Reborn as the ACE of a Boy Band

A gentle top with a steady, strong inner core & a cool guy bottom who's cold both inside and out, except when it comes to the top

*Top-focused, with the bottom pursuing the top

*No characters are based on real people

Li Geng died. When he opened his eyes again, he had become Jiang Yilan, a member of the popular boy band To5.

Two years ago, Li Geng was supposed to debut as a member of To5, but someone took his spot at the last minute. The company promised him that he'd debut in their next boy band. Over the following two years, Li Geng trained even harder. In the several evaluations before his death, he came in first every time.

With a new group about to be formed, his excellent results earned him the role of the group's ACE. At last, everything was looking up, but Li Geng met with an accident on his way to visit his younger sister, Li Mo.

Jiang Yilan was the person who had taken his place in the lineup two years ago.

A useless rich second-generation kid with nothing going for him but his looks, he couldn't sing or dance. He'd used his family's influence to get into the group, kicking Li Geng out of the debut lineup, then happily stayed on as the group's pretty face.

His lack of talent wasn't his only problem. He wasn't popular with his bandmates, either, especially with the group's main dancer, Tang Ruining. Their fans even found a new angle and started shipping them as a pair who loved to hate each other.

Given a new life, Li Geng could only slowly fill in the gaps, work hard to rebuild his relationships with his bandmates, and turn around his public image, shedding his reputation as a pretty face.

Just as he saw the people around him starting to change their minds about him, Tang Ruining still treated him badly. Unable to hold back, Li Geng asked, "What do you have against me? Tell me, and I'll change."

Tang Ruining replied coldly, "The person you replaced back then is dead."

"He should have debuted with us. Then he wouldn't have had that accident."

"Can you make it up to him with your life?"

Li Geng: ...I'm touched, but I don't know what to do.

But later, Tang Ruining was the one pinning him down and kissing him backstage.

Much later, after revealing his identity, Li Geng asked him, "If I were still Li Geng and had debuted with To5, would we have gotten together?"

Tang Ruining answered without hesitation, "I'd have pursued you even sooner."

Theme: Cherish life and keep striving.