A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 200

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 200

 

 

 

 

 

I know that all of this is purely my own greed.

 

Only I know the fact that was originally our song, and for the current other members, is a song with no meaning whatsoever.

 

Still, before regression, it was a song that was unanimously chosen as the most meaningful despite our opinions not matching well and being cold toward each other, so I couldn’t forget it even if I wanted to.

 

Unlike Seo Yehyeon, whose life was practically changed by that song, it wasn’t particularly precious to me, but I couldn’t completely turn away from it either.

 

I don’t know what Cha Yeonho was thinking when he stole , but I wanted to return this song that became someone else’s without us even knowing it was stolen, just once, to the members who found it so meaningful.

 

Even if it was self-satisfaction that no one but me would know about.

 

Gyeon Hajun cooperated with my opinion without much complaint, and Seo Yehyeon didn’t add any words knowing he didn’t really have a choice.

 

“I do like the choreography better though.”

 

Kim Dobin seemed to have lingering attachment to , so he couldn’t directly oppose my words and timidly expressed his opinion.

 

Well, if we’re judging purely by musicality or performance, was indeed better.

 

No matter how much I arranged it differently from before regression, if had been better, it would have won the grand prize.

 

Ryu Jaehee, who had been tapping the living room floor with his fingertips, opened his mouth.

 

“If hyung wants to do that, I’m okay with it. Though I’m a bit concerned about whether Doby hyung can handle the sexy concept.”

 

At the seemingly provocative words, Kim Dobin’s brow twitched as he whipped around to look at Ryu Jaehee and smirked.

 

“Want to see? Should I do it and prove it to you?”

 

“Hyung has to show me for me to know. All I’ve seen so far is hyung being playful.”

 

Kim Dobin, who had been pushing for just moments ago, immediately called out. That’s how our collaboration stage song with Altair unanimously became .

 

Ryu Jaehee winked at me while avoiding Kim Dobin’s gaze as if to say ‘see?’

 

To think there was a simpler method than pressuring him. Indeed, there’s no better persuasion method than provocation.

 

As soon as the song was decided, I immediately holed up in the studio and began arrangement work.

 

I had no intention of following this version that had become Altair’s song, but I also had no intention of reproducing the pre-regression version exactly as it was.

 

Even though it was a meaningful song, the pre-regression version was ‘a song that becomes more addictive the more you listen to it,’ not a song that makes you go ‘wow!’ when you first hear it.

 

Since we’d only be singing the first verse, I had to somehow modify it to be ear-catching. And that work wasn’t particularly difficult.

 

I had been thinking about it continuously while performing before regression, while building up my composition ability.

 

How to fix the complex chords, which keys to raise or lower to match the members’ vocal ranges, how to arrange it to maintain the original while changing it to an ear-grabbing level.

 

This was only possible because I had performed to the point of being sick of it.

 

“So I’m finally realizing what I only thought about.”

 

After finishing work on the last chord of the first verse, I leaned back in the studio chair and burst into a chuckle.

 

For choreography, I declined the agency’s invitation of the choreographer who handled Altair’s choreography and entrusted it to Kim Dobin. Instead, I continuously provided him with pre-regression choreography references.

 

The choreography was at a level I could perform with my eyes closed. Still.

 

Well, before regression, even Seo Yehyeon with infinitely lower stats than now could perform it without mistakes, so how much must we have repeated it.

 

“Wow, Eden hyung. Did you think of this? The choreography is totally my style!”

 

I scratched my head while watching Kim Dobin praise my choreography creation ability, saying it seemed a bit off for the arranged version but would be fine with a little more modification.

 

Of course it’s your style since it’s choreography you created.

 

I smiled crookedly while thinking of Altair, who would be working hard on year-end stage preparations just like us.

 

I’ll throw you some decent bait, so pick up that bait and try your best to stumble around again, Cha Yeonho.

 

Thanks in advance for the hilarious content!

 

 

 

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“Wow, Yeonho hyung was right? Yeonho hyung is taking all the money.”

 

“I told you Yeonho hyung is strong at this kind of thing.”

 

Altair, who received word that Rev would do , faced the crisis of losing money in their internal bet, with everyone except one person losing.

 

The surprise of guessing what song they’d change to would have been quite fun, but since the original artist had to continue singing from the second verse, they needed to know in advance what song the other team would do.

 

Since everyone had voted for , Cha Yeonho, who was the only one to vote for , became the sole winner and swept up all the prize money.

 

“I naturally thought they’d do . No? Did they avoid this year’s hit song because they thought they’d be compared?”

 

“To be honest, would be harder. They might have chosen a difficult song on purpose and opted for honorable death.”

 

“I don’t think it’s quite honorable death. Rev’s vocal line is pretty solid too.”

 

“Isn’t Jeongjun hyung going to be pushed back in rap? Their leader is supposedly the top of Korean hip-hop. The DTB featuring and this solo song were no joke.”

 

“But these guys really are a small agency miracle. Even when our activities overlapped last year, didn’t the results go back and forth really closely?”

 

Unlike Cha Yeonho who gritted his teeth at Rev, the other Altair members didn’t particularly have bad feelings toward Rev.

 

Their activities didn’t overlap often enough to develop bad feelings, and it was more accurate to say they didn’t yet perceive them as rivals threatening their position due to differences in current status and agency size.

 

“Yeonho hyung, you’re not secretly in contact with one of Rev’s members, are you? That’s not why you confidently suggested the bet, right?”

 

That member meant it as a joke, but an unexpectedly sharp reaction came back.

 

“Why would I be in contact with those guys.”

 

The atmosphere instantly became cold. The member who asked just rolled his eyes, and the member next to him clicked his tongue saying ‘there he goes again’ and got up.

 

KJ lightly patted Cha Yeonho’s shoulder and spoke gently to deliberately lighten the mood.

 

“Yeonho, you’ve become too sensitive lately.”

 

Cha Yeonho, realizing his mistake, rubbed his face once and obediently apologized to the member who had asked.

 

“Sorry, Taehyeok. I’ve had a lot of worries lately.”

 

“You could live with more ease. We’re all doing well, so what’s there to worry about?”

 

At KJ’s question, Cha Yeonho bit his lips tightly.

 

How could he tell the members that the danger level, which had been maintaining at 70, suddenly shot up to 80?

 

Since explaining from the system would likely not be believed by anyone, Cha Yeonho was enduring this damn situation entirely alone, only rotting inside.

 

‘Should I have just boycotted when we received the collaboration stage proposal…? Would the danger level not have risen then? Or is there another reason the danger level went up?’

 

This situation of doing a collaboration stage with Rev was a first for Cha Yeonho as well, so he couldn’t find the right path at all.

 

But regressing again would make him regret all the time he’d built up so far.

 

‘What’s already risen can’t be helped, and in the current situation, there’s only one way to lower the danger level.’

 

He had to somehow suppress Rev and make the public recognize that Altair was clearly superior in terms of skill. For that, this collaboration stage was truly important.

 

“Jeongjun, don’t arrange it, just adjust the key. And please tell Soon Teacher to completely redo the choreography.”

 

“Oh, Cha Yeonho’s sharpening his blade?”

 

At KJ’s cheekiness, Cha Yeonho’s eyes glinted coldly as he smiled with one corner of his mouth raised.

 

He resolved once again.

 

Whoever the regressor was, they seemed to have chosen swept up in past memories, and he would make them bitterly regret that choice.

 

 

 

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December 31st. Gayo Big Match recording site.

 

“Senior, hello!”

 

“Thank you so much for the song!”

 

I smiled warmly and responded to the rookie boy group Navy, who bowed in greeting to me.

 

“Hey, you guys brought the song to life well too. I listened to it.”

 

“Thank you!”

 

Another resounding greeting came back. Seeing the guys who did better than before regression made me feel proud. I’m glad I gave them a good song instead of taking .

 

“Ah, are those the guys? The ones hyung sold a song to? Those guys surpassed TK’s rookie boy group in the same debut period.”

 

Ryu Jaehee, who suddenly appeared behind me, asked. The Navy members bowed again, greeting Ryu Jaehee.

 

When I gestured for them to go, the Navy members gave one last greeting and moved away.

 

Watching them go sit in the artist seating area, Ryu Jaehee poked my side and asked an utterly childish question.

 

“But this is the first time I’ve seen Eden hyung being so affectionate. Do you like them, or do you like us?”

 

“You should compare things that are comparable.”

 

“If hyung showed us even half the attitude you show them, I wouldn’t have such childish thoughts. I thought hyung was a different person for a moment.”

 

“One of them has a better tone than you.”

 

“Whoa, so that’s why you sold a song there? Then how about compared to Hajun hyung?”

 

“Of course Juni wins by a landslide. There’s no one who can surpass Juni.”

 

While chatting and heading to the artist seating area, we ran right into Altair, who would be doing the collaboration stage with us today.

 

Cha Yeonho’s gaze, which had lingered on me briefly, turned toward Ryu Jaehee. Rather than finding his assessing look unpleasant, I found it funny and pitiful, thinking this guy was stumbling around again.

 

“See you later.”

 

I tried to nod at Cha Yeonho’s greeting, but Ryu Jaehee’s hand pressed firmly on the back of my head, forcing me to bow properly.

 

“I told you not to do anything that would get you in trouble, hyung.”

 

I nodded roughly at his bleak muttering. Cha Yeonho’s gaze lingered longer on Ryu Jaehee’s profile.

 

There he goes again, starting up another futile attempt, tsk tsk.

 

 

 

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[Music Big Match SPECIAL STAGE!]

 

[Altair X Reve]

 

[collaboration stage]

 

 

 

December 31st. Just hours away from becoming an adult, at a time when any high school senior who finished their college entrance exams would be waiting in front of bars, Miss Kang remained at home, sitting in front of the television, saying she would watch Music Big Match before going out.

 

Miss Kang, who had been listlessly flipping through stages of rookie idol groups whose names she barely knew while chatting with friends, finally saw the stage preview she had been waiting for.

 

She stared intently at the collaboration stage preview that displayed the names of her former biases and current biases side by side.

 

Seeing her old idols and current idols gathered in one place like this made her heart flutter restlessly. She had barely managed to stop stanning Altair, so why were they giving her such trials?

 

For Miss Kang, who was a hardcore skill-focused fan who prioritized ability over an idol’s popularity, today was the turning point.

 

Depending on today’s stage, it would be decided whether she would re-stan Altair or remain loyal to Reve for life.

 

 

 

[Yoon Jeonga- I was hoping it would be Key Point, but why does it have to be Temptation…] 9:35 PM

 

[Yoon Jeonga- I’m debating whether to watch or not right now] 9:36 PM

 

[Yoon Jung-ah – I really don’t want to see my cousin doing some sexy concept or anythingㅠ] 9:37 PM

 

 

 

On the TV screen, spotlights poured down over five men wearing black shirts.

 

To help ease her friend’s worries, Miss Kang hurriedly sent a text.

 

 

 

[Seo Yehyeon came out wearing a choker] 9:39 PM

 

[Yoon Jeonga- Crazy I’m watching right now Yoon Eden’s sultry eyes holy shit] 9:40 PM

 

[Yoon Eden has a chain harness] 9:40 PM

 

[Yoon Jeonga- I’m not curious about that] 9:41 PM

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