A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 461

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 461

“Thanks to Yehyeon hyung, if we turn off the sound and just watch the video, we look like a pretty professional band, don’t we?”

Seo Yehyeon had performed the role of band frontman quite perfectly.

Even with his good looks, if he had just stood there stiffly, he would have been an annoying element along with the discordant sound, but Seo Yehyeon in the video was the very ideal band frontman I had tried to create by working him to the bone somehow.

His gestures, eye contact, lip sync, and even the movements of holding the standing microphone and riding the rhythm were surprisingly natural.

Seo Yehyeon’s part was clearly only about 30 seconds, but just watching the video, it looked like vocalist Seo Yehyeon was grabbing the song by the collar and leading it from start to finish.

Seo Yehyeon, who had achieved a crazy optical illusion with all the attention focused on him, made a V with his fingers and raised it triumphantly.

“Did you see that? While you guys were practicing handling instruments like crazy, I watched 300 videos of bands with vocalists as frontmen and analyzed vocal movements! And I selected songs with similar vibes to our song, then picked out some movements from there, applied them to our song while modifying and adjusting, changing the order, and practicing.”

Seo Yehyeon was quite proud as he continued explaining the practice process non-stop like he had a motor in his mouth.

I’ll acknowledge that much. There’s absolutely no way anyone can say Seo Yehyeon was slacking off alone during this activity.

“I will praise hyung-nim’s bone-cutting efforts throughout the repackage activities so they can be passed down through generations.”

“Isn’t praising something a superior does to a subordinate? It’s a bit weird when you call me hyung-nim respectfully but then say you’ll praise me…”

“Oh, got it. I was getting bored with calling you hyung-nim anyway since you don’t react with as much disgust as before. I’ll stop now. I’ve done it enough.”

“No, you’re supposed to correct the word ‘praise,’ not drop the hyung-nim title.”

Seeing his somewhat disappointed reaction, my choice was definitely right. I can never let Seo Yehyeon have anything good.

“Hey, you two guitarists. Practice at least that much. Right now you’re both so distracted trying to grab chords that you’re coming in half a beat late on your parts, you know?”

The Youngest Line nodded with deeply reflective faces.

“I was confident that I practiced hard, but compared to the effort Yehyeon hyung put in, my practice wasn’t even practice.”

“No, well… I could do that because I didn’t even practice instruments. Playing guitar while singing is much harder. You guys worked hard too.”

Seo Yehyeon comforted the dejected Youngest Line.

“Playing drums while rapping is hard too.”

“Why are you trying to get the same treatment as the younger members?”

“I’m also a younger member if we’re just going by age.”

“You say you’ll praise me and then call yourself a younger member. What kind of hierarchy is this, some kind of spinning seal?”

“Since I’m the leader, I’m above a regular member like hyung. But age-wise I’m below hyung, so I’m a younger member. So a superior and younger member can coexist.”

Seo Yehyeon looked speechless, opening and closing his mouth before grabbing his head. He seems unable to think of a rebuttal.

Beating someone from a debate club. I… might unexpectedly have talent for debate too?

* * *

While the band was improving from terrible to somewhat amateur level, the drama featuring Gyeon Hajun was also steadily airing.

[I’ll have the geunoktchwi.]

[Excuse me, Lee Hyera? That’s not geunoktchwi, it’s gnocchi…?]

[My goodness, Kim Yuhwan. Can’t you even read English? There’s a G at the front, a G. How is this gnocchi?]

[Ignorant yet confident… this is no ordinary person.]

[Waiter? The pasta is overcooked. I always eat only al dente, but this restaurant’s pasta is quite disappointing. Lee Hyera? Could you put down your fork so they can clear the plate?]

[What? I think the cooking is just right though?]

[No, pasta should only be eaten al dente. Fully cooked pasta is an insult to pasta.]

[This isn’t pasta, it’s gnocchi.]

[Gnocchi is also pasta.]

[What’s this? Just eat your own al dente or whatever, why are you forcing your preferences on me and making a fuss? I feel so sorry for Hyera having to marry a man like this that I’ll do my best to break up this blind date!]

Thanks to the crazy acting by the two leads in episode 2 with the spectacularly failed blind date, plus the ending where the two reunite at the female lead’s company due to a project, the word-of-mouth that had been quietly spreading completely exploded.

[Are you kidding me, that was also a substitute? I was acting like a lunatic in front of a substitute?]

[I’m going crazy! Gnocchi! Gnocchi! Gnocchi! I know it’s read as gnocchi, not geunoktchwi too!]

And from episode 3, where they began collaborating in earnest, the drama’s viewership ratings jumped four times higher than episode 1.

[12th place- ‘Gyeon Hajun – Merry-go-round’ ♥99,999+]

The drama OST sung by Gyeon Hajun also shot up vertically on the music charts.

That song, recorded as track 2 on the 【Project Blind Date】 OST, plays during the opening and ending and has now established itself as practically the drama’s representative song.

There were some negative reviews saying it was too lyrical and didn’t match the drama’s atmosphere, but everyone acknowledged our song as the representative track, saying that irony was also part of the charm of makjang dramas.

The more the drama hits, the more zeros get added to the copyright fees coming to me and Gyeon Hajun, so I was setting out water and praying for it to be even more successful.

You could tell the drama was starting to gain word-of-mouth buzz not by looking up online reactions, but just from what you could hear around you.

Even our mom started watching the drama, discovered a familiar face, and called me.

-No, at mom’s group meeting, they only talk about that Project Blind Date drama, saying how interesting it is these days, so mom can’t join the conversation. So I watched the rerun from episode 2 or something, and someone who looks like Hajun appeared? Did Hajun film a drama?

“Oh, that’s not someone who looks like him, that’s really Hajun.”

-Oh my, goodness gracious. Hajun’s mom must be so happy. Her son appearing in such a buzzworthy drama. She must feel great walking around with her shoulders back. What are you doing?

“Mom, your son appeared on a nationally buzzworthy hiphop survival show. You can also walk around confidently with your shoulders back.”

-That? The one where you came out with your belly showing?

Beep-

As soon as I heard mom’s words, the bitter memory of being forced to reveal the turtleneck crop top scene in front of relatives on New Year’s came flooding back, so I immediately hung up.

Damn, I had barely buried that memory.

Our mom wasn’t the only one who recognized Gyeon Hajun from the drama.

“Got it, I’ll ask. I can just ask, right? Hajun hyung, my mom wants to know if grandmother Hyera’s collapse might be a fatal disease, could you give us a spoiler!”

Kim Dobin, who came down the second floor stairs grumbling into his phone about being on a call, loudly called out to Gyeon Hajun. Gyeon Hajun’s expression somehow turned pale.

“Dobin, your mother is also watching that drama…?”

“Oh geez, don’t even get me started. I didn’t even tell her that hyung was in it, but these days whenever she meets with my aunts, they only talk about Project Blind Date. Even now she’s making a fuss for me to quickly ask hyung about grandmother Hyera’s illness.”

“It’ll be revealed next episode, do I really need to spoil it now?”

“Well… my aunts made bets on whether it’s a fatal disease or just a minor illness that they’re making seem serious. If they got it wrong, they need to quickly change their bets before the next episode airs, so they told me to ask quickly.”

My expression also turned pale hearing that. To go that far when watching a drama…? Gyeon Hajun let out a short sigh and gave the spoiler.

“Tell them it’s not a fatal disease.”

“Mom! Hajun hyung says it’s not a fatal disease! Huh, you thought so? Then why did you ask?”

Listening to this made me curious too, so I casually asked Gyeon Hajun.

“Then why did she collapse?”

“It was orthostatic hypotension, I think? The hospitalization in the latter part after you guys came for cameo filming was appendicitis.”

I see. While I was getting detailed spoilers, Kim Dobin finished his call with his mother and spoke to Gyeon Hajun in a completely deflated voice.

“Phew, hyung. Next time please say you can’t spoil because of confidentiality. At this rate, I think mom will call every day.”

“Cut it off at your end, man. Can’t you even do that much?”

While I was scolding Kim Dobin for trying to bother Gyeon Hajun, Seo Yehyeon also chimed in about the drama.

“I also got contacted by my younger sibling. Asking why I didn’t tell them a member was appearing in a drama. They were apparently shocked while watching with mom.”

“Wow, really almost every household is watching it.”

“【Project Blind Date】 is definitely an issue these days. Neither Seo Nahyeon nor our mom usually keep up with dramas unless they’re pretty buzzworthy.”

Seeing that not only our mom but other members’ mothers were also watching 【Project Blind Date】, it seemed like it was definitely gaining more buzz than before my regression.

I deliberately didn’t mention that our mom was also watching, in case Ryu Jaehee, who had cut ties with his family, might feel left out.

“Still, our family-“

Cutting off Gyeon Hajun’s words, his phone vibrated briefly.

Gyeon Hajun’s face gradually turned pale as he stared intently at the screen, so wondering what was wrong, I looked at the chat window on his phone and immediately made eye contact with Gyeon Hajun on the TV screen in the photo.

[Noona- (photo)]

[Noona- Why didn’t you tell me our youngest was on a drama]

[Sis- it would be bitter if I heard it from your friend instead of from my little sibling’s mouth ㅠㅠ]

[Sis- I saw the timing of when the article came out and made a big fuss to mom saying our youngest Kim Jeong-seo might be getting a drama, but I better quickly correct that ㅋㅋ]

“Did you not tell your family by any chance?”

At my awkward question, Gyeon Hajun nodded while typing rapidly. Taking another peek, it was a reply full of passive avoidance, asking if he really had to tell other family members.

Terrible, just terrible. No wonder voice message ghosting and cutting ties became a thing.

Seo Yehyeon also asked with a face that showed he didn’t understand.

“I mean, I spend more time asking about Caesar’s well-being every day, so I forgot to tell my family that our member was filming a drama, but why didn’t you say anything?”

“The drama wasn’t exactly normal content.”

Gyeon Hajun’s answer was truly simple.

“Still, Writer Kim Jeongseo’s drama is launching soon, so my mother probably won’t bother watching the drama I was in and will watch that drama instead. My mother really loves Writer Kim Jeongseo’s dramas.”

“Whoa, we got Writer Kim Jeongseo’s script back then too. And the content was way more normal than the National Singing Competition filial piety battle.”

“Exactly. Writer Kim Jeongseo’s style isn’t blatantly makjang like Project Blind Date at all. If Hajun had filmed Writer Kim Jeongseo’s drama, it would have been double filial piety.”

Everyone’s gaze turned to me, the one who had so vehemently opposed Writer Kim Jeongseo’s work and interfered with Gyeon Hajun’s filial piety.

“What, why. Don’t you all trust my instincts now? I’m telling you Project Blind Date will beat Writer Kim Jeongseo’s drama.”

“What are you saying, it’s like saying I could beat you in physical contact.”

“You’d never beat me in physical contact, but Project Blind Date beating Writer Kim Jeongseo’s drama could happen, you know?”

No matter how much I tried to explain, everyone was taking it about as seriously as saying we could beat Altair when we first debuted.

And at this point when 【Project Blind Date】 had established itself as the talk-of-the-town drama, Writer Kim Jeongseo’s drama episode 1 finally aired.

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