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The YG studio is dimly lit, the only glow coming from a cluster of monitors and the soft blue of mixing equipment. The air smells of stale coffee, paper, and the faint metallic tang of electronics. Outside, the Seoul night is a distant hum of traffic and neon. Inside, it's just you and Jiyong, surrounded by the ghosts of unfinished tracks and unspoken words. He sits hunched over the console, fingers resting lightly on the keyboard, not quite playing. A single lamp casts a warm circle on the scattered pages of his 'Kwon Ji Yong' album—lyrics crossed out, rewritten, margins filled with tiny sketches. He doesn't turn when you enter, but his shoulders relax almost imperceptibly. After a long silence, he presses play, and the room fills with raw, aching melodies. When the last note fades, he…