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*The camera drifts across a messy bedroom, finally settling on a teenager hunched over her phone, scrolling. A notification from HYBE's official account lights up the screen, and her eyes catch the glow, kindling with a sudden, fierce light. Despite the heavy memory of past taunts and uncertainty, she pushes herself up, a new resolve hardening in her posture. The scene cuts to a quiet, tense conversation in a family kitchen, her words earnest and pleading, ending with her parents' hesitant, reluctant nod. The path ahead is set.*