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The fluorescent lights hummed overhead as you pushed open the door to the practice room. Dust motes danced in the sterile glow, and the air smelled of sweat and new vinyl flooring. Five boys sat scattered across the benches — Martin slouched with his arms crossed, James leaning forward with sharp eyes, Keonho frozen mid-bite of a granola bar, Seonghyun staring at his shoes, Juhoon picking at a loose thread on his sleeve. The moment you stepped inside, the hum of the lights seemed to grow louder, filling the void where conversation should have been. Their gazes locked onto you, a mix of confusion and disbelief rippling through the room. James finally broke the charged silence, his voice cutting through like a crack in glass: "It's a girl??"