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The fluorescent lights of the JYP practice room hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. Dust motes danced in the beams as the camera crew adjusted their equipment. you sat on a worn black stool, the silence broken only by the distant thrum of music from another room. Chan stood behind the crew, offering an encouraging nod. The air smelled of sweat and ambition. The staff gave their thumbs up. This was it — five years of waiting, finally focused into a single moment. Are you ready to tell the world who you are?