A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 508

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 508

First, what I had to do was promote the B-side track 【One Chance】 on the FROM message board.

I clearly remembered when I posted that promotional message. While doing search quests, I saw an SNS post saying the song was so terrible it was a barrier, and I couldn’t deny it, so I posted to promote at least this one.

But the problem was I couldn’t remember how I wrote that promotional post.

I had to write it exactly the same at exactly the same time for the same result to happen, right?

-Aren’t you voting on the fandom name right now?ㅋㅋㅋ Eden has already decided on Daydream in his heart, hasn’t he?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Looks like Eden wants to call us Daydream, everyone vote for Daydream ㄱㄱ

-Yuje was pushing Nyx but now they’re both promoting their own preferred fandom names lmaooo

-Then I’ll give one vote to the youngest member~

I was even more anxious because I almost changed one major flow while mindlessly carrying out the Quest.

Thank goodness the fandom name didn’t change. But then Ryu Jaehee, who saw me write Daydream in the FROM post, decided to promote his own pick too and blatantly wrote ‘Nyx’ that he’d been pushing.

Even copycatting should have some business ethics, man!

I was most worried about Kim Dobin and Seo Yehyeon, who were the main culprits that ate away at my original intent points in the early debut days, but Ryu Jaehee, who I was most at ease with, hit me in the back of the head like this. Of course, he didn’t intend it.

Anyway, Ryu Jaehee, who almost sent me to my grave, changed course to Daydream after my sweaty persuasion and appeasement, and the fandom name safely became Daydream.

I almost couldn’t return to the timeline where we won the grand prize because of the fandom name. I almost lived in a world where Nyx was the fandom name and goddesses were the nickname.

I saw mop-haired Yongcheol Hyung after a long time too. I could return before preparing for the second mini album in a month, but just in case something happened, I wanted to work on 【All Right or Night】 in advance.

“Hyung, if you really go on that hip-hop survival show, you have to cut your hair before going. Got it?”

I’d bet Seo Yehyeon’s low-calorie dressing in the loft dormitory refrigerator that Yongcheol Hyung’s hairstyle affected at least 50 votes between when he was runner-up and when he was winner.

Yongcheol Hyung, who heard my earnest request, chuckled and reached out to lightly ruffle my hair.

“You little punk, I thought you’d be all anxious, but you’re completely carefree. You even have the luxury to worry about hyung’s hairstyle.”

“Even if I get anxious, the results won’t suddenly change. Everyone’s already anxious, so at least I should keep my wits about me.”

And I wasn’t particularly shaken by 【Come to My Universe】’s failure since I’d return to the timeline where Rev became first-tier anyway. This was Rev’s major flow after all.

【Come to My Universe】 suddenly becoming a hit would be more terrifying from my perspective.

…I can really go back, right? Shit, I’m getting scared again for no reason. Was I always such a coward?

“Ever since you became leader, you’ve suddenly matured so much, our youngest member. Here, eat one more dumpling and cheer up. You’re working hard. Suddenly moving from New Born to M&M? Some agency I’ve never even heard of.”

“If it’s M&M, you would have heard the name, hyung. That’s a chocolate brand, and our agency name is LnL.”

I replied weakly and transferred the steamed dumpling Yongcheol Hyung placed on my jjamppong bowl back to him.

I remembered my original intent points getting deducted because of this. I vividly remembered politely protesting to the system about not letting me eat.

Back then I thought the system was cruel, but seeing Seo Yehyeon become a calorie villain, the system was a gentleman.

At least the system doesn’t go crazy in front of me asking how many calories are in steamed dumplings.

Since I remembered the exact posting date, I tried to recreate the post I made back then by recovering my memory as much as possible.

[From. Eden]

Daydream, how have you been weathering the heat?

The weather’s gotten quite hot, but Daydream is doing well, right? It’s already been a whole week since Rev debuted.

We’re currently promoting with the song ‘Come to My Universe,’ but the 【My Universe】 album has more good songs.

Maybe because it’s a B-side track, it’s a bit disappointing that it didn’t get as much attention as the title track ㅋㅋ I’m leaving this as a song recommendation.

p.s. Lyrics & Composition By. Yoon Eden

https://yxxtu.be/SDFJPEx42

(One Chance_audio_video)

Hmm, if it was the past me, I would have written it like this. I wouldn’t have blatantly said the title track sucked.

Did I greet the fans? I wouldn’t have just introduced the song and left.

I trusted my past self. Even back then, it was after I had regressed.

‘Wait, did I also post this on the official SNS account?’

I don’t know, so let’s just post it. The more people who see it, the higher the chance of charting.

I hadn’t thought about using future knowledge much until now, so I didn’t realize regression carried such a huge burden.

Even with answer sheets, there’s no guarantee the answers will be the same as back then.

After finishing the post recovery, the next thing to do was make a lucky totem.

Fortunately, since the CEO’s messenger profile picture was a mountain climbing selfie, making a lucky totem wasn’t difficult.

However, the problem was that the members misunderstood when they discovered the CEO’s photo that I had failed to resize properly and printed to fill an entire A4 sheet.

“Going to curse him?”

“Hyung, no matter what, using the CEO’s photo as a dartboard is a bit…”

You guys were truly consistent. Thank you so much for helping me not feel unfamiliar in every possible way.

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LookingForPrettyBoy @kpopdol

The song is fucking terrible

Hair, makeup, and styling are shit too, the agency seems completely incompetent

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Heidi @hi_everydi

Ahhh… then I can’t stan them

On the way back to the dormitory after being completely ignored at the radio schedule, while diligently doing search quests, I finally found the exact same post I had seen back then.

“Hey, Dobin.”

When I called Kim Dobin, he was looking at me and startled, then quickly nodded.

Thanks to finishing the 【All Right or Night】 composition work in one go, I didn’t have to leave my spot every night this time, so there was no reason to be suspected of having a sponsor, yet Kim Dobin kept observing me with suspicious eyes.

It was even more horrifying because I couldn’t even guess what he was imagining with that head of his. He wasn’t seriously believing I was possessed, was he?

I firmly pressed the lucky totem, complete with lamination, into Kim Dobin’s hand and held out my phone to him.

“Press register with desperate wishes for our B-side track’s reverse run, charting, whatever.”

I really do all sorts of things in my life. Relying on a lucky totem made from the CEO’s photo and even on Kim Dobin.

Kim Dobin, who was blinking with a bewildered face, obediently touched the register button. I put him through the same process on the official SNS account and then released him.

Kim Dobin, who belatedly checked what he had been holding in his hand, looked at me like I was completely insane.

“What is this…? Hyung, don’t tell me…”

“No! Whatever you’re thinking, it’s not that!”

“Are you a CEO fanboy?”

“Do you think I have time rotting away!”

I frantically denied it, but Kim Dobin’s huge misunderstanding had already reached the other members’ ears.

“What? Yoon Eden is a CEO fanboy?”

“Wow, Eden hyung’s ambition is no joke. Already doing groundwork to grab the agency’s core power…”

“Eden, should I tell the CEO…?”

Even Manager Hyung joined in.

“I said no! I don’t need that kind of thing!”

Only after being treated as everything from a CEO fanboy to an ambitious guy aiming for LnL’s core power did the car finally quiet down. The dejected look from being ignored by the radio DJ was nowhere to be found.

This was all the result of sacrificing my own body. I should receive thanks including for this too.

Anyway, after safely posting the message, I anxiously waited for results while searching for reactions every day.

“Eden, stop looking at your phone and eat.”

I had been looking at music charts all day and only searching for 【One Chance】 on SNS. It was bad enough that Gyeon Hajun tried to confiscate my phone.

“Were you that curious about the B-side track’s reaction? Well, it is a song you composed. But don’t get too absorbed and make sure to eat.”

“But if we’re going to promote, shouldn’t we promote 【Come to My Universe】?”

I kindly answered Ryu Jaehee’s curiosity.

“How can we promote it when people say the song is so terrible it’s a barrier? We should at least promote a decent song so we can do follow-up promotions.”

I took this opportunity to drop hints about follow-up promotions in advance.

Of course, strongly arguing to the members to push 【One Chance】 as a follow-up song was something to do after this song charted, but it wasn’t bad to let them know in advance that follow-up promotions were an option.

If I had known this beforehand, we wouldn’t have had to wage war hurting each other’s feelings over follow-up promotions.

This must be why Kim Dobin’s webtoons or whatever keep going on about regression.

“Follow-up Song Activities?”

At Seo Yehyeon’s lukewarm response, I put on a trustworthy smile and gave him a simple explanation.

“We need to receive a certain amount of attention from this activity so that interest carries over to the next one, Hyung. Since it’ll be hard to draw that attention with 【Come to My Universe】, I thought we could gather interest through follow-up song activities.”

Seo Yehyeon didn’t immediately respond or nod, instead showing an ambiguous expression as he left the dormitory.

And that late night, Kim Dobin called me out saying he had something serious to discuss.

His unnecessarily resolute face only amplified my anxiety. In this whole world, he’s probably the only one who can make me this anxious with just his expression.

“Hyung, this really sounds crazy, I know it sounds like complete nonsense even to me.”

The way he cushioned his words from the start seemed ominous.

Could this guy already be facing sponsorship suspicions?

No, it’s not like he went out every night or enjoyed drinking sessions with the Crew Hyungs, so where exactly did he draw suspicion from?

Unable to even gauge the situation, I faced Kim Dobin with a serious expression, and after breathing in and out, clenching and unclenching his fists restlessly, Kim Dobin seemed to steel himself and looked straight at me.

I too finished preparing to scold him and gestured with my chin for him to speak.

Finally, Kim Dobin’s mouth opened cautiously.

“Hyung, did you by any chance regress?”

Shit, what did he say?

Choice 1. If you know so well that it sounds like nonsense, then please stop spouting nonsense, you otaku bastard. What the hell is this regression nonsense? Am I a webtoon or web novel? I told you to cut back on reading that stuff.

Choice 2. Huh, how did you know? ◀

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