A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 327

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 327

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Yoon Eden, who had performed moves that could be either aegyo or the prelude to a fight, and Kim Dobin, who sang up to verse 3 of the Gwiyomi Song and tried to get away with the Aegyo Triple Set but got caught cheating and ended up performing up to verse 6 of the Gwiyomi Song plus two more aegyo acts, trudged into their respective rooms with exhausted faces.

Ryu Jaehee, who had been exempted from punishment and watched his hyungs’ aegyo parade while holding his stomach and laughing, also wiped the tears from his eyes and followed Kim Dobin into his own room.

Judging by the mischievous look on his face, he was clearly planning to tease Kim Dobin, who had panicked after forgetting the 4 Plus 4 Part.

Dream Heart Daydream @revedream

Who’s the one who said it was getting ready to throw punches in order/a warning that he’d crack skulls/a warning that he’d stab your eyes like this

After seeing that, that’s all I can see now

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Let’s Do Rebellion Together @hajjjjun__

Kyaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!(ascension

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White and Black @whiteandblack

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That’s not ascension, it’s more like an exorcism…

Ricco @tail00

Such an adorable fairy forest Bambi♥

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(Locked)Tail @00liat

Damn I want to lick those dimples

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Dream Heart Daydream @revedream

There’s no better filial son than our Doby

And she does the longest aegyo too lol

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Since the fans were as happy as the members had struggled, that was enough.

Seo Yehyeon, who had barely finished the most passable aegyo and was the first to lean back against the sofa, spoke to Gyeon Hajun, who was sprawled on the sofa without even going to his room, perhaps finding it quite difficult to do proper aegyo for the first time.

“Thanks to Yoon Eden, how does it feel to do proper aegyo for the first time since debut?”

“This is better than forcibly pushing someone to do it. Of course, it wasn’t like him to constantly block my opportunities by insisting on doing Jaehee’s parts.”

A tired but fairly calm voice flowed from Gyeon Hajun, who was lying face down.

After the relationship between Yoon Eden and Seo Yehyeon improved, the awkwardness between Gyeon Hajun and Seo Yehyeon also disappeared. 99% of the awkward atmosphere between them was because of Yoon Eden, who used to constantly pick fights with Seo Yehyeon.

Gyeon Hajun no longer had to take Yoon Eden’s side and make Seo Yehyeon feel distant and lonely, and Seo Yehyeon didn’t have to feel hurt and disappointed by Gyeon Hajun subtly siding with Yoon Eden.

Seo Yehyeon let out a short sigh, glanced at the closed door to his and Yoon Eden’s room, and spoke in a lower voice.

“I told you. No matter how much you beat around the bush with your way of speaking, nothing gets resolved. You two have come too far for the moderate approach you’ve been using until now to work.”

“…This is a moderate approach?”

“You avoid each other so much that you never even raise your voices, so what else would be moderate? Haven’t you seen me and Yoon Eden fight? You two have never fought at that decibel level.”

There was no response from Gyeon Hajun, but Seo Yehyeon continued regardless.

“Now even Yoon Eden, who had at least a glimmer of hope, seems to have chosen to follow your roundabout way. What are you going to do?”

A moment of silence settled in. An uncomfortable silence, unlike usual.

What broke that silence was Gyeon Hajun’s seemingly random question.

“Do you know why I particularly dislike Kwon Yunseong among the KICKS members, hyung?”

“I did notice you ignore the other guys but talk to Kwon Yunseong in an incredibly annoying way. Um… because he’s closest to Yoon Eden?”

“That kind of childish taking sides should have been left behind in elementary school.”

Gyeon Hajun turned over to lie properly and chuckled, as if asking what kind of person Seo Yehyeon thought he was.

“They’re quite similar in some ways. Well, that’s probably why they were so close. Ah, I’m not saying Eden is the type to gossip behind people’s backs.”

No matter how well he could read people, Seo Yehyeon, who hadn’t seen Kwon Yunseong and Yoon Eden’s past selves at NewBorn, couldn’t readily agree or disagree.

“Just as Kwon Yunseong sees Eden as his ideal version of Yoon Eden, Eden sees me as his ideal version of Gyeon Hajun.”

‘He’s kind of… mature, you know.’

Yoon Eden’s words from some time ago echoed faintly in Seo Yehyeon’s ears. Of the two, Gyeon Hajun was at least the one facing the problem more directly.

“That’s why I hated Kwon Yunseong for being disappointed in Yoon Eden just because he deviated from his ideals.”

“Because you’re afraid Yoon Eden will be disappointed in you the same way?”

Gyeon Hajun had been viewing Kwon Yunseong as a kind of mirror for Yoon Eden.

Instead of nodding or giving an affirmative answer to Seo Yehyeon’s near-correct question, Gyeon Hajun just shrugged with that delicate face of his.

“You know this about me, hyung, even if the other members don’t.”

“Yeah, no matter how much you pretend to be mature, you’re still only twenty-three. You’re young, so young.”

It was a bit funny for Seo Yehyeon, born December 17th, to say this to Gyeon Hajun, born January 3rd.

“Since I was the youngest child at home, I didn’t want to be treated like a little kid who needed taking care of outside too. So I ended up like this.”

Transforming his prickliness and cynicism into refined kindness and maturity to show others wasn’t particularly difficult for Gyeon Hajun.

This was an aspect of Gyeon Hajun that Seo Yehyeon had vaguely seen through long ago. The early conflicts with Yoon Eden had played a big part in that.

Gyeon Hajun let out a sigh mixed with a bitter laugh and muttered like a lament.

“Sometimes I want to turn back time.”

“Why? So you wouldn’t join LnL? Actually, I sometimes felt that way early in my debut too. Though with my early skills, LnL was probably the only place that would take me.”

After giving a courtesy laugh at Seo Yehyeon’s question mixed with playfulness and self-deprecating humor, Gyeon Hajun shook his head briefly and answered.

“When Eden was torn between the path of an underground rapper and an idol, I wonder if we could have become friends if I had answered like Eden’s other friends did.”

“You could just ask him directly. Do you really need to turn back time to find that out?”

“It’s too late to ask now that we’re already close. The answer current Eden would give is obvious.”

Seo Yehyeon clicked his tongue at Gyeon Hajun’s response, which carried a hint of cynicism and self-mockery.

“From what I can see, you’re both too arrogant. That’s the most fundamental problem between you two.”

“That’s right, neither of us is particularly humble.”

“If you find it burdensome and dislike that Yoon Eden sees you as an ideal Gyeon Hajun, you know there’s only one answer.”

How on earth did he end up counseling the relationship between a guy who’s complicated but becomes simple when it comes to one person, and a guy who’s simple but becomes complicated when it comes to one person? Is this what being the eldest hyung of a group entails?

Seo Yehyeon sighed inwardly and turned his body to rest his chin on his arm that was placed on the sofa.

“If Yoon Eden is disappointed by that side of you… then I guess your friendship is just that much.”

Seo Yehyeon returned the exact same words he had said to Yoon Eden back to Gyeon Hajun as he got up from where he had been sitting on the living room floor.

Seo Yehyeon glanced at Gyeon Hajun’s face, which clearly showed his complicated expression, then walked with large strides toward his own room where his roommate—the guy who’s simple but becomes complicated when it comes to one person—was staying.

He had done what he could. The rest was up to the two people who had to face each other directly.

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“A domestic trip! A domestic special! I want to go overseas!”

Kim Dobin whined as he stuffed four or five water bottles, canned tuna, a pot, and ramen into his large travel bag.

The time for Kim Dobin to leave for filming the travel variety show where he was a regular panel member had suddenly approached to just one day away.

Of course, no one bothered to comfort him, let alone pay attention. Why would they comfort a guy who doesn’t even bring back proper souvenirs when he goes overseas?

The chocolate and dried fruits that Kim Dobin had brought back loaded with bags in the early days resulted in him getting scolded by Seo Yehyeon every time.

After being scolded about three times that he should bring proper souvenirs instead, Kim Dobin now chose to not bring any souvenirs at all.

“Isn’t it actually fortunate? If it were overseas, it would have been either canceling all schedules or you missing out because of schedules.”

“Is that so…?”

“But if you’re going domestic instead of overseas, why are you packing so much luggage?”

“It’s not luggage like clothes or cosmetics, it’s all food, right? Doby Hyung, don’t they feed you there?”

“Watch the live broadcast. Watch my performance there.”

Kim Dobin said with a triumphant laugh. Is cooking ramen well considered a performance?

Kim Dobin was perfectly fulfilling his role as the youngest member who usually requires a lot of attention but pulls through when it matters most on that variety show. Thanks to this, his recognition among middle-aged and older viewers had also increased.

And the next day. One hour after Kim Dobin left the dormitory for his variety show schedule.

[✆Kim Dobin]

“What? Isn’t this the time when he should be in the middle of filming?”

Kim Dobin called my phone.

“Maybe he left something behind? He might be calling to ask you to bring it to him.”

“Then he would have called Yeongjin Hyung instead. He wouldn’t specifically call me. Or Doby’s personal manager would come to the dormitory directly.”

“And no matter how close Doby Hyung has gotten with Eden Hyung, it’s not to the point where he’d ask him to bring forgotten items, not yet.”

I couldn’t predict what it was about, but I answered the phone anyway. As soon as I picked up, Kim Dobin poured out words like a machine gun in an urgent voice.

-Hyung! Hyung! I did it! I drew a chance! A chance! Hyung, do you have any schedules today and tomorrow?

“I have something tomorrow afternoon. But what chance did you draw?”

-Oh, perfect! Filming ends by tomorrow morning! So hyung, let’s go to the uninhabited island together! I need you! A chance ticket to bring one person to the uninhabited island! I’m using that, that precious chance ticket that’s the only one, on you right now!

What kind of touching production is this, man! In the end, you’re saying you need me as a worker to boss around!

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