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?
Trapped in a Soap Opera It is also Known as: I'm Stuck in a Crazy Drama, I'm Trapped in a Drama, I'm Trapped in a Terrible Drama, 我被困在了狗血剧里, 狗血劇反派的宿命
Genres: Drama , Romance , Josei , Reverse Harem
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Top 5 Manhwa/Manga Like Trapped in a Soap Opera (Makjangdeuramae Gatyeobeoryeotda) [2025 List]
5. Techigai desu ga, Heroine desu.
Techigai desu ga, Heroine desu. has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: 手違いですが、ヒロインです。, Techigai desu ga, Heroine desu.
4. Villains Are Destined to Die
Penelope Eckart reincarnated as the adopted daughter of Duke Eckart and the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim. The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" of Duke Eckart appears, she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them!
Source: MU
Villains Are Destined to Die has finished publishing and it has 231 Chapters. It is also Known as: Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain
3. Honey Sweet♥Kitchen
Introducing Minato, who just after entering university dropped out and became the board chairman of the cooking school her recently deceased grandmother left behind. The head of confectionary – Nakamura, explains to Minato the school’s current position. Heading the advice of her childhood friend and current Chinese cuisine chef Ichika-kun, Minato inquires the popular Japanese cuisine chef, the handsome Akiyama, and the Italian cuisine chef – Maeda, to become lecturers at the school. The kind and gentlemanly Akiyama, the unfriendly and strict Maeda, the splendid, despite his cute exterior, Ichika, the cool and mysterious Nakamura….Together with the 4 handsome chefs, Minato is opening the cooking school. What will happen from here on…!?
Honey Sweet♥Kitchen has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハニースウィート♥キッチン, Honey Sweet Kitchen
2. Aku no Joou no Kiseki
Aku no Joou no Kiseki is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悪の女王の軌跡, Aku no Joou no Kiseki
1. Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta...: Zettai Zetsumei! Hametsu Sunzen Hen
What if, when Katarina Claes was reincarnated in the dating sim from the original series, she didn’t regain the memories of her past life until she was fifteen? With less than a year to go before her destruction, Katarina must find a way to avoid all possible bad endings!
Note: Chapter count includes 2 extra chapters.
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Desperate Situation! On the Verge of Doom has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: 乙女ゲームの破滅フラグしかない悪役令嬢に転生してしまった… 絶体絶命！破滅寸前編, Bakarina Alter, 乙女ゲームの破滅フラグ スピンオフ…絶体絶命！破滅寸前編, My Next Life as a Villainess Side Story: On the Verge of Doom!, I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags... In a Dire Situation!? Verge of Destruction Arc
