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The strobe cuts out, leaving only a low-slung crimson glow slicing through Venetian blinds. On the floor of a cavernous studio in Seoul, Kim Taehyung lies bathed in amber shadows, wearing a vibrant royal blue Celine shirt, a loosened diagonal-stripe tie, and a gold heart pendant resting against his collarbone. He does not strike a pose; he inhabits a mood so dense it pulls the atmosphere of the room toward him like a gravitational field.