Novels like Variety Shows: Even a Villainess Deserves to Be Loved
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Variety Shows: Even a Villainess Deserves to Be Loved, best match first.
- 51 Sevenfold Illusion: The Top-Floor Detective Agency 七重幻境：顶楼侦探社 Sevenfold Illusion: The Detective Agency on the Top Floor When seven unpopular boy-band idols awaken superpowers, the entertainment industry becomes a crime scene. The boy band TNT is the least popular group in Star City, bar none. Then one day, member Song Yaxuan discovers that when he touches a dead person's belongings, he can see the final 15 minutes of their memories before they died. Even more unbelievably, the other six members awaken the same ability one after another. “So we're the chose 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 622 Days with You: The Untold Story of The Untamed 与你相处的622天：陈情令实录 89Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 53 Ding Chengxin's Personal Stylist 丁程鑫的专属造型师 She is his personal stylist, and he is the star hidden in her cufflink. ✨ Showbiz | Stylist heroine × boy-group leader | ENFP × ENFP ✨ Seven-member ensemble | Studio apprentices | Concert preparations | From behind the scenes to the heart ✨ “I chase the light, not because it can illuminate me, but because it helps me see who I am.” Ding Chengxin's Personal Stylist: Every mote of dust could be a star, and you are my brightest one. A story of two people chasing the light and shining for each other 314Reads—Score10314d adds
- 54 Our Teenage Years: The Sequel 我们的少年时代续写 Wu Tong and the others continued pursuing their baseball dreams. In their second year of high school, they came within a single step of achieving them. Their senior-year tournament was their last chance, so Tao Xi came up with all kinds of training methods to prepare them for the games, and each of them grew stronger and stronger. During training, Li Su and Tao Lin, Tao Xi’s younger sister who had just returned from abroad, also did everything they could to help. In the final, thanks to everyone 154Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 With Wei Daxun, the Whole World Shines 魏大勋有你世界都闪耀 1v1, Wei Daxun × Yan Ruoxi Host: I heard you entered the entertainment industry because of Teacher Wei Daxun. Is that right? Yan Ruoxi: That's right. Host: So, how do you feel about Teacher Wei Daxun? Yan Ruoxi: He's an idol I really like. Host: Here's the question, then. If the idol you like wanted to marry you, what would you do? Yan Ruoxi: My first instinct might be to turn him down, because in my heart, he's always been a star I could never reach. Host: And what does Teacher Wei think? Wei D 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 My Top-Tier Star Boyfriend Is an Iceberg in Public and a Sweet Puppy in Private 顶流男友人前冰山，人后小奶狗 [Modern entertainment industry + love at first sight + down-to-earth romance + diplomat + showbiz + a sweet, mutually devoted romance] When Yuan Wanyun was sixteen, she took a photograph at the Beijing Olympics. It showed a handsome stranger with his head bowed over his phone, his profile clear and refined as he disappeared into the crowd. She posted it casually on Weibo with the caption: “I snapped a photo of a handsome guy. Hope he gets to see the good news that China won, too!” At twenty-four 606Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 57 Keep Running 2023: Beep! Employee Card 全员加速中2023：嘀！员工卡 A strange magnetic field has been detected affecting this dimension. Employee, please proceed to the designated check-in point and clock in on your own. / As a hardworking wage earner, An Qing’s only daily wish was to clock in right on time and leave work on schedule, all while saving up for a down payment on a house as quickly as possible. This time, she was quick enough to snag a job on the All-Star Speed-Up 2023 project, playing an NPC. Ten minutes of work earned her 1,000 Star Yuan Coins, an 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 A Book by Lu Yuning 陆雨泞的一本书 [Signed] On a wonderful trip to visit a film set, she met a boy who loved to eat. The laid-back, sweet Tang Niannian × Tian Jiarui, a sweet young actor who’s just made his debut “Hurry up and call me big sister.” “You’re younger than me.” “And besides… I don’t want to call you big sister.” 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 TNT: My Fairy Sister TNT我的仙女妹妹 Bai Anyi was the eldest daughter and senior disciple of Tianji Hall on the Xuantian Continent. She was breathtakingly beautiful, adored by everyone, and highly skilled in magic. After an accident, she transmigrated with all her abilities into the body of Yao Jingyuan's younger sister, Yao Anyi, and became caught up in a series of events at Times Fengjun. (The story has not yet clearly identified the male lead. It may be an all-male-leads pairing, or it may involve only some of them.) 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 My Blogger Girlfriend 我的博主女朋友 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 TNT: I Was Born to Be a Villain TNT：反派我天生反骨 [The Whole Cast Spoils Me] and [Reborn as Wolffy] are both updating concurrently. [Reborn as Wolffy] World One: What's it like to wake up and find you've been given a Wolf Castle and a beautiful wife? Mu Yun, who has become Alpha Wolffy, says: “My wife is too fierce, my adopted son is unfilial, and the little sheep are brutal. I can't go on living like this.” A big gray wolf sneaks into the sheep village. Who gets it? She thinks about eating the little sheep every day, while they think about pou 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 All-Star: With a System, I'm No Longer Ordinary 全明星：拥有系统的我不再是个凡人 [World One: Jeon Jungkook Arc: Apocalypse Reboot] [World Two: Tan Jianci Arc: Mermaids of the South Sea] After accidentally transmigrating into another body, how will this unlucky heroine handle the dilemma when she has to choose between love and her career? What kind of nonsense is that? I’m the heroine now. Why can’t I have it all? 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Quick Transmigration: The Ending Turned Bad Again 快穿之结局又be了 She is Chi Yanhuan, who died suddenly after staying up all night looking at handsome guys. After her death, a System designated 007 takes her through various small worlds to complete missions. Disabled CEO: Ding Chengxin Gentle senior: Ma Jiaqi Yandere villain: Zhang Zhenyuan Scheming boy: Song Yaxuan Dual personality: He Junlin Short-tempered Demon Lord: Yan Haoxiang Tsundere younger brother: Liu Yaowen 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 A Book by Jiang Taoyu 江桃妤的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 65 Ding Chengxin: The 100th Time I Fell in Love with Her 丁程鑫：爱上她的第100次 [Signed] ☛ Conquest / Romance In the real world, Ding Chengxin falls into a coma after an accident. His pet, Ding Tuan, is frantic up in the heavens, so it transforms into the Ding Tuan System and binds itself to its Host, Zuo Chengzhuo-- First World: [Idols Can't Date] Washed-up idol X rising actor Question for the internet: How does an introverted idol win over a cool, aloof male god? Zuo Chengzhuo nearly picked her fingers raw before opening with: "Teacher Ding, teach me how to be a funny gir 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 All-Stars: The Wish-Fulfilling System 全明星：愿望实现系统 The chaotic life Shi Chuqing leads after binding herself to the Wish System. All-star cast, otome-style, chaotic timeline. Please don't apply this to real people. Please don't apply this to real people. 6Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 67 TNT Fantasy Mystery TNT奇幻探案 I hope you'll follow my novels and give them a chance. I'm a student, and I hope my stories can bring you happiness and help relieve your stress. I can usually only update during winter and summer vacation, so I hope you'll be patient. Please don't forget about my novels! 😉❤️ 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 TNT: She Became Everyone's White Moonlight TNT：她成了全员白月光 Transmigrate into a book · Redemption · 1v7 “Despised by everyone, she became the one and only salvation in their hearts.” “Seriously, all she wants is to study quietly and stay alive, but she keeps getting dragged into the chaos. It’s so annoying.” · Sang Yu, a modern-day academic underachiever who loves ranting about Mary Sue novels, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book as the villainess who shares her name. From the start, she’s on a countdown to her death. The System tells her: Become a to 253Reads—Score10214d adds
- 69 My Sugar Daddy Is My Uncle, and Now My Status Has Changed 自担是小叔，我身份变了 Friends, the protagonist's name in this book is wrong. The protagonist is Ma Gei. I entered the name for another platform by mistake, and I can't change it now. Sorry. [Six-year age gap] [Daddy-type] [Uncle] Ma Jiaqi, 25, a singer in the entertainment industry at the height of his popularity Mo Qi, 19, a prospective college student who has just finished the gaokao “Qiqi, keep in touch with your uncle. It’ll help with your career.” “Forget it. My uncle’s job makes that inconvenient.” “Qiqi, come 331Reads—Score10614d adds
- 70 Hello, Saturday: Kexin 你好星期六之可心 The Happy Six crew leads the CP shipping as Ding Chengxin wins over his longtime crush, Su Kening, and writes their story together. This is a new writer’s debut. I hope you enjoy it! I’ll do my best! Let’s go!! (This story is inspired by the variety show Hello, Saturday. Feel free to point out any issues! I’m terrible at writing blurbs, so just read the story!!!) 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Dylan Wang: Clouds Over the Riverbank 王鹤棣：河堤上的云 Wang Hedi, a newcomer to showbiz, VS Su Muyun, a newcomer to the working world A love story between a superstar and his assistant! As they spend every day together, they fall for each other! But they can't withstand the cruelty of reality! As long as he's happy, I don't expect to be with him! Even if it means risking a breach of contract, I just want to be with her! Su Muyun: "You're perfect. You'll meet someone who's a better match for you than I am!" Wang Hedi: "I'm so perfect, so why don't yo 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Where the Moon Sets and the Stars Sink, Eyes Meet and Hearts Connect 月落星沉之目窕心与 Ma Jiaqi is the leader of the domestic top-tier boy group Teens in Times. With outstanding skills, he leads his brothers to fame and new heights. Chi Qinghe started learning to dance at the age of six, and her singing voice is stunning. Through her own hard work, she got into SA Drama Academy and was soon discovered by an agent and made her debut. After a series of misunderstandings and twists of fate, Ma Jiaqi and Chi Qinghe began their story. A year later, Ma Jiaqi and his group had risen rapi 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Anonymous Love 爱意匿名 That summer, on May 25, 2021, a girl named Shen Ningqi fell in love with a boy band called Teens in Times. And so began her story as a fan... 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 I’ve Got Connections in Showbiz 我在娱乐圈有人 No Fixed Male Lead, Female-Lead-Centric Unable to put up with the inhumane exploitation of her disgusting toad of a boss, Shen Suisui slapped him and quit on the spot. Caught between confusion and despair, she impulsively bought a train ticket to Hengdian, Zhejiang. She was going to make it in show business! Extras, corpses, beggars, whatever strange and ghastly roles came her way! She was going to make it, come hell or high water! 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Ma Jiaqi: My Neighbor's Brother Falls for Me 马嘉祺：邻家哥哥爱上我 A boy who has suffered at the hands of his family meets a girl who helps him heal. After graduating from high school, they go their separate ways. What sparks will fly when they happen to meet again after starting work? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Tipsy and Surrendered 微醺沉沦 A cringe-worthy history. I still can't accept RPS, so proceed with caution. "A Dream Lost in a Tipsy Haze" [System + fictional entertainment industry + age gap] The plot is completely made up and takes place in a fictional world. Please don't read too much into it!!! She debuts and becomes famous from the start. The backstory is all in the blurb. In middle school, Xie Xiangrong always looked gloomy. She wore oversized glasses that covered most of her face, had dull skin, and spent her nights glu 183Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 77 TNT: They're All My Type TNT：都是我的菜 Sui Sui has never been the type to chase after love. Fair-skinned and beautiful, with a graceful figure, she shines wherever she goes and has always been surrounded by admirers. People often say, “A beauty is never short of options.” But for her, the real challenge has never been getting what she wants. It’s choosing. “Stroll through a field of flowers without a single petal clinging to you”? Not a chance. Now that a whole host of eligible men have fallen for her, a battle for he 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 After Turning Down a Marriage into a Wealthy Family, I Was Pursued by a Top-Tier Star 拒嫁豪门后，我被顶流追疯了 [She steals him away in a domineering wedding snatch! The male lead becomes a cold, calculating tycoon later on, swallows up capitalist Huang Xiaoming, and gives her a savior's devotion and exclusive affection!] [Plane crash + the male lead awakens a second personality and transmigrates to the past] [Could the male lead really have... dissociative identity disorder? One personality is aloof and taciturn, the other gentle and deeply devoted?] No one lays a hand on her! However high she wants to c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Turbulence in Yaxian County 崖县风云 “The sky over Ya County isn't blue. It's gray. There's more underground than above ground.” Ma Jiaqi, a deputy prefect in Yangzhou, was demoted and sent a thousand li away to serve as magistrate of Ya County. On his first day at the yamen, he was treated poorly and given a dilapidated room. On his very first day in office, he faced a particularly thorny missing-person case. Wang, wife of Ya County cloth merchant Chen Qi, went missing on the eighth day of the eighth month after leaving the Chen r 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 TNT: The Academy’s Most Hated Student Takes on the Elite TNT：万人嫌玩转贵族学院 1vMany, stealing someone else's partner / love and hate / saints with selfish desires It takes a wicked woman to tame a rabid dog. You can only be hated by everyone if everyone knows who you are. Shen Yuci had a dream and awakened to the fact that she was the universally despised real heiress in "The Fake Heiress Is the Real Darling". Hilarious. So what if she was a vicious villainess with a luck score of -100? With the System in hand, she returned to the elite 306Reads—Score11014d adds
- 81 TNT: Criminal Investigation Team Seven TNT：刑侦七队 Some are original works, some are adapted from film and TV, and some are based on real cases. No romance, just brotherly bonds, with the cases at the center. Written by me, with no plagiarism. If you spot any similarities, please contact me and I’ll make changes. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 TNT: The Ultimate Seduction Plan TNT：终极魅惑计划 My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Picky CEO Captivated by Desserts (Ding Yuxi X Yu Shuxin) 被甜品俘获的挑剔CEO（丁禹兮X虞书欣） The Picky CEO Captivated by Desserts (Ding Yuxi X Yu Shuxin) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Eighteenth Floor, Take Your Pick 十八楼任你选 These are stories about everyone from Times Fengjun. I didn’t write Xiao Kai’s story well, so I suggest you skip it. I’ll rewrite it later, since it’s long and rambling, and I haven’t quite figured out how to write it yet. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Slow Transmigration: The Boyuan Couple’s Travels 慢穿：博远夫妇的旅行 A journey through different worlds for Yuan Jingwen and her husband. See how Boyuan and his wife fight their way through every world and team up to take down scumbags. If you don't understand, check out the author's other book. 99Reads8.5Score214d adds
- 86 Quick Transmigration: I’m Just a Nobody 快穿之我只是路人丁呀 After dying suddenly in an accident, she binds herself to a wild System to stay alive, and her life takes an entirely different turn. He's a rising star, and she's the owner of Pawnshop No. 8. What sparks will fly when they meet? Also known as "Xiao Zhan: My Quick-Transmigration Girlfriend" —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 All-Star: Yibo, Run! 全明星：一博快跑 [Quick transmigration + System + survival + 1v1] A story about a System obsessed with binge-watching dramas, following gossip, and playing games, as it struggles to survive alongside Bozi and its pet, Bianji. 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Song Yaxuan: Sis, I’m Not Just Funny, I’m Academic Too 宋亚轩：姐我不但搞笑还搞学术 [Unpredictable celebrity x funny STEM girl] For the sake of her scholarship, first-year student Yin Yi joined a variety show to earn extracurricular credits. Her likable persona won her a spot on the show, where she was paired with Song Yaxuan, the internet-famous, unconventional idol known for being practical. She thought it would be a brief encounter, but sparks flew, and Song Yaxuan's first love began right there. Even after they started dating, they couldn't catch a break. The parents who ha 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Saturday: Big Brother, Don’t Spoil Me Too Much (2) 星期六：哥哥别太宠（2） [Signed contract: no reproduction of any kind.] Longtao Entertainment’s popular solo female artist joins the Hao Liu variety show, only to finish filming with a boyfriend?! At their first dinner together, Lishui is immediately “picked on” by Ding Chengxin. “Brother Ding, could you move over a little?” “Sure. Call me big brother and I’ll move.” After spending some time together, they gradually develop feelings for each other. Ding Chengxin: “Xiaoshui, I think I’ve fallen for you.” Lishui: “I thin 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 TNT: I'm Done Being a Cannon Fodder TNT：这炮灰我不当了 After a car accident, Jiang Chu suddenly realizes she’s inside a Mary Sue novel. She isn’t the heroine of a sweet romance, just a vicious cannon-fodder supporting character. She’s the real heiress of a wealthy family, yet no one likes her. Everyone favors the fake heiress, Jiang Ting. Her biological parents take Jiang Ting’s side, and the male lead, the second male lead, the third male lead, and the fourth male lead all like her. Jiang Chu: Oh? Ever since Jiang Chu’s car accident became a trend 3Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 91 Thank Goodness We Grew Up Together! 幸好一起长大！ [Childhood Sweethearts + Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart] Song Yaxuan was Mo Hailuo’s older brother, her childhood sweetheart who had grown up alongside her. They were always playing and getting into mischief together, but somewhere along the way, Song Yaxuan’s feelings for Mo Hailuo became more than those of a brother. After the college entrance exams, Song Yaxuan decided to study in Korea and train to become an idol. During his five years in Korea, the two of them almost complete 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 TNT: The Smile Files TNT：微笑档案 Jin Yanxi is an investigative journalist drawn into a string of smile-themed murders, where she uncovers the truth behind the scenes. The case begins with a bizarre incident and entangles multiple forces, with danger lurking beneath the surface. She can decipher the codes hidden behind death. She can read the cries for help in the victims’ smiles and get straight to the truth. As part of an unconventional five-person crime-solving team, she becomes the key intelligence hub. Ma Jiaqi is restraine 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Reborn: The Top-Tier Star Boyfriend of a Powerful Mogul 重生之大佬的顶流男友 355Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 94 Jasmine, Jasmine 茉，莉 He is the spokesperson her brand has the least faith in, and she is the one business partner he has no desire to drop. For adults, love means meeting your match and having each other’s backs. This isn’t a story about a domineering CEO falling in love with me. It’s about two independent souls holding up umbrellas for each other through the storm, until their roots intertwine and they grow into a forest. It’s about two strong people learning how to let each other see their vulnerabilities. 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Still, Missing You 还是，想念 A story spanning ten years, about musical prodigy Wang Sulong and his first love. It's about that first flutter of the heart, the courage to risk everything for love, and the most precious encounters and missed connections along the way. If you've ever been wholeheartedly devoted to someone, if you believe music can reach the softest corners of the heart... Come read this bittersweet, heartwarming story grounded in real life. 445Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 All-Star: A Little Darling's Growth Handbook 全明星：小团宠成长手册 “I was only out for a little while. How did everything change?” * *Includes other worlds, parallel worlds, celebrity variety shows, characters from TV and film, anime characters, and more. *Contains personal headcanons, so characters will inevitably be OOC. *The writing is amateurish. Just have fun reading. *These characters are all interpreted by the author. Please don't confuse them with the real people! 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Then and Now 今昔明朝 A showdown between two dogs, or perhaps a meeting where one fox borrows a tiger’s might. They met in an underground parking lot. No, it was three dogs who met there. Gu Bei had finally taken a month off to visit Hengdian. She’d booked a hotel and, beaming, packed her suitcase, brought her dog, and drove there herself. Little did she know that while she was parking, someone would steal her dog. Gu Bei parked, turned around, and saw two little ones clinging to her dog’s neck. The two little ones t 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Such Wonderful Times 大好，时光 Shi Man: A person's strength and happiness can only come from within. Otherwise, life would be far too bitter. Wang Sulong: Sometimes the world is falling apart, but there are always people trying to stitch it back together. Then let me give you a wonderful time. 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 TNT, Hand in Hand Forever TNT牵着手一直走 Because of some personal issues, both of my previous books started veering off course as I wrote them, so I gave up on them. This book's setting is pretty similar to those two, so please feel free to offer advice. Thank you ❤️ The story may lean more toward the heroine's perspective. Some parts are true and some are made up, so just enjoy the read, and please don't take it seriously!!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 TNT: Miss Bluebeard TNT：蓝胡子小姐 Ke Ying accidentally plucks one of a doll’s blue whiskers and is drawn into the doll System, where she is forced to complete tasks. Her mission is to change the fates of cannon-fodder female characters in novel worlds and fulfill their wishes, all to keep those worlds stable! Ke Ying scorns the blue whisker’s threats, but it forcibly pushes down the middle finger she raises at it. “Host, please refrain from provoking the System, or else, ” (In a biker voice) “Or else what?” “Choose your preferre 1Reads—Score—14d adds
