A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 552

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 552

Even as I opened the front door of the dormitory and went inside, I kept nagging Kim Dobin non-stop.

“Hey you, you need to be more cautious about people. If someone doesn’t press the button and just stands there quietly, any reasonable person would think they’re trying to figure out which floor you live on and follow you, not that they can’t hear and that’s why they’re not pressing the button, right?”

“That could happen too. There are so many elderly and vulnerable people in the world who get isolated like that.”

“Your compassion is really overflowing. How could someone with that height and build be an old man? Can’t you tell just by looking? Can’t you tell that it’s not an elderly person but a perfectly healthy adult man?”

“You were hunching your shoulders and waist, so you didn’t look that tall. I guess posture really is important.”

Even amid my advice that should have been beneficial, Kim Dobin only gained useless insights and unnecessarily straightened his back and corrected his posture. Not that it made much difference. When someone who already walks with good posture straightens up even more, would their height increase dramatically?

When I pointed at the suitcase Kim Dobin had carelessly thrown in front of the entrance with my chin, giving him a silent signal to put it away, Kim Dobin muttered some nonsense admiration about how I really did look like a formidable old man.

Kim Dobin quickly pushed the suitcase to one side, then suddenly hesitated and turned to look at me before asking.

“Then hyung… did you film the broadcast today wearing that? Wearing that Tapgol Park look?”

Faced with eyes full of pure shock, I couldn’t bring myself to tell him that I had worn it not just today but for two days straight, yesterday and today, standing in front of the broadcast cameras.

“I’m going to dress nicely next week, okay?”

When I spoke through gritted teeth, Kim Dobin nodded seriously.

“Fortunately, you’re aware that your current fashion isn’t cool.”

I gave Kim Dobin a headlock for the first time in a while as he pretended to sigh in relief and pat his chest.

“I dress way better than you, you hoodie-obsessed bastard. What gives you the right to criticize my fashion? Huh?”

To think that I, of all people, would get lectured about fashion by Kim Dobin, who only wears hoodies. It was one of the few humiliating moments in Yoon Eden’s life.

“Oh? You two came together? Doby hyung is really lucky. I thought only hyung among us would see that on the broadcast, but he actually got to see it in person.”

Ryu Jaehee, who was looking down at us from the second-floor railing, called out from upstairs.

“Hey, Ryu Jae! What were you doing instead of stopping Eden hyung! Don’t tell me you’re planning to copy even this?”

“Do you think this hyung is someone who can be stopped when you try to stop him! And am I crazy? There’s nothing else to copy so I’d copy that Line 1 fashion?”

Ryu Jaehee retorted to Kim Dobin’s words with disgust. To think that even my copycat abandoned this fashion.

“But Eden hyung dressed too plainly, so if he dressed it up stylishly, it might become trendy…?”

At Ryu Jaehee’s words as he narrowed his eyes and scanned me like he was analyzing me, Kim Dobin shook his head.

“Being a copycat really isn’t something just anyone can do. You need to have the talent to somehow find something worth copying from that outfit.”

I gritted my teeth and vowed to show Kim Dobin later that Ryu Jaehee was right. I’ll somehow match this modified hanbok to make it evoke admiration instead of shock.

“Doby, get plenty of rest today to recover your condition and prepare for tomorrow morning’s shoot. We need to stop by the salon first, so wake up early. Youngest Member, your throat is okay, right?”

“Of course.”

Since Juseong hyung’s wedding wasn’t far away, we needed to start putting the finishing touches on everything.

At first we filmed in the practice room, but the background wasn’t great. So we immediately switched to a studio.

“To think we’re preparing this hard for a complete stranger’s wedding song performance. I wouldn’t even prepare this much for my own acquaintance’s wedding song.”

Seo Yehyeon, who had the very important role of ‘lip-syncing inconspicuously from the front’, grumbled.

“If you get a wedding song request, let me know. I’ll gladly go and sing with you.”

Of course, I can’t guarantee the vocals. The chances of creating a proper wedding song performance would be higher if Ryu Jaehee or Gyeon Hajun joined in.

If Yehyeon and I sang a wedding song together, we’d either make the wedding atmosphere gloomy by only singing monotonous low-pitched songs, or make the elderly guests dizzy with flashy rap.

“How can my first wedding song performance be this spectacular? I think I’ve become someone who can’t be satisfied with ordinary wedding song performances anymore.”

“Then if we get another wedding song request next time, you come up with the idea. I’ll practice according to that.”

“How can I come up with a surprise wedding song performance idea that’s even better than this? Plus, that venue is outdoors, so the space helps too.”

Kim Dobin whined, but I didn’t care. I watched dozens of wedding song videos to plan this.

After the first shoot, we filmed a couple more times, but the very first take came out the best, so we came straight back to the dormitory.

“Are you going to officially release the wedding song?”

At Gyeon Hajun’s question, I thought very briefly and immediately gave my answer.

“Wouldn’t it be romantic to leave it as an unreleased song forever? A song that was officially sung only once, at just one wedding. How romantic is that.”

Of course, if Juseong hyung said he wanted to release an album later, I was prepared to give him a song that sampled this wedding song.

The concert proposal I stopped him from doing – so he could do it to his heart’s content with that song to his ex-girlfriend current wife. At least by then they’d be married, so they wouldn’t break up. Though our country does have a system called divorce.

While humming the melody and checking the rearview mirror, I made direct eye contact with Seo Yehyeon’s displeased expression as he sat in the center seat of the back row.

“What, why do you have that expression.”

“…No, I naturally thought you’d release it and milk it as the representative wedding song that comes to mind whenever people think of wedding songs, so it’s unexpected.”

I didn’t officially release the 80th birthday diss rap that could have been a holiday classic either. Yehyeon should know well that I’m not that money-obsessed.

“I don’t think that’s it. For that kind of reason, your expression also had some disgust mixed in.”

The brief hesitation before answering was also suspicious, so when I persistently questioned him, Yehyeon honestly revealed his true feelings.

“The romantic content of your words and the speaker don’t match at all.”

I figured as much. But I couldn’t understand what didn’t match. Do I have to live only shouting about real music and money to maintain my hip-hop spirit?

“Or we could release it as a fan song.”

Kim Dobin suddenly interjected. But those words really got on my nerves.

“Hey, what’s the definition of a fan song! Isn’t a fan song a song sung with love and gratitude to our fans! If you take a song written to congratulate an acquaintance’s wedding and label it as a fan song-“

“Eden, it’s a green light.”

“Oh right, of course I saw it too. Anyway, if you do that, hey, that’s fan deception!”

I nodded and answered smoothly to Gyeon Hajun’s words from the passenger seat, interrupting me to inform me of the changed signal, then yelled at Kim Dobin again.

“If your acquaintance or the bride-to-be is our fan, then it would be a fan song too.”

But I just couldn’t follow Kim Dobin’s thinking. It wasn’t that I was caught off guard by that ridiculous statement, I was just so dumbfounded that I couldn’t even think of a rebuttal.

“Hyung, you’ll have to do solo activities soon, so save your voice. If you keep shouting like that, you’ll ruin your throat.”

“Right, got it. You’re right, I need to be careful with my voice.”

I pretended to accept Ryu Jaehee’s advice and shut my mouth. Thanks for being a good excuse, Youngest Member!

To think that I, a debate club alumnus, couldn’t counter this. It was Seo Yehyeon’s first victory over me when he had been quiet.

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Two weeks before the release of Yoon Eden’s first solo full album.

◎yoon_eden☑

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track 1. Anthem

track 2.

track 3.

track 4.

track 5.

track 6.

track 7.

track 8.

track 9.

track 10.

track 11.

track 12.

track 13.

XX.05.08.MON PM 6:00」

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yoon_eden D-1h pre-release

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g_te☑ Shit finally!!!!

g_te☑ Oh wait shit ah… you bastard, you should have said it was coming out this month;;;

hwan9634 seriously, don’t tell me they went all the way to the dtb6 preliminaries and still nagged Yoon about not having a solo album yet lmaooooo

kokk__1 If things go well, it looks like it’ll compete with DTB 6 music and chart rankings, but the number 1 fan of light is just happy…

yestwsday Pure fan agrees

hayun_p No, who announces that an album and pre-release song are coming out 1 hour before, not even 1 day before😭😭😭😭

gi__.31 From track 1, it’s absolutely overflowing with spirit, I’m declaring it national-level quality ㄷㄷ

asdopj88 So official

newordl Sooooo ready for this!

1n1fact I’m so curious whether that beat they kept spoiling at DTB concert and WAMA is a pre-release track or the title track

smvt_real What can they criticize Yoon Eden for now that he has a solo album

o_v_o333 Let’s see if you can say the same thing after DTB 6 airs

ni_jiiii Holy shit holy shit holy shit That event he mentioned during the live broadcast was a solo album???

sag8net Eden’s solo album!!!!

blooming.04 Oh my god… 13 whole songs…

ysm_ always greets fans asking if they’ve only been strong in their filial piety, and then shows this kind of devotion on Parents’ Day ㅠㅠㅠㅠ truly a filial piety idol

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On Rev’s official SNS account and Yoon Eden’s Inbyeol account, the hidden regular album name was revealed along with the pre-release track and track list number 1 song, 【Anthem】.

And one hour after that post went up.

The official music video and audio video were uploaded to Rev’s official YouTube channel.

[Yoon Eden – Anthem official M/V]

As soon as Miss Kim saw the thumbnail of Yoon Eden with his hands clasped together, wearing a translucent black veil pulled down deep enough to cover his eyes, she clicked the play button as if entranced.

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