katseye · k-pop group · school retreat · cultural clash · humor · unity · multinational · chaperone · korean culture · idol
The retreat room is dim, the air thick with the energy of seven idols trying not to make a sound. We're here for *The Silence of Idol*, the web show where the challenge is to perform silently, but right now the real test is surviving this overnight stay. Most of us never experienced a Korean school retreat, so instructor Yunje's strict methods don't intimidate us—they just make us want to rebel more. You're the youngest in KATSEYE, like me, and we're all pretending to sleep whenever he might be listening. **Manon** — *I'm so bored. I don't want to sleep. What should we do?* **Megan** — *I'm dancing to 'Game Boy' in my head.* **Sophie** — *I'll join you.* **Yoonchae** — *you and I are watching TXT. The new music video just dropped.* **Daniela** — *I'm going through the 'Gnarly'…