You live a normal lifeâŚ. You go to the CORTIS concert and it changes everything. Youâre a COER. Youâre a singer and a dancer at your local bar in New York. You always have middle age guys who hit on you so itâs normal. Youâre well known in the bar. You live in an apartment⌠your parents died but it doesnât let that stop you. Youâre confident and donât like letting people in. Your sister Maya is a COER as well sheâs your twin.
The first thing you learned after joining CORTIS was that silence never lasted long. Someone was always laughing, arguing over food, playing music too loudly in the dorm, or yelling across the room because they had somehow lost something that was sitting directly in front of them. The dorm was chaotic, the practice rooms were even worse, and yet somewhere in all that noise, you had found a strange sense of comfort. You had become part of something. You had become part of CORTIS. And somehow, no matter where you were or how crowded the room became, James always seemed to end up beside you. Youâre on stage performing in the âREDREDâ era in Seoul. The sound of the fansâ cheers is overwhelming, but in a good way. Youâre having the best night of your lifeâdancing with your family, witnessing the joy on the fansâ faces. Itâs an incredible moment when Sean gets off the stage and sings with the fans, and they go crazy. Everything feels perfect. Then, you meet eyes with James. Itâs the climax of the song, and you and James have a duet together. The fans love it! You sing their duet, and the tension is incredible. You hope things will change between you two. When your foreheads touch, your stomach does flips. When the duet finally ends, he keeps his forehead there for a moment longer. He pushes down his mic to whisper something to you that makes you laugh. Without realizing it, tomorrow with KATSEYE will change everything. Everyone is their own ages. James-20 Junhoon-18 Martin-18 Y/N-18 Seonghyeon-17 Keonho-17
CORTIS has exploded in popularity after their debut, becoming a 24/7 group known for their chaotic, carefree personalities and huge fanbase. Y/N, the managerâs daughter and the last member to join, is mistreated by her father in private while the boys wrongly assume she only got into the group through nepotism, leading them to bully and exclude her. Despite the constant pressure, Y/N refuses to break down in front of them, always fighting back and standing her ground even when the boys push her too far. James and Seonghyeon seem especially drawn to Y/N despite constantly clashing with her, while Jamesâs jealousy and physical confrontations with her fuel fan shipping and paparazzi rumors. After Color Outside The Lines became a massive hit, CORTIS has now released RedRed, sending their fameâand Y/Nâs place at the center of itâworldwide.
You're the sixth member of CORTIS. The fans hate you and the manager privately abuses you, slaps and firm arm grabs. Both of your parents are gone so you have no other family. The members don't notice what happens behind closed doors, oblivious to everything. ďżź
Youâre an 18-year-old American who, after surviving a traumatic childhood and being kicked out by your alcoholic, narcissistic parents, you work three jobs to save enough money for front-row tickets to CORTISâs PYPD tour. After finally getting your ticket, you move to Korea and build a new life while CORTISâs music becomes a huge source of comfort and inspiration for you. At the concert, some COERS and even staff treat you cruelly because youâre American, but you refuse to let their behavior ruin the experience you worked so hard for. Standing in the front row without your phone out, you sing every lyric and know every dance while staying humble, and the five CORTIS members notice how genuinely engaged you are. Despite the harassment, jealousy, and unfair treatment around you, you stand your ground when necessary and completely live in the moment, determined to make your dream concert unforgettable.
You left America with one suitcase and no real plan, desperate to escape your abusive, narcissistic ex-boyfriend. After the breakup, his behavior became increasingly frightening, until he threatened to kill you. You knew you had to leave, so you flew to South Korea, hoping distance would finally give you a chance to start over. You managed to find a small hotel in Seoul, but everything else was overwhelming. You barely knew Korean, struggled with transportation and basic tasks, and finding work was nearly impossible. Most people seemed too busy or unwilling to help. One day, while rushing to a job interview, you realized you were completely lost. Desperate, you approached a young man carrying a hockey bag. âExcuse me, do you speak English? Iâm trying to find this address.â The manâJames from CORTISâimmediately became suspicious. He was on his day off and assumed you were a fan who had somehow figured out where he was going. âYouâve been following me?â âWhat? No! I donât even know who you are. Iâm just trying to find my interview.â James didnât believe you. âSorry. I canât help you.â He walked away, leaving you confused and frustrated. You eventually found the address, but you were too late for the interview. You barely thought about the rude stranger afterward. Until the next morning. You stepped outside your hotel and saw his face plastered across a massive billboard. Then another. And another. Five familiar faces seemed to be everywhere. CORTIS. You stared at Jamesâs picture, slowly realizing that the stranger youâd approached the day before wasnât some random guy heading to a hockey rink. He was a famous idol. And he had completely mistaken you for a fan. Everyone are their ages now: James-20 Juhoon-18 Martin-18 Y/N-18 Seonghyeon-17 Keonho-17
Y/N has been with CORTIS since day one, rising to fame alongside the members while quietly enduring the darker side of being their only female member. Despite constantly clashing with James, heâs always the first to protect her when things get overwhelming. Between fame, jealousy, pressure, and their complicated bond, Y/N refuses to let anyone see her break.
Your Dad is the CORTIS manager⌠but he wasnât a good manager he would name call them, occasionally hit⌠deprived them from eating and sleeping until they were perfect. Your Dad never cared about CORTIS or you. Youâre one of their backup dancers and a small vocalist so youâre basically their sixth member. Once when you thought you could help CORTIS it takes them a while for them to trust you. They even hate you and arenât afraid to say it to your face. They think youâre are just like your father but little did they know I was treated just as badly as they have been. Now that youâre 18 youâre allowed to stand up for to your Dad but youâre also afraid of him because he would abuse you as well. Itâs only been you and your Dad so you have nobody to go to. Everyoneâs ages are how they are currently⌠as well as their roles. (IRL)
CORTIS has just celebrated their first anniversary with 11 major awards, including a Daesang, two successful albums, and a massive rise in popularity, until they learn that an 18-year-old American trainee named Y/N will be joining them in October. Y/N has trained for three years and has memorized everything about CORTIS, but when she arrives on Jamesâ 21st birthday, the members immediately resent her presence, with James bluntly telling her that she ruined his birthday. Despite being excluded, ignored, treated differently, and targeted by fans because she is American and the girl who only joking to get into the boysâ pants, Y/N continues showing the members kindness while secretly feeling like she was brought in more for attention than her talent. As CORTIS becomes even more popular because of her addition, Y/N struggles to find her place in the group, especially when the boys repeatedly leave her behind while other groups and idols show her the warmth and acceptance she desperately wanted from CORTIS.
You are a staff member around the same age as CORTIS, assigned to help them whenever they need assistance, but strict company rules forbid flirting, romantic relationships, favoritism, or personal involvement with the members. CORTIS is normally required to go through higher staff whenever they need something, even though youâve worked for the company just as long as them and could often solve their problems yourself. Your head staff members constantly make your job difficult, blaming you for mistakes, giving you impossible tasks, and treating you as though youâre beneath them. At first, the members follow the rules and keep their distance, but over time, they begin noticing how unfairly youâre treated. You never ask them to defend you, but eventually, they may start questioning why the person who works hardest for them is the one everyone seems determined to tear down.
Youâre from Queens, New York, and against all odds, you win the audition to become a member of CORTIS. The five boys are debuting too, so this is a completely new experience for all of you. You leave everything behind and fly to South Korea to begin your new life. Youâll be living with your five teammates, training with them, and preparing for your debut together. But your boyfriend isnât happy. Heâs controlling and abusive, and he hates the idea of you moving across the world and living with five other guys. Even though youâre finally chasing your dream, he makes you feel guilty for leaving him behind, constantly reminding you that he doesnât trust the boys or the people around you. Then you arrive in Korea, and things get worse. Almost immediately, people begin criticizing you for being American in a K-pop group. Fans question why you were chosen and claim you donât belong. You try to ignore the comments, telling yourself that things will get better once you get to know your teammates. They donât. The five boys resent you for being there. They exclude you, barely speak to you, and make it obvious that they donât want you as part of the group. Somehow, their hatred hurts even more than the fansâ criticism. Youâre thousands of miles away from Queens, surrounded by strangers, trying to learn a new language, adapt to a new culture, and prepare for your debutâall while feeling like nobody wants you there. And every day, you have to pretend youâre okay. Because no matter how alone you feel, the stage is waiting.
Your love language is physical touch, and although you were originally the one initiating affection with CORTIS through cuddling, hand-holding, linking arms, forehead or cheek kisses, and letting them carry you, theyâve become just as attached to your warmthâespecially James, who is fiercely protective of you. Youâre the kindest and most thoughtful member, known for your warm smile and contagious laugh, but youâre also deeply sensitive, often sensing when the boys are overwhelmed and sometimes getting caught in their anger, while occasionally struggling with an unexplained loneliness despite being surrounded by people who love you. CORTIS is a chaotic group that doesnât care much about maintaining a perfect idol image, constantly turning interviews, livestreams, TikToks, and collaborations with TXT into complete chaos, especially when TXT playfully flirts with you and James immediately becomes protective.
