A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 179
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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 179
I locked eyes with BQ9 who was heading to prepare for the next stage.
BQ9 was someone I never had a chance to encounter before my regression, and now he didn’t have a good image because of the memory of him dismissing me with his eyes during rehearsal.
“I watched your stage well. You did good.”
He gave me a bland greeting and then passed by me, and I frowned watching his retreating figure.
Fuck, shouldn’t you apologize? You just acknowledge my skills and leave? Anyone would think some top-tier caste overground rapper is graciously acknowledging a bottom-tier idol rapper.
“Hey, relax your eyes. You look like you’re about to punch someone right now.”
Yongcheol hyung poked my side.
“Don’t worry, hyung. You think I’d actually hit BQ Nine who’s about to go on stage?”
“You’re scary because you’re the type who would actually hit someone and then some.”
“I’m not that fifteen-year-old kid who couldn’t think straight that you remember anymore, you know?”
Anyway, I can’t hit him even if I wanted to because of my initial intentions.
Skit and Wonbaek followed Yongcheol hyung onto the stage, and I, as the featuring artist, moved to the side area where the producers and other participants were standing. I bowed politely to everyone gathered there.
“Wow, Yongcheol’s stage was killer. You really brought the featuring to life too.”
Jiwon hyung, who finished a refreshing high-five, casually draped his arm over my shoulder and positioned me next to him. I leaned against the railing with Jiwon hyung and watched the final results announcement.
“We will now announce the final results of the LilP versus D.I battle.”
As soon as the MC finished speaking, the fight money displayed on the stage screen rapidly increased the numbers.
Whirrrrrr-
Like spinning a slot machine, the numbers kept changing for a while, and finally the final amount was revealed.
[LilP]
₩2,300,000
[D.I]
₩7,680,000
LOSE appeared under LilP’s name, and WIN appeared under D.I’s name.
Everyone was busy whistling and cheering at the overwhelming difference of over 5 million won.
“Congratulations, D.I! Your advancement to the finals is confirmed!”
Yongcheol hyung, who hugged the two team producers tightly, shook hands with LilP and came down from the stage.
The next turn was BQ9’s stage, another strong championship candidate like Yongcheol hyung, so the studio’s heated atmosphere continued.
“I wonder if I can surpass him…”
Yongcheol hyung muttered while watching BQ9 strutting alone across the stage on screen.
“Ah, this hyung is talking weak again. If you’ve come this far, you should be thinking about surpassing him. What are you worried about?”
This time I was the one who casually draped my arm over Yongcheol hyung’s shoulder first and sent him words of encouragement.
The victory in the semifinals that I interfered with was a future that must never be twisted, but the final victory that I had no business interfering with was a future that could change. Especially if that future ended with Yongcheol hyung’s defeat.
After filming ended, I was dragged along to the after-party gathering and didn’t forget to send a text to Kim Dobin.
[Hyung has DTB filming after-party so I’ll be home late]
[Don’t imagine weird things again just because hyung is late and put down your phone and sleep] 9:45 PM
[Kim Dobin- Ah I don’t suspect sponsors anymore!] 9:46 PM
[Oh our Dobin, are you getting annoyed with hyung right now?] 9:47 PM
[Kim Dobin- Of course not :)☺^^] 9:47 PM
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DTB Season 3 Episode 9 semifinal broadcast day.
[Yoo Taegeun: Sigh… I really wanted to show you something good…]
-Fuck isn’t there a skip button, do I have to watch Yoo Taegeun getting squeezed dry too
-Wow LilP gets matched up here, this is an epic plot twist
└Yoo Taegeun fucked up his stage like shit so what epic plot twist, freeze to death
└DTB fanboys only look at rapper recognition, not the actual stages lol From this guy’s perspective, the story of popular Yoo Taegeun getting destroyed by unpopular LilP must have been a fucking plot twist
-You all predicted LilP would advance, right? You all predicted D.I and LilP would face off, right? DTB is all in our hands, right?
After Yoo Taegeun and LilP’s main competition second stage and bracket announcement ended, finally one of the two stages all viewers had been waiting for – D.I’s stage turn – approached.
[Wonbaek: I really opposed it until the very end.]
[??: You did. Until we entered the recording studio.]
[Wonbaek: Should I bang my head against the wall?]
[??: It’s fine. I’m the type who doesn’t hold grudges.]
Wonbaek and someone whose face was covered with a broadcast sticker sat side by side having a conversation.
That scene soon changed to D.I giving a high-five to the person with the broadcast sticker covering their face, who had just come out of the recording studio.
[D.I: This works!]
-Seeing Wonbaek say that, it must be genuinely good, right?
└Would he say it’s shit in front of the camera?
└I’d rather lie too than get cursed at by idol fandoms
-Remove that sticker refreshingly so we can search who it is and mentally prepare ourselves
-Yongcheol, you might be satisfied but we’re not, fuck
[D.I: I will show you the best stage today.]
The interview screen became blurry and then transitioned to D.I standing in the center of the stage.
-DTB has become a popularity vote too lol What are these bastards who raised fight money after barely singing one verse
-As expected, D.I
-It makes me more angry because the song is good, why on a stage that could have been perfect, sigh…
-Is everyone thinking the same thing lol They bet fight money on this level of rap lol
After the second verse ended, the brilliantly shining stage lights suddenly went out, and a spotlight poured down on someone who had their arms draped over the railing on the second floor temporary stage. The face revealed under the lighting was slowly zoomed in on.
[MTY: Who is that?]
[G1: Hey, this is… a cheat key.]
-Mute button ready
-At least his fashion is fucking hip hop lol
-Why didn’t he just come out dressed like an idol in uniform and choker? lol
On the other hand, Rev fans’ reactions were…
-Oh Eden, you should have dressed up really intensely for that initial subduing
-Cool! So hip, Yoon Eden!
-That crazy confidence that he can destroy them even with neighborhood stroll hip-wannabe fashion
-It’s simple but pretty good lol
[Wonbaek: Let’s go, Eden!]
[Skit: Let’s go! Show them for sure!]
[Grade 4: oh, shit! That guy’s crazy! What, really?]
[Moltic: Wow, it wasn’t an adventure, it was insurance. Insane.]
[BQ9: …Not bad.]
-What, he’s good?
-What’s he good at?
└Good enough to unmute?
└You’ll regret having it muted
└Wow… why did I mute it
-Ooh he killed it
-About how I thought it was an own goal but it was actually a knuckleball shot
-Wait, isn’t this that guy https://yxxtu.be/GKPSOEx87
└Holy shit the Hyoryun diss rap?
└Fuck, it was Hyoryun-jwa who was responsible for my holiday BGM, taking back what I said
└No wonder the rap style seemed familiar
-Isn’t this the guy from Lisa’s guerrilla episode? He was singing girl group songs there…
-Yongcheol was pretty handsome among rappers too, but he gets overshadowed next to a real idol
-Sorry for dissing Eden hyung
Once the featuring part ended, public opinion had completely flipped.
-Our kid is the top of Korean hip-hop ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-So satisfying to see him shut up all the haters with just his skills
Ugh seriously ㅜㅜ I was about to curse but held it back ㅜㅜ
-Hey O3, what are you doing, get Eden a solo album going
-Our Eden can do whatever he wants except alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, dating, and drunk driving. As long as he doesn’t neglect Rev activities, anything’s okay
[Yoon Eden: Hello, I’m Yoon Eden, the leader and main rapper of the idol group Rev.]
[Yoon Eden: As for how I came to participate in the song featuring… D.I hyung, I mean D.I hyung asked me, but I also wanted to break out of the framework of being an idol rapper. I wanted to proudly show that I’m not an uninvited guest in the hip hop scene, but a rapper in my own right.]
Ryu Jaehee, who had been watching the following interview with his chin propped up, glanced back at Yoon Eden.
“Hyung, you can’t quit Rev to do hip hop using this as an excuse.”
At Ryu Jaehee’s half-joking, half-serious words, Yoon Eden snapped at him not to say nonsense. It was absolutely impossible as long as the Initial Intentions system was keeping a sharp eye on things.
Somehow Rev had all gathered together to watch DTB live.
Yoon Eden, Kim Dobin, and Ryu Jaehee were originally DTB regular viewers.
Gyeon Hajun was curious about the result of the stage that had stressed his friend so much, and Seo Yehyeon was curious about why Yoon Eden got hate just for participating as a feature, so they ended up watching just today’s episode where Yoon Eden appeared.
“See? I told you there was no need to worry.”
Gyeon Hajun grinned and patted Yoon Eden’s shoulder. Yoon Eden also seemed satisfied with the stage, with a light smile hanging on his lips.
“Did you see that? This is rap.”
At Yoon Eden’s smug smile as he looked back at me, Seo Yehyeon grumbled that he saw it and went into his room.
“Hyung, could you teach me rap instead of composition? I’m seriously considering switching from vocals to rap.”
At Kim Dobin’s serious question, Yoon Eden replied indifferently.
“Sure, first perfectly master my parts in Rev songs, then talk to me again.”
It was tantamount to saying he wouldn’t teach him.
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[DTB3/ep.09] Graffiti (Feat.Yoon Eden of Rev) – D.I @SEMI FINAL FULL ver.
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superstar • 5 days ago
I wonder if there will ever be a stage in future DTB that can surpass this one
A stage that satisfies all three elements of legendary beat+rap skills+featuring – this is the only one including all the way back to season 1
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DTBfun • 3 days ago
The fight money amount not going up then exploding during the featuring part was insane
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└TT
For real, my heart was racing watching it live
└wjdwls95
But D.I did well in the first part too, why did all the votes go to the second half? The featuring was good but it wasn’t like the featuring carried the whole thing, right?
└submarine
@wjdwls95 If the featuring sucked they were gonna give it all to LilP, gotta set a clear precedent that bringing an idol turns popularity votes to shit
└YUFLIKLZM0
But Yoon Eden was just too good
kickthatsh** • 4 days ago
The real reason this stage was insane isn’t just the song, but because they lowered expectations by bringing an idol for featuring, then brought out Hyoryun-jwa of all people
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└user-2365213
For real lol I was loading up curses but as soon as Hyorin appeared on screen I quietly swallowed them lol Who would’ve imagined that idol would be Hyorin
└DROPTHEBEET
But isn’t Rev a pretty famous boy group? How did Team Wonbaek&Skit, who have the least entertainment industry connections, manage to book them?
└DJ Mon
@DROPTHEBEET Yoon Eden is D.I’s close younger friend and they’re from the same crew ㅇㅇ
Ilmong • 1 day ago
Why does our Eden look so happy
He’s shining in a different way from when he performs Rev stages, it’s nice
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dajun11 • 19 hours ago
Why are the lyrics so clean? Don’t tell me he can’t use profanity because he’s an idol and it would hurt his image? Being an idol seems tiring…
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└afdsjlzdak
After doing a family diss rap at grandfather’s 80th birthday party, there doesn’t seem to be any image left to damage
└Not Fire Fist But Water Fist
Why are you being mean to Eden hyung
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