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- 51 Boy Band: I Have to Play Along to Stay Alive 男团：为了活下去的我只好营业 [Boy-band survival show + System + reborn + satisfying power-progression story] In his previous life, Xia Xinglang debuted as an insignificant member and was exploited as a human blood bank. At thirty, he finally got the chance to join a temporary group. He could have used it to revive his career, but then he suddenly got into a car accident... He is reborn twelve years in the past. A hugely popular idol survival show, Idol Planet, is now airing. In his previous life, he was eliminated in the fi 190Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 52 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 3.2kReads8.7Score478Shelves
- 53 From Sacrificial Lamb to Center: A Comeback Story on a Talent Show 选秀逆袭从祭天剧本成为C位出道 This novel has no romance. Gu Yin was a dazzling rising star in the entertainment industry. His acting career began with humble, unknown bit parts as an extra. He fought his way through every obstacle to become a brilliant new Best Actor. At just 21, he had already claimed the Best Actor crown with his outstanding performances. But fate had other plans. After a car accident, he found himself inside a fanfiction novel called Debuting in Center Position on a Talent Show, in the body of a fringe ch 939Reads9.1Score109Shelves
- 54 A Dazzling Showbiz Career 娱乐之星途璀璨 [Lots of forum-style posts] Earth's overworked office drone, Xu Yun, dies from working overtime... Then his soul transmigrates into himself in a parallel universe! Watch him use the cultural treasures of his previous life's world to forge a dazzling path through the entertainment industry… 45Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 55 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. 270Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 56 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 5.9kReads7.3Score413Shelves
- 57 Reborn as an Idol in Korean Showbiz 重生之在韩娱当爱豆 Please read the blurb and the beginning of Chapter One to see if this is for you. Thank you, thank you! No CP! No CP! No CP! Stunning looks! Because I like writing handsome characters. Female-oriented! Male protagonist’s POV + reborn (parallel world) + no CP + lots of forum-style posts (a ton! An absolute ton!) + amateur writing (the author drools, rambles, and has poor writing skills; this is my first time writing) + beginner + writing practice + irregular updates / writing this just for myself 9.9kReads8.8Score694Shelves
- 58 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!" 669Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 59 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 266Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 60 [SLB] A Boy Band Survival Show: The Supporting Act Takes Center Stage 【SLB】男团选秀当绿叶要上桌 [K-pop survival shows: Starlight Boys and Youth With You: International Edition + no romance in the main story + some original plotlines + variety-show bonus chapters posted irregularly + original alternate-universe storylines posted irregularly] Who told him all he had to do was slack off to get eliminated in the first round? Shi Mo had only come to be a hardworking nobody, the perfect supporting act for a favored contestant. He never expected to be put in the running himself. His fans both lov 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Animal-Themed Idols? What on Earth Is That? [Slow Transmigration] 动物塑偶像，那是什么鬼【慢穿】 [The rating just opened at 6.7. Don’t let it scare you off! X﹏X] No romance, told from the male lead’s perspective. They’re different species. How could they possibly date? Synopsis: The Space-Time Administration comes under attack, throwing numerous worlds into chaos. Rookie System 996 is chosen and dispatched to small worlds connected to the entertainment industry to complete missions. But who could have guessed that, due to an operational error, 996 would mistakenly bind itself to the little 6kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
- 62 Reborn as a Young Master: I’m a Top-Tier Star 重生小少爷，我是顶流大佬 [No romance - showbiz - friendly - harmonious - powerful figures - everyone's favorite] Content warning: This is a female-audience showbiz novel with a male protagonist. Don't read if that's not for you. The unlucky top-tier star Gu Jin is reborn in the body of Gu Jinzhou, the young heir of a wealthy family who drowned after getting a leg cramp while swimming. From then on, he becomes Gu Jinzhou, a top-tier singer-songwriter. After adjusting to his new identity, he studies, joins travel variety 171Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 63 Can a Funny Guy Make It to the Center Stage? 搞笑男也能C位出道吗 [Boy Group Survival Show + Debuting as Center + All-Round ACE + Lighthearted Comedy + Livestreaming + Ensemble Cast + Everyone's Favorite + Forum Posts + Cozy Everyday Moments] Xia Ji is an all-around trainee who's great at singing, dancing, and rapping. He's just a little unlucky. For the sake of his dream of debuting, he joins a boy group survival show called Road to the Stars. The day before filming his first performance, a friend takes him to try a newly opened hot pot place. Xia Ji can't he 1.7kReads8.7Score203Shelves
- 64 I Shipped the Boys in the Boy Band, So How Did I Become the Group’s Darling? 在男团磕cp的我怎么成团宠了 The rating has only just come out. It’ll go up later. [Entertainment Industry, No Romance, Boy Band, In-House Audition. No romance for anyone, seriously, no secondary couples!] “Hey, kid, want to be a star? Our company’s hiring. Can you sing and dance? Want to give it a try?” A chance encounter at an airport, a business card hurriedly pressed into his hand: this was the beginning of idol Ji Luoli’s story. “Why does this kid always wear gloves? Is he trying to look cool?” One video made Ji Luoli 5.6kReads8.7Score747Shelves
- 65 I Only Know How to Write Love Songs? Then Why Do You Cry When I Take It Seriously? 我只会写糖歌？那我认真写你哭啥 [Half Classical, Half Modern + Feel-Good Story + Entertainment Industry + Lighthearted] After Gu Qing transmigrates to a parallel world, he plans to use “Blue and White Porcelain” as his ticket into the entertainment industry. But “Blue and White Porcelain” is rejected for having too slow a rhythm, not being catchy enough, and using lyrics that are too ornate? With no other options, Gu Qing can only bring out “Drop Tower” for a try. To his surprise, “Drop Tower” becomes an overnight sensation an 1.3kReads6.7Score103Shelves
- 66 Transmigrate into a Book About an All-Round Top-Tier Star Boy Band 穿书到全能顶流男团 [Sweet romance] A top-tier star with sixty million followers suddenly transmigrates into a sweet-and-angsty fanfiction written by his own assistant overnight! And into the body of a little kid, no less?! And what’s with these bandmates? They’re so ridiculous! 12Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 67 Showbiz: The Chosen Artist 文娱：天选艺术家 [Succubus + Purple Star + All-Rounder + No Female Lead] This book is also known as The Purple Star From Heaven: Starting with Three Ensemble Casts in the Chinese Entertainment Industry. Chi Cheng, a small-town exam ace, transmigrates to Blue Star and witnesses a warped entertainment industry where moneyed interests force ugly kids into the spotlight and top-tier stars’ carefully crafted personas collapse one after another. “The entertainment industry needs real idols!” Faced with the audience’s 1.6kReads8.2Score122Shelves
- 68 The Right Way to Be the Center of a Top-Tier Star Boy Band 顶流男团C位的正确打开方式 [Female-oriented, no romance, male idol survival show, livestreaming, real-time bullet comments, light ensemble cast] Jiang Ze is a god-tier trainee with a wealth of advantages, including exceptional skills and stunning looks. Yet since entering the industry, he has repeatedly missed his chance to debut. He withdrew from a competition halfway through, his debut group project fell apart, and he was even labeled a nobody on his last survival show. Even so, this time he is determined to debut as th 1.6kReads8.9Score190Shelves
- 69 I Became a Top-Tier Star Thanks to My Stunning Looks 我靠盛世美颜成为顶流 [Accidentally clicked on my embarrassing old comment] A novel about a male idol group with two male leads and a stunningly beautiful, universally adored protagonist. How could a novel with such a warped moral compass, where the protagonist does nothing but commit evil, be so popular? Watching the weak cannon-fodder character who shared his name get bullied by the heroine, Jiang Zhaoyue was so furious that he went to the novel's comments section and praised the hapless character while putting dow 202Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 70 From Supporting Act to Top-Tier Star: Slaying the Boy Band Audition 从陪衬到顶流：在男团选秀杀疯了 (The rating is low because the book just opened for ratings, so feel free to give it a try!) [Boy Group Survival Show + No Romance + Ambitious and Competitive Career-Minded Protagonist + Satisfying Comeback + Fan-Service Pairings + Fan-Pleasing] Strike while the iron is hot. Hesitate, and your momentum fades; wait too long, and it's gone. Gu Heng debuted twice, yet came back still an unknown rookie. Even on a survival show, he was nothing more than a supporting act for his teammates. But he refu 648Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 71 The Gorgeous Face of the Group Is Actually an All-Round ACE 神颜门面竟是全能ACE [No Romance Pairing + Boy Group Survival Show + Center Debut + Fanfic Writer + System + Entertainment Industry] [Fictional Setting] A top-tier star idol’s group is forced to disband after a teammate’s scandal. He tries to switch to acting, but dies in an accident. When he wakes up again, he has transmigrated into the body of an eighteen-year-old with the same name! What? The System signed him up for a talent competition? Yu Bei puts on a fake smile: This time, his teammates had better keep their 2.9kReads7.6Score324Shelves
- 72 So Sweet! The Boy Band Visual and the Leader Show Off Their Love on a Music Show 齁甜！男团颜担和队长在音综虐狗 [No female lead + showbiz + reunion after a separation + reborn + sweet romance + variety shows + boy band] Rumor has it that a week before VVONE, the rookie boy band heavily promoted by Shengyan Entertainment, was set to debut, a new member was suddenly added to the group. He even took over as leader, and the other members refused to accept him while the fans protested. Before long, however, his talent won everyone over. Everyone, that is, except Su Yi, the group’s main vocalist and visual, who 273Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 73 I Become the Most Popular Contestant in a Boy Group Audition with the System 我靠系统在男团选秀成为万人迷 [Female-Oriented, Male-Male Romance + Heartthrob + Everyone's Favorite, All-About the Bottom] Shen Qiao was a rich second-generation kid who once dreamed of joining a boy band. But a leg injury cut short his three years as a trainee, shattering his dream. Then he accidentally binds himself to an otome-game System. All he has to do is sign up for a boy-band survival show, and he can heal his leg and make his dream come true! A former swimming champion becomes his roommate: “My bed and I are both 169Reads8.7Score143Shelves
- 74 The Green Card Jinx Competes on an H-Country Idol Survival Show 绿卡衰神圣体在H国选秀 [No romance. The protagonist, Shen Chenxi, is a beloved, universally adored chatterbox who plays up the bromance. He’s the youngest member of an audition group and has a System. This isn’t a romance novel; the romance comes from the System.] Shen Chenxi, who has just graduated from high school, has been having a run of bad luck. He makes plans to go out with his classmates, but it starts raining as soon as he steps outside. When he arrives at their meeting spot, he finds that they’ve stood him 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Blacklisted Online for Two and a Half Years, Then I Conquered the Grammys 全网被黑两年半，转身登顶格莱美 He was blacklisted for two and a half years from the start, yet became a top-tier star in the meme-video scene, with the whole internet joining in the fun. When Lin Ji opened his eyes, he had become the biggest clown in Chinese entertainment in 2014. Contract terminated, hounded online, reputation in ruins. But in his mind lay dazzling music from another world, a decade ahead of its time. Since his career back home was already beyond saving, he might as well delete the account and start over! Wi 25.1kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
- 76 The Female CEO and Her Top-Tier Star Darling 女霸总和她的顶流娇夫 Synopsis: [CEO heroine’s domineering, forceful love + top-tier male star as her darling husband] Playing dumb to catch the tiger off guard | Strong heroine | Entertainment industry | Mutual salvation Yun Guangxi was born into a top-tier wealthy family. Precocious from an early age, she chose to become mute and refused to communicate with the people around her. After a skiing accident, Cheng Xingxing, the male lead, who had a wooden figurine talisman just like hers, transmigrated into her dream 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 The Group's Beloved: My Life in a Boy Band 我在男团当：团宠 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads8.4Score112Shelves
- 78 The Bit Player Debuts as the Unrivaled Fan Favorite on a Talent Show 路人甲在选秀万人迷断层出道 [Overpowered protagonist + cool beauty + idol competition stage + adored by everyone + career-focused, skyrockets to debut + no romance in the main story] Chen Chaoshen was a nobody. Even before joining the idol competition, he had a vague feeling that he was just an extra. When he entered the competition and learned that the world he had lived in for eighteen years was a book, he discovered that he wasn't the protagonist, a supporting character, or even an extra. Chen Chaoshen laughed in disbel 741Reads7.4Score105Shelves
- 79 The Perfect Me Becomes a Socially Anxious Star 完美的我穿成社恐明星了 From the start of a variety show, top-tier star Yu Xingluo wiped out the entire production crew with a bowl of pork stir-fried with green beans. Shen Jichuan, a struggling actor caught in the crossfire, vanished without a trace. If his exposure dropped to zero, he'd make himself visible through sheer hard work! From then on, the production crews had a “mad actor.” While others juggled roles to make money, he juggled roles to learn from other actors. No connections, no popularity, and no System o 2.7kReads8.6Score315Shelves
- 80 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 74Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 81 I’m Just an Amateur Translator. Why Are You Making Me Debut in a Group? 我一素人翻译，你让我成团出道？ New novel, Reborn! From Audition Debut to the Top of the Entertainment Industry, now serializing [Female-oriented + male lead who grows over time + lighthearted comedy + idol auditions + no System, not an all-out power fantasy] Jiang Shiyan was a foreign contestant’s interpreter on an international boy-band audition show. By chance, the director noticed his striking looks. He thought he’d just film the first stage, but his original rap about office drudgery unexpectedly went viral, and his onlin 5.1kReads9.0Score787Shelves
- 82 An Amateur Talent Show? The Top-Tier Star Mentor Is My Student 素人选秀？顶流导师是我学生 [Entertainment industry + beloved by all + secret identity + beautiful but tragic + no CP (no fixed pairing)] The entertainment industry has never lacked legends. What it lacks is a “devil coach” who can make a top-tier star cry with a scolding. He Xu, 24, is a legendary dance instructor in the industry. After damaging his voice, he stepped behind the scenes, yet went on to train half the top idols in Chinese entertainment. With a face like that, he could’ve debuted and left no room for anyone e 27.6kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
- 83 Hit Song After Hit Song, and You Call Yourself a Trainee? 爆歌一首接一首，你说你是练习生 Yang Tianye, a hapless young man with artistic aspirations, gets struck by lightning. To his surprise, he transmigrates into the body of a ten-year-old boy with the same name in a parallel world. As if fate had planned it, he runs into a talent scout outside a restroom. From then on, he enters the cesspool that is the entertainment industry. With memories from his previous life and the God-Tier Superstar System, he takes off like a rocket! One performance of “Farewell Letter” brings the music bi 618Reads6.8Score104Shelves
- 84 We Debuted Through a Survival Show and Became the Hottest Rivalry Couple 选秀出道我和死对头成了大热CP The rating just came out. It’ll go up later (maybe, possibly... who knows). One-on-one, devoted couple, rivals, sweet romance, happy ending, entertainment industry, idol competition Cool, cunning top with neatly parted black hair vs. a colorful, haughty bottom with a fiery temper They’d been at odds since their trainee days, fighting over center position and opportunities. Of course, in front of the cameras, they kept smiling, smiling, smiling... Later, because they were always surrounded by spa 297Reads6.9Score104Shelves
- 85 I Conquer the Entertainment World by Shipping Couples 我靠嗑CP纵横娱乐圈 [Just Rated, Rating Will Rise] [Entertainment Industry, Two Male Leads + Alternate Setting + Sweet Story with a Golden Finger + Ensemble Cast + Slow Burn, Read with Care] Luo Qingluan: The god of shipping CPs, in the literal sense. To pass the century's biggest exam, Luo Qingluan studies hard, forgets to eat and sleep, and exhausts himself thinking things through, all to ship CPs! To make sure the CPs he ships get a happy ending and plenty of sweet moments, a strategist must enter the fray himse 91Reads8.6Score123Shelves
- 86 The Entertainment World’s Rising Star Begins with a Boy Band Training Project 文娱紫薇星从养成系男团开始 [An Immature Work] [Reborn + System + Entertainment Industry + Male Lead's Perspective + Boy Band + Coming-of-Age + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] A story about an idol who believes all love comes with conditions, and the fans who love him unconditionally. They pursue each other and help one another succeed. Sincerity is precious above all, so I hope no one's heartfelt feelings will be let down. Young Xie Yuyao never imagined he would one day become an idol, debut as part of a boy band, and grow 1.6kReads8.4Score112Shelves
- 87 The National Idol Begins with Singing, Dancing, and RAP 全民偶像从唱跳RAP开始 Jiang Yuchen is an obscure, bottom-tier celebrity who has spent ten years in showbiz. He transmigrates to Blue Star, a world with a barren entertainment scene, and becomes a sixteen-year-old high school student. To promote Earth’s outstanding entertainment works on Blue Star and become an excellent plagiarist... ahem, an idol superstar, he’ll definitely need a System. After he invokes it with a string of incantations, his very own troublesome System finally arrives: the Positive Energy Idol Deve 808Reads7.0Score109Shelves
- 88 Becoming a Star on a Talent Show: The World-Weary Beauty’s Fatal, Soft Waist 选秀封神：厌世美人腰软致命 The rating just opened, so it’ll go up later! World-weary, gorgeous, flirtatious bottom x cool, aloof actor with a secretly passionate heart top | Livestream throughout + chat goes wild | Comeback and face-slapping + mutual salvation | Both inexperienced, 1v1 Xie Qichi, a world-weary-looking beauty, is forced to take someone else’s place in a talent competition. He steps onto the stage in a pair of washed-out canvas shoes. The moment the music fails, his solo robotic dance brings the house down, 9.8kReads9.0Score2kShelves
- 89 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 425Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 90 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—Shelves
- 91 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 331Reads8.5Score100Shelves
- 92 Reborn as a Gorgeous Idol, He Doesn’t Want to Work! 重生，神颜偶像他不想营业！ Jun Yixiao was lazy to the core, but his family had a rule: before turning twenty, every boy had to learn everything he could and should know before he could truly be free. For the sake of freedom, Jun Yixiao studied day and night. At sixteen, he finally completed all his studies and earned his freedom. Unfortunately, before he had much time to enjoy it, he went skydiving for thrills and got himself killed~ Reborn in another world, he resolved to live a laid-back life from childhood on. But afte 106Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 93 Debuting on a Talent Show, the Irresistible Idol Takes the Internet by Storm 选秀出道，万人迷偶像火爆全网 [No CP + Boy Group Livestream Audition Story (There is no CP in the main story! I added the BL tag so it wouldn't get sorted into the male-oriented section.)] After dying unexpectedly, Gu Lang was dragged off by a game company to do underpaid labor in another world. Wearing the stunningly beautiful avatar from the game, he transmigrated by accident. The unfortunate wage slave's first mission is to survive a livestreamed talent competition, debut as an idol, and become an internet sensation. With 407Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 94 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 587Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 95 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 162.5kReads8.6Score18.8kShelves
- 96 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. 632Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 97 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star 重生之顶流爱豆 [Two male leads + reborn + entertainment industry + boy band + alternate-world setting] Main CP: a stunningly handsome leader and his devoted main dancer. A boy band idol who doesn’t sell fanservice might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes! Su Yuan, the most popular idol in his group, was framed in his previous life, forced to leave the band, and killed in a car accident. Only at his funeral did his spirit see the different sides of his former bandmates. He finally understood who had loved 193Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 98 Look! This Top-Tier Star Is Different 注意看！这个顶流不一样 [Male-led entertainment-industry novel] [The male lead has broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs, with every buff maxed out. No female lead.] [But there are several one-sided crushes. No real people are represented.] [The male lead comes from an overwhelmingly powerful family. A laid-back, invincible-style entertainment-industry story.] A remarkable and unusual top-tier star has taken the entertainment industry by storm. His family background is mysterious; he's a stunning beauty in the 13Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 99 I Became the Family's Darling, Only to Find My Rival Is My Childhood Friend 穿成团宠后，对家竟是我竹马 [Two male leads + idol survival show + both reborn + everyone's favorite + major identity reveals + mutual pining + rekindled romance + past and present lives] The undisputed infamously famous star Ji Yuncen was gifted and stunningly beautiful. He hit the heights of stardom the moment he debuted, then blazed his way to the top of the entertainment industry, getting crazier by the day. Then one day, this sharp-tongued guy was killed by an obsessive fan. When he woke up, he discovered he'd been re 608Reads7.6Score104Shelves
- 100 He Went Viral After Joining a Boy Group Survival Show 穿进男团选秀后他爆火了 [No CP, no CP, no CP, but there is one-sided love] (The rating is low because it just opened!) After years of hard work, Shen Jibai finally got promoted to manager, only to die suddenly that very night from too many consecutive late-night shifts. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated into a member of Blaze, a boy band that had debuted only a few months earlier. The good news: he still had the same handsome face. The bad news: the group had already disbanded due to poor performance. 17Reads7.6Score—Shelves
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