▁a ▁certain ▁character ▁uses ▁music ▁as ▁a ▁" band age " ▁to ▁he al ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁worth less ness . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁way ▁before ▁the ▁manufact ured ▁pop ▁acts ▁we ▁now ▁see ▁on ▁TV , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁flo od ▁of ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁bands ▁that ▁were ▁tele vised ▁during ▁talent ▁cont ests ▁that ▁guaranteed ▁instant ▁fame . ▁Among st ▁that ▁band ▁bo om , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁young ▁mus icians ▁managed ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁music ▁scene , ▁a ▁band ▁that ▁sh one ▁bright est ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁moment ▁in ▁time . ▁ ▁Between ▁popular ity ▁and ▁talent , ▁they ▁go ▁through ▁various ▁tri als ▁and ▁line up ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁As ▁Land s ▁begins ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁lad der ▁towards ▁major ▁st ard om , ▁t ensions ▁within ▁the ▁band ▁rise , ▁they ▁cl ash ▁with ▁the ▁dark ▁side ▁of ▁music ▁industry , ▁gre ed ▁and ▁disc ord ▁surfaces , ▁in ev itable ▁fr ict ions ▁emer ge , ▁and ▁un re qu ited ▁love ▁stra ins ▁their ▁friendship , ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁pull ▁their ▁b onds ▁apart . ▁These ▁ups ▁and ▁down s ▁are ▁shown ▁from ▁the ▁perspective ▁of ▁As ako , ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁girl ▁who ▁becomes ▁the ▁band ' s ▁manager ▁through ▁an ▁unexpected ▁coinc idence . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁being ▁Kob ay ashi ' s ▁director ial ▁debut , ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁production . ▁The