A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 153

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 153

 

 

 

 

 

“Come to think of it, I heard that the composer who collaborated with KJ on our title track this time also worked on Rev’s album tracks.”

 

Cha Yeonho said to us with a sly smile.

 

“You probably wanted to keep working with someone you were collaborating with, so I feel sorry for some reason.”

 

Not really. We should be grateful that you took that landmine away from us. Use it well. Though I’m not sure if you’ll be able to release songs that please them after .

 

But isn’t he being too obvious? I can tell what kind of reaction he wants though.

 

“I heard that composer is our CEO’s close hyung’s nephew. I don’t know what kind of connection led to it, but Korea is really small, haha.”

 

It’s truly amazing how you managed to find a composer who doesn’t have a single hit song and hasn’t been recognized for musicality.

 

I smiled leisurely at Cha Yeonho, who was staring at me intently as if gauging something.

 

“Anyway, this song was really good. The chorus is incredibly addictive.”

 

“Not at all. Your juniors’ song was good too, wasn’t it?”

 

We exchanged compliments with warm smiles. Until we left the waiting room after finishing our conversation, Cha Yeonho’s expression remained smiling to the end.

 

Instead, his gaze was now directed toward Gyeon Hajun and Ryu Jaehee, not me.

 

 

 

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After the music show schedule ended, Cha Yeonho got in the van, covered his eyes with his hand, and leaned his head against the car seat.

 

He thought stealing , which was practically Rev’s best output before regression and the song that pulled them up to the second tier, was his masterstroke.

 

‘Damn, who would have known there’d be no reaction like this!’

 

There’s definitely a regressor in Rev. Otherwise, Rev’s direction, which had always been the same, couldn’t have changed like this.

 

At first, he suspected Yoon Eden, who took the completely opposite path from before regression when he only sold songs to other groups and produced for them…

 

‘I almost burst from trying to probe him.’

 

That expression of genuine confusion that made people’s insides explode. That face looking at people with displeasure!

 

If that was acting, that bastard is a talent the acting world lost to the idol industry. The Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actor award would have been a sure thing.

 

Moreover, he even obtained rumors that Yoon Eden sold a song to a rookie group from the same agency as before regression. Seeing today’s reaction, Yoon Eden definitely wasn’t a regressor.

 

‘Then who’s the regressor? Gyeon Hajun? Or Ryu Jaehee?’

 

Cha Yeonho’s suspicion was leaning toward Gyeon Hajun, who had succeeded in transitioning to acting before regression.

 

The Rev members who showed no disturbance at all. One of them was definitely acting.

 

“This is difficult…”

 

Cha Yeonho muttered and covered his eyes with his arm. His field of vision was still red.

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

Today made it certain. Cha Yeonho is a regressor.

 

Stealing was definitely not a coincidence but an action taken under calculation.

 

Since the song that won the grand prize this year wasn’t this promotional song but a song that came out in the fourth quarter, he probably had no regrets about intercepting the song and changing it.

 

He seemed to want to probe me even by doing that, but unfortunately, was a song of love and hate for me, not a song I had to protect at all costs.

 

If it had been Seo Yehyeon who regressed, he would have shown exactly the reaction Cha Yeonho wanted.

 

Thanks to that, Cha Yeonho ended up showing me all his cards. Cha Yeonho’s regression is now certain with 100% probability.

 

“He made a bad move after long deliberation.”

 

I chuckled and muttered leisurely, then asked Kim Dobin who was next to me.

 

“Do you know what this means?”

 

“Yes, it’s a Go term. Making a losing move after unnecessarily thinking for a long time.”

 

I thought he wouldn’t know since he didn’t even know Aesop’s fables, but I turned around with surprised eyes at Kim Dobin’s answer, which was actually correct.

 

“How do you know that?”

 

“When I was young, my mom sent me to Go academy to improve my concentration.”

 

“You too…?”

 

The essential three courses for restless children. Go academy, calligraphy academy, abacus academy.

 

Just for breaking one piece of pottery at my paternal family home, my damn grandfather forced me to choose between calligraphy academy and Go academy, and I was forcibly dragged to Go academy after quitting taekwondo that I was attending well.

 

“What rank did you reach? I got to 20th kyu.”

 

Even when I said it was boring and wanted to quit, grandfather said I had to get a rank before he’d allow me to quit, so I gritted my teeth and got to 20th kyu in a short time before quitting without regrets.

 

Thanks to that, grandfather thought I was smart. Until I screwed up my grades in middle school.

 

“Rank? I just played stone-flicking the whole time.”

 

Kim Dobin answered awkwardly.

 

“Yeah, stone-flicking is the most fun at that age.”

 

I let out a dry laugh and lightly ruffled Kim Dobin’s hair as I got up. I headed toward the entrance and didn’t forget to tell him where I was going.

 

“Hyung has an appointment with my crew hyungs, so I’ll be back.”

 

“You don’t have to report anymore…”

 

Kim Dobin replied timidly.

 

To celebrate Yongcheol Hyung and two others passing the DTB second preliminary round and commemorate Juseong Hyung’s buzz cut, the crew hyungs and underground connections gathered after a long time.

 

I joined a bit late after finishing my schedule.

 

“Wow, who are you? I almost didn’t recognize you.”

 

When I burst out laughing after discovering Juseong Hyung who finally donated his hair and returned to a sports cut, criticism flew from all directions.

 

“Hey, can’t you even recognize your girlfriend?”

 

“Eden got rejected by Yoon Eden and cut his hair.”

 

Juseong Hyung roughly slammed his drink on the table and ground his teeth.

 

“Fuck, Taehoon. Stop talking bullshit.”

 

“That’s what I’m saying. What kind of Dispatch-worthy gossip is that. I’m still an idol, you know.”

 

I grumbled and sat next to Yongcheol Hyung.

 

“Didn’t you guys wear couple rings again today?”

 

“I didn’t wear them knowing you hyungs would be like this.”

 

I spread my palms wide to show my clean hands without a single ring and smiled crookedly.

 

“Ooh, but Juseong wore his! You lack devotion, Eden!”

 

“Devotion can freeze to death…”

 

I shook my head and picked up my drink. When I didn’t show any particular reaction, the hyungs who clicked their tongues saying it was boring quickly shifted the topic to DTB again.

 

“The timing is killer. How did a mutual exposé diss battle between big shots happen exactly one month before DTB!”

 

“That’s what I’m saying. Has hip-hop ever received this much attention?”

 

DTB Season 3 was able to raise viewership ratings while receiving attention unlike last season, largely due to the role of the exposé diss battle between big-name rappers.

 

Stimulating stories like unfair contracts, one-sided breakups, and drugs were fully exposed, and even the public who had no interest in hip-hop began to take interest in this side.

 

“But who’s telling the truth? When I listened to the diss battle, they both said different things.”

 

“I don’t know either. You go ask G1. You’re close with G1.”

 

While I was giggling listening to the hyungs talk about what happened in the DTB preliminaries.

 

“Hey hey, Eden. Did you happen to meet Park Gyuhyeok and his lackeys?”

 

At the question thrown while poking me, I thought, here it comes. I scratched my head and answered as nonchalantly as possible.

 

“Actually, they kept calling me to drink, so I did go to one drinking session…”

 

Before regression, they were the ones who caused me to drift apart from Yongcheol Hyung and the crew hyungs.

 

 

 

‘Hey, D.I asked you to feature in his semifinal stage, right? Didn’t D.I give that to you out of pity because he felt so sorry for you?’

 

‘That’s what he told us? He said it was awkward to set up an idol rapper stage, but fortunately since you’re a flop idol, there won’t be talk about riding on popularity?’

 

‘And Park Gijeong was cracking up next to him asking if the stage would be a disaster.’

 

‘Hey, your crew hyungs always call you a pitiful bastard. A pitiful bastard who can’t even make it as an idol rapper.’

 

 

 

At that time, I was exhausted from years of being a flop idol and filled with regret and inferiority complex about leaving the underground, and hearing those words when I had no composure was like lighting a fuse.

 

And at that time, I made a stupid choice I would regret for years.

 

I found out later, but those guys hated Yongcheol Hyung who rose through DTB. So they sowed discord with me, who was close with Yongcheol Hyung, and satisfied their petty interest by watching the process of cutting ties.

 

So at this meeting, I poured out everything I wanted to say, telling them not to live with such a pathetic mindset, and came back.

 

“I said some harsh words to them and cut contact. Why, did those bastards badmouth me or something?”

 

“No, those crazy bastards are going around saying you’re looking down on underground hip-hop now that you’ve made it a bit as an idol.”

 

The timeline had been moved up, but the divisive tactics were so remarkably similar to back then that I couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh. Back then it was Yongcheol Hyung, but now it seems the target has become me.

 

“I thought something was off about how the conversation kept getting steered toward those kinds of responses.”

 

I chuckled and muttered loud enough for everyone to hear, then asked Yongcheol Hyung.

 

“So, what did you say?”

 

“I told them to stop talking bullshit. That you’re not that kind of guy.”

 

But I stupidly believed it. I stupidly believed those words and spat out every nasty thing I could think of to Hyung, asking if he really thought of me that way, saying I didn’t need his pity, then ignored all his calls and cut ties first from my end.

 

I pressed my palms firmly against my stinging eyes.

 

“Hey, the Youngest Member is crying because he’s so moved!”

 

Before I could even get lost in the emotion, I immediately lifted my head at the shout and denied it right away.

 

“I’m not crying!”

 

“What? The Youngest Member is crying?”

 

“Hey, Eden is crying!”

 

As hot attention poured in from all directions, I gritted my teeth, and Yongcheol Hyung waved his hands dismissively, saying I wasn’t crying.

 

After confirming there wasn’t a drop of moisture on my face, the Hyungs’ attention soon scattered elsewhere.

 

Yongcheol Hyung lightly patted my back. Whether he had taken my advice to heart, his mop-like hairstyle had been neatly cut short.

 

“Hey, Eden.”

 

“What.”

 

“If I make it to the finals, do a featuring on Hyung’s stage once.”

 

I had been just holding and swirling my drink glass while resting my chin on my hand because of my Beginner’s Mind, but at that sudden request, I paused mid-swirl.

 

“We should do an ED.I duo stage at least once.”

 

Yongcheol Hyung looked at me and smiled brightly. I smiled bitterly back at him and said.

 

“What if I ruin Hyung’s stage? It’s the finals. What if Hyung gets mocked for putting an idol rapper on stage?”

 

“Ah, don’t take it so seriously, man! Hyung barely just passed the preliminaries!”

 

Yongcheol Hyung, who was fed up, smacked my back with a loud slap. I twisted my body from the stinging back and muttered.

 

“I should take it seriously. Because Hyung is really going to make it to the finals.”

 

“Ha, this kid. So embarrassing…”

 

No, it wasn’t really encouragement, just a future spoiler, but why is that Hyung making such a proud smile and making a fuss.

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