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1. 1 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Boy Band Survival Show 穿进男团选秀后 Sixteen Springs十六春令No CP947k WordsCompleted “According to your profile, you’re still in high school and aren’t signed to any agency. What made you decide to take part in our talent competition?” When Qin Lu opened his eyes, he found himself standing under the spotlights. Four people with imposing auras and immaculate makeup sat before him. Behind them, handsome young men filled the pyramid-shaped tiers of seats, all watching Qin Lu intently. Fragments of memory flashed through his mind. Qin Lu, a former Best Actor who had died in an ac 141.8kFavorites411.2kClicks/ch224kGifts

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   Absolutely fantastic! No doubt about it. Anyone who understands the joy of finding their own romantic pairing in a no-romance story?! Highly recommended! Sixteen Springs is a master of no-romance talent show novels, and this one truly kicked me into the talent show genre! It was such a huge shock to my young self; my introduction to the genre was so high-level! \(`Δ')/

2. 2 组 Our Group Disbanded, and I Became a Star! 组合解散，我爆红了！ Far Up the Tianshan Mountains远上天山No CP891k WordsCompleted Actor Lu Xu wakes up one day and finds himself a member of Verse, a hugely popular idol boy band. The good news: he has a handsome face. The bad news: Verse has just disbanded, and Lu Xu is not only its least popular member, he’s also the only one of the four who got kicked out of the company. Verse fans only support three of them. A quick keyword search turns up tens of thousands of scandals about 95kFavorites168.6kClicks/ch251.7kGifts

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   It's a good watch; the plot is well-written, but it didn't give me much of a thrill. It's watchable.

3. 3 男 The Sacrificial Royal in a Boy Band Audition 男团选秀里的祭天皇族 Dispirited Big Ribbonfish颓废大带鱼No CP1.8M WordsCompleted A quick plug for my upcoming novel in the same series. It’s also a woman transmigrating into a man’s body and becoming an idol: "Woman in a Man’s Body: My Best Friend and I Transmigrate Together and Build a Career by Shipping Guys". [The full text has been extensively revised, so many reader comments no longer match. Comments are temporarily disabled.] [Content warnings: The central premise is a woman in a man’s body. This is not an ensemble story; everyone besides the protagonist is a supporti 93.6kFavorites138.8kClicks/ch567.4kGifts

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   It's amazing, absolutely fantastic, and incredibly satisfying! The Moon Emperor is the absolute center of attention, and the fans are having a blast—you can't imagine how much fun it's giving them! It's just that there aren't enough episodes; waiting for updates is so agonizing!

4. 4 从 Becoming a Top-Tier Star, Starting with a Talent Show 从选秀开始成为顶流天王 Xie Canglang谢沧浪No CP725k WordsCompleted The End. Thank you for supporting the official release~ [Comments about pirated copies or real-life people will be deleted. Please respect one another. Thank you, everyone.] If life were judged by the roles of protagonist and supporting character, then Xie Xizhao seemed to have been cast as a cannon-fodder character in every one of his lives. As a boy band member, he was the invisible one with the least popularity outside the group, and the timid leader who was ostracized within it; As an acto 69.9kFavorites121.3kClicks/ch132kGifts

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   Pinky Chaochao is so cool, hehe, I really love this gentle and aloof type!

5. 5 绑 After Binding with the Domestic Entertainment Sister-in-Law System 绑定内娱嫂子系统后 Strawberry Pearl Cake草莓珍珠蛋糕Romance1.5M WordsCompleted *The main story is complete. *An entertainment-industry novel about an actress. The heroine is fiercely ambitious and focused on her career. [Do you want to become the girlfriend of a male celebrity?] Ling Suisui transmigrates and gets bound to an entertainment-industry girlfriend System. The System says her goal is to become the ideal girlfriend coveted by the fans of male celebrities. [The perfect celebrity girlfriend gets to enjoy the male lead’s most devoted love, and a harem of admirers 69.8kFavorites118.3kClicks/ch211.3kGifts

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   I watched it a long time ago, so I don't remember much, but it should be okay.

6. 6 在 I Keep Getting Thrown into Love Triangles While Striving on a Survival Show 在选秀奋斗的我总被迫修罗场 Li Lan礼蓝No CP1.5M WordsCompleted My new story, The True, the Good, and the Beautiful at the Peak of a Subconscious Livestream Survival Show, is now underway. Livestream + comments + holograms + beautiful, tragic, and strong~ 240414 Main story complete 240814 Extras complete The full afterword is in the author's notes for Extra 42 and Chapter 238~ If there are any more extras for this story, they'll be released as bonus chapters~ From an author who only figured out the bonus-chapter rules today *Not based on real people. Every 66.5kFavorites116.3kClicks/ch118.9kGifts

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   If you enjoy stories with a bit of ensemble cast, this might be a good read. It's not a super-satisfying read; it's a bit of a slow burn.

7. 7 陛 His Majesty Takes the Center Spot in a Boy Band Survival Show 陛下在男团选秀C位封神 Being Plain Is the Cute Part三无是萌点No CP827k WordsCompleted [The story is complete. Please leave a five-star rating! Please add my next story to your favorites~] One moment, Chi Yaoxi, ruler of a chaotic age, is leading his nuclear strike fleet to dominate the world. The next, he’s landed in a boy band audition, facing four mentors. “Please begin your performance.” Chi Yaoxi: … Perform what? Fly a bomber one-handed? Chi Yaoxi, who can neither sing nor dance and has zero days of training, takes the stage. Malicious netizens prepare to record his performa 46.5kFavorites86.9kClicks/ch67.9kGifts

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   Well, it's watchable. The stage was a bit awkward for me (this is just my personal opinion), but it was alright.

8. 8 烂 King of Bad Movies 烂片之王 Far Up the Tianshan Mountains远上天山No CP780k WordsCompleted Please add my new entertainment-industry novel, I Won't Be This Rich Family's Real Son, to your reading list. Gu Yu is a double award-winning Best Actor in the film industry. The first movie he starred in, at nineteen, was a box office smash, and at twenty-three he was nominated for a top film award. Who could have guessed that one day he would transmigrate into the body of a girly idol who couldn't sing or dance, and whose combined haters could circle the globe three times? The young idol ha 42.3kFavorites144.8kClicks/ch39.9kGifts

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   The subsequent face-slapping moments are a bit repetitive, but this type of story is really rare.

9. 9 选 The God of Survival Shows: The Entertainment Industry 选秀的神[娱乐圈] Sixteen Springs十六春令No CP1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Taiyi had been the school heartthrob ever since he was a child. Hounded by talent scouts, he decided to join a survival show. This season was hailed as the glorious peak of group survival shows. Its debut lineup swept the scene, and the members were praised as undeniable monster rookies. The members who debuted, along with so many names that left fans wondering what might have been, are remembered every summer. The beautiful and the great, the bittersweet yet complete, the gods of surviva 32kFavorites48.7kClicks/ch83.2kGifts

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   Highly recommended! Sixteen Springs' second installment is still very enjoyable, great for shipping couples, but you have to find the sweet moments yourself. No couples yet, already quite long and ready to read.

10. 10 登 Reaching the Summit [Quick Transmigration] 登顶[快穿] Liang Shuyue凉书月No CP689k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Jiang Ting transmigrates through various variety shows, rising to the top and winning the championship. The first world: Duo talent competition: "National Couple" (highly recommended) The second world: Amateur role-playing: "A Life in Disguise" The third world: Director reality show: "Director Project" (highly recommended) Content warnings: 1. The songs Jiang Ting performs on the shows are real-world songs. The System has purchased the full rights to them in another world. If that both 16.2kFavorites83.8kClicks/ch10.2kGifts

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    Quick transmigration novel, fast-paced, worth reading.

11. 11 从 Becoming a Star of the Era Through a Talent Show 从选秀开始成为时代巨星 Xi Zhuyu系竹玉Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Qiao Yiqing always thought she was an ordinary person with a bit of luck. Her good fortune was getting the chance to be reborn. The ordinary part was that even after being reborn, she still followed the same path as in her previous life. The only unexpected thing was agreeing to go with a friend to an audition for a talent show. Even after she miraculously passed the interview, she was prepared to be eliminated in the first round. But things seemed to be going in an unexpected direction. Befor 9.3kFavorites16.7kClicks/ch12.9kGifts

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    The talent show portion was alright, but I personally didn't like the later plot. It's not finished, but the talent show portion is complete, so it's worth reading.

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