A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 282

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Regression Manual for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Chapter 282

[MC: Group selection has been completed! Each group should do their best to produce good results!]

The five groups that were finally formed were neatly organized with profile photos showing the contestants’ names and displayed on a CG screen for easy viewing.

─Group missions are poison for Yoon Eden. Eden won’t get eliminated, but I don’t really expect much from what that group composition will show

─I’m most curious about how Seven Kick will save that shitty beat lol Is that even salvageable?

─Skoen’s group lineup is seriously insane? All the guys who should be aces except for each team’s group leader are gathered in one group

─Wow, how will Yupi’s group handle parts and screen time with five people? Last season, BQ Nine’s group had 5 people and broke everyone’s predictions with a 5 minute 30 second song that hit #1 on music charts, but can they pull out a song that good?

Unlike other groups with four members, compared to Yupi’s group with five people and Skoen’s group filled with formidable rappers expected to easily advance to the finals, Yoon Eden’s group had nothing noteworthy.

Even Yoon Eden’s group’s difficult-to-salvage beat felt passable when buried under Seven Kick’s group’s hopeless beat.

[Fight Money Amount by Group]

[Yoon Eden Group: 5.5 million won]

[Skoen Group: 5 million won]

[Yupi Group: 4.5 million won]

[Seven Kick Group: 2.5 million won]

[IJM Group: 3 million won]

─Wow even though Yoon Eden earned 5 million, there’s only a 500,000 won difference with Skoen’s group lol

─Can’t expect differentiation through luxurious team bonding events or stage equipment, which was Yoon Eden’s group’s last hope

Even the fight money amounts, while group leader Yoon Eden had earned overwhelmingly more, didn’t show a huge difference from other groups due to other team members having relatively small amounts (0 won, 500,000 won).

Initially, it seemed to follow most viewers’ predictions that IJM’s group and Yoon Eden’s group would become editing sacrifices and receive the least screen time.

[Skoen: Everyone, don’t you have any thoughts after listening? It’s good to do your best. But this is teamwork. Harmony with each other is the top priority, trying to stand out alone is really useless for teamwork.]

[Geek Seung: …I’m sorry.]

Skoen’s group became everyone’s favorite with their insane lineup, but each member’s individuality became a problem.

[Yupi: Let’s definitely go with this for the hook.]

[G-TE: If we do that, it’ll be over 5 minutes. Isn’t 5 minutes too long for one song? I think it’d be better to keep the chorus short and focus on verses. The chorus is too long right now.]

[Yupi: Don’t you trust me? Didn’t you choose this team because you trusted me? This will definitely work. What people remember is the hook, not the verses.]

Yupi’s group received high expectations for whether they could recreate the Season 3 legend that BQ9 had shown with music chart performance.

[Seven Kick: Hey, if you’re just gonna complain and complain, why did you choose my group? No, **(beep─), let go. The beat being *(beep─) is one thing, but your rap skills being *(beep─) is separate, you **(beep─).]

[Choi Hwa: Like anyone wanted to choose this shitty group. **(beep─), hyung doesn’t have to worry about elimination since you’re the group leader, so you’re comfortable. My rap skills are *(beep─)? **(beep─), **(beep─).]

[Seven Kick: Hey, you **(beep─) bastard. Come out here. Come out, **(beep─)!]

[YISIK: Ahhhhh! Both of you please calm down! Fighting like this won’t solve anything!]

─Looks like they can’t have a conversation without beep sounds lol

─Is Choi Hwa crazy? No matter what, Seven Kick is the group leader and an older hyung, but he’s being so disrespectful? That bastard is definitely getting eliminated

─Fuck, this is frustrating;; How long will they keep this up? If the beat sucks, they should at least show themselves cheering each other on

─What is Seven Kick doing? He’s too different from other group leaders? He’s not doing his job as group leader at all. Instead of coordinating, he’s fighting with team members

─So disgusting to watch, I don’t expect anything from their music either

And Seven Kick’s group blatantly fed viewers frustration with conflicts between team members who became sensitive due to the crappy beat.

Because of this flashy lineup,

[IJM: Everyone did well coming. Then shall we try creating our hook now?]

─Screen time is so short… As expected, even if you get cursed for being frustrating, grabbing each other by the collar like Seven Kick’s group was the way to get even a little more face time on broadcast

─Unless you blow the entire 3 million won fight money on the unity event, you’re screwed for getting broadcast time ㅉㅉ

IJM’s group had no conflict situations or particularly noteworthy participants, just being peaceful and harmonious, and,

[Yoon Eden: Gyuchan, how about toning down the lyrics a bit?]

[Nijeous: This isn’t a K-pop survival but a hip hop survival, so isn’t this level okay? I’m a rapper, not an idol.]

[Yoon Eden: How old is our Gyuchan?]

[Nijeous: Eighteen.]

[Yoon Eden: I didn’t write lyrics like that even when I was fifteen in the underground, Gyuchan. What if you’re worse than a rebellious middle school syndrome?]

─Wow shit, he’s avoiding creating a frustrating conflict situation like this

─Yoon Eden is fucking magnanimous. Nijeous is blatantly picking a fight calling him an idol, but he’s brushing it off like it’s nothing

─Honestly, middle schooler Yoon Eden’s work uploaded on music sites >>> Nijeous’s current work

It was natural for Yoon Eden’s group to be buried after stamping out the sparks of conflict structure that Dub Net wanted before they could ignite.

As Yoon Eden’s group and IJM’s group were gradually pushed out of viewers’ interest, the time for reversal finally came.

[MC: A surprise guerrilla mission given only to group leaders, solo performance!]

[Guerrilla mission for producer mid-evaluation rights!]

[Seven Kick: This is totally a popularity vote. Isn’t it obvious who’ll win? They even have to sing only their own songs, and didn’t one person’s only existing song even hit #1 on music charts? This is really too unfair.]

─Did this guy decide to go full frustrating route? The more he does this, the more his team image will sink into the mud

─But honestly, he’s got a point. If it’s not blind and it’s a solo performance, it’s obviously gonna be a popularity vote

─If you’re jealous, you should debut as an idol too

[Seven Kick: I was so desperate for mid-evaluation rights. Because I was desperate, I think I was sensitive about even such trivial things.]

A personal interview of Seven Kick looking haggard and rubbing his face was inserted.

─Honestly, looking at how the group is running and the beat, I understand why Seven Kick is acting like that

─Fine, I’ll give you 1 second of sympathy

[Yoon Eden: Then let’s go with a completely new song. I can’t reduce the recognition and popularity I’ve already gained, right? So at least I’ll do it with a completely new song with no recognition.]

[Yoon Eden’s shocking proposal!]

[Skoen also gladly joins Yoon Eden’s proposal]

─Wow Yoon Eden’s image completely changed this episode? I thought he was just a thoughtless attention-seeking weirdo, but he’s deep and magnanimous

─Giving up ? That response from the #1 chart song? Just how far are you planning to shine?

[Seven Kick: When he went that far, I had nothing more to say. He was taking on the penalty of a completely new song, so what more could I say here.]

[Skoen: His spirit was quite impressive. When the guy with the highest recognition volunteers for such a penalty, it’d be awkward for me as a hyung to just watch, haha.]

After the short interviews, the group leaders’ solo stage guerrilla mission scenes were broadcast.

IJM and Seven Kick’s stages, which received relatively few votes, were cut short while focusing on showing the three who received many votes.

[Skoen’s solo stage that didn’t disappoint expectations as expected!]

[Enthusiastic response that’s hard to believe it’s a new song]

[Yoon Eden waiting anxiously backstage while watching that reaction]

The camera close-up focused on Yoon Eden adjusting his eyepatch. The camera followed Yoon Eden as he high-fived Skoen lightly and headed to the stage.

[What new song did Yoon Eden bring?]

─lololololololololol Shocking, a guy from DTB dissing DTB actually exists!

─Yo, this is a diss and satire! hahahaha

─Wow, so fierce!!

─When it goes up as a YouTube clip, this is the only stage that won’t be uploaded, right? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

─Every word hits the mark, so DTB Production Crew probably has nothing to say. Is this Hip-Hop Survival or a 6-month celebrity training survival show?

─Won’t this stage become a pilgrimage site later?

─So when is the official music release?

1001 Mong @thousandonemong

Please tell me Eden will win here

I even endured the hiking outfit well

│

Geumchan @goldcold

I smell elimination coming…

Just give up…

[MoonK: This is totally speaking for everyone, isn’t it? Wow, his diss skills are really amazing. Respect, respect.]

Yoon Eden’s DTB diss delivered as a DTB mission received tremendous response from the audience despite being a completely new song never released before.

This was also possible because more than half of the audience were DTB Season 4 dropouts.

[Skoen: Is it a pirate concept?]

[Yoon Eden: No, it’s Gung Ye.]

─Eden, you’re an idol!!! What do you mean Gung Ye!!

─Their concept is so fucking clear lmaooooooo

─Should we be grateful he substituted with a beanie instead of shaving his head…?

─Gung-ye’s thing was mind-reading, since when was he a fortune teller who could see the future lololol

[Yoon Eden, who placed 1st in voting, acquired Producer Mid-Check Rights!]

[Yoon Eden: I will designate G1 Producer.]

By acquiring the mid-check rights, Yoon Eden’s team secured screen time.

[Day of Using Producer Mid-Check Rights]

[G1: Then let’s listen to the first recording.]

However, on the surface, this secured screen time didn’t seem to be in a good direction at all.

As the first recording echoed through the studio, G1’s expression hardened and the viewers’ expressions hardened too.

─Uh… uh…

─This is way below expectations…

─Hey, this is such a teamwork disaster episode

─Nothing except Yoon Eden’s part enters my ears at all

─Doesn’t Yoon Eden do all the group producing for those guys? Why is the result like this??

─Is it possible to save this? No matter how I think about it, there’s no answer?

─G1’s harsh criticism is insane, Yoon Eden’s mentality is going to break

[G1: If you submit this as the final version, this team is reserved for last place. It’s obvious.]

After G1’s harsh criticism, scenes from the team bonding events briefly followed.

Skoen’s team taking a group trip to Jeju Island to see the ocean, Yupi’s team booking a resort and refreshingly immersing themselves in the East Sea, Seven Kick’s team briefly shown having a barbecue party at a glamping site they went to for relationship recovery, and IJM’s team following a movie theater-bowling alley course.

And finally, the long-awaited….

[A sketchbook suddenly appeared?]

[Yoon Eden: Let’s create a perfect song together with just a moment of effort.]

[Love Actually!?]

Yoon Eden’s team’s budget-friendly Love Actually shown without any editing.

─This is insane lololololol sketchbook confession lol such a troll move lmaooo

─The effort to avoid evil editing is so admirable that the PD was probably moved too

─Karaoke Love Actually chosen over Jeju Island and East Sea for the bonding event

─How many confessions is Yoon Eden making before leaving DTB? He falls in love so fast

─Is his passive skill Confession Attack? At this rate, he’ll launch a confession attack in the finals too

─No, at this point it’s really admirable

─Even ‘lowest budget for bonding event’ wow

─That last bowl of soup really was the perfect finishing touch for real

This way, Yoon Eden’s team was able to make a definite impression on viewers in the latter half.

[Yoon Eden’s Team: You want us to say something? It’s revenge time.]

[Skoen’s Team: Please look forward to our team’s music release.]

[Yupi’s Team: I can confidently say it turned out really well, so you can look forward to it.]

[Seven Kick’s Team: …Fighting.]

[IJM’s Team: We did our best, so we’ll try to be satisfied regardless of the results.]

[Team mission music will be released on each music site at 00:00 on August 4th]

[Please refer to the Wnet website for details!]

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