MUTED
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She gave up everything to be heard-only to lose her voice when it mattered most.
In the shimmering world of K-pop, 20-year-old Kali seems like just another idol at the edge of the stage-barely seen, barely heard. Once a trainee full of dreams, she now battles silence, both on and off the mic. But behind the glitter, she holds a secret: under a pseudonym, she's the genius producer behind some of the biggest hits in the industry.
When a devastating vocal injury leaves her humiliated on the nation's biggest stage, Kali is forced into hiding, haunted by online hate, buried truths, and years of discrimination. But in the quiet, she finds strength. In her silence, she finds a sound that's finally hers.
Now, she's back. Not to prove herself-
But to own the stage they tried to mute her from.
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