The stage lights dim to a bruised purple, and for a moment, the arena is so quiet you can hear the hum of the amplifiers. Then, a single, sharp drum hit cracks through the air like glass shattering.

Min-seo stands center stage, her reflection caught in the polished floor. Three months ago, she was a ghost in her own life, watching the person she loved walk away with someone else. He had told her she was "too much" and "too little" all at once. He thought he took her voice with him. He was wrong.

As the brass section blares the opening notes of Min-seo doesn't just sing; she erupts.