Is It All Worth It?

Is It All Worth It?

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MatureOngoing5m

Last published Tue, May 12, 2026

binnie chan changbin han heejin

At just fifteen years old, Kim Heejin has already lost more than most people ever will. After growing up in an orphanage, she enters a brutal survival show with one goal in mind - debuting in the next big girl group, ITZY. But nothing goes the way she planned. Instead of standing beside the girls she trained with, Heejin is suddenly pushed into debuting with a boy group: Stray Kids. Thrown into an industry that never slows down, Heejin struggles to survive endless hate, impossible expectations, and the pressure of constantly being watched. Behind the cameras and stage lights, she faces painful experiences no teenager should ever have to endure, including harassment, betrayal, loneliness, and battles with depression. As her members slowly become the closest thing she has to a family, Heejin begins questioning everything she sacrificed to chase her dream. Fame. Success. Debut. Was any of it ever really worth it? - Start ;; 5/10/26 - End ;; ?/?/??

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