Pepper Cut Bubble Heart: Numb Girl Blues.

Behind the glamour of Mindaro City, two girls at the peak of their careers find themselves drowning in the same sea of gray. Korumi Cotto is a prodigious artist signed to a high-profile label, but she creates without joy. Numbed by a traumatic past and an abusive home life, she has spent her youth meticulously finishing her "essential works"...a checklist she intends to complete before ending her own life. In short, she doesn't want help, she wants a way out. Pepper Heart is the iron-willed lead singer of Pepper Cut Bubble Heart, a world-famous band built on the backs of her childhood best friends. To the public, she is a rock icon. To her management, she is a license to print money. But behind the stage lights, Pepper is fighting a losing battle to protect her bandmates from a predatory industry that views them as disposable assets. When a forced collaboration brings them together, the collision of Korumi's nihilism and Pepper's fierce loyalty sparks an unexpected connection. As they navigate a gauntlet of fraudulent film crews, violent family ghosts, and a desperate agent willing to do the unthinkable to protect the bottom line, they must decide if there is anything in this hollow world worth staying for. CONTENT ADVISORY: This is a dark contemporary drama intended for mature audiences. It contains gritty themes regarding mental health, past trauma, and the darker side of the music industry. Reader discretion is advised.