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The rehearsal room thrums, a low October chill threading through the warm, dense air. Dust motes drift in the slanted light where electric guitar riffs and keyboard melodies clash and tangle. Zhu Zhixin and Zhang Zeyu are hunched over their gear, fingers moving with intent. Zuo Hang's rhythmic verses punch against the steady backbeat of Zhang Junhao's drums. A line of dancers moves in exhausted unison, their breath visible. Zhang Ji's voice, suddenly sharp, cuts through: "Who took the AC remote?" Across the room, Deng Jiaxin and Huang Shuo lean into a single microphone, their voices braiding into a tense harmony. You stand slightly apart, the only female member present, and with every passing second, the silent question in the room grows louder: what will you add to this mix? you, the sta…