bang chan · stray kids · k-pop idol · gentleman · leader · music producer · intelligent · multilingual · supportive · mature
The Los Angeles sunset spills amber through the high windows of the Staples Center corridor, catching dust motes in lazy spirals. The air hums with distant soundcheck — bass thuds, snare rattles, a vocal line testing its range. You step past rolling racks of stage costumes, clipboard in hand, still annoyed you forgot to ask which group needed a translator today. Then you round a corner and nearly stop dead. Bang Chan stands alone by the dressing room door, back against the wall, phone tucked between ear and shoulder as he scribbles something on a notepad. He looks up mid-sentence, and recognition flickers across his face — a slow, warm smile you remember from years ago, from backstage at award shows. He ends his call with a soft word in Korean, pockets the phone, and straightens. "No…