A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 159

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 159

 

 

 

 

 

The reason [Yoon Eden School Violence] rose to trending searches, which Ryu Jaehee captured and sent me, was because of one post.

 

It wasn’t a carefully written exposé by a victim like with Genix. It was just a post uploaded to a male-dominated community.

 

 

 

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20xx-05-28 08:32 Views: 17,392

 

You took my money and now you’re enjoying popularity, feels good doesn’t it Yoon Eden you fucking bastard?

 

Author: Anonymous

 

 

 

I hope this fucking asshole gets his karma. I get so pissed remembering the money he took and the bread runs fuck

 

Every time I see this bastard’s face, his damn ‘Wow friend, you went on an errand without me even asking? You’re so fucking nice’, ‘Friend, give me some money to go to the hospital store’ automatically plays and it’s fucking annoying

 

Seeing him act all polite on Lisa made me so disgusted I almost threw up for real

 

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First, seeing mentioned, it seemed like that ‘Yoon Eden fucking bastard’ wasn’t just someone with the same name as me.

 

It was similar to Kim Dobin’s case where he was branded as a perpetrator and bystander based on one post.

 

But unlike Kim Dobin’s case, the difference was that I was directly pointed out as the perpetrator.

 

Moreover, looking at the class group photo he attached in the comments as ‘evidence’ that he was my classmate, with everyone’s faces mosaic-blurred except mine…

 

“At least it’s not photoshopped. I remember this group photo too.”

 

It was a group photo taken at our homeroom teacher’s wedding hall, how could I forget.

 

With the regression on top of everything, so much time had passed that my memory was hazy, but I somehow managed to remember the specific time period.

 

“This was… when I was a high school sophomore?”

 

I remember that back then, since I had already set my path toward becoming an idol, I lived relatively trouble-free, just fooling around with my friends.

 

I have no memory of extorting money from innocent friends or making them run errands. Why would I have done something to shoot myself in the foot?

 

“It’s a rumor. There’s no way Eden would do that.”

 

Gyeon Hajun, who remembered me from when I was 18, said firmly first. The other members also nodded in agreement. Except for Seo Yehyeon.

 

Seo Yehyeon, who had been looking at me with serious eyes, asked.

 

“Did you have any big fights with classmates in your sophomore year? Whether in your class or the next class over.”

 

“I didn’t, why?”

 

“No, I believe you weren’t a bully, but I wondered if maybe someone you fought with badly held a grudge and spread rumors. Thinking back to your way of speaking during trainee days, it would’ve been impossible not to get into fights, right?”

 

“That was only with you hyung, so don’t worry. I had no talent for studying, so I couldn’t nag my classmates about academics.”

 

As we were casually exchanging words, Ryu Jaehee asked.

 

“You have your graduation album, right hyung?”

 

Even at the sudden question, I nodded and answered properly.

 

“Yeah, but why the graduation album?”

 

“Let’s try to turn public opinion around with graduation album photos. If you look far from being a bully, it should at least help with self-restraint.”

 

“Let me check. It’s probably at my family home, I can ask my mother to take a photo and send it.”

 

After I texted mom, a reply with photos arrived about 30 minutes later.

 

 

 

[Mom- I can’t find your elementary school graduation album, maybe I threw it away]

 

[Mom- (Photo)]

 

[Mom- (Photo)]

 

[Mom- (Photo)] 7:32 PM

 

[Mom- My goodness, did you really take photos like this?]

 

[Mom- I can’t live like this, really] 7:34 PM

 

 

 

How did I take those photos again. Since it felt like over 10 years had passed, my memory was hazy, but when I scrolled up to look at the photos, I remembered.

 

When I showed my graduation photos, everyone fell silent.

 

“…My goodness, hyung. You took photos like this?”

 

“Wow, our youngest member is saying the exact same thing as my mother.”

 

Ryu Jaehee rubbed his forehead and asked me with a serious face.

 

“Why on earth did you take the photo holding a golf club?”

 

My high school graduation photo was taken wearing a flashy floral shirt with a golf club resting on my shoulder, in a delinquent pose and expression.

 

It was a dark history from my youth. Everyone has experiences like this at least once, right?

 

“Let’s somehow spin it that your dream job was being a golf player.”

 

Kim Dobin racked his brain to offer an alternative, but,

 

“Anyone can see you’re holding it like you’re about to swing at someone! And what about this thug-like floral shirt! Anyone can see it’s not golf attire!”

 

I quietly shut my mouth at the sight of Ryu Jaehee clutching his head and pointing accusingly at my photo.

 

“And why is the group photo also a group delinquent concept!”

 

Me and three others sitting crookedly in front with golf clubs casually resting on our shoulders, and friends behind us in similar delinquent outfits striking tough poses.

 

It was a concept photo that screamed ‘we’re delinquents’ with our whole bodies.

 

When we were taking it, we firmly believed we looked cool, but looking back as an adult, it was childish. Still, these are all memories, memories.

 

Though they’re completely unhelpful memories in the current situation.

 

“Oh, Yoon Eden even added sunglasses. But if you’re going to wear them, wear them properly, why are you wearing them so low that your eyes are completely visible?”

 

“That hyung really doesn’t know fashion.”

 

I clicked my tongue at Seo Yehyeon who doesn’t know fashion and defended myself to Ryu Jaehee like making an excuse.

 

“Hey, this was trendy back then. I was just following the trend. There’s only a 3-year age gap, how can there be such a generational difference?”

 

“This person holding a baseball bat, the tattoo is…”

 

“Obviously a tattoo sticker.”

 

I thought he’d be relieved, but Ryu Jaehee’s expression was still dark.

 

“There are photos taken in school uniform too, youngest member.”

 

I hurriedly showed him the school uniform photos, but Ryu Jaehee’s expression remained unchanged.

 

“It seems far from enough to turn public opinion around. Rather, we might face backlash. Please start by praying that the graduation photos don’t spread.”

 

Shit, this is serious trouble. If Rev’s problem-solver and community expert Ryu Jaehee is reacting like this, it really means there’s no answer.

 

 

 

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-‘Wow friend, you went on an errand without me even asking? You’re so fucking nice’, ‘Friend, give me some money to go to the hospital store’ this is so realistic it’s giving me ptsd

 

└The faces of bullies I remember are flashing by lolol

 

└This bastard is even more vicious because it’s not even ‘lend me’ but ‘give me’, he openly extorted so they couldn’t even ask for it back later

 

-To be honest, I went to school with ㅇㅇㄷ and he was always fighting, swearing, stealing money from kids, smoking behind the school, and the group he hung out with were all just as bad as him, so even the girls at our school didn’t really like him

 

└It’s a boys’ high school so what girls? Unless you’re saying the female teachers were ‘girls’ which would be ridiculous?

 

└I never said high school classmate

 

└Yoon Eden went to boys’ middle school you idiot

 

└Actually=you can trust and filter this out

 

-Yoon Eden hyung was one grade above me and if we went to the sports field a bit early for lunch soccer he’d fucking go crazy saying it was 2nd grade time

 

└This sounds more like just being uptight rather than being a bully…?

 

└Thinking about it, we bet on soccer with them and when the hyungs won, he even bought us ice cream, so he was just an uptight but good hyung

 

 

 

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-Uh… wow… it’s a bit awkward to say this but it looks like it would add credibility to the exposé post

 

-Among guys who took photos like that, there weren’t many well-behaved ones…lol

 

-You’re weirdly attacking him over graduation album concept photos? Did you all take your photos meekly? You can take photos with that kind of concept, since when is delinquent concept exclusive to bullies?

 

-I took gangster concept photos and suddenly became a school bully lol

 

-My oppa took graduation photos in formal suits with a gangster concept with his friends, but he wasn’t a bully at all~

 

(…)

 

-Am I the only one who finds Flow weird??? To be honest, in my experience, male students who take graduation album concept photos like that were all show-offs and the troublemaker group in class? Normal guys don’t take photos with gangster concepts holding golf clubs

 

└And please don’t say boys’ high schools are different from co-ed schools. I asked my younger brother who goes to a boys’ high school about everything

 

└What makes boys’ high schools some kind of sacred place? If boys’ high schools and co-ed schools are different, how different can they be that every comment chants “boys’ high schools are different~” like a mantra?

 

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Security @securiti

 

My cousin brother said he was middle school classmates with 2E, but he only remembered that he played piano at the class choir competition and was really good at beatbox?

 

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dpeps @edeeeen11

 

My oppa was in the same class as Yoon 2E in first year of high school

 

They hung out with different groups so they weren’t that close, but he said 2E had more influence in class than even the class president

 

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dpeps @edeeeen11

 

When I asked if he was a bully, he said he wasn’t a bully?

 

He said 2E really hated smoking, intimidating friends, and acting tough

 

He didn’t study and went around saying his dream was to be a rapper, but he definitely wasn’t a bully

 

 

 

kpop incidents @K_pop49

 

To defend a school violence idol, they’re bringing out fake oppa, fake cousin brother, fake younger brother, fake neighbor oppa

 

At least bring proof when you drag them out

 

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Dream Heart Daydream @revedream

 

Ah, those damn armchair detectives and keyboard physiognomists need to stop coming out

 

When this turns out to be a rumor, they’ll all disappear after wiping their mouths clean

 

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Nutria uj @xlhamzziiUJ

 

If you’re so good at it, don’t do this online and just open a fortune telling shop offline instead, you’d rake in money

 

 

 

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It wasn’t even a public accusation post, just one post insulting me, yet the situation continued burning for days.

 

Besides the group photo, there was no concrete evidence, and aside from that one post, no other posts with evidence claiming they were bullied by me were uploaded, but once the story came out, I couldn’t be free from public opinion.

 

Unless our side submitted clear evidence that it was a rumor.

 

Thanks to this, I was currently banned from posting on the fan cafe and official account, accessing OA Live, or showing my face on members’ OA Lives.

 

So what was the problem?

 

The problem was that I couldn’t perform my Weekly Quest. And to perform 4 or more Weekly Quests, at least two of those were essential.

 

If just one more day passed like this, I would inevitably receive a penalty for completing less than 4 Weekly Quests.

 

The agency seemed to hope that time would pass and it would naturally be buried rather than taking any measures. In other words, they weren’t actively dealing with the rumors.

 

“I lived so quietly, this is really unfairly frustrating. How do I prove I’m not a bully? Should I find the actual bullies from our school and put them on OA Live? Ask them to clarify my bully allegations?”

 

-No, that doesn’t seem right. Put your hand on your heart and think about it. You didn’t live that quietly.

 

Unable to overcome my frustrated feelings, I called a high school friend and poured out my complaints.

 

“Hey, did I ever extort money when I was a sophomore?”

 

When I grumbled, my friend was silent for a moment then carefully asked me.

 

-Do you really not remember?

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