A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 152

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Regression Manual for an Idol Who Lost Their Original Intentions Chapter 152

 

 

 

 

 

“But why the music video?”

 

Wondering if there was some problem with the music video again, I frowned and asked, and Ryu Jaehee lightly shrugged his shoulders and said.

 

“It’s 7 minutes and 30 seconds long. It’s not just inserted, but the B-side track is included too.”

 

That was true. While typical music videos usually end around 4 minutes to match the song exactly, Rev’s music video this time recorded a whopping 7 minutes and 30 seconds.

 

It was the music video director’s judgment that 3 minutes and 10 seconds was too short to contain the individual cuts of five members and the vast story.

 

CEO Kim Nodam’s beloved parallel universe theory was also included, so the CEO was very pleased with it.

 

“People who want to watch will watch.”

 

I replied indifferently and rested my chin on my hand.

 

“If not the music video, what other problems are there? Altair?”

 

“Why are those guys coming up again?”

 

“Ah, no. It just seems like hyung particularly dislikes their leader.”

 

“Is it that obvious?”

 

Did I show that much that I dislike KJ? I thought I only expressed it internally and didn’t show it outwardly.

 

At my question, Ryu Jaehee grinned.

 

“You know I’m quick to notice things. Others might not know, but you can’t fool my eyes.”

 

“I don’t like him. But it’s not because of those bastards.”

 

I was upset about the stolen at times, but now that it’s become Altair’s song, what can I do about it.

 

I should just be grateful that it narrowed down my choices to just that one.

 

“Then what is it? Personal matters?”

 

“It’s nothing major, I was just pondering how to catch the internal spy who leaked the music source this time.”

 

“As expected, hyung also thinks it’s internal, right?”

 

Well, it’s not 100% my thought – the system says it’s internal. Though I was also leaning toward the internal opinion.

 

“Since everyone knows there’s a spy inside, should we hang banners all around the LnL company building telling them to surrender while we’re being nice about it?”

 

After saying it, I thought it seemed like quite a good idea.

 

“I should look into banner production companies.”

 

“Hyung, that wasn’t a joke but you were serious…?”

 

“Why, isn’t it a good idea?”

 

A technique to create psychological pressure and make them confess. How non-violent and humanitarian a method this is.

 

When I spoke triumphantly with a smile, Ryu Jaehee shook his head.

 

“Not at all. If they were the type to get scared by that much, they wouldn’t have leaked the music source in the first place.”

 

“Then how do we catch them? Do we really have to grab each staff member one by one and question them using a lie detector?”

 

“Wow, hyung, do you have a lot of time? This isn’t the old LnL with just five employees anymore.”

 

“Why would I do it? The CEO should call the staff members under the pretext of individual meetings.”

 

While we also suffer losses from the internal spy’s espionage and continued music source leaks, the CEO suffers the biggest loss.

 

So if he doesn’t want to suffer losses, shouldn’t the CEO work the hardest?

 

Ryu Jaehee, who disagreed with my excellent plan, wiggled his finger and whispered in a lowered voice as if sharing some secret story.

 

“We need to set a trap.”

 

When I blinked and looked at Ryu Jaehee, he pulled up just one corner of his mouth in a smile and added.

 

“A trap that the leaker will eagerly bite onto.”

 

Right, but why do you keep copying my smile, you bastard. Don’t you have anything else to learn from me, so you’re learning stuff like that?

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

Miss Kang, who was aimlessly drifting through YouTube’s algorithm, received a message from her friend.

 

 

 

[Yoon Jeonga- https://yxxtu.be/LPHNBVs63] 10:30 PM

 

 

 

When she touched the link, some male idol’s music video appeared. The thumbnail was a cut of a silver-haired man pulling down his military cap.

 

After Yoon Jeonga quit being a fan while they were both stanning Altair together, Miss Kang was also getting tired of solo fangirling and gradually heading toward quitting fandom.

 

She was tired of the fights between fandoms online, and within fandoms too, so when her only fan friend who was also a real-life friend quit being a fan, she had no choice.

 

 

 

[Yoon Jeonga- Watch this and stan Seo Yehyeon with me, it’s okay to pick other members too] 10:31 PM

 

[Yoon Jeonga- But please don’t pick Mr. Yoon as your bias]

 

[Yoon Jeonga- I can’t listen to my cousin oppa’s praise…] 10:32 PM

 

[Who is Mr. Yoon?] 10:32 PM

 

[Yoon Jeonga- The most fierce-looking person] 10:33 PM

 

 

 

Miss Kang had heard before that Yoon Jeonga’s cousin oppa had debuted as an idol.

 

She just didn’t know that it was Rev, the main culprit who made her grit her teeth over the overlapping activities and back-and-forth rankings with Altair.

 

 

 

[Reve(Rev) – ‘Reverse’ Official M/V]

 

 

 

The music video was a whopping 7 minutes and 30 seconds long. Miss Kang, who had casually thought it would be about 3 minutes and 30 seconds and opened the video link, was flustered.

 

Should she really spend 7 minutes watching a music video of an idol she had no interest in until now? After briefly pondering, Miss Kang decided she had time anyway and touched the play button after a moment’s consideration.

 

The B-side track began playing as the music video started.

 

The camera showed Yuje saluting while wearing a uniform. The faces of other members in uniforms also passed by in turn.

 

Eden, who casually put his arm around Yuje’s shoulder as he walked down the prison corridor, pointed to the door at the end of the corridor and wagged his finger as if saying never to enter.

 

[The back side of the moon never seen before

 

What could be on that secretive other side]

 

Yuje, who had been staring at the door, made a curious expression, then entered the password and opened the door. When the door opened, Rev members sitting on a sofa wearing liberation group uniforms were shown.

 

In the world beyond the door, Rev members were active as a liberation group.

 

The Rev members, who initially were wary of uniformed Yuje, showed surprised expressions when his military cap was removed and Yuje’s face was revealed.

 

A photo of Yuje wearing liberation group uniform and chrysanthemum flowers placed in front of it briefly passed by.

 

[don’t forget me

 

Looking at that moon

 

That sound always whispered]

 

Eden, who casually put his arm around Yuje’s shoulder like at the government forces headquarters, smiled refreshingly and pulled him along.

 

The moment Eden and Yuje stepped outside the hideout, the song changed to .

 

[okay now flip it

 

There’s no second chance, only one chance

 

Opportunity comes to those who seize it]

 

Yuje, who had been government forces until just before, was led around by Rev members who were liberation group and saw the truth about the liberation group he had been capturing and the dark side of the government forces he had belonged to.

 

Doby naturally stole the master key from government forces like in the teaser scene and passed it to Yehyeon. Yuje, who knew what that card was, squeezed his eyes shut and turned away.

 

He still hadn’t completely lost his sense of belonging to government forces, nor had he accepted the liberation group.

 

[show just begin

 

reverse in reverse]

 

Eden, wearing a black short-sleeved shirt that clung tightly to his upper body, smoothly lifted his sunglasses and checked the side mirror.

 

Spotting a military vehicle chasing from behind, Eden leisurely pulled up the corners of his mouth in a smile.

 

Then the car chase scene and collision scene from Eden’s teaser unfolded.

 

Bang!

 

With a loud crash, the two cars collided head-on, and against the backdrop of the two exploding cars, Eden casually walked out chewing a toothpick with his liberation group uniform jacket slung over his shoulder.

 

Yehyeon appeared racing through the night road on a bike. Yehyeon, who had been freely racing down the empty road, soon stopped in front of a building and removed his helmet.

 

A flag in front of the building fluttered, revealing the government forces’ emblem drawn on it.

 

Yehyeon opened his bag once to show the bomb inside to the screen, then lightly slung the bag over his shoulder and took out the master key Doby had given him.

 

Swish, when he held the master key to the sensor, the door opened.

 

Yehyeon came back out of the building, started his bike, and while riding, firmly pressed the button on the remote control he was holding.

 

Against the backdrop of the building exploding with flames, the bike raced coolly through the night streets.

 

Hajun, who had been chased by government forces while gathering information, jumped through a hotel window and returned to the hideout injured, and as Yuje bandaged Hajun’s leg, he made an expression as if he had resolved something.

 

A group choreography cut appeared, filmed in front of the government forces headquarters wearing Liberation Corps uniforms.

 

When he grabbed Eden and said something, Eden chuckled and gave him a light flick on the forehead.

 

Then he put on the Liberation Corps jacket over his shoulders, got up, lightly ruffled Yuje’s hair, and went outside.

 

While the hyungs were active as the Liberation Corps like that, Yuje was frustrated by the fact that there was nothing he could do.

 

His eyes fell on the military cap he had been wearing when he crossed over to this world. The emblem on the military cap gradually enlarged.

 

[Turn the world upside down

 

Because we deserve to]

 

Yuje opened the closet, took out the Liberation Corps uniform and put it on, then hesitantly grabbed the door handle of the door he had first crossed through.

 

ended and a gentle melody flowed, then the chorus of rang out again.

 

Yuje looked back once with a face full of lingering attachment, then opened the door and entered the darkness.

 

The dynamic group choreography cut appeared again.

 

Yuje quickly passed through the prison corridor where the Liberation Corps members who were reaching out to him were trapped, arrived at the control room of the headquarters building, bit his lips and pulled down the circuit breaker. That scene was replayed slowly in slow motion.

 

The MR of the B-side track rang out slowly.

 

The prison doors and headquarters doors opened all at once, and the siren flashed. Countless gun barrels were aimed at Yuje from all directions as he still gripped the circuit breaker handle.

 

Bang-!

 

With the gunshot, the government forces’ emblem floating in the sky was erased and the Liberation Corps’ emblem appeared.

 

Static noise appeared on the photo of Rev members in uniform, then it changed to a photo wearing Liberation Corps uniforms and the screen turned black.

 

 

 

[Reverse]

 

 

 

“Wow, this is insane…”

 

Miss Kang admired it and browsed the community looking for music video interpretations.

 

 

 

[So Yuje eventually returned to his own world and finished the revolution that the hyungs couldn’t complete…]

 

[Liberation Corps Yuje = Government Forces Yuje possibility?

 

There’s also the possibility that Liberation Corps Yuje didn’t actually die but crossed over through the door and was brainwashed by the government forces… The fact that they let their guard down and welcomed him as soon as they saw Yuje wearing the uniform, which is a government forces symbol, is clue 1…]

 

 

 

The next day, Yoon Jeonga let out a cry of despair when she saw Eden’s photo with a toothpick in his mouth and his arm hanging on a sports car window frame set as her wallpaper, but this isn’t important so let’s just skip over it.

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

I bowed politely to Altair, whom we encountered in the music show waiting room.

 

“Congratulations on being a candidate for first place this time.”

 

To the lip service congratulations I offered as Rev’s representative, KJ also bowed with a mask-like smile.

 

During the exchange of meaningless talk about how they enjoyed our song this time too, how heartbroken we must be about the music source leak, how we also suffered quite a bit mentally because of that, and whether we were hurt by what our member mentioned during the OA live.

 

Cha Yeonho and my eyes met directly.

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