, Jia Han finally achieves the dream of homeownership... only to have her moment of jubilation cruelly cut short. While indulging in her guilty pleasure—a riveting soap opera—she experiences a sudden, piercing chest pain and meets an untimely demise. But when she wakes up, she finds herself not in the afterlife, but within the very drama she was watching and as none other than its villainess! In a realm where a glance sparks a scandal and a step triggers a landmine of emotions, what fate lies ahead for Jia? (Source: Webtoon Entertainment)
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 77 ch ch × vol
- Total read 10h 16m approx
- Published May 2024 – Nov 2025
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M77559 catalog