The Top-Tier Star Boy Band That Emerged from the Basement

Tenth Anniversary Livestream:

Host: What inspired you to become an idol?

Xia Yu: A dead phone.

Host: I've heard that quite a few people received offers from major companies. How come you all ended up staying in that basement?

Yin Donghe: I was already there.

Cui Xuyuan: He called me "hyung."

Liu Zaixi: He invited me to eat tteokbokki.

Quan Taiyun: I was lured in by that sunset.

Song Jiayan: A 500-won coin kept me there.

An Zhixun: The older guys held me hostage.

Back then, the company had only just started up again, and they didn't even have enough people for a debut group.

But President Han declared, "Any group I lead has to be number one in the industry."

Xia Yu: ...How about we get enough people first?

Then seven boys walked into the same practice room and shared the same dream.

From a basement to music-show stages, from being unknown to winning first place, from their first tour to a stadium filled with tens of thousands of fans.

In the end, they really did become number one in the industry.

But fifteen-year-old Xia Yu didn't know that yet.

Back then, he was just standing in the crowd, watching the boys onstage surrounded by cheers, when he couldn't help asking:

"If we debut, will everyone like us too?"

Years later, a sea of lights filled the stadium.

The names of all seven rang throughout the venue.

[Please Note]

1. An original, fictional Korean entertainment setting. There are no real groups or people serving as models. The author has created a mountain of original details.

2. Not a survival show. A slow-burn, long-form ensemble story.

3. The protagonist isn't overpowered from the start. He is a growing ACE. The story centers on him, while the other six members also have their own character arcs.

4. Includes fan culture, forums, bullet comments, and shipping. Forum-style posts will be labeled.

Theme: Those who journey together never lose each other