A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 125

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 125

 

 

When I returned to the waiting room, Ryu Jaehee, who had finished his special stage first, was the first to greet me.

Listening to what could have been either whining or praise about how our stage was too cool compared to theirs, I plopped down next to Gyeon Hajun.

“Jun, Kwon Yunseong asked me to tell you he’s sorry.”

“Ah, is that why you were late?”

I blinked at Gyeon Hajun’s completely indifferent expression as he asked me.

“That’s… it?”

“What’s the point of getting an apology now… He doesn’t mean that much to me anyway.”

I hadn’t expected him to be happy, but I thought he’d at least feel relieved.

Maybe I didn’t know Gyeon Hajun as well as I thought.

I suddenly remembered the pre-regression Gyeon Hajun who had silently let go of my hand at some point.

“Hey, Jun. If you’re going to cut ties, at least give me a week’s notice. Let me prepare myself mentally.”

Gyeon Hajun frowned slightly at my words.

“Was Kwon Yunseong that precious to you? You’re being sarcastic just because I said he was meaningless?”

“You know better than anyone that I’m not being sarcastic. I’m serious.”

“There’s no way I’d let go of your hand first.”

At those confident words, I let out a cynical laugh that Gyeon Hajun couldn’t hear and looked up at the empty air.

Today I completely severed ties with a friend I was certain I’d debut with and look toward the same place on the same stage.

The friend I was certain would be my lifelong companion let go of my hand first before my regression.

I, who was certain I’d succeed in music, regressed having grasped only half the success.

I’m sorry to you, but I can no longer be certain of anything. Everything I was certain of crumbled except for music.

 

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Yxxtube

(video)

SOO Music Awards_On Top Making

1.51M views

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ksls26 • 1 day ago

Our Eden showing his youngest member side here is unfamiliar but cute hahahaha

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User • 17 days ago

Yoon Eden being friendly with G1 is unexpected

Why do Kwon Yunseong and Yoon Eden’s relationship look so subtle

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└썽윤 • 2 days ago

It’s because they’ve been frequently paired as rivals since debut

└952 • 2 days ago

I don’t think that’s the only reason…

 

Yxxtube

(video)

On Top – Solo Bell @SOO Music Awards 20xx1225

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skynet • 2 days ago

Yoon Eden killed it from the rap intro and Sion’s vocals and Kwon Yunseong’s vocals were insane

Everyone having fun on stage also played a part

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llliiill • 2 days ago

1:38 Their chemistry did everything

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(Locked) Baekki @backkkii

What’s this, didn’t Narak and Yunseong have zero friendship?

Why are they suddenly being paired as best friend combo??

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(Locked) ㅅㅇㅅ @tjddbstjd

Reply to @backkkii

I heard they were close during trainee days but it’s true they had no friendship after debut

From what I saw, these two 100% fought back then and their relationship went sour

My baby has been through so much, having to smile while looking at people they don’t want to see in front of the camera ㅜㅜ

 

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The dormitory with only the youngest line remaining after the hyungs left for schedules and song production.

“Ryu Jae! Since Yehyeon hyung isn’t here either, should we buy some snacks for the first time in a while?”

“Ah, I totally agree.”

Ryu Jaehee immediately agreed to Kim Dobin’s excited shout from inside the room. It was the youngest members’ timid rebellion.

Since Yoon Eden wasn’t there to shield them from Seo Yehyeon’s anger and nagging if they got caught, they didn’t dare dream of fast food like pizza, chicken, or hamburgers.

Kim Dobin, who came out of his room putting on his outer clothes, asked Ryu Jaehee who was sprawled on the sofa.

“Is my wallet over there by any chance? It’s not in my room but I think I might have thrown it on the sofa.”

“Isn’t this hyung’s wallet? Navy blue.”

Ryu Jaehee casually threw a half-wallet that was scattered on the sofa.

Kim Dobin opened the wallet without thinking, then blinked at the unfamiliar card he immediately saw.

“Huh? Did I have a card like this? I don’t think this is my wallet?”

He soon discovered a resident registration card neatly tucked in the wallet.

“This is Eden hyung’s wallet? Huh, Jaehee, you must have kicked Eden hyung’s padding and it fell out of hyung’s padding pocket.”

Ryu Jaehee glanced at the padding carelessly draped over the sofa armrest, disheveled from his own kicking, then quietly hung the padding properly again as if he’d never kicked it.

“If it was issued in xx year… This is when Eden hyung was nineteen. So this is a photo from when he was the same age as me?”

“Wow, let me see.”

Ryu Jaehee quietly approached Kim Dobin’s side and looked at Yoon Eden’s ID photo on the resident registration card.

His slightly upturned expression looked confident as if he feared nothing in the world.

Even though nineteen was only two years ago, the face in the ID photo still showed the youthful innocence characteristic of a high school student who hadn’t yet become an adult. Thanks to that, his sharpness looked a bit softer than his current impression.

Ryu Jaehee, who had been staring at the photo in fascination, glanced toward Kim Dobin.

“How can they both be nineteen? Plus since it’s January, this Eden hyung is early nineteen, while hyung is late nineteen.”

“Whoa, are you indirectly dissing Eden hyung for looking old right now?”

“No, I mean hyung looks mysteriously more immature and younger. And it’s not looking old, it’s mature.”

Just as Kim Dobin was about to close the wallet with a tongue click at Ryu Jaehee’s firm words.

Kim Dobin’s hand paused as he discovered something unusual.

“What’s this… Usually there are Chinese characters in parentheses next to the name, but why does Eden hyung only have Chinese characters for his surname and Korean for his name?”

“Isn’t that normal?”

Ryu Jaehee, who hadn’t made his resident registration card yet, asked.

“No, look. I have Chinese characters next to my name.”

Kim Dobin found his wallet on the sofa and showed his ID card to Ryu Jaehee.

 

[Kim Dobin ]

 

It was definitely different from Yoon Iden’s ID card, which was written as ‘Yoon Iden (이든)’.

I searched the internet for ‘ID card name no Chinese characters’ but couldn’t find accurate information.

“Let’s start a live stream.”

At Kim Dobin’s suggestion, Ryu Jaehee narrowed his eyes and looked back at Kim Dobin.

“We can meet the fans after a while and casually ask about it.”

“Isn’t that putting the cart before the horse?”

However, Ryu Jaehee couldn’t stop Kim Dobin’s crazy drive. Before he knew it, Ryu Jaehee was sitting obediently next to Kim Dobin, who had turned on the live broadcast on the OA app, smiling brightly and waving his hand.

“Ilmong-ies, I missed you!”

 

[We saw each other yesterday too, Yuje hahahaha]

[Dobin, say hello!]

 

“Hello, Daydream!”

Kim Dobin energetically greeted and waved his hand from beside Ryu Jaehee.

“The reason we came on… we suddenly got curious about something. I happened to see Eden hyung’s ID card by chance, and usually ID cards have Chinese characters written next to the name. But Eden hyung only has Chinese characters for his surname, and his given name is written in Korean?”

 

[Huh, is that possible?]

[Is it an English name?]

[Wow, there really are no Chinese characters for ‘den’?]

[I thought it was the ‘den’ from reliable…]

[Someone with no Chinese characters in their name, please step forward]

 

They were scanning the rapidly scrolling chat with eagle eyes, hoping for an answer, but didn’t hear the beeping sound of the door lock.

“Youngest members, what are you doing?”

Yoon Eden, who discovered the Youngest Line sitting close together with a tablet set up on the living room table, strode over and placed his hands on both their heads.

A beat later, he noticed the tablet screen, briefly ruffled the Youngest Line’s hair, and removed his hands.

“Hyung, since you’re here, how about greeting the fans once?”

“Hello, Daydream. We meet again.”

Yoon Eden waved his hand, looked at the screen, and smiled.

 

[Come to think of it, Eden did a live stream with Jaehee yesterday lol]

[It’s been exactly 14 hours!]

[Why aren’t you doing that ‘after being healthy’ thing and just greeting normally?]

 

“Why don’t I do that ‘after being healthy’ thing in live streams and just greet normally? That’s a greeting used in letters, so it’s exclusive to From.”

At the fans’ persistent requests for him to do it just once, he opened his mouth with a resigned expression.

“Have you been getting stronger after being healthy, Daydream?”

While Daydream was going wild because it was the first time hearing that grandiose greeting from Yoon Eden’s mouth, Kim Dobin casually asked.

“Hyung, your ID card, why doesn’t it have Chinese characters written on it?”

“When did you see my ID card?”

When Yoon Eden raised his eyebrows and asked, Kim Dobin reflexively looked down, drooped his eyes, and hurriedly spat out an excuse.

“No, I thought it was my wallet and opened it… I’m innocent.”

Ryu Jaehee quickly supported Kim Dobin from the side.

“Is it really because it’s an English name that there are no Chinese characters? Eden?”

“It’s not English, it’s Korean. Pure Korean. That’s why there are no Chinese characters, so it’s written in Korean.”

Finally, the Youngest Line’s curiosity was resolved.

“It’s a name my parents gave me meaning to live like my name… Sometimes I feel sorry to my parents, haha.”

While Yoon Eden awkwardly brushed back his hair and smiled in front of the phone screen, the Youngest Line searched ‘pure Korean word Eden meaning’ on the internet using Ryu Jaehee’s phone.

 

「The pure Korean word ‘Eden’ contains the meaning of ‘kind, virtuous’~.」

 

Kind and virtuous Eden hyung…

What kind of diligent and quick sloth-like nonsense is this?

The Youngest Line bit their lips and pinched their thighs, barely holding back the laughter that was about to burst out.

If they laughed here, they would really die at the hands of Eden hyung after the live stream ended.

The team leader character controversy that would arise among fans if they laughed at those words was a bonus.

“Hyung, you’re living up to your name enough though?”

“That’s right, hyung is really a kind and virtuous leader.”

They tried to speak with the highest tension while clapping, but…

 

[Kids, are you reading from a textbook…]

[That subtle theatrical tone and those slightly trembling corners of their mouths]

[Starting from the filial piety diss rap, he’s been living a life far from his name’s meaning]

[Why is Eden so nice though hahaha]

 

Unfortunately, they weren’t acting idol Gyeon Hajun.

The fans were busy laughing at their obvious acting. The fact that Yoon Eden’s usual image was of someone who inevitably gave in to his younger members once in a while, not a completely kind leader, also played a part.

“Yes, I don’t really know how this live stream started, but anyway, pure Korean names only have the surname registered in Chinese characters on resident registration cards. It’s a piece of trivia that’s good to know but won’t affect your life if you don’t.”

Having resolved their curiosity, the unplanned live stream was quickly wrapped up after farewell greetings.

“Hyung…”

“What.”

“Can we laugh…?”

As soon as the live broadcast ended, at Ryu Jaehee’s cautious question, he waved his hand with an enlightened expression.

“Laugh, laugh. Why does everyone always rush to laugh whenever they hear the meaning of my name?”

It was an answer that would come if he just reflected a little on his own actions.

 

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After the Music Awards, the subtle cold war state between Gyeon Hajun and me was still ongoing. Actually, it was hard to even call it a fight.

 

[▶Relationship Improvement Level with Members

-Seo Yehyeon (73%)

-Gyeon Hajun (92%)

-Kim Dobin (64%)

-Ryu Jaehee (81%)]

 

The funny thing was that the relationship improvement levels were exactly as I had last checked them.

If that was the case, it didn’t seem like his feelings were particularly hurt, so I was just curious about which part was causing this subtle cold war state to continue.

The damn system didn’t understand this complexity and was throwing another Quest at me.

 

[Surprise QUEST★]

[▶Let’s give a memorable acceptance speech!

-Content: Let’s give an acceptance speech that will touch fans and be remembered for a long, long time!

-Reward: Initial Intentions 10, Random Ticket

※If the acceptance speech doesn’t remain impressively in the memory of the majority of fans, there will be a penalty!]

 

‘How exactly should I give an acceptance speech to make it memorable?’

I wasn’t the type who liked to speak at length, so I usually just rotated between saying ‘thank you’ and ‘I love you.’

When I received the Rookie Award at the Naon Chart, I was just so overwhelmed that my words ran a bit longer than usual.

Our 1st Full Album [CHASE] won the main award in the album category. I had been worried that failing to win an award would mean Quest failure, but fortunately we at least won a main award.

I received the trophy, stood in front of the microphone, and slowly opened my mouth.

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