A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 237

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Regression Manual for an Idol Who Lost Their Original Intentions Chapter 237

After hearing from the staff that he had been helped to the medical room, I called my father during Kim Dobin’s solo stage to check on my grandfather’s condition.

“Is grandfather okay?”

Only after hearing my father’s answer that he was very healthy did I feel relieved.

Before my regression, I had seen audience members collapse in the standing section and get carried away by security more than once or twice, so I was constantly worried that my grandfather might also collapse, making it difficult to focus entirely on the stage until now.

Even if I had asked security to escort him out, with grandfather’s stubbornness, he wouldn’t have gone quietly unless it was when he wanted to leave.

Rather than continuing the concert in a troubled state after seeing grandfather collapse, it would be better for him to leave early even if he couldn’t see all of my concert.

“That’s a relief. I’ll send you final concert VIP tickets, so if grandfather says he wants to come to the concert the day after tomorrow, please accompany him.”

Of course, after struggling so much in the standing section today, I’m not sure if he’ll come to the final concert either.

“Huh, he told me to quit being a singer? Why? The heart dance? Not the necktie?”

By my standards, the necktie would have been more intense for grandfather to watch, wouldn’t it?

After even hearing about grandfather’s scolding, whose standards I couldn’t understand at all, I hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.

“Is your grandfather okay?”

I nodded at Seo Yehyeon’s question as he was getting his makeup retouched after removing his heavy smoky makeup.

Despite how he looked, Seo Yehyeon was the person who gave the most fan service toward the A section after Ryu Jaehee. He was truly diligent in this aspect.

While buttoning up his shirt that had been open to the third button, under Kim Dobin’s strong argument that doing the heart dance from twice to match hooks 1 and 2 was too cliché and boring.

A sense of liberation belatedly washed over me at the fact that I no longer had to match the changed first verse choreography with Seo Yehyeon.

The choreography had almost no personal space, which made it really difficult during practice.

“Moving to the next stage!”

I lightly patted Gyeon Hajun’s shoulder to encourage him as he headed to the lift stage standby area where the grand piano was installed, dressed neatly in a three-piece suit, and finished preparing to go on stage.

Cheers could be heard, indicating Kim Dobin’s stage had ended. At the hand signal to go out now, I went on stage with Seo Yehyeon and stood next to the sweat-drenched Kim Dobin.

“Dobin practiced really hard because he wanted to show everyone the coolest stage.”

“That’s right, you all keep calling me cute, so I had no choice but to show my unexpected charm on stage like this.”

Kim Dobin winked while wiping his sweat with the towel Seo Yehyeon handed him.

Perhaps noticing the sharp gazes directed at him, Kim Dobin looked at me and quickly spoke into the microphone like a tattletale.

“Eden hyung has an expression that says he can’t relate at all.”

“You’re not cute, honestly. Being cute is only until your teens.”

“That’s a matter of preference, so I’ll respect it. And hyung, even when I was a teenager, you never called me cute…”

As Kim Dobin and I were bickering, Seo Yehyeon separated us and continued the talk.

“Now only two vocal line members are left, right? Whose stage will be next?”

“I’ll give you one hint: Eden hyung will be standing in the corner of the stage to appreciate the song of this stage.”

“Hey, what are you saying.”

Perhaps realizing who the next stage’s protagonist was from Kim Dobin’s joke, everyone shouted Gyeon Hajun’s name in unison.

After killing some time with talk, I quickly went down below the stage before the lift stage came up.

Ryu Jaehee, who had finished changing costumes while waiting for the next stage order, gripped his microphone tightly with a very tense face. I patted his back to tell him to relax.

I could only hope that Ryu Jaehee would be able to prove his abilities to himself through this stage.

When the stage started and Gyeon Hajun’s singing and piano performance of arranged in the optimal vocal range for him could be heard, I concentrated and listened carefully outside the stage, when Seo Yehyeon clicked his tongue and said.

“Don’t do that and just go out and listen like Dobin said.”

* * *

Kim Dobin’s intense solo performance stage, completely different from his usual appearance, and vocal powerhouse Gyeon Hajun’s perfectly arranged stage followed in succession, and next was youngest member Yuje’s solo stage.

The floor of the center stage opened and a high, narrow lift stage with Yuje standing on it slowly rose.

The sound of electric guitar and powerful drums opened the curtain.

Wearing ripped jeans on the bottom and a white t-shirt under a rider jacket on top, Yuje lightly placed his hand on the standing microphone and sang the first verse.

The fans in the audience immediately recognized the song from just one verse.

It was rock music by a legendary band, a song that even people with no interest in rock would have heard at least once.

I don’t know where it started, but the sound of foot stomping and clapping that began small gradually spread throughout the entire audience.

As befitting the main vocalist, Yuje’s clear tempo control, singing ability, and refreshing high notes and vocal power definitely captured people’s ears.

As the song gradually reached its highlight, the stage descended toward the floor.

Even though it hadn’t completely descended to the floor yet, Yuje pulled the microphone from the standing pole, jumped down, and let out a refreshing high note.

[Shout it out loud

Go for broke]

Walking through the passage to the extended stage, Yuje spread wide the arm that wasn’t holding the microphone.

Under the blue shining lights, Yuje’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the audience seats filled with light stick illumination.

Not forgetting fan service toward the fans even on the passage stage, Yuje arrived at the extended stage and sang the highlight section in sync with the dancers.

[Don’t be frightened

Just do it

It’s not a problem]

Lying down on the stage and holding up the microphone end toward the stage, Yuje belted out the final verse.

Even while lowering the microphone and panting, Yuje raised one hand and waved, and applause and cheers even louder than the previous three stages filled the concert hall.

After the behind-the-scenes VCR video showing how the unit-solo stage order was decided ended, the Rev members who had changed into stage costumes came back up on stage.

“Everyone, did you enjoy the unit and solo stages?”

Yes!!

At the resounding answer, Yoon Eden put his arm on Yuje’s shoulder and asked mischievously.

“Who do you think did the best?”

Members’ names were chanted from here and there. Among them, the name heard loudest and most was definitely Yuje.

‘Were the necktie choreography and heart dance not enough?’

But even in Miss Kim’s eyes, Yuje’s stage had been the most eye-catching and ear-grabbing, so there was no particular disagreement.

“EnY! Seo Yehyeon!”

“Yoon Eden!”

Yoon Jeonga and her friend were enthusiastically shouting for the stage.

“I hear the youngest member’s name the most. Jaehee, they say your stage was the best.”

“Ooh, give us your thoughts on being chosen as the best stage!”

As Yoon Eden pulled Yuje toward him and giggled, Kim Dobin suddenly held the microphone near Yuje’s mouth, prompting him for his thoughts.

“…Really?”

At Yuje’s question, which trembled slightly at the end despite trying to appear calm, a resounding affirmation returned. Only then did Yuje smile brightly and respond to the fans.

“Thank you!”

Grinning as if to say ‘see that’ and patting Yuje’s shoulder, Yoon Eden took the microphone again and spoke.

“This next stage is the title track from this album that we’re revealing for the first time at this concert.”

Since it was a new song after a long hiatus, everyone watched the stage with faces full of anticipation.

“, Let’s go!”

The melody of the new song being revealed to the world for the first time resonated throughout the concert hall.

* * *

“Daydream, it’s now time to say goodbye with our final song.”

Even though we had prepared an encore stage, when I delivered the comment with a straight face, sighs filled with regret burst out from the audience.

“Aw, our Ilmong-ies. We’ll meet again, so why are you so disappointed?”

When Ryu Jaehee giggled playfully, cheers poured out.

The prelude to flowed out and the lights on stage dimmed.

Instead of the spotlight that should have been shining down on us, the screen lit up and an unplanned video began to play.

Unlike the flustered members, I immediately realized what was happening and leisurely turned around.

Right, it would be disappointing without an event.

I peeled my sweat-soaked bangs away from my forehead and fixed my gaze on the video.

I couldn’t help but chuckle at the very brief glimpse of activity footage that they apparently couldn’t bear to leave out, but when the festival stage video immediately followed, I couldn’t laugh anymore as memories of the hardships we endured back then flashed through my mind.

The path we had walked over the past four years was captured entirely in the video.

Watching the much richer footage compared to our first concert before regression, I could feel that many things had indeed changed.

Back then, our flop idol days were glossed over at super speed and it was mostly just the activity period.

I was slightly disappointed that Seo Yehyeon’s award ceremony acceptance speech shouting “Ilmong-ies, I love you!” was included instead of my 4-minute acceptance speech. I had worked so hard to memorize it.

As recent activity footage appeared, the screen turned black and white text smoothly appeared.

[1267 days, the time Rev and Daydream have run together]

The subtitle disappeared and sentences that were clearly handwritten filled the screen.

[Rev forever!!!]

[I love you!]

[Our Rev is the most precious♥]

[Thank you for coming to us]

There were short phrases and long letters alike.

Kim Dobin was already crying with his microphone lowered, while Seo Yehyeon was hugging him, patting his back, and wiping away tears with his other hand.

Ryu Jaehee, with teary eyes, kept bringing his microphone close to his mouth then lowering it again as he stared blankly up at the handwritten letters in the video.

Even Gyeon Hajun’s eyes had reddened as he sang a few lines with a trembling voice before letting out a watery breath.

I knew this would happen.

On behalf of the members who were overwhelmed with tears at their first fan event, I grabbed the microphone and started singing .

I had anticipated this and adjusted the vocal range when composing so I could sing it without my vocal skills being exposed. I’m a concert veteran, you know.

“On Christmas, I’ll sing a carol song just for you.”

Oh, I’m sounding pretty good vocally today?

As I was passionately singing vocals instead of rap for the first time in a while, a mint-colored wave spread out before my eyes along with the light from the light sticks.

When I saw the sentence written on the mint green slogan, I hesitated as I was raising my microphone.

[You are our most brilliant dream]

Whether it was a cruel coincidence or fate.

The slogan’s phrase was exactly the same as the first concert event before regression.

Realizing this, I too felt a surge of emotion and widened my eyes to look up at the concert hall ceiling.

Even though Rev now was so different from back then, it felt like they were telling me there were still people who loved this group called Rev unchanged.

Damn, if I break down too, there’s no one left to sing right now.

As I somehow continued the song but then stopped briefly with a choked voice, countless voices from all directions gathered as one and filled the concert hall as if they had been waiting.

-The future four seasons I’ll spend with you

I’m so looking forward to them

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