diff --git a/app/src/main/java/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/talk/room/ChatMessageAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/talk/room/ChatMessageAdapter.kt
index bb260a84..5a9fb91a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/talk/room/ChatMessageAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/talk/room/ChatMessageAdapter.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
 package kr.co.vividnext.sodalive.chat.talk.room
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
+import android.graphics.Typeface
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder
+import android.text.Spanned
 import android.text.TextUtils
+import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan
+import android.text.style.StyleSpan
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
@@ -16,6 +21,7 @@ import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils
 import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DiffUtil
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
@@ -106,6 +112,41 @@ class ChatMessageAdapter : RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>() {
             val isLast = !isSameSender(curr, next)
             return grouped to isLast
         }
+
+        // 소괄호 텍스트 스타일링 유틸: 회색 + 기울임꼴
+        private val PAREN_REGEX = Regex("\\([^()]*\\)")
+
+        fun applyParentheticalStyle(tv: TextView, raw: CharSequence?, color: Int? = null) {
+            if (raw.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+                tv.text = raw ?: ""
+                return
+            }
+            val text = raw.toString()
+            val builder = SpannableStringBuilder(text)
+            val targetColor = color ?: ContextCompat.getColor(
+                tv.context,
+                R.color.color_7fe2e2e2
+            )
+            PAREN_REGEX.findAll(text).forEach { match ->
+                val start = match.range.first
+                val end = match.range.last + 1
+                if (start in 0 until end && end <= builder.length) {
+                    builder.setSpan(
+                        ForegroundColorSpan(targetColor),
+                        start,
+                        end,
+                        Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE
+                    )
+                    builder.setSpan(
+                        StyleSpan(Typeface.ITALIC),
+                        start,
+                        end,
+                        Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            tv.text = builder
+        }
     }
 
     private val items: MutableList<ChatListItem> = mutableListOf()
@@ -414,7 +455,14 @@ class ChatMessageAdapter : RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>() {
         private val binding: ItemChatUserMessageBinding
     ) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(binding.root) {
         fun bind(data: ChatMessage, showTime: Boolean, isGrouped: Boolean) {
-            binding.tvMessage.text = data.message
+            applyParentheticalStyle(
+                binding.tvMessage,
+                data.message,
+                ContextCompat.getColor(
+                    binding.root.context,
+                    R.color.color_333333
+                )
+            )
             // 화면 너비의 65%를 최대 폭으로 적용
             binding.tvMessage.maxWidth =
                 (itemView.resources.displayMetrics.widthPixels * 0.65f).toInt()
@@ -542,7 +590,7 @@ class ChatMessageAdapter : RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>() {
                 // 텍스트 메시지
                 binding.imageContainer.visibility = View.GONE
                 binding.messageContainer.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-                binding.tvMessage.text = data.message
+                applyParentheticalStyle(binding.tvMessage, data.message)
                 binding.tvMessage.maxWidth =
                     (itemView.resources.displayMetrics.widthPixels * 0.90f).toInt()
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/talk/room/ChatRoomActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/talk/room/ChatRoomActivity.kt
index 11129589..721ed0bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/talk/room/ChatRoomActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/kr/co/vividnext/sodalive/chat/talk/room/ChatRoomActivity.kt
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class ChatRoomActivity : BaseActivity<ActivityChatRoomBinding>(
             binding.tvName.text = ""
             binding.ivProfile.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_placeholder_profile)
             binding.ivBackgroundProfile.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_placeholder_profile)
+            // 저장된 배경이 있으면 즉시 적용 (네트워크 응답 전 초기 진입에서도 반영)
+            applyBackgroundFromPrefsOrProfile("")
             // 배지는 기본 Clone으로 둔다가 실제 값으로 갱신 (디자인 기본 배경도 clone)
             binding.tvCharacterTypeBadge.text = "Clone"
             binding.tvCharacterTypeBadge.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.bg_character_status_clone)