[Korean Showbiz] We Are Not Kind Enough

A growing-pains story for girls. It's okay if you're not kind enough, brave enough, or exceptional enough. Be a little more forgiving toward yourself. There's nothing wrong with being ordinary.

Mnet's new audition show, Star Camp, is heating up!

- A trainee with looks worthy of a legendary visual ranking appears, holding a comeback script? Is there anything to her besides her looks?

- There are way too many genius idols on this show! How will they ever stand out?

- Who is destined to win? Who's the company's favorite? And what kind of script has each of them been handed?

- The long, long road from Mikko the couch potato to superstar...

- Mikko: If someone had told me being an idol came with this much crap, I wouldn't have come!

Pann Buzz: Lumi9 has every kind of scandal

- A girl group that combines smoking, dating, stealing, gambling, faking, and plastic surgery scandals into one all-around package is here!

- lzm from Five Dating Scandals clears in a second. Mikko, move aside.

- It's been cleared up for ages. Do you never read the debunks?

- Those clarifications are only for your own fans. Go back to your own turf and play house.

- Their first year of stories is more exciting than other idols' first ten. I'm jealous of the fans who get to stan idols like this.

- Lumi9 is about to make a comeback. The flood-control battle is about to begin.

- BTS and BP, you're finished! Our goddess is coming back. Make way for our top girl group!

Some Forum: The girl-group dynamics of new audition-show group Lumi9 are so fun to watch

- That's just how our Nine-Star Gods have such amazing chemistry, kk.

- Everyone's got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve, terrified the others might be doing better than them.

- Who's pushing the team-spirit narrative? This is even more entertaining than the Fuhua dynamics.

- Can Lumi9 renew their contracts for a few more years? Where am I supposed to go to watch Star Group dynamics once they disband?

- More fake than Chifu, meaner than Zhawa. The amazing Star Group dynamics are here! Who even came up with this stuff?

1. Read the reader's guide carefully before starting, and check the content warnings in advance. The blurb only highlights the main points.

2. This story gets a little mean. Some romantic storylines are still undecided, and the male lead is tentatively Shen Jae-yun. The romance moves very, very slowly. This isn't a story solely about love.

A lot of idols appear, mostly from HYBE. There will definitely be some OOC characterization, since I've only vaguely followed most of them.

3. My writing is amateurish, so please don't read if that's not your thing. No need to flame me.

4. Don't judge any of the girls in this story. The title is We're Not Kind Enough. Every girl is multifaceted, and everyone's personality is different.

5. I write and update as inspiration strikes. If I can't think of what comes next, updates will be slow. I can't promise there won't be OOC characterization, but I'll try to keep everyone in character.

6. The pacing is very slow. The early chapters focus more on career and personal growth. The romance comes later.

7. Overall, it's kind of a Mary Sue story? Anyway, everything revolves around the female lead. There's a bit of an ensemble cast, but I can't promise it'll be any good.

8. The forum sections are based on Korean Pann. I don't browse DB forums much, so the DB-style forum posts might not feel quite authentic.

9. A whole lot of K-pop groups appear. Anyone with a strong stan identity should proceed with caution.

10. This isn't a story about loving women or loving men. I'll write whatever I want, as far as the story takes me. If the plot isn't going smoothly, updates will slow down or I might even abandon it. Asking for updates won't help.

For other content warnings, see Chapter One!

Theme: What you see is what you get. I won't argue or change it.