The Low-Key One Becomes the Top Star in an All-Alpha Girl Group

Li Changyao is a low-key person. Thanks to a family that has never known a moment without money, going back to her mother's mother's mother, and to her own high IQ, she got into the world's top-ranked university at just sixteen. With life going far too smoothly, she starts looking for a thrill. Just before Carbuncle's debut, the lead singer quits. Li Changyao, 184 centimeters tall and blessed with striking looks and an exceptional singing voice, joins the group with a bang. The whole company thinks their savior's arrival will make the group an overnight sensation. But no one expects her to be so emotionally restrained that she stays silent most of the time. At their first appearance, her teammates worry she'll be too reserved to perform freely. But as soon as she takes the stage, they are dumbfounded. This stage queen, unleashing her full power with passion and making the audience scream, is their new lead singer! Teammates: Is she a part-time low-key person? Never mind. One performance brings the group's blog two hundred thousand new followers and puts Carbuncle in the public eye. A huge success. Her model's figure, face straight out of a 3D character design, and strikingly contrasting personality make Li Changyao's label as a low-key idol stick. Just as they think the group is steadily moving forward, scandals start coming their way. The former lead singer spreads rumors that Li Changyao was parachuted in and stole her debut spot. Then, after appearing on a variety show, Li Changyao's blunt personality and AI-like manner of speaking earn her a slew of negative labels. No social skills, no warmth, a weird fake person, only a high school education, so why pretend to be cultured... Suddenly, public opinion is sharply divided. But her talent is so strong that her fanbase grows at a terrifying rate. With time, the truth comes to light. [She came to save the day, yet people still spread rumors about her.] [Only two weeks to debut, terrifying. A born idol.] [Who said she was uneducated? She got into the world's top-ranked university at sixteen.] [Her family's even more powerful. They're the Li family, rich for generations.] Teammates: Didn't you say you lived in the mountains and didn't even know how to use takeout coupons? Li Changyao: The whole mountain belongs to me. What's the problem? Teammates O.o: You're way too low-key! From rookie idol to top-tier star, Li Changyao and her teammates rise from obscurity to fame. One step at a time, they climb toward the peak. Carbuncle is destined to shine! ★★★★★★ I Really Didn't Mean to Ship a Couple on a Survival Show In the future, survival shows are everywhere. To bring in some fresh energy, the production team injects the contestants with a strange potion that resets their memories. Only two people retain their original memories. Jin Liyu never imagined he'd be competing on a survival show with a bunch of "ancient people." To make matters worse, they're all pretty talented, and on the very first day, the top scorer and third-place contestant are already being shipped together. Is this right? Jin Liyu briefly considers that shipping can indeed make him popular, but quickly decides it's all nonsense. Better to keep his head down and work hard. He wants to debut. He wants to get rich. Yet while he's huffing and puffing through practice in the training room, trying to improve his ranking, ships about him spring up outside the show like mushrooms after rain. The Crown Prince and the Prince already had plenty of fans before the show, and they're both very talented. They're in the same top-ranked class, so Jin Liyu learns from their strengths and practices with them to improve his own skills. Online commenters: [Who gets the love triangle? All three of them think they're the third wheel.] Jin Liyu: ? Jin Liyu: Get a grip. I see them as obstacles in the way of my success. As trainees from the same company, Jin Liyu has ranked first in the monthly evaluations for a whole year, while his partner has come in second. Their rivalry continues on the show. Online commenters: [Your rival is your wife. I've always known how brilliant you are.] Jin Liyu: ? Jin Liyu: Get a grip. We're just friends. We both want to outdo each other. After finally rising to first place, he can almost see himself making his debut in the center position, but at the last moment, an unexpected contender appears. Online commenters: [The real official couple turns out to be Steve, who's been passing by the entire world of ships.] Jin Liyu: ? This is getting ridiculous! They're just interacting normally. How can people interpret it like this? And that's not all. He discovers there's another "modern person" among them, someone who has been hiding their abilities and poses a huge threat to him. No way. Jin Liyu is going to outwork him and beat him to the center position. Then he'll earn his first big payday and make sure his whole family can live well. The hundredth season of Super Idol is a massive hit around the world. Viewers love watching the show with a magnifying glass, picking apart and interpreting all of Jin Liyu's various ships. Besides that, there's one other thing the audience is curious about: how the contestants will react when they drink the antidote after the group debut night. It has to be fascinating. Theme: Every girl is more than a label. Be the protagonist of your own life.