Chiro Star Project

Description

From Udon Entertainment:

Eun-Yo Song has beauty and popularity; everything a girl could want! All the boys declare their love for her, except the one she really wants - heartthrob Chan-Gyeong. After a chance encounter with pop-singer Nan Lee, Eun-Yo hatches a scheme to become a star herself, and win over her dream boy. But little does she know that Nan's the one pulling her strings... and she's about to fall into his trap!

Original Manhwa:
KakaoPage, Naver Series, Ridibooks

Official English
Official Indonesian

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Chiro

Ngôi sao may mắn

STAR PROJECT CHIRO

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Latest Release(s)

v.7 c.33b by Evil Flowers 3 years ago

v.7 c.33a by Evil Flowers 4 years ago

v.7 c.32 by Evil Flowers 7 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

12 Volumes (Complete)
63 Chapters (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

3 topics, 24 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (233 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.81 / 10.0

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Last Updated

May 30th, 2024 8:48am PDT - 11 months ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Gender Bender Psychological Romance Shoujo
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Author(s)

BAEK Hye-Kyung

Artist(s)

BAEK Hye-Kyung

Year

2004

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)

Party (Haksan)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Net Comics (12 Volumes - Complete)

Udon (4 Volumes - Dropped)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #726

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Monthly Pos #1602

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3 Month Pos #3481

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6 Month Pos #4832

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Year Pos #6426

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List Stats

On 1016 reading lists

On 837 wish lists

On 73 completed lists

On 110 unfinished lists

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does anyone else find this manhwa disturbing?

14 years ago

This title in chinese...

16 years ago

where can i find more of this...

16 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Crazy girl gets her retribution and personal development

by Lokin
2 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

The shenanigans are quite fun and the author had some wild ideas.

It's a redemption story.

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One of the better gender- benders

by DeDe4ever
11 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I have to say this manga is quite twisted, but it's interesting twisted. The way the female lead changes especially her voice makes the female to male transformation more believable. Usually I see gender benders where the female lead is presto a guy and everyone believes her, but Eun-Yo puts in the time and work to become this "guy" and I love it but I do hope she gets revenge. This manhwa has a lot of potential so I hope the author ties everything together nicely.

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I couldn't get hooked

by ClumsyTea
11 years ago

Rating: 1.5 / 10.0

I didn't like this manhwa...it got boring and I eventually stopped reading and started skimming, there was nothing that really caught my eye, I liked the art on the cover page that was shown but the art in the manga didn't refelct that. I read mainly because the reviews are so positive, but I still found it boring to read. Maybe someone else will like it so please don't take my word for it.

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Forced gender bender done right

by Pacific.Mint
11 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

It's been years since I started this reading series already. My impression of it is forced gender bender done right. I can't wait to see the attraction between the main girl and the guy who forced her into this develop. It was pretty obvious since the beginning that they have this underlying electricity waiting to be unleashed.
I hope I will be able to finish this series before my youth is over. It would be a shame if I can never be able to or became to old to like it.

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Definite Must-Read

by tnwls523
12 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

I read this way~ back so I don't really remember too much. But! I still love love love Chiro. The fact that I still remember it after three years says a lot. This was probably one of my first gender-bender series and I have to say, it's till one of the best in that genre. Chiro looks super hot even as a man. 🙂 The best part was probably the ending. It made me do the mad kicking under blankets. I'm so glad the manhwaga managed to give Chiro a good ending. Actually, I think I'll re-read it again now XD

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Ending(SOB* SOB*)

by slykid
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

Every time I think of this manga I get sad, because I read a spoiler about what happends

the male lead sings for the chiro against this evil guy that is now the chiros manger or what ever(think his name was hiro) the male lead has problems with his voice from a childhood accident and he was told that if he ever sung again, he would lose his voice(that's why he blackmailed chiro) and he ends up losing his voice for chiro, (he apologies beforehand for all the shit ge does).In the end you see the male lead and a guy next to him on a plane which turns out to be chiro(if that's her name ..) and she says something like"I've tried to wear skirts, makeup and grow my hair , but everything feels so ...aqward, you turned me into this, so you can only change me back".And the guy has actually lost his voice(SOB* SOB*) and he just smiles and I think holds her hands...so sad ....read the spoiler on mangafox for more details...

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Hm...

by Sagiri_chan
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

Just bought the last volumn of this serie. At least, It didn't make me feel like I've just wasted my money. There are some part that don't make any sense but there are also some great moments, especially when the male lead confesses.

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Not what I was expecting

by unusuallove
14 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

I started reading this manga because I saw it on a post somewhere, it looked like it had good art, and it was about showbiz. I wasn't expecting much, and at first, I thought it was just your typical shoujo manga about some girl who has some poor nice guy who likes her, but ends up falling in love for some bad boy instead.

In fact, I almost stopped reading it because it had a couple very brief racist parts and one fat joke and I absolutely can't stand any type of discrimination, no matter how shallow. The only reason I kept reading, actually, was because it was labeled a gender bender, and I was curious as to what that was about. I kept expecting one of the characters to pop out and say "Surprise! I'm actually a boy/girl!". But that's not what happened. A few chapters in, I realized why it was labeled a gender bender, and from there, the plot began.

The Premise
For reasons I'll let you find out on your own, the main character, Eun-Yo Song, ends up in the mercy of the sadistic and cruel pop star, Nan Lee. She can't turn to anyone for help without getting into a lot of trouble/getting them into trouble, and therefore he has immense power over her. He makes her break up with her boyfriend, the only guy she's ever loved, and lie to her only family (her brothers), saying that she's going to America. Of course she doesn't go to America. Instead he spirits her away to the middle of nowhere and begins her transformation.

He tells her that once she has paid him a certain sum (about 9 million dollars), she'll be free to return to her brothers and her life. However, she has to earn it in the way that he sees fit, which is as a male singer. Thus begins the real story.

The Plot
So rarely do you see a shoujo that actually delves into interesting psychological questions while remaining very true its "shoujo-ness". This one does exactly that. This story feels like a shoujo when you're reading it, but it is much, much less superficial.

This author doesn't try to ignore the harshness of the situation she's put her character in. She very realistically portrays the main character's feelings of hatred for Nan Lee, as well as her feelings of despair when neither her family nor her friends nor her lover recognize her. She also addresses Nan Lee's twisted sense of "love" and the pain felt by Song's ex-boyfriend over her absence.

However, what is most incredible about this manwha would easily be how the author deals with issues of sexual identity. As the plot develops, Song becomes more and more like a guy. Even people who know she's a girl stop referring to her as such, even amongst themselves. You can see that she's slowly losing grip on her identity as Eun-Yo Song, and becoming more and more like her male persona.

The artist very nicely lays out this transformation, which I find amazing, because so often, mangakas create gender benders and don't even think to address the psychological damage pretending to be someone of the opposite sex for extended periods of time would do to you. This manwha deals with that subject very nicely and subtly.

And yet, through all of this, the manwha somehow manages to retain the mood of a typical showbiz shoujo with humor and heartache, and everything that makes a shoujo a shoujo. So if you are a fan of shoujo, but you get tired of predictable, mundane plots that are completely unrealistic, check this manga out. It's definitely worth the read.

*I rated 9.5 because of the brief racism/fat joke. Otherwise it would have been 10/10.

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Simply amazing

by sailorliones
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I still remember all of the previous times when I would accidentally download the first chapter thinking it's a manwha I've never read, only to realize I have, and it's not that interesting. First reaction was that of a typical silly shoujo without much plot behind it, the pretty type that I could do without. The reason why I started reading it this time is because I never realized it was a gender bender. That was the start of a revolution.

While the art is not the best I've seen, the plot and the characters pull it along quite lovingly. I must profess my love for this manwha. It is simply amazing. It starts out as a typical uninteresting shoujo, but give it a few chapters and it will have your interests up and going. I know it took me over a year to finally go past the first few chapters, and I am very glad I did. Sometimes the pride of the heroine and the whole scenario seem too much, but then again I feel the slight twinge of realism the more I read each chapter. The way the story unfolds is quite brilliant, and not in a way I would have ever expected. Sometimes the comedic parts are too much, sometimes the seriousness is too much... sometimes the story reeks of a lack of realism. However, what gets me every time is the raw feeling of emotion during tense scenes. The lack of realism isn't so much that I would kick the manwha out, but the emotion is what makes it a sure thing for me, and why I've rated it a 10. Of course, there's a love triangle which makes me wonder who will be in the end since the author is not giving any signs. You know it's good when you can't predict it and you can't wait for the next chapter to come out.

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want more

by angelfire_aja
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

i can't believe i cried--one of the outta-place comments to read. anyway, i cried because i want more. i can't wait for the next chp. so true..this isn't just ur typical gender-bender. I can say it's one of the bests other than 1/2 prince...hehehe

it's really addictive.. i just held tight with the outta-place emotions in the beginning but the main storyline is true stunning and again ADDICTIVE.

... Last updated 15 years ago

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