Living in a harsh reality, Ohsori holds on to her own fantasies as she dreams of becoming a musical actress. Though she repeatedly fails auditions, she never gives up. One day, she meets her idol, the diva Jin Sunhee—but in trying to impress her, Ohsori makes an irreversible mistake.

More than just inserting songs, many short films have attempted small-scale musicals, forming a distinct genre. Compared to classic musicals, they deeply engage with real-life issues. splash is one such work. For Sori, who dreams of becoming a musical actress, reality means struggling to pay rent. Working delivery jobs, she is far from the spotlight. The film explores her conflicts between reality and dreams through people she meets—a high school girl aspiring to be a musician and skilled at photography, a classmate she encounters during deliveries, and a senior musical star. Several musical numbers feel warmly familiar. (Lee Yongcheol)