A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 304

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 304

After high-fiving Gongchul and BQ9, Yoon Eden was returning to the backstage when G-TE blocked his path.

[G-TE: Hey, Yoon Eden. You asked me back then what confidence I had to rap, didn’t you?]

-‘That line’ which made up 80% of the Yoon Eden vs G-TE bullying controversy in the diss battle

-‘That line’ that made everyone instantly understand why G-TE went crazy whenever he saw Yoon Eden’s face

└Wasn’t it face jealousy?

-Still spicy even listening to it again lol

The camera captured G-TE’s sparkling eyes as he looked straight at Yoon Eden.

[G-TE: I’ll answer you with this stage, so watch carefully.]

G-TE’s back as he walked toward the stage faded out, transitioning to a scene of him standing on stage.

-If this was a movie or drama instead of real life, Eden would have lost today by a 10,000 won fight money difference

-Wow this show really knows how to craft rival narratives, much better to watch than last season’s jealousy storyline

[Overcome(feat. Wonbaek&D.I)-G-TE]

-This stage completes the declaration of war, it would have been embarrassing if he messed up the performance after all that

-Wow… was G-TE always this good at rap?

-Damn I never thought I’d be rooting for G-TE, G-TE let’s go you can do it

-Don’t call the lyrics sob story selling, that’s a growth narrative

-Bitter criticism from the past that must be overcome… Eden, use your head

-Crazy D.I. is a legend, really nailing the supporting role

-If Yoon Eden hadn’t decided to go all out with his rap skills, he really would have been properly blocked, right?

After G-TE’s stage ended, Yoon Eden came up on stage. Hearing the cheers that erupted simultaneously, Yoon Eden scratched his cheek and stood side by side next to G-TE.

[MC: I will announce the final results of the Yoon Eden vs G-TE battle. Please reveal the total fight money amount that both of you earned!]

[G-TE]

₩5,950,000

LOSE

[Yoon Eden]

₩7,800,000

WIN

[Yoon Eden, SEMI-FINAL advancement confirmed!]

-G-TE really did well too, but Yoon Eden was just too overwhelming. It was also fresh because he completely changed from his usual style

-If he had done his usual style, it really would have worked, but it was cool how he didn’t settle and showed us another side of himself, Eden

-Even his stage costume was so refreshingly ordinary. Yoon Eden…in a plain hoodie…?

-Congratulations to Eden for advancing to the semifinals. G-TE did well getting this far too

-It’s amazing that the fight money difference was only that much. G-TE really went out with a bang at the end

When the results came out, the scene of Yoon Eden extending his hand first and pulling him into an embrace was broadcast in its entirety.

Although the conversation between the two couldn’t be heard, it was a beautiful conclusion to a rival narrative that all viewers could be satisfied with.

-That was the best rival narrative

-What the hell did Yoon Eden say to make G-TE lose his expression management for a moment and smile so brightly

-Dub Net’s instincts aren’t dead yet. At first it was like “the weight class difference is insane, what kind of rivals lol” but those two really are rivals

After the results announcement, the camera showed the backs of the two walking down from the stage side by side, then the screen changed and individual interviews were conducted.

[G-TE: It would be a lie to say I’m not disappointed. But being recognized is enough for this season. If I work hard and consistently, someday I’ll definitely surpass him.]

[Yoon Eden: I have to work hard too so I don’t get caught up to. Thank you, Hyeongjin. Thanks to you, I won’t settle and will keep running.]

-Ah, youth, it’s youth

-My wish is for them to definitely reunite next season as producer and contestant and be on the same team

After the Yoon Eden vs G-TE second main round competition ended, the match between Toohyeok and Yupi immediately took place.

[MC: Second match! TEAM Moltic & Young Billy’s Toohyeok and TEAM G1 & AJA’s Yupi!]

[Wind (feat. Moltic & Young Billy) – Toohyeok]

-We’ll have to see Skoen’s stage to know for sure, but you can definitely tell they put less effort into it

-Is this really all Moltic and Young Billy are capable of??? To say Toohyeok is someone who can’t handle producing well, wasn’t he the guy who survived by perfectly executing Yoon Eden’s producing in the group music source mission?

-They say Toohyeok got lucky getting this far, but that doesn’t mean he’s unworthy of TOP 8

-Toohyeok really does write lyrics well though

[Orbit + Escape (feat. G1 & AJA) – Yupi]

-Wait, so Yupi was whining about not getting enough attention when he was doing the insane difficulty of combining two songs in just the second main round, not even the semifinals or finals…?

-G1 is a saint, for real

-Still, he is skilled. His ability is definitely in the TOP 3

-Huh, G1 was a rapper?? He’s rapping??

└Is this like asking if Yoon Eden is an idol?

└I just thought he was an idol hit song producer;;

└A generation that doesn’t know rapper G1 has come… time really…

-If only he hadn’t made the mistake of directly targeting Yoon Eden, I would have been rooting hard for Yupi, tsk

-This song is too good to waste on the second main round, but what exactly are Yoon Eden and Yupi planning to show in the semifinals that they’re already going all out like this?

After the two performances ended, the final fight money amounts were announced.

[Yupi]

₩7,050,000

WIN

[Toohyeok]

₩3,500,000

LOSE

[Yupi, SEMI-FINAL advancement confirmed!]

-Even if Yupi gets hate, you can’t deny his skills, that’s a fact

-They say superstars need both haters and fans to coexist

-Ooh Yupi TOP 4 confirmed, congrats

-I wanted to see Yupi and Skoen face off too lol but no matter how I think about it, they’ll probably match Yupi with Yoon Eden in the semis

[Next week!]

[The second main round matches continue!]

[Skoen Vs Geek Seung]

[Seven Kick Vs A01]

[Who will be the final 2 to claim the TOP 4 spots?]

[Semi-final tournament bracket revealed!]

[DROP THE BEAT SEASON 4 Ep.10-Second Main Round Ⅱ & Semi-Final Ⅰ]

-Anyway Skoen will win! Anyway Skoen will win! Anyway Skoen will win!

-I’m really looking forward to Skoen’s stage too, Yoon Eden and Yupi raised the expectation average too high

-Honestly today’s matches were too predictable in terms of results, so while the stages were fun to watch, there was no tension, but next week’s Seven Kick vs A01 is unpredictable so I’m fucking excited lol

-I don’t care about the second main round, I’m most curious about the semi-final bracket honestly

* * *

“Wow, then we need to prepare songs for two people even in the semi-finals. I thought it would get a bit easier in the semi-finals, but the workload doubled, doubled.”

Despite complaining that he’d die from having no time to breathe, the smile on Gongchul’s lips showed no signs of fading.

And rightfully so, since he had earned the title of being the first case where all team members from one team advanced to the semi-finals.

“Dubnet won’t make them fight within the family. So the key question is whether Eden will face Yupi or Skoen…”

BQ9 muttered thoughtfully while tapping the sofa armrest with his finger.

“I’m dead meat no matter who I face now. So just go all-in on whoever looks like they can win. Just get me one good song and a cool featuring guest, whether it’s a singer or rapper.”

Seven Kick, who had safely survived the match against A01 and made it to the TOP 4, waved his hand dismissively. But wasn’t the condition he added afterward a bit contradictory to telling them to go all-in on someone else…?

“Jiwon’s team will probably get another year-end award ceremony level featuring, but what about us? It was a famous singer last time too, right?”

“What are you worried about? You invited such a big name and still couldn’t make it to the finals.”

BQ9, who had crushed Jiwon hyung’s team’s opponent and advanced to the finals, laughed arrogantly. He stretched out his arm to pat my back as BQ9 added.

“Here, our Eden has a featuring artist he’s already thought of, so the person we requested for casting can go to Seven Kick’s competition song.”

Gongchul, who had heard about my now-perfected Plan A from BQ9, asked me with wavering eyes.

“Are you really going to do it…?”

When I nodded without a moment’s hesitation, Gongchul asked again.

“Have you talked to them about it?”

“I need to try now.”

I was confident that my Plan A would absolutely not refuse the casting request.

* * *

“Congratulations on Eden hyung’s advancement to the DTB semifinals!”

As soon as I returned to the dormitory, fireworks went off on both sides of me.

I stared blankly at the candle stuck in whole wheat bread and the party spread that was clearly prepared by Seo Yehyeon, filled with nothing but greens and chicken breast, before asking.

“This is supposed to be a celebration party, right…? You didn’t just stick a candle in a regular meal, did you? No, if it’s a celebration party, you should at least have the courtesy to bring a cake.”

“We need to start preparing for our comeback in earnest now. Having a party at this time is already a huge compromise on my part.”

Seo Yehyeon said, making a big show of his generosity. For reference, it was currently 6:30 PM.

“But why today? You advanced to the semifinals a while ago.”

“Actually, there were two opportunities. Once when hyung came back from the second main round stage, and another time on the day episode 9 aired.”

Ryu Jaehee said, holding up two fingers. Even I thought those would have been perfect days for a celebration party.

“But for the former, Doby hyung wasn’t there because of his travel variety show schedule, and for the latter, Yehyeon hyung and Hajun hyung’s schedules ended late at night, so it was tight to prepare. If we all gathered at 11 PM, Yehyeon hyung definitely wouldn’t allow it.”

“That’s true.”

I agreed while glancing at Seo Yehyeon, who was nodding with a satisfied expression.

Phew, I blew out the candle and started the meal that I couldn’t tell was a celebration party or a diet plan.

“Hyung hyung hyung, what do you predict your winning probability to be?”

“90%?”

“Whoa, not 100%? Are Skoen and Yupi that tough? Or is it the demerit of being an idol?”

“Both.”

“Then you’ll be super busy from now on. You have to finish music video filming by next week. Will your body be okay, Eden?”

“I should think that I’ve been exercising consistently for this moment. Let’s just finish song production before semifinal preparations. For the finals, preparing two competition songs in two weeks is already tight.”

Fortunately, since it was a single album with about two songs, there was less burden in handling preparations simultaneously with DTB semifinals and finals.

If it had been a full album, I would have voluntarily dropped out in the first main round saying “see you in season 5.” If it weren’t for the slump, I could have leisurely scheduled everything and finished it all before the finals.

“Then we’ll have to start recording from tomorrow at least. Since we sent the demo songs to the AR team and planning team, concept meeting schedules will be set soon too.”

I announced the schedule while chewing the tough chicken breast covered in balsamic sauce.

“Hajun hyung, can I run the washing machine tomorrow?”

At Kim Dobin’s sudden random question, Gyeon Hajun asked with puzzlement.

“We ran it yesterday though?”

“The laundry piled up a lot again.”

Ryu Jaehee immediately came to his support.

“In just one day?”

“Uh, uh, I dropped the bathroom towel, no, I dropped… wait a minute, I need to use the bathroom…”

After exchanging glances with each other, I grabbed the back of Kim Dobin’s neck as he was sneakily trying to get up.

“Are you guys trying to throw my combat beret in the washing machine before recording so I can’t use it tomorrow?”

I can see right through you, you bastards.

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