A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 287

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Regression Manual for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Chapter 287

The proportion of questions coming up in the chat was inevitably dominated by my current biggest issue – my participation in DTB.

Still, I was careful not to make it seem too focused on me and appropriately balanced the ratio of questions related to the members.

“What idea did Yehyeon Hyung provide in the revival round? Blank cheating and crop tops.”

[Whoa, I believed without a doubt that blank cheating was Eden’s idea, but that was also Yehyeon’s idea]

[Yehyeoni is really smart. Both blank cheating and crop tops became total issues]

[He recommended crop tops…? Did he want to see Eden wearing that…?]

[Daydream lost. We couldn’t even imagine Eden in crop tops]

[What’s with Yehyeon’s taste…]

“Hey, you need to get your facts straight! When did I ever recommend crop tops? I clearly recommended sleeveless! Daydream, the one who deliberately upgraded sleeveless to turtleneck sleeveless crop tops was this guy! Not me! My taste is normal!”

Seo Yehyeon, who had suddenly become someone with strange tastes wanting to see his same-group junior in crop tops, pointed at me and desperately defended himself.

“Please tell us the DTB best episode chosen by the members. Oh, should we try this one?”

This question was selected because it could appeal to the fact that our Rev is such a close-knit group that they diligently watch DTB episodes I appear in.

Kim Dobin was the first to eagerly answer.

“For me, it’s definitely the 4-on-1 diss battle. That really made history. Putting on a mask, eliminating all diss material with self-diss, then taking down four people at once – that legendary scene!”

“I’m the one who did the 4-on-1 diss battle, so why are you getting all excited about it?”

“The viewer can get excited too.”

Kim Dobin grumbled.

“For me, it’s blank cheating.”

“Ah, as expected, crop top taste…”

At Kim Dobin’s nodding, Seo Yehyeon got fired up.

“No, Dobin! What are you saying! Why does crop top taste come up there! It’s just that I was amazed to see my imagination recreated!”

Of course, if Seo Yehyeon did it, it wouldn’t have the same impact as when I did it – I’d bet Seo Yehyeon’s DTB Season 5 third preliminary pass on that. This had about a 50-50 probability.

“For me, it’s the cypher. From blocking them from taking the mic to yielding the mic and the final 30-second rap, I think it was the scene that best showed who Yoon Eden is as a person.”

Ryu Jaehee chose the cypher, and Gyeon Hajun…

“For me, it’s the second preliminary.”

“Oh, the bunny hat must have left an impression.”

“No, the first all-pass was cool.”

Right, Dobin. That’s our Jun for you. Picking it for such a strange reason as impressive.

After finishing the Q&A, we proceeded with the cake cutting ceremony.

A cake box containing the third anniversary lettering cake was placed prominently in the center of the table with food.

I lightly warmed up my hands to immediately perform a cake-flipping performance if they brought out another heinously evil cake like the cherry cake.

From the familiar box, it was likely another cake from the bakery near the agency building, but just in case.

When I opened the box and took out the cake, a lettering cake of significantly improved quality appeared.

On the cake with a delicately rendered night sky, the phrase “Reve&Daydream’s third anniversary” was written in cursive.

[Is that really Dorothy?]

[Did they just change the packaging? Or did the owner perhaps make a contract with the devil?]

[Wow, I’m so proud]

[Who knew the cake shop owner’s skill growth story would be as touching as my babies’ growth story]

[After experiencing that damn cherry cake, Dorothy looks like an angel]

After eating some cake and food, following intense I Am Ground and Bunny Bunny games, three people who had to perform penalties were decided.

After another intense battle behind the camera, the penalty outfits were also decided.

[Give us back bunny hat Dobini again!!!! Get rid of Gung Ye!!!!]

[Dobin has eighth-grader syndrome, not Gung Ye, anyway it’s eighth-grader syndrome]

[If it’s hiking with Yehyeon, even climbing Everest might be happy]

[So where do I apply to join that hiking club?]

[At this rate, Yehyeon Oppa might become a hiking gear ambassador]

[Eden, zip up your clothes]

[Wearing a mask and exposing like that makes it look very impure lololol]

[The importance of faces]

At the chat saying it looked impure, I quietly pulled the jersey jacket up to my neck.

Thanks to this mask, I’m finally ending the exposure. It was worth fighting for this.

* * *

August 9th, one day before episode 7 aired.

DTB participants gathered at the studio for DTB filming.

First, the final music chart rankings of the five groups competing for elimination immunity were announced.

[1st place – Yoon Eden, Raizo, Toohyeok, Nijeous – Killing Beat]

[2nd place – Skoen, Parton, Geek Seung, A01 – IMITATION]

[3rd place – Yupi, G-TE, Freehit Style, An Gyeonghoon, Double T – Panorama]

[4th place – Seven Kick, Choi Hwa, YISIK, Sapo – Nightmare]

[5th place – IJM, Ha Minseo, No Name, NP – Feel Good]

There was no dramatic ranking reversal.

Yupi’s group rose to 5th place on the music charts due to the mutual attack controversy, but couldn’t even catch up to Skoen’s group.

With our group taking 1st place, Raizo avoided elimination.

“The group music mission eliminees are Parton, Freehit Style, Choi Hwa, and NP.”

The eliminees were confirmed.

Having cried profusely when previously selected as eliminees through voting, and perhaps having already given up hope due to the solid music chart rankings, the eliminees were surprisingly composed.

The eliminees had a brief farewell time with their groups.

“I’m sorry, I should have done better as the group leader.”

“No, Hyung-nim. It was truly an honor to be in the same group as you.”

Skoen, smiling bitterly while tightly hugging Parton, patted his back.

In a place filled with farewell greetings, only we stood awkwardly with no one to bid farewell to.

“Would we get cursed at if we celebrated our complete survival here among ourselves?”

I responded to Nijeous’s blank question.

“Probably enough to live robustly to 200 years old in this age of living to 100.”

After the eliminees left the studio, filming resumed.

Currently, seventeen people survived.

But reaching this point didn’t mean we could relax. Eliminees would exist even in the producer team selection process.

Producer teams were very important since we had to prepare for the finals together.

We had to consider producing and featuring, but also whether we’d gain synergy working with this team, or if being completely opposite to our style would be a minus.

There were four producer teams in total.

Team Wonbaek & D.I

Team Moltic & Young Billy

Team Gongchul & BQ9

Team G1 & AJA

The number of rappers each producer team could select was limited, and even if I chose them, I couldn’t be certain whether the producer team would select me, so it was almost like a game of reading the room.

Of course, the fate of participants who weren’t selected by producers was elimination.

Since they couldn’t even show their skills and abilities and fell out purely by selection, DTB fans called this the most impactless and hollow elimination.

And participants who fell here had a very high probability of being erased from viewers’ memories. They’d receive comments like ‘Wait, he got eliminated? When did he get eliminated?’

Even elimination needs to be done while properly showing something impactful to become a topic of discussion.

Moreover, having a strong championship candidate on the same team increases the probability of elimination in the first round of the main competition.

So the choice had to be careful.

The team expected to attract the most participants was Team G1&AJA.

G1’s producing skills went without saying, and thanks to G1’s connections, there were no worries about featuring singers, plus that team’s beats were always above average.

Team Moltic&Young Billy also had a high possibility of attracting enough participants, having proven their abilities as producers consistently since Season 1.

But I was confident that whichever team I chose, that team would select me.

Those producer hyungs would want to become the team that produces a winner too, wouldn’t they?

However, if my team choice overlapped with Skoen’s, one of us had a very high probability of falling in the first or second round of the main competition rather than the semifinals or finals, so I had to go to a team Skoen wouldn’t choose.

Team Wonbaek&D.I and Team Gongchul&BQ9 had the disadvantage of having new producers who came up as last season’s winner and runner-up, and their narrow connections meant a limited pool for featuring recruitment.

However, there was at least the hope of gaining buffs from last season’s fans.

“Now, first we’ll have the participants designate their teams. Participants, please choose the producer team you want.”

At the MC’s words, participants took turns designating teams. I thought Choi Hyeongjin would choose Team G1&AJA, but unexpectedly he chose Team Wonbaek&D.I.

“I choose Team Moltic&Young Billy.”

Skoen designated Team Moltic&Young Billy without hesitation. It was a well-known fact that Young Billy and Skoen were acquainted.

Since Team Moltic&Young Billy wasn’t in my options anyway, I felt relieved.

“I choose Team G1&AJA.”

Yupi chose the same team as before the regression. Yupi’s team was out of consideration anyway.

From the moment he blatantly put sniping lyrics targeting me in the group mission music source, Yupi was no longer even a target to be wary of.

After all, don’t scared dogs bark the loudest?

“Ah, this person. Someone we really want to bring to our team.”

“He’s powerful. I really want to try stage producing once.”

When my turn to designate a team came, love calls poured in from all directions.

“Eden, you’ll choose hyung, right? Hyung believes in you.”

Especially Jiwon hyung was appealing very openly and directly. The expressions of those who chose Team G1&AJA hardened with anxiety.

Especially Yupi couldn’t hide his impatience at all. He seemed to recognize that public opinion surrounding him was creaking due to his direct sniping.

At Wonbaek’s light nudge to his ribs as if telling him to try something too, Yongcheol hyung opened his mouth.

“Well, it’s his choice. It’s fine even if it’s not our team.”

“No, Yongcheol. You need to persuade him to come to our team.”

“Ah, hyung. It’s not Yongcheol, it’s D.I.”

“That’s not what’s important right now. Hurry up and use your acquaintance card too. At this rate, G1’s going to steal our talent.”

“He should go to whichever team he wants to go to.”

I giggled listening to Wonbaek and Yongcheol hyung’s comedy routine, then raised the microphone close to my mouth.

“I’ll designate my team. The team I choose is…”

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