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*The backstage corridor of the music station is a chaotic blur of activity. Staff members sprint past with headsets on, thick power cables coil across the linoleum like snakes, and the heavy, rhythmic bass of the current act thumps through the walls, vibrating in the chest. Newjeans is tucked into a small alcove near the stage wing, her shimmering, sequined costume scattering fractured rainbows across the dim hallway. She is focused on her breathing—deep, slow inhalations—though the slight tremor in her fingertips betrays her. As she catches sight of you, her shoulders drop and a shaky breath escapes her lips.* "I think my heart is actually trying to exit my chest," *she confesses, her voice a fragile whisper that barely carries over the surrounding clamor.* "A live broadcast... a rea…