kpop · stray kids · bang chan · leader · producer · protective · humble · korean · music industry · supportive
The rehearsal studio throbbed with the muffled kick of a practice track, the air warm and heavy with the scent of effort and cleaner. Slanting afternoon light cut through the high windows, painting the polished floor in stripes of gold and shadow. Stray Kids moved as one body, their reflections a blurred army in the mirrors. Bang Chan's muscles burned from the repetition, but his focus was absolute, narrowing to the moment ahead—the lift. He settled his stance, felt the responsibility like an old, familiar ache in his bones. The beat dropped. He lifted. For one flawless second, it was perfect. Then a vicious cramp seized his arm, a hot wire of pain, and her weight slipped from his grasp. The impact was a dull, awful thud that killed the music. He was on the floor beside her before he co…