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- 51 I Became an Idol at Siba 我在丝芭当偶像 There's a saying among fans of the Senhe: Seniors pursue their dreams, while juniors pursue their seniors. But Shiyi is the exception who joined Siba for the sake of the stage. Think this is just the daydream of a mindless fan? No!! Told from a first-person perspective, this story records a group of girls in the Senhe sweating, shedding tears, and passionately pursuing their dream of performing onstage. It delicately explores girls' dreams, friendships, lives, love, and relationships. Join Shiyi 5Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 52 Teacher, Your Little Idol Is Showing Off Here Again! 老师，你家小偶像又在这儿装了！ [Siba fanfiction. Fans who can’t stand original characters, please don’t click in! You’ll cringe to death!!!] (This story is entirely fictional! Entirely fictional!! Entirely fictional!!!) [The main story has no canon pairing; the ending features a proposed IF route.] Former GNZ48 idol Xiao Mengfei was killed when a theater sign fell on her while she was visiting to watch a performance. When she opened her eyes, she had returned to that wretched year of 2017! She was about to keep her distance f 1.3kReads8.7Score10014d adds
- 53 I’m Beautiful and Rich, So What’s Wrong With Stealing Someone’s Moonlight? 我又美又富，抢个白月光怎么了 Dual female leads + doted on by everyone + comedy. Chu Chaomu stayed up all night reading an angsty novel recommended by her best friend. Supposedly, its brainless heroine shared her name. The heroine was put through all kinds of torment, so Chu Chaomu cursed out the male lead in the comments, then went to sleep in a furious huff. When she woke up, she found she had become the heroine of the angst-filled novel, and her useless best friend had transmigrated into it too. Even Chu Yun, the male lea 61Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 54 Cherry Blossoms Between the Begonias 棠间樱 This is a Wang Yi and Zhou Shiyu fanfiction about their story from high school through college and beyond. It mainly follows Zhou Shiyu, a top student, and Wang Yi, who is just as good at her studies and comes from a wealthy family, as they meet and come to know each other. 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 My Idol Is a Succubus 我家偶像是魅魔 An all-around succubus idol who likes being the bottom? To her fans, she's an idol who pampers them, yet she still blushes when they ask her to read fanfiction. To Yang Bingyi, she's an older sister, someone she can trust and depend on in a way she can't with anyone else, even while serving as captain. She's also one of the few younger girls who can match her in verbal sparring. To Duan Yixuan, she's a talented and beautiful junior. Even though she's six years younger, Duan Yixuan can't help 936Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 56 The Starry Sea Is Hers 星海予她 Wang Yi, captain of the criminal investigation team, is the sharpest blade at the boundary between right and wrong. Zhou Shiyu, an emergency room doctor, is the gentlest light on the line between life and death. Theme: In a world moving against the tide, they are each other’s stars and sea. 91Reads7.5Score1114d adds
- 57 The Bewitching, Split-Personality Heroine Is Always After Me 妖媚精分女主，总对我有想法 Two female leads! Mu Yingwan transmigrated into an old-school cultivation novel for women, one that had been rewritten with plenty of embellishments by a shameless author. Faced with the “simple” missions assigned to her by the System, she merely smiled and got on with them, eager to return to reality as soon as possible. But as she went along, she realized that the “split-personality” heroine she had raised as a little sister was acting strangely. “Senior Sister... I... I have feelings for you. 58Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 58 The School Bully Cornered Me Against the Wall 校霸把我堵到墙角 [Ensemble cast + two female leads + school life + comedy + pure romance] A rebellious, handsome genius art student versus a sweet, top-ranked good girl. They meet and grow up together at school, and eventually face the future side by side. Countless moments of joy and pain intertwine. Before meeting her, the aloof girl could only solve problems by fighting. Her arrival smoothed away many of her sharp edges. From then on, the top student had a little shadow following her around. 349Reads7.2Score10314d adds
- 59 The Actress’s Plan to Raise a Wolf 女明星养狼计划 “I had a dream that went on and on, so long that I could no longer tell reality from dreams.”, Zhou Shiyu “I feel like I've met you somewhere before!”, Wang Yi 96Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 60 SNH48: Building an Entertainment Empire 丝芭：打造娱乐帝国 Title: The Legend of the Seine [Seine fanfiction, focused on the growth of young idols] [Entertainment industry + System + variety shows] [The male lead has a wife, no harem] Are dreams, sweat, and perseverance really worth nothing? If the young idols were given a suitable platform, what could they achieve through their own efforts? The moving moments here are truly one of a kind! This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidenta 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Beautiful Cannon Fodder Just Wants to Lie Flat in the Escape Game 美貌炮灰只想在逃杀游戏里躺平 [Infinite Survival + Two Female Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Two Powerful Leads] Pei Zhixu is a pale-skinned, beautiful, long-legged little author who lives on the meager income she earns from writing novels. She never imagined that one day she would transmigrate into a book, something she thought only happened in novels, and in a highly unusual way at that. The good news: She has transmigrated into a novel as a wealthy heiress worth hundreds of millions, with tens of millions in 130Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 62 I Went to Bali on a Whim and Became the Group's Darling 无聊去芭竟当上了团宠 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! 172Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 SNH48: I Have Quite a Few Friends 丝芭：我的朋友有点多 In 2022, Lin Ranjian joined GNZ48 all by herself. It may sound naive, but she had always had a small dream: to stand onstage, feel the lights shining on her, hear people in the audience calling her name, and experience what it was like to be watched by others. Lin Ranjian's journey was far from smooth. You could even call it a rough road. Time and again, she sat in the practice room, lost in thought and reflecting on herself. But her “good friends” weren't going to sit back and do nothing. The 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The World of SNH48 snh48的时空 The heroine has a goofy personality and loves to cause trouble. She teases her favorite idol during the day; She goofs around at theater performances; In the middle of the night, she scares her favorite idol and insists they pay up to save their life; She’s either stirring up trouble or planning her next bit of mischief. Later, there’s a CP with Yang Bingyi, unrelated to the earlier story. 25Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 65 I'm Everyone's Favorite on an All-Women Variety Show 我在全女综里当万人迷 [Ensemble cast + no romance + strong female lead + entertainment industry + healing] After an unexpected accident, popular superstar Yu Qingqian miraculously transmigrated into the body of minor celebrity Huo Qian. With her boundless love for the stage and screen, Yu Qingqian resolutely decided to fulfill Huo Qian's dream from her previous life. Her first main quest was to join an all-female variety show. On the much-anticipated program, Yu Qingqian's talent and charisma quickly made her the cen 406Reads6.6Score10514d adds
- 66 SNH48: Star Seekers snh48拾星者 [Original female lead] [Everyday life] [Two female leads] [Important: I've removed the HM and AZ storylines. If those are deal-breakers for you, don't read.] The ambitious young Su Anruo went against everyone's advice and joined SNH48. It was a path to fame no one else could ever walk again. She endured hardships, malice, and controversy. Thankfully, fate does not let down those who work hard. Looking out at the sea of blue at a stadium concert, she remembered the past and smiled brightly. And l 459Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 SNH48: Bai Yun SNH48白云 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. I couldn’t find any fanfiction to read, so I wrote this for myself. Please don’t flame me if it’s not your cup of tea. 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Why Are There So Many Wicked Women in the Cultivation World? 修真界怎么那么多坏女人 [Multiple female leads, female protagonist pursued by women, xianxia cultivation, wicked women, pathological obsession, guaranteed happy ending] An alternate setting with a small-scale world. The whole plot serves the romance. Romance is the focus, and the pacing is fast. . A mentally ill, earnest puppy vs. a cool and noble clan head / a peerless sword immortal / a sect leader who is not what she seems / a bewitchingly beautiful demon empress / an obsessive, deranged demon lord... There may be 9.7kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds
- 69 SNH: Time and Space 2 Snh的时空2 Continuing the story about Yang Bingyi and her childhood sweetheart. If you haven't read the earlier parts, click into my works to see if they're available. If you can't find them, try searching on Baidu. The previous part ended with Shen Mengyao returning from her trip and being greeted with a welcome ceremony by the aunties Mr. Wang had specifically hired to wish her a prosperous opening. 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 SNH48: The Girls' Metaverse snh48——少女元宇宙 If you had the chance to become the boss of Siba Company, what would you do? You may already have your own answer. Mine is to build a world-famous super girl group, carry out the grand plan of making everyone a fan of the girls, and ultimately create a girls’ metaverse unique to Siba culture. 294Reads5.9Score2114d adds
- 71 Quick Transmigration: Who Are You Calling a Heartthrob? 快穿：你说谁是万人迷？ A word of warning: In the first chapter, the author asks readers to carefully read the content warnings. Thank you. [An irresistibly popular, proud young heiress and a pack of vicious dogs coveting her] Mild coercion, coercive love. Everyone in Shencheng knows that the wealthy heiress Li Ruocheng's family has gone bankrupt! In the blink of an eye, the Li family has become a pack of dogs everyone wants to beat down. Her father abandoned his wife and child and fled, while her mother sold her daug 229Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Foolish Doctor 笨蛋医生 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 135Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 73 Taming the Flirty Puppy-Like Boy 驯服钓系小狼狗 A marriage alliance for business? No, it's two people secretly in love, each carefully plotting their next move. It turns out every indulgence was only meant to draw your attention. It turns out every restriction concealed a bottomless possessiveness. 1.9kReads8.6Score27514d adds
- 74 TeamHII: The Ultimate Mission TeamHII终极任务 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 A Faint Stirring of the Heart, a Gentle Turn of the Eyes 微动心浮，浅浅移目 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read my debut novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 72Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 76 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villainess, and the Heroine Cried for Me 穿书成反派魔女，女主为我哭 [Two Female Leads + Happy Ending + Transmigration + System + Pursuing His Wife] Mu Wuyi woke up one day and discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, into the body of its biggest villain, who was eventually killed by the female lead. As Mu Wuyi trembled with fear and lamented her tragic fate, she realized that the original owner seemed to have had an unusual relationship with the female lead. P.S. This is a beginner's story, so please be kind. Content warning: If you don't like mistaken 583Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 77 Her Years as an Idol 她做偶像那些年 “Auntie, are you a fan too?” “No. That was the dazzling decade of my twenties.” When Yu Jin was thirty-three, her sister’s daughter came to stay at her house for the summer. By chance, she spotted some girls’ portrait photos displayed in Yu Jin’s study. Looking through them, she discovered they were of a group called SNH48, once known as one of China’s largest girl groups. After years of poor management, it finally shut down officially, to the dismay and despair of its fans. By then, Yu Jin had 192Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 78 The Story of Yizhou 奕粥的故事 The work is just a work. Don’t read anything into it about the real people! This is purely for entertainment! I’ll include some of the couples I like, so don’t post irrelevant comments or insult the real people in my comment section. Nobody is forcing you to read. 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Amnesia and Reunion 失忆，重逢 21Reads7.5Score514d adds
- 80 Idol: Joining the SNH48 Girl Group from the Start 偶像：开局加入丝芭女团 An SNH48 fanfiction No male lead! No male lead! No male lead! Just beautiful relationships between girls. You can ship them however you like: friendship, romance, or the bond between teammates, it's all good! In 2021, a genius joined the group known as China's number one girl group, the Seine. The rest is anyone's guess, but when it comes to the number of members, it is undoubtedly the biggest in all of China. Wang Yunu, who had just been accepted into a music university, joined this extraordina 35Reads9.3Score314d adds
- 81 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Sickly-Sweet Heroine Set Her Sights on Me 穿书后我被病骄女主盯上了 [Cool, Goofy General × Sweet-Looking but Dark, Unhinged Female Lead] [1v1] [Mutual Firsts] [Multiple Couples, Dual Female Leads] After transmigrating into a book, Ji Gu Hui decided to give up and stop caring. But fate had other plans. After all, nothing is bigger than the heavens, and the Heavenly Dao is the biggest of all. If the System can't be trusted, I'll just have to rely on myself! That's how awesome I am! Raise the kid and help her achieve her dreams. Then one day, the kid suddenly pinne 53Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 82 Reborn in Siba, I Pick Up Hidden Gem Idols 重生丝芭，捡漏优质小偶像 Jiang Zhenyuan had just finished complaining at home about how unfairly Siba treated Song Xinran when she transmigrated into the body of the third daughter of the Jiang Entertainment Group, who had the same name and face as her. Her father then sent her off to Siba to become a minor idol. On her way to report to the company, she realized she had transmigrated into a parallel universe. The movies, songs, variety shows, and films from her original world didn’t exist here. This is a chance the heav 776Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 83 Xiao Qi Yeye’s Second Book 小琦耶耶的第2本书 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Stories from the Banks of the Seine 塞纳河畔故事汇 The previous book has ended due to circumstances beyond my control. The new book will feature lots of original characters and short stories about idols, as well as stories featuring the idols themselves. I'll also include some of the books I wrote before, the kind where characters transmigrate into each other's books. (The previous book included fanfiction about Lin Youli and Yaoyao.) I'll select and post characters suggested by readers. I don't know many of the members very well and have only s 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 System: This Master Has a Little Too Much Love for Zhou 系统：这个主人有奕点爱周 (Two female leads + poetic and picturesque + sweet) Was it love at first sight, or had it been carefully planned all along? The little details will win her heart. “Sister, I may not be good with words, but I want to stay by your side forever. I’ll show you how much I love you through my actions.” 101Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 86 The Nation’s First Love Gets Flirted With 国民初恋被撩了 Shao Yuqing, widely recognized in the Chinese entertainment industry as the “nation's first love,” has spent ten years maintaining that image. Gentle and sweet, it's a label etched into her very bones. Wang Xiaoyi, the new top-tier star who made a breakout debut on a talent show, burst onto the scene under the title of “pure-hearted puppy.” But five years ago, on the night Shao Yuqing was eliminated from a talent show, he had already left a message for her from an anonymous account: “Don't cry. 445Reads7.5Score10314d adds
- 87 Day 4,781, and I Still Love You 第4781天，我依然爱你 I spent 4,781 days getting to know you and 411 days making my way to you. It wasn't so I could look at her through your eyes, but so I could, clumsily yet steadfastly, fall in love with you for who you are. She loved me twice, in two different identities. 533Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 88 A Sky Full of Stars 漫天星空 [Two female leads] [1v1] (SNH48 fanfiction, canon couples broken up) Not a devoted couple! Not a devoted couple! Not a devoted couple! Eight years ago, Si Jinyi saw Jiang Yun dancing in the SNH48 practice room. A seed of love fell into her heart and began to sprout. Seven years ago, Jiang Yun broke the rules and started acting like a couple under the guise of being a CP. Seven years later, the two officially announced their relationship in grand fashion! Si Jinyi: Yunbao~ Happy seventh anniversa 322Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 89 Seine River: Our Brilliant Starlight 塞纳河：星光璀璨的我们 An SNH48 fanfic with two female leads. The original couples won't be broken up. A chance to make up for regrets. The plot and timeline don't fully follow real life. The caged songbird envies the soaring eagle, and the girl bound by chains longs for the dawn of freedom. Su Yirou, a wealthy heiress, leaves the home that confined her for eighteen years and resolutely devotes herself to a career as an idol. See how Su Yirou, seemingly destined for stardom from her debut, stirs up the waters of the S 197Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 90 Beneath the Halo 身处光晕下 Please forgive any lapses in logic. I’m not a professional. Even an ordinary little kid can dream of a world full of color. Why try to stand out from the crowd? The crowd is no match for you. 281Reads7.1Score10714d adds
- 91 I Will Take Your Hand 我会牵起你的手 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! 89Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 92 This Kind of Moving Moment Is One of a Kind 这里的感动绝无仅有 Xu Qingnian died, then Xu Qingnian came back to life. After her enemies deliberately set her up and got her killed, Xu Qingnian returned to the past. She’ll change the ending she couldn’t change in her previous life. She wants everyone here to have a happy ending. 537Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 93 Siba: Weaving Dreams Through Time 丝芭之时光织梦 There are no mind games on this river, only love, hate, and heartbreak. Our eight years won't just be eight years. They'll last much longer, and take us much further. (It's really just the story with Yaoyao, interspersed with random everyday-life moments.) 250Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 94 Girl Idol: Sui Sui Jin Zhao 少女偶像：岁岁今昭 (Please don’t take this as referring to the real people. This story is entirely fictional, and any similarities are purely coincidental. It takes place in a parallel world, mainly featuring SNH48 and the Sena River, with people from the domestic entertainment industry, including Oda and other post-1995 and post-2000 actresses. More people from the domestic entertainment industry will appear after a hundred or so chapters. The story focuses mainly on one-sided crushes, secret admiration, and open 2.5kReads8.4Score13314d adds
- 95 Idol: What Can I Do to Make You Stay? 偶像：我用什么把你留住 [Personal growth + romance + healing and salvation] What does it mean to turn your life around? It means going from obscurity to having countless lights shine just for you. What does it mean to have regrets? It means choosing to leave in a blaze of glory when your dream is only one step away, then never meeting again. In life's journey, you have to find a goal worth fighting for. At first, she was a cool, stunningly beautiful big sister with a kind heart, who happened to show a younger girl som 408Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 96 The Secret That Burns After Reading 阅后即焚的密秘 A perfectly normal Chinese original novel The third original novel, let’s go! This time it’s firefighters and doctors The two-faced Yi and the tsundere big sister Zhou The smooth-talking Guai and the steady, dignified Yao The Black Cat gets an old-flame rekindling storyline Little Xin and Yangyang And also Little Hao Shuang Of course, the much-requested Zuo Yu And the lucky audience member drawn at random, White Pig~ There’ll also be a little bit about the older generation’s couples on the side 304Reads7.5Score10214d adds
- 97 The One in Siba's Dreams 丝芭梦中人 Luo Qiu had a dream that she joined a girl group. There were so many girls, coming and going, all fighting desperately for that imaginary throne. In the dream, she was Shen Mengyao, a fifth-generation member who wasn't part of the golden fifth generation. Yet after the first-generation members graduated, she burst into everyone's sight, rose little by little, and claimed the red throne, losing many people along the way. The girl completed her final voyage and disappeared from everyone's sight. H 310Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 98 My Neighbor Is a Rising Idol 我的邻居是小偶像 I only glanced at her once in the crowd. How did she suddenly become my neighbor? And not only that, she’s the parent of one of my students? Wen Mi says she’s got a headache. But then… “Yuan Yiqi, you left your heart with me.” “Nope. I did it on purpose.” 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Into the River 入河 You're my partner, the best there is. I don't know if waiting quietly and holding on is the right thing to do, but maybe one day I'll see what it was all for. The clouds can't hide the light, and dawn will come at last. Everything may be late, but the light will arrive right on time~ Young men love to lie; one glance can fool the whole world 611Reads9.3Score11114d adds
- 100 SNH Idol Dream Festival snh偶像梦幻祭 Xu Weishi is a fifth-generation member, born on December 25, 1999. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. Her childhood nickname is Xiao Wei, and she goes by Wish. She debuted early in Team N and successfully fit in as a sweet, well-behaved junior, earning the affection of the Team N members, led by Yuan En of the Four Jukus. Growing step by step, exploring step by step. A rising star who grew up under her seniors’ wings, what path will she take when it’s her turn to carry the torch? Keep moving forward. 520Reads7.0Score—14d adds
