A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 260

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 260

“Well, I came out pretty smoothly in episode 1.”

Since there were 7,000 applicants gathered for the first preliminary round, my screen time wasn’t very long.

Of course, compared to other applicants, I did get a decent amount of footage.

Well, even though I denied it with my head, my heart instinctively knew I wouldn’t be completely edited out, so there was no shock.

The junior who had been a good (one-sided) conversation partner next to me while waiting also managed to avoid the split screen. That’s because his scene of forgetting lyrics got preserved.

Although it mainly featured troublemakers and celebrities, the rappers who made it to the current music mission round all clearly showed their faces and rap scenes from the first preliminary round, even if briefly.

“Didn’t they say the first preliminary round went until the next morning? To compress all that into just about 50 minutes.”

“That means most of the 7,000 people didn’t even get their faces shown. The world of survival shows really is cold.”

The youngest line bantered back and forth while carefully taking out popcorn one by one from under the blanket covering their knees, hidden from Seo Yehyeon’s eyes.

Wow, how do they eat that without making a single rustling sound from the bag or crunching noise? They managed to not get caught until the broadcast ended. Even though it was caramel popcorn that would make Seo Yehyeon grab his neck and collapse.

“Still, the last participant succeeded in getting his face on the broadcast. Even though the result was elimination.”

At Gyeon Hajun’s words, Seo Yehyeon, still oblivious to the youngest line’s mischief, shook his head and muttered.

“If you wait a full 24 hours and only get 30 seconds of broadcast time, you’d really hit rock bottom…”

“What can you do? It’s not like they can pass you just for waiting a long time.”

The world of competition is cold. And with that level of skill, going to the second round would just be a waste of time anyway.

“So, what are your thoughts on seeing this hyung who went on DTB, the one you youngest line members used to sing along to?”

“I think our fresh concept won’t suit us anymore because of you, hyung.”

Kim Dobin received a neck massage from me after a long time.

Even though only episode 1 had aired, the interest in DTB 4 was tremendous.

It seemed episode 1 had succeeded in meeting the public’s expectations.

Criticism inevitably emerged about focusing too much on troublemakers and celebrities, but since what the public wanted was intrigue and entertainment, that criticism didn’t receive attention and faded away.

The underground hyungs were also quite moved that hip-hop had truly emerged as a major music genre in South Korea, so the group chat was even more active than when Season 3 aired.

[Sangyeol Hyung- Did the production crew tell you to come dressed like that?] 11:48 AM

[Taehoon Hyung- What the hell is that look, man? Your heart may be underground but why can’t you say it] 12:00 PM

[Hyung, have you been drinking?] 12:01 PM

[Semin Hyung- A world where hip-hop has become a major genre in South Korea] 11:30 AM

[Semin Hyung- Am I dreaming right now] 11:30 AM

[Gijeong Hyung- Hey hey Eden, give me info on the beret you wore on DTB episode 1] 1:01 PM

[Gijeong Hyung- Where’s it from?] 1:02 PM

Although Gijeong hyung was always interested in fashion, I couldn’t understand why he was interested in a beret that I didn’t even wear for fashion but was semi-forced to wear.

[Hyung, are you going to buy a beret? That’s not good] 2:22 PM

I sent a reply with sincere dissuasion.

[Gijeong Hyung- No, at first I was like what the hell is that thing, but after seeing it on your head for a while, it started looking pretty good] 2:30 PM

[No, that’s only because I was wearing it;;] 2:30 PM

I just told him the truth, but immediately got hit with curses, so I obediently got the beret info from the stylist and provided it. It’s not my responsibility if you get laughed at wearing that on the street.

I’m trying to stop you out of what little brotherly affection I have, tsk tsk.

But why are the other hyungs also contemplating whether to buy it or not? Are they filming a hidden camera right now?

[Taehoon Hyung- Seonga, take this opportunity to get couple items too] 2:33 PM

[Juseong Hyung- That’s not Ayeon’s taste] 3:41 PM

[Taehoon Hyung- Not with your sister-in-law, with your boyfriend] 3:41 PM

[Juseong Hyung- Taehoon, shut the fuck up please] 3:42 PM

Nice, Juseong hyung. I gave a mental thumbs up to Juseong hyung who said what I wanted to say, and monitored the reactions to DTB 4 episode 1.

-Maybe because Yoon Iden caused issues when he appeared as a feature last season, but damn, so many idols came out this time ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I saw BT? and thought ‘this guy raps pretty well for an idol rapper?’ but as soon as Yoon Eden appeared I was like ‘Idol rappers should be at least this level!!!! Let’s go!!!!’

└Unintentional upward standardization of idol rapper levels

└What are you talking about, saying Yoon Eden’s income is the average income of men in their 20s

-If you’re at Yoon Eden’s level, honestly being dissed as an idol rapper would have zero impact, so I’m curious how the diss battles will go

-So why did Yoon Eden come out dressed like that?

└To intimidate those around him

└Because of his cursed taste

-The beret looks kind of cool, should I buy it? Or not?

-Wasn’t Yoon Eden close with D.I. and G1? Having two people as connections among the producer judges, is this really fair? Shouldn’t the broadcast station stop this???

└The hip-hop scene is so small that most people know each other, if you nitpick about this there’d be no rappers who could appear on DTB

-But what’s with that guy wearing the popular rabbit hat in next week’s preview? Seems like quite the attention seeker?

I had no idea at this point.

What kind of typhoon would return from Ryu Jaehee’s butterfly effect, who had dissuaded me from the sports jersey look I was planning and insisted on dressing me in that outfit in collaboration with the stylist.

Chatwheel @wheellll

I got tempted to buy a beret after watching DTB and put it in my cart, but today I saw five guys wearing the exact same beret I had saved in a lecture hall and quietly deleted it…

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Ravi @ravi0_0

You know what’s scarier? DTB was supposed to be 12 episodes

Depending on Yoon Eden’s future actions, we don’t know what other horrific scenes might occur

That’s 11 more times left. The beret epidemic is just the beginning

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Deep @fig1203

@: Can’t we DM Yoon Eden about men’s fashion trends we want to start?

Oh

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number1 @no_one

I was prepared for hip-hop wannabe fashion to trend among guys after the DTB epidemic and Eden disease, but this level is actually okay? He dresses well

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Eden disease wasn’t lovesickness @edenreve

People who are relieved just looking at our kid’s fashion Instagram photos don’t know that the DTB look was an outfit even fans were seeing for the first time

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Yehyeon let’s eat @syhtkfkdgo

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Seems like he wore it once as an event thing, partly because of the activity reduction issue

I hope they come out wearing R&B or fashion styles instead of too much hip-hop, and lead normal fashion trends ㅠ

Fangirling @ejrwlf165

Eden, please tighten that corset real tight

I can’t stand to see this land covered with sports jerseys, bucket hats, beanies, and chain necklaces

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After becoming the beret sellout king, I looked at the SNS reactions and recalled all the clothes I had worn on DTB so far.

This… this shouldn’t become a trend, right…? If this becomes trendy, Eden disease will really become an epidemic, won’t it?

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DTB 4 team music source mission day 1.

All four team members gathered in the studio rented by Wnet.

Of course, cameras were installed inside the studio. They weren’t installed openly, so if you relaxed your guard even a little, you could forget about the cameras and provide good material for evil editing.

So I had to stay sharp.

The team members were me, Raizo, Toohyeok, and Nijeous.

Come to think of it, wasn’t Raizo the one who ganged up on me 4-to-1 during the first diss battle and got his fight money stolen? Recalling that memory, he was one of the two who gave up on dissing.

“Since you chose me, I’ll make sure to get us a solid first place so no one gets eliminated.”

I boldly declared to my teammates with a trustworthy smile on my face. I don’t make empty promises.

“You’re not wearing the mountain climbing outfit today?”

“As I mentioned before, that was a one-time outfit to gather team members.”

Unlike the two with reluctant expressions, Nijeous let out an “ooh” of admiration and nodded his head.

Even without regressing like me, if you watched the previous DTB seasons, you’d know how important the song making process is for this music source mission.

What’s important in survival shows is rap skills, but the image portrayed on broadcast is equally important.

Look at Flodic, who was a victim of season 3’s evil editing.

He was just someone who naturally spoke a bit harshly, but through the power of editing, his image got twisted to look like he was jealous of Yongcheol Hyung, and he got eliminated pathetically in the second round of the main competition.

Even though he was a rapper with enough skill to advance to the semi-finals based on ability alone.

Moreover, the music source mission leads to audience voting. Since eliminations happen through voting, how you appear during this team process is as important as your skills.

Whether they were victims of evil editing or not, there were quite a few rappers from previous seasons who got eliminated after being labeled as villains, team project freeloaders, or having an unlikable image in this mission.

Of course, our team will get first place so there won’t be any eliminations, but even if you avoid elimination here, there were often cases of falling in the main competition.

“First, let’s see how much fight money our team has in total.”

Since diss battle fight money couldn’t be added to the main competition fight money, we had to spend it all in this round. For stage decoration, team bonding activities, and so on.

So the more fight money you had, the more advantageous it was for decorating the stage with cool effects or building team unity.

“I got cleaned out…”

Raizo glanced at me and muttered, trailing off his words.

Well, I did clean him out. Didn’t this person not participate in the second diss battle? I think that’s how it was?

“I have 500,000 won.”

Toohyeok slightly raised his hand and revealed his amount.

“I’m also at 0 won like Raizo. I earned 50 in the first diss battle but got completely cleaned out in the second. That’s why when choosing teams, I filtered out any team with Seven Kick as leader.”

The only minor on this team, Nijeous, giggled as if something was hilarious. It’s hard to keep up with kids’ sensibilities these days.

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