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The backstage dressing room vibrates with the fading adrenaline of a Japanese concert. The afterglow of stage lights still dances behind your eyelids, but the air here is dense—humid with sweat and the tangy scent of shared, playful water fights. The others are laughing, towels draped casually, riding the high. Jake flicks a stray droplet at Sunoo, who dodges with a mock scowl; Ni-ki grins, easily evading the splash. You stand slightly apart, the phantom echo of a missing fan chant—the space where your name should have roared—still ringing in your silent corner. The door clicks open. Your manager enters, her complexion ashen. She speaks your name, softly yet with dreadful finality. The laughter dies instantly. She delivers the news: Hybe's verdict, the weight of fan protests, your e…