Looking for a No-CP Idol Story About a Stunningly Handsome Top Star 蹲一个无CP神颜断层top爱豆文

1. 51 娱 A Geniuses' Stunning Beauty Becomes the Entertainment World's Top-Tier Star 娱乐圈天才神颜成男团顶流 Lazy Person Sings Off-Key懒人唱歌没有调Modern Romance364k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it might go up.) [Showbiz + semi-alternate universe + Korean entertainment green card + god-tier looks + lead vocalist + no romance + forum posts] Xie Quechen is a rich young heir who barely says a word. His uncle tosses him into the family entertainment company as a trainee. He plans to treat it as nothing more than a hobby, but his talent proves overwhelming: he is a dance prodigy, and an even greater genius at singing. He debuts in a boy group jointly created by 1kReads8.2Score102Shelves

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   The team has a strong sense of camaraderie, and the main character is rich and good-looking.

2. 52 变 After I Turned Into a Man, the Whole World Came in for a Kiss 变成男人后，全世界都吻了上来 Don't Gnaw, Frozen Queen不啃冻女王Two Male Leads304k WordsCompleted They say that when there are no men in your heart, your blade will naturally find its mark. For Mo Sang, romance is just seasoning. His career is what he wants to hold firmly in his hands. Given another chance at life, he transforms from cold and withdrawn to poised and capable, and the change is plain to see. The wounds in his heart slowly heal, and passionate love wraps around him. From gaming streamer to online celebrity, from investor to the one in control... Using every vine he can climb 551Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended, you won't regret watching it.

3. 53 兄 Brothers? A Talent Show? An All-Rounder Boy Band? I Want It All 兄弟？选秀？全能男团？我全都要 One Hundred Million, Zero Eight Zero Five百兆欧零八零五Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [No romance + boy band + talent competition + genuine brotherhood + livestreaming + light ensemble cast] If you're easily offended, please be kind. That talent show is back again! How many scandals will there be this time? Dating? Kick them out! Bullying? Absolutely not! Brothers being affectionate? Give us more! * Xiang Zhao: I want to debut. Xiang Xingchen: I want to debut with my brother. Comments: Who decided to tie them together? Xiang Zhao is gentle and steady, while Xiang Xingchen is live 329Reads8.5Score100Shelves
4. 54 文 The Entertainment World’s Rising Star Begins with a Boy Band Training Project 文娱紫薇星从养成系男团开始 Cloudy Mountains, Distant Mist云山雾远Modern Romance707k WordsCompleted [An Immature Work] [Reborn + System + Entertainment Industry + Male Lead's Perspective + Boy Band + Coming-of-Age + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] A story about an idol who believes all love comes with conditions, and the fans who love him unconditionally. They pursue each other and help one another succeed. Sincerity is precious above all, so I hope no one's heartfelt feelings will be let down. Young Xie Yuyao never imagined he would one day become an idol, debut as part of a boy band, and grow 1.6kReads8.4Score119Shelves
5. 55 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
6. 56 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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   The first two books are highly recommended.

7. 57 意 After Accidentally Binding to My Sister-in-Law System, I Ascended to Godhood 意外绑定嫂子系统后，我封神了 Zi Yue Dongzhi子月冬至Modern Romance745k WordsOngoing "Not a female-centric power fantasy" The poor young Cheng Xue unexpectedly bonded with the Sister-in-Law System. Winning the favor of a celebrity idol and becoming his "sister-in-law" not only earned her money, but also improved her skills. The only downside was that she'd get scolded if she was found out. There are so many sisters-in-law in the world. What's one more? Getting all the perks for free is great. Who cares if she gets scolded? She dreams of making 2.08 million yuan a day. Driven by 12.1kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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   This story is 90% about the stunningly beautiful female lead's career in a girl group—it's so satisfying! Becoming the sister-in-law of four male celebrities is just a system task; it's an easy task for her. In the book, the female lead's die-hard fans unconditionally dote on her and don't care about her four "rumored" boyfriends.

8. 58 黑 A Mafia Boss Goes Viral After Being Reborn as an Idol Trainee 黑道大佬重生偶像练习生后爆红了 Coconut-Flavored Puppy椰子味小狗Modern Romance717k WordsCompleted [No CP + Male Lead's Perspective + Boy Group Survival Show + Debuting as Center] On the first day of his retirement, Shen Yebai, the second-in-command of the Shengtian Group, drowned and died. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a boy group trainee with pink hair who was bullied and couldn't sing or dance. On the day of the first-stage performance. Mentor: "Who taught you to dance?" Shen Yebai: "My teammate." Teammate: "..." Hater: "Pretty-boy deadweight, get off the show!" Later... The 34.9kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves
9. 59 从 I Became a Top-Tier Superstar Starting with a Talent Show 从选秀开始成为顶流巨星 Tomato-Stewed Fish番茄炖鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Girl group survival show + no romance + lots of forum-style posts + stories within stories] The survival-show portion is complete, and the girls are now making their debut! System: I’ve chosen a college student who’s accomplished nothing. From now on, she’ll climb to the peak of her life! Qiao Yunyi: Thanks a lot. I studied hard for nineteen years, only to end up right back where I started! This is the worst luck I’ve had in eight lifetimes! System: If you don’t join the survival show, you’re a 2.2kReads8.9Score152Shelves

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   No female lead with a romantic pairing, yet our Xiao Qiao is so successful, a top member of the group.

10. 60 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
11. 61 重 Reborn! The Stunning Trainee Debuts at His Peak 重生！神颜练习生他出道即巅峰 Calm and Steady冷静沉稳Modern Romance86k WordsOngoing [Stunning Looks]+ [All-Rounder]+ [Trainee] Xu Hexing's idol career in the Chinese entertainment industry ended amid illness and public disgrace. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the age of sixteen. This time, he didn't hesitate to blacklist the shady talent scout. While catching up on the studies he'd neglected for years, he took the experience he'd gained in his previous life and made his way into the Korean entertainment industry. He debuted at his peak, with over ten billion 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Perfect! I also love reading fanfiction about top idols with unparalleled good looks and no romantic pairings!

12. 62 被 After I Transmigrate, My Stunning Looks Return and I Take Over Showbiz 被穿越后，神颜归来制霸娱乐圈 Qian Yuan Wants to Become an Octopus千源想要变身八爪鱼Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing [No romance + boy band + ACE + coming-of-age + a touch of ensemble cast + not a survival show] [Lots of everyday life, with a slow-burn pace. Readers who aren’t into slice-of-life, take note.] I’ve heard of people transmigrating into someone else, but never of someone having another person transmigrate into them. But that’s exactly what happened to the unlucky Qiao Yihe. After someone transmigrated into him, Qiao Yihe finally woke up and reclaimed his body, only to find that his role in life had 3Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 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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    I really like all of these books [kissing emoji]

14. 64 女 From Woman to Man: A Fan-Favorite Idol's Journey Begins as a Trainee 女穿男：万人迷偶像从练习生开始 Little Cat Loves Carp y小猫爱吃鲤鱼yTwo Male Leads275k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented story with a male protagonist + woman becomes man + everyone’s favorite + illogical wish-fulfillment + no main couple, just one-sided crushes + serious career focus] [The title has been changed to From Woman to Man: I Conquer the Entertainment Industry Starting as an Extra] Jiang Yu died. But she came back to life, transmigrating into the danmei entertainment-industry novel about rekindled love that she had just finished reading. She even became the bookish roommate sharing a do 1.2kReads8.5Score115Shelves

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    [Sending a Heart] From obscurity to legendary status, but without a romantic pairing. [Added to Bookshelf] [Original Work Fan]

15. 65 养 A Story of Growth: Talent Is a Cruel Thing 养成系：天资是一种残忍的东西 Qingdeng Yu青灯俞Modern Romance212k WordsOngoing [Coming-of-Age Story + Showbiz Rise to the Top + No Romance + Ambitious Protagonist] "Talent is a cruel thing in the entertainment industry." At eleven, Li Wen signed with an agency as a trainee in a talent-development program. From the day he debuted to the public, there was no going back for him. He debuted in a group at fifteen and became famous while still young. Hit songs, box-office success, luxury brands: he claimed them all. Like I said, there was no going back for him. 20kReads6.8Score2kShelves

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    This is a new story, a "raising a child" type of novel, which is rare these days. The protagonist hasn't reached the top level yet; he's just started middle school, so development is relatively slow, given it's a "raising a child" type of story.

16. 66 C I Became a Global Superstar After Debuting as the Center C位出道后我成了世界巨星 Matcha Baileys抹茶百利甜Modern Romance181k WordsOngoing Wen Yujia has dreamed of singing and dancing ever since she was a student. After being admitted to the country’s best arts university as the top student in both entrance exams, she signed with an agency, just as she’d hoped. But at some point, she became practically invisible, and her luck kept getting worse. After being eliminated from a talent show and failing countless auditions for variety shows, she started working as a backup dancer. Then, during a performance, a prop suspended high above 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so amazing and beautiful!

17. 67 会 An Idol Who Knows How to Please Their Fans Is a Good Idol 会媚粉的爱豆才是好爱豆 Wine and Clear Tea执酒清茶Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Idol] [Forum-style] [Career-focused] [All-round ACE] [Superpowered heroine] The author is terrible at writing blurbs!!! The story is better than the blurb. Give it a chance, please TT. For the sake of a dream, Shen Enhui left home at twelve and went to a foreign country, where she trained hard for six years. But just as debut was within reach, a newcomer parachuted in and took her spot. With no hope of debuting, Shen Enhui ended her contract with the company and returned home. Just as s 94Reads7.4Score—Shelves
18. 68 舞 The Stage Is a Battlefield: An Underrated Trainee Turns the Tables Against All Odds 舞台即战场：糊咖练习生逆风翻盘 Tata Saturday塔塔星期六Modern Romance575k WordsOngoing Male POV + No Romance + Talent Competition + Singing and Dancing on Stage + Light Ensemble Cast Zhou Yiheng transmigrates as a trainee at an entertainment company. He works hard for his guaranteed monthly salary of 3,000, and his greatest wish is to land a stable job right after graduating from college and finally get out of this annoying contract. Who could have guessed the company would send him and several other trainees to compete on a talent show? As everyone schemes against one another, Zh 435Reads8.9Score—Shelves
19. 69 摊 The Truth Is Out: I'm Killing It in Korean Entertainment 摊牌了之我在韩娱嘎嘎乱杀 Absolutely Loves Dried Yellow Peaches超爱吃黄桃干Modern Romance73k WordsCompleted Song Qichi went viral before his debut, hailed as “the next generation’s god-tier beauty” after a candid photo leaked by a passerby swept Korean forums. Even as everyone marveled at his looks, they couldn’t help wondering: Could someone this beautiful really be a useless pretty face who can neither sing nor dance? Yet within its first hour, his debut music video broke that year’s viewership record and shot straight to number one on every music chart! On the music show stage The instant the mus 4Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 异 Transmigrated to the Present, I Join a Boy Band Survival Show! Setting the Stage on Fire! 异穿今，男团选秀！燃爆全场！ Mu Baitang沐白糖Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted [No CP] (The rating just came out, so it’ll go up!) Qi Feng never imagined that an accident would make him transmigrate from his own otherworld to Earth, a strange and unfamiliar realm. Faced with completely different rules and civilizations, he has no choice but to hide his identity and figure out how to survive. That is, until the global boy group audition show, Starbound Glory, opens its auditions. At 194 centimeters tall, with chiseled good looks and a voice that seems to tell a story, Q 1.5kReads8.4Score259Shelves

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    Currently, I haven't seen any protagonists in the ongoing CP series who are particularly attractive.

21. 71 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves

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    This book features a super beautiful female lead, a female-centric novel with no romantic pairing. The female lead becomes the top scholar in the imperial examinations and eventually a high-ranking official. Plus, the emperor in the story is incredibly adorable and a rare, wise ruler.

22. 72 韩 Korean Showbiz Career Crash Simulator, No, Sasaeng Simulator 韩娱塌房模拟器不，是私生模拟器 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Female-Channel Fanfiction591k WordsCompleted Reborn as a cool, stunning idol in Korean showbiz, he becomes the subject of a savage forum-style story. A simulator lets him experience the career paths of people in different entertainment-industry professions. From the start, three talent scouts fight over him, and he debuts as the center of a boy group. No CP + universally adored + career-driven. The simulator arrives from the start, three talent scouts compete for him, and he chooses a company. He parachutes into the company. Yet one god-ti 2.8kReads8.4Score185Shelves

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    No pairings/couples, forum-style content, idol topping the charts.

23. 73 顶 With the Top-Tier Star System, the Chubby Girl Takes the Entertainment Industry by Storm 顶流系统在手，胖妞逆袭横扫内娱 Shi Xiaoqian Loves Big Money时小迁爱大钱Modern Romance450k WordsOngoing (The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up later 🌧️🌧️🌧️) Su Tang transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, she realized she was an unknown, 200-jin (100-kilogram) chubby girl. The good news: the original owner had a wonderful singing voice, and Su Tang had activated the [Top-Tier Star System]. Complete the tasks, and she could reach the top of the entertainment industry. The bad news: her first task was to compete on the talent show Starry Girl a month later and make 45Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the female lead starts out as a very overweight and unattractive woman weighing 200 pounds. Later, through a system, she loses weight and transforms into a stunning beauty, also possessing exceptional singing and dancing abilities! No romantic pairing.

24. 74 爆 A Total Makeover into a Top-Tier Star! A Graduate Takes on the Entertainment Industry 爆改女顶流！毕业生勇闯娱乐圈 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [They All Say I Was Born to Act?] (Completed) [No CP, all about career + lightweight, brainless wish fulfillment] With graduation just around the corner, Mu Jinye got a job as a gofer on a film crew shooting in a neighboring city, thanks to her connections. Who knew an actor on the crew would have an accident, and Mu Jinye, an onlooker, would get roped into filling in? Mu Jinye: Turns out the whole world really is one giant amateur production! She thought it was just a bit of work experience. Bu 3.6kReads8.9Score282Shelves

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    Come out! My treasured possession!

25. 75 女 Reborn as a Man, I Conquer Chinese Showbiz by Leveling Up My Looks 女穿男，我靠升级颜值称霸内娱 Tan Yin Fu Yu檀音拂玉Modern Romance702k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male + no romance + System + coming of age + showbiz] (Content warning: Some plagiarism of stories and songs; includes a talent competition, fan service, and pandering to fans.) (I'm bad at writing blurbs. The protagonist grows over time, and later on there are plotlines about bringing glory to the country.) (This isn't a conventional wish-fulfillment story. Read at your own discretion.) Lin Qing was a C-list actress on Blue Star. She had strong professional skills, but was always a l 1.9kReads7.7Score175Shelves
26. 76 天 A Chinese Green Card: Becoming Korea’s Chosen Star 天朝绿卡：成为韩娱天降紫微星 I Sleep Until Ten我就睡到十点Modern Romance91k WordsOngoing [K-entertainment + green card + ACE + no CP + semi-fictional setting + forum format] Jiang Langxing wins an Olympiad gold medal and earns a guaranteed admission to university. During winter break, he takes a trip to Korea with a friend, never expecting it to change the course of his life. From then on, he takes the stage in a dazzling world of stars, rises to the top of Korean entertainment as a green card holder, and becomes its heaven-sent superstar. Note: Jiang Langxing's name comes from Li B 459Reads—Score112Shelves

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    Give it a push!

27. 77 我 I’m Just an Amateur Translator. Why Are You Making Me Debut in a Group? 我一素人翻译，你让我成团出道？ Fu Xiaola富小拉Modern Romance604k WordsCompleted New novel, Reborn! From Audition Debut to the Top of the Entertainment Industry, now serializing [Female-oriented + male lead who grows over time + lighthearted comedy + idol auditions + no System, not an all-out power fantasy] Jiang Shiyan was a foreign contestant’s interpreter on an international boy-band audition show. By chance, the director noticed his striking looks. He thought he’d just film the first stage, but his original rap about office drudgery unexpectedly went viral, and his onlin 5.1kReads9.0Score766Shelves
28. 78 绿 The Green Card Jinx Competes on an H-Country Idol Survival Show 绿卡衰神圣体在H国选秀 Nan Chuzi南初子Modern Romance210k WordsOngoing [No romance. The protagonist, Shen Chenxi, is a beloved, universally adored chatterbox who plays up the bromance. He’s the youngest member of an audition group and has a System. This isn’t a romance novel; the romance comes from the System.] Shen Chenxi, who has just graduated from high school, has been having a run of bad luck. He makes plans to go out with his classmates, but it starts raining as soon as he steps outside. When he arrives at their meeting spot, he finds that they’ve stood him 117Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When I asked Rayin to ship me, I said, "Come on, throw sugar in my face! 👊😄 NO!" 😲 I said, "Why not?" 😠 They said it's not allowed in TWS (Taiwanese online communities) ☝️🤝 Real couples can't ship! ☝️✋ Then they released fanfiction for me to read! 🤜 They released fan art for me to read too 🤛 I went to see it myself 👀 Then, to avoid suspicion, they bombarded me with questions 💥 They said, "Why do you ship me?" I said, "Why wouldn't I ship you?" ☹️ I'm Rayin! 🥺 They looked at me with a very strange look 👀 🧐 They said, "👄 You have to quit!" 🤥 I said, "Sorry 🙏 Rayin, please ship me!" 😝😭

29. 79 研 A Third-Year Grad Student Transmigrates Into a Female Idol and Becomes a Sensation 研三狗穿成女爱豆后爆红了 Zhang Jiangniao掌江鸟Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted [Female Idol + Multiple Forum-Style Chapters + Beloved by Her Group + No Romance] Zhu Yu was a grad student in her third year, just about to graduate. After finally staying up all night to finish her experiment, she unexpectedly transmigrated into herself in a parallel world. But can someone please explain why her parallel-world self is a female idol about to debut?! No big deal. As a grad student who struggles in the lab every day, has no holidays, lives on a monthly “subsistence allowance,” an 1.1kReads8.2Score101Shelves

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    The main character is an idol; she's incredibly beautiful and very talented. No romantic pairing.

30. 80 重 Reborn: I Was a Top-Tier Star, Now the Center Spot Is Within Reach 重生：我前顶流，C位快到碗里来 Sour and Spicy Golden Tangyuan酸辣金汤圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + no romance + talent competition + debuting in center position + reborn] After being reborn, Lu Xingran returns to the year she competed on a talent show. In her previous life, she signed with a major company midway through the competition, experienced what it was like to be a top-tier star thanks to a hit drama, then eventually left the industry in disgrace. From the start, she has the same circumstances this time, but Lu Xingran is determined to achieve the perfect ending. A live per 511Reads8.5Score—Shelves
31. 81 脸 [Showbiz] How a Face Card Genius Is Made 【娱乐圈】脸蛋天才是怎样炼成的 A Round-Headed Taro Lover芋泥脑袋圆溜溜Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted [System + showbiz + strong heroine + everyone's darling] The heroine is all about her career. Ever since Tong Shao'en bound herself to the Superstar Sign-In System: [Sign-in successful. You receive a set of skin as smooth and delicate as a newborn baby's.] [Offers sun protection and protection from minor injuries!] She meets a senior with incredible acting skills. [Sign-in successful. You receive one “Mirror Acting” trial card.] Not happy with her face shape? System: Fix it! Her nose bridge isn' 657Reads6.6Score100Shelves
32. 82 女 Girl to Guy: Winning Everyone Over with Flirty Bromance 女穿男：从麦麸开始做万人迷 Holding a Lantern, Gazing at the Moon提灯望月Two Male Leads738k WordsOngoing [No word changes] [A universally adored, no-CP actor who charms men and women of every age]+ [Actively plays up same-sex chemistry]+ [A delightfully mean-spirited forum thread]+ [Stories within stories]+ [Heavy on fandom culture]+ [Loads and loads of terminology, explained in the author's notes]+ [A career novel without the traditional leveling-up progression] In her previous life, Qiu Jiashang was an ordinary woman with acting talent but no beauty. After six fruitless years as a drifter in Heng 11.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    Can actors do it?

33. 83 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: Taking the Male-Centric Entertainment Industry by Storm 女穿男：穿进男频娱乐圈大杀四方 Emperor Lele乐乐大帝Modern Romance648k WordsCompleted Reader advisory: A female lead in a man's body, focused on her career, no romance, feel-good face-slapping, high-energy from start to finish. The protagonist is at the peak of beauty, intelligence, and vision. A top talent agent is reborn as a male celebrity hated by the entire internet. From the start, he has a face of divine beauty and the guts of the King of Hell. Su Qingyan, the entertainment industry's golden touch, dies suddenly at her company at age 28. When she opens her eyes again, she' 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all without a partner.

34. 84 重 Reborn, I Went from Nobody to Top-Tier Star 重生后，我从小透明成为顶流明星 Cola Orange Soda可乐橙子汽水Modern Romance329k WordsOngoing [No romance + female-oriented, male protagonist perspective + entertainment industry + trainee + idol + boy-band song covers + singing + System] A heads-up: this story includes song covers, but no romance. The author can't write romance, so the focus is on career growth. There are also forum-style posts. Bai Su transmigrates into the body of an unknown trainee about to compete in an audition show. The good news: he gets a second chance at life. The bad news: his lifespan is counting down: [60 da 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1️⃣ If you want to read about an entertainment industry without any romantic pairings and a boy band audition, just read the first world! Because this is a quick transmigration story, the second world will have a romantic pairing! The male lead is incredibly popular, with a character who is arrogant, cocky, and narcissistic [shy]. Due to the 1980s incident, he was in a boy band but was kicked out and blacklisted. The male lead's mission is to change his cannon fodder fate and debut as a top idol!

35. 85 误 I Stumbled into a Talent Show and Became the Entertainment World’s Beloved White Moonlight 误入选秀后成了娱乐圈白月光 Yun Zhisheng云之生Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing The moment Lin Ji opens his eyes, he finds himself transmigrated into the most textbook “beautiful but tragic” contestant on a talent show: He lives in a moldy rental, eats expired instant noodles, and has a face so stunning it takes your breath away, but can neither sing nor dance. The production team has already penciled him in for an early elimination, a sacrificial lamb for the first round. The former high-dimensional being, now a pitiful seventeen-year-old, clutches a phone with a shattered 87Reads7.2Score—Shelves
36. 86 我 Making Art in the 1980s 我在八零搞文艺 Leisurely Musings闲情偶寄Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Female-oriented novel!!! No CP Content warnings: The protagonist's name isn't very pleasant, this isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it touches on topics like literature and philosophy. After transmigrating back to 1981, Gao Xiaosheng has not only gone from a female college student back to an elementary school student, but also has to repeat the entire process of getting into higher education, and has changed from a woman into a man. I really feel like throwing up blood. All I can do is give up 3.1kReads9.3Score284Shelves
37. 87 从 The Movie Emperor Who Started Out in a Village 从村子出发的影帝 Begonia and Pear Blossoms海棠梨花Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Woman transmigrates into a man's body, no romance, focused on personal growth] This is a very slow-burn story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. A forty-year-old overworked office worker wakes up in the body of a nineteen-year-old young man, and begins a happy life of getting scolded every day by an old man from the System, being fed by his grandmother, and being worked like a packhorse by his roommates. Taking entrance exams, filming, going to school: he's got the workaholic spirit. He keeps swing 1.5kReads8.1Score139Shelves
38. 88 顶 A Top-Tier Star ACE Reborn as a Washed-Up Nobody, Taking the Stage by Storm 顶流ACE穿成糊咖在舞台杀疯了 Almost Starved to Death差点饿死Modern Romance836k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Career-Focused + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After finishing the last show of her tour, Chi Sui collapsed backstage and died from overwork. She transmigrated into a novel as the comparison character. In the book, she and the heroine signed with a major company and became trainees. The heroine worked hard and climbed from the bottom to the very top. But Chi Sui was only good at scheming. She refused to practice, dragged others down with her, and envied the heroine. In private, she push 878Reads8.8Score107Shelves
39. 89 清 The Cool, Aloof Supporting Character Stuns the World After Joining a Talent Show 清冷炮灰从选秀开始惊艳国际 Shuishizuo水石座Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Idol Competition + No Romance] Shi Li was once a princess of the Xia Kingdom. For no apparent reason, she ended up in an idol competition novel as a cannon-fodder character who shared her name. From then on, the variety show had something new to watch every day. At the first-stage performance, her rendition of “Memories of Jiangnan” left the mentors stunned. At the first team stage, her traditional-style dance with suona music set the whole venue ablaze and dominat 1.9kReads9.3Score230Shelves
40. 90 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 13.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
41. 91 让 I Asked You to Write Songs, Not Turn the Literary World Upside Down! 让你写歌，你把文坛掀了？ Catching a Whiff in a Cup杯中窥香Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + System + Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes in the Early Stages] Lin Rui transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Showbiz System. There is no hunger or gunfire here. Everyone is obsessed with entertainment, making this a world at the very pinnacle of the arts! This is the best of times for people working in the arts, with opportunities everywhere. It is also the worst of times: only the best survive, and the higher they rise, the harder they fall. Looking at the mount 5.1kReads8.5Score317Shelves
42. 92 离 Absurd! Whose Simp Goes Viral After a Breakup? 离谱！谁家舔狗分手后爆红全网的 Mad Stone Crossing the River疯石头过河Urban524k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because this just came out!!! Up! Up! Up!) [Showbiz + System + Variety Shows + Acting + Plagiarism] Lu Fei, a superstar who reigns across three fields, transmigrates to a parallel world only to become a lovesick simp? It’s not the world that’s gone mad. The Chinese entertainment industry just needs a new king! Watch him unleash the hit song “The Wind Is Rising” and set the music world ablaze! His song “Who” makes the whole internet cry, turning the tables against all odds! He 2.8kReads8.6Score252Shelves
43. 93 绑 Bound to an Entertainment System, I Take the World by Storm 绑定文娱系统，我火遍全球 Within an Inch方寸间Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] + [Adaptation] + [Band] + [All-rounder] On the twenty-first year after Lu Zhenzhen transmigrated to a parallel world, her entertainment System awakened and told her that she was living in a novel. Unless she quickly accumulated enough Stardom Points, the plot would control her family and lead them all to ruin. Lu Zhenzhen sat cross-legged on her computer chair, gaming and slurping milk tea: (ΩДΩ) Why didn’t you wait until I was dead to tell me? Learning that the plot had already 6.4kReads8.4Score521Shelves
44. 94 直 Livestreaming a Talent Show: The Useless Pretty Face Goes Wild and Takes Showbiz by Storm! 直播选秀，废物花瓶卷疯娱乐圈！ Money and Slaves金钱与奴隶Modern Romance223k WordsOngoing [No romance + Audition show + Livestream + Meme references] (The rating's low because this just started. Give it a chance, folks!) Gu Changxia had just graduated and was already unemployed, with empty pockets. By chance, he bound himself to a Star System. System: Want a job offer paying a million a day? Then make your debut! And so Gu Changxia was tossed into Starlight Formula, an audition show with 101 contestants. What awaited him was a brutal start: His competitors: a Korean-trained ace / a s 257Reads8.9Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A talent show novel with stunning visuals and no plagiarism, featuring no romantic pairings.

45. 95 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

    Reader note

    9 Points or higher [smirk] I've read every single one of them; there's ambiguity but no romantic pairing.

46. 96 素 An Amateur Contestant Is Always Forced Into a Shura Field 素人在选秀中总被迫修罗场 Green Mountain Inkstone绿山砚Modern Romance565k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Boy Band Audition Show + Debuts in the Center Position + Everyone's Favorite + Love Rival Showdown] [For Female Readers] Due to a disturbance in the space-time continuum, Li Wu accidentally transmigrates into the body of a man who died of illness. As the price, he has to fulfill the original owner's wish: become an idol and debut in the center position. Li Wu, who was once bound to five showbiz support Systems: [All-Round Idol Maker] [King of Acting] [Guide to Winning Over a Pop 1.2kReads8.8Score107Shelves
47. 97 女 In a World with Few Men, I Became an Interstellar Top-Tier Star 女多男少，我成为星际顶流爱豆 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Modern Romance69k WordsOngoing No CP + Idol + Entertainment Industry + Everyone’s Favorite + Battle Royale Survival Audition + Forum Posts + Ambitious Protagonist Park Jaehyun was transported into a world where women vastly outnumbered men. Here, women called all the shots, and male entertainers were presumed to be “no good.” Few managed to stand out, but those who broke through could command a fanbase so huge the streets emptied wherever they went. Armed with the skills of a top-tier star from his previous life and a face th 117Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 穿 I Entered a Game and Debuted in a Boy Band 穿进游戏后在男团出道了 Ascended Salted Fish飞升的咸鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction143k WordsOngoing 1. Female-oriented novel told from the male lead's perspective. No romance within the boy band, set in an alternate Korean entertainment industry. 2. The protagonist is a stunningly handsome idol and a top member by popularity. Includes lots of forum-style posts and many original details. 3. This is my take on the entertainment industry. The protagonist is not based on anyone. Do not associate him with real people. 4. The game System is just window dressing and barely features. 5. The plot is pu 17Reads7.2Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I just found a new book, similar to the one about Mei, featuring a Korean green card holder, a stunningly beautiful and ACE-like figure, and a lot of forum posts.

49. 99 我 I Really Just Want to Slack Off! Why Are You Pushing Me to the Top? 我真的只想摆烂！为啥推我上巅峰 Crossing Spring Winds Alone自渡春风Eastern Fantasy292k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + imaginative cultivation fantasy + mindless fun] Luo Fei transmigrated into a fantasy world and wanted nothing more than to be a lazy odd-job disciple at a sect, lying flat and sunbathing every day. But every time he tried, he ended up doing the exact opposite, stopping time! He had no idea that his rusty iron sword was actually an ancient divine weapon! Every time he swung it, time stopped and his movements dodged attacks. To everyone else, it looked like “the sword dao made ma 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please give me a good review, let's get along!

50. 100 共 The Symbiotic Key 共生钥匙 Lord of the Ten Thousand Demons万妖国主Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted Shen Xinghe: calm and perceptive, carrying a secret. He seems distant on the outside, but deep down he harbors a tenderness buried within. Jiang Ye: carefree and uninhibited, exceptionally gifted, using his easygoing nature to hide the scars of his past. From mortal enemies to partners who would lay down their lives for each other, they ultimately become each other’s only faith and home. Forced to join hands, they carve a path through the conspiracies and chaos of many factions, uncover the tr 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One male lead is humorous, witty, and unrestrained; the other is aloof, composed, and highly skilled in martial arts. Both are worth watching! [Kissing emojis][Kissing emojis]

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