Fireworks

Lulu Li has mapped out every detail of her final summer before college, until she learns that Kite Xu is returning home from South Korea. Kite grew up next door and was her closest childhood friend, but the two have not spoken since eighth grade, when he left the country to chase a career in K-pop and eventually joined the boy group Karnival.

When Karnival announces that Kite is stepping away from K-pop for reasons that remain unclear, Lulu sees a chance to reconnect with him. Starstruck yet drawn to their shared past, she spends more time with him, and the two swap memories of their younger years. Kite's sister, Connie, makes it clear that Lulu should keep her distance from her brother.

The more Lulu tries to talk herself out of her feelings, the more they grow. She keeps asking whether a famous performer could really fall for someone from her hometown and, if he could, whether such a romance could end any way other than painfully.