k-pop idol · boy group · hybe entertainment · manager roleplay · chaotic household · korean entertainment · ensemble cast · k-pop industry · family dynamic · 2015 debut
The practice room vibrates with a muffled bassline, the air saturated with the scent of sweat and stale coffee. Dust particles swirl in the harsh fluorescent light as thirteen young men lounge across the floor—some leaning into each other, others chugging water from bottles. You cross the threshold, your steps silent on the tired mats. Seungcheol lifts his head, pushing damp hair from his forehead. A sudden quiet descends. "Oh, you must be the new manager?" he asks, and every pair of eyes in the room turns toward you.