A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 294

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 294

Miss Jeong’s exposure to Yoon Eden’s rap was mostly limited to the forty-odd seconds of Yoon Eden’s part in Rev’s songs. The longest she could experience was probably the solo song ?

Even in the DTB broadcasts so far, he had briefly showcased his abilities within the given time or appeared as one of four members in a team, so the amount of rap Yoon Eden had shown on DTB wasn’t significantly different from his previous Rev parts.

Yoon Eden’s complete solo stage during the Group Leader guerrilla mission solo performance was so shocking with the Gung Ye look that she couldn’t focus on the stage.

But the image Yoon Eden was showing as one of the rappers in this duet stage with two people was definitely different from Rev’s main rapper Yoon Eden.

Perfect tempo control that seemed to push and pull, overflowing composure on stage, and the skills that excellently supported that composure. Diction that poured out like a machine gun yet stuck perfectly in the ears.

His way of encouraging audience response was also natural. At the sight of the two rappers radiating overflowing energy on stage, the audience also cheered and waved their hands up and down.

“Damn, that’s crazy. Yoon Eden is fucking good, isn’t he?”

At the exclamation heard from beside her, Miss Jeong’s shoulders rose with pride. This is the true potential of our leader and main rapper!

Of course, what Miss Jeong loved wasn’t solo rapper Yoon Eden but Yoon Eden in Rev, but there was no fan who wouldn’t be happy when their favorite received attention and praise.

[Bottom of the 9th, two outs, full count but a chance for a comeback

A situation where you can’t let your guard down until the very end]

The person who made the song must really love baseball, as the lyrics were full of baseball terms.

‘Ah, so that’s why the outfit…’

Looking past Yoon Eden’s sporty stage outfit that seemed to fully reveal youth, Miss Jeong nodded as she saw the custom outfit that perfectly matched the concept of the rapper called Seven Kick next to him.

As the performance reached its climax, the heat in the concert hall also heated up intensely.

And so the song concluded with Yoon Eden’s final verse.

Waaaah-

The performance was over, but the cheers continued for a long time.

On the way out of the concert hall, Miss Jeong had to vote for one of the four teams’ stages.

Without any hesitation, she cast her vote for Team Gongchul&BQ9, which was Yoon Eden’s team, and Miss Jeong posted on SNS in a good mood for the first time in a while.

1001 Mong @thousandonemong

I am happy

I am happy

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MayJay @MayJay

Reply to @thousandonemong

Oh right, you said you were going to watch DTB live today, so what kind of outfit did you see this time;;;

Hip-hop wannabe burlap sack?

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1001 Mong @thousandonemong

Reply to @MayJay

No, I can’t say because it’s a spoiler, but I’m really happy, you know?

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MayJay @MayJay

Reply to @thousandonemong

Hmm, must have been a safe hoodie then

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1001 Mong @thousandonemong

Reply to @MayJay

This is driving me crazy, just how low have my standards for happiness fallen

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MayJay @MayJay

Reply to @thousandonemong

Did you erase from your memory the sight of yourself being happy over a single zip-up hoodie…?

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Meanwhile, backstage right after Yoon Eden and Seven Kick went up on stage.

The gloomy atmosphere of those who weren’t chosen mixed with the chilly atmosphere, making the backstage air unbearably heavy.

AJA, who had finished watching the mic selection, made a sigh sound and entered the waiting room with Geek Seung, while G1 and Yupi remained backstage to watch the eliminated contestants and producers with their deadly atmosphere.

“Fucking hell, really…”

IJM spat out profanity as he roughly tousled his hair with irritated hands. His grumbling breathing fully revealed his frustrated mood.

“You said you’d definitely put me through. Fuck, if you weren’t going to put me through anyway, why did you write a bad check? Did I look like I was being conscious of the broadcast? Huh?”

Facing IJM who was glaring and demanding answers, Gongchul let out a deep sigh and replied calmly.

“Hey, I need some reason to put you through too.”

Gongchul also had his own plan. Until Yoon Eden chose his team.

“I was going to put you through even with the practice amount excuse, but how was I supposed to know those guys would practice even more than you? I thought those guys wouldn’t practice much, trusting in their skills. You guys went home right after the mid-check, but those guys practiced until the last day. Did you do that much? No, you didn’t.”

Yoon Eden’s arrogantly confident attitude and sharp appearance mixed with delinquent vibes were ironically one of the factors that diminished the perceived size of Yoon Eden’s efforts.

Prejudice is really like that. BQ9, who had been briefly surprised by Yoon Eden’s unexpected side when preparing for the first main round, nodded while listening to Gongchul’s words.

“And didn’t you feel it when you saw those guys during the mid-check? Junmyeong, Im Junmyeong. Let me live a little too. I don’t want to get cut already. It’s only season 4, DTB. Our label needs to survive too.”

Gongchul rubbed his face dry and spoke words like a lament with a very tired expression.

Guys who only got their harmony right versus guys who, in that short time, not only established a concept that matched the lyrics and got their harmony right, but also coordinated their outfits to create a perfect stage from the mid-check.

As a producer, it was clear which team he should choose. Watching that mid-check performance, the fact that IJM was from the same label as Gongchul wasn’t even a consideration.

If even he felt that way, what about the viewers watching the broadcast with clean editing?

“You have to be reasonable. There’s already a difference in understanding from matching rap style to the song’s mood, so how can I support you?”

BQ9 added a word with a face that showed he found IJM’s inability to accept the results quite disagreeable. It was critical.

Listening to that conversation, Yupi let out a short sneer.

Because it was ridiculous that even a skilled participant like Yoon Eden could face the crisis of almost being eliminated for what seemed like no real reason.

This is why network hip-hop is fucking terrible, Yupi clicked his tongue internally.

‘But seeing that they saved Yoon Eden, broadcasting is still broadcasting after all.’

He suddenly became curious whether putting Yoon Eden on the first main stage was a broadcast script or really Gongchul’s judgment.

IJM, who was eliminated in the first main round mic selection, roughly stomped his feet and left the backstage, and No Name, who had only been reading the room, also bowed to Gongchul and turned away.

“Fuck, this is driving me crazy. Gyuin, would you be okay with No Name? No, why did those guys form such a shitty team, damn…”

“I told you from the preliminaries that I have no intention of putting you through just because of connections, and if you want to advance, do it with skill.”

To Gongchul’s question mixed with deep sighs, BQ9 answered indifferently.

At G1’s light tap meaning let’s go, Yupi also turned around without regret. Heading to the waiting room, Yupi casually asked G1.

“But is it okay to just say that kind of behind-the-scenes stuff in front of cameras like that?”

“Anyway, since Eden and Seven Kick went up, conversations like this become meaningless and get cut. It would be different if IJM and No Name had gone up.”

Recalling the text that came from Gongchul last night, G1 lightly clicked his tongue.

[Gongchul- Hey Jiwon, I’d definitely get cursed at if I drop Yoon Eden and put Junmyeong up, right?] 10:30 PM

[Yeah, enough to be eternal] 10:39 PM

Still, not knowing how Gongchul would act, he had been watching with the intention of reminding him of yesterday’s text, but fortunately Gongchul made the right choice.

The steps of the two people heading to the waiting room to watch the performance unfolding on the current stage through the waiting room monitor quickened.

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Like the previous main round qualifiers, I came down from the stage soaked in sweat, intoxicated by the heat of the concert hall.

I could feel Gongchul and BQ9, who would now be responsible for us from the second main round onward, patting our backs saying we did well.

I quickly pulled off the sweat-soaked headband from my forehead, peeled off the eye patches under my eyes, then lightly shook my hair with the towel I was handed.

“Damn, I need to change clothes first. Hey hey, thanks to you I got to experience being an idol.”

Seven Kick giggled while grabbing and flapping the front of his uniform. At this point, I was getting curious about what this hyung actually thought idols were.

Our crew also thought matching group outfits was, to borrow Taehoon hyung’s expression, tacky, so we never really matched outfits, but this isn’t exactly exclusive to idols.

As soon as we returned to the waiting room, Seven Kick, who had quickly taken off his top, held up the uniform and asked me.

“What about this, should I wash it and bring it back?”

“No, just keep it. Our group won’t have any occasion to wear it anyway.”

If Rev goes with a baseball uniform concept, since I wore this once, they’d probably go with a different design instead of this one.

As soon as we changed clothes, we stood in the studio again to announce the rankings and form the bracket for the second round team matches of the main competition.

Eight participants and eight producers. Now it really hit me that we had genuinely advanced to the round of 8, that we were facing the semi-finals.

“The 1st place in votes for the main competition’s first round goes to Team Gongchul&BQ9, and 4th place goes to Team Wonbaek&D.I. 2nd and 3rd places were taken by Team Moltic&Young Billy and Team G1&AJA respectively.”

The MC announced the voting rankings for the main competition’s first round.

“Now then, Team Wonbaek&D.I, who recorded 4th place, will be given the priority selection right for the main competition’s second round team match. Team Wonbaek&D.I, will you select your opponent team?”

It seemed they had some fun with the opponent selection method from the 3rd preliminary round. You could tell by how they deliberately gave the selection right to the team that recorded last place.

More importantly, since there were only four teams in the main competition’s second round, Team Wonbaek&D.I was essentially deciding the entire bracket.

The two members from Team Wonbaek&D.I who advanced to the main competition’s second round were G-TE (Choi Hyeongjin) and A01.

‘So Nijeous and YISIK were eliminated.’

It was slightly regrettable that Nijeous, who was once on the same team, was eliminated. Still, if I had to choose between Nijeous and Hyeongjin, it would obviously be Hyeongjin.

It’s because of objective rap skill evaluation, absolutely not because Choi Hyeongjin helped clear the unfair plagiarism accusations.

Producers Wonbaek and Yongcheol Hyung passed the choice to their team members and participants, hoping they would make a decision without regrets, and A01, who received the microphone, made groaning sounds while pondering before passing the microphone back to Choi Hyeongjin.

Choi Hyeongjin, who held the selection right, pointed out the opponent team they would face in the main competition’s second round without hesitation.

“Yes, we choose Team Gongchul&BQ9.”

Exclamations of “Ooooh!” burst out from the group of producers and participants.

It was definitely a choice that couldn’t help but generate interest.

Externally for the teams, it was a format where Season 3’s winner and runner-up would match up once again as team producers, and internally for the teams, it was a picture where Min Na and Choi Hyeongjin, who had a rival dynamic on Dub Net, would face off in a full-scale one-on-one match.

From what I could see, if this team match came to fruition, Dub Net would 100% pit me and Choi Hyeongjin against each other in the main competition’s second round.

Since there was no particular reason I had to face A01, it didn’t matter much if I faced Choi Hyeongjin in the main competition’s second round.

Team Gongchul&BQ9 Vs Team Wonbaek&D.I

Team G1&AJA Vs Team Moltic&Young Billy

Thus, the main competition’s second round bracket was formed.

That meant the D-Day for our debut song was now truly right around the corner.

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