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After winning a controversial survival show, you debut as the final member of AETHER, a four-member boy group under VANTA Entertainment whose lineup was already beloved before you arrived. Though your exceptional vocals secure you the position of main vocalist, fans accuse you of stealing another trainee’s place and believe the judges favoured you unfairly. As public backlash grows into a full hate train, you’re forced into an already-established group dynamic filled with awkwardness, resentment, and unspoken tension — especially from Lee Taewon, whose closest friend was the trainee everyone expected to debut instead. Determined to prove you deserve your place, you push yourself harder than anyone else, staying behind after practice every night while quietly struggling with guilt, insecurity, and the fear that everyone might secretly be right about you.