1 WPC #317: Celebrities (Aitsuji)

Title: Slave to my Idol Husband

Concept: Kpop Idol, forced marriage

Character:

College Student in Debt tricked to work in entertainment biz (FL)

Hot Idol on suspension for rumours about dating scandal (ML)

Plot Outline:

FL gets tricked into signing a shady entertainment contract to pay off her loans in a shady entertainment company when ML enters (the only hot selling idol) and sees that the girl was going to be sold into doing shitty things and obviously not cut out for this industry. He offers the company a solution to his dating scandals so he can return to work by signing a marriage certificate with FL instead of getting her to sign a trainee contract with them. Company agrees and drafts the terms of marriage like a slavery contract to the ML. FL is forced to marry the ML and begins her new life as the ML's imprisoned wife.

Draft:

"Ms Seo, do you have any other means to pay off this debt?"

Trembling on the oily couch in Sun Media Entertainment's office, Ms Seo, aged twenty-four, shook her head.

"But please, I can work to pay it off. I promise! I can work on administration, clean the toilets and even do the accounts. There has to be a better way than becoming an internet idol trainee, right?"

Internet idol trainee… it was just another fancy term for a virtual adult entertainer. Seo Yeon did not expect the loan her brother took to end up haunting her after he fled to a different country. Without a house or degree after she was forced to drop out of college from the constant harassment by this loan company disguised as an entertainment agency, Ms Seo weighed her options.

Maybe suicide was better.

Bang!

Unlike Ms Seo who jumped on the couch, the company's director only looked annoyed at the rude guest. He was used to it by now. There was only one person in his company with this level of audacity.

"What's the meaning of this?" the guest roared.

Wasn't this Raymond Park? Anyone would recognise that flamboyant pink hair like a flamingo. He was one of the hottest celebrities in Korea with the worst attitude. Every year, he would be ranked the most hated celebrity with all kinds of scandals. Yet, nobody in the industry could deny that this man was dripping with talent from his bad boy charms to the songs he made. They always sold. He was the nation's villain and everyone knew him.

Eyeing the bald director, the idol growled and was about to kick the nearest office chair when he spotted a new person in the room.

The new lady looked nothing like those slutty and fake brats he hung out with. She was a prim and proper civilian. What was she doing here? From the looks of it, the director must be up to no good again. Although it was none of his business, Raymond removed his sunglasses to get a better look at her.

"What's she doing here?"

Smiling, the director explained how she was going to become a new talent under them.

"She?" the idol scoffed. "Can she even dance?"

The fat and bald director rolled his eyes. "She's young and pretty. There's no need to dance. You know that internet idols are the rage these days, right? Mimi quit on us so I had to find a replacement. What do you know? We can help write off her debt situation. She's just about to sign the contract. Why are you here?"

Oh…

It was no secret that Mimi was going to be the company's first adult streamer. No matter how he looked, this woman wouldn't make a good entertainer. A debt situation huh… now that he had a closer look at her, she might fit the bill.

"How much does she owe the company?" Raymond asked his money-grubby director.

"Two million won," the director shrugged. "The contract is for four years, surely she can pay it off-"

Thump!

The shiny black card on the director's desk made everyone in the room hold their breaths in surprise.

"I'll pay that debt off. Instead, draft her a new contract and contact the ministry of rites."

"Ministry of rites? What are you–"

Pressing a finger to that moustache, Raymond smirked and gave the curious pauper a smirk.

"Remember the latest dating scandal? It's putting me out of business. Thankfully there's someone here capable of shutting their mouths. You!" he pointed at Ms Seo.

"You have no problems being my wife, right? Until this scandal blows over in the next two years, it's probably better than becoming an adult streamer. What do you say?"

Between the devil and the abyss, Ms Seo chose salvation.

"Only if you promise that I don't have to serve you in bed."

Raymond raised a brow. "Why would I? I like men."

Smiling now that they had something in common, Ms Seo brightened up.

"And I like women. I'll be in your care."

Just like that, everyone in Sun Media Entertainment went home happy.

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AN: If you wish to participate and adopt this idea, please at least change the names and title. You can borrow the premise of it because I'm not participating in any of the WPC. Ideas are not copyrighted but plagiarism is a crime.