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“It was so wrong, yet so tempting.”

The death of my twin sister right before my eyes, and the smartphone unlocked with Face ID.
The beginning of a new life in my hands!
The insignificant younger sister steals the life of her influencer older sister!

Julie, a supermarket cashier, is sometimes asked by customers, "Are you filming?"
It's all thanks to the famous influencer Chloe.
The two are twin sisters who were separated long ago after the death of their parents, and although they look exactly alike, their lives are completely different.
Julie, who grew up being looked down upon by her aunt, works for a low wage and secretly steals sandwiches from the supermarket to save money, while Chloe, who was adopted by a wealthy white couple, lives with the love of the public, receiving tens of millions of won for each video upload.
The reason these people who were separated as children met again was because of Chloe's video shoot.
The video of 'Reunion with Twin Brother', which was filmed with sponsorship, was uploaded with the hashtag 'emotionalism'.
And that was the first and the last.
The moment the cameras turned off, Chloe lost all interest in Julie.
Julie's sense of betrayal, having briefly felt the warmth of family, reaches its peak.
The twins, who had been living separate lives and had become worse off than others, meet again in an unexpected situation.

One day, a phone call comes out of the blue. Chloe hangs up after saying in a breathless voice that it was a mistake and that she was sorry.
Julie, who has already been used for content once, is troubled and heads to New York to find Chloe.
Finally, at Chloe's house, where she first arrives, Julie discovers Chloe's body.
Julie, who was about to report to the police in a hurry, gets a taste of the glamorous life of an influencer when Chloe's smartphone opens in response to her face.

After a while, the police arrive and ask.
Who is the dead person now?
Julie answers.

“Julie.”

The compensation for the suffering I endured was the flashy life of an influencer.
It came in a new form.
I never even wanted it.

The world is just tempting me to put the puzzle pieces on the palm of my hand and try to put them together.

This might be Chloe's last apology.

Her final gift to her beloved twin sisters.
Her life.
-In the book-

In an era where you are the brand itself,
In an era where you become a fool if you don't develop your own value,
How far would you go to shine?

In the 21st century, 'influencer' is considered the best future hope in Korea and around the world.
It is no longer the right answer to belong to a company or organization, but to choose to become content yourself and become a brand yourself.
It may seem like living that way is more right, more wise.
But how do their lives evolve to survive and gain more followers? The author, a former skincare content creator, draws on her experience to offer a sharp insight into the reality of influencers.
Since everyone is their own brand, their daily lives become a product, and even their tears become tools to seduce people.
The work vividly portrays the lives of influencers, while also revealing how they rig themselves to survive, and how easily the public becomes enthralled and then quickly turns their backs.
Beyond a simple thriller, it conveys a topic essential to modern society in a more entertaining way than any other story.

My followers tell me this literally every single day.
Chloe's livestreams keep me going.
Yes! I saved a life.
So, in this grand con, I'm the good guy.
A really, really good person.
-In the book-

Social media seems like a place where everyone can have equal opportunities.
However, even within it, there is a clear division between whites and people of color, rich and poor, mainstream and non-mainstream, and SNS is also a place where honest responses to this continue.
In it, people are divided into ranks and differentiated from each other.
An invisible line is drawn on social media depending on the number of 'likes'.
More "likes" puts you in the upper class, fewer "likes" puts you in the lower class. Social media promotes equal opportunity, but it's a small world where people are born with different characteristics and cannot simply be considered equal.
In it, we are cruel, then we become objects of pity, then we fight for what we want, and then we lose sight of who we are.


“Social media is inherently unequal.

So, even if we exclude race, there are still many limitations to accessibility.
Can you afford a cell phone, can you access stable internet,
Instead of working double shifts to support your family, do you have time to scroll through the news and learn about trends?
Even the country you were born in has no effect on that.
There is no equality on social media"
-In the book-

After stealing her twin sister's life and becoming influencer Chloe, Julie finally faces the hidden truth when she joins the secret journey of Chloe's influencer group, Belladonna.
And there, he writes his own new ending.
Right down to her final choice, this piece is brilliantly satirical.

"It's ridiculously fun.
"J is Dead" is a novel of driving, heart-stopping journeys, a multi-layered exploration of social media, class, and obsession." - Grace D.
Lee, New York Times bestselling author

Praise from American readers!

-I still can't forget that shocking ending.
-It's hard to believe this is your debut work!
- It's a fantastic, entertaining, and perfectly paced novel.
-This is crazy! In a good way, of course.
But this story is not what you might expect.
If you like stories with unexpected twists and a creepy atmosphere that slowly explodes, this is the book for you.