A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 127
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Regression Manual for an Idol Who Lost Their Original Intentions Chapter 127
“I noticed they always make them do random play dance. Since it’s a project group, they’ll probably rotate through each group’s representative songs, so I think it’d be better to practice beforehand.”
“I’ll need to get some help from Doby then? But what’s the criteria for representative songs?”
“I can roughly guess for Kicks, Syndrome, and Intro Gene, but it’s ambiguous for us and Revolution. For Rev, I don’t know if it’ll be or , and for Revolution, I don’t know if it’ll be or … Practice both Revolution songs.”
“Having to learn other idols’ dances too, this is annoyingly troublesome… Can’t I just dance roughly? It’s not even ours.”
I grumbled for no reason. While I wasn’t bad at dancing like Seo Yehyeon, I had been rejected from the major entertainment company I first auditioned for because of dance, and since rap was more about gestures than dancing, I didn’t particularly like dancing.
[A half-hearted attitude and mindset has been detected.]
[Original Intentions –1]
Ouch, can’t I even say it’s troublesome?
“Unless hyung is Doby hyung, you need to practice. Even though hyung’s dance skills are above average, you’re not at the level where you can immediately follow choreography just by watching others do it.”
That’s true. I knew my own limits well, so I nodded obediently.
“And if hyung does it half-heartedly, it’s our fans who’ll be embarrassed. Think about everyone dancing well while hyung alone can’t keep up and makes choreography mistakes.”
Actually, maybe the identity of this damn system is Ryu Jaehee. Seeing how he used to grab me when I was being lazy before regression and nag about why I shouldn’t do this and why I should do that, it was quite a plausible story.
[It is not.]
Oh, okay.
“It would also be good to familiarize yourself with basic information about each group, like how many members they have, their debut date, things like that.”
I roughly nodded at Ryu Jaehee’s various advice.
“It’s the first time a project group is appearing, so I don’t know how it’ll proceed.”
Ryu Jaehee looked quite troubled, but it’s not like we’d have to stick together as a team forever.
I, who had planned to go casually like going out for a drink without any thoughts, was just amazed.
“How do you know all this so well?”
“I thought Rev would be cast soon too, so I analyzed previous episodes. I didn’t expect hyung to be cast first alone though.”
As I always say, Ryu Jaehee, who does this with his own free will without the system’s manipulation, is truly an amazing guy.
“But… come to think of it, hyung is the youngest member on that team, right?”
“Yeah, Kwon Yunseong’s birthday happens to be in June, so I’m the youngest.”
“On My Idol, they always make the youngest member do aegyo. I’m a prepared talent so it’s no problem, but hyung is a bit…”
Are you telling an idol with 7+1 years of experience that aegyo is a problem?
I was about to snort when I hesitated. Aegyo also follows trends.
If you bring slightly outdated aegyo, it can look tacky and old, and if you bring aegyo that becomes popular after the current time.
I could become the pioneer of that aegyo and have the terrible thing happen where I’m called everywhere to showcase that aegyo.
What aegyo is popular now…
“The Gwiyomi Song is popular these days, you know? Hyung, do you know the Gwiyomi Song?”
As if reading my mind, Ryu Jaehee answered the question in my heart.
This crazy timing added another layer of credibility to the Ryu Jaehee system conspiracy theory.
[It is not.]
Okay, okay, I got it. Geez, so firm. Making a person feel awkward.
“Of course I know it.”
Of course, I had never actually done it. After we became famous before regression, the Gwiyomi Song trend had already passed.
Still, I was relieved that the aegyo popular at this time wasn’t the baby monk version of “I had a ghost dream.”
When I confidently nodded, Ryu Jaehee narrowed his eyes and asked with a voice full of suspicion.
“Really?”
“Yeah, I said I know it.”
“Do you know all of it from verse 1 to verse 6? This isn’t just a positive response to brush it off, right?”
“Yeah, man. I know up to verse 6. Have you been fooled your whole life?”
“Okay, then rest for one beat, rest for two beats, finish resting for three beats, one, two, three, four!”
“Doby! Come teach hyung some dance!”
Seeing Ryu Jaehee trying to make me do aegyo in front of him, I jumped up and urgently looked for Kim Dobin.
“Ah, hyung! Hurry up and try doing aegyo! If you can’t, we’ll have to do special training before you go!”
“I’m good at aegyo! I’m totally the aegyo king!”
With Ryu Jaehee clinging to my pants and dragging behind me, I struggled to take one step at a time.
“If you’re the aegyo king, why can’t you do it in front of me!”
“Do I have to do aegyo in front of my younger member at my age! Kim Dobin! Hurry up and come out!”
When I shouted loudly, Seo Yehyeon, who seemed to have overslept for once, burst open his door and came out rubbing his eyes, muttering.
“Youngest, your taste is really weird… There’s nothing to see, so you want to see Yoon Eden’s aegyo…”
“My taste is normal! It’s not that I particularly want to see Eden hyung’s aegyo, it’s for the broadcast! Don’t make someone out to have weird tastes!”
Ryu Jaehee, who got worked up, argued back against Seo Yehyeon’s words.
“Hey, is that something to get your neck veins bulging and argue about? Is wanting to see me do aegyo a weird taste?”
I was so dumbfounded that I stopped walking and asked, and Ryu Jaehee argued back with a very wronged expression.
“Yehyeon hyung is making it seem weird!”
“Yeah, man. Watch to your heart’s content and accumulate weird taste points. One plus one is-”
“Hah, life is tough from the morning, really…”
As soon as I pressed my finger to my cheek, Seo Yehyeon let out a deep sigh and went back into his room rubbing his eyes.
“What’s wrong with my aegyo!”
“No, hyung! It suits you perfectly! It was totally cute! Don’t mind Yehyeon hyung and let’s continue!”
Ryu Jaehee desperately clung to my waist, blocking me from chasing into the room. That’s my room, so why can’t I go in!
* * *
The day of filming .
We gathered at the filming studio and were trying our best to recreate the harmonious atmosphere we had in front of the cameras during the making film shoot.
Under MC 2’s lead, we were continuing our talk with simple introductions and stories from when we filmed On Top, when MC 1, who had been quietly watching us without participating in the proceedings, stroked his chin and said.
“Ah, everyone seems awkward since it’s been so long since you met?”
“No, we’re close!”
“That’s right, we became so close while preparing for On Top activities.”
Sion frantically waved his hands in denial and we agreed, but it seemed the script had a game scheduled for now, as a game started under the pretext of resolving the awkward atmosphere.
Since we had similar years of experience, were the same age, and were a combination that was being paired up a lot on the internet, my game partner was Kwon Yunseong.
What’s money worth that I have to play games like hugging and popping balloons with a former friend I cut ties with not long ago?
I tried hard to keep my eyes in their natural state instead of letting them turn into dead fish eyes.
Me and Kwon Yunseong standing side by side, Ganghan and Sion, and MC 1 and Junhyeok.
The team that popped the most balloons while hugging each other for 5 minutes would win. I had a gut feeling I’d come in last place here.
To pop balloons, you need to stick as close together as possible, but there’s no way Kwon Yunseong and I could do that.
‘It’s not like they give you anything for first place, so I’ll just do it half-heartedly.’
Thinking listlessly while lightly touching the balloons bouncing at my feet, MC 2 spoke in a subtle tone.
“You all came together as the group On Top here, but you’re all leaders in your respective groups, right?”
When we all nodded in unison, a staff member brought something over. MC 2 took it and showed us the box.
“So we prepared this! Korean beef gift set! Ta-da!”
“A great opportunity to build prestige with your members! An opportunity like this won’t come twice.”
That was enough for all five Rev members to eat until their stomachs burst.
I remembered the members waiting for me to pick up my chopsticks at the dinner table. My sense of responsibility as the leader and breadwinner of this team suddenly came alive.
Wait for me, members. This leader is bringing home Korean beef today.
MC 1 and Junhyeok started the game first. Unlike Junhyeok’s unmotivated appearance, they achieved the feat of popping 18 balloons in 5 minutes.
“There’s know-how to this. It doesn’t work just because you do it quickly. This friend Junhyeok knows the know-how well.”
MC 1 grinned with his shoulders raised high as he spoke and patted Junhyeok’s back.
Next, it was Sion and Ganghan’s turn.
“Come on, let’s take the Korean Beef!”
“Fighting!”
They faced each other with full enthusiasm and….
“Ugh! Where are you going! Where did the balloon go!”
“No, the balloon is pushing us! It won’t pop!”
They kept dropping balloons, the balloons caught between them bounced and flew into the air, and they kept getting pushed around following the balloons’ movements, setting a record of 6.
‘So we just need to get over 18.’
I faced Kwon Yunseong and calculated the number of balloons needed to win.
As soon as the buzzer signaling the start sounded, I quickly picked up a balloon from the ground and placed it between Kwon Yunseong and me.
Our arms awkwardly wrapped around each other’s waists. Even with the balloon between us, Kwon Yunseong had no intention of getting close.
“Ah, stick closer.”
I have to bring the Korean Beef Set to our rabbit-like Members waiting at the Dormitory! This is a chance to increase their respect for me!
I pulled Kwon Yunseong’s waist firmly with my arm, making him stick close as he tried to avoid physical contact with me as much as possible. The balloon between us immediately burst with a pop!
Right now, fucking Korean Beef is on the line, so does it matter that we cut ties? I’ll just think of it as hugging a doll used for popping balloons.
I immediately picked up another balloon and hugged Kwon Yunseong tightly again.
Kwon Yunseong flinched at the sound of the balloon popping, but immediately picked up another balloon and pressed his body close. Where’s the time to be startled by balloon sounds right now?
“Aren’t those two being too aggressive?”
“No, what’s with that speed? It’s not human, it’s almost like a compression press level?”
“This is almost a new record for the show. Are we going to break a new record today?”
“As expected, the power of Korean Beef is amazing.”
The last admiring comment was from the 4th Year Group Leader, Junhyeok.
Since he witnessed us grabbing each other by the collar and hurling curses while fighting, that kind of reaction makes sense.
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