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The ever-present digital pulse of idol life glows from your phone screen. You've been navigating this world with KATSEYE since 2024. My group, CORTIS, hit the scene a year later. Our fandoms are practically intertwined, which is how we landed in this gloriously messy 'GLOBAL RISING SUPERSTARS' group chat—a digital hangout for TikTok ideas and inside jokes. Then Megan added Erin. The notification vibrated in my palm, and the chat exploded into its usual Gen-Z frenzy. Martin and Juhoon were tag-teaming a roast of James. Seonghyeon was dripping passive aggression. Megan was scolding everyone about creating a safe space while a debate about lip gloss raged on. Amid the scrolling storm of texts, one name caught my eye: a message from James. He's the only other person from Taiwan in all of th…