A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 424

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 424

[Hello, Daydream. And viewers watching 【15 Minutes】 Episode 8 who will be seeing this video.]

Yoon Eden bowed politely in what appeared to be a recording studio. The screen switched as the camera showed the Rev members who had been dragged here without knowing why and were watching Eden in audience mode.

[The reason I came to you through this OA live stream today is to clear up my grievances.]

-It’s okay Eden, nobody thinks you deliberately ruined the cooking for broadcast content

-There was definitely a misunderstanding Eden could feel wronged about. All Eden did was roll dumpling wrappers, boil eggs, and make tornado omelette, but it spread that Eden ruined it because of his usual cooking skills

-He must have felt wronged, I agree

-But the problem wasn’t the taste, it was that the dumpling wrappers fell apart and became all mushy, so in the end, isn’t it true that Eden ruined it…ㅋㅋ

-But is there really a need to rent a recording studio just to clarify this? He could have just turned on OA live at the dormitory

-He said they moved dorms, I’m curious about the new dormitory

-Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, go back to the dormitory and show us around

Even though Daydream was urging him to reveal the new dormitory, Yoon Eden spoke solemnly with a serious face as if making some major announcement.

[I am not bad at cooking.]

Ryu Jaehee intervened, unable to bear watching the chat window get flooded with “ㅋ” characters and “whirlwind omelet” messages.

[Hyung, isn’t that too much of a stretch?]

[I am not bad at cooking. If I have enough time and ingredients, I can make it better than Hajun. On 【15 Minutes】, I couldn’t show you that because time and ingredients weren’t sufficient.]

Ignoring everything, Yoon Eden stubbornly claimed his innocence. Of course, neither the fans in the chat window, nor the Rev members in the recording studio with him, nor anyone else took Eden’s words seriously.

[Wait, did this guy get permission from the agency for a live stream just to talk nonsense?]

[It’s not nonsense, it’s the truth. You guys wouldn’t know either. Since I haven’t shown you.]

[Hey, even Caesar at our house knows you can’t cook!]

[That’s because you badmouthed me to Caesar. Podo at our house also knows that you’re obsessed with calories.]

Even with attacks flying from all directions, Yoon Eden calmly fought back. So much so that even the members who had directly witnessed Eden’s cooking skills right before their eyes began to wonder, ‘Huh, is it real? Was I wrong?’

-There are idols who badmouth each other to each other’s pets?!

-How long is he gonna keep calling me hyung lololol

-Looking at Caesar’s photo, he really resembled Eden. Have you ever felt weird when Yehyeon badmouths Eden to Caesar because it feels like he’s doing it to the person himself? Yes vs No

Meanwhile, Seo Yehyeon somehow caught a chat that had barely stayed and instantly scrolled up, and was refuting it.

[No, no! Really no! I’ve never even once thought they looked alike!]

[Calm down, Yehyeon Hyung. They say strong denial means strong affirmation. The more you do that, the more it’ll only look like you’re strongly denying because you can’t accept the affirmation.]

And the real-time chat was flooded with comments like “They say strong denial means strong affirmation~ hehe” that reinforced Ryu Jaehee’s words.

[Anyway, I really am not bad at cooking. It’s just that the concept of pretending to be bad at cooking to establish my character in the early debut days missed the timing for clarification and has continued until now.]

[That’s really groundless.]

[If that was an act, you should go to Hollywood. I’m sitting right here next to you after cooking with you on 【15 Minutes】, and you’re lying without even wetting your lips.]

[Eden, I don’t think that’s right.]

-Oh my, Juni is getting angry!

-The biggest victim who had to set up his own birthday table and was forced to eat konjac tteokbokki is sitting right next to him, what is he talking about now

-Eden, do you not know what concept means?

While everyone was throwing a word at Yoon Eden, Kim Dobin, who had been unusually quiet, threw a heavy counterpunch.

[Then what about my college entrance exam lunch box that you made where there were no cameras? You’re not going to say you deliberately ruined an exam student’s lunch box to create an episode to talk about on broadcasts, are you?]

-Oh, Eden’s nonsense completely blocked

-Now, will he become a concept obsessive who gets criticized for even interfering with an exam student’s college entrance exam, or will he just obediently admit he’s a cooking disaster?

-Crazy balance, Dobin set the trap really well

-Why did Dobin oppa suddenly get smart? It’s unfamiliar

[I didn’t have time then. I told you. If I have enough time and ingredients, I can do well. The conditions weren’t met, so I couldn’t do it.]

-Really stubborn

-Anyone who believes those words?

-Eden Hyung, like a man, show us with actions rather than words

[That’s why I suggested this live stream to prove it right here, right now. No editing. 100% real actual situation!]

The camera that had been filming only Yoon Eden’s upper body, specifically above his chest, zoomed out to reveal where Eden was standing.

It was right in front of a cooking counter.

Various cooking utensils and food ingredients were prepared on the cooking counter.

[We won’t help Eden Hyung.]

[Actually, we don’t believe that nonsense, I mean, those words either.]

[Ryu Jae, if Eden Hyung succeeds there, you’ll be the only one left among the cooking disaster brothers? Then you’ll be the only cooking disaster.]

[That’s not going to happen.]

[Eden, is it okay to tell you to control the fire before it burns?]

The members who had returned to spectator mode each threw in a comment.

[No, nobody say anything. I’m doing this with my ability alone. Okay? The ingredients are all washed, so let’s start cooking now.]

Yoon Eden picked up a kitchen knife with a serious face.

[To overcome the painful failure of dumpling wrapper tteokbokki, I prepared dumpling wrappers too.]

While everyone was watching with excitement wondering what kind of ruined dish would be born today, Yoon Eden began handling cabbage with skillful knife work.

Yeah, at least he can handle knife work well- the members and fans who were thinking this were shocked by Eden’s appearance as he finished preparing ingredients, measuring seasonings, and shaping dumpling wrappers, then began making tteokbokki in earnest.

-What, is he possessed by a ghost?

-Take off Eden’s snapback, there might be a mouse in there

-Looks like Jun is now at the level where he can give instructions through telepathy without even speaking ㄷㄷ

-They say there’s nothing to believe in this world, who knew the cooking disaster was really a concept

-Isn’t Yehyeon’s clumsiness also actually a concept? It was a big picture worried that if he danced well too, he’d look too inhuman

-Is this really live? If it’s live, please shake the green onion

[Eden Hyung, they’re asking you to shake the green onion if it’s really live.]

At Ryu Jaehee’s words, Yoon Eden casually picked up a remaining green onion stalk and waved it a couple of times.

-Is this really live?

He didn’t dump all the ingredients into the pot at once, didn’t stick to high heat, and the tteokbokki wasn’t just somewhat presentable—it was being completed into truly appetizing and delicious-looking tteokbokki.

He wasn’t even just making tteokbokki. He finished the fried food and rolled kimbap without it bursting, stacking several rolls.

This was multitasking that would have been absolutely impossible for the cooking disaster Yoon Eden everyone knew.

[This is ridiculous! Am I the only cooking disaster now?]

[No, no, no. Ryu Jae, calm down. Appearance doesn’t matter. Taste is what’s important.]

[I request a mid-cooking tasting time!]

Ryu Jaehee raised his hand with a flash, carefully scooped up a spoonful of tteokbokki broth and tasted it. Ryu Jaehee’s eyes widened.

[What? It’s delicious!]

[Huh, really? You’re not lying to save Eden Hyung’s honor, right? Really?]

Using those words as a signal, the Rev members all rushed toward the tteokbokki pot. Even Seo Yehyeon, unable to overcome his curiosity, scooped up a little broth and tried it.

[This is ridiculous. Eden Hyung being good at cooking. My world has collapsed.]

[It really is delicious…? But why were you like that on 【15 Minutes】? Why on earth?]

[Ah, really, just like Chef Jeong Jinho said, pressing the center prevents the dumpling wrapper from falling apart. The dumpling wrapper tastes even better than rice cakes?]

[Am I really the only one left as a cooking disaster?!]

-Whoa what, it must really be delicious

-The biggest plot twist of 20XX – a truth revealed after a whopping 4 years ㄷㄷ

If only we hadn’t run short on time and ingredients in those last 15 minutes, our Eden wouldn’t have become a laughingstock with that messy stir-fry ㅠ

-Right, a kid who can complete the Tornado Omelette can’t be a cooking disaster

[But what do we do with all this street food? We can’t eat all of this, right?]

[Right, and it’s high-calorie too.]

[Ugh, those damn calories… It’s too good to throw away, so let’s deliver it to the CEO and staff.]

And as soon as they finished cooking everything, they put it into action.

[CEO, snack delivery is here.]

[Oh, you bought this thinking of me?]

[No, I didn’t buy it, I made it myself.]

-They don’t even package it, they just serve it straight from the pot lol

-But putting it all on one plate like that makes it true kim-tteok-twi

-Even if Eden gave him trash, Kim No-dap should eat it deliciously

[Next is the department closest to me. The A&R Team.]

-Just how far had word of Iden’s cooking skills spread that everyone first looks at it with suspicious eyes when they receive it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The color looks so good that they’re asking if Hajun made it as the main dish lolololol

-What does it mean to be shocked by how delicious something is ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Should we give some to the trainee friends too?]

-Shocking lnl had trainees too

-No way, if an entertainment company has no trainees, they’re screwed lololol

-Seeing all five Rev members appear, it seems like the agency is seriously filming this, but seeing them expose trainees on a senior’s live like this, are they preparing to launch a new group?

-No, I was a total SM stan but never once thought I’d want to debut at SM3, it’s weird that they’re training there hoping to debut

-Then what about our kids who debuted from ㅇ3…ㅋㅋ

-I thought they’d maintain their mysterious image and debut out of nowhere, but No-dap does have some sense

-I wonder if that idea really came from No-dap’s head?

The first place the Rev members visited with tteokbokki was the practice room with female trainees. Knock knock, Yoon Eden knocked and opened the door, poking just his head in and asked.

[Anyone want tteokbokki?]

-Real big brother vibes lol

-It sounds exactly like what my older brother says when he opens my door after buying food, it’s so creepy ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Is it okay for the patriarch to be this much like a real older brother?

[I’ll leave this here. Enjoy it.]

The trainees expressing their gratitude were caught on camera very briefly. Not exposing them to the camera for too long, just enough to spark curiosity and interest.

[Please testify to my cooking skills later!]

-It feels like older brother vibes (family register) rather than adult vibes

After finishing delivery to even the male trainee practice room, the live briefly turned off and then turned back on at the dormitory.

[Now that the misunderstanding seems to be mostly cleared up, let’s start the new dormitory tour.]

-Crazy loft house

-The house is so fucking nice…

-Our kids really made it ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ It feels like just yesterday I was shocked seeing their moldy semi-basement dorm with peeling wallpaper on My Dolㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-This narrative could be written as hip hop lyrics, like “I who used to sleep cramped with two others on one mattress now have a private room”

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And later, when a fan who suddenly remembered asked Kim Dobin during his solo live broadcast whether Yoon Eden’s cooking skills—which might have improved or might have been his original ability as he claimed—were still there…

[No? Eden Hyung probably received some kind of divine inspiration? Something like that briefly.]

And so, Yoon Eden’s possessed cooking skills from that day became one of Rev’s 7 Great Mysteries.

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