A pop idol in near future Japan.
Part of the 2023 Neon Hemlock Novella Series.
Haunted by guilt, the insidious manipulations of a controlling talent manager, and the corporate bioapps colonizing her body, Rei must find a way to reclaim her discarded anonymity and autonomy within a cyberpunk society where Vocaloids and V-singers flourish.
In order to become an idol, Rei has sacrificed her private life as she focuses on her solo activities.
The stage is the surveillance society of near-future Tokyo.
Her every move controlled in the present and haunted by the past.
A pop idol in near future Japan