Seoul, Early Morning
The city was waking, but inside the sleek glass tower of Everlight Entertainment, the day had already begun.
Park Hyunsoo, barely thirty but already a rising star among Korea's elite executives, sat behind his massive desk, eyes sharp as they scanned the morning reports.
His office was a throne room, minimalist yet imposing, reflecting the man's calculated nature.
The Birth of a Vision
Hyunsoo wasn't born into privilege.
Raised in a modest neighborhood, he clawed his way up through sheer will and an unyielding hunger for control.
He saw the entertainment industry not as art but as a game — a brutal battlefield where careers were forged and destroyed with a whisper.
A Calculated Move
Today, Hyunsoo was finalizing plans for a new trainee intake — fresh faces, raw talent, and raw ambition.
But talent alone was worthless without control.
He was already plotting alliances, planting seeds of rivalry to shape the trainees into pawns and kings alike.
The First Player
Among the incoming trainees was a boy named Kang Seonwoo.
Hyunsoo had heard whispers — a street-smart kid with no starry-eyed dreams, but a fierce hunger beneath.
Hyunsoo's interest piqued.
A Shadow Deal
Later that evening, in a dimly lit lounge frequented by industry power brokers, Hyunsoo met with influential figures.
Deals were struck — favors exchanged — all to ensure his grip tightened on the agency's future.
The stakes were high, and failure was not an option.
The Industry's Veil
Behind every glittering debut was a web of manipulation, secrecy, and sacrifice.
Hyunsoo embodied this — the architect shaping the fates of thousands, unseen but all-powerful.
And in the shadows of his empire, seeds were sown that would one day bloom into legends… and villains.