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[BG Fanfiction] “The Power Couple Has Arrived [Entertainment Industry]” by Yang Yang Yang Yan [Completed]

Synopsis: Cheerful, friendly, steady, and grounded academic “Sun” + Confident, flamboyant, sentimental, and romantic producer “Moon.”

Kwon Jiyong has a desk-mate who is a total academic genius, ranking first in basically every subject—except for music.

One morning, having practiced at the company until very late the night before, Kwon Jiyong scratched his head while looking at the assignment due that day. “Why is this so hard? It’s harder than dancing, harder than rapping, harder than vocal training, and even a hundred times harder than writing songs.”

His desk-mate, who had already begun her morning reading, heard the commotion beside her and skillfully pulled out her own assignment. “I’ll only give you 80%. Mark down what you don’t know before the big break, and I’ll explain it to you.”

Kwon Jiyong held the assignment up with both hands. “Na! Kamsahamnida!”

A month before final exams, Kwon Jiyong stared contentedly at the bitter expression on his desk-mate’s face—a look unique to every exam season—and handed her his earphones. “Sing this song for the finals this year. Listen to it a bit this week to get the feel of it, and sing it for me next week.”

His desk-mate put on the earphones devoutly, using music to replace her English listening practice. “Na! Kamsahamnida!”

The most outrageous thing Jin Shengxi had ever done in her life was falling in love with Kwon Jiyong, a man seen by the public as rebellious and flamboyant. The most shocking thing Kwon Jiyong had ever done in his life was going from being friends with Jin Shengxi, who was always methodical and devoted to her academics, to becoming her lover.

Late one night, as Jin Shengxi was returning home from the library, she saw her big celebrity friend, who had just finished a concert in Nagoya, waiting outside her apartment door.

“Why aren’t you going in? Don’t you know the pass—” “Will you date me?”

In the hallway, deep in the night, Kwon Jiyong’s voice trembled clearly. “Jin Shengxi, will you date me?”

This big celebrity, who had just been surrounded by stars and fans at his concert, was standing in a corridor of an apartment building in New Haven, proposing to his longtime friend. His eyelashes fluttered irregularly; he wanted to look away, but he stubbornly kept his eyes on her, waiting for an answer.

On September 1, 2015, Dispatch released a breaking news story about a romantic relationship. [Breaking | G-Dragon seen kissing a long-time female friend in a car; suspected romance after returning to their apartment together late at night.]

“Is it that long-time friend of his who continued her doctoral studies at Yale after graduating from her undergraduate program, and just published papers in SSCI and A&HCI?” “Is it that iron-willed friend who runs a YouTube account with millions of subscribers?” “Is it the desk-mate who once live-streamed her studying for six hours, outlasting three waves of netizens?”

Written at the end: A story of a power couple working themselves to the bone, driving each other to excellence, and reaching the pinnacle of life together.

Chapter 1

“I am very grateful for that phone call.”

On October 5, 2011, media outlets reported that BIGBANG leader G-Dragon had been placed under a suspended indictment by the prosecutor’s office for marijuana use. According to the official, G-Dragon had consumed marijuana while on tour in Japan in mid-May, and a hair follicle test conducted in July had come back positive.

Once the news broke, it triggered wave after wave of heated discussion online…

“This can’t be true, right? Just more baseless rumors from irresponsible media?” “They even have the specific time; it doesn’t look like a lie.” “It’s strange, but I’m not even surprised seeing news like this.” “I knew this would happen. You can tell just by his image on stage.” “Someone like him should just leave BIGBANG!” “Ah-shi, people who use drugs should just die!”

…

At 8:00 PM on October 5, YG Entertainment, the agency to which G-Dragon belongs, responded, denying that their artist, G-Dragon, had used marijuana.

[Our artist, G-Dragon, did not consume marijuana. On May 31, during the After Party of G-Dragon’s Japan tour, a Japanese fan approached him in the restroom and offered him a cigarette. Because the person claimed to be a fan, G-Dragon accepted the cigarette out of love for his fans. However, at the exact moment he accepted it, G-Dragon received a phone call from a non-celebrity friend and did not smoke it.

After receiving the summons in July, G-Dragon actively cooperated with the investigation out of his responsibility as a citizen and an artist. After undergoing a hair follicle test, the result came back negative.

The above is our complete response regarding this incident. We reserve the right to pursue legal action against media outlets spreading malicious rumors.]

Along with the statement, they released the security footage from that night.

In the video, under the dim light typical of a nightclub, Kwon Jiyong is stopped by a man suspected to be a fan as he leaves the restroom. The man is seen gesturing wildly while talking, and Kwon Jiyong maintains a smile throughout, nodding politely. Then, the man hands a cigarette to Kwon Jiyong. Kwon Jiyong hesitates significantly, but the man continues to persuade him, and only then does Kwon Jiyong take the cigarette.

It is at this moment that the phone Kwon Jiyong is holding lights up. He glances at the caller ID, immediately nods to the man to say goodbye, and walks away while answering the call.

It is easy to see from the footage that Kwon Jiyong did not want to take the cigarette initially; he only took it out of politeness because of the other person’s persistent urging.

Once YG’s statement and the surveillance footage were released, public opinion finally shifted.

“Thank goodness!” “I knew GD wouldn’t do something like that.” “Exactly, BIGBANG is doing so well and his own career is skyrocketing; why would he do something that would dig his own grave!” “Shit, who is that person who is so wicked to treat our GD-xi like this.” “Really, it was totally intentional. GD even refused the first time, and he still kept pushing.” “I’m starting to think this is a conspiracy. Could it be that because BIGBANG is gaining such momentum, they are blocking someone else’s path?” “You can really see from this video that GD loves his fans. It’s only because the guy used the ‘fan’ label that he even accepted the cigarette!” “The people who were screaming earlier that GD had done something unforgivable need to come out!” “Get your facts straight. Our GD is the soul of BIGBANG! If it weren’t for him, where would BIGBANG be today!” “I have to say, we have to thank this friend. If it weren’t for that phone call, and if that damn man had kept staring at him, GD might have really smoked that cigarette.” “True, just one puff would have ruined him. Then he would never have been able to explain it.”

…

However, even with the evidence right in front of them, those who wanted to bash Kwon Jiyong could always find ways to do so.

“YG is worthy of being one of the ‘Big Three’ agencies. To be able to turn around news like this, impressive, really impressive.” “Of course they have to protect GD; the ‘G’ in YG stands for the ‘G’ in GD!” “What else is real? They can even tamper with test results. Our country is terrifyingly dark.” “Celebrities have it good; if you have fame, you can do whatever you want.”

…

Although there were still haters tirelessly questioning and spreading rumors, the ironclad evidence, at the very least, managed to rehabilitate his public image.

It wasn’t until November 6, 2011, when BIGBANG won the “Worldwide Act” award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that they became the first Korean artist group in the history of the awards ceremony to win.

Koreans, who have always revered Western recognition, seemed to forget all their previous slurs, ridicule, and slanders against Kwon Jiyong overnight, and everyone began praising him again.

For a time, the whole country was filled with praise and adoration for Kwon Jiyong.

As the person involved, Kwon Jiyong did not appear in public again, other than posting photos of the awards ceremony on his personal Instagram that night.

Outside of the YG Family Concert in December, his next public appearance was on the program Healing Camp, which aired in February.

On this show, Kwon Jiyong talked about the incident that caused such a massive stir the previous year for the first time.

He personally described everything that happened that night, including mentioning the friend who called him.

“Because the tour was going so well, the fans’ support made me feel very happy, so I was very excited even during the after-party. By the time the party was halfway through, I had drunk a lot of alcohol and felt dizzy. At that time, he said he was a fan, and I believed him quite easily,” Kwon Jiyong said, furrowing his brows. “Although I knew I shouldn’t accept things from strangers in that kind of setting, I had just received so much love from fans, so I didn’t have the heart to disappoint a ‘fan’s’ heart. It was right at that moment that my friend called.”

“So you accepted the cigarette given by that ‘fan’ because you had just received so much love from fans and didn’t want to disappoint them—is that right?”

“Na!” Kwon Jiyong nodded obediently.

“GD really has lost a lot of weight!” “Why would they treat him like that?” “Ah-shibal, go to hell, that damn man!” “GD really did accept it just because the guy said he was a fan!” “Our GD-xi really always puts his fans in a very important position!” “But someone so good is being treated like this!” “This was totally a disaster brought on by nothing. It had nothing to do with him, yet he inexplicably took so much abuse.” “Yeah, it feels like GD has become quite depressed; he isn’t as lively and cheerful as he used to be.” “He was totally the ‘nation’s younger brother’ before, invincible and cute.” “But I can understand it too. After something like that happened, it’s hard to smile anymore.” “Oh, what do I do? Our GD-ya, why did he have to suffer all this?”

The host nodded and asked Kwon Jiyong about another detail in his story: “Is this friend you mentioned, GD-xi, a celebrity friend?”