Singing Stories with No Romance 唱歌无CP文

1. 1 娱 Showbiz: A No-Name Nobody Sets the Internet Ablaze with a Song of Sorrow 娱乐：凑数糊咖一首消愁引爆全网 Last Night in the Little Tower, I Heard the Rain Again小楼昨夜又听雨Urban530k WordsCompleted [A heads-up: This novel has no heroine. Please don't read if that bothers you.] Bai Manchuan, a self-made business tycoon, is on the verge of topping the global rich list when, one second before it updates, he suddenly transmigrates. To make matters worse, he transmigrates into the body of an obscure celebrity who's been blacklisted across the internet for getting drunk and beating someone up. Fortunately, he awakens the All-Around Star Development System. A scheming woman who slept her way to t 909Reads8.4Score108Shelves

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   Both of these books are non-CP (couple pairing). The first one mainly focuses on songwriting, composing, and singing, and the songs the male lead chooses are all pretty good. The second one is an idol novel, but it's very good! The back-to-back life story of the male lead and his master is amazing.

2. 2 A A-Rated! The Gorgeous Boy Band Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm A爆！神颜男团杀疯内娱 New Book, Boldly Charging into FanFan新书勇闯番番Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective + no romance + entertainment-industry System + ensemble boy group] Jiang Beisheng, a top-level wanted criminal in an apocalyptic world, was hunted by the eight major Alliance bases. After narrowly escaping death several times, he was finally captured and had both legs crushed. Using an unknown method, he broke out of prison, fell into the sea, and disappeared. Jiang Beisheng thought he wouldn't survive this time, but woke up in another parallel world. System: Please join 30.3kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
3. 3 一 One Song Saves a Movie, and Every Song Becomes a Legend 一首歌拯救一部电影，首首封神 Why Is Magic So Powerful?魔法怎么这么灵呀Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + No Female Lead + System + Entertainment Industry] Singer Xiao Yan transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers he’s a little-known actor hated by the entire internet. He promptly changes careers. A film adapted from a novel is being boycotted by the original novel’s fans, and it’s due to premiere in three days. Anyone who dares to sing its OST will be attacked. One song takes the film’s advance bookings from three thousand to three million, turning it into a huge hit. The original 11.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   This book is really good. There's no female lead, and I haven't seen any romantic subplots so far. I recommend it! 🥰 [You'll see for yourself]

4. 4 全 All-Round Artist: Starting with a Girl Group Audition 全能艺术家：从女团选秀开始 Snow Reflected in the Dusk薄暮映雪Modern Romance792k WordsCompleted [Song covers, violin, feel-good wish fulfillment, no romance] Singer Lin Xia transmigrates into the body of a rebellious, violin-playing prodigy. With the vocal skills of a powerhouse singer, top-tier violin talent, and Earth's entire music library at her disposal, she hits a sky-high note from “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau” right from the start, stunning the crowd, then heads to a girl-group survival show to blow the competition out of the water. One song, “Chi Ling,” ushers in a new era of traditiona 8.5kReads8.7Score839Shelves

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   I like it. The no-romance aspect is definitely a good thing. She's so outstanding, I really can't think of anyone who could match her. It's a female-centric, fast-paced story.

5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated as a Washed-Up Singer, So the Show Changed the Rules for Me 穿越过气歌手，节目组为我改规则 Strawberry Cream Puff草莓泡芙Urban644k WordsOngoing [Entertainment + singing + System (low profile) + variety shows + livestreaming + a character who doesn't overthink] Qin Cheng transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a washed-up male singer and gets assigned to a variety show where he's expected to be eliminated in the first round. Getting eliminated in the first round is one thing, but he can't let down Blue Star's music library. One performance of “Love You Even in Death” sets the whole venue ablaze. With talent like this, you're 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves

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   I've been reading a song-themed novel lately; it's not toxic and is quite good.

6. 6 文 Showbiz: The Chosen Artist 文娱：天选艺术家 Between Going and Coming往去之间Urban717k WordsCompleted [Succubus + Purple Star + All-Rounder + No Female Lead] This book is also known as The Purple Star From Heaven: Starting with Three Ensemble Casts in the Chinese Entertainment Industry. Chi Cheng, a small-town exam ace, transmigrates to Blue Star and witnesses a warped entertainment industry where moneyed interests force ugly kids into the spotlight and top-tier stars’ carefully crafted personas collapse one after another. “The entertainment industry needs real idols!” Faced with the audience’s 1.6kReads8.2Score122Shelves

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   I highly recommend this to everyone. I guarantee it's a novel without a female lead because I personally enjoy this type of novel. I know how to avoid common pitfalls for readers who enjoy this genre, such as emotional instability, double standards towards supporting characters, unwarranted comments about the work, and illogical songwriting. I've tried my best to avoid these. Of course, there's absolutely no romantic involvement with any female characters. I hope all readers who enjoy this type of novel will check it out!

7. 7 娱 Showbiz: This Delivery Guy Has Quite a Few Skills 娱乐：这个外卖小哥，技能有点多 Three Thousand Chan三千禅Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Main story complete!) [Entertainment: music + variety shows + comedy + livestreaming + fishing + no female lead...] One performance of “Decent” brings Situ Yanran to tears, while no one can cover “Moonlight.” “Are you really a delivery guy?” Nan Ye: “As real as they come!” He joins a rural variety show and not only knows how to butcher an ox, but is also an expert fisherman. “Are you really a delivery guy?” Nan Ye: “You bet!” Netizens: “This delivery guy knows a little too much!” “Deliv 25.6kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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   This book doesn't have a female lead. Besides singing, the protagonist has various side jobs, but there's no novel writing plot. In the entertainment industry, singing is currently the main focus.

8. 8 全 The Global Creator 全球创作家 The One Who Holds the Brush执笔之人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + Pure Wish Fulfillment + No Angsty Plotlines] After enduring trials across dozens of worlds and mastering every skill, Lu Xun was on his way back to Earth when he stumbled into Blue Star and unexpectedly became a composer. Composing music came naturally to him. Acting was a piece of cake. Writing books was effortless. Playing the piano was no big deal. Fortune-telling, though, was the real deal! He made the legendary superstar. He turned him into a celebrated movie emperor. If he 34.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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   Both are great reads, and there's singing involved, so there's no romantic pairing. 🎤 The male leads in both books are very handsome, and the storylines are quite different; each has its own unique characteristics.

9. 9 火 Reborn from the Sea of Flames, One Song of Mohe Dance Hall Amazes Everyone 火海重生，一首漠河舞厅惊艳全场 Reckless Fury肆意狂澜Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Entertainment Industry + Singing] Chen An should have become an overnight sensation with one song. But when he wakes up one morning, he discovers that his girlfriend has stolen it. Worse, she sets a huge fire, hoping to leave him trapped inside. She never expects him to be reborn from the flames and awaken the Blue Star Entertainment System. “You’ll pay back everything you owe me, every last bit!” At the auditions, his performance of “Mohe Dance Hall” wows the entire internet and e 13.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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   This is a lighthearted, straightforward story, suitable for impatient readers.

10. 10 开 Bankrupt from the Start: Creating the Avengers of the Entertainment Industry 开局破产，打造娱乐圈复仇者联盟 The Big She-Monkey from Tuguan Village土官村大母猴Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance + Music + Literature + Film and TV + Comics + History...] Also known as: “Showbiz: Conquering the World with Viral Hits,” “Showbiz: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill Until I Go Crazy” Years later, The Avengers premieres. Only then does the world learn that the Song Emperor Iron Man, literature’s top-tier star Hulk and Black Widow, genius screenwriter Loki, top directors Wukong, the God of Comics Thor, and the Song God Spider-Man were 27.3kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    I watched it for a while and was preparing for a second viewing when I suddenly remembered to rate it 😂 It's really good!!!

11. 11 语 After Livestreaming in a Voice Chat Room, I Became Blue Star’s Top-Tier Star 语音厅直播后，我成了蓝星顶流 gggggg8130Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll gradually rise.) [Audio chat rooms early on + facecam livestreams mid-story + entertainment industry later] [No romance + career-focused + PK battles + event competitions + content creator who borrows songs + feel-good power fantasy + niche audio chat room song list early on + popular songs later] She transmigrates to Blue Star, where graduation means unemployment? Tian Tiantian is forced to take refuge in an audio chat room as a small-time streamer, figuring 21.8kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    Singing, no romantic pairing, enjoy watching, highly recommended 🥰🥰🥰

12. 12 天 A Disastrous Start: One Song, Wandering, Made the Whole Internet Cry 天崩开局，一首流浪记唱哭全网 Kui Acha葵阿茶Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Singing + Acting + Charity + No Romance + Everyone’s Darling + Fake Angst + Misunderstandings + Frail Hero] After waking up, Li Ruoxun transmigrates into the body of a disgraced top-tier star. His mother runs off with the family money, then breaks down in tears on a variety show, accusing him of being unfilial. People despise and loathe him, wishing he would leave showbiz for good. A born actor and schemer, Li Ruoxun figures he can still turn things around. “Under the Sea,” “The Wandering Song, 23.1kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    The male lead has no romantic partner, is the darling of the group, and is a handsome, strong (pseudo) tragic figure. The writing is good, without the greasy, lecherous feeling often found in some stories where the male lead leers at the sight of a beautiful woman; it's quite touching.

13. 13 娱 Showbiz: The Washed-Up Top-Tier Star Is Revealed to Have Depression from the Start 娱乐：已糊顶流开局被爆出抑郁症 Building Blocks Under the Sea海底的积木Urban434k WordsCompleted Cheng Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a top-tier star, except the kind whose career has completely tanked. He offends an industry bigwig, who vows to blacklist him for three years. Rumors that he’s a diva, a time-management expert, and a lip-syncer follow him everywhere. It’s a disastrous start. He appears on a variety show, and news breaks that he has depression. His fans weep, he gains a million followers overnight, and he’s back to being a top-tier star. He becomes the mu 3.1kReads8.6Score291Shelves

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    These three books are relatively readable, though they have some flaws, but they don't detract from the overall enjoyment. The first book ended abruptly, but the beginning was quite good. Although the second book is no longer being updated, I still quite liked it.

14. 14 我 I’m a Lonely Soul, and My Songs Make the Whole Internet Miserable 我，孤独患者，演唱的歌致郁全网 Sunday礼拜天Urban200k WordsOngoing Lin Fan is a lonely soul who transmigrates to a parallel world lacking in entertainment. To help Lin Fan overcome his illness, his older sister signs him up online to appear on the show Superstars of Tomorrow. When the staff at the audition urge him onto the stage, he activates the Big Entertainer System. As long as he collects Melancholy Points, he can exchange them for rewards in the store. And so, Lin Fan performs "The Worries" on the spot. One cup for my hometown, one cup for the faraway wor 330Reads8.4Score—Shelves
15. 15 娱 Showbiz: I Became a Healing Professor in the Music Scene 娱乐：我在音乐圈混成治愈系教授 The Crab Who Eats Ice Cream吃雪糕的螃蟹Urban1.0M WordsCompleted In the second year after Lin Yao awakened a System and entered the music industry, major hospitals named him their number-one “healing” spokesperson. Whether you have heart disease or high blood pressure, after listening to Lin Yao’s songs, you’ll pat your chest and say, “That’s so healing!” Lin Yao: “Our chart-topping song for this month’s season is a healing song: ‘Decent.’” Netizens: “Wasn’t it supposed to be healing music?” “I feel depressed after listening to it, sob, sob~” “This is so damn 25.2kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
16. 16 文 Showbiz: After Binding Myself to the Old Six System, I Took the Internet by Storm 文娱：绑定老六系统后我火爆全网 Ananke安娜可Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + strong female lead power fantasy + content creator + System] Lin Nanxi accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world and got bound to the Sneaky System. Once she completed its missions, she could become beautiful and rich! What? This System comes with the entire music library of Blue Star from her past life? Well, then, she supposed she could do a little plagiarizing. Hehe. She livestreamed one hit song by a former superstar every day, and the entire entertainment industry fell to 2kReads7.9Score166Shelves

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    Ahhh, it's so good, but I want to see the extra chapters 😢

17. 17 影 The Film and TV Industry Banned Me? I Debuted in a Boy Band Instead 影视圈封杀我？反手男团出道 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Nan transmigrates to Shuinan Star. Using his scattered knowledge of Earth's entertainment industry, he makes a film called Those Years, becoming a genius director. But while filming his second movie, Fengshen, he is suppressed by the powerful Zhangda Capital. With no other choice, he binds himself to a System and debuts as a member of a boy band. One song, "Gento," makes him the ultimate stage demon. One song, "Lotto," lets him take his charm to the limit. One song, "Past Like the Wind," d 3.1kReads9.1Score363Shelves

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    This is the only book that left me with a lingering sense of unease. Brother Nan, the Jiangnan region is always shrouded in mist and rain.

18. 18 全 National Idol: The Queen Is God’s Child 全民偶像：女王是神的孩子 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + System + No Romance + Livestreamed Idol Survival Show + Entertainment Industry + Interstellar + Superpowers] Weichu’s dream was to build a spaceship and sail for the stars, but she accidentally got bound to the National Idol System. “Ha! I’m too busy studying to get enough of it. System, go find someone else.” “What? I can earn reputation by completing missions, then buy items from the System shop and commission my very own space fortress?!” She starts by joining an idol su 1.1kReads9.4Score182Shelves

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    Um, you can check it out. It's hard to describe, but a high score definitely means there are highlights. If you like it, you can watch it. A low score might have parts that don't suit your taste, but the fact that I recommended it means I can watch it and it didn't hit any of my sore spots. You'll have to watch it for yourselves, since everyone has different tastes.

19. 19 文 Entertainment System: The Diva's Path to Becoming a Top-Tier Star 文娱系统：天后的顶流之路 Wu Xia Ameng吴下阿濛Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted [System + copycat author + reborn + showbiz] Ke Yu jumped off a bridge, ready to end her humiliating life, but unexpectedly obtained an entertainment System from Earth. The System gave her a chance to be reborn, but she had to spread Earth’s entertainment works throughout her planet… One song, “Sunny Day,” set three mentors arguing. One song, “Those Years,” made her a top-tier star on Bilibili. One song, “What Kind of Man,” left her cheating ex disgraced. With the System in hand, she set out on 1.3kReads8.4Score107Shelves
20. 20 开 System from the Start: Becoming a God of Songwriting in a Parallel World 开局系统：在平行世界做曲神 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + Songwriting + No CP + Slice of Life + Main Story Complete] Bound to an entertainment System from the start, what could Su Xin do? Naturally, she went along with it! With “Hapiness Street” as her first song, Su Xin became a hidden gem of a songwriter in the eyes of artsy girls. Then came “Chase Your Dreams with a Pure Heart,” the perfect inspirational anthem! With “Ten Years,” “Legend,” and “Stranded,” Su Xin became the strongest new songwriter around! “Blue and White Porcelain,” “Red R 7.5kReads8.8Score540Shelves
21. 21 开 Starting with The Voice, a Demon King of the Music Scene Is Born 开局好声音歌坛魔王降世 Heart-Hunting Scoundrel猎心贼肝Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Entertainment, daily life, one female lead, sweet romance, competition, charity] Five chapters updated punctually every day at midnight. Come by and follow along! Against the backdrop of a cultural war, Xiao Bang, who transmigrates and returns from studying abroad, draws on the entertainment culture of the entire Earth. Together with his friends, he competes on the international stage and rises to become the greatest superstar. His current titles include God of Song, Guqin Master, Piano Master, 33.1kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
22. 22 娱 Godfather of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈教父 Heading North向北Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A down-and-out keyboardist breathes his last in a hospital bed. From playing accompaniment in dance halls at sixteen to scraping by in Sanlitun at thirty-two, he'd tasted every sweetness and hardship life had to offer. When he opens his eyes, he's back in Northeast China in 2002. His young body houses a heart weathered by life's vicissitudes, along with classic melodies that shouldn't exist until the future. No System or cheat ability, just a lifetime's worth of musical talent and experience. In 51.8kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
23. 23 娱 Showbiz: Transformed into a Menace 娱乐：变身成祸害 Schemes in the Wind风中谋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System] [Invincible] [Sneaky Trickster] [Gender Swap] [Funny] [Entertainment Industry] Yang Yu transmigrates to a parallel world after getting hit by a brick. More importantly, he turns into a woman and gets a “Conquer the Entertainment Industry” System. From then on, the entertainment industry knows no peace. Watch as this troublemaker turns the whole industry into a muddy mess. Also known as: “Entertainment: Gender-Swapped into a Menace” 11.4kReads9.2Score945Shelves
24. 24 不 If You Don't Want to Be a Top-Tier Star, You're No Good at Hauling 不想当顶流的不是好搬运工 Kui-chan葵酱Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghostwriter, System rivalry, entertainment industry, no heroine, hell-mode start] Lu Xingye fights his way into the finals of “King of Cheats,” only to draw a hellish start: he drops into an entertainment industry already dominated by former System users, armed with nothing but a starter-level System! Everyone else is max level, while he and his System are starting from zero. Starting from zero? A leveling System? A former user who’s an insurmountable mountain? Lu Xingye grins. “One song, an 623Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wow, so many songs! Highly recommend!

25. 25 歌 The Onion Queen of Pop Goes Viral with Heartbreak Songs 歌坛洋葱天后，靠苦情歌爆红全网 Kui-chan葵酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate]+ [Copycat writer]+ [Entertainment industry]+ [System]+ [Parallel worlds]+ [Songwriting and singing] Three years after Gu Zhimiao transmigrated, she suffers a sudden, brutal breakup. Heartbroken and drunk, she bumps her head and awakens a [Showbiz System]. The [growth-based] System needs a huge amount of popularity to level up, and to make matters worse, it often drops sad, painfully fitting background music. Her fans dub Gu Zhimiao the “Onion of the Music World.” Her songs make ev 996Reads6.9Score—Shelves
26. 26 娱 Showbiz: Beneath the Dazzling Starlight, I Write Songs Behind the Scenes 娱乐：星光璀璨，甘做幕后词曲人 Rong Chi荣驰Urban807k WordsCompleted [Showbiz+No CP+No romantic ambiguity+One male lead+Songwriting and composing (90% behind the scenes)] (A male lead who wants to take it easy but is forced to stay busy. Slow-paced, plot-driven, with a generally high-IQ cast.) On Blue Star, Xu Haochen shot to fame with his performance on “Blue Star’s Good Voice.” He signed a contract, went to a business dinner, got carried away, and that was it. After transmigrating to a parallel world, he was asked to leave Tianyi Entertainment, one of Huaxia’s 3.1kReads5.9Score160Shelves
27. 27 我 I'm the Greatest Composer in Another World 我是异界最牛作曲人 Clouds over the Hillside半山云Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy] [Over 10,000 reviews] [This book is addictive: the more you read, the more hooked you get] [No CP] [No official female lead, but a supporting woman has feelings for him] [Healing] [Positive energy] Reborn as the lead singer of a band, only to be abandoned by his bandmates! With the classic hits from his previous life, Zhang Chen astonishes everyone time and again! Performers chase after him, and fans wait with bated breath! The whole country begs him to host the Spring 6.3kReads8.5Score372Shelves
28. 28 娱 Showbiz: A Reborn Composer Conquers the Entertainment World 娱乐：重生作曲师，称霸娱乐圈 Wolf Who Loves Egg-Yolk Pies爱吃蛋黄派的狼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes, composing, no System, no heroine, no romance!] The story is the main focus, with songs as a side dish! Chen Xi, a professional arranger, transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes a composer at Starlight Entertainment! One classic song after another tops the charts, setting entertainment companies scrambling to sign him... “Poem for My Father” flows like a stream, gently telling its story... “Beautiful Tragedy” helps an unknown singer regain their faith... “Boundless Seas and Ski 8.5kReads7.9Score401Shelves
29. 29 音 One Performance of “Lanting Xu” at the Music Festival Leaves the Internet Stunned 音乐节上，一曲兰亭序，震惊全网 Dreamwalker Z梦游家ZUrban674k WordsCompleted [No heroine × no romance pairing × System × satisfying power fantasy × showbiz × fictional setting] Qin Ke transmigrated by accident. In his previous life, he was just a lazy artist. But after transmigrating to a parallel Blue Star, everything changed! At a Chinese-style music festival, his performance of “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion” stunned the entire internet and became a global sensation. After that, countless classic works became smash-hit songs when Qin Ke performed them, earning cheers 2.5kReads6.5Score221Shelves
30. 30 娱 Showbiz: The Reborn Superstar the Whole World Is Waiting to See 娱乐：重生巨星，全世界都在等我出演 The Mage's Sky法师的天空Urban1.6M WordsCompleted When he woke up, Jiang Zhou, who couldn’t sing, had become an entertainer in a parallel world, blacklisted and shelved. Worst of all, his voice had been ruined. And yet The System gave him a mission: become a superstar. What was he supposed to do? Sing? His voice was hoarse. No way! Act? As an extra, would someone have to dub him? No way! Jiang Zhou thought it over. As a modern man with access to a vast music library, why not start out as a behind-the-scenes songwriter? He could nurture a few st 23.1kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    Singing, no romantic partner

31. 31 目 My Goal Is to Become the Richest Person, but I Accidentally Became Entertainment's Top-Tier Star 目标做首富兼个职成娱乐圈顶流了 Why Is Magic So Powerful?魔法怎么这么灵呀Urban469k WordsCompleted [Showbiz] [No Female Lead] [Film and Variety Shows] [Singer] Lu Qingyu, a top rich second-generation heir, died of cancer. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into the body of another Lu Qingyu on Blue Star, with the same name and surname. The Blue Star Lu Qingyu was the biological son of a wealthy family who had been switched at birth. His adoptive mother neglected him for 17 years, and he eventually died penniless under a flyover. When he opened his eyes again, someone else had take 30.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
32. 32 文 Showbiz: The Dad Came from Another World 文娱：奶爸他来自异世 Sister Dance of the Butterflies蝶舞姐Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted [No heroine or romance in this novel. The adorable little one is full of love! This book now has an upgraded version with multiple character voices. If you enjoy audiobooks, come check it out. Love you all!] Tao Zui, one of the top lyricists and composers on Earth, accidentally transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes Chen Feng, another songwriter. Chen Feng's life is currently a complete mess: his wife, Lin Qiaoyin, has just passed away, his young daughter, Chen Cheng, is seriously ill, and the f 2.2kReads8.4Score126Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates to another world, raises a child, and writes songs, but doesn't sing them himself. There's no romantic partner, only three good brothers. No melodramatic plot twists, and it's not mindless wish-fulfillment. Recommended!

33. 33 对 The Rival Has Gone Wild! Facing Off Against My Idol at the Top! 对照组杀疯了！与偶像顶峰相见！ Bai Yeqing白夜青Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + entertainment + power fantasy + showbiz + true and fake heiresses + background-character couple] After transmigrating into the body of the real heiress, Su Teng takes the entertainment world by storm, releasing one hit Huaxia song after another. Day One: Campus folk song, “Lilac” Day Two: Hip-hop, “Drifting Toward the North” Day Three: Inspirational song, “Chapter” Day Four: Rock, “The Train Heads Beyond the Clouds, While My Dreams Find Peace in the Ninth Heaven” Day Five: Love 14.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
34. 34 生 Life Is Tough, So the General Performs in Show Business 生活不易，将军在娱乐圈卖艺 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Urban622k WordsCompleted [No CP, no romance. No CP, no CP, no CP, no CP, no CP, no CP. Stop asking and stop bringing up girlfriends.] The God of War General of the Tiansheng Dynasty is transported to the modern world by a twist of fate. Not long after arriving, Li Xiu finds himself in a bind. Like an old man trying to figure out the subway, he fumbles around with his phone, searching various jobs on Qiandu. After careful consideration, he chooses food delivery. On his first day delivering food, he ends up owing the plat 4.3kReads9.1Score678Shelves

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    🤡😀🤡🤡This is a really good novel, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. The author's writing is excellent, the plot is exciting, and it's the kind of book that keeps you reading. Don't miss it! I highly recommend it!! 🤡😀🤡🤡

35. 35 华 Chinese Showbiz: Starting as a Top Ten Campus Singer 华娱：从校园十佳歌手开始 A Blossom of Time一朵时光Modern Romance800k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + parallel world + showbiz + reusing songs + singing + everyday life + no romance + no System] This is a perfectly ordinary story about music producer Fang Xieyue transmigrating to a parallel world. To fulfill her dream of singing, she enters her school's Top Ten Singers contest, beginning a career that takes her step by step from a little-known singer to a celebrated singer-songwriter and queen of Chinese pop. 1. A scene from the school's New Year's cultural gala: Fang Xieyue: “ 4.5kReads8.4Score298Shelves

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    Could we please skip the part about the original owner? I really don't understand why they wrote that section. It feels like the original owner was just there to reap the rewards; I'd rather believe he was reborn in a parallel world.

36. 36 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—Shelves

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    The first two were like that, and I don't quite remember the last one, but it was probably similar. The ratings were decent, and the plots were okay. The last two are already completed, so you don't need to wait for updates. The first one is still ongoing, but it's updated daily, so you can check it out.

37. 37 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 2.4kReads9.2Score295Shelves
38. 38 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 3.4kReads9.3Score358Shelves
39. 39 文 Showbiz Daddy: The Nation's Daughter Returns After Her Ordeal 文娱奶爸：国民闺女历劫归来 Sister Dance of the Butterflies蝶舞姐Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted [Showbiz] + [Cute Child] + [No Romance] + [System] After her daughter Chengcheng wakes from a “nightmare,” her body is out of balance, and she has only a hundred days left to live. System mission: Earn ten million points in a hundred days. Every hundred million views earns just ten thousand points. He currently has 2.01 million points, leaving him 7.99 million short. That means he’ll have to create a music-industry legend with nearly a trillion views! Chengcheng can see the colors of sounds: gre 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, everyone is intelligent, and this is not filler content. 😆

40. 40 虐 The Tragic-Novel Author Transmigrates into a Book and Leads Her Children to Rewrite Their Fate 虐文作者穿书，我带崽崽逆天改命 Sister Dance of the Butterflies蝶舞姐Modern Romance250k WordsOngoing [Everyone in this story is intelligent; no mindless wish fulfillment. The adorable little one is sweet and kindhearted!] Bai Huanxi, a girl from Sichuan, finds herself inside the tragic novel she wrote, as Bai Huan, a fragile heroine who depends on others. From the start, her three-year-old son Niannian is gravely ill and urgently needs 300,000 yuan for surgery. Her husband has just died, leaving behind two million yuan in debt. She has no System or cheat ability. Her only trump card is a mind f 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is intelligent, the story isn't mindless and overly enjoyable, and there's no romantic pairing. If you like this kind of story, come and check it out!

41. 41 疯 This Is Crazy! One Divine Song from the Start Blows Up the Entertainment Industry 疯了！开局一首神曲炸穿娱乐圈 Big Tiger Down the Mountain下山大老虎Urban427k WordsOngoing The rating has just come out, and it's still going up. He's the one person in the entertainment industry nobody dares mess with. He sang "Wukong" and tore into the judges, and the whole internet called him a lunatic. But as people kept criticizing him, they started to realize something was off: this madman's songs were just too good. When other contestants withdrew, the whole internet cursed them. When he withdrew, the whole internet regretted it. His album broke sales records on its first day, 48Reads5.7Score283Shelves

    Reader note

    This one has no romantic pairing.

42. 42 文 The Showbiz System Has My Back, and I Sing Like a Dream 文娱系统给撑腰，唱起歌来顶呱呱 Ashen Stool板凳灰灰Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [No romance + plagiarism extraordinaire + System + satisfying power fantasy + invincible heroine] Qin Su transmigrated. In this parallel era, Great Xia was a cultural wasteland. Most of the hit songs on the charts had been imported from other countries. Qin Su was furious! [Ding! Host meets the requirements. The entertainment System has been bound to you!] An entertainment System? He sat bolt upright despite being on his deathbed and shouted, "I can do this!" After hearing the System's condition 2.4kReads7.8Score143Shelves
43. 43 文 Behind the Scenes in Another World 文娱之我在异世做幕后 Qingli Xiao Yao青黎小夭Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted Preface: I’m new to this, and my writing is pretty average. Read it if you like it, and close it if you don’t. Please don’t force yourself or make yourself suffer! Note: This is a female-oriented story with a System, no CP (because the author can’t write romance~), showbiz, and a behind-the-scenes mastermind. The songs, movies, TV dramas, and novels mentioned are all chosen according to the author’s personal taste. If they’re not to your liking, feel free to move along. Thanks. (The author tends 2.8kReads8.6Score165Shelves
44. 44 缔 Building a Golden Age of Entertainment, Starting with a Million in Debt! 缔造文娱盛世，从负债百万开始！ Kong Wen空闻Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [System, entertainment industry, plagiarist, no CP] Yan Zhi has a secret no one knows: she has a System! But the System is completely useless. With the meager energy it scrapes together, it takes her from one world to another. As a result, Yan Zhi spends six worlds illiterate. After transmigrating again, Yan Zhi discovers that she can actually understand the language of this world! She finally discovers another use for the System... And so, one song, “Under the Sea,” brings Yan Zhi back into the 3.9kReads8.5Score358Shelves
45. 45 我 I Really Just Want to Coast Until Retirement 我真的只想混到退休 Golden Hook Replaces the Moon金钩代月Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + composer + no romance + lighthearted] As a transmigrator bound to a System, Mo Mingzhu’s task is to spread high-quality works, raise the aesthetic standards of audiences across different planes, and save their spiritual civilizations. This time, Mo Mingzhu transmigrates into the body of a 42-year-old composer. She thinks she’ll be able to retire early, but then... Her work gets plagiarized? Her son is caught up in a nude-photo scandal? The data is faked? Can’t a person 286Reads6.4Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It rarely takes the perspective of middle-aged women to portray an independent, self-reliant, and confident image of middle-aged women.

46. 46 五 A Fifty-Year-Old Woman Guards the Nation's Gate? I'm the God of the Global Music Scene 五旬老太守国门？世界歌坛我称神 Lazybones Getting Rich懒洋洋赚大钱Urban110k WordsOngoing What? A Chinese music variety show invited foreign contestants, and they completely outclassed a whole lineup of domestic singers. Only a veteran singer, now 57, is barely holding on, and even he only managed to place third? What? Netizens are joking that China has no one left, that the contestants are practically elementary-schoolers by comparison, and that the foreign singers are crushing everyone. Is Chinese-language pop music doomed? Watching the variety show become a trending topic as netiz —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 娱 Showbiz: You Asked Me to Save the Day, So I Played Seven Roles at Once 娱乐：让你救场，你一人分饰七角 Vast Misty Waves for a Thousand Miles千里烟波浩渺Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [Showbiz + Reborn + System + Face-Slapping + Feel-Good Story + This System Is Seriously Overpowered] Alternate title: "You Asked Me to Sing in an Emergency, and I Became Famous Across the Country" Su Qin is reborn in a parallel world, only to walk into a lip-syncing scandal involving a hugely popular influencer with seven million followers on "Dragon Nation's Voice of Dreams". He saves the day with a performance of "Dala Bengba", playing all seven roles himself! Then he ushers in a new era of vo 377Reads8.5Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is supposed to be a song, no romantic pairing! I'm currently following it (｡･ω･｡) "Do you even know what music is? Cheap lyrics are disrespectful to music!" "You think you know everything? Hua Chenyu! You've been a pampered prince since birth. Do you think everyone in the world lives a carefree life like you? You don't understand! You don't know what it feels like to have hot pot soup splashed on you, you don't know what it feels like to not be able to afford a steamed bun in the dead of winter, you don't know what it feels like to work from 7 am to 2 or 3 am! Or even later!" "Making people happy with songs that evoke empathy and humor."

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