Please, Everyone, Are There Any Stories About Boys Competing in Talent Shows? (◍•ᴗ 拜托了啊各位，有木有男孩纸选秀的文文啊(◍•ᴗ

1. 1 懒 The Idol Life of a Laid-Back Trainee 懒系选手的爱豆人生 Tea Terrace茶砌Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance, no romance, no romance] [Not based on real people! Unrelated to reality! Feel free to consider it a parallel world!] Zhou Yijin had always been lazy, so his mother sent him to TN to train as an idol. He only wanted to quietly finish his trainee days and leave, but he was so dazzlingly handsome that he accidentally debuted. At first, he just wanted to be an obscure little idol and keep a low profile. Who knew his older brothers would dote on him, his older sisters would spoil him, hi 8.1kReads9.4Score74514d adds

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   This is really good 🥰 but it's not a romantic pairing.

2. 2 全 All-Round Top-Tier Star 全能顶流 Lazy Cat's Laziness懒猫的懒Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + career-building + secret identities + no heroine + one male lead] [A novel aimed at women!!! Lots of interaction between idol and fans!!!] After returning to China, Chu Yu has no idea where to go, so he joins an audition show that provides meals and lodging. To his surprise, he becomes a sensation! From forming a group on a talent show to going solo after the group disbands, From an all-around idol to an all-around entertainer, Singing, dancing, writing lyrics and composing music, the 3.4kReads9.3Score35814d adds

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   I highly recommend the first four books, all with a single male lead and no romantic pairing, and the last one with two male leads.

3. 3 空 I Dropped into the Group and Became Its Beloved Center Thanks to My Stunning Looks 空降入团后盛世美颜的我成了团宠 Loves Three Years爱吃三年Urban781k WordsOngoing [Boy band + no CP, no heroine, beloved by the whole group + entertainment industry, A-pop + reborn (?) + comedy] (Maybe geared more toward female readers, with an ensemble cast) In his previous life, Tian Tan worked hard for ten years but never got to debut because of his looks. Then, in a twist of fate, a car accident turned him into Tian Fangtan, a handsome member of the same company who was about to debut! Tian Tan's response: "I'll live the life my little brother doesn't want! I'll stand up 192Reads8.9Score—14d adds
4. 4 巨 The Superstar Making Plan 巨星养成计划 Two Five Eight Seven二五八七Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (This is a female-audience story!!!) [No romance + boy-band survival show + debuting in the center position + top-tier star] Li Xingchen, a nobody idol from a company with a hundred-and-eight tiers of obscurity, was tricked by his unscrupulous agency into signing a twenty-year “slave contract.” As a result, he missed the survival show that could have changed his life. Reborn, Li Xingchen learned his lesson the hard way. He immediately gathered evidence, broke his contract with the scummy company 2.4kReads9.2Score29514d adds
5. 5 顶 Top-Tier Idol, Dating Within the Group 顶流偶像，队内恋爱中 Ying Cheng应程Two Male Leads306k WordsCompleted [Reborn + boy band + sweet romance] In his previous life, He Ran debuted with a major company. He had both the looks and the talent, yet became a scapegoat because of backroom dealings among the executives. He was plagued by rumors of unspoken rules and had countless haters. Reborn overnight, he wastes no time packing up and switching agencies, joining a small company on the verge of bankruptcy. Everyone is ready to laugh at him, but only He Ran knows the company is about to be acquired by a maj 2.7kReads9.4Score34814d adds
6. 6 塌 From a Total Wreck to a Top-Tier Star, Starting by Stealing Brother Kun's Center Spot! 塌成顶流从抢坤哥C位开始！ Big Dark Cloud大乌云Urban299k WordsCompleted [Short story + entertainment industry + subverting expectations + idol stars + memes + hilarious] Fan Hanlin, a small-time streamer with a hundred thousand followers, hits the jackpot! He dies on the spot. When he wakes up again, he’s at the recording of Idol Trainee. The System tells him that for every follower he loses, he’ll get a hundred thousand yuan. After doing the math... If he loses all a hundred thousand followers, he’ll have more money than he could ever spend! But if his followers in 263Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist of this unconventional boy band talent show doesn't aim to debut; his ultimate goal is to lose fans and ruin his reputation. It all stems from the fact that in his previous life, he was a foul-mouthed blogger with 100,000 followers who criticized online novels. Reborn into another world, he inherited the account but became an idol on a talent show, bound to a fan-losing system—for every fan he loses, he earns 100,000 RMB. Thus, the protagonist is dedicated to ruining his reputation, but he didn't expect losing fans to be so difficult. The contrast between the troll blogger and the talent show idol has generated immense anticipation among netizens. Although the protagonist is determined to play it cool, his opponents are simply too weak.

7. 7 重 Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: The Interstellar Big Shot Takes the World by Storm 重生娱乐圈：星际大佬她惊艳全球 Shi Ning识柠Modern Romance774k WordsOngoing An overworked top-tier star in the interstellar world died suddenly. When he opened his eyes again, he had become the “son” of a nouveau riche family, determined to join a boy band and win his love's heart. His crush: You're a pervert. You're disgusting! His coal-magnate father: I don't have a shameful son like you! His timid mother: Sweetie, Mom's begging you to apologize. What will we do if we're kicked out? The strongest top-tier star, adored and obsessed over throughout the galaxy, sneered: 89Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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   This is really good, but it's still ongoing. It's a talent show, and then they debut.

8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Both Badass and Charming 快穿：病娇宿主他又A又飒 MISS XiaoxiaojieMISS小小姐Two Male Leads3.1M WordsCompleted [1v1 face-slapping power fantasy + two male leads + two equally formidable leads + sweet romance + adorable pets] [The full-cast audiobook is now available on the Tomato Novel app and Tomato Listen. You can set it to play before bed, dearies. Love you all~] Original title: Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Host Is Both Alpha and Dazzling. CP name: Ying Nuo (Ying Lan & Jiang Luo) After the God of Slaughter, Jiang Luo, blew up the Heavenly Dao Alliance, the only way he could reclaim his divine thro 10.2kReads9.5Score1k14d adds

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   The first book has no main character, which is quite interesting. I personally like the last two books the most, and I highly recommend them.

9. 9 软 The Sweet-Mannered Merman Becomes a Top-Tier Star After Coming Ashore 软糯鲛人上岸后成为全球顶流 Hu Ya, Let's Make a Ruckus胡呀闹一闹Two Male Leads271k WordsCompleted Power Couple, One-on-One + Hilarious, Sweet Romance In her past life, beneath a bodhi tree, a monk sacrificed himself to a cage for a little mermaid. In this life, the mermaid comes ashore and gets carried home by an idol. Hai Zhiqiu bares her sharp teeth at his neck. “Aren’t you afraid I’m a monster?” The idol looks at her adoringly. “Even if you are, you’re a handsome monster who saves on makeup and styling.” And then Ye Xiuzhu: “What kind of monster is this timid?” “What kind of monster is th 19Reads9.0Score—14d adds
10. 10 渣 You Scumbag Ex, Your White Moonlight Has Her Eye on Me 渣男前任，你的白月光对我虎视眈眈 White Kitty Tuan Tuan白喵团团Two Male Leads642k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Stand-In + Everyone's Darling] ACK's heartthrob Tong Yang became an instant sensation when he debuted. He was adored by everyone in his group, but outside it, scandals followed him everywhere. Only after being kidnapped one day did he realize that all that tender, devoted affection actually belonged to someone else. Given another chance at life, he refuses to be anyone's stand-in. He just wants to live as himself. He thought he would have to walk the road ahead alone, but unexpectedly 2.3kReads9.4Score45614d adds
11. 11 我 I Rose to Fame as a Fortune Teller 我靠算命C位出道 Coffee and Cilantro咖啡与香菜Two Male Leads436k WordsCompleted [Light mystical elements + entertainment industry + ancient times to modern day + reborn + sweet, silly romance + boy band + doted-on darling] The boy who colored the whole summer shone like a seven-pointed star. We aren't just a summer fling. We are summer in all its blazing glory. It's not that mystical, but it is very much about the entertainment industry. 430Reads9.5Score10014d adds
12. 12 宿EN Host, Your Movie-Star Ex's Darkening Level Is Rising! 宿主，影帝前男友黑化值+1+1 Phoenix Soaring to the Ninth Heaven凤凌九霄Two Male Leads308k WordsCompleted Jiang Chiyan, the fifth young master of one of the capital’s most powerful families, defies his father for the first time in twenty years for the sake of a young male star. Without hesitation, he gives up power and wealth to choose love. But fate has other plans, and they break up. Six years later, that once little-known star has become a nine-time Best Actor, with a face that could stop time, a slender neck, and a lean, elegant frame beneath his white shirt. He is like snow on a distant mountai 10.4kReads9.6Score1.3k14d adds
13. 13 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19.2kReads9.5Score2.6k14d adds
14. 14 天 Good Grief! The Heartthrob Idol Is Just Too Good at This! 天！万人迷偶像他太会了！ Charcoal-Grilled Wagyu碳烤肥牛Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + boy band + entertainment industry + feel-good and sweet story + lots of creative liberties; readers who prefer rigorous details, beware] Cold, calculating, and flirtatious (bottom) & cool, handsome, direct, and cocky (top) Mi Bai closed his eyes, then opened them to find himself back in the year a talent scout discovered him. By chance, he became bound to the Idol Heartthrob Development System. [Ding! Idol Heartthrob Development System successfully bound! Please choose a direc 16.1kReads9.5Score2.7k14d adds

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    It should be considered a talent show, a kind of idol-training program 😳

15. 15 国 The Nation’s Dream Guy: The All-Rounder Takes Showbiz by Storm 国民男神：全能大佬嗨翻天 Pleased with Myself得意Modern Romance160k WordsOngoing [Top-tier 1v1 rebirth feel-good story + strong female lead + secret identity + girl disguised as a boy] A world champion decides to retire and get married, only for her boyfriend to throw her into the sea. Rescued by a mysterious blue light from the ocean floor, she is reborn in the body of a seventeen-year-old good-for-nothing girl. A fake birth certificate? Forced to dress as a boy since childhood? Her father abandons his wife and daughter for the sake of his career? She grows up dependent on 22Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    These two books are probably

16. 16 穿 After Becoming the Sickly Villain's Mortal Enemy, I Debuted in the Center 穿成病娇反派死对头后我C位出道 Pineapple Is Really Sweet凤梨狠甜Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + idol competition + slapstick + showbiz] Ao Su, Huaxia's youngest top-tier star, transmigrates into a boy-band competition novel and becomes a sharp-tongued cannon-fodder supporting character. He repeatedly dances on the edge of death, only to end up scared to death by a yandere villain. After transmigrating into the book, the max-level expert finds himself back in the beginner's village. Ao Su carefully plots his way to becoming the center of the twelve-member Zodiac 588Reads9.2Score10214d adds
17. 17 女 Disguised as a Man, I Debut in the Center Position of a Top-Tier Boy Band 女扮男装，我在顶流男团C位出道 Yun Tian Ge云婖歌Modern Romance784k WordsCompleted [Completed] Question: What’s it like to transmigrate into the behind-the-scenes villainous mastermind and secret-identity master you designed yourself? Tang Li: Thanks for asking. It was a pretty good experience, but I don’t want to do it again. Life was just too exhausting. Not only did I have to disguise myself as a man, but I also had to rush between all my secret identities around the clock. One moment I was a boy-band member, the next I was a girl-group leader. I was constantly going t 1.4kReads9.3Score24714d adds

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    Is it okay for a girl to dress up as a boy to take an elective course? The first book: Because I designed so many identities for myself, one minute I'm a boy band vocalist, the next I'm a girl group leader... And there's even a way to activate the "Loving Family System," each one of them hit my funny bone (the reason I transmigrated is also a little Easter egg!). The second book: Starting with electives, it's completely free of angst, finished, so feel free to read on.

18. 18 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Boy Band’s Precious Darling 穿书后，我成了男团的小心肝 Meatball肉粒球Modern Romance595k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, An Xi finds herself in the role of a cannon-fodder character: a girl disguised as a boy to compete in a boy band's talent show. She is completely panicked. The members: Royal favorites are the absolute worst! The fans: Daily question: when is this little weakling going to drop out? A certain top-tier star PD: If this guy bothers me again, I'll chop off his hands. But then, one day, everyone realizes... An Xi seems to have changed... And so, their daily disdain e 988Reads9.0Score15014d adds
19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Top-Tier Star's Nemesis Became My Biggest Fan 穿书后，顶流死对头成了我的老婆粉 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Face-Slapping] Top-tier star and singer-dancer Luo Chiqing transmigrates into a novel written by his own assistant and becomes an obscure C-list celebrity. At their very first meeting, his sworn rival kisses him, and then, while he is on a competition reality show, some shameless jerk keeps flirting with him and forcing them to fake a couple's relationship for publicity! His rival is afflicted with a deadly poison that flares up every month, and holding Luo Chiqing is the only w 274Reads9.4Score10514d adds

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    Jiu Miao!!!

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