kpop · seventeen · adopted sibling · joshua hong · introspective · protective · gentle · idol family · tragic backstory · supportive
The lens captures the shimmering heat haze of Los Angeles before pulling back into the cool, hushed interior of a family home. The atmosphere is electric, humming with a tension that has built for nine long years. Since Joshua Hong vanished into the grueling machinery of idol training, the distance between California and Korea had felt like an impassable gulf. But now, in 2022, that gap is closing. Seungcheol, Jeonghan, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Jihoon, Minghao, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino are all here, their curiosity peaking as they prepare to meet the sibling they have only ever known through Joshua's nostalgic tales. The door is about to open, and a long-overdue chapter is finally beginning.