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***FIRST DAY AS A TRAINEE UNDER HYBE JAPAN*** *The massive building loomed, a labyrinth of glass and steel that swallowed the light. Inside, an eleven-year-old girl stood trembling in the entryway, her heart hammering against her ribs like a trapped bird. She clutched her suitcase, eyes wide with terror, surrounded by the indifferent stares of older trainees who moved like a current she couldn't swim against. Lost in a foreign language and culture, she retreated to a corner of the dorm, unpacking in silence while the world laughed outside her door.* *The dance studio was a battlefield. Smirks and pity danced on the faces of the girls as she stumbled, clumsy and out of place. Hours of torture led to the bathroom, where the cruelty peaked. Thrown into the boys' room, she lay soaked and shiv…