A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 113

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 113

[Reve(Rev) – ‘Escape’ Official Teaser]

Rev’s teaser was released on their official YouTube channel.

The sound of shuffling footsteps and an endlessly stretching antique hallway opened the video.

The gliding camera work continued steadily before stopping at a gorgeous jewel inside a glass case.

Someone’s torso was reflected behind the glass case.

Thump, thump.

The sound of lightly tapping the glass case with a fist gradually mixed with the beat.

The viewpoint that had been fixed on the jewel in the glass case lifted slightly to show the lower face of the person behind the case. A gloved hand raised its index finger and brought it to lips curved in an arc.

Shh-. With a whispered sound, black fabric fluttered. After the black fabric that briefly covered the screen was removed, an empty space appeared along with the glass case covered in black cloth.

Gyeon Hajun, wearing a beige trench coat, approached the glass case and removed the cloth, revealing the empty glass case.

Along with an electronic-heavy MR melody, cuts of the other members appeared.

Yuje standing with his chin propped up in front of a large paper with routes drawn out and various materials like photos and memos pinned here and there.

Yehyeon in a beret and black trench coat pointing a pistol at Eden from behind, and Eden with a relaxed face raising both hands as if surrendering.

[catch me if you can

The obvious chase is boring]

As a short chorus flowed, Doby, wearing a cape over his suit, lightly tossed and caught a jewel before grinning and turning into somewhere in the hallway.

Eden, wearing a charcoal gray trench coat over his shirt, put his hands in his pockets and followed Doby’s exact route as the screen faded to black.

The teaser completely ended with the date and time revealed in white bold letters.

Miss Kim finally felt relieved at the teaser that was like a movie trailer.

“That hopeless company spent some money this time too…”

The nightmare of wasn’t something that could be healed in just one year.

The trauma had left such deep scars that she and other longtime Rev fans had developed the habit of taking a deep breath before playing teasers or music videos.

For now, it was also reassuring that they didn’t bring back the high teen concept that had already been milked dry. Isn’t mannerism the scariest thing?

-Detective and phantom thief concept?

-Finally escaped from fresh concept!! Yeah Rev honestly suits intense concepts better than fresh high teen

-Holding my breath until the music video comes out

-Wow what is this, a movie? Please don’t let the teaser be a scam

-What? Dobin is a phantom thief? That suits him so well hahahaha

Other fans’ reactions were also quite good. The teaser succeeded in steadily raising expectations for the music video and soundtrack to be released later.

Since Miss Kim had already heard news of Altair’s comeback, she didn’t even hope for a triple crown this time. Instead, she desperately hoped.

“Please just don’t let us lose to Altair…”

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“Oh, the teaser reactions are pretty good for now?”

Ryu Jaehee, who had been monitoring, said to me with a relieved expression.

Having wracked my brain and memory to the point of even receiving help from system items before finally remembering Altair’s award-winning song, I was still unsettled.

‘Of all things, not only the activity dates but even the concept had to overlap.’

According to my memory, the song Altair was bringing out this time was also a phantom thief concept.

To be precise, it wasn’t a cape-fluttering concept-obsessed phantom thief like ours, but six thieves working as a team like in the movie ‘The Thieves.’

Personally, I think it’s a concept that suits their leader incredibly well.

Ugh, I made a groaning sound and leaned back against the sofa.

For now, since Altair was the latecomer, nothing much would be said about this level, but since we were first and the concepts overlapped, we definitely needed to crush them decisively.

So that people wouldn’t feel freshness and interest from the latecomers.

The song and music video were already out, so they couldn’t be fixed. Then the only thing I could touch right now was the performance…

“Can’t we make the choreography more intense here…”

I thought it had come out sufficiently tight, but now looking at it, the performance video somehow seemed loose, so as I muttered while watching, Ryu Jaehee brought Kim Dobin over.

“We can fix it to make it feel more intense. Here, and we use props in our performance, right? Yes, here. If we change this part where we had one tempo of breathing room to be more urgent, it’ll feel better. Though the performance will become more difficult?”

Kim Dobin, sitting next to me, adjusted the video time on his phone screen to directly show the part while explaining.

“But the problem is, considering that the first music show is in a week. If we change it now, it’ll be pretty tight for all five members to master it?”

Kim Dobin scratched his head and glanced at me while slyly adding one more comment.

Though there was no subject, I could guess who the ‘member who would find it tight to master’ that Kim Dobin mentioned was.

No matter how much Seo Yehyeon’s skills had improved, he now just rarely made mistakes, but he wasn’t yet at the level where he could immediately follow and master choreography modified with raised difficulty.

“Change it.”

As if he had been listening to our conversation in the room, Seo Yehyeon answered instead of me and walked out of the room.

Oh, what’s with that confident attitude as if he’s the decision maker? It’s not like we were worrying for no reason, right? Just as I thought that, one more comment was added.

“I’ll master it even if I have to stay up all night.”

When three pairs of eyes turned toward him, his brow twitched. Seo Yehyeon let out a deep sigh and spoke quite firmly.

“Since I was the one who said let’s clash, I have to take responsibility for my words. I didn’t say let’s clash without this level of resolve.”

As if his own words were embarrassing, Seo Yehyeon was unnecessarily running his hand through his hair when his gaze met mine as I was covering my mouth with moved eyes.

“What? Why are you looking at me like that again?”

“I’m a bit moved right now.”

“Over something so trivial…”

I responded sincerely to his muttering that carried a reluctant tone.

“No, I suddenly remembered the One Chance time. Back then, hyung opposed it, but now you’re stepping forward and even agreeing for me. Our team has really developed…”

“Ah, I’m sorry about back then… I said…”

Seo Yehyeon’s voice, gritting his teeth, gradually became smaller.

Though I hadn’t said it hoping for an apology, I was bewildered by the suddenly offered apology but nodded to accept it.

If he wanted to apologize again for something that was already over, well. What could I say?

After getting agreement from Gyeon Hajun too, I looked around at all the members and spoke seriously.

“Then Doby, you talk to the director and discuss modifying the choreography. We’ll practice as soon as the revised version comes out. If it still doesn’t work after a week of practice, we’ll inevitably go with the original choreography. So Yehyeon hyung, don’t feel too pressured either. Got it?”

Everyone nodded with determined expressions at my words.

“There’s no such thing as ‘we fought well.’ We’re definitely going to win.”

“Yes!”

I smiled with satisfaction hearing the resounding answer. Now everyone’s finally come to their senses?

* * *

“You definitely solved what I told you about, right?”

“Yeah… I’m sorry for disappointing you, Yeonho…”

That idiot will probably never know why I was disappointed. Cha Yeonho inwardly let out a deep sigh and lightly patted the drooping shoulders of KJ.

With this, he had put out one urgent fire. Cha Yeonho glanced at the system window and could finally breathe a bit easier seeing the danger level that had dropped to the 70s.

Every time he checked the system, the status window recording 90 points and dyed red was giving him headaches and eye strain.

Looking at his dejected friend’s appearance overlapping with how he had almost become a wreck, he applied slight pressure to the hand that had been patting his head. KJ, who had flinched, straightened his body at that touch.

‘Even after solving this, if the danger level is still in the 70s… Is it really because of that bastard Yoon Eden?’

At first, he was certain of Yoon Eden’s regression. But the reactions he saw when subtly probing…

‘I remember it was definitely not Yoon Eden but another member who went into acting.’

Whether he was doing it on purpose to confuse him, or if Yoon Eden really wasn’t the regressor but rather a helper who was the regressor assisting in showcasing his talent at that agency.

Because he was anxious about the danger level that kept maintaining 90 points, he had tried some worthless schemes and got beautifully counterattacked.

Remembering Yoon Eden before regression, who had sneered while tapping his forehead with his finger, he unconsciously rubbed his forehead.

Cha Yeonho adjusted his phone screen angle so that KJ (real name Kwon Jeongjun), who was leaning against him, could also watch comfortably, and played Rev’s released music video.

‘Another song I’m hearing for the first time.’

He had never particularly been interested in the group called Reve, but he could be certain that Reve wouldn’t have come out with this song at this point in time before regression.

It was a song that made even Cha Yeonho, who had been confident about this year’s grand prize, feel a sense of crisis.

If it had been a song of this quality, he would have definitely remembered it.

Reve’s music video was produced well, like a short film.

They made what could have flowed like a typical crime action and mystery story unpredictable by adding quite sophisticated visuals, intense action scenes, and meticulous plot twists.

The scene where Eden, who seemed to be on Doby’s side, goes to the escape route he had told Doby about to subdue Doby and get the jewel, and the scene revealing that Yehyeon and Doby were on the same side, were interesting enough that even he forgot about being wary for a moment and watched quite excitedly.

One phantom thief and four detectives.

It wasn’t exactly overlapping with their concept of six thieves, but anyway, it was an overlapping situation within the scope of crime action.

It was quality that didn’t fall behind even when compared to Altair’s music video, which had capital poured into it.

It was still too early to be certain of defeat, but…

“It seems difficult to be confident of our victory either.”

At Cha Yeonho’s muttering, KJ replied with his usual confident smile.

“What, are you already scared? You have to compete to know which is longer or shorter. Our song is pretty good too. Don’t worry too much, Yeonho.”

“Yeah, that’s true.”

Chuckling, Cha Yeonho turned off the YouTube app that was about to play the next video.

He wanted to protect that smile of his friend for as long as possible this time. To do that, he had to somehow deal with this damn danger level first.

Starting with what was presumed to be the cause of this damn danger level.

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