A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 466

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 466

Rev’s regular 2nd album repackage [Daybreak] was released after the activities for their regular 2nd album [NOX] ended.

[Daybreak], released by adding the follow-up song and three additional tracks to [NOX]’s tracklist, fully met the sky-high expectations the public had as the successor to 【Nightmare】, which had held the #1 spot on the Lemon Chart for an incredible 16 weeks.

Five types of teasers featuring each member matched with band instruments in ice blue, light cyan, sky blue, Carolina blue, and midnight blue colors in reverse age order.

The music video, which captured everything from refreshing to cool and melancholic atmospheres in one film to match the changing blue-colored backgrounds, also received quite favorable reviews for its sensual visual aesthetics.

Rev’s choice of band concept also played a part in adding freshness.

Even for those who couldn’t endure the conceptual and burdensome nature of horror sexy and bounced off, the band concept was a genre that could be relatively easily accepted.

After all, the former doesn’t exist in reality, but the latter at least exists in the world.

The sight of five young men showing their enjoyment of band performance on stage without reservation wasn’t boring to keep watching, as their passion was clearly visible even without choreography or tricks.

In contrast to Rev, who chose the pop rock genre, Altair’s comeback song was a groovy medium-tempo hip-hop genre, seemingly conscious of hip-hop’s current trend.

Pop rock from a group with a strong hip-hop color, and hip-hop from a group with a strong pop color.

The key question was which group would better absorb the genre that was the other’s specialty and even overshadow the other’s previous career.

In terms of music chart performance, Rev was leading at #1 on all music sites.

In the second week when performance results came out, Rev and Altair were once again listed side by side as #1 candidates on stage after a long time.

While they had been listed as #1 candidates together several times, Rev had only beaten Altair once, influenced by a fancam.

Could Rev overturn the results of that victory, which was far too insufficient to call a breakthrough, and truly surpass Altair this time?

Since Altair wasn’t appearing on Wednesday’s music show, the two groups’ stages as #1 candidates were on Thursday’s W Countdown. W Countdown gave the final performance slot to Rev, not Altair.

Yuje brilliantly playing electric guitar riffs, Doby carefully laying down bass lines before boldly showcasing slap playing at the song’s climax, Eden raising the atmosphere with complex fills while freely moving his sticks, Hajun creating soft melodies with delicate finger movements on the keyboard.

And Yehyeon as the frontman, holding the standing microphone and drawing all attention to this amateur band.

Rev in their second week finished their band stage with even more advanced skills and performance than the first week.

The faces of Rev members waving to fans and leaving the stage were filled with satisfied smiles.

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Being the final act, we had to go back on stage not long after coming down from our performance. Not just us, but all the singers who performed on today’s W Countdown came up on stage.

With the MC between us, we stood side by side with Altair as #1 candidates after a long time.

Unlike the other Altair members who greeted us quite warmly with hand waves since we met in Hawaii, KJ quickly averted his gaze as soon as our eyes met, probably feeling quite guilty about the fact that I was also included in the co-composition he tried to steal.

His mentality is really glass-level. Ugh, being entangled with that guy makes me worry about KJ’s mental strength for no reason.

Cha Yeonho showed none of his previous suspicious aspects and had become quite well-behaved. Getting backstabbed by the system must have stung quite a bit.

“Yes, the #1 winner of W Countdown’s second week of August is…!”

Gulp-

I could clearly hear Ryu Jaehee next to me swallowing nervously. I chuckled and lightly patted his shoulder to tell him not to be nervous.

“Congratulations, Rev!”

Confetti scattered from the ceiling, finally celebrating that we had surpassed Altair. Thanks to being right next to the MC, I helped Jaehee, who received the bouquet and trophy, as the MC held the microphone to his lips.

I can’t give up on grand prize acceptance speeches, but I can yield this acceptance speech. This one doesn’t have a penalty attached.

More than anything, knowing this was the moment the youngest member had longed for so much, I could gladly yield it even though it was also a moment I had hoped for.

Jaehee, whose voice seemed choked up as he turned his head and cleared his throat several times, spoke his #1 acceptance speech into the microphone.

“This was a path we’d never taken before, a truly new challenge, and we’re really grateful to everyone who viewed it favorably. Our leader Eden hyung, who almost burst from frustration teaching me guitar several times. Our Doby hyung, who held the bass until he got blisters. Our Hajun, who really struggled juggling drama filming and band practice. And our Yehyeon hyung, who did his best as frontman and whom I truly respect. And to our Daydream, our beloved Ilmong-ies who consistently support us from the same place, we dedicate today’s #1 glory to you. Thank you!”

If he had said that for a grand prize acceptance speech, would I have succeeded in the Quest and avoided the penalty? Would I get plagiarism controversy if I copied that?

I pondered seriously while singing the encore song on stage.

We had to just stand together and sing since there were no instruments, but seeing each other awkwardly gathered on stage without choreography or instruments, automatically singing our parts, just made me laugh.

Today, after a long time, we should throw a party at the dorm to celebrate our #1 victory over Altair.

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Those who felt the greatest threat from Rev’s increasingly widening performance gap were Altair’s fandom, Aquila.

Idol fandoms receiving positive evaluation were so rare they were practically non-existent, like horned horses, but Aquila was the #1 target to avoid even among idol fandoms.

Not only did they check every rising group while beating up other fandoms, but they were also skilled at bringing down competitors through negative troublemaking.

Meanwhile, Daydream, which once earned the nickname “that fandom,” had gone through numerous incidents and made efforts to establish an all-fan atmosphere by beating up malicious individual fans who engaged in team-killing that ate away at Rev’s flesh, and had become somewhat more restrained as an influx of new fans poured in like a tide.

What caught the attention of Aquila, who felt the crisis, was precisely…

-DTB 4 stans are really fucking annoying, how long are they going to keep bringing up Yoon Eden

-Yoon Eden parrots are tiresome, shut up and just watch

-What are they going to do when Yoon Eden appears, watch another fashion show disaster on hip-hop survival again?

-Riding on the coattails of pretty face popularity vote beneficiaries and hyping them up lol Let’s see if they get the same results when they come out wearing masks

-DI, I could see this future coming from when people started saying he was handsome lol. After the handsome rapper (ugh), he immediately topped the idol charts and got all the praise, right? Hip-hop scene is totally ruined, isn’t it?

It was DTB 5 viewers and hip-hop fans who were pissed off by the constant Yoon Eden talk used to put down DTB 5. Some Aquila members couldn’t miss such perfect material for creating fatigue through negativity.

With just a little fanning, it was a backlash that could grow and sweep toward Yoon Eden in an unfavorable direction.

“Ah, sigh… It’s a bit much that my story keeps coming up on DTB 5. What did the rappers working hard in season 5 do wrong to be constantly compared? Lacking star quality isn’t a crime.”

“That’s right. Unless they’re rappers who too obviously copied you, hyung.”

“At this rate, the hip-hop scene will really die. Would rappers want to appear next season if this continues? I should post something on social media telling them to restrain themselves. Youngest, what do you think? Good idea?”

“Not bad. It’s perfect for backlash when things get overheated. Oh, get confirmation from me before posting.”

But Aquila overlooked Yoon Eden’s love for the hip-hop scene and hip-hop spirit.

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The size of passion is the same for everyone.

Shout out to all DTB 5 rappers

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yong_seong89 DTB 4 stans, did you see? Your hyung says to respect DTB 5 rappers

g_te☑ Now this is hip hop lol

joennnnn As expected, hip-hop’s basic attitude RESPECT

d.i0306☑ That little rascal lol

real_strongchan Since Yoon Eden firmly said to stop comparing, everyone should stop now

pjr8746 Honestly, Yoon Eden was dragged out to attack DTB 5 and got cursed at for no reason, how flustered must he have been? This isn’t respectful to either DTB 5 contestants or Yoon Eden

gyuminsss Wow, pouring cold water before overheating to calm things down, our hyung is just GOAT

two.face Yoon Eden said the size of passion is the same for everyone and gave a shoutout, so DTB 4 ghosts are going respect respect

ohsini.22 Don’t tell me he wrote at least one sentence in Korean because someone said kr plz last time

arick___ I was thoughtless and almost became unfavorable because of 4 stans, but seeing this made me somewhat favorable

smxho He could enjoy being hyped up, but seeing him specifically address it to make people restrain themselves shows he’s thoughtful

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With Yoon Eden’s shoutout, the backlash that Aquila tried to whip up with their fanning lost direction and died down before it could properly grow.

Both those who kept bringing up previous seasons, especially comparing to Yoon Eden, the previous season’s winner with the greatest star quality, to curse DTB 5, and those who cursed Yoon Eden to bring down those cursing season 5, became victims of their own actions with one post from Yoon Eden, and both sides naturally restrained themselves.

What could they do when the person being constantly brought up by both sides said he respected all DTB 5 rappers?

Cursing DTB 5 would be like cursing our hyung who said he respects them, and cursing Yoon Eden would be like cursing his words about respecting DTB 5.

Thanks to this, reactions calling him thoughtful emerged, and he was posted in various communities as a rapper who instilled awareness in hip-hop fans who had lost respect, a rapper whose words matched his lyrics, allowing Rev to maintain their #1 position over Altair through the end of the third week without losing the buzz from their drama cameo buff.

And.

With one week left until both groups’ activities ended.

Rev still had one hidden card left that hadn’t been revealed to the world.

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