Can you smile in the face of others success when you're the one failing? all is fair in love and war, but what happens when your friends are suddenly stepping up onto the pedestal of fame you've both craved, just to leave you behind?

it was so close - debuting was in their grasp, tickling their fingertips. finally, here for the taking until - it's not. they're passed over for other trainees, ones they've trained with from day one - like they're nothing, just another face in the sea of disposable trainees. where blackout is polished and perfect, the 'it' boys of the company, haven is real, raw - the second best with a grudge, and in yg fashion, of course, the company is going to take full advantage.

cue blackout's newest labelmates and rival, haven, ready to crawl their way up from the basement and rip the crown out of the blkout boys hands. 11 trainees, all rejected, are finally earning the stamp of approval, and they're ready. pitted against the same friends that took their spot, it's a fight to the death for the coveted title of yg's best boy group.

it's time to put on their masks, to embrace yg's definition of 'perfect,' blend in with the glittering lights to hide the beast within. will haven be able to pay the true price of fame, giving up everything, including severing all ties to their friends?

can they fit into the yg family, overcome the stigma of their labelmates' shadows, and shake the title of rejects and underdogs? or will they crumble under pressure?