주인공 (내 아이디는 강남미인 OST)

Oh Hyuk brings the deliberate strangeness of his Hyukoh aesthetic into the drama OST format without fully domesticating it, which is exactly what makes "주인공" so interesting. The arrangement is indie-folk at its foundation — nylon string guitar, unhurried rhythm, production that values texture over sheen — but his vocal delivery introduces an element of irresolution that keeps the song from feeling too comfortable. His voice has a slightly nasal, almost theatrical quality that he uses to inhabit his characters from the outside rather than inside, and here that creates a curious distance from the song's message about being the protagonist of your own story. What sounds at first like an affirming sentiment carries an undertone of uncertainty, as if the claim is being made by someone not fully convinced of it. The song fits beautifully in the world of a drama about beauty standards and self-worth — it doesn't lecture; it poses the question and then sits with the difficulty of answering it. For a listener, it's the kind of track you return to when you're trying to remember who you are.