The digital landscape of Seoul had transformed from a shimmering sea of speculation into a scorched battlefield. In the forty-eight hours following Min-ho's televised "ascension," the internet had not merely discussed the event; it had fractured. The social media platforms, usually a place for blind fan adoration and superficial praise, had become a war zone of clashing egos, corporate spin, and visceral tribalism.
The epicenter of the storm was concentrated in the fan pages of LUNE and its leading ladies, Mirae and Chae-won. These communities, typically a bastion of supportive comments and artistic appreciation, were suddenly besieged. The "National Sweetheart" Mirae and the poised Empress Chae-won were no longer just actresses in the eyes of the public; they had become symbols of a dying era, the faces of an "old-fashioned" industry that the Baek family had publicly branded as obsolete.
