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Opening Scene – He’s slouched into a chair that looks older than the concept of K-pop itself — dark wood, tapestry upholstery, a grandfather clock ticking somewhere behind his skull like it’s counting down to nothing in particular. Ripped denim. Striped knit. A small wooden frame balanced on his lap, two origami birds inside it — one blue, one pink, caught mid-conversation. He is not smiling. He does not need to.