Before the success of Pledis Entertainment's newest thirteen membered boy group, Seventeen, the company was in the midsts of a spiraling financial crisis that was destroying everything in its wake. Struggling to maintain a comeback of their most iconic group of all time, Afterschool, because of their lack of funds and slowly, things started to fall to pieces around the crumbling company. Afterschool was kept in the basement until further notice, Nu'est was on a full crash course with a destination for burning, and the company even lost their share of Hello Venus.

The once reign of Pledis was over, and the whole kpop industry knew this. As a last option, Pledis skimmed over the remaining hopeful and bright-eyed trainees, a dwindling number of boys and girls and decided to place the fate of the company in Seventeen's hands. The remaining female trainees were pushed to the side, and all remaining funds were poured into creating Seventeen. After the boys' unexpected success, Pledis started earning back a fraction of the money that they lost over the years, and now, with a somewhat stable base, the remaining female trainees finally had a shot to debut.

 Pledis Entertainment made a final decision to form the refreshing and unique Luminous (previously named Highlight), an eight-member girl group labeled as the new successors of Pledis alongside their label mates.

Luminous represents the calm after the storm, the little bursts of joy and light that you can find in even the darkest of places. That no matter how cruel the world may be, no matter what hardships have to be faced, that there's still hope to remain within the depths if you look hard enough. Luminous will be a breath of fresh air to the kpop industry and shed light on uniqueness and individuality and encourage fans to follow their dreams and be true to themselves. They'll focus on standing out from the crowd of idols and staying true to their hearts. But, will they be able to make it alongside their label mates as the new successors of the company and bring in more funds to put Pledis back on top? Or will they fall to their knees and crumble from the pressure?

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