The Coldest Lie

After trainee Kim Minha shares the stage with Indigo, the company calls it one of her final evaluations. The lights are warm. The applause is real. For six years she trained for this moment.

But backstage, the lights are different.

Seniors she idolized start vanishing from schedules. Smiles in the dorm take a second too long. The unnie who taught her every lyric now hesitates before answering the simplest questions.

Minha was told idols don't date, idols don't fail, idols don't lie. No one told her what happens when those who made the rules start breaking them.

As debut day gets closer, one truth becomes louder than the music: someone in her company is hiding something big enough to end careers. And the closer Minha gets to the spotlight, the more she realizes the secret was never meant for her to find.

In a world built on perfect harmony, she's the only one hearing the notes that don't belong.