A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 38

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 38

With a voice even more subdued than before, I handed him a water bottle and pressed my palm against Gyeon Hajun’s forehead once.

He had a slight fever this morning too, and his forehead was still burning hot.

“Are you okay?”

When I asked while handing him a thick outer garment, Gyeon Hajun nodded as he covered it over his blanket.

“Yeah, I think I’ll be fine if I take medicine and rest well for a day. We don’t have any schedules until tomorrow after today’s live broadcast anyway.”

“Nursing care… Hah, there’s no one reliable. I need to be in the studio all day tomorrow too.”

I sighed as I looked over the faces that weren’t very trustworthy.

Before regression, Seo Yehyeon had placed a towel that wasn’t wrung out properly on Kim Dobin’s forehead when he was bedridden with body aches and a cold, making his condition worse. Remembering that, I absolutely didn’t want to entrust Gyeon Hajun’s care to Seo Yehyeon.

Especially with only two days left until our first music show after the comeback.

I doubted the other two had any nursing experience either, so they weren’t reliable.

I was contemplating whether I should postpone my work a bit and stay by Gyeon Hajun’s side since the music show the day after tomorrow was more important than immediate song production, when Gyeon Hajun shook his head.

“Don’t worry. It’s not serious enough to need nursing care.”

“I’m saying this because we don’t know how you’ll be tomorrow. At least take medicine and my vitamins. As for the herbal medicine… Hmm. My mother made that specifically for my constitution, so I’m not sure if it’s okay for you to take it. I’ll call mother after the live broadcast and ask.”

“…No, you take the herbal medicine. I’m really fine without that.”

Before regression, there had never been a disaster where we performed our first music show with only four members due to Gyeon Hajun’s body aches, but now the date had been moved up by a month and a half, and both the music and choreography were different.

So I couldn’t relax just because it hadn’t happened in the past.

“You don’t look too sick even up close, so don’t worry too much. And most of the audio will be covered by Ryu Jaehee and Kim Dobin anyway, so don’t overdo it.”

It was fortunate that his concept was being the quiet type.

But why do I keep feeling like I’m missing something…?

Maybe it was due to lack of sleep, but I couldn’t figure out why the word “concept” kept bothering me.

While Gyeon Hajun was getting his makeup done as the last one, I opened the Weekly Quest window to check the completed quest list.

As I was nearly dying from comeback preparations and composing and writing lyrics for that damn Christmas commemorative song, this cursed system generously reduced the mandatory quest completion number from 4 to 3 again.

I even protested asking them to lower it to 2 before I died from overwork, but it didn’t work at all.

“Guys, 5 minutes until live! Let’s get ready!”

I received our album and placed it at my feet. Then I checked the script I was handed.

Rather than lines, it had a list of things to do during the live broadcast, including today’s comeback commemoration and album unboxing.

Brief song introduction, album unboxing, music video reaction, recording and music video filming behind-the-scenes, communication with fans (Q&A).

For genuine reactions, we hadn’t watched the music video yet on purpose.

[On Air] Comeback Commemoration & Album Unboxing!

I gave advice while watching Manager Hyung type the title from behind.

“Hey, isn’t that too obvious a title?”

“You come up with an idea then. This is the limit of my stiff brain.”

“Add ‘Rev’s with Daydream’ in front.”

[On Air] Rev’s Comeback Commemoration & Album Unboxing with Daydream!

Hmm, much better. Before returning to my seat, I stood in front and looked over the members sitting in chairs, giving them a reminder.

“You know live broadcasts aren’t edited, right? Everyone watch your words. If you wonder whether something is okay to say, just don’t say it.”

Seo Yehyeon looked at me with a very strange expression.

“What now?”

“Nothing, just wondering if you should be the one saying that.”

If I could display CG effects in reality, there would definitely be skull marks x100 floating around me.

Since having another big fight here and going straight into the live broadcast could spark discord rumors, I endured it for the team’s future and turned my gaze to Ryu Jaehee.

“It’ll be tough, but Jaehee, please cover Hajun’s part too. You got it?”

“Roger. Just leave it to me.”

Thanks to the youngest member who grinned and saluted, I also relaxed and sat down in my chair.

The seating order was Kim Dobin-Seo Yehyeon-me-Gyeon Hajun-Ryu Jaehee.

“Starting the live broadcast!”

Manager Hyung pressed the start button.

Our figures appeared on the laptop placed next to the camera.

After staring at the camera and confirming that chat messages were appearing one by one, I opened my mouth.

“One, two, Dream of me! Hello, this is Rev!”

Following my signal, we all shouted our slogan and greeting in unison while bowing our heads.

“It’s been a while, our Ilmong-ies! We missed you!”

Ryu Jaehee waved both hands and greeted brightly. Kim Dobin suddenly interrupted that greeting.

“I missed our Daydream fans more than Yuje did!”

“No, I missed them more!”

“I missed them this much!”

“I missed them thiiiis much!”

I told you to fill the audio, not to fight childishly among yourselves in front of the camera.

Jaehee has that kind of personality originally, so that’s understandable.

But Kim Dobin is so timid in front of me, yet his personality completely changes when he’s in front of a camera – he’s truly a born entertainer.

And their seats are at opposite ends, so I can’t immediately stop them from the center.

I gritted my teeth inconspicuously at Ryu Jaehee and Kim Dobin who were boasting about their loud voices, then gave eye signals to both sides of me.

“Yes, our youngest line seems to have missed the fans a lot. Oh, of course I missed you too.”

I smiled satisfactorily at the guys who had somehow been subdued and quieted down, then greeted the fans.

Gyeon Hajun and Seo Yehyeon also waved their hands beside me.

I picked up the album placed at my feet and delivered the actual opening comment.

“Yes, following our debut album Mini Album 1 , we’ve made a comeback after three and a half months with Mini Album 2 .”

“Was the pronunciation ‘Hi-teen’? I kept reading it as ‘Hi-T-N’.”

When Seo Yehyeon asked with wide eyes, I was momentarily speechless, so Kim Dobin sitting next to me answered instead.

“We kept saying ‘Hi-teen’ during meetings too, hyung…”

“Huh, I thought it was talking about our concept, not the album name.”

Seo Yehyeon scratched his head awkwardly.

If you’re so indifferent, why don’t you show even half of that indifference to every single word I say? Is it selective indifference?

I forcibly swallowed the sigh that was about to burst out and pointed to the ‘HI-TN’ letters on the album cover with my finger.

“Yes, it is ‘Hi-teen’, but it’s also fine to read it as ‘Hi-T-N’ like Yehyeon hyung did. We named it this way because we wanted to include a double meaning – ‘Hi-teen’ which sounds the same, and it’s also an abbreviation for ‘Hi Tonight’.”

“Why ‘Hi Tonight’?”

“Because the title track is ‘All Right or Night’…? To match the song content? Ah, don’t ask about this stuff.”

“It’s not me asking, the fans are curious. Right, Daydream?”

“Actually, I just made it up without much meaning to match the ‘Hi-teen’ pronunciation…”

I ended up confessing honestly.

Unlike previous live broadcasts, I couldn’t check reactions in real-time by watching the chat, so I was a bit worried.

But since my sincerity level wasn’t decreasing, it seemed like it wasn’t a problematic answer.

I relaxed and started introducing the songs.

“Our title track is classified as electro synth pop in the dance genre, and it can simultaneously show Rev’s powerful image and the fresh image suitable for hi-teen. In other words, it’s a song that contains Rev’s unique color. We added liveliness with fast drum beats to a melody that could feel monotonous. The title means ‘All right or all night’ – okay or party all night. In other words, it means we only accept consent and don’t accept rejection…”

At the touch on my thigh, I appropriately wrapped up the song introduction.

“…That’s what it means.”

“Wow, as expected of our main rapper. How do words flow out so smoothly without stopping?”

Clap clap clap, Ryu Jaehee applauded while being cheeky.

“And the B-side track 2 is a slow ballad featuring lyrical melodies, and unlike the title track , it uses guitar sounds without electronics…”

I finished the B-side track explanation shorter than the title track and moved on to album unboxing.

The album cover had the title embossed in yellow letters on a sky blue background.

Small hearts and stars were printed on it, seemingly to capture a kitsch feel, and bent lines were drawn at each corner like camera marks.

‘They really do well with album cover designs.’

The album also had a pretty decent design with stars scattered across a mysterious colored night sky.

The problem was that the only salvageable song from it was One Chance.

“Now, let’s reveal the inside of the album!”

I opened the album to match Kim Dobin’s excitement.

In contrast to the album cover which had yellow text on a sky blue background, the CD had sky blue text embedded on a yellow background.

When I took out the photo book and opened it, it contained the pre-released concept photos, unreleased cuts, and several shots taken during the music video filming.

A photo card that was tucked in the middle fell out with a thud.

“Oh, that’s me.”

I picked up the photo card, brought it close to my face, and made a V sign with one hand.

“Ah, by the way, the photo cards contain random individual member shots and group photos.”

Next was the music video reaction.

We sat huddled together on the floor and watched the music video on a tablet placed in the center.

“Wow, I really had so many NGs back then.”

“Ah, I remember. The basketball club ace couldn’t make a single shot into the hoop. Total casting mistake.”

“Eden hyung, did you actually sing during that stage performance scene?”

“Yeah. I can’t rap, you know.”

“What song did you sing?”

“The national anthem, rock version.”

“Yehyeon hyung, were you really that popular in your school days?”

“No, I was a very quiet and well-behaved student. I didn’t have many friends either.”

“With that face…? Wow, if I had that face, I could’ve been a district-level power popular kid.”

“Wow, those cheese balls. Doby picked up the ones that fell on the floor because he thought it was a waste, and Eden scolded him asking if he was some neighborhood mutt that eats anything off the ground.”

“Watching the full version like this, Hajun hyung was the main character of the music video.”

“Ah, I’m the main character?”

“If you end up with the female lead, you’re the male lead!”

Since we were huddled together because of the tablet, Gyeon Hajun’s hand touched mine.

The back of his hand touching my palm was quite hot.

I began to worry whether we could finish the OA live before Gyeon Hajun collapsed.

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