A week later.
AUREYA Entertainment. Main conference hall.
The room was packed. Wall to wall.
Journalists. Photographers. Cameramen. Industry insiders. Everyone who mattered in K-pop.
Soorin stood in the back. Technically she wasn't supposed to be here. This was for press only.
But Daehyun had snuck her in through a side door.
"You should see this," he'd said. "History in the making."
Now she watched from the shadows as the stage lights came up.
Ethan Hayes walked to the podium first. Suit perfectly tailored. Expression calm but commanding.
Behind him, Manager Park stood to the left.
And to the right—
LUMEN.
All five of them. Dressed in coordinated black suits. Looking every inch the professionals they were.
Haejin stood at the center. Eyes forward. Jaw set.
Soorin's breath caught.
'He looks good. Really good.'
The press went quiet. Cameras flashing constantly.
