A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 582

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 582

Though I spoke so confidently to Ryu Jaehee, I actually didn’t have any particular method in mind.

First off, I’d learned painfully from previous experiences that a public opinion war was impossible with my abilities, so I didn’t even consider that.

Since I’d boasted so loudly that I’d handle it, I couldn’t leave it to Kim Dobin or the CEO’s luck-based meta either.

Since this was for Ryu Jaehee, I couldn’t outsource the brainwork to Ryu Jaehee as usual. That would just make it look like Ryu Jaehee was using me to self-promote his own song.

Of course, Ryu Jaehee might actually be happy since he wouldn’t have to worry anymore. But rather than burdening Ryu Jaehee, who was busy with solo activities and variety show filming, it seemed better for me to rack my own brain.

Sigh-

As I sat on the living room sofa letting out deep sighs, Gyeon Hajun approached with his phone and hesitated.

“Do you have some worry? Is it because of the public service announcement?”

“Ah, that was a thing too… I completely forgot about it because of a new worry.”

Indeed, the best way to get rid of worries is for new worries to arise. Thanks to that, the public service announcement that had become a meme in my head had long since flown away.

“Should I come back later then?”

“No, it’s not a worry that can be resolved in a few minutes. It’ll probably take several days, so don’t worry about it. Didn’t you come because you had something to discuss?”

When I waved my hand to indicate he should speak, Gyeon Hajun showed me his phone screen. Three songs in a playlist caught my eye.

“I’m planning to upload a cover song to the Smile J Channel this week, and I was wondering which of these three songs would be best. This is the final candidate list.”

Two were songs I knew, and one was a song I didn’t know, so I played the unfamiliar song and fell into thought.

This one doesn’t seem like it would showcase Gyeon Hajun’s vocal tone well.

Hmm, a cover song… If I covered Ryu Jaehee’s song, well, it would be like a reverse Smile J 【Selfish】 cover situation.

Since I composed it myself, I knew better than anyone how extremely difficult it was. With my vocal skills, I couldn’t even dream of it.

…Wait.

A brilliant idea flashed through my mind.

With this, I couldn’t create dramatically promotional buzz and traffic, but it would still be enough for me to boast to Ryu Jaehee that some traffic was generated thanks to me.

“Thanks, Jun!”

As I grabbed Gyeon Hajun’s shoulders and shook him while shouting, Gyeon Hajun finally pried my hands off and said.

“I don’t know what you’re thanking me for, but calm down first and ask Jaehee once before executing whatever you’re thinking to see if it’s okay.”

I can’t outsource this one.

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That channel that was known to be practically Rev Gyeon Hajun’s channel, but everyone kept quiet about it.

That channel where subscribers would all give unified responses of “It’s not Gyeon Hajun, it’s Smile J” to newbies asking “Is this Gyeon Hajun?” completely absorbed in the fun of confusing newcomers.

A cover song video was uploaded after a long time to the ‘Smile J’ channel, whose trademark was a smile mask roughly made from a sketchbook and a lower face carefully hidden by a microphone pop filter.

After revealing his identity, the frequency of cover song videos decreased, but Smile J no longer hid his vocal tone and the cover song quality actually improved.

Thanks to this, even those who weren’t particularly interested in Rev or Rev member Gyeon Hajun could casually enjoy the cover songs. After all, what did it matter that he was an idol when his face was covered?

Since subscribers didn’t particularly express fandom toward Gyeon Hajun in the comments and only mentioned ‘masked Smile J,’ the low barrier to entry for fandom traffic also played a part.

Since it was very natural to hit the back button when trying to enter but finding them talking among themselves about things only they knew or only fangirling over the person behind the mask, the appropriate distance and anonymity actually helped the channel grow.

With the help-that-wasn’t-help from cyber wreckers before revealing his identity, videos uploaded slowly but steadily, and vocal tone and skills that never got tiresome no matter how much you listened, the ‘Smile J’ channel’s subscribers were approaching 500,000.

Except for the end of the QnA, the ‘Smile J’ channel rarely revealed that he was a Rev member, so subscribers couldn’t help but be slightly bewildered by the uploaded video.

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(Video)

[COVER] Yuje- OUR JULY │Cover by Smile J

This cover song, which was also a solo song by a member of the same group, wasn’t a trending cover like 【Blue Night of the City】, and was a hot new song that was approaching two weeks since release.

But…

Chaos descended upon those who played the video with slight doubt and cynicism.

-?????

-Who is this

-I came in thinking they’re blatantly promoting using a 490k subscriber account after seeing the cover song title lol but what is this

-Huh, did they get hacked?

-Please take off the mask and reveal your identity!

-Is this a summer commemorative horror special?

-The original definitely had that refreshing summer feeling but this feels like going to a valley where water ghosts appear

-Smile J possessed by a water ghost?

-Did you change your singing technique to exorcism method

-If you’re in crisis of having your account stolen due to someone’s pressure, please put a carrot emoji in the title

-The voice isn’t Smile J’s!

└But he’s edited his voice before too…

└But that’s a level that Smile J couldn’t sing like that even if he tried his best

└That’s true… There’s no feeling at all that a good singer is deliberately messing up🥹

-I thought it was someone else but the physique is exactly the same, what

-I tried not to talk about Rev here but why does this sound like Eden’s voice…?

Similar physique.

And different voice, different singing technique, different vocal skills.

A cover song where all the high notes were processed with falsetto, making the refreshing song feel even eerie. Now the problem wasn’t that it was a fellow member’s new song.

The focus shifted to uncovering who the Smile Joker behind that mask was.

-Found something with exactly the same voice and singing technique

he’s gone where his reason for leaving is understandable

The video in the link was exactly the video of Yoon Eden passionately singing at a coin karaoke room with Seo Yehyeon, led by Ryu Jaehee before.

That very video that gave a sense of kinship, empathy, and relief to countless men with average vocal skills.

The high note technique was amazingly identical.

It was just that in that video, he was singing excitedly without trying to express the heartbreak of separation, so it felt less like exorcism than the cover song video where he somehow tried to capture summer vibes in falsetto.

Once the identity of the changed person behind the shocking and horrifying Smile J mask was revealed, the comment section opinion that had only been calling for ‘Real Smile J’ also changed.

-“Horror July”

-🌸Yoon Eden should only walk the rapper path🌸

-This gives me chills in a different way than the original song ㄷㄷ

-It wasn’t a water ghost but a vengeful spirit

-Original: How can a person sing like this?

This song: How can a person sing like this…?

-So we’re earthbound spirit couples wandering in midsummer rainy season?

-Now that I know the identity and watch again, it’s more annoying because he’s seriously doing his best in his own way

-Thank you thank you, thanks to this I avoided the fate of selecting this song at karaoke and being completely humiliated

-Honestly this also sounds like a ghost-summoning song because the high notes won’t come out so all the high parts are processed with falsetto, but just looking at vocal skills, it’s better than ordinary people

-What’s this disgusting addictiveness like belly button lint smell

└You got me, you really got me tsk tsk

-Why does your skill seal only get released during the low parts?

-After listening to this and then the original, it feels like I washed my ear canals

-This causes people to flow to the original, but nobody calls this a promotional video lol

-1. High notes are frustrating so go listen to original

2. After listening to original and having blocked chest cleared, suddenly miss the high-note-impossible water ghost

3. Come back here again

4. Infinite repeat of 1, 2, 3

-Exposing his own singing skills to boost his younger brother’s song… what a true leader

And people, just as Yoon Eden expected, cleansed their ears polluted by the cover song that showcased blocked high notes while using falsetto processing, and their frustratingly blocked chests with the original song that smoothly handled the high notes.

-Came here from YouTube

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vtyKPi8WaD

After listening to this, it’s truly a masterpiece

-The heavenly realm is indeed different. Well then, I’ll go back to listen to the earthly realm’s cover song

-My ears are finally opening up

-I feel like the water ghost that’s been clinging to me is being exorcised ㅠㅠㅠ

-I finally understood clearly why the main vocalist is the main vocalist through this opportunity

The cover song Yoon Eden uploaded earned the nickname ‘Our Rotten and Decayed July’ and played a part in driving traffic to the original song.

The scale had grown much larger than the person involved had hoped for, who had only expected a few modest influx comments on Ryu Jaehee’s 【Our July】 music video or official audio video.

As it always did.

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In conclusion, my strategy of creating reverse traffic flow with a failed cover song, inspired by Gyeon Hajun-Parachute’s 【Selfish】, had worked.

However.

“Why does it already have 500,000 views…”

I was just bewildered by the reaction being stronger than expected.

For reference, Ryu Jaehee presented the George meme that I had seen quite often while searching, in real life.

Did I know this would get this much attention? I thought people accustomed to Gyeon Hajun’s, no, Smile J’s vocals wouldn’t be able to endure this kind of song, and only a few patient people would listen to the end and then flow to the original song.

Of course, as this drew attention, noise that hadn’t appeared initially also emerged. Why are the members freely using Gyeon Hajun’s account as a venue for promoting member’s new songs, isn’t that making a mockery of the song, etc.

But when other subscribers kindly informed them that Yoon Eden was in charge of venue rental, mask production, costume rental, filming direction, and video & voice tone editing, they were convinced and disappeared.

Comments asking if it wasn’t making a mockery always had my passionate singing video link attached. And what made me angriest was when the person who commented would reply with understanding about a minute later.

And while the subscribers didn’t know this fact, since the planning was originally Ryu Jaehee’s and Ryu Jaehee’s contribution was quite significant, using the ‘Smile J’ account as a venue for promoting the youngest member’s new song didn’t cause any problems on the members’ friendship front either.

The fact that Gyeon Hajun didn’t feel that much possessiveness over the ‘Smile J’ account also played a part. When the account owner perceives this account as ‘something we all created together that belongs to everyone,’ well.

-Is this really Smile J??

└That person isn’t Smile J, but Smile B

Looking at one comment from the cover song that had already surpassed 500,000 views, the face of someone who had strongly insisted on Smile B flashed through my mind.

Are they saying I’m fucking terrible?

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