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Well-known Composer Fang Zhao was in the most glorious stage of his career, when the Apocalypse arrived; After finally experiencing the bitter difficulties of a thousand dangers, when the Apocalypse was simmering down to an end, he collapsed; When he opened his eyes, he was reborn in a New World, 500 years after the end of the apocalypse, in the body of a student who had been dumped barely after graduation, who had been cheated of his hardwork barely after he started working…

The World of the Future, Virtual Idols PK Real Idols

“Every time background music plays in my head, I feel like there is nothing to be afraid of.” —Fang Zhao

Toward the end of the apocalyptic period, Fang Zhao lost his life. However, instead of dying, he found himself 500 years later in the body of a young and aspiring composer who shared the same name. Having received a second chance at life, Fang Zhao sets out to achieve the previous owner’s dreams.

Armed with the experience of living through an apocalyptic age and his profession as a composer before that period, Fang Zhao uses his talent, wits, and knowledge to make his mark in the entertainment industry of the future.

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Emperor of Tomorrow
SoT
Wèi Lái Tiān Wáng
未来天王
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Recommendations
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God’s Song (4)
Star Rank Hunter (3)
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True Star (3)
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  3. showbiz novel ive read (part 1)
  4. Showbiz
  5. Famous MC

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MyRAMEN
MyRAMEN rated it
September 11, 2020
Status: c430
I read this a while back. I wont put much for the review as I havent read for a while, but this is seriously one of the few 5 stars I ever gave on this site, the book is written and translated amazingly. The MC is a composer who lived 100 years through the apocalpyse only to die right before it finally ended, and then reincarnated a few hundred years later at the place he had died. Again I wont out much since all I can think of is spoilers... more>> due to me not reading it recently but its a really good novel. However updates are slow <<less
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Mavis
Mavis rated it
June 15, 2020
Status: Completed
The novel is about an OP MC and the story is pretty much just descriptions of how good he is at everything he does. There isn't much interpersonal drama aside from the first part (before he becomes famous).

MC's goal is to get better at composing and everything else is just a side note. That said, the author's descriptions of music is really very cool. It makes you wish you can hear the music in reality.

About the ending

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Spoiler

Surprisingly abrupt. I thought the author could stretch out the story even more, but it's a good enough ending.

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olevar93
olevar93 rated it
May 31, 2020
Status: c459
For the reviewers those who rate this low, heres their problem:

-The novel doesnt have direction. Aimless no goal.

-Music he compose are baseless, illusional, pick from out of nothing and making epic music everytime like cabbages.

... more>> -The Dog is Useless, not so important and unecessary.

Fang Zhao is a composer. In Apocalypse time he doesnt have time to write, compose and make a music. When apocalypse near ended fang zhao is dying. He regret and envy those who can live in the new era. Regret he cant share his music and talent.

After his rebirth, his only goal is to spread, teach and share his music. His music is not randomly composed or to say pick from the past era like a cabbage and make it his own. He compose music base on his own present life experience. Some readers complain why the arc of this novel is off, going too far from what he want to do. They hate the dog storyline arc. Some reader dont know or they just skip reading some chapters. In this novel it is not only Fang Zhao but also Curly the small dog.

Spoiler

Curly is the reason of Fang Zhao rebirth. I think the only wierd one is that dog. The genre fantasy maybe because of that dog. The dog can eat tons, it can eat whales, metals and humans. The dog is an esper. Dog has strenght and can speak. He can control electric based things and this dog Luck is over the top, I mean he can control Luck. Fang Zhao bodyguards worship this dogs paw. Haha

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After that dog arc he compose a music about his experience of this arc. The author made this story line, so the readers can feel or what his music related. Its not a random or baseless music. He travels alot to make music. Inspire to compose.

Again, Fang Zhao compose music base on his current life experience. <<less
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KirbyReviews44
KirbyReviews44 rated it
May 5, 2020
Status: c300
This is a very solid novel, 80/100. The writing style is good, it flows well and it doesn't feel tedious to read even though each chapter is pretty long. The story is about a hero (also a composer) of the apocalypse that is reborn 500 years into the future. I think the initial plotlines are quite interesting and very unique. It is obvious that the author is breaking the mold. The novel has a mix of several elements, including show biz, sci fi, gaming, and apocalypse.

I think people should try... more>> it to see if they like it. I really liked it, up until about chapter 300 but ultimately decided to drop it, not because its a bad novel but because I lost interest due to some quirks.

Pros:

  1. Good world building - the post apocalyptic world where mankind has mastered interplanetary travel and are exploring the stars is quite cool.
  2. Good characters that pop out of the page and don't seem stale - The author likes to include a lot of side characters but he spends enough time to make them seem memorable even if for a short time.
  3. Strong beginning - Some low key humor splashed with good writing and good plot.
Cons:

  1. The over arching plot is a bit stale - The MC wants to be the best composer in the future since he wasn't able to be one in his past, since he had to kill monsters during an apocalypse. This ties in a LOT of showbiz elements such as composing songs for movies, TV shows, commercials. Its pretty unique in the beginning but I found myself losing interest later on and just skipping them. The result is that the overall plot after 300 chapters is still just a mashup of plots with no master plot. It lost me.
  2. Individual elements are well done but they are held back by Con #1. There are two major sub genres in the novel, VRMMO gaming and sci fi planetary exploration. Both are actually quite well done. I actually enjoy both genres if they are done well and they are done well in this novel. But they are both just small side quests to show how awesome the MC is in him quest for Con #1. I simply want more of them but the author always goes back to Con #1.
  3. The MC's character and his OPness kind of gets old after a while. He is basically a Gary Stu. He has some mysterious powers that make him basically a savant at everything, composing music, gaming, fighting, mining, raising a dog, giving advice, acting. He doesn't show a whole lot of extreme emotions. He's usually too cool for school unless he's killing people. Then he becomes the stereotypical 'genocidal death god'. There is zero romance in this novel. The MC doesn't even form any meaningful friendships. After a while I got bored of him.
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Goodreadsonly
Goodreadsonly rated it
March 21, 2020
Status: c450
I really enjoyed this book. Some people complain about the randomness of all the things the MC does, but I enjoy it. It breaks up the monotony that sometimes happens in longer novels. There's also a lot of teased mysteries that keep the book interesting. The further you read, the more it's clear that the author has more to show you. I also just the love the grandfatherly way the MC acts towards people who appear to be the same age. I'm excited to see where it goes.
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AnonymousWildAster
AnonymousWildAster rated it
January 16, 2020
Status: c150
I read this book around June 2019 and so far... I didn't touch it again.

I.. don't know how to say this but..

I enjoyed the first few chapters but halfway through (I'm not even past chapter 50) I already noticed that the story is becoming different than what I expect.

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Spoiler

The MC is ridiculously becoming unbelievably OP beyond musical belief.

Especially on the part of the virtual idol *cough cough Vocaloid *cough* Tree.

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I continued, for the sake of maybe it's going to get better... Besides it's really good at the first 25 or so chapters. But it just became too much of a fantasy and MC being too OP.

The English translation is decent and smooth no doubt about it. So kudos to the translators.

Try reading @triggerk's review he almost said everything that I noticed on the book whilst reading. <<less
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BronzeCat6265
BronzeCat6265 rated it
January 1, 2020
Status: c442
This translated novel is the story that has made me give CN a chance just when I thought I could never find a great slice of life CN. Later on it was this novel that got me hooked to the author's other works.

This novel is an amazing work. Truly beautiful. I got so into this novel that I finally made an account with webnovel and hoarded stones after stones just so I could be up to date with it. :) Til now I still keep on voting for this novel... more>> and happily throwing my stones for every chapter. <<less
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joyfan
joyfan rated it
February 12, 2019
Status: c100
If you come here expecting top management novel, then you will get a knock off sci-fi version...

Thinking you will get gundam or macross with the war and idol? Nope! The mecha is just in a very tiny bits of the story... just mentioned in the passing in the beginning.

Futuristic world building? the setup is interesting but things get glazed over so much in favour of praising glory of the MC.

There ain’t much action nor goal in the book. Seriously it felt more like I’m reading a bible to praise fangzhao... more>> cult. There is not much struggle nor character growth.. it’s just OP MC.. worship him. The better arc is still the beginning, things get so all over the place after that. Also the author doesn’t explain many things eg why music and war is important in this world. Or why the war happened/what happen exactly during the war. Then again I dropped it at 100.. perhaps get better later on but nah no thanks.

In conclusion don’t read it if you come with the wrong expectation like me.. Honestly I felt it’s such a waste.. the world setup is interesting but the author chose to instead focus on the unimportant things and I GET IT ALREADY the MC is awesome.. stop repeating it. <<less
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Locknkey1
Locknkey1 rated it
January 19, 2019
Status: c381
I love this series. It is the only series that I didn’t get bored with after 50 characters. The chapters are substantial and both the writing and translations are good. On that note this series is not a serious one. If is amusing and doesn’t run out of new materials.

The MC lacks much character development (he is over 100 years old) and is extremely op but his stoic nature is amusing in contrast to the supporting characters’ reactions. Overall it is a good read.
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Elementarteilchen
Elementarteilchen rated it
November 25, 2018
Status: c135
I like this story isn't about music all the time. Someone wrote a review criticizing this, because he expected just "music composition". Although the music part isn't bad, but I think it would be incredibly boring to read about this throughout the entire novel.

Also there is a justifiable reason, why the MC is good at all the things he has done in this novel (at least until chapter 135). Yes he is a music composer, but he had to survive and train in an apocalyptical world. So yeah, he can... more>> handle a weapon very well and has good fighting skills. I especially enjoyed these parts of the novel the most.

What I didn't like is MC's behaviour. He is somehow more like a robot and not like a human beeing. He doesn't feel "alive" for me. I can't pinpoint exactly why I feel this way though.

There is also a lack of interaction. He doesn't has as many dialogues as I expect from a MC. There is only the bare minimum of conversation between MC and other characters, just enough to fulfill his duty. Of course, the talks contain "business" related topics most of the time.

I need more emotion. I want him to be more alive.

I can't even imagine him to have something like romance going on. By the way, there was no romance at all. If there is a girl in the future, I think the romance would feel forced and artificial or the author decides to give him a completely different personality.

Either way, both things are bad.

The story is okay and the fighting related parts even got me excited. Everything was fine, until the dog arc. This is maybe one of the worst, awkward and most uninteresting arc I've ever read in a chinese novel. Worst of all, there is no conclusion to the dog arc until now. It is intertwined within the story and pops up suddenly between other arcs. It is like the sword of Damocles.

The dog arc is about sheep herding and yes, it is as interesting as it sounds. No, maybe it is even worse.

Also I didn't like the seldom, but occasionally descriptive story progression. I don't want to read a history book :D Okay it isn't as bad, but I didn't like the manner it was handled. <<less
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diemie84
diemie84 rated it
July 19, 2018
Status: c298
The story is getting better and better. Yeah no romance, no drama much, but I really enjoy the story. It's not comedy either, but I laughs on certain part. This story become something that I cannot miss to read everyday. See what others surprise that appear to the others.

Of course not all part is interesting. Sometime how the writer explain things are too much and too long as I don't care about it anyway, so I skip reading those. But yeah, nice story.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. This... more>> is how I understand him. As I survive workload and work stress on the pass, suddenly the new challenge seem small. Even it's almost lead me to depression, but now I'm so thankful for that. <<less
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drollawake
drollawake rated it
June 3, 2018
Status: c252
Fairly interesting premise but the content-to-filler ratio is bad once the MC becomes a bona fide celebrity. It's a slice of life without much of a plot beyond building up his celebrity empire, so continue reading only if you enjoy that or the filler-esque scenes of flaunting and face-slapping.

Every time he does something notable, the author has to let us know the entire world's reaction, like every other generic entertainment world novel. Not only that, but everyone remotely related to him has to have their moment too, like his grandparents... more>> boasting to others. It gets old.

If I wanted to read page after page of praises from sycophantic fans and petty drama between celebrities (and their fans), I'd stick to stalking the Kardashians' social media. This isn't what made me get into the novel.

Nonetheless, it's surprisingly enjoyable when I stock up and binge-read. That way my annoyance with the filler is spread out over multiple chapters instead of concentrated in one update. <<less
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Rakka
Rakka rated it
April 20, 2018
Status: --
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Sadly at some point the story starts going off track really far. MC used to be music composer and when he reincarnated into new body he started off with that and that portion of story is just great... best off all it makes perfect sense that as someone who lived through "that era" he would make perfect musical pieces that would reflect that era. Sadly while music remains the front note for the most part we suddenally get "dog days" arc, which was still alright as it was MC's dog being in spotlight while MC was doing his composing in the background. Still at point which I reach and started to write review, the story suddenally switched to gaming for whatever reason. I understood MC wanting to blow off the steam perfectly and wanting to relive the old days by killing some things but just few chapters ago it turned into MC inviting players to form up a team for the gaming competitions. In this moment I am like WTF?

- From Ziki

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Yeah, I stop reading it around that gaming thing.

Waiting for future news/release..
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rhianirory
rhianirory rated it
January 25, 2018
Status: c130
i was expecting something like a music version of True Star (without the BL) or God of Music but this is something different. not bad, just very different from what I expected and kind of... random. like the writer just started pounding away with a vague idea and then went wherever they felt like with no actual planning or outline to follow.

lots of slice of life. its not really a 'struggling up through the ranks to become famous' kind of novel but for all its randomness and its MC who... more>> can do everything well it's an entertaining read. <<less
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Cycy__
Cycy__ rated it
January 25, 2025
Status: Completed
Don't let the title or the description fool you. This story is so much more than what those describe. It's strangely beautiful and touching. There were several parts that got me tearing up (not cause of sadness but a strange... Idek🙈 it was a full feeling) ... more>>
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like the section for "this life of mine" it was just soo... Ugh it's hard to describe the feelings it gives you

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it has a good mix of comedy and feels, very enjoyable overall.

My ratings is simply based on the fact that I read this whole thing so quickly without even realising it with how much I was engrossed in it and the amount of times it made me laugh and enjoy this journey <<less
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Asphyxia778
Asphyxia778 rated it
January 16, 2025
Status: --
The first part is enjoyable and MC has the composure and doesn't act like a kid even in his new body. The thing I like is that he does remain true to his calling as a composer even when he dabbles in other areas. Somehow this isn't as irritating as other cn novels though there are inconsistent parts in between. The latter part did get a bit tedious and the ending could have been better but overall it's a ok read for a cn novel
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DaydreamGe
DaydreamGe rated it
September 13, 2024
Status: Completed
In summary, it is a story of a man who live in an apocalypse era (period of destruction),

died and somehow rebirth in the new era (500 years after period of destruction).

It is interesting to imagine the story on the song itself but it needs a lot imagination.

... more>> Reading other comment whether on this web or other website, to read this novel you must be good on your imagination and reading comprehension.

Well there is a comment that say sentence like "running away and fight for survival" is contradiction and that comment makes me think you really have to learn well to read a novel correctly.

And while our MC is a composer in case of music composing, please note the character background of former general equivalent. Some people say why there is no explanation of music creating, please it is a novel, don't hope you find a full score of music to play in real inside it. And why many element is included or the MC dabbled in a lot of things and not just music, so read the title of novel "Superstar" not "musician".

What lacking in my opinion is the story of other character in the novel is too little. No aspect of romance appear at all for MC though one special person that rival MC absurdity exist (cui hua). The truth that revealed is not that shocking or important, the ending is also a little tame. The enemy feels like a clown.

Well all in all it is an enjoyable read for a novel, though the early ones part of the novel is more interesting than the latter part (creating polar light and 4 movement, gaming part, filming part, these three is the more memorable for me). <<less
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kcf230208
kcf230208 rated it
August 15, 2024
Status: Completed
Very good.

It's an everyday story, without any major plots or plots.

It is very pleasant to read.

... more>> The prota is what many reincarnation stories should be, he is old, he is an old man in the body of a young man, although he acts according to his appearance, essentially he is someone experienced and with the vision of someone who has lived a long time, he thinks and it ages like that.

He has a mature and balanced aura, a very charismatic fullness.

It's really cool to follow an apocalyptic former general living an era of peace and at the same time living a life without regrets. <<less
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CodeTime
CodeTime rated it
July 2, 2024
Status: c507
This is my personal favorite slice of life novel. It is very laid back and very wholesome overall. It is enjoyable in particular to read for once about a guy who genuinely cares about the future of humanity and selflessly contributing his talents to society.
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Ice4Wine
Ice4Wine
April 16, 2024
Status: c507
I loved the story.

I wish that it would have continued longer, and that the MC would have revealed himself somewhat to close poeople and worked to destroy tomorrow's empire a little more.

Anyways, 5stars.
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