Boy Band Romance with In-Group Relationships 队内恋爱男团文

1. 1 直 Livestreaming a Subconscious Talent Show: The Pinnacle of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty 直播潜意识选秀真善美之巅 Li Lan礼蓝Danmei (BL)816k WordsOngoing "Subconscious Audition" Official Forum's Top Trending Topic Today: What's the difference between an audition with too much freedom and going to college? Top-Voted Comments: 1. Elimination season ≈ graduation season; dropping in rank / facing elimination ≈ falling grades / failing a course 2. The forum's basically like a confession wall~ 3. The regulars in each district ≈ the stray cats everyone keeps feeding 4. So who's going to play the lovey-dovey couple kissing and clinging to each other und 2.9kFavorites2.5kClicks/ch7.3kGifts

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   The romance is quite intense, but overall it's still plot-driven, with sweet moments interspersed throughout.

2. 2 死 After Faking My Death, I Crashed and Burned in Front of My Ex [Showbiz] 死遁后在前男友面前翻车了[娱乐圈] Xie Canglang谢沧浪Danmei (BL)324k WordsCompleted The story is complete. Thank you for supporting the official release. A little favor from everyone who bought the whole story: please leave a good review. Please add my upcoming novel, "After Transmigrating Into a Book, I Stole the Scum Gong's Beloved [ABO]," to your reading list. The blurb is at the end~ [Blurb] Lu Lianchen, employee number 0327 of the Space-Time System, is mild-mannered and outstanding at his job. The only mission he ever botched was a mess hastily dumped on him by a colleague 18.9kFavorites37.4kClicks/ch4.8kGifts

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   It's sweet and sour, very cute, and the romance is well-written. The protagonist is a newcomer who becomes the main character, but later becomes his teammate.

3. 3 重 Reborn, I Debuted With My White Moonlight [Entertainment Industry] 重生后和白月光组团出道了[娱乐圈] Xie Canglang谢沧浪Danmei (BL)229k WordsCompleted The full novel is complete =v= Coming next: Entertainment Circle novel, "After My Career Fan Started Keeping an Eye on Me, I Was Forced to Work [Entertainment Circle]". The blurb is at the very bottom. Blurb: After enjoying a smooth ride through the entertainment industry and becoming a winner in life, Shi Shao had won countless awards over the years and was just one step away from becoming an award-winning actor. Then, after suddenly falling into a coma, h 3.6kFavorites9.5kClicks/ch1.4kGifts

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   A talent show. I especially love the author's writing style... It's a very cute story, the romance feels a little jumpy but it's still adorable!

4. 4 卖 Beard-Sharing Buddies [Entertainment Industry] 卖腐搭子[娱乐圈] Frost Boat Crossing霜舟渡Danmei (BL)97k WordsCompleted Top note: [The protagonist will not date while working as an idol! The protagonist is not based on any real person~] A free, silly little sweet treat, written for practice, just for fun! * In the few fanfics about the flop group USTAR, Song Xingzhi is always cast as the sleeping husband, the coworker who closes the door, or some random passerby praising another couple's sweet, real romance... He accepts this gladly. Given the choice between being the husband and being the dominant one, he resolu 187Favorites446Clicks/ch166Gifts

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   This is an incredibly cute free short story! It's amazingly adorable, with a great sense of humor and witty commentary. Please check it out! However, the later developments are a bit too fast (?). See the first sentence of the synopsis for warnings.

5. 5 我EN My Teammate and I Are Dating on the Company Dime [Entertainment Industry] 我和队友公费恋爱[娱乐圈] Paper Folding as Play折纸为戏Danmei (BL)273k WordsCompleted Gu Zhijing, a little-known idol in a no-name boy band, has two questions on his mind every day. First, is having a secret crush a disqualifying flaw for an idol? Second, is it a disqualifying flaw if his crush is his own group’s leader? Thinking of the idol code of conduct their leader had set before their debut, Gu Zhijing figures his crush is destined to be a grand romance that goes nowhere. All he can do is quietly make a secret account. I’ll go crazy for him, lose my mind for him, cheer him 9.3kFavorites14.5kClicks/ch5.1kGifts

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   A light and sweet romance novel, written by a very reliable author who is also a big fan of Chinese idols qvq. The growth storyline in the entertainment industry is also very engaging and not at all K-pop-ish. It's super cute, and it even includes my favorite idol group battle segment... Reading it felt like stepping back into the days when the Chinese idol industry wasn't completely dead TT. A truly excellent story.

6. 6 在 Becoming the Crown Princess on a Boy Band Survival Show 在男团选秀当太子妃 He Wen和文Danmei (BL)397k WordsCompleted [Three-Way Romantic Tension] [High-Stakes Idol Survival Show] [Scheming, Mysterious Top Who Plays the Fool x Smart, Carefree Beauty Bottom Who Blushes at the First Flirt] 1. The entertainment industry's biggest idol survival show is back, and the major company Lilan Media has sent two favored contestants: Jun Wuping and Sikou. Their fans are always at each other's throats over which one is the crown prince. After watching just two episodes, though, viewers have figured out that they may not kno 558Favorites756Clicks/ch195Gifts

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   A talent show. The premise is a bit complicated in various ways, but it's a pretty good read. The synopsis says it's a love triangle, but the mutual attraction between the two leads is quite obvious from beginning to end.

7. 7 顶 Top-Tier Idol Group (Entertainment Circle) 顶配天团（娱乐圈） Spirit of the Butterfly蝶之灵Danmei (BL)665k WordsCompleted [Completed, please leave a five-star review! Mwah!] FTM is an experimental boy band created by Shengyao Media. After the chief planner picked the lineup on a whim, they hastily debuted and were dubbed “the biggest amateur operation in history.” FTM never quite took off after their debut. That is, until a variety show, when Fu Fei, the youngest member, slipped and fell during a relay race. The five of them were lined up, and Fu Fei’s fall knocked over the members in front of him one after another 82.6kFavorites75.8kClicks/ch115.5kGifts

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   The format is more like a Chinese entertainment group from over a decade ago (?), With the main characters and teammates having reassuringly normal personalities. The romance is a bit weak and uneventful, while the career storyline takes up more space. Originally rated four stars, but changed to five stars because the author was attacked by a BL fangirl.

8. 8 这 This Top-Tier Star Has a Run of Bad Luck [Entertainment Industry] 这个顶流有点衰[娱乐圈] The Witch's Black Cat魔女的黑猫Danmei (BL)1.0M WordsCompleted Cool, unlucky bottom x gentle, lucky, jealous top Ning Huaiyi has never been blessed by fate. When he was five, he was abandoned at an amusement park during Children's Day. He was adopted many times while living in the orphanage. The families all chose him for his good looks and good health, but something always went wrong after they took him in. 1.6kFavorites1.1kClicks/ch1.7kGifts

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   A "raising a child" type story. A super slow-burn slice-of-life story… I felt it would be very long, but surprisingly quite enjoyable. Although it starts in high school, the "raising a child" element is very strong. The male lead has a crush on the female lead, the team-up phase comes later, and the romance is relatively minor.

9. 9 虚 Virtual Boy Group 虚拟男团 Mu Yuanmu木沅木Danmei (BL)450k WordsCompleted [Band] [Virtual Idols] A game of corporate intrigue gets Su Chi, who was about to debut as an idol, sold off to a streaming company. There, he is told to redebut as a virtual idol alongside four other guys. Virtual idols? What even are those? Su Chi arrives at the shabby company and looks at the several guys in front of him, whose hair is dyed in garish styles. He doesn't know what to say. They tell him the company insists they all dye their hair to match their virtual avatars, so their souls 1.5kFavorites1.9kClicks/ch697Gifts

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   Virtual boy band. It's a combination of an offline band and an online virtual boy band; the actual boy band content isn't very high. (Emotional appeal)

10. 10 素 An Amateur Audition Show Somehow Produced a Top Boy Group 素人选秀竟然推出了顶级男团 No Such Cai Recipe不着蔡谱Danmei (BL)507k WordsCompleted The most unabashed favoritism Growing together and turning the tide against the odds Entertainment Gossip >>> Amateur Contestants >>> Hot Topic Thread Topic: Can ordinary people debut as stars now too?? If this awful audition show becomes a hit, I'll hand-copy everyone's usernames in this thread! Post 1 With skills like these, could I debut too? Post 2 Um... I take it back. This is actually great. Post 3 I take it back too. Post 4 I'm the OP. I've already started copying use 1.7kFavorites2.9kClicks/ch701Gifts

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    A talent show. The premise is rather idealized, mainly focusing on a limited group of participants, with limited screen time dedicated to the competition and relatively few romantic subplots. Warning: Minor BG (boy/girl) side couple.

11. 11 一 Shall We Dance? 一起跳支舞吗？ Insomniac Lightbulb失眠电灯Danmei (BL)68k WordsCompleted [A short story where I let loose] I'm a flop idol who, in order to chase my favorite star, managed to become the worst performer in a huge boy group of a hundred members. My bias is the top-tier star in my group. But my bias doesn't seem to have all his marbles. He has no sense of what it means to be an idol, and keeps trying to help me out so I can ride his coattails. He has no ambition whatsoever. That would be bad enough, but he also wants to break the dating ban. He even wants to sleep wit 1.2kFavorites2.1kClicks/ch830Gifts

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    48 Group. First-person perspective, quite enjoyable to watch. The bottom is a huge fan of the top who joined the group, rising to the top through various fan-driven means. They only get together after the group's transformation.

12. 12 今 Is the Top-Tier Star Working Today? 今天顶流营业了吗？ Kong Xingfeng孔行风Danmei (BL)222k WordsCompleted Formerly the most popular member, Yu Ting joins a new group and clashes with its rebellious captain on day one. Yu Ting, sitting in the passenger seat and enjoying the show: I hear our little captain is pretty rebellious. His tattoos go all the way from his collarbone to his inner thigh? The captain himself, in the driver's seat and mistaken for a chauffeur: ...Get out. The tattoo rumor was made up by some entertainment reporters, and Yu Ting was the first person bold enough to bring it up to 8.1kFavorites15.9kClicks/ch2.8kGifts

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    I read it a long time ago, so I don't remember it very well. It was probably a sweet romance novel.

13. 13 男 The Supporting Male Lead Just Wants to Debut in the Center Position 男配只想C位出道 Xing Qiyun星栖云Danmei (BL)481k WordsCompleted [Complete. Please leave a five-star review! New story: Playing the Devoted Male Supporting Role for Three Male Leads] [An entertainment-industry story with everyone doting on the protagonist, a popular bottom. In his previous life, Ji Zeyu was a veteran of audition shows. He was extremely talented but had no looks or connections, and spent seven or eight years as a background character on one talent show after another. He eventually died in a ca 100.7kFavorites240kClicks/ch32.5kGifts

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    A talent show. A fairly standard talent show story, featuring a popular, universally loved protagonist. Warning: Male author

14. 14 队 My Teammate Flirts with Me Every Day [Entertainment Industry] 队友每天都在撩我[娱乐圈] Lu Nian Yue鹿捻月Danmei (BL)212k WordsCompleted [New Novel: The Group's Favorite on a Talent Show is now updating] Young star Lin Xingzhi is sharp yet gentle, the entertainment industry's beloved dreamboat. Trainee Gu Huiwan is adorable, sweet, and soft, with the kind of looks everyone in the fandom can agree on. When the two appear on a talent show together, their chemistry takes everyone by surprise. Fans ship them like crazy, willing to stay single for ten years and eat nothing but vegetables for the rest of their lives if it means the two 7.4kFavorites15.3kClicks/ch1.7kGifts

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    A talent show. A sweet little story; the author does a good job of capturing the feeling and atmosphere of the competition, though the writing feels a bit rushed.

15. 15 在 The Group's Beloved on a Survival Show 在选秀节目里当团宠 Lu Nian Yue鹿捻月Danmei (BL)232k WordsCompleted The talent show One + Sixth didn't become a hit because of its ace trainee who had returned from overseas, its internationally acclaimed piano prince, or its low-key child star with good looks. It was all thanks to a delicate, soft-spoken internet celebrity with little talent. They say that on the night of the premiere, each contestant's fans had tuned in to see how this little internet celebrity would drag their own favorite down. But after watching his performance, they swallowed hard and conf 20.9kFavorites70.9kClicks/ch4.8kGifts

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    The talent show started off well, but the ending was a bit too rushed.

16. 16 美 Brave New World [Talent Show] 美丽新世界[选秀] Wei Jiang娓江Danmei (BL)467k WordsCompleted [Main story complete. Bonus chapters will be updated when inspiration strikes.] "If you travel to a distant, unfamiliar country and still don't change or overturn the life you had before, then what's the point of flying so far away?" [Prologue] At its heart, an idol competition is a game played by capitalists, but that doesn't mean the boys can't enjoy themselves. Not everyone is cut out to be an idol. They all have their own reasons. Some want to be adored by the masses, some long to be cheri 645Favorites1.1kClicks/ch189Gifts

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    A talent show. A realistic story, interwoven with the themes of insignificance, fragility, impulsiveness, irrationality, and dark conspiracies, yet also offering a glimmer of hope. Everyone is pushed forward by capital and profit; the author is very skilled at writing.

17. 17 男 Boy Band Wars 男团战争 Yue Lan越懒Danmei (BL)318k WordsCompleted When Jiang Suinian and Lu Shenhao were both seventy, they each rode an electric scooter and crashed into each other on the road. Their old bones shattered on impact. They closed their eyes and kicked the bucket, at the ripe old age of seventy. When Jiang Suinian opened his eyes again, he found himself back at twenty. But it wasn’t his twenty-year-old self. He was twenty-year-old “Lu Shenhao.” When the two met again at college Jiang Suinian: “Heh, I get it. You’re the busybody who keeps stirri 7.7kFavorites12.8kClicks/ch2.5kGifts

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    It's a talent show story. It's primarily a comedic romance novel, with a small portion dedicated to talent shows and a relatively weak connection to the entertainment industry.

18. 18 养 A Guide to Getting Your Idol Boy Group Back Together 养成系男团复婚指南 A Pick of the Wind一拾风Danmei (BL)492k WordsCompleted [48-member idol group story] The story of Shiyiyu, the former fan-favorite pairing in Link, an idol theater group built around a nurturing concept, came to an abrupt end in the winter when they were eighteen. Two months earlier, Ying Shiyue and Qiao Yi had just taken first and second place in the general election, full of confidence and ambition. Two months later, Qiao Yi left the group for no apparent reason and vanished without a trace, leaving Ying Shiyue alone and at a loss. Overnight, Shi 1kFavorites711Clicks/ch2.5kGifts

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    48 Group. The tension between them is quite enjoyable; both the seme and uke characters are adorable in a literal sense. I really like this setup where everyone from teammates to fans to the audience is a shipper.

19. 19 兼 A Part-Time Idol’s Guidebook 兼职爱豆指北 Fang Zizai方自在Danmei (BL)786k WordsCompleted Jiang Lechen: the idol who’s best at slaughtering pigs, and the veterinarian who’s best at singing and dancing. As a little-known member of a trainee-built boy group, Xiao Jiang feels less like he’s chasing his dreams in show business and more like he’s being put through military training. Monday to Friday, he struggles through eight a.m. university classes, fighting tooth and nail to keep up his attendance and grades. As soon as class ends, he rushes to the company for dance, vocal, and actin 131.9kFavorites224.5kClicks/ch372.9kGifts

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    This isn't a boy band story, but it is indeed a romance within a boy band... The top and bottom are teammates in a boy band, but the group doesn't do many activities; everyone is mainly doing solo. The bottom's character is very cute, a very nice and unique smart and clear-headed little sun.

20. 20 补 The Last-Minute Sub-in [Entertainment Industry] 补位空降[娱乐圈] Sixteen Springs十六春令Danmei (BL)810k WordsCompleted On the first anniversary of NebulaX’s debut, the company announced two things at once. Member Jiang Xuxi was leaving the group due to an injury. Lin Xiangbei, a new member transferred from the acting division, was suddenly added to the lineup that same day and began taking part in the group’s activities. NebulaX shot to fame right after debut. Their first single immediately took the No. 1 spot, and in just a year, they had fought their way into the ranks of top-tier groups. Just as everything 46.3kFavorites78.6kClicks/ch56.3kGifts

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    The character design is good, and I really like the "surprise arrival" persona, but the fandom content is a bit too exaggerated. Warning: Side couple (BG)

21. 21 谁 Who Said You Could Kiss Me? [Showbiz] 谁准你亲我？[娱乐圈] Insomniac Lightbulb失眠电灯Danmei (BL)259k WordsCompleted [Ongoing] The neighboring side-couple series, "Shall We Dance Together?", is being serialized. If you're interested, come check it out! - Ling Quan was the school bully for eighteen years. They said he was ruthless, had fists of steel, and never smiled. Forced to make a living, he had to follow the persona his company had created for him and play the good boy on a hit survival show. When the first episode aired, Ling Quan won countless fans with his top-ranked first-stage performance, his sugar 20.4kFavorites28.4kClicks/ch4.6kGifts

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    The talent show was pretty good; it was enjoyable to watch. I especially loved the scene where the male lead thanked the fans on the final night. Respecting the fans of your favorite idol is what makes them the best idol. They only got together after the group disbanded.

22. 22 营 Business Paradox [Entertainment Industry] 营业悖论[娱乐圈] Zhi Chu稚楚Danmei (BL)677k WordsCompleted Please read the content warnings before starting! Kaleido is a talented but little-known boy band that goes viral by accident after a fan-filmed video at the airport makes the rounds. In the video, the group’s most dominant youngest member, Pei Tingsong, pins his older bandmate Fang Juexia against a wall and playfully taps his face with a plane ticket. Fang Juexia simply takes the ticket, holds it between his lips, and straightens his collar. The band’s supposed “bullying” turns into provocativ 1.2MFavorites1.3MClicks/ch1.4MGifts

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    It's pretty good, and very enjoyable to watch. The fact that there are so many fans of the couple gives me a sense of security. The fact that the male lead, who gets a lot of criticism, says he doesn't want female fans is a plot point I really like… The fact that the couple is on top is fantastic…

23. 23 参 I Became the Group's Darling After Joining a Survival Show 参加选秀后我成了团宠 Don't Spurn Spring Clothes莫惜春衣Danmei (BL)465k WordsCompleted [Complete. Ye Ying entered a talent competition because she needed money for tuition. She planned to win a cash prize and get eliminated in the first round. Who knew she’d become an unexpected sensation, and somehow turn into the group’s darling? A flood of haters descended: “They edited her vocals this much and still call her the top vocalist?” “This photo is obviously been heavily retouched and photoshopped. I b 44.7kFavorites91.4kClicks/ch37.4kGifts

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    A talent show. The main content is more interesting than the title and caption. They only got together after the group disbanded.

24. 24 靠 I Went Viral for My Looks, Then Took Center Stage on Skill Alone 靠脸爆红后我凭实力C位出道 The Night Shines On黑夜长明Danmei (BL)231k WordsCompleted Mu Lin has trended at number one twice. Once for #MostHandsomeHorrorFilmLead#, and once for #MuLinAbusesHisPower#. After gaining a huge crowd of casual fans, he ruined his own reputation. Furious fans kept cursing him, but waited in vain for their idol to speak up. Only then did they remember that Mu Lin had gone to compete on the year's most obscure variety show, Idol 101. The haters discussed joining forces to dig up dirt on him. Then Before wa 12.1kFavorites29.4kClicks/ch4.4kGifts

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    A talent show. A fairly standard talent show story, but it's quite cute. Warning: Although this is a 1v1 story, the author later became a popular and controlled character and started writing pseudo-NP stories.

25. 25 生 Life Is Hard, So I’m Forced to Perform for a Living [Entertainment Industry] 生活不易，被迫卖艺[娱乐圈] Paper Folding as Play折纸为戏Danmei (BL)373k WordsCompleted [Upcoming: O Pretends to Be an Alpha and Debuts in the Center Position] Blurb: Cheng Jiu, a little-known actor, was devastated when he found out he’d been bundled off to compete on a boy group survival show. He was especially nervous after hearing that the captain assigned to mentor him was sharp-tongued, strict, and difficult to get along with. Cheng Jiu: ...Life is hard. I’ve been forced to sell my talent. He’d thought he was only there to make up the numbers, get some screen time in the fir 41.9kFavorites112.1kClicks/ch17.3kGifts

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    The talent show. Both the main and side couples are very engaging and have a great feel to them.

26. 26 美 The Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Boy Band 美强惨男团 Jin Chanzi金蝉子Danmei (BL)470k WordsCompleted Completed: Did the Top-Tier Star Lose Points Today?; The Top-Tier Star’s Producer New story: Did the Top-Tier Star Get Scolded Today? [Synopsis] Ruan Mengxi had a simple reason for becoming a trainee: he wanted to follow his idols. Unfortunately, his idols were a boy band widely regarded in the industry as beautiful, strong, and tragic. They had both talent and looks, but just couldn’t become popular. Ruan Mengxi’s greatest wish had once been to work hard, debu 9kFavorites17.7kClicks/ch4kGifts

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    It's alright, pretty standard.

27. 27 重 Back to Debut Night 重返出道夜 Rain Falls on the Road雨下路Danmei (BL)720k WordsCompleted [Expected to go VIP on April 14. Chapters 27, 42, 93, 121, 147, and 161 are forum-style chapters with additional plot, but they have little impact on understanding the main story. Feel free to skip them if you don't like that format.] On debut night, Lu Zhaiqi, a popular contestant who had been comfortably in a debut spot and felt great about his chances, was stunned to find himself in the elimination zone. At the same time, the System’s “Mission Failed” announcement rang out once again, right 1.4kFavorites1.9kClicks/ch1.1kGifts

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    It's a talent show. The romance develops a little slowly, but the ensemble cast is excellent; both the main characters are very vivid and realistic. I personally really like the author's writing style. They'll probably only get together after the group disbands.

28. 28 男 Boy Band Promotion Handbook 男团营业手册 Paper Folding as Play折纸为戏Danmei (BL)271k WordsCompleted Six months after the C-list boy group Forever debuted, one of the group’s CPs suddenly became a sensation. Their stage chemistry was explosive, and they gave fans endless sweet moments offstage. Shen Yuqi and Xia Chixian’s “Xian Qi” ship was called the sweetest CP in the entire Chinese entertainment industry. Even passing ants had to praise how lucky the CP fans were to have their ship become real. Only Shen Yuqi knew that he and his bandmate Xia Chixian couldn’t stand each other. Their relatio 19.4kFavorites29.4kClicks/ch12.2kGifts

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    Among the many boy band novels that claim to be about BL (Boys' Love), this one is rare in that it actually knows how to write about BL and the protagonist is well-versed in the fandom.

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