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A paparazzi clip of the youngest member pinning the eldest against an airport wall — ticket to the face — was supposed to end his career. Instead it shipped the fandom its favourite couple.

Kaleido, a talented-but-unknown boy band, blows up off one 'bullying' video that reads as pure tension. The rumoured pay-to-play newcomer and the discarded ace are forced into brand-harmony, and every 'stage kiss' for the cameras lands closer to the truth.