A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 488

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 488

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The familiar face we met in the singer’s waiting room was none other than the main PD of 【Trouble Travel】.

“Oh my, the performance was wonderful. Thank you once again for sending the VIP tickets.”

“PD Jung!”

Kim Dobin, who spotted the familiar face, waved his hands frantically with a face that looked like he was dying of joy.

When Kim Dobin went on a two-month overseas tour, creating an unavoidable gap in this week’s 【Trouble Travel】 filming, the PD proposed an LA special featuring our concert’s first city.

This would solve 3 weeks of filming, then proceed with the next 4 weeks of filming without Kim Dobin, and conduct the Macau tour according to our WAMA schedule.

By the time the WAMA schedule started, we would have finished our North American tour’s final city, the New York concert, so it didn’t matter. We could just leave Kim Dobin in Macau and the four of us could return home.

So in conclusion, Kim Dobin only needed to miss one month of 【Trouble Travel】 filming during his two-month absence.

According to what he said, PD promised to somehow show his face during those 4 weeks of absence to reduce the gap, but having seen how carelessly Kim Dobin acted while filming the uninhabited island special, I couldn’t understand the PD’s favoritism toward him.

Anyway, the 【Trouble Travel】 side conveyed this plan to our agency and expressed their intention to cast us as special guests, and our agency relayed this to us asking for the members’ opinions.

We unanimously agreed. We had been worried about the hiatus period, so there was no reason to refuse a weekend prime time terrestrial variety show group appearance that came to us first.

Moreover, 【Trouble Travel】 was famous for rarely inviting guests unless it was a special episode.

When we agreed, they sent VIP tickets so the 【Trouble Travel】 members could come to LA and watch our concert.

This was exactly why the main PD of 【Trouble Travel】 was waiting in our waiting room.

“Ah, our members are coming soon. Everyone please sit here and when they enter the waiting room, pretend you didn’t know and act surprised.”

Everyone naturally took seats on the waiting room sofa. After hearing a few knocks on the door, it swung open and they rushed in carrying self-cameras.

We also pretended to be surprised and jumped up from the sofa.

“Wow, hyungs really came? I heard about it but thought you were joking!”

Now that I looked, Kim Dobin’s acting skills had improved considerably. He naturally greeted the 【Trouble Travel】 cast members, pretending he knew nothing.

“Hey, you were performing so coolly on stage that I couldn’t recognize you. The gap between your usual self and stage presence is too different.”

“I am pretty cool on stage originally.”

“Ugh, I take it back.”

The camera captured at length the meeting between main cast member Kim Dobin and the rest of the 【Trouble Travel】 cast in the distant LA as a surprise encounter.

When we bowed in greeting, warm greetings poured toward me, who was somewhat acquainted with the members excluding Kim Dobin.

“Hey, Eden, long time no see! We’re meeting again after the uninhabited island.”

“Oh, did you come to give me that healing trip you promised?”

Indeed, after filming the uninhabited island special, the 【Trouble Travel】 cast had promised to invite me on a healing trip next time since they felt sorry I only suffered and left.

After a brief reunion, since both teams couldn’t stay in the waiting room long, the MC wearing an armband spoke to everyone before leaving.

“Now, I’ll give you homework for tonight. Write down two movies that are your life films. One Korean movie, one foreign movie. Then deliver them to me tomorrow morning.”

Considering that Hollywood was in LA, this homework was undoubtedly the foundation for a mission.

Should I write popular famous works featuring famous actors for the mission?

Or should I honestly write my favorite works even if they’re minor, since there’s no compromise when it comes to artistic taste?

Conflicting feelings collided head-on.

Think carefully, Yoon Eden. This is a high-rated terrestrial variety show that airs during weekend prime time.

Regardless of the actual circumstances, whatever answer I write here will solidify into my image as my taste.

Even if I later excuse that I wrote it that way for the mission, to borrow Seo Yehyeon’s expression, I’d only gain a tacky image.

But I couldn’t completely neglect the variety show either.

It was bound to be a deep concern.

What were the other members thinking? Looking around, it seemed like only I was worried. Everyone else had peaceful expressions without a trace of concern on their faces.

Before returning to the hotel, we received the script from the main writer. The script we opened in the van only contained a simple tour schedule and whether there were missions.

“They don’t tell us what the missions are?”

“Originally missions are always revealed on the day, whether the armband or PD makes them. This is subtly, no, blatantly tough filming. Eden hyung experienced it firsthand.”

“Right, but I’m the one who suffered on that uninhabited island, so why are you acting proud? Huh?”

When I placed my hand on Kim Dobin’s head and shook it lightly while asking, Kim Dobin quickly answered.

“Since I willingly responded to the SOS, I can rely on dad for that one day.”

“I never had a son like you.”

“Hyung is Rev’s dad…!”

“You’re not trying to be touching, are you?”

Patriarchal spirit isn’t something instilled through rote learning, but something I realize myself in situations where I have to take responsibility for you guys.

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The next day, at the 【Trouble Travel】 filming location.

We stood in a line in front of the camera and proceeded with the opening.

“Now, since we have four special guests for this mission tour, we’ll proceed with team battles instead of individual competitions. Team Rev, and Team Trouble Travel.”

Kim Dobin, who was at the boundary between Rev and 【Trouble Travel】 teams, slightly raised his hand and asked.

“Then which team exactly should I go to?”

Before Kim Dobin’s question was even finished, I exchanged glances with the comedian. And as soon as Kim Dobin finished speaking, both sides excitedly pounced on him.

“Hey, Doby! What kind of obvious question is that? Of course it’s Rev! Aren’t you a Rev member? Don’t you know your own identity?”

“Dobin, I’m disappointed! Now that Rev hyungs are here, you’re putting us older brothers aside!”

“Doby, remember how many years you’ve been in Rev! How many more years have you done this than Trouble Travel!”

“Our youngest, do you remember how much the hyungs took care of you?”

“Hey, Doby! Think carefully! How much did these hyungs and the youngest take care of you!”

Kim Dobin’s eyes shook wildly.

Still, naturally Kim Dobin joined Team Rev.

Just looking at the numbers on the other side, he obviously had to join this side. If Kim Dobin joined the team with MC, variety entertainer, comedian, solo singer, actor, and guitarist, it would be 7 against 4.

“Since we have special guests today, we made the tour a bit more comfortable than our usual 【Trouble Travel】. We had a promise to keep since our Eden suffered quite a bit during the uninhabited island special before.”

Even while clapping, the distrust on Kim Dobin’s and my faces didn’t disappear. They say it’s because of the suffering on the uninhabited island special, but for regular panel Kim Dobin to appear like that…

It’s probably all lies, right?

The first tour course was Santa Monica Beach and Venice Beach.

Santa Monica Beach was simple sightseeing, while Venice Beach featured skate park and Muscle Beach experiences, with a mission for meal selection rights at Muscle Beach.

I clicked my tongue watching Kim Dobin, who had skateboarded during the 【Love You】 music video shoot, try to create a cool scene only to fall spectacularly.

At the roller rink, I recalled memories of roller rinks from the past and roller-skated, while filming focused on the 【Trouble Travel】 cast members who were trembling like newborn deer, barely able to stand.

Ah, our appearance of quickly adapting and gliding smoothly across the floor was also captured as a comparison group.

Muscle Beach, where the meal rights mission existed, was like an outdoor gym on the beach, so it wasn’t unfamiliar. However, it wasn’t big enough for all these people to crowd in, so only a few confident in weightlifting entered.

From Rev, Yehyeon and I, and from Team 【Trouble Travel】, the actor and comedian stepped forward as representatives.

“Wait, why is everyone taking off their shirts? This makes us feel like we should take ours off too.”

Looking at the scene that seemed to gather all the gym enthusiasts from around the world, I muttered reluctantly, and the comedian heartily patted my back.

“Since we came this far, let’s do some fan service. If you strip alone you’re a pervert, but if you strip when everyone else is stripping, it’s showing off. Look, he’s already stripped.”

He pointed at the actor who had coolly taken off his shirt and urged me on.

I tried to toss the opportunity to Yehyeon, but for the somewhat absurd reason that the picture would be better if I stripped, the shirtless scene ultimately became my responsibility.

I don’t know why Kim Dobin is embarrassingly whistling outside.

After warming up lightly with standing barbell shoulder presses and doing a few more machines, I competed with the actor in bench press and easily secured lunch meal selection rights.

“Korean food or hamburgers, which would you choose?”

“Korean food, of course!”

Before I could answer, Yehyeon quickly responded. The members couldn’t stand watching this calorie-obsessed patient single-handedly decide the major matter of lunch, so they rushed to add their opinions.

“Eh, I want hamburgers though?”

“Me too, hamburgers!”

“I vote for Korean food.”

“Korean food for me too. We had hamburgers the day before yesterday.”

Following the principle of majority rule, our meal became Korean food.

Damn, I’m the one who stripped and I’m the one who won the bench press bet, so why did only good things happen for Yehyeon?

Still, after a reasonably satisfying lunch at a restaurant in LA’s Koreatown, we gathered again with the 【Trouble Travel】 cast in Hollywood to receive the next mission briefing.

“Now, this mission will determine both teams’ fate tomorrow.”

The MC wearing the armband spoke to the camera in a solemn voice.

“The winning team will be given pleasant memories, while the losing team will face the fate of experiencing missions in extreme situations.”

Didn’t they clearly say it would be a comfortable trip? How is experiencing missions in extreme situations a comfortable trip in any way!

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