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- 101 A Desperate Straight Guy on a Survival Show 选秀里绝望的直男 (The score is low because there aren't many ratings.) [No CP, boy band, trainee, idol survival show, Korean entertainment industry, forums, not a wish-fulfillment story, so please don't read if that's not your thing] A third-generation factory heir takes on Korea? I thought this was just a rich kid going abroad to pad his resume, but it turns out to be the road to fame for a top-tier star idol! At eighteen, Fang Zhaoye, heir to a third-generation snack factory, refuses to settle down and enjoy l 3.5kReads8.4Score42414d adds
- 102 I Made My Manager a Superstar 我为经纪人成就巨星 After being reborn, the former second-tier entertainer Yue Jin is transformed into a top-tier star by his manager Tang Shuang. He has it all. Looks, acting skills, hit dramas, fan engagement, styling, couture, magazine covers, endorsements, variety shows, and his own company. A satisfying, fast-paced story. The leads are close, trusted partners, with no romance. "The characters are fictional, though the drama draws inspiration from real life." 192Reads8.8Score10714d adds
- 103 Queen of Entertainment: Starting by Winning Over My Fans 娱乐女王：从媚粉开始 Female-led + No romance, career-focused feel-good story + Expert fan service (Not set in the entertainment industry. Industry professionals, stay back! This is not a traditional entertainment-industry story.) (Warning: This is not a standard survival-show debut story. The boy group will be promoted first, but multiple storylines will develop along the same timeline. The girls will get more focus later.) When Song Yunting took over her family’s only talent agency, everyone assumed the little prin 1kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 104 Once a King, Reborn to Rule the Korean Wave 曾经的王king，重生主宰韩流 In his previous life, he was EXO’s original leader, shelved by SM. In this life, reborn in 2008 with twenty years of memories of the Korean Wave, he swears to rise from the mire and take control of K-pop’s rules with his own hands. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Fan-Site System Made Me Rich Through Idol Survival Shows 站姐神豪系统，我靠选秀暴富了 The rating is low because the book just started! (Fan-site photographer + talent competition + tycoon System, satisfying power fantasy, with forum posts. The heroine will start a company later. She's a solo fan and fan-site photographer. The story will follow the whole journey, from talent shows to becoming a top-tier star.) The performers aren't based on real people, so please don't compare them to anyone in real life. Thanks. Everyone in the story is an adult! Lin Huaixi graduated at 23 and ha 15Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 106 Idol Audition: Who Says a Gloomy Loser Can't Become a Big Shot? 选秀：谁说阴郁废物不能成大佬 (The main story is complete) [No CP, everyone’s favorite / Various one-sided crushes / Woman transmigrates into a man / Lots of forum-style posts / Focused on career and winning fans] Jiang Rang transmigrated into an obscure cannon-fodder character in a novel about a talent competition show. The good news was that he was younger now, and as handsome as anyone could possibly be. The bad news was that the original owner was terrible at both singing and dancing, and before Jiang arrived, he had alr 1.3kReads8.5Score12214d adds
- 107 At the Same Time I Became a Fan Site Manager 我成为站姐的同时 [Idol fandom, tycoon System, reborn, fan-site photographer, no romance] Reborn once more, Xiao Ruohan looked up to the sky and sighed. Why did this wretched life have to start over again? Then she was bound to a tycoon System, promptly quit her job, and went to meet the people she never got to see in her previous life. This time, she would see every step of their journey. 229Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Taking the Internet by Storm: Becoming K-Pop’s One and Only Queen 火遍全网：做韩娱唯一的姐 [Reborn + System + Korean Entertainment + All-Rounder + High EQ and IQ + Noona-Type Idol] A gentle, younger, low-voiced rapper puppy Lin × a gorgeous, lucky-buff-stacked, clever vocal kitty Zuo "No real-life inspirations! Nothing to do with reality! Please don’t read it that way!" 687Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 109 Livestreaming a Talent Show: The Useless Pretty Face Goes Wild and Takes Showbiz by Storm! 直播选秀，废物花瓶卷疯娱乐圈！ [No romance + Audition show + Livestream + Meme references] (The rating's low because this just started. Give it a chance, folks!) Gu Changxia had just graduated and was already unemployed, with empty pockets. By chance, he bound himself to a Star System. System: Want a job offer paying a million a day? Then make your debut! And so Gu Changxia was tossed into Starlight Formula, an audition show with 101 contestants. What awaited him was a brutal start: His competitors: a Korean-trained ace / a s 273Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 110 Girl to Guy: A Beloved Idol’s Journey Begins as a Trainee 女变男：万人迷偶像从练习生开始 [Female-to-Male] + [Everyone's Favorite] + [Mindless Wish-Fulfillment] + [No Romance] One moment Jiang Xinyue was asleep; the next, she had become Jiang Xinyue, now a man. Not only had his gender changed, but he was taller and more handsome, and had gone back to being eighteen. He was just heading out for the day when a talent scout approached him. The scout asked if he wanted to enter show business and compete in a talent show. Jiang Xinyue was at a loss. “But I can't sing or dance.” The scout —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Top-Tier Star Starts as a Trainee 顶流从练习生开始 (It was just rated, so the score will go up soon (ง •̀_•́)ง) [Male protagonist's perspective + entertainment industry + trainee (not a talent competition) + top student + no romance] The story of an introverted boy boldly venturing into the entertainment industry. It all began when a talent scout discovered Li Chu by chance when he was a child. But he was too young, and his parents refused to let him go. That was the first time Li Chu heard the word “trainee,” and from then on, he kept it in his 5.2kReads8.6Score62814d adds
- 112 Every Member of the Boy Band Is a Romantic Rival 男团皆是修罗场 [Two male leads + everyone’s favorite + ambition × unhinged obsession] A career-focused male lead and his teammates, all hopeless romantics. A seemingly sweet but secretly calculating bottom who wants to be the center of everyone’s attention × a mad dog of a top who’ll stop at nothing for love Bottom: Playing up our chemistry is part of the job. Top: I love my job. 571Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 113 Showbiz: From Audition Show Debut to King of Entertainment 娱乐：选秀出道成为娱乐天王 [System + Boy Band + Top-Tier Star + Idol Producer + Talent + Film and TV = Entertainment King] (The first hundred chapters are mostly about Idol Producer. After that, it's film and TV, and so on.) Gu Xuan transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes the young master of a century-old prestigious family. By a twist of fate, he joins Idol Producer and awakens the [Entertainment King System]. With the System and his family backing him, Gu Xuan makes his debut with a staggering lead in popularity. After h 514Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 114 Showbiz: From the Start, One Song, Big Fish, Set the Music World Ablaze 娱乐：开局一首大鱼，引爆乐坛 In a parallel world starved for good music, the music industry competes to see who can market themselves best, while nobody cares about the songs. Amid this race to the bottom, Song Zicheng transmigrates to a parallel world and joins the show Make a Hit Song with the help of a System. His siren-like voice amazes the crowd, his Chinese-style music ushers in a new trend, his opera-style songs spark a craze for traditional culture, and his soulful suona and unruly erhu set the internet ablaze! His 324Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 115 Tycoon: The Fake Heiress Is Bound to a Money Game 神豪：假千金绑定了金钱游戏 [Not female-centered, and not really a story that champions women. The writing is average, so don’t read it.] The System isn’t a cheat, but a profound love spanning reincarnations. Wealth isn’t just a number, but a paintbrush for changing the world. Build an ideal in reality, and restore dignity where it has been shattered. From an unwelcome intruder thrown out of the house to the creator of a utopian ideal kingdom. * A realistic story about: Love, dignity, and rebuilding. 343Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 116 The Stunningly Handsome International Boy Band: Bro, Are You Being Funny Again? 神颜国际男团，哥你又搞笑上了？ [Korea + boy group + one-sided crushes + friendship among the members (but ship whoever you like) + versatile original male lead] Reporter: “Do you ever argue?” Chan: “Of course. When you spend so much time together, it’d be weird if you never argued.” “Your group has foreign members, though. Do they understand you? Do you argue in Korean, too?” “Oh, my foreign hyung-deuls. Every time we argue, I’m talking while thinking to myself, ‘Have they always been this good at Korean? They’re more flue 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Reborn: The Stunning Idol and His Bandmates Get a Happy Ending 重生后，神颜爱豆和队友HE了 Song Ci was a member of Huaguang, one of the hottest boy bands in China. He was miles ahead of his bandmates in popularity, had a steady stream of opportunities, and enjoyed the most successful career. His fans kept urging Huafeng Music to let him go solo. The company had no objections and was even happy to see it happen. Song Ci was the only one who never agreed. Later, after Song Ci took the international stage, his schedule became even busier, and the gap between him and his bandmates grew wi 84Reads6.5Score1314d adds
- 118 An Elf’s Diary of Working in Showbiz 精灵娱乐圈打工日记 An 18-year-old university student accidentally buys a ticket for a round trip through time and space. When he returns, he is an unmarried elf over 200 years old. Humans grow old by a hundred, while elves remain youthful for a thousand years. To find a way back to the other world, Shen Di chooses to enter the entertainment industry and gather power. From then on, unexpected people and events keep coming his way. His choices are constantly being shaken… A few things to know before reading: 1. No c 884Reads8.7Score11414d adds
- 119 Seriously? The Idol Doesn't Want to Win Over His Bandmates 无语，爱豆他不想攻略队友 [System + Entertainment Industry + Two Strong Leads + Wealthy Families + Extreme Push and Pull + Equals in Every Way] Lin Zhiyan had a dream. A particularly absurd dream. He dreamed that a System numbered 07 claimed to have bound him with a romance contract. More absurdly, his romance target was his teammate, Gu Zhixun. Gu Zhixun, the person he had the worst relationship with in Parallel. Good news: He woke up. Bad news: It wasn't a dream. Lin Zhiyan: "6." 555Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 120 Korean Showbiz: Fighting to Survive, One Day at a Time 韩娱：今天也在努力求生 [K-pop + Boy Band + No Romance + Cheerful Puppy-Like Male Lead’s Growth] (You don’t need to know anything about K-pop to enjoy this. The rating is low because not enough people have read it to raise it.) (Also, before his debut, the System is the biggest villain. It was never meant to be a golden finger!) Serious blurb: As the saying goes, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Li Mai, who’d been unlucky for eight lifetimes, was suddenly kidnapped by a shady System calling itself “the Special Mo 2.7kReads8.6Score15614d adds
- 121 I Can't Tell Faces Apart, but I Decide Which Couples Are Canon 我脸盲，但你们的CP我说了算 Is this what they call the blessings of a 996 work schedule? Lin Zhou, a programmer who proudly burned himself out for code, died suddenly at his workstation from overwork. He transmigrates into the body of a trainee who's about to be eliminated from a talent show. From the start, he's saddled with a debuff: terminal face blindness. Everyone looks like a figure in Picasso's painting Portrait of Casagemas. He'd planned to make a graceful exit, but instead he gets bound to the world's strongest go 210Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 122 I Got Rich by Stanning Idols 我靠追星暴富了 With the job market in rough shape, Sheng Yan couldn't pass the civil service exam or the public institution hiring exam, and was starting to fret when she got bound to a fan-spending cashback System. System: The System will provide the Host with a certain amount of initial funds for supporting celebrities. As long as the Host spends the money on celebrity fandom, she can get double, triple, or even ten times the amount back. The more followers the celebrity the Host supports gains, the more cas 856Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 123 Reborn in Korean Showbiz: The Rise of a Top Idol 重生韩娱：顶级爱豆的崛起之路 (Entertainment-industry beauty + lots of forum posts and people just having fun + top-tier star legend + everyone's favorite + rebirth story) “We all recognize your talent, but in the idol business, the first thing audiences notice is your face.” With a breezy “You're not a good fit,” the chairman dismissed the eight years he'd spent training. He dragged his suitcase out of the SN building, only to unexpectedly return to eight years earlier. When he woke again, he had a face that would drive eve 5.9kReads7.3Score41314d adds
- 124 Did I Hear That Right? A Seventy-Year-Old Woman Wants to Set the Entertainment Industry Straight? 起猛了，七旬老太要整顿娱乐圈？ [Entertainment Industry Coming-of-Age + Light Ensemble Cast + Godlike Acting + Award-Winning Performances + Semi-Fictional Setting + No Career Changes] An ancient god of the stage dies unexpectedly during the final performance of her life and transmigrates into the body of an ordinary college student, Su Xingjin. Knowing nothing about how the entertainment industry works, she enters this unfamiliar world for the sake of her original love of acting... This novel features ten major Chinese-lang 116Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 125 The Little Crown Prince Makes His Debut in Showbiz 小太子在娱乐圈出道啦 [Ancient-to-Modern + Entertainment Industry + No Romance + Stunning Beauty] Chu Can, Crown Prince of the Chu Kingdom, transmigrated to the modern era. While he was still bewildered, he received an enthusiastic invitation. “Hey, kid, want to reach the pinnacle of life? Come be the lead in my movie.” From then on, Chu Can began his dazzling rise to stardom, throwing himself into the entertainment industry with no way back. Years later, people would say the glorious era in which Chu Can face-slappe 3.1kReads8.7Score45714d adds
- 126 A Fangirl Transmigrates Into a Male Idol Who Can't Afford a Scandal 当追星女穿越成不能塌房的男爱豆 A note written N years after completion: Looking back, this book was basically a complete mess, with no skill and no structure whatsoever. Thank you to my readers for putting up with me anyway. I wish you all peace and happiness. Until we meet again. [No CP, three ending routes to choose from] Starstruck girl (fresh off her idol's scandal): What the hell is romance? If I looked like that, I'd focus on my career with all my heart! God (here for the fun): Here we go~ * Perhaps every fangirl, while 315Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 127 The Top-tier Star Is Reborn, and Is Saving Showbiz Again Today! 顶流重生，今天也在拯救娱乐圈！ [Two Male Leads + Main POV: Shou + Transmigration to a Parallel World + Entertainment Industry + Talent Show + Boy Group + Ensemble Cast + Growth Story + Career-Focused] Ling Yi, 26, is a Chinese member with permanent residency in Korea in TIME, the latest chart-topping boy group. He has it all: fame, fortune, and a brilliant future. Then he wakes up one day and finds himself back at age sixteen. Ling Yi: Did I just throw away ten years of hard work?! Wait, I’m not sure. Let’s take another look. 272Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 128 The Stage Is a Battlefield: An Underrated Trainee Turns the Tables Against All Odds 舞台即战场：糊咖练习生逆风翻盘 Male POV + No Romance + Talent Competition + Singing and Dancing on Stage + Light Ensemble Cast Zhou Yiheng transmigrates as a trainee at an entertainment company. He works hard for his guaranteed monthly salary of 3,000, and his greatest wish is to land a stable job right after graduating from college and finally get out of this annoying contract. Who could have guessed the company would send him and several other trainees to compete on a talent show? As everyone schemes against one another, Zh 417Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 129 Reborn After Becoming a Movie Emperor, I Audition for a Talent Show 成为影帝后重生，我去选秀出道了 [Protagonist’s POV, male lead + boy-band auditions + a touch of ensemble cast + lots of original worldbuilding + everyday life] Tong Siyan is reborn. He’s a trainee abandoned by his agency. His predecessor’s dream was to debut as an idol. Then let’s make it happen through an audition show! The only problem is, he can barely make ends meet. But that’s okay! Tong Siyan puts his acting skills as an award-winning actor to use, performing live to earn money. He solves his problems in a single night. 914Reads8.7Score13414d adds
- 130 Brothers? A Talent Show? An All-Rounder Boy Band? I Want It All 兄弟？选秀？全能男团？我全都要 [No romance + boy band + talent competition + genuine brotherhood + livestreaming + light ensemble cast] If you're easily offended, please be kind. That talent show is back again! How many scandals will there be this time? Dating? Kick them out! Bullying? Absolutely not! Brothers being affectionate? Give us more! * Xiang Zhao: I want to debut. Xiang Xingchen: I want to debut with my brother. Comments: Who decided to tie them together? Xiang Zhao is gentle and steady, while Xiang Xingchen is live 316Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 131 After the Boy Group Audition, My Teammates and I Rose to the Top 男团选秀后我和队友们登顶了 IMPORTANT!!! The talent show details are my own invention and differ from the usual format. [No romance + Team spirit + Male lead] [This section explains the timeline. Feel free to skip it if you aren't interested. In their previous lives, Fang Langxing and the others had also debuted through a talent show. But back then, they weren't as skilled as they are now, so they faced a lot of pressure after debuting and had a very hard time. It was a real struggle, until things finally got better after 583Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 132 Rising Star: Oh No, I've Become a Superstar! 养成系：糟糕，我成巨星啦！ [Dual male leads + idol growth + bottom-led romance + minor golden finger] Liu Xin, once a nobody on the fringes of the Korean entertainment industry, wakes up in the body of Song Yao, an idol trainee on a development-focused program. The environment of this kind of trainee program gives him quite a shock. What? Teachers restrict them from practicing basic singing and dancing after class! What? Trainees get so much exposure through stages and variety shows! What? So having a good-looking face re 515Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 133 Going Viral at the College Entrance Exams: A Bunch of Rich Kids Who Were Just Making Up the Numbers Take the Showbiz World by Storm 高考出圈：凑数阔少团杀疯文娱圈 (The rating just opened. It'll probably go up later, I think.) My name is Jiang Zhe, and I just finished taking the college entrance exam. I handed in my test early, my looks went viral, and an entertainment company took notice of me. They said I had a great look, knew how to work the camera, and was well-liked by the public. I believed them. Only later did I realize what they were really looking for: someone ordinary, wholesome, obedient, and perfect for playing “the normal one” in a boy band f 171.8kReads8.6Score20.1k14d adds
- 134 Building the Strongest Entertainment Agency 打造最强娱乐圈经纪公司 “You want to be an idol? Fine! But in exchange, your entire life will belong to me.” [Dark undertones] [Ensemble cast] [Inspired by real life] “Welcome to Dare to Dream: Star-Making Plan, the entertainment industry's most brutal gamble on stardom.” Huang Tingyun, the illegitimate daughter of the Huang family, was kicked out with nothing but a shell of an entertainment company and ten million yuan. The company didn't even have a single signed artist. But three months later, the idol competition 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Wealthy Fan Site Manager and Her Top-Tier Star 神豪站姐和她的顶流自担 Tales of an Office Drone Who Got a Tycoon System and Became a Fan Account Manager Luo Wanxing, a laid-back sort, got bound to a tycoon System on an utterly ordinary late night at work. Just as she was losing her sense of direction in life, Nan Ke appeared in her world. Nan Ke was an amateur contestant on a talent show. When he was devastated and ready to quit the competition, a fan account manager appeared. A single photo of him leaving work broke through the awkward reality that nobody in the e 342Reads6.3Score10214d adds
- 136 Showbiz: I’m a Man of Culture, I Don’t Sing 文娱：我可是文化人，不唱歌的 [Entertainment industry + multiple heroines + school/workplace + plagiarism king + songwriting + behind the scenes + brief secret identities] After the first two chapters, every chapter is at least 4,000 words. Sit back and enjoy! The protagonist is employed as a songwriter at an entertainment company and plans to lie flat. No starting a business, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. Su Bai was once a celebrity’s assistant in his previous life. He transmigrated after diving into a river to 14.8kReads7.6Score1k14d adds
- 137 The Undercover Actress: An Overnight Sensation in Showbiz 娱乐圈之便衣女星，在线爆红 [A versatile, straight-talking heroine + entertainment industry + powerful leads and satisfying thrills] Sang Shu is an actress about to make her debut in the entertainment industry, and the stepdaughter of Heaven itself. She has a perfect face, a perfect figure, perfect fighting skills, perfect professional abilities, and a mysterious knack for attracting trouble. She doesn't want to fight for justice, but her heavenly stepfather keeps sending people her way, leaving her no choice but to do it. 2kReads8.6Score22614d adds
- 138 What Kind of Good Man Uses a Beauty Filter System to Make It in Chinese Entertainment? 谁家好男人带着美颜系统混内娱 Meng Yanda, who has been training since childhood, suddenly finds himself surrounded by a mysterious aura. He is the ultimate attention magnet! Every time he goes on a mission, he gets spotted by Chinese people out and about on Xiaohongshu! Again and again! Eight out of every ten posts tagged “gorgeous stranger” feature his photos! His superiors are at their wits' end, and his teammates mock him. How is he supposed to keep going on missions like this? If Heaven gave him a choice, he would stay a 4.6kReads8.7Score31214d adds
- 139 After My Girl Group Disbanded, I Became a Hit as a Boy Group Mentor 女团解散后我靠当男团导师爆红了 After her girl group disbanded, Gu Xianglan became a mentor for a boy band. As an all-around ACE, she naturally hoped to win over fans with her outstanding skills. But during filming, a staff member took a picture of her bare back and uploaded it online, causing an uproar in the entertainment industry. Haters: She’s not there to teach, is she? She must have ulterior motives! On the day of the livestream, Gu Xianglan used her silver tongue to flip the blame onto the people who’d set her up, slamm 116Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 140 BTS: The Journey of Their Rise 防弹bts之进击的历程 As someone who had been reborn, Song Zaiyu figured he ought to have a few skills! First, he had to be smart, play every instrument, dance like a star, and know how to compose music! This was great. Being reborn was great! Haha. “Xiaoyu, I miss you so much.”, Min Yoongi “Xiaoyu, we’re so lucky to have you!”, Kim Namjoon “Xiaoyu, don’t worry. I’ll take care of your meals and make sure you grow up nice and healthy!”, Kim Seokjin “Xiaoyu, we’ll keep going together, always and forever, until we reach 156Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 141 Reborn! The Entertainment Industry’s Background Character Becomes a Top-Tier Star 重生！娱乐圈背景板他成顶流了 [Rebirth + doted on by everyone + showbiz + coming-of-age + no CP] In his previous life, Qiao Yunzheng spent ten years struggling to make it in showbiz. They were the best years of his life. He entered talent competitions, worked as an extra, and even played a corpse. Despite having a stunningly handsome face, he was always destined to be cannon fodder. At last, he dusted himself off and reluctantly prepared to leave the industry. He planned to go home, rely on his parents, and live as an idle r 182Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 142 A Wild Fan Site Manager, Taking Aim Online 野生站姐，在线狙人 [In one sentence: After becoming a fan-site photographer, I became an ace sniper who only targets top-tier star hopefuls] [Superstar fan-site photographer + ensemble cast, no romance + realistic competition among women in the workplace + passionate idol power fantasy + forum posts + heroine’s career at the center + not exclusively female characters] Official content warnings: [Male idol appearances!] [Not a wish-fulfillment story!] [Warning: You may feel sorry for the heroine!] Qin Mo thought th 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 143 The Stunning Demon Venerable Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm 神颜魔尊在内娱杀疯了 [System + showbiz + plagiarism-by-recreation + no romance] Lu Jin was speechless over how he had killed himself by foolishly courting disaster during a tribulation out of sheer boredom. Now, he just wanted to go back and slap himself. But what was done was done, so he might as well make the best of it. Brought to this modern parallel Blue Star by an unfamiliar System, he took in the unknown world around him. Then he thought about how he had lost all his cultivation and gone blind, and decided to 83Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 144 After Leaving the Village, I Coasted My Way to the Boy Band's Center Position 出村后靠咸鱼苟到了男团C位 [Male Idol Survival Show; Two Male Leads: Luo Yu and Chen Ze; Career-Focused with Romance as a Subplot] Two thousand yuan a month, meals and housing included! The words were printed in huge red letters on a garishly colorful flyer. Chen Ze tightened his grip on the crumpled paper and carefully filled in his name on the application form... , , The company was on the verge of bankruptcy. It never expected that spending a few dozen yuan to hire people to hand out flyers would accidentally bring bac 72Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 145 A Geniuses' Stunning Beauty Becomes the Entertainment World's Top-Tier Star 娱乐圈天才神颜成男团顶流 (The rating just came out, so it might go up.) [Showbiz + semi-alternate universe + Korean entertainment green card + god-tier looks + lead vocalist + no romance + forum posts] Xie Quechen is a rich young heir who barely says a word. His uncle tosses him into the family entertainment company as a trainee. He plans to treat it as nothing more than a hobby, but his talent proves overwhelming: he is a dance prodigy, and an even greater genius at singing. He debuts in a boy group jointly created by 1.1kReads8.2Score10314d adds
- 146 A Grade-Schooler Sneaks Into an Adult Boy Band?! 成年男团混进来一个小学生？！ Set in an alternate K-pop universe, with an ensemble cast. A few urgent warnings: this is an alternate world with many boy band members re-formed into a single group. Includes boy bands such as EXO, BTS, SEVENTEEN, TXT, and Stray Kids, in no particular order, as well as many girl groups. The protagonist is a boy!!!! A self-indulgent dream-girl creation with all kinds of wild pairings. Sorry for the out-of-character portrayals. The only Chinese member with a youthful vibe in an adult boy band. 7Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 147 I Dropped into the Group and Became Its Beloved Center Thanks to My Stunning Looks 空降入团后盛世美颜的我成了团宠 [Boy band + no CP, no heroine, beloved by the whole group + entertainment industry, A-pop + reborn (?) + comedy] (Maybe geared more toward female readers, with an ensemble cast) In his previous life, Tian Tan worked hard for ten years but never got to debut because of his looks. Then, in a twist of fate, a car accident turned him into Tian Fangtan, a handsome member of the same company who was about to debut! Tian Tan's response: "I'll live the life my little brother doesn't want! I'll stand up 190Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 148 I Became a Rich Woman Thanks to the Fan Support System 我靠站姐系统成为富婆 The rating just came in, but it'll go up later~ [Fan site admin and devoted solo fan, no romance. The artist sings and dances at first, then takes up acting later on. No survival show.] Office drone Xi Yue happens to bind herself to the Fan Site Admin System. Drawn in by the System's generous rewards and guided by it, she successfully binds herself to the artist Gu Shengyu. By becoming Gu Shengyu's fan site admin, Xi Yue gradually achieves financial freedom. At the same time, Gu Shengyu becomes 1kReads8.0Score10514d adds
- 149 Back to 2014: My Rise to Global Stardom 重回2014走向世界顶流 [Overseas Success + Korean Entertainment + Chinese Entertainment + No Female Lead, but Women Appear + Transmigrate + No System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Self-Interested + Career-Focused Male Lead] The protagonist’s moral standards are extremely flexible. Rather than restrain himself, he’d rather restrain others; rather than blame himself, he’d rather blame others… He returns to 2014. In his previous life, Zhou Yuwen spent over twenty years trying to make it in show business, but never —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Reborn as a Fan Site Manager, I Fell for the Idol's Talent Manager 重生成选秀站姐和选管恋爱了 Content warning: The heroine has a substantial career storyline, and there is a lot of idol fandom content. Li Xuan, a longtime survival-show fan whose heart was broken by the industry, is reborn and becomes a fan site photographer. With the mindset, “Even if I can’t help my boy debut, I can still make sure more people see him,” she focuses on her work without expecting anything in return. Jiang Siyan is a handsome, promising young idol who gets crushed by the survival show because his company 210Reads8.8Score—14d adds
