Novels like The Dramatic Idol
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Dramatic Idol, best match first.
- 1 If One Lifetime Isn’t Enough, Then Make It Two 一辈子不够，那就两辈子 [Ensemble cast + dual heroines + rekindled romance + tragic ending] “In this ever-changing world, no one is the main character forever.” This story has a tragic ending. Proceed at your own risk. The author is not a professional. Please forgive any lapses in logic. This is entirely fictional. Please don’t read anything into it. 104Reads—Score11414d adds
- 2 The 48-Style Idol Training Project 48系偶像养成计划 An idol’s rise to stardom, the inspiring story of an ordinary girl who becomes a superstar! With no dazzling looks or dazzling singing and dancing skills, Xiao Luo, the most ordinary girl among thousands of high school students, stumbles into the glittering entertainment industry. This is a dream that any ordinary person can have. In a nutshell: A girl enters the entertainment industry with the dream of sleeping with her favorite idol (strike that), and ends up sleeping with her heartthrob. 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Why Is There a Succubus in This Little Skit?! 小剧场怎么有魅魔啊！ [Two Female Leads] [The N-Team's Sole Remaining Member from Generation Four] She was once the future in the eyes of her N2 teammates, a junior everyone had high hopes for. But the night the Purple Dynasty rose, the Golden Hall came crashing down. Her familiar seniors left the group or fell in love, and in the blink of an eye, she was all alone. But that was only the beginning... 223Reads—Score11714d adds
- 4 The Seine: Redemption Through Love and Sin 塞纳河：爱与罪的救赎 A world that is both chaotic and orderly, where gods and humans live side by side. On this stage, anyone can be an actor, and anyone can be a performer. Enjoy this grand, chaotic show! To: What sparks will fly when a killer who feels nothing meets a young heiress with amnesia? Could this be a story of mutual redemption? [A group-cast story featuring SERN members, with Xin Yang as the main couple and other couples also playing significant roles.] 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Starting from Scratch to Win Them All 从一无所知开始一一攻略 [Dual Female Leads + Showbiz] This is a unique Werewolf game played exclusively by a group of girls! Who is the "deep wolf" hiding among the "villagers"? And who is an ordinary "villager" pretending to be a "werewolf"? Bai Enqi suddenly arrives in this village built along a river... She immediately senses wolves closing in, and not a single "good person" in sight! Prey? Hunter? 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Surrender in Orange 橘子味的沦陷 [Two female leads + younger top + sweet romance + happy ending] An O with a strong exterior, breathtaking beauty, a gentle nature, and a fragile heart meets an A who is handsome, domineering, and wolfish, yet insecure; This world has always been unfair to Os, but she meets her; Little do they know, they did not marry because their pheromones were a 99% match. The A had already chosen her for her sweet-orange-scented pheromones; When sweet orange and rose pheromones collide, who will fall, and wh 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Spoiled Darling Who Became a Fan Favorite at SNH48 娇气包她在丝芭做万人迷 [Unrelated to real life. Any similarities are purely coincidental.] Xu Libo has two biggest worries in life: her family is poor, and she's too beautiful. To solve the first problem, she binds herself to System 001, which claims it can grant wishes, and gets tricked into joining SNH48. Once she's in, she discovers that 001 is useless. It can't do a thing. But that's all right. No one has ever failed to like her. 495Reads—Score10714d adds
- 8 Showbiz: Becoming a Little Idol’s Second Personality 娱乐：成为小偶像的第二人格 As a veteran fan of SNH48, Ning Qingxue was watching a live stream of a SNH48 performance by Siba Media when she was unexpectedly electrocuted to death. She arrived on the day the idols were undergoing their first major reshuffle. Because her soul was severely damaged, the System had no choice but to merge with her in order to repair it. Our female lead, Ning Qingxue, became the second personality of her favorite idol. “It seems like she’s changed, but also like she hasn’t.” As everyone marveled 99Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 9 Cupid’s Arrow 丘比特射箭 SNH48 fan fiction, paired with Yuan Yiqi Inspired by reality, but not the same … She had originally been an HMG fan, but died of a rare disease. When she opened her eyes, she found herself back in 2018. She resolved to join Siba and become an XOX fan, supporting her CP. But things didn’t go as she hoped. Not only did many events play out the same way again, they became even more outrageous than in her previous life. For example, the HM who had been her best friend back then still ended up with 775Reads—Score10814d adds
- 10 SNH48: From This Point On 丝芭之至此 Zhang Qiongyu had met all kinds of people: passionate, aloof, clever, clumsy. She thought no one was worth her particular attention. Lin Yue was an unremarkable person. She accepted whatever life gave her, and endured whatever it took away. She thought she could go on living like that forever. Until she met someone she wanted to hold hands with and never let go. People's fates are spent the moment they meet. So every approach, every test, every silence, every retreat, every time they look only 248Reads—Score10714d adds
- 11 SNH48: The Beloved Junior’s Everyday Life SNH48小小大前辈的团宠日常 SNH48 | STAR48 Original character: Jiang Zhiyu, a third-generation member of SNH48 TEAM SII “Bunny ears perk, fox tail sways, sweet words conceal a hook and bait. Don't hang your heart upon the hook, the sea of love has no easy shore.” 17Reads—Score314d adds
- 12 Siba: Life Like a Summer Flower 丝芭之生如夏花 The real blurb is in the author's note at the end of Chapter One. Fake blurb: She is a gentle, scheming older woman pretending to be younger; she is a sunny, cheerful young man; she is a fiery red rose; she is a passionate half-burnt candle. Work out for yourself who is who. Guessing correctly earns no prize. [This is a commissioned story with a fixed setting that can't be changed. Please read it as is, thanks.] 22Reads7.1Score114d adds
- 13 Reborn as Twin Flames 重生之双生焰 Reborn, two female leads (one-on-one), career-focused, realistic. Please message me about any OOC. Jiang Wenqiu first felt Yuan Yiqi's warmth while picking her up at the airport. The crowd surged toward that radiant figure, and Jiang instinctively opened her arms, trying to shield her from everything. Then pain spread from her waist to her heart. As she fell, all she saw was blood splattered across Yuan Yiqi's snow-white shirt, like a wilted rose. A flash of white light, and she was reborn at ei 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Take You as My Dawn and Dusk 我以朝暮为期 A celibate police captain and a seductive award-winning actress are brought together by an accident during a pursuit. After three years of undercover work, life-or-death danger, and a long wait, they save each other and finally emerge from the darkness into the light. 111Reads7.0Score1614d adds
- 15 Norwegian Wood by the Seine 塞纳河的挪威森林 No one is perfect. No matter how flawless you seem, you still have shortcomings. If there are ten doors and Heaven opens nine of them for you, you'll have to open the last one yourself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 After Appearing on a Variety Show, I Got Hounded by a Big Shot 上个节目后被大佬缠上 Tsundere younger bottom, only tsundere around her; once she realizes she likes her later on, she makes no secret of it, VS cool, aloof older top, who only softens for someone direct. She's liked her since college and studied voice acting just so you could hear her voice. They went to the same university but studied different majors. They knew each other's names and had crushes on each other. Later, work brings them together through YYQ. 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After Flirting with a Playboy by Mistake, I’m Hounded by a Pure-Hearted Puppy 误撩花花公子后我被纯情小狗缠上 “It’s not just likely, it’s certain.” “You really mean a lot to me.” “We may argue, but I’ve never once thought about leaving you.” “I have another one.” “Why are there two?” 266Reads6.9Score10314d adds
- 18 SNH48: A Tale of Words SNH48之语 Every emotion of yours is stirred by your every move. We start as friends, staying by each other’s side and protecting each other in the name of friendship. How will it end? [This is the author’s first time writing, so please forgive any shortcomings. Thank you!] 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 My Ex-Girlfriends Refuse to Leave Me Alone, Even in Death 前女友们死都不放过我 [Two female leads] Xu Yi wakes up after a night of heavy drinking and finds herself back in her sophomore-year classroom. Before she can even react, a cold System voice rings out: “Ding! Congratulations, player Xu Yi. You have been pulled into the game Myriad Realms and are honored to be among its first players! The entire game will be livestreamed, and death is permanent. Good luck.” As she makes her way through one instance after another, Xu Yi gradually discovers, to her utter shock, that all 3.9kReads—Score68914d adds
- 20 ZWY Stories inspired by the contents of their pockets, things they say on livestreams, and their performances at public events. These will be little tales full of poetic charm. Please don’t read anything into them about XOX. Hope you enjoy! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Did I Become Everyone’s Favorite by Dreaming? 靠做梦成了万人迷？ [Modern urban life] [Everyday life] [Girls' love] [Multiple female leads] [Mutual pursuit] [Short dream-world arcs, but mainly realistic daily life] [Fast-paced] Ye Qiwan was bored enough to kill herself. After all, there probably isn't another person anywhere online who can turn “boredom” into a terminal illness. Then a System calling itself 001 fished her out. “How about helping me fight nightmares? It'll be a blast!” For reasons unknown, this world is being consumed by “nightmares.” People wh 158Reads—Score10114d adds
- 22 A Game of Chess 奕周 I want to hold you as we watch the tides rise and fall, and stay by your side as we admire the flowers blooming and fading. Let us listen to the morning bells and evening drums, hearts in harmony, our love deep enough to last until the seas run dry and the stones crumble. In this life, I want to be with you alone, walking together down life's long road. I hope to stay by your side and share life's bitter and sweet moments. I'll love you for all my life, with a love as deep as the sea and as stea 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 SNH48: Our Brilliant Galaxy 丝芭：我们的璀璨星河 An SNH48 fanfiction, with two female leads. The original pairings remain intact, and the plot does not follow real life exactly. The oriole in its cage envies the eagle soaring through the sky; the girl held captive longs for the dawn of freedom. Su Yirou runs away from home, determined to fulfill her original dream: to shower the stage with a golden rain of her own! 16Reads6.7Score114d adds
- 24 Beneath the Starry Dream 星梦之下 [Seine River] [Coming of Age] [Idols] [Lighthearted] [Everyday Life] When a levelheaded top student meets a gentle senior, how will they protect each other's dreams amid the glittering stage and the undercurrents of reality? Su Muxue is a top student with an exceptional memory and a gift for music. She was supposed to follow the smooth path her family had laid out for her, but one chance viewing of an SNH48 performance ignited the idol dream deep in her heart. Ignoring what others thought, she k 20Reads—Score314d adds
- 25 To Stay Alive, I Have to Sell My Charm with My Teammate 为了活着，只能去和队友卖姬了 [SNH48 girl group + slow burn + daily life + romantic tension + some forum posts and on-screen comments] [You don’t need to know SNH48 to enjoy this. You can just read it as a regular girl-group story full of sweet interactions.] Transmigration isn’t unusual, but it’s a rare thing for someone like Yu Chuji to be fired right after transmigrating and lose her greatest asset, her own memories. Well, even if she lost her own memories, she could still rely on the original owner’s experience. Bar 432Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 26 An Idol's Journey, Starting in China and Thailand 从中泰开始的偶像之路 [Sena River + China and Thailand + pure love + idols] “Ta-da! Making my grand entrance! Hello, everyone! I’m Tang Tang from GNZ48 Team NIII. It’s so nice to meet you!” 383Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 27 A Life as an Idol 做偶像的一生 Just writing this for fun. Don’t read anything into it in real life. Just writing this for fun. Don’t read anything into it in real life. Just writing this for fun. Don’t read anything into it in real life. Just writing this for fun. Don’t read anything into it in real life. 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 SNH48: The Rose Boy 丝芭之玫瑰少年 Everyone knew that YouTang's Team B had a pair of rising stars. At their first general election, both made it into the rankings. The next year, both made the senbatsu. In their fourth year, Duan Yixuan made the top three, while Tao Xinran ranked among the top seven. Team B was on a roll. Neither of them expected that result. Before the election, they'd gone out for barbecue and made a bet: whoever reached her goal would have to grant the other one wish. On the night of the general election, Tao 284Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn: I Became a Leader on Flight 48 重生之我在48当领导 I’m just a lowly wage slave. After unexpectedly returning to the past with endless wealth and good fortune, I decide to save my idols from injustice and darkness, and lead my superstar stars onto the stage in the spotlight. 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Laid-Back Niece Only Wants to Graduate, Yet Rises to the Top Thanks to Her Ship 佛系侄女只想混毕业却靠CP上位 [Idols x Two Female Leads x Siba System x Girl Group Audition] (No men) The heroine is a laid-back girl who only wants to coast through her eight years until graduation, but she accidentally ends up paired with a popular member. This isn't fanfiction, though it uses SNH48's general setting, such as its theater performance and Best Partner systems. No real members' names appear, and no members are being hinted at or used as stand-ins. Whether or not you're familiar with the Siba system, you can 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Seine River Swordsmen’s Romance 塞纳河剑侠情缘录 In the mysterious continent of Saina River, dynasties rise and fall, primordial immortal sects flourish, and the great path winds through the mortal world. What evil demons lurk beneath it all? Find out in The Saina River Chronicle of Swordsmen and Romance. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 Jin Ming’s Second Book 瑾暝的第2本书 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! 10Reads7.4Score314d adds
- 34 Kamen Rider of the Seine 塞纳河之假面骑士 Different planes, parallel timelines: where will this Kamen Rider journey take us this time? This is a Kamen Rider and SNH48 fanfiction. What kind of sparks will fly when tokusatsu meets girl idols? 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 When Poetry Meets Yi 当诗遇见奕 [Fanfiction + happy ending + younger woman/older woman + sweet romance] A 4781 fanfic. A woman full of dreams she can’t seem to realize meets a gifted 22-year-old woman. Some stories are simply meant to be: they grow closer, accompany and care for each other, and fall in love. This is entirely fictional. Please don’t connect it to xox. 376Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 36 I Fell in Love with My Wife at First Sight! 我对老婆一见钟情！ A wild, unruly young race-car driver falls in love at first sight with her brother's intended, so she tears up the engagement contract and shakes up the business world, determined to claim that icy beauty, protect her to the very end, and spoil her rotten! Theme: From the moment I saw you, my world had just one goal: to become someone worthy of you, and then love you openly and without shame. 1.6kReads7.2Score16714d adds
- 37 Idol Protection Plan 偶像守护计划 [AKB48 + SNH48 + Slow Burn + Main Couple Already Set] In her previous life, Shen Qingning was a huge AKB fan. To celebrate AKB's twentieth anniversary, she entered the lottery more than ten times and didn't win a single ticket. Furious, she coughed up blood and died on the spot. Just before she died, a System bound itself to her. System: Your mission is to protect SNH48! Shen Qingning: ? Protect the S.H.E.N. River, and you dump me in Japan in 2005? That's a pretty huge time gap. Do you have any 838Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Secrets My Ex-Girlfriend and I Could Never Tell 我和前女友不得不说的秘密 Dual female leads, happy ending “I said we should start over, not pick up where we left off. This is a new beginning.” “If you can’t bear the gossip, let me be your ears.” “I have only you.” “You’ll have to spend the rest of your life making up for the mistake you made when you were young.” “The B in BE doesn’t stand for bad, but for best.” 5Reads7.0Score114d adds
- 39 Idol Life Shines Because of You, Shanshan 偶像生活因你杉杉发光 The emotions here are unlike anything else, and the regrets go beyond imagination. Here, dreams, sweat, and perseverance are worth nothing, yet are priceless. There are no schemes or rivalries here, only love and hate, joy and sorrow. “Why are you coming to see me now? And why have you kept sharing videos with me all these years?” “You sent me videos too, didn’t you? And you kept the bracelet from back then, didn’t you?” “So you came here to argue with me?” “Let’s make up!” “You were the one who 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 So This Is What Being a Little Idol Is Like 这小偶像当的 A beginner’s story He only wants to give the little idols he likes a happy ending A coming-of-age story with a small ensemble cast Shen Xingnian learns things quickly, but feels little interest in the world. Now and then he gets sentimental. At first, he approaches his older and younger sisters hoping to cling to them and find companions. But their sincerity gradually moves him, and he begins to open up. In turn, he becomes their protector. He may also copy a few songs or dramas and the like. 903Reads—Score10514d adds
- 41 Siba: After I Transmigrated, I Joined a Girl Group as an Idol 丝芭：穿越后，加入女团做偶像 [SNH48 Fan Fiction] [No Male Lead, Breaks Up Shui Xuan] Wen Ren Xia Xin transmigrates into a parallel world in 2019 and becomes a junior idol in the Sen River. Perhaps a bug during transmigration caused her to suffer obvious gaps in her memory. The original owner of her body had a hard life. Her family was dirt poor, and her career luck was terrible. She was a twelfth-generation rookie hated by the entire group. Fortunately, she had also been an entertainer in her previous life. Drawing on the e 2Reads6.9Score114d adds
- 42 SNH48: A Dreamlike Fantasy SNH48幻梦 SNH48 Dream Festival (1v1): Bonus Stories Currently planned: YYQ chapter Burning Winter chapter ZJY chapter SXR chapter A quick recap: This is a self-indulgent series set in a hypothetical parallel universe. OOC is common, and I'll take readers' suggestions into account. Please leave lots of comments and give it a low rating. Sending love~ 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Puzzle Pieces: You’re the Missing Piece 拼图：你是我缺失的一角 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn to Become an Idol at Dog Bar 重生之前往狗芭当偶像 Slow-paced, slow-paced! The author updates very slowly and is about as fast as a snail. Long gaps between updates are common, so don't overthink things while reading, because the author just writes whatever comes to mind. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Blue Gum Tree Has Met the Mistletoe Bird; It Loves Nothing but You 蓝桉已遇释槐鸟，不爱万物只爱你 After meeting you, nothing else compares. A planned approach is born of admiration. Tentative little tests are born of affection. A purposeful promise to protect is born of love. After meeting you, nothing in the world compares to you. Two female leads 10Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 46 A Brilliant Journey 奕路 Wang Yihe, the aloof campus heartthrob. Yuan Yiqi, the funny school bully. The two were famous in junior high, both strikingly good-looking and pursued by countless admirers. Zhou Shiyu, the adorable campus beauty. Shen Mengyao, the gentle campus beauty. After a chance encounter brings the four together, they learn that Zhou and Shen were kidnapped by human traffickers as children. Wang and Yuan help them find their birth parents, and the couples eventually find their happy endings. “She is the 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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
- 48 After Hearing the Members’ Thoughts, I Gave Up Trying 听见成员心声后，我摆烂了 [SNH48 + forum format + chaotic timeline + no CP in the main story, but plenty of romantic rivalry + some K-pop elements] I woke up one day and, for some reason, could hear the thoughts of the other members. I took it in stride, but then things started getting more and more strange. Can someone please save me? I think I've become irresistible to everyone! 746Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 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
