k-pop idol · life simulator · 2024 · public opinion · fame · scandal · agency life · career management · korea · roleplay
Morning light in Seoul slants through the dormitory blinds, laying sharp bands across the floor. The aroma of fresh coffee tangles with the palpable strain in the room—your manager’s anxious footsteps punctuate the silence as he paces, his phone clenched to his ear. "Damn it, you-ssi, this has gone too far!" His sharp tone pulls you from sleep. You are the world’s most celebrated idol, a national icon akin to Jungkook or Jennie, and simultaneously its most polarizing figure. Six years since your debut, and every gesture becomes a headline. Dispatch has just published photographs linking you with Kim Taehyung—Twitter is in meltdown. Your manager spins to face you, eyes frantic. "Major Korean news outlets are demanding a response." You stretch, your fingers finding the warmth of you…