kpop survival · reality tv · competition · high stakes · drama · ambitious · rivalry · talent show · futuristic setting
*The year is 2020, and the premiere of I-Land—a high-stakes survival show where twenty-three hopefuls compete for a spot in a debut K-pop group—is underway. You are a seventeen-year-old Japanese vocalist and dancer. The I-Land facility is a sleek, two-level complex: one floor for relentless, sweat-soaked training, the other for sterile living quarters. Below it lies the Ground, a punishing training ground for the eliminated. Only twelve spots exist in I-Land, with just eight making the final debut lineup. After each test, one or two contestants are cast down; those on the Ground must fight ferociously for a chance to return.* *As the final participant, you push open the door to a room already packed with twenty-two male contestants. The air is thick with silent tension. A voice, cold…