Showbiz: Survival Shows, Character Growth, Boy Bands, Acting, and More 娱乐圈选秀/养成/男团/演戏等

1. 1 当 Becoming a Star, Starting as an Extra 当明星从跑龙套开始 Qingqiu Qianye青丘千夜Danmei (BL)1.4M WordsCompleted [Bonus extras, unlockable at 60%. No real-life person was the inspiration for this story. No one. No one. No one. (That’s three times.) Please don’t bring up real people in the comments. The golden finger is extremely powerful. Romance pairing: Shen Tianqing.] When Jiang Fanxing was eight, he watched handsome men and beautiful women in legal dramas travel the world, fall in love, and uphold justice. He decided that a handsome, adorable kid like him was born to be a lawyer! He majored in law at 228.8kFavorites383.8kClicks/ch894.4kGifts

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   It's super good! The main characters are very interesting and intelligent, and there's relatively little romance.

2. 2 路 Can a Nobody Be the Chosen Star? 路人甲也可以是紫微星吗？ Crisp Thin Moon酥薄月No CP1.2M WordsOngoing Age 0, Your parents decide to have a pretty baby to leech off. Age 3, They start planning a career path for their little superstar. Age 6, A carefully planned publicity stunt lines up a batch of future fans for you. Age 8, Your parents joke around on social media, asking, “Could my child be a child model?” and “They'll be too old to model if we don't start now!” Their posts land you your first acting role, and your first paycheck. Age 14, You start puberty and your voice breaks. You're now a 43.1kFavorites54.9kClicks/ch183.2kGifts

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   It's a good show, and the early episodes before the main characters entered the entertainment industry were very interesting, as if they were truly developing their careers. It's a pity it's too short; the main characters were constantly filming later on.

3. 3 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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   Well enough

4. 4 在EN Pretending to Be an Overseas Contestant on a Boy Group Survival Show 在男团选秀假扮海外选手 Self-Destructing Truck自爆卡车No CP465k WordsCompleted *The second set of illustrations is up! If you can only see the first set, please update the app. For watermarked versions, see Weibo @A Self-Destructing Truck. *Comments related to real people will be deleted. I didn't delete the other comments, so please don't argue in the comments section. [Warnings are below. Anyone trying to identify real-life inspirations will be disappointed.] Upcoming story 1: "A Field Guide to Failing at Fanservice" (original, no CP) Upcoming story 2: "I Draw the Underc 101kFavorites216.3kClicks/ch183.2kGifts

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   Well enough

5. 5 懂 Do You Understand The Value Of A Boy Group’s Ace 懂不懂男团ACE的含金量啊！ Yu Chaocai余朝采Danmei (BL)757k WordsOngoing ACE means ace, or trump card. In an idol group, the ACE is the member with the strongest all-around ability and the greatest influence. They’re the conceptual core and the group’s most indispensable soul. If a boy band has no widely recognized ACE, either all its members are one-trick ponies or they’re all bad at something different. Quentin, 25, of Chinese-American heritage, has been named “the world’s most commercially successful original singer” for five consecutive years. He has over 200 90.5kFavorites90.6kClicks/ch247.9kGifts

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   It looked okay at first, but the updates were very unstable.

6. 6 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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   Well enough

7. 7 最 The Most Difficult Top-Tier Star [Entertainment Industry] 最作顶流[娱乐圈] Being Plain Is the Cute Part三无是萌点No CP1.0M WordsCompleted Across the entertainment industry, every popular idol is committed to a sweet and innocent persona. Their press releases are all the same: hard work, love for fans, and a tragic backstory. Even the dream of making it big has become a tired cliché. Qi Weiyi has no interest in following in anyone else’s footsteps. He goes his own way, taking an unconventional route from a hit idol survival show into the public eye, becoming the most spoiled and venomous black lotus around. Talent? No, all I need 67.7kFavorites263.1kClicks/ch78.9kGifts

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   I watched it a long time ago, and I remember it being very good. It wasn't realistic, and it was very enjoyable.

8. 8 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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   The beginning is a bit angsty, but the later parts are very satisfying. The forum-style writing is rich and enjoyable to read. The main character is incredibly popular, and the other members of the group are also very well-developed.

9. 9 在 After I Successfully Debuted in a Boy Band 在男团成功出道后 Ze An择桉No CP1.9M WordsCompleted [A long novel] A story about someone who accidentally debuts in Korea. Note: 1. Not a survival show. A small ensemble cast. 2. Fictional setting. It borrows the K-pop backdrop, but there are no real-life idol groups. The entertainment-industry scheming is all imagined, so please don’t take it as fact. 3. The co 41.5kFavorites64.3kClicks/ch196.1kGifts

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   I've read many tweets, mostly long ones, but unfortunately I can't get into Korean entertainment, but the new article is very good.

10. 10 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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    The main character is a top player in the YJJC (Yingji Arena) and a heartthrob, but the other members of the group don't have very distinct personalities.

11. 11 养 The Child Star Has Something to Say 养成系有话说 Li Lan礼蓝No CP2.8M WordsOngoing New series: Live-Streaming a Subconscious Talent Show: The Pinnacle of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty Live streaming + chat comments + full immersion Bonus chapters are being updated, and the manuscript is being revised bit by bit. The author is not responsible for pirated copies~ Huohuo is reborn. A soul over twenty years old moves into a body not yet twelve. He becomes a legendary trainee under Dream Factory, a company specializing in developing young idols. Choose your teammates and debut wit 30.7kFavorites38.5kClicks/ch204.8kGifts

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    The first "idol-raising" novel I read, the main character and the other team members are all very well-developed, the main character is a heartthrob.

12. 12 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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    It's not very long, but there are relatively many romantic scenes.

13. 13 成 The Rising Male Idol [Entertainment Industry] 成长系男神[娱乐圈] Life as Though New人生若初No CP807k WordsCompleted This book is also known as: "My Idol Has Accomplished Quite a Lot" "Everyone Loves Xie Yunqi" "The Road to Success, Paved with Good Looks" At first: What makes Xie Yunqi think he deserves to debut! Xie Yunqi, the pretty boy who coasts and drags everyone down! Xie Yunqi, get out of the entertainment industry! Then: Don’t stop me, let me feast on this breathtaking beauty! So good~ Mind-blowing~ Can be A or O~ A little cutie bursting with sweetness~ Thank you, I’m in love~ Finally: Running away 17.9kFavorites59.5kClicks/ch22.7kGifts

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    Very nice

14. 14 过 The Washed-Up Boy Band ACE Is Reborn 过气男团ACE重生后 Xie Canglang谢沧浪No CP610k WordsOngoing Updates around 11 p.m. every night. If there’s no update by midnight, I’ll put up a notice. Edits at other times are just typo fixes. After going through their debut, skyrocketing fame, betrayal, and a spectacular decline, top-tier star boy group Oxy5 finally reached the end of their contract and disbanded on the spot. The atmosphere at their final concert was bleak. To make matters worse, an accident happened as the members were leaving. Their leader, Lu Ke, pulled a bandmate away from an over 15.3kFavorites14.3kClicks/ch60.4kGifts

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    It's a good show; the main character is incredibly popular; the background is quite realistic; it's about a boy band.

15. 15 成21+ After Becoming a Trainee on an Idol Survival Show 成为养成系练习生后 Ze An择桉No CP695k WordsOngoing 11.5kFavorites13.1kClicks/ch106.1kGifts

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    It's a very good show; the setting is very realistic, and the main character is very charismatic.

16. 16 选 A Survival Guide to Becoming the Center of a Survival Show 选秀C位修炼手册 Xie Canglang谢沧浪No CP584k WordsCompleted [Complete] Coming soon: A Boy Group Competition Story and Fake It Till You Make It [Entertainment Industry]. Please add them to your reading list! Blurbs at the bottom~ The hit talent show Star Project announced a special trainee. Gu Xingyi, a celebrity kid who shot to fame as a child thanks to a movie role, suddenly vanished after the role became a huge hit. After years away from the spotlight, he reappeared on the stage of a talent show, leaving everyone stunned. Some said he was wasting hi 9.1kFavorites9.9kClicks/ch16.8kGifts

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    Well enough

17. 17 重 After Being Reborn, I Joined a Boy Band Survival Show 重生男团选秀后 Sixteen Springs十六春令No CP407k WordsOngoing [Working hard to get my groove back] Qin Zhao was reborn. He returned to the day ten years ago when he unexpectedly became famous after stepping in to help someone in danger. This time, he accepts an invitation to the talent show Shining Stars instead of staying an ordinary nobody. #Talent show story~ Theme: You were always meant to shine 6.8kFavorites9.7kClicks/ch11.3kGifts

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    It's good, but it hasn't been updated in a long time.

18. 18 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 setting is somewhat surreal, and it's not a traditional talent show.

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