Looking for Boy Band Stories with No Romance 求男团文 无cp

1. 51 成 I Went Viral After Becoming a Public Trainee 成为公开练习生后我爆红了 Spring Brings Sunshine春生阳光Modern Romance596k WordsCompleted [No romance, showbiz, boy band, growing protagonist, includes online discussions] "The rating is rather low because there aren’t many votes. This is a newbie’s work, so please don’t criticize the writing too harshly." During the summer after graduating from junior high, fifteen-year-old Jiang Yiqiu somehow got “tricked” into joining an agency as a trainee. Hard of hearing in his right ear, he had relied on his older sister since the age of seven. The burden of supporting the family rested on he 2.6kReads8.9Score306Shelves
2. 52 刀 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 166.7kReads9.3Score13.7kShelves

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   There are two shows that don't feature boy bands but are still good, and they don't have a romantic pairing.

3. 53 钻 A Diamond Company Wants an Ad, but You Film Titanic 钻石公司拍广告，你拍泰坦尼克号 Hui Huanghuang辉皇皇Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After Chen Xiao transmigrated, he found himself a new hire in his company’s advertising department. His boss told him to shoot a diamond commercial. Chen Xiao had planned to figure out a way to phone it in. But just then, his System activated! Chen Xiao instantly gained master-level directing skills and the complete screenplay for Titanic! The diamond company: We only asked you to make an ad. How did you turn it into the greatest romance film ever?! The Ministry of Culture: We asked you to make 29.1kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
4. 54 技 With My Skills Maxed Out, I Became a Top-Tier Star 技能点满后，我成了全能顶流 He Qianyu鹤钤羽Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [System + showbiz + no romance + parallel-world content recreation + ensemble cast] For female readers. The talent show arc is complete, so feel free to dive in. Volume Two, Asian Boy Band, is complete. Volume Three is underway! Content warnings are in the author’s note of Chapter One. There are countless great books on Tomato. If this one isn’t for you, just pick another. Reading is for fun, so if you don’t enjoy this book, I hope you find one you love. In the twentieth year 49.4kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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   No romantic pairing, it's a time-travel story. The male lead participates in a talent show and is incredibly awesome—it's beyond words. I recommend reading it.

5. 55 文 Showbiz: Who Are You Calling a Fox? Call Me Your Idol 文娱：骂谁狐狸精呢，喊我偶像 Armstrong Mortar阿姆斯特朗迫击炮Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Laid-Back Daily Life + Campus + Copycat Talent + Idol + Succubus Protagonist] A poor man has no lofty ambitions, and a scrawny horse grows a shaggy coat. Lu Qingfeng spent his whole life broke. All he wanted was a job that was easy and paid well. After dying and transmigrating, he ended up with an even more dramatic background: a gambling-addicted father, a mother who remarried, and four years of training before making his idol debut. But before he could earn a cent, his disastrous te 31.2kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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   They're all boy band stories, and they're really good, at least for me personally.

6. 56 娱 The Entertainment Industry's Invincible Handsome Guy Transformation 娱乐圈之变身无敌帅哥 Cilantro kmsm香菜kmsmModern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + woman-to-man gender transformation + no CP + career-focused, serious acting] Zhang Zhiyu was an ordinary young woman from a small town, but fate smiled on her, sending her back to age seventeen and turning her into a handsome man, 1.8 meters tall. Before Zhang Zhiyu could decide what to do with the face fate had given her, someone lured her into an idol drama production with a high salary. And so began her life as a pretty face earning 208 yuan a day. This story has no 8.8kReads9.4Score729Shelves
7. 57 娱 Showbiz: Stars Don’t Have to Be Famous, but They’d Better Have a Job! 娱乐：明星可以不火，不能没活！ Wushuang11无双11Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The good news: I’ve been reborn as a top-tier star, so I can lie flat! The bad news: This top-tier star can’t sing, dance, or rap, and he can’t even play basketball! Chen Yuan has transmigrated and is appearing as a guest at a thank-you concert for an idol survival show. Who could have guessed the production team would play dirty and use the opportunity to get revenge on him? Live vocals, no backing track, and a solo performance? Isn’t that just asking for the clown to reveal his true colors? Ju 19.6kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
8. 58 营 After Playing to the Fans, the Unknown Survival Show Contestant Debuts in the Center Position 营业媚粉后，选秀小透明C位出道 Rain Leaves No Trace湮雨无痕Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted (Complete! Read with confidence!) [Female-oriented male protagonist + boy band survival show + no romance + no cheat powers + starts in the middle tier + underdog comeback + fan-service CP + pandering to fans] After ten years of hard training, Xu Yiheng returned still an unknown nobody. With everything on the line, he entered a survival show as his last shot at life! Know yourself and your opponent, and you will never lose a battle. To stand out, he thoroughly studied the show's format and fan p 1kReads9.3Score101Shelves

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   These are all male idol group audition novels, no romantic pairings, written in a forum-style format, and they're all quite interesting and immersive.

9. 59 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star 重生之顶流爱豆 Golden Kumquat Rose金桔蔷薇Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Two male leads + reborn + entertainment industry + boy band + alternate-world setting] Main CP: a stunningly handsome leader and his devoted main dancer. A boy band idol who doesn’t sell fanservice might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes! Su Yuan, the most popular idol in his group, was framed in his previous life, forced to leave the band, and killed in a car accident. Only at his funeral did his spirit see the different sides of his former bandmates. He finally understood who had loved 195Reads8.6Score—Shelves
10. 60 穿 Transmigrate into a Book About an All-Round Top-Tier Star Boy Band 穿书到全能顶流男团 Tian Xi Yibai天兮一白Two Male Leads109k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance] A top-tier star with sixty million followers suddenly transmigrates into a sweet-and-angsty fanfiction written by his own assistant overnight! And into the body of a little kid, no less?! And what’s with these bandmates? They’re so ridiculous! 10Reads7.3Score—Shelves
11. 61 精 An Elf’s Diary of Working in Showbiz 精灵娱乐圈打工日记 October in Tingzhou汀州十月Two Male Leads833k WordsCompleted An 18-year-old university student accidentally buys a ticket for a round trip through time and space. When he returns, he is an unmarried elf over 200 years old. Humans grow old by a hundred, while elves remain youthful for a thousand years. To find a way back to the other world, Shen Di chooses to enter the entertainment industry and gather power. From then on, unexpected people and events keep coming his way. His choices are constantly being shaken… A few things to know before reading: 1. No c 888Reads8.7Score102Shelves
12. 62 女 Girl to Guy: A Beloved Idol’s Journey Begins as a Trainee 女变男：万人迷偶像从练习生开始 Yu Fei Xiangwan虞非向晚Modern Romance121k WordsOngoing [Female-to-Male] + [Everyone's Favorite] + [Mindless Wish-Fulfillment] + [No Romance] One moment Jiang Xinyue was asleep; the next, she had become Jiang Xinyue, now a man. Not only had his gender changed, but he was taller and more handsome, and had gone back to being eighteen. He was just heading out for the day when a talent scout approached him. The scout asked if he wanted to enter show business and compete in a talent show. Jiang Xinyue was at a loss. “But I can't sing or dance.” The scout —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 神 The Stunning Demon Venerable Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm 神颜魔尊在内娱杀疯了 Rain Addiction Patient雨瘾症患者Modern Romance204k WordsOngoing [System + showbiz + plagiarism-by-recreation + no romance] Lu Jin was speechless over how he had killed himself by foolishly courting disaster during a tribulation out of sheer boredom. Now, he just wanted to go back and slap himself. But what was done was done, so he might as well make the best of it. Brought to this modern parallel Blue Star by an unfamiliar System, he took in the unknown world around him. Then he thought about how he had lost all his cultivation and gone blind, and decided to 86Reads7.6Score—Shelves
14. 64 选 From Sacrificial Lamb to Center: A Comeback Story on a Talent Show 选秀逆袭从祭天剧本成为C位出道 Black and White Porcelain黑白瓷Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted This novel has no romance. Gu Yin was a dazzling rising star in the entertainment industry. His acting career began with humble, unknown bit parts as an extra. He fought his way through every obstacle to become a brilliant new Best Actor. At just 21, he had already claimed the Best Actor crown with his outstanding performances. But fate had other plans. After a car accident, he found himself inside a fanfiction novel called Debuting in Center Position on a Talent Show, in the body of a fringe ch 971Reads9.1Score109Shelves

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    To become the brightest star among all the stars, to be the person countless people aspire to be, to realize one's dreams, to never give up and never let down, to shine brightly in the entertainment industry, to be the most dazzling member of the boy band, to reach the pinnacle 😎

15. 65 重 Reborn with a System to Become an Idol 重生之带着系统做爱豆 Stars Give to Zhou星星予洲Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted 632Reads8.2Score106Shelves
16. 66 你 You Call This an Idol Trainee? 你管这叫偶像练习生 Heart-Hunting Scoundrel猎心贼肝Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [No harem] [System] [Lighthearted and entertaining] [Five updates a day, at least 10,000 characters in total, so there’s plenty to follow] He’s a hard nut to crack in the eyes of capital. He’s the attention-seeker of the entertainment industry. He’s a creative genius in the business. He’s a total nutcase in the eyes of his fans. He’s Chen Qi, destined to become a legend. [This is an entertainment novel set in a civilized society. There are villains, but the protagonist is not all 3.2kReads7.4Score102Shelves
17. 67 偶 After Meeting a Top Talent Scout, I Debuted as Center 偶遇金牌星探后，我C位出道了 Tea, Pale Ink茶淡墨Female-Channel Fanfiction223k WordsOngoing The full text has been revised and completed [Boy Group] [No CP] [Stunning Looks] [Daily Life] [Korean Showbiz] The whole world screams for him, yet he has no idea what it feels like to have a crush. So he decides to take the stage himself and welcome the storm called "love" into the body that has been empty for fifteen years. 2.1kReads6.9Score216Shelves
18. 68 搞 Can a Funny Guy Make It to the Center Stage? 搞笑男也能C位出道吗 Moonlight Folded from Paper纸折月光Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Boy Group Survival Show + Debuting as Center + All-Round ACE + Lighthearted Comedy + Livestreaming + Ensemble Cast + Everyone's Favorite + Forum Posts + Cozy Everyday Moments] Xia Ji is an all-around trainee who's great at singing, dancing, and rapping. He's just a little unlucky. For the sake of his dream of debuting, he joins a boy group survival show called Road to the Stars. The day before filming his first performance, a friend takes him to try a newly opened hot pot place. Xia Ji can't he 1.7kReads8.7Score203Shelves

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    Please note, I'll only recommend one book. The first and last books are the best, though there's a big gap between them. Just check them out yourself.

19. 69 我 I Can't Tell Faces Apart, but I Decide Which Couples Are Canon 我脸盲，但你们的CP我说了算 Cats Need Meat猫咪要吃肉Two Male Leads685k WordsCompleted Is this what they call the blessings of a 996 work schedule? Lin Zhou, a programmer who proudly burned himself out for code, died suddenly at his workstation from overwork. He transmigrates into the body of a trainee who's about to be eliminated from a talent show. From the start, he's saddled with a debuff: terminal face blindness. Everyone looks like a figure in Picasso's painting Portrait of Casagemas. He'd planned to make a graceful exit, but instead he gets bound to the world's strongest go 202Reads8.6Score102Shelves
20. 70 被 After Getting Tricked Into a Boy Band Audition, I Debuted in the Center Position 被坑去男团选秀后，我C位出道 You Viper你这个毒妇Modern Romance434k WordsOngoing [No System] [No Romance] [All-Around Genius] [Visual Center] [Only Reciprocates Fans’ Affection] [Born Idol] [Feel-Good] After three months of recuperating at home, Qi Lingyang is tricked by his unscrupulous cousin into joining a boy-band survival show. At first, he only plans to stick it out for four months and then leave. But then he meets the sunflowers who adore him. Then he might as well debut as the center. … Sunflowers: He’ll always be the brightest star. Sunflowers will always turn towa 3.4kReads9.2Score309Shelves
21. 71 救 Help! Why Is That Blacksmith Trending Again? 救命！那个打铁的怎么又上热搜了 Sun Fanxing损梵行Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Boy Group Audition + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Debuting in the Center Position + Group Favorite + Forum Posts and Live Comments + Everyone's Crush + Female-Audience Male Lead] The rating is low because it was only just posted 🥺 #My Favorite Digital Snack Has Made It!# #You Said You'd Take the Money and Run, So How Did You End Up Debuting in the Center Position?# #Production Team: Help! The Contestants This Season Are All Wrong for the Show# To raise money for his master's medical bills, Shen 2.8kReads9.1Score337Shelves
22. 72 从 From Supporting Act to Top-Tier Star: Slaying the Boy Band Audition 从陪衬到顶流：在男团选秀杀疯了 Rain Leaves No Trace湮雨无痕Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because the book just opened for ratings, so feel free to give it a try!) [Boy Group Survival Show + No Romance + Ambitious and Competitive Career-Minded Protagonist + Satisfying Comeback + Fan-Service Pairings + Fan-Pleasing] Strike while the iron is hot. Hesitate, and your momentum fades; wait too long, and it's gone. Gu Heng debuted twice, yet came back still an unknown rookie. Even on a survival show, he was nothing more than a supporting act for his teammates. But he refu 664Reads8.8Score100Shelves
23. 73 从 The Superstar King Who Started Out as a Slacker 从咸鱼开始的天王巨星 A Sip of Summer Every Day每天一口夏Urban346k WordsOngoing [No heroine, a laid-back everyday-life story, written for the author’s own enjoyment. Please note!!! This was written on a whim, and the prose isn’t great, so consider that before reading.] !!! Su Zhe wakes up after transmigrating to a parallel world, where he has become a recently fired assistant. Later… “Su Zhe, your new song is at the top of the charts again. What’s your secret?” “Su Zhe, the movie you starred in is a box-office hit. How do you feel?” At first, Su Zhe only wanted to take it 126Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    You should definitely own both of these books. Personally, I think the second one is better than the first, and I'm currently reading the second one myself (the last one is just to make up the numbers, but the content is still quite good).

24. 74 娱 Showbiz: Writing Songs at the Cost of My Life, Ushering in an Era of Chinese Pop 娱乐：拿命写歌，开启华流盛世 Chocolate Yogurt巧克力酸奶Urban610k WordsCompleted Ye Chen is reborn, and with the help of the System, he sets out on a legendary path to conquer the entertainment industry. From a wandering singer busking on the streets, he grows into the nation's top-tier star, living a truly inspiring legend. One song, "Compendium of Materia Medica," fiercely calls out those who worship foreign things. One song, "A Song for Young China," makes the nation's backbone stand tall. One song, "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth," celebrates China's mighty spirit. On 171Reads8.7Score104Shelves
25. 75 开 From the Start as a Trainee, I Became an International Superstar 开局练习生的我成了国际巨星 Sweet Potato Balls地瓜丸子Urban168k WordsOngoing [System + Wish-Fulfillment + Entertainment Industry Overlord + No Heroine] Mu Xinghe, a trainee who unexpectedly gets the Superstar Training System, decides to take the center spot at his debut and dominate the entertainment industry. That year, a dazzling new star appeared out of nowhere in the entertainment world. One song, "The Lonely Brave," praised the many warriors pushing forward against the odds. One song, "Tenderness," brought countless lovers to tears. One song, "Blue and White Porcela 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The first book's male lead was a contestant on a talent show, but he didn't join a boy band. The second book's male lead was sent to a K-pop talent show by his mother because he was too lazy. The third book is really good.

26. 76 全 The National Idol Begins with Singing, Dancing, and RAP 全民偶像从唱跳RAP开始 Fantasy Grand Cult Leader玄幻大教主Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yuchen is an obscure, bottom-tier celebrity who has spent ten years in showbiz. He transmigrates to Blue Star, a world with a barren entertainment scene, and becomes a sixteen-year-old high school student. To promote Earth’s outstanding entertainment works on Blue Star and become an excellent plagiarist... ahem, an idol superstar, he’ll definitely need a System. After he invokes it with a string of incantations, his very own troublesome System finally arrives: the Positive Energy Idol Deve 825Reads7.0Score109Shelves

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    It's a bit niche, but they're all really good 👀 The depiction of each stage is incredibly detailed, and the main character is amazing. I wish the Chinese entertainment industry could have an idol like that ☺🍬 My years are warmed by you ☼ (˘͈ᵕ ˘͈❀) ♡ ༘⋆

27. 77 左 Working the Crowd on One Side, Flirting with Fans on the Other: The Stunning Royal Scion Becomes a Top-Tier Star 左营业，右媚粉，神颜皇族变顶流 Rain Leaves No Trace湮雨无痕Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [No romance + boy-band idols + fanservice flirting + fan pandering + group darling] In a boy-band survival show, ordinary contestants have to work hard, while fan favorites have to make a comeback. As a contestant pushed by the production team through connections, short for “royalty,” it seems that after putting up with all the pressure, he should step aside gracefully and obediently become a background character. Yet Lu Yanzhou is also the visual most likely to be written off as useless; And th 1.1kReads8.8Score138Shelves

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    The first book is a no-brainer; it's great, top 1. The second book is also very good, but I suggest only reading up to the debut. Once you finish the debut, consider it the end. You can skip the rest; it's a work where the ending is all you need. This author is only good at creating shows; the content after the group's formation is a bit nonsensical, directly stating that some things weren't resolved, which slightly affects the viewing experience. However, skipping the later parts, except for the story of the main character and his younger brother, doesn't really affect the experience (and this part is poorly written, so it's better not to read it to leave suspense). Anyway, I've reread this one about the talent show several times; it's still good, and the royal family aspect is incredibly satisfying.

28. 78 重 Reborn into a Top-Tier Star Boy Band, I Took Things Too Far 重生后加入顶流男团后玩脱了 Di Ren地稔Two Male Leads747k WordsOngoing ❗Female-oriented, dual male leads!!! Everyone’s favorite, no CP Song Shengshi, rational and gentle, with a mild emotional disorder, × 13 teammates of all kinds Song Shengshi felt that his life had been nothing but bad luck and things beyond his control, but Heaven gave him a chance to start over. This time, he definitely wouldn’t repeat the same mistakes. He started making money like crazy from the start, trading stocks and Bitcoin, seizing every opportunity he’d missed in his previous life and 961Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    All are boy groups, no romantic pairings, all-male.

29. 79 一 I Woke Up Straight, but Now I’m a Flirty Genius?! 一觉醒来顺直男变媚粉天才？！ Qi Shi乞矢Modern Romance201k WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry + Boy Band + Fanservice + Character Growth + Forum Posts] There are no official couples in this story, so ship whoever you like. * Yuan Zhi wakes up one day and goes from an engineering student to a male idol... Huh? He doesn't even know what an idol is, and now he's supposed to become one... Is this for real? * As he makes his way from trainee to debut, he receives plenty of love, and his outlook begins to change. He goes from knowing nothing about stanning idols, and ev 136Reads5.5Score104Shelves
30. 80 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 284Reads8.1Score—Shelves
31. 81 身 Terminally Ill, I Danced My Way Back to Fame in Showbiz 身患绝症，我靠跳舞翻红娱乐圈 YingYing YingYingYing滢Urban251k WordsCompleted [Showbiz] [No Female Lead] [Nontraditional Entertainment Novel] Su Huai, a top classical dancer in Huaguo, transmigrates to a parallel world much like Blue Star after a plane crash. The Su Huai of this parallel world is a minor celebrity with a terminal illness. He is mocked for his awful singing, dancing, and acting, and everyone says he’s an empty-headed know-nothing. Classical dance doesn’t exist here, and traditional folk music and Chinese studies are dismissed as tacky and outdated. After a 1.7kReads9.2Score172Shelves

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    These ones probably don't have any romantic pairings, but it's been too long and I can't remember exactly.

32. 82 我 I Become the Most Popular Contestant in a Boy Group Audition with the System 我靠系统在男团选秀成为万人迷 Jiang Xing绛醒Two Male Leads659k WordsOngoing [Female-Oriented, Male-Male Romance + Heartthrob + Everyone's Favorite, All-About the Bottom] Shen Qiao was a rich second-generation kid who once dreamed of joining a boy band. But a leg injury cut short his three years as a trainee, shattering his dream. Then he accidentally binds himself to an otome-game System. All he has to do is sign up for a boy-band survival show, and he can heal his leg and make his dream come true! A former swimming champion becomes his roommate: “My bed and I are both 169Reads8.7Score143Shelves

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    These are all stories about boy bands, featuring the group's darlings, with no romantic pairings.

33. 83 出 After Leaving the Village, I Coasted My Way to the Boy Band's Center Position 出村后靠咸鱼苟到了男团C位 Mu Shen木栕Two Male Leads361k WordsOngoing [Male Idol Survival Show; Two Male Leads: Luo Yu and Chen Ze; Career-Focused with Romance as a Subplot] Two thousand yuan a month, meals and housing included! The words were printed in huge red letters on a garishly colorful flyer. Chen Ze tightened his grip on the crumpled paper and carefully filled in his name on the application form... , , The company was on the verge of bankruptcy. It never expected that spending a few dozen yuan to hire people to hand out flyers would accidentally bring bac 75Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Story Synopsis: Character Traits:

34. 84 守 Protecting TNT, Saving Them 守护TNT拯救 Ancient Wood Screen Ballad古木屏谣Female-Channel Fanfiction246k WordsCompleted TNT, Teens in Times [1vN] Volume One Everyday life in the real world + a short-tempered assistant protecting a group of big stars, each with a different personality (We’ll argue, we’ll make up, and our love will only grow.) Volume Two Fantasy world + big stars saving their murderous assistant (Those who meddle in another person’s karma must pay the price.) Though the world isn’t real, the story can be understood as a series of love letters from the boys to the heroine. 473Reads8.2Score108Shelves

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    It shows the daily life of a boy band, with both heart-wrenching and hilarious moments, and is very immersive. Highly recommended.

35. 85 参 I Joined a Talent Show and Debuted in the Center Position 参加选秀C位出道了 Wishful Dreams妄想美梦Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Showbiz]+ [Boy Band]+ [Top-Tier Idol]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Survival Show]+ [Forum Posts]+ [Unreal Looks]+ [Korean Entertainment-Inspired] (I’m really not good at writing blurbs. Feel free to click in and have a look!) Jiang Yunqi was unlucky enough to get into a car accident. When he woke up, he had been reborn as a trainee preparing to compete on an international survival show in Han Guo. The problem was, he couldn’t remember anything! (His memories will slowly return.) But there was nothing to 13.8kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    This is so beautiful! 👍👍 [Thumbs up]

36. 86 绑 After Binding to the Fan Site Manager System, I Became an Entertainment Mogul 绑定站姐系统后，我成娱乐巨头了 Zhou Qi昼歧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super-rich fan-site creator + forum posts + System + wish fulfillment + 1v1 (exclusive fan) + no CP + career-focused fan + fan-oriented] After her illness returns and a heartless company fires her, Shen Jiyue can't afford the rent. She sits outside a 24-hour convenience store, ready to wait for death. She accidentally overhears a juicy scandal about a popular trainee from the newly launched idol survival show “Star Planet.” When she's discovered, Shen Jiyue is falsely accused of being a sasaeng 21.4kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    This is a very novel story, told from the perspective of a fangirl/fan leader, but there's no romance! It's a really satisfying read. The female lead is connected to a super-rich system, going from being penniless to eventually starting her own company and helping the male lead become a superstar, starting from his audition and eventually becoming a top idol. Both the male and female leads' career paths are very clear and straightforward. There's absolutely no romantic relationship between them. The author narrates many stories from the perspective of a grassroots fan, and it's clear the author was also a fangirl/fan herself, as she's very familiar with many of the techniques and routines. The whole plot is incredibly enjoyable to read!

37. 87 我 I'm Disabled, and You Want Me to Debut as an Idol?! 我一个残疾你让我出道做偶像！？ See the Deer, See the Whale見鹿見鲸Modern Romance653k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented + no romance + transmigration + boy group debut + variety-show survival battle + livestreams + real-time comments + a touch of ensemble cast] Ling Jiangxian was a stunning beauty with paralyzed legs and heart disease. Because of his face and unique aura, an artist adopted him. But before he could enjoy a comfortable life for long, a game promotional song jolted him into a game. Question: What does it feel like to wake up and find your in-game teammates right in front of you? Lin 92Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    I read these books a long time ago, and I don't remember much of the plot, but they were all probably without any romantic pairings. I personally thought they were all quite well-written.

38. 88 绑 After Binding to the System, My Boy Band Rose to the Top 绑定系统后，我带的男团登顶了 Pepper Beef Strips胡椒牛柳Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [System] + [Business Management] + [Boy and Girl Group Simulator] + [No Romance] After being reborn, Lin Yan bound herself to the Starlight System and founded an entertainment company. A talented lead vocalist from a poor family? Signed! A reclusive main dancer with incredible dance skills? Signed! A cool-looking rapper with razor-sharp lyrics? Signed! And a young master who ran away from home to pursue his dream in show business, with a refined face and natural aristocratic air? Isn't he the pe 613Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist runs an entertainment company and forms her own group.

39. 89 成 A Grade-Schooler Sneaks Into an Adult Boy Band?! 成年男团混进来一个小学生？！ Clumsy Eye拙目Two Male Leads815k WordsCompleted Set in an alternate K-pop universe, with an ensemble cast. A few urgent warnings: this is an alternate world with many boy band members re-formed into a single group. Includes boy bands such as EXO, BTS, SEVENTEEN, TXT, and Stray Kids, in no particular order, as well as many girl groups. The protagonist is a boy!!!! A self-indulgent dream-girl creation with all kinds of wild pairings. Sorry for the out-of-character portrayals. The only Chinese member with a youthful vibe in an adult boy band. 9Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Reading these books for years wasn't for nothing! 1. No romance, anyone can be a good match, it's really great. 2. Also no romance, very strong characters, and great to watch. 3. Highly recommended, it's super, super good! The protagonist is very popular, talented, and good-looking. 4. The main character is Chinese but lives in Korea. There's a little bit of angst in the middle, but it's still great. 5. No romance, the main character is a soul transmigrated. He's in a wheelchair at first, but becomes incredibly strong after standing up, though he's already very strong at the beginning (//∇//). 6. The main character is a lead singer who likes to tease his teammates, so good to watch (screams!!).

40. 90 撩 He's Got Me Smitten! This Foxlike Idol Really Knows How to Bewitch People! 撩疯了！狐系偶像他真的会蛊人！ Charcoal-Grilled Wagyu碳烤肥牛Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Boy Band in the Entertainment Industry + A Touch of Everyone’s Favorite + Fluffy, Sweet, Satisfying Wish-Fulfillment + Lots of Original Worldbuilding, Not for Readers Who Pick Apart the Details] As the saying goes: If a boy band doesn’t sell fanservice, they might as well go home and grow sweet potatoes. If a boy band doesn’t flirt with each other, they’ll be nobodies before long! “Are you disgusting or what?” “Stay away from me. Get lost!” Hua Xiuyu transmigrates into a 8.1kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
41. 91 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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    The first two are about boy group auditions, and the last one is about girl group auditions. The first one is about someone who returned to China with nothing to do, so he participated in an audition. The second one is about someone who was too lazy and whose mother was a fan of celebrities, so she made him sign with an entertainment company as a trainee, and then he auditioned. The third one is about girl group auditions, just to fill out the list. So whether you read them or not is irrelevant. But you can give them a try; I think they're quite good.

42. 92 开 Opening an Idol Agency to Dominate Chinese Showbiz 开偶像公司称霸内娱 AT0MModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One-line pitch: If I can't be an idol, I'll be the boss who rules the industry! [Idols of all genders + ensemble cast + entrepreneurship + no romance] [A young person's dream is summer fireworks] After ten years as a trainee, Xu Jialan still failed to make her debut in the cutthroat world of show business. Furious, she packed up and went home to live off her parents as soon as her contract expired. She casually opened a dance studio to make ends meet, and somehow it became a hit. Was she born wi 4.3kReads9.3Score405Shelves

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    This one!!! Everyone should go read it!!! It's so good!!! I haven't read the second one yet.

43. 93 全 The Whole Company Draws Lots Online, Then Takes Their Places on a Variety Show 全公司在线抓阄，综艺排排坐 Squid Stewed with Pork Ribs墨鱼炖排骨Modern Romance836k WordsCompleted Ward Company, once an unknown name in the entertainment industry, has a new president. The three bold moves he makes right after taking office cause a sensation across the industry, and one decision leaves the entire company stunned. The president actually wants everyone in the company to take part in a variety show! A president who doesn’t want to be a PD isn’t a good... Never mind. Is he really not crazy?! From award-winning actors and stars to the guy at the gate, the whole company is joining 119Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 说 Weren't They Supposed to Be a Boy Band? Why Are They All Useless? 说好的男团呢，怎么全是废物 Scarlet Cat绯色猫Urban425k WordsCompleted [No CP + absurd comedy + livestreaming + entertainment industry + fast-paced + slight supernatural elements] [The story of a sect’s senior brother and four lunatics] Just after being reborn, Jiang Yi opened his eyes and was shoved down the stairs by his skinflint landlord, Zhou. Jiang Yi tilted his head and rolled his eyes. “Help, police officer~” Someone pushes me down the stairs, I lie there and hit him up for 37,000 yuan. “As long as you’ve got the right attitude, the company is Bali. Work h 968Reads9.2Score131Shelves

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    Look! This is all about no romantic pairing, but the main character is a manager. If you don't mind, go ahead and watch. There are lots of shippers who ship couples, so if you're bothered by that, don't watch.

45. 95 顶 The Top-Tier Boy Band’s Beloved Member, Thanks to My Frying Pan 顶流男团，我靠平底锅成团宠 Mr. Liu's Darling Wife刘总的小娇妻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + woman disguised as a man + everyone’s favorite + top-tier star + no fixed pairing] After transmigrating, she woke up in a boy band’s dorm! It was bad enough that she had to disguise herself as a man, but now she’d also been branded a pervert! Help! I wasn’t the one who took liberties with you before! Can you please stop coming after me? What should have been an otome-game route somehow turned into a survival game. With no choice, she had to grind out affection points to 202Reads8.9Score104Shelves

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    I haven't read most of them, but I like the first and last books.

46. 96 男 The Art of Fanservice: A Boy Band's Guide to Success 男团成功学之麦麸的艺术 Cheng Jingxiu成敬秀Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted [Maybe there's a CP / protagonist is adored by everyone / foodies of every kind, rejoice] Jin Zhaohai dreamed of becoming an independent singer, but by a twist of fate, he ended up on the idol path. Can't dance? Then practice until you can! Low emotional intelligence and no idea how to charm fans? Actually, he's sincere and gentle with them. Selling a little too much fanservice with the other guys? Jin Zhaohai insists it's not fanservice, just pure brotherly affection. Debut rankings: 1 - Xu Ch 110Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌈As long as he doesn't succumb to flattery, he'll flatter fans to death!! ⭐️A heartthrob!! 🍎Kim Jo-hae, who dreamed of becoming an independent singer, unexpectedly ended up as an idol. Can't dance? He'll just practice!! Low EQ and doesn't know how to flatter fans? Actually, he's sincere and gentle to his fans. Is he overdoing the bromance? Kim Jo-hae says he didn't, it's just pure brotherly love!!

47. 97 重 Reborn: I Become a Sensation on a Boy Band Survival Show 重生后我在男团选秀综艺爆火了 Seven-Character Coin七言钱Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Reborn / Top-tier star / Sweet romance / Two strong leads] Genius music producer Song Nanxing is reborn in the body of a newcomer covered in scandals before he has even debuted. The original owner entered a boy-band competition as a male contestant. Dead last in ability and ostracized by everyone, he became the target of ridicule across the internet! Then Song Nanxing arrived. The nobody who used to sing terribly and seemed good for nothing opened his mouth again, and his singing was breathtaki 17.2kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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    ε٩(๑> ₃ <)۶з Boy group audition, no couples, super entertaining!

48. 98 成 How Hard Is It to Become the Fourteenth? 成为次十四有多难 A Contented Outlook on Life知足的人生态度Female-Channel Fanfiction787k WordsCompleted Shuran, reborn, in a parallel world? System issues a mission: You have to become a member of Seventeen and debut alongside them! Shuran: I'll do my best... System: The mission reward can send you back to your original world! Shuran: Okay, I'll work hard. System: So you can go back and finish college! Shuran: Mission accepted! A fantasy story by a little fan. The synopsis is only slightly related to the story. Any out-of-character portrayals are the author's fault, so please go easy on me... Than 893Reads8.7Score102Shelves

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    🤭🤭🤭😘😘

49. 99 小 I'm Just a Kid, But I Want to Be the Perfect Idol 小小老子要做完美爱豆 Pomelo Cake柚饼Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing [Showbiz leveling-up System story. The heroine becomes a top-tier star, a stunning female idol.] [A fiercely dedicated idol's working life. She has dreamed of becoming the perfect idol since childhood: a face-card genius, a stage master, a fan-service machine, born to stir up drama, a controversial traffic magnet, popular with casual fans, and backed by an incredibly devoted fandom.] Xu Aiduo used to be an ordinary high-school fangirl. A talent scout handed her a business card while she was ou 95Reads8.2Score—Shelves
50. 100 逆 Comeback Guide: When an Actor Is Reborn in a Flop Group 逆袭指南：当影帝重生在糊团 Honeysuckle and Rock Sugar双黄连冰糖Modern Romance953k WordsCompleted Synopsis: The book has only just started getting rated, so few reviews and a low score are normal. The score will rise as more reviews come in. [No CP + boy band + ensemble cast + career-focused + every member is gorgeous and talented + no real-life inspirations] Film emperor Lu Xinghe died in an accident on set, only to be reborn as Lu Xinghe, the lead singer of a flop boy band. He starts from the start right in the middle of an electrocution incident at a music festival! The original owner’s d 1kReads8.8Score171Shelves

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    🔥This ensemble piece about a boy band is amazing! No romantic pairings, and everyone is handsome and strong! The story begins with a movie star dying in an accident while filming, and being reborn as the lead vocalist in a struggling boy band, only to have their music festival performance wrecked! The male lead then pulls off a god-like rescue, going viral on social media!

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