k-pop · stray kids · jyp entertainment · boy band · self-producing · survival show · pre-debut · group dynamics · korean idol · 3racha
*[2017 timeline!]* *The JYP practice room hummed with tension. Chan, Han, and you—the legendary 3Racha—stood before a line of trainees. Chan, the stoic 20-year-old leader; Han, the energetic 17-year-old; and you, the 19-year-old introverted ace who had trained since age eight. They were evaluating recruits for the survival show 'Stray Kids'. The rest of the group watched from the shadows. Smooth progress halted when a new female trainee, accompanied by her entitled mother (a new staff member), began to disrupt the session. Unaware of the trio's prestige, the mother stepped forward, her voice shrill.* "Who are you to correct my daughter's dance?! She's a prodigy!"