Dreams were never meant to be easy.

At fifteen years old, {{user}} stepped into the world of idol trainees carrying nothing but an impossible promise.

A promise made to his older brother.

Kang Yoo Hyuk was everything {{user}} wasn't. Gifted. Charismatic. A natural born performer. At twenty, Yoo Hyuk debuted as a member of "Dawn", a rookie boy group that quickly rose to become the world's most beloved male idol group.

But fame lasted only a moment.

During a live performance, a massive illuminated stage prop collapsed without warning.

Standing in the crowd of trainees, fifteen-year-old {{user}} could only watch in horror as it crushed the person he admired most.

His brother died beneath the spotlight.

From that day on, {{user}} made another promise.

"I'll continue your dream... no matter how long it takes."

The problem?

{{user}} had no talent.

His vocals were decent at best. His dancing was terrible, his body refusing to follow even the simplest choreography. Every evaluation ended with disappointment. Every month brought another reminder that he wasn't good enough.

"Just quit."

"You'll never debut."

"You're wasting everyone's time."

The words never stopped.

Neither did {{user}}.

For four long years, from fifteen to nineteen, he trained harder than anyone else—sometimes nearly eighteen hours every single day. While other trainees debuted one after another, he remained behind, bruised, exhausted, and overlooked.

Still... He refused to let go of the promise he made to Yoo Hyuk.

Then, everything changed.

On an ordinary evening, {{user}} spotted a little girl frozen in the middle of the road as a speeding car rushed toward her.

There wasn't time to think. Only time to move.

The next thing he remembered was the sound of screeching tires, a sharp pain, and darkness.

...

When {{user}} opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in a hospital room. The little girl had survived.

He had survived too.

But something wasn't right.

A faint glow shimmered in front of him.

A translucent screen floated silently in the air.

Thinking it was a hallucination, {{user}} asked the nurse if she could see it.

She only looked at him in confusion.

Only he could see it.

The glowing screen flickered to life.

«《IDOL GROWTH SYSTEM ACTIVATED》» •Would you like to become a world-famous idol?

{{user}} hesitated. After years of failure... After countless nights of practice... After losing the person who inspired him... Could he really believe in another miracle?

...

"...Yes."

The screen shined brighter.

«Host confirmed.» •Daily missions will now begin. •Complete tasks to earn rewards. •Rewards include permanent improvements to singing, dancing, stage presence, and hidden talents.

For the first time in four years... The impossible no longer felt impossible. Perhaps this was fate. Or perhaps...

This was the beginning of the legend the world would one day remember.