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- 1 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 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 205Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 2 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 [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 331Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 3 Can a Funny Guy Make It to the Center Stage? 搞笑男也能C位出道吗 [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 1.7kReads8.7Score20314d adds
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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
[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
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- 5 The Bit Player Debuts as the Unrivaled Fan Favorite on a Talent Show 路人甲在选秀万人迷断层出道 [Overpowered protagonist + cool beauty + idol competition stage + adored by everyone + career-focused, skyrockets to debut + no romance in the main story] Chen Chaoshen was a nobody. Even before joining the idol competition, he had a vague feeling that he was just an extra. When he entered the competition and learned that the world he had lived in for eighteen years was a book, he discovered that he wasn't the protagonist, a supporting character, or even an extra. Chen Chaoshen laughed in disbel 741Reads7.4Score10514d adds
- 6 Reborn: My Trainee Career Has Cheat Codes 重生之我的练习生生涯开了挂 [A heads-up about potentially upsetting content at the start!] In his previous life, he was an utterly ordinary person. His looks, physique, and family were all perfectly average. After failing to make it as a trainee in Country K for five years, he returned home and became an obscure actor. Just as he was wondering whether to leave the entertainment industry, he was reborn, and he became handsome. 9.3kReads9.1Score62214d adds
- 7 Top-Tier Idol, Dating Within the Group 顶流偶像，队内恋爱中 [Reborn + boy band + sweet romance] In his previous life, He Ran debuted with a major company. He had both the looks and the talent, yet became a scapegoat because of backroom dealings among the executives. He was plagued by rumors of unspoken rules and had countless haters. Reborn overnight, he wastes no time packing up and switching agencies, joining a small company on the verge of bankruptcy. Everyone is ready to laugh at him, but only He Ran knows the company is about to be acquired by a maj 2.7kReads9.4Score34814d adds
- 8 The Superstar Making Plan 巨星养成计划 (This is a female-audience story!!!) [No romance + boy-band survival show + debuting in the center position + top-tier star] Li Xingchen, a nobody idol from a company with a hundred-and-eight tiers of obscurity, was tricked by his unscrupulous agency into signing a twenty-year “slave contract.” As a result, he missed the survival show that could have changed his life. Reborn, Li Xingchen learned his lesson the hard way. He immediately gathered evidence, broke his contract with the scummy company 2.4kReads9.2Score29514d adds
- 9 The Right Way to Be the Center of a Top-Tier Star Boy Band 顶流男团C位的正确打开方式 [Female-oriented, no romance, male idol survival show, livestreaming, real-time bullet comments, light ensemble cast] Jiang Ze is a god-tier trainee with a wealth of advantages, including exceptional skills and stunning looks. Yet since entering the industry, he has repeatedly missed his chance to debut. He withdrew from a competition halfway through, his debut group project fell apart, and he was even labeled a nobody on his last survival show. Even so, this time he is determined to debut as th 1.6kReads8.9Score19014d adds
- 10 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 [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 1.1kReads8.8Score12814d adds
- 11 Transmigrating to a Parallel Universe: The Top-Tier Star Dominates the Talent Show 穿越平行时空：顶流制霸选秀 [Ensemble Cast] + [Everyone's Favorite] + [Top-Tier Star] + [No CP] + [Boy Group Audition] + [Debuting in the Center Position] + [Detailed Stage Descriptions] + [Female-Audience-Focused Male Protagonist] [Everyone has a one-sided crush on the protagonist] Xie Qing Yu was the leader of the top-tier boy band NOVA-X. On the way to lead the members to the final stop of their world tour, he was caught in a multi-car pileup on an overpass and transported into the body of another version of himself in 7.5kReads9.0Score89714d adds
- 12 All-Round Top-Tier Star 全能顶流 [Showbiz + career-building + secret identities + no heroine + one male lead] [A novel aimed at women!!! Lots of interaction between idol and fans!!!] After returning to China, Chu Yu has no idea where to go, so he joins an audition show that provides meals and lodging. To his surprise, he becomes a sensation! From forming a group on a talent show to going solo after the group disbands, From an all-around idol to an all-around entertainer, Singing, dancing, writing lyrics and composing music, the 3.4kReads9.3Score35814d adds
- 13 I Debuted After Joining an Idol Show Alongside My Little One as His Dad Fan 作为爹粉和我崽同台选秀后出道了 All-talented demon king Yu Fengjiu × self-doubting, tragic beauty Jiang Ji *Also known as: “The Real Stars Say No Shipping Until the Limited-Time Group Disbands” *No real-life inspirations *Chinese-style talent competition The handsome young man never imagined that years of hard work and dance practice would go unnoticed, only for a video of him dancing in a public square to suddenly go viral. Jiang Ji shoots to fame overnight as the “handsome square-dance guy,” but instead of celebrating, he ca 746Reads8.2Score14214d adds
- 14 The Entertainment Industry's Invincible Handsome Guy Transformation 娱乐圈之变身无敌帅哥 [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 8.8kReads9.4Score71114d adds
- 15 The Idol Life of a Laid-Back Trainee 懒系选手的爱豆人生 [No romance, no romance, no romance] [Not based on real people! Unrelated to reality! Feel free to consider it a parallel world!] Zhou Yijin had always been lazy, so his mother sent him to TN to train as an idol. He only wanted to quietly finish his trainee days and leave, but he was so dazzlingly handsome that he accidentally debuted. At first, he just wanted to be an obscure little idol and keep a low profile. Who knew his older brothers would dote on him, his older sisters would spoil him, hi 8.1kReads9.4Score74514d adds
- 16 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 (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 1kReads9.3Score10314d adds
- 17 With My Skills Maxed Out, I Became a Top-Tier Star 技能点满后，我成了全能顶流 [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 51.3kReads9.3Score7.1k14d adds
- 18 An All-Rounder at Horse Riding and Falconry? The Stunning Captain Leaves Everyone Stunned 骑马训鹰全能？神颜队长震惊众人 [Two male leads, 1v1 + both leads' romantic histories are spotless + showbiz + boy band + fanfic writer + power fantasy + sweet romance + adored by all + original settings + no real-life inspirations, set in a fictional world] [The ultimate bad-boy heartthrob × irresistible charmer] [The author's writing improves steadily; the middle and later parts are better than the early pre-debut chapters] - “Through adversity, straight to the stars” - In his previous life, Yu Tachi debuted through a talent 2.7kReads9.0Score42114d adds
- 19 A-Rated! The Gorgeous Boy Band Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm A爆！神颜男团杀疯内娱 [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 32kReads9.4Score5.4k14d adds
- 20 Your Pure, Flirtatious Su Ge, Taking Over the Entertainment Industry? Consider It Done 清纯钓系你苏哥，娱乐圈？拿下 [Two male leads + boy band in the entertainment industry + System + no real-life counterparts + plenty of fictional details] [Readers who demand strict historical accuracy, beware] After leaping from a high-rise, Su Yu opens his eyes to find he’s reborn on the day he starts work as the assistant to the top-tier boy band FZS. In his previous life, the entire internet called him unprofessional and accused him of abusing the artists. In the end, while out buying groceries for them, an obsessive fan 1.7kReads8.9Score23014d adds
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I Became a Fan Favorite After Reincarnating as a Gloomy Idol 穿成阴郁偶像后我成了万人迷
[Rebirth, two male leads, entertainment-industry comeback, power couple, happy ending] Xie Jiangshi got into a car accident. When he woke up, he found himself in the body of someone named Su Bei, who seemed to be the very person responsible for running him over. Worse still, this body belonged to the visual center of VENT, a five-member boy band currently at the height of its popularity. Su Bei was a scandal-plagued pretty boy, rumored to be a kept man and a homewrecker, mocked for dragging the
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After Slacking Off on a Survival Show, I Debuted in the Center Position [Entertainment Industry] 在选秀节目划水后我C位出道了［娱乐圈］
[Scheming, deadpan, and mischievous X effortlessly flirtatious] After his first stage performance, Ruan Yan looked at the rankings and put on a disappointed expression for the cameras. But... Onstage: Aw, I'm so disappointed. Offstage: Hehe, I'm faking it. To Ruan Yan, talent shows were nowhere near as appealing as a plate of braised pork. Surrounded by so many strong competitors, all he wanted was to coast along and be a pretty little freeloader. But that dream was cruelly shattered after his f
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We Filmed a Variety Show, and All Three of Us in the Family Became Famous in Our Own Ways 录个综艺，一家三口各火各的
[Variety Show + Slacker Attitude + Lighthearted Comedy + No Heroine + System + Dad Raising a Child + Cozy Everyday Life + Delta Force] Lin Ze transmigrated into the body of a single father. He was a professional slacker, a laid-back dad, and perfectly happy to live off his parents. The parenting reality show had invited him to serve as a cautionary example, come last, and make the big shots look good. Unexpectedly, Lin Ze's daily routine of mooching off both his parents and his kid became the fo
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- 24 The Lie-Flat Little Star 躺平小明星 [A ridiculously, ridiculously, ridiculously, ridiculously, ridiculously rich benefactor Jin Zhu VS a little star who can't sing, dance, or act, Wei Wei Wei] [Modern setting + two male leads + premium novel + showbiz + sweet romance + 1v1 + happy ending + gag comedy + hilarious + lively + lighthearted] Little Star: I heard you had seven darlings when you were in school, and you loved them to bits. Benefactor: Huh? Little Star: I never thought you'd be the kind of jerk who dates seven people at on 2.4kReads9.5Score24214d adds
- 25 Even the Shy, Unnoticed Idol Is Doing Their Best to Stay Active 内向小透明爱豆也有在好好营业 [Entertainment industry] [Variety shows] [Livestream] [Everyday life] [No song plagiarism] [Wide range of music recommendations] [Forming a group] Even though An Che was born into a terrible family, he never gave up hope of living. By a stroke of luck, he entered the entertainment industry and became a boy band member, quickly rising to fame thanks to his exceptional looks and outstanding professional skills. Watch An Che turn his tragic life around! (I’m not good at writing blurbs. Please read 897Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 26 After Joining a Boy Band Survival Show, I Became the B-King 参加男团选秀后我成了Bking About the Career Other people's idols: Practicing hard offstage, staying up all night, working themselves to the bone... Feng Yao: I just want to lie around. Sleep comes before everything else... And then Feng Yao keeps leading the votes by a huge margin. The haters: She's got nothing but her face. A pretty prop. Later: What kind of B-king script is she following? While other idols are releasing songs, appearing on variety shows, taking roles, and trying to make a name for themselves, Fen 391Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 27 The Group's Beloved: My Life in a Boy Band 我在男团当：团宠 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads8.4Score11214d adds
- 28 Reborn After Becoming a Movie Emperor, I Audition for a Talent Show 成为影帝后重生，我去选秀出道了 [Protagonist’s POV, male lead + boy-band auditions + a touch of ensemble cast + lots of original worldbuilding + everyday life] Tong Siyan is reborn. He’s a trainee abandoned by his agency. His predecessor’s dream was to debut as an idol. Then let’s make it happen through an audition show! The only problem is, he can barely make ends meet. But that’s okay! Tong Siyan puts his acting skills as an award-winning actor to use, performing live to earn money. He solves his problems in a single night. 905Reads8.7Score12814d adds
- 29 I Reincarnated as the Boy Group's Most Popular Member, but I Just Want to Study 穿成男团万人迷的我只想学习 Shen Zhijie, a fresh graduate who had just passed the civil service exam, transmigrated into a book, into the body of a minor background character who shared his name. The book was a “beloved by all” reverse-harem story where readers bet on the love interests. During the idol survival camp, the protagonist shou would dazzle everyone, then get caught up in all kinds of romantic rivalries among the bigwigs of showbiz. And Shen Zhijie was the background character who got written out as soon as he 46Reads—Score414d adds
- 30 After Leaving the Military, I Became the Darling of a Survival Show 退伍后，我成了选秀节目的团宠 His younger brother dragged him into an audition show, and he made it through the first round. Bai Yan knew absolutely nothing about singing or dancing, and he’d been lying flat from the very start. He’d only just finished his military service. Was he really going to put himself through this? He wasn’t stupid. 825Reads7.1Score11014d adds
- 31 A Royal Drops Into a Boy Band: From Hated by All to Loved by All 皇族空降男团，万人嫌变万人迷 [Just started getting ratings, so please don't mind them] [Two male leads + idol boy group + adored by everyone, beautiful and tragic + comeback and face-slapping] Because his illegitimate younger half-brother interfered, Shen Baiyu's relationship with his father became strained. After starting college, he even cut off contact with him. Only when his stepmother was caught cheating did his father think to try to repair their relationship. But his proud father never listened to his opinions. Claim 19Reads8.0Score914d adds
- 32 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 [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 170Reads8.7Score2414d adds
- 33 The Stunning Trainee Takes the Boy Band Audition by Storm 神颜练习生在男团选秀爆火 (The rating just came out and will rise later. The audition-show and boy-band arcs are complete.) [Boy Band Audition Show + Female-Oriented + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Live Broadcasts + Real-Time Bullet Comments + Original Songs] Xie Zhisheng is an obscure trainee from a small agency. On his 21st birthday, he gets into an accident, and a suddenly appearing System gives him a second chance. He must compete on an audition show and successfully debut, earning enough emotional energy to escape hi 3.8kReads8.4Score41414d adds
- 34 Somehow, I Became the Top-Tier Star in the Center Position 莫名其妙翻身成了C位顶流 [Boy band + no female lead + group favorite + no CP] Xiang Yue wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the worst member of the hottest boy band, the dead-last loser. The only things people online have to say about him are: leech, nuisance, nepotism hire, and useless pretty face. And the person he's become is himself from a parallel world. Normally, when you transmigrate, the first thing to do is preserve the original character's persona, then slowly change the public's opinion of them. That's 14.1kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 35 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 [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 74Reads8.8Score—14d adds
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Damn Humans! Stop Moving My Fish Tank 可恶的人类！不要搬我的鱼缸
(Mutually devoted 1v1 + talent competition in the entertainment industry + sweet romance + haughty mermaid prince X roguish human) Lan Yinyuan was the only mermaid in his clan to inherit the bloodline of the Siren Sea Demon. After having his fill of the sea, he decided to make waves on land. But while Lan Yinyuan wasn't looking, his friend Zhong Mojiang sent him onto the talent show Youth Factory. Lan Yinyuan: “Are you kidding me? A talent show? And the camp is by the sea?! If I get wet, my legs
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- 37 Pretending to Be an Alpha at a Talent Show, I Get Kissed Like Crazy by the Cool-Headed Mentor 装A参加选秀，被高冷导师疯狂亲 [Showbiz + an Omega pretending to be an Alpha + silly comedy + sweet romance] [Soft-waisted, sharp-tongued pretty boy × secretly passionate, sharp-tongued movie star][Lots of live-chat comments during the early livestreams~] The first time they meet, Wen Yuxin barges into the bathroom and says to movie star Gu, who has just undone his belt, “I’ll give you five hundred. How about some special services?” Movie star Gu: ? The next time they meet, Wen Yuxin is a contestant in a boy band competit 7.9kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
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Help! Why Is That Blacksmith Trending Again? 救命！那个打铁的怎么又上热搜了
[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
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I'm the Female Manager of a Boy Band 我是男团女经纪
Yue Jue’s former female manager has returned to the entertainment industry! And now she’s managing a boy band? The band’s fans see her as their number-one enemy, convinced that this woman must have ulterior motives. Song Wancheng has this to say: “I had no choice. Life forced my hand. I have no interest in dating my own artists.” The band’s most popular member: “Try it with me. You might change your mind.” The all-rounder captain: “Don’t be so sure. Let’s wait and see.” The adorable youngest mem
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