[Showbiz/System] Fall in Love Before Buying YG

At the celebration party marking 20 years since his debut, Quan Zhilong leaned back on the sofa and reflected on his life. He realized that his dream had become easier to pursue after his childhood friend, his little sister, decided to stay in Korea for school. Lost in thought, he watched her come downstairs holding the hands of two little ones. Just as he had the first time they met, he smiled and walked over to her. The smooth road and the thorny one: in the end, you’re still the one All-around designer x superstar who loves to cling My favorite idol is still barely active, but at least he’s alive and takes care of himself. My family is reasonably healthy, my parents love each other, and we’re doing all right, somewhere around middle-class. I’m not bad-looking either. I mean, ever since I was a kid, I’ve been confessed to twenty-eight or twenty-nine times a week. I graduated with a master’s and doctorate from a top-tier university, so my life is pretty much complete. If I had to say whether I had any regrets... Zhu Keke thought, how could anyone possibly have no regrets? Then some lousy System picked her and turned her into herself in a parallel world. It didn’t care whether she wanted to go or not, and even saddled her with a main quest that would erase her if she failed. Luckily, it wasn’t just her who had a parallel counterpart. A few fellow fans she got along with had counterparts too. Even better, the timeline was still early, so there was time to change things. The bad news was that her parallel self was ten years old and had to go to school. As luck would have it, a certain future superstar was currently another miserable little kid struggling with homework. But Zhu Keke hadn’t expected her parallel self to be so bold. She called him Little Frog the moment they met, then made him cry. When she played house with Sister Dami, she told Quan Zhilong to have a baby for her. Zhu Keke: Wow! She couldn’t help marveling. Our oppa really is the little gentleman of Itaewon. His temper is way too good! But in the future, every one of those old debts would be repaid, one by one. One day, someone looking for a bit of fun started a poll on a forum: Which company’s fans are you most jealous of, or which company do you most wish your idol would join? Unsurprisingly, YG won by a landslide. Fans from other companies: I can’t help it. Their fan club cards get them 30% off at the YG cafeteria on Wednesdays and Thursdays, while non-fans like us have to pay full price, and the food’s limited edition, QAQ. A random YG fan: Yeah, yeah, it’s Wednesday today. Should I get Buddha Jumps Over the Wall or duck soup with rice noodles? Fans from other companies looked on with envy and jealousy. But if that were all... “Who doesn’t know you can find a date at a BigBang concert?” “What? But the oppas themselves are all single?” “What do you know? The oppas sacrificed their own romantic prospects to make it happen for their fans!” Or maybe... Other fans: Your company just gives everyone a cat or dog. What’s there to be jealous of? Your idols are so busy with promotions, can they even take care of them? Here, hand the pets over to me. I’ll look after them! A reporter who couldn’t dig up dirt on YG artists managed to sneak a pile of unflattering photos past the screening process. Fans: “Ahhhhh, Oppa, don’t go making a mess on the floor. Make a mess on me instead!” Reporter: ??? Whether it was their idols having no scandals online since debut, or working hard and constantly releasing hit songs that topped the charts, success had become routine. Their company was great at taking care of business too, keeping the fans happy every day. Tax evasion? Nothing to worry about, go ahead and investigate! Drug use? Here’s the health report! Hardcore fans and rival fans refused to believe it. They couldn’t accept that anyone in the industry could really be squeaky clean. In the end, they finally dug up a scandal big enough to bring down YG! They rushed to expose it, only for the fans to say: “Wait, what? This couple? They’ve never hidden it!” “Damn it, why did you post this? Why didn’t you post that picture of Daesung bumping his head against a power pole the other day? Now how am I supposed to play ‘Can You See Me?’ with the couple?” “Ugh! I just want to watch the couple sneak around and date in secret! Why did you have to expose them? Why?” “I love how they act like they’re hiding it so well, when they’re obviously being so transparent! What am I supposed to eat dinner to now that you’ve exposed them?” Hardcore fans and rival fans: Are these people crazy? The couple had been exposed, but had no idea... Quan Zhilong: Let’s wear these outfits to the aquarium tomorrow. I’ll wear these Hello Kitty earrings, and you can wear this hair clip~ Zhu Keke: Sure, sure~ Blurb revised. Screenshot dated January 13, 2026. Content warnings: 1. The story may be revised from time to time after completion. I expect to make major changes to the non-VIP chapters and a few VIP chapters, and may change the title. I’m only responsible for the official version on Jinjiang. 2. Yang Juhua won’t be kicked out until after BigBang’s debut. Important! 3. The timeline is all over the place, and characters may be out of character. 4. The original eldest brother and maknae debut in Japan a year early, and there are fully original plotlines. If you really can’t stand that, please read this as an ordinary entertainment-industry novel or an alternate-universe story. 5. I welcome requests for updates and tactful feedback on my writing, but not lectures. 6. It’s a semi-ensemble cast. The other characters will become much less prominent later on. 7. As the blurb says, it’s a utopia, just an impossible dream. 8. There are two other GD novels in my author profile. Please add them to your collection. My next story will be Actor, Trained by Superstar Quan. Comments, favorites, and votes are my motivation, and can also trigger bonus updates. Theme: Love can overcome anything and help us become better versions of ourselves.