A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 284

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 284

“Ah, I shouldn’t have followed along. How many minutes have we been waiting now?”

Yoon Iheon frowned and scolded the friend who had dragged me all the way here. The friend yawned once and picked at his ear while retorting.

“Hey, but we have voting tickets so we get early entry. It’s all thanks to this hyung’s luck that we can even exercise our voting rights, right?”

This friend was a long-time DTB viewer who had briefly appeared in Yoon Iheon’s group chat during New Year’s, and was currently fervently supporting Skoen.

He had applied for DTB audience tickets and happened to get selected with a plus-one, so while wondering who to bring, he chose Yoon Iheon who had a cousin responsible for 80% of DTB Season 4’s buzz.

The friend put his arm on Yoon Iheon’s shoulder reassuringly and whispered low as if making some major deal.

“Out of loyalty, I’ll specially throw my vote to your cousin in Yoon Eden’s group. But in return, you absolutely have to pick Skoen from Skoen’s group. You can do whatever you want with the other groups.”

“Forget loyalty and all that, just vote fairly for whoever does best. I honestly don’t plan to vote for him just because he’s my cousin either.”

“Honestly, your cousin does the best though. Haven’t you heard the music?”

“I did listen, but I couldn’t tell the parts apart so I don’t know which part was his.”

Actually, I hadn’t listened carefully enough to be conscious of how the parts were divided.

I just felt that the hook was quite addictive and good, and that the last part stuck in my ears the most.

“You can’t tell them apart? Just how terrible was the audio quality you listened with that you can’t distinguish that?”

The friend shook his head disapprovingly.

After the long, long wait, Yoon Iheon and his friend finally entered the studio where filming was taking place.

The distance between the audience seats and stage was quite close. There was no extended stage installed, making it feel more like an underground club than a concert hall.

“The order will be decided by the group leaders drawing lots! Now then, let’s have Yoon Eden draw the stage order first!”

“Hey, at least let them do this in prize money order. What’s the point of earning tons of prize money if they’re always just doing drawings.”

The friend grumbled at the MC’s words.

Yoon Eden appeared large on the screen behind the stage. It was the first time seeing his face since New Year’s.

Indeed, makeup and lighting effects do exist. That was my impression seeing Yoon Eden, who looked quite like a celebrity rather than just some handsome neighborhood unemployed guy.

“It’s number 5.”

Yoon Eden, who drew the ball marked with 5, held up the ball and spoke into the microphone. After that, they continued drawing balls in succession to determine the order.

1st was Skoen, 2nd was Yupi, 3rd was Seven Kick, 4th was IJM, 5th was Yoon Eden.

“Isn’t this rigged in advance? How can they start with Skoen’s group and end with Yoon Eden’s group?”

“Why?”

“Should I say they’re both the hottest groups right now? Anyway, those two have the most popularity and attention right now.”

The group music mission stage started right after a short wait.

“Oh, as expected of Skoen. He chose something that grabs attention from the intro, huh?”

The friend waved the DTB slogan he received at the booth and let out an exclamation. Certainly, the first team’s stage was well done even from his perspective, someone with no interest in hip-hop.

The second stage was too long. He enthusiastically cheered until the third rapper’s part, but after that, it started getting tiring to listen to.

At least the rapper who handled the last part, Yupi or something, had pretty decent skills, so it didn’t ruin the final impression.

[Unlike someone who’s only desperate for attention, I show my plot twists again and again without blank sheets]

“That’s way too obvious a diss…”

The friend muttered and glanced back at Yoon Iheon.

“Why?”

“Ah, you said you didn’t watch DTB 4. Those lyrics just now were dissing your cousin.”

“Hmm, he’s not desperate for attention, he’s just naturally gifted. One invitation to our house during the holidays would clear up all misunderstandings.”

The third and fourth stages were unremarkable. So unremarkable that it just made me want to go home.

There wasn’t really anyone memorable either, so I just threw my vote to anyone.

And then the long-awaited final stage. The stage of the team where my cousin was the leader.

All four wore black hooded zip-ups with their hoods and caps pulled down deep so their faces weren’t clearly visible, but among them, it was easy to tell which one was Yoon Eden due to his towering height.

[Kill the Beat, shattered awareness, skills, the insurmountable wall blocking my path

Killin’ the Beat Go for broke, aim the gun barrel on the beat]

Starting the intro with Yoon Eden’s hook to immediately grab ears and attention, Nijeous’s verse began right after.

Yoon Eden’s group definitely had good balance. Their styles were clearly distinguished, and similar rap styles didn’t continue consecutively, so it didn’t feel boring.

Yoon Eden also handled all the hooks, raising the song’s feel to 200%.

After the second hook ended, Yoon Eden immediately came out with his part. While admiring the rapid-fire rap pouring out like a machine gun, I had the illusion that I made eye contact with Yoon Eden.

Of course, since he was wearing his cap pulled down deep, only Yoon Eden would know whether that was an illusion or real.

[Chicks putting force in their eyes acting tough, idiots who mistakenly think this whole scene is in their hands

Instead of dividing into U-grade and I-grade, think about overturning the game before becoming losers]

The sight of him immediately continuing with the hook right after finishing his part made even Yoon Iheon, a hip-hop outsider, drop his jaw. Just how much lung capacity does that guy have?

“What’s this? Did he coordinate lyrics with Yupi? They both put disses toward each other.”

The friend muttered beside him, but that question was quickly buried as he joined the final hook group chant where all four members participated.

The cheers grew even louder as they all took off their hats and revealed their faces simultaneously.

Yoon Iheon could bet his grandfather’s differential New Year’s money distribution principle that those cheers were directed at his cousin who was sweeping up his sweat-soaked bangs.

Moreover, the stage effects were the most spectacular of all five performances so far.

When the lights dimmed and darkness fell, aside from the graffiti on the glow-in-the-dark costumes, the stage with laser shows and even fireworks was visually unforgettable.

I had listened to the music, but watching it as a live stage definitely felt different.

If the recorded version had a strong refined feeling, the live version really brought out the raw feeling.

Even setting aside blood relations as relatives, to my ears and eyes, Yoon Eden’s group’s stage seemed the best.

After the final voting where he threw his vote to Yoon Eden ended, Yoon Iheon left the studio with his friend following the staff’s guidance. The friend nudged him and asked.

“How was it?”

“Pretty fun, I guess. The songs were good too.”

I could understand just a little bit why my cousin was so crazy about hip-hop.

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As I kept rubbing my eyes until entering the waiting room, Toohyeok asked if something got in my eye.

“No, I think I saw my cousin hyung in the audience seats. Did I see wrong?”

“It’s not particularly strange that he came, right? I also just saw my acquaintance in the audience seats.”

Toohyeok shrugged. It wouldn’t be strange for a rapper acquaintance to come to DTB audience, but…

“He’s someone with zero interest in hip-hop… What’s this about, really?”

Still, I didn’t want to contact him separately to ask why he came. When I go to collect New Year’s money next year, I’ll casually ask when I see his face.

We all threw off our sweat-soaked hooded zip-ups and hats and sprawled carelessly on the waiting room sofa.

The glow-in-the-dark graffiti on the hooded zip-ups that shone under dark lighting borrowed the idea from the stage costume Altair wore when covering our song .

If they ripped off , shouldn’t they endure at least this much?

“Still, everyone did well without mistakes.”

“Actually, I slipped up slightly. Fortunately, I got back on beat right away so it wasn’t too obvious, but I don’t know how it looked to the audience.”

Raizo smiled awkwardly. Toohyeok lightly patted his shoulder and comforted him that it would be no problem.

Considering that Toohyeok used to be the main culprit ruining team atmosphere, this was tremendous progress.

“I hope this becomes a legendary stage that hits ten million views.”

Nijeous muttered his wish. Our group’s fake youngest member wishes for 100 million views, so isn’t ten million views too modest?

After all the audience members left, the on-site voting results were announced.

Yoon Eden’s group- Yoon Eden(55), Raizo(10), Toohyeok(19), Nijeous(16)

Skoen’s group- Skoen(60), Parton(12), Geek Seung(14), A01(14)

Yupi’s group- Yupi(40), G-TE(21), Freehit Style(9), An Gyeonghoon(14), Double T(16)

Seven Kick’s group- Seven Kick(39), Choi Hwa(7), YISIK(34), Sapo(20)

IJM’s group- IJM(48), Ha Minseo(17), No Name(22), NP(13)

It was natural in a way that the group leaders received overwhelming votes, but Sevenkick Team was the only one among the five teams that didn’t have a big vote gap with second place, largely due to failing to show their role as a leader well.

And Skoen definitely had a thick fanbase. I expected the votes to be somewhat split since they were all formidable rappers, but Skoen was overwhelming.

I also had an overwhelming 55 votes within my team, but comparing the skills and recognition of Skoen Team’s members with my team members, I can’t definitively say my 55 votes represent a pure fanbase.

If I had been in Skoen’s position, could I have really received 60 votes like Skoen did?

I suddenly thought that the biggest competitor for this season’s winner position would be Skoen, not Yupi.

The confirmed elimination candidates are Raizo, Parton, Freehit Style, Choi Hwa, and NP.

Among them, only one person can survive and make it to the producer team selection.

The eliminated contestants from Sevenkick Team and IJM Team, whose music source performance climbing above other teams seemed unlikely, had already accepted their fate and hung their heads low.

Skoen Team and Yupi Team had the thread-thin hope of a ranking reversal during the remaining period.

And Raizo had a firm belief carved on his face that he wouldn’t be eliminated.

“Who will be the final survivor among the five!”

The filming ended with the MC’s dramatic comment.

While everyone became like a funeral home comforting the elimination candidates, our team stood there blankly, including Raizo who received the lowest votes.

“Um… should we at least pretend to be depressed…?”

“That would probably be better.”

I immediately extended my arm toward the camera filming our team and patted Raizo’s back. It’s better to pretend to comfort than to stand there blankly and get strangely evil-edited.

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