No romance, no harem. Just MC with their brotherhood/sisterhood or found-family ^^~.... more>>

Novels with adaptations are noted.

Recommendations are appreciated! <<less

1st List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/44031/... more>>

3rd List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/61691

I am doing this list for people like me who enjoy family and friendships or gets entrained by MC building there organizations directly or indirectly—
(Unedited) They are all in alphabetic orders, # or A-Z

There will also master-follower relationship or master-disciple relationship being recovered or building up between them…

And some overstate themselves even though they are OP or haven’t released their power-

There are no romance nor harem but there might be people around them having favorable impressions on them or bad reputation trying to be fixed or just leaving it…

I will try to put on novels that I’m sure there isn’t any romance nor harem and have already read them so to be double sure and some are recommended to me and had told me there isn’t :>

Any that are involve with the tag romance is explained in the bottom ^^*

Loving family for the beginning, knowing, and get transmigrated in a novel or another world ✌️

MC - Main Character
OP - Over Powered
OG FL - Original Female Lead
FL - Female Lead
OG ML - Original Male Lead
ML - Male Lead
BL - Boy’s Love
GL - Girl’s Love
GB - Genderbend <<less

Stories that involve idols groups from managing them, a more romance-focused one or being in an idol program! A review will accompany each to give you an idea of what it's about and a tag if it has any cp/romance and what type! List is done randomly as I am trying to remember the ones i've seen!... more>>

Feel free to comment below if I missed out on anything! I'll check it out and add it to my list if it fits! <<less

Just stuff I liked with no romance (since that stuff annoys me, esp w/ op mc) - romantic subplot = removal
- some unread + under review ,,, going to update when I’m free lol... more>>

Mostly stuff like transmigration / new body possession / traveling back to past

list 2: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/69296/ <<less

Being an idol/actor/superstar is hard work on its own, never mind the impending threat of death hanging over your head if you don't succeed in being the best. Follow our MCs as they go through the trials of failures and successes to achieve to be the greatest of their (somewhat forcibly) chosen careers. ... more>>

Includes: Romantic subplot - NO ROMANCE - BxG - BxB

*GOING THROUGH MY SHOWBIZ PHASE AGAIN HELP-

**Also just read the MTLs for these Novels if their translations are unavailable or slow** <<less

These are the novels I like with male protagonists. ... more>>

No romance so far. Once it has, I'll remove it from the list.

Feel free to recommend one.

PS. Not ranked. <<less

List of novels that focused on the daily life and the struggles of male idols. ... more>>

1-31 No Romance
32-55 BL
56-63 BG

For female idol novels: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/87891  <<less

Titles I didn't find on nu... more>>

~From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show <<less

This list is for people, like me, who are tired of romance and just want to read a good story.

*3-5 STAR RATINGS ONLY, MOSTLY 4 THO* *ALL GENRES*... more>>

- This list includes novels with these 2 tags, whether the MC is the one in the spotlight or whether they are in the background as long as one of these tags is present I will add them. Recommendations are welcome!
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 KR novels: 1 - 16

CN novels: 17 - 58

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[DESCRIPTION] –The description of the novel.

[ROMANCE] - Indicates if there is romance in the story or not. For me personally, I always base the novels that I read if it has good romance, since in some instances the romance completely ruins the story for me and sadly makes me drop the novel. In addition this helps categorizing what kind of romance genre it is, i.e yaoi, yuri, straight, shounen ai.

 [STATUS IN Country Of Origin] – Indicates the status of the novel whether it is completed or still ongoing, as well as a to compare it to the tl status.

[TL STATUS] - Indicates how far the translation team/person are. I added this in for I was sick and tired of sorting the story status to completed, finding a story that piqued my interest, then finding out it the tl chapters available aren't finished yet, really puts a frown on my face :( #stopthetranslationrickroll

To note I may be a bit late in updating the tl statuses as this list has many novels and I simply can't keep track of all of them. 

Recent update to the tl status was on: 07/9/23 <<less

no romance mostly, career development. profesion... more>>

showbiz —  idol, musician, actor, artist, writer

others — surgeon, profier, business, chef <<less

Entertainment Novels. ... more>>

Jobs: idol, Actor, Actress, Painter, Singer, Superstar, Streamer, etc. <<less

Primarily Career/Shop/Kingdom Development, but there also could be some novels that I like. Most of these novels do not have romance or harem tag as I am not a big fan of these in novels that aren't primarily written as romance.... more>>

I now have a part 2! <<less

Stories about idols, actors, singers, dancers, and others from entertainment circle-style novels. Every item on the list is a series that I have already read or am planning to read.... more>>

Titles organized first by anything I have read already, then the ones To Be Read. Concentrating mostly on non-romance will add a few choice romance at the end of the list. <<less

⚠️⚠️ KOREAN NOVELS ONLY ⚠️⚠️... more>>

Novels about entertainment industry (focus more on career instead of romance)

✅ Acting

✅ Idols

✅ Music

✅ Art

✅ Writers

✅ Streamers <<less

Mostly korean novels where I couldn't find a raw website to MTL the non translated chapters.

A list that includes korean novels that have music, acting, singing, managers, idols, writers, streamers and art. ... more>>

- no ranking system, just a list of novels, includes descriptions and some reviews  <<less

This list made for korean novel with only few chapter that have been translated but look interesting... more>>

- Male Protagonist

- No romance/harem (i hate this genre esp in action/fantasy, please recommend me novel that not contain this) <<less

The reading list consists of Korean and Chinese novels about people rising to stardom, making a name for themselves as behind-the-scene contributers, or talented traditional painting artists who strive for pure beauty of art.... more>>

Some chinese novels are yaoi and BL so it might not suit your taste, korean novels are either out of romance aspect or depict love between a man and a woman after great challenges.

The list is not a place where I put all the alike novels in. I have chosen novels with good to excellent plot, writing and translation, in other words, they the novels I love and have praised the most out of hundreds of art-related novels out there.

Hope you enjoy it! ～\（≧▽≦）/～ <<less

No description.

I will need to find time and read these kids soon!

Not in any particular order and stories with little to no romance. 

Prolly will consist of novels I would like to read based off of the description.

Here's a list of awesome novels about showbiz, entertainment, idols, celebrities, acting, and music, all with male protagonist. I've ranked them based on my personal faves. There won't be any romance, but if there happens to be any, it will only be of minor significance. ... more>>

[Make sure to drop by the comments section for more novel recommendations that not listed] <<less

In this list i have included novels that i reading i dont regret reading. there is no spesific genre. High rated novels that i admire average novels that i dont get bored reading and so on. ... more>>

First 5 novels is my fav, no ranking after 5. 

Note: i rate novels up to the chapters i have read so as i read, my opinion changes and i make corrections. <<less