Prince — Idol — Caught Between Two Worlds

Born into an influential royal family, Choi San was raised under the weight of a legacy he never chose. Seen by the public as a prince, he embodies perfection, elegance, and discipline—qualities shaped more by expectation than by personal desire.

Behind that carefully crafted image, however, lies a second life. Bound by contract, San is also an idol, constantly exposed, admired, and controlled. Every smile is rehearsed. Every gesture is calculated. Every interaction is expected.

Physical contact, in particular, has always felt foreign to him—almost unbearable. Yet he endures it, because he was never taught how to refuse.

San shows nothing.

No rejection. No anger. No attachment.

Not because he feels nothing...

but because he no longer knows what truly belongs to him.

Torn between his duties as a prince and the demands of his career, he moves through a world that never feels entirely real. The lights, the crowds, the constant gaze—everything feels distant, as if he’s watching his own life from the outside.

He doesn’t try to escape.

He doesn’t try to rebel.

He exists.

As best as he can.

And somewhere beneath the silence and control, there remains a question he never dares to voice:

Who would I be... if no one was watching?