A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 589

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 589

Choi Hyeongjin grabbed the microphone, paused for a moment, then let out a deep sigh as he pointed to a team.

“I choose Team Yoon Eden & D.I.”

There was no plot twist of Choi Hyeongjin going to another team.

Everyone was looking at Choi Hyeongjin with faces that said they saw it coming. Choi Hyeongjin scowled deeply at those gazes mixed with subtle smiles.

I grabbed the microphone and casually threw out a comment toward Choi Hyeongjin.

“G-TE, you know you’re not competing with the producer right now, right?”

“Who do you take me for, an idiot?”

Choi Hyeongjin with a sullen face retorted very irritably.

“If you chose our team purely out of fandom, I’ll specially give you a chance to choose again. I’m worried our G-TE might experience my producing once and become an anti-fan.”

“No, Producer Yoon Eden seems to be seriously mistaken about something, but I’m not a fan who likes the human Yoon Eden himself, you know?”

I was more surprised by Choi Hyeongjin’s rebuttal.

“No way? Then why on earth are you my fan…?”

“Music! Music! What else is there to see in you besides music! You think I’d like your personality when you used to call people by wrong rap names or Unsik?”

That’s unfair. I do have a face too. Though it’s a bit inferior to Seo Yehyeon’s.

Choi Hyeongjin, who had been jumping up and down with his face turning bright red, finally calmed down and stated his reason.

“I’ve been listening to Producer Yoon Eden’s music for quite a long time. So I’m confident I can bring out Producer Yoon Eden’s music better than anyone else. Therefore, I’ll maintain my choice.”

Whistles and sounds that could be either jeers or cheers poured out from all directions.

While Choi Hyeongjin’s confidence was admirable, it wasn’t enough to move me. Even if Gyeon Hajun, who handles all my guide recordings, can’t do rap parts, I’m here myself, so why would I need…?

Obviously, I’m the one who can best bring out the rap in my songs, dude. Why are you stepping up?

So Choi Hyeongjin’s confident declaration didn’t really resonate with me. If Gyeon Hajun had said that, I’d acknowledge it, but Choi Hyeongjin saying this is just excessive self-consciousness.

As my mouth itched and my lips twitched, Yongcheol Hyung poked my side as if telling me not to say anything.

After that, participants continued to choose teams one after another.

The problem was that thanks to two strong championship candidates being concentrated on our team, participants were trying their best to avoid our team.

From what I remember, the microphone selection, which was the first round of the finals, disappeared from Season 6 onward, so it would be worth experiencing once.

SYRA chose Team G1 & Rok Han, and REZZA chose Team BQ9 & Gongchul, so the two people who Dapnet had been pushing with a solidarity narrative now faced each other as competitors rather than teammates.

Both looked clearly disappointed, but since this was now the individual competition of the finals, we could only cheer for their friendly rivalry.

With all participants’ selections completed, the support status for each producer team was roughly organized.

Team Yoon Eden & D.I had Yupi, G-TE, Bug Kim.

Team BQ9 & Gongchul had REZZA, Nijeous, Baek Eondo, O.DEN, Tarae.

Team Moltic & T:ZE had HYEQ, ZAYD, Rak Hyeon, Lil Soul.

Team G1 & Rok Han had SYRA, Crazy No, Fraction, E.LI5, CHENO.

Since only the minimum number of people chose our team, it was confirmed as is without any eliminations.

Whether it was a struggle to avoid the championship candidates, participants flocked to Team BQ9 & Gongchul and Team G1 & Rok Han.

The only one who barely won the mind game was Bug Kim, who escaped the danger of elimination by having his team confirmed.

Even if he gets eliminated in the first round of finals, he at least avoided the futile elimination in the team selection round, so from Bug Kim’s perspective, he had sufficiently recovered his investment in the group mission elimination exemption.

However, at this moment, O.DEN, who would need the team selection elimination exemption most desperately due to Yupi’s choice, was in one of the two teams that had spectacularly failed the mind game.

When Gongchul picked up the microphone, tension briefly appeared on Yupi’s face.

O.DEN must not be eliminated in this round, so there wouldn’t be any controversy about his decision to choose the group music mission elimination exemption.

If O.DEN were to fall here, there would definitely be noise about how he saved the last place who should have been eliminated while playing angel and caused someone who should have advanced to be eliminated instead.

“I choose REZZA and Baek Eondo.”

When O.DEN wasn’t chosen by Gongchul, both O.DEN and Yupi bit their lips tightly. Choi Hyeongjin glanced at Yupi and shook his head. BQ9, who received the microphone from Gongchul, continued the selection.

“Nijeous, and…”

BQ9 chose Nijeous, paused for a moment while alternately looking at Tarae and O.DEN, then finally pointed to the last person.

“I choose O.DEN.”

Thanks to this, Yupi’s choice resulted in the best outcome of the entire group advancing to the finals, and only HYEQ, who had given away all that credit, ended up in a situation of doing all the work for someone else’s benefit.

Oh, by the way, both Lil Soul who chose Team Moltic & T:ZE and E.LI5 who chose Team G1 & Rok Han weren’t selected by the producers, and ZAYD’s group became a team where no one except the leader advanced to the finals.

This is why attitude in group assignments is important. Naturally, producers would prefer participants who won’t cause conflicts and can work smoothly.

Team Yoon Eden & D.I: Yupi, G-TE, Bug Kim.

Team BQ9 & Gongchul: REZZA, Nijeous, Baek Eondo, O.DEN.

Team Moltic & T:ZE: HYEQ, ZAYD, Rak Hyeon.

Team G1 & Rok Han: SYRA, Crazy No, Fraction, CHENO.

This determined the final lineup entering DTB Season 6 finals.

I exchanged light handshake greetings with the team members who would go together through the finals, or possibly semifinals and finals.

“Now, I’m telling you in advance so you won’t be disappointed later, but don’t expect luxurious famous singer features or idol features like G1’s team. Okay?”

When I announced the most important information to the team members, Choi Hyeongjin shook his head.

“I came expecting idol featuring.”

“Yeah, no. There’s nothing like that. Go back.”

As soon as I waved my hands dismissively, Choi Hyeongjin bluntly said,

“Aren’t you an idol?”

…Come to think of it, that’s true?

When did this guy get so good with words? Did he just eat and practice diss rap?

The moment I was at a loss for words, Yongcheol Hyung next to me burst out laughing while holding his stomach. Hyung, is this situation where I got owned by Choi Hyeongjin funny to you? Huh?

As soon as DTB filming ended and I arrived at the dorm, I grabbed Gyeon Hajun and went on about my frustration over that amazing situation where I was momentarily speechless against Choi Hyeongjin.

“But he has a point. You are an idol too.”

Gyeon Hajun took Choi Hyeongjin’s side in the midst of all this. After Yongcheol Hyung, now even you, Jun…!

“Well, for idol featuring, I could call them if I wanted to, but at best it would be our Youngest Member or some junior boy group with matching schedules. It’s better not to call them for a hip-hop survival show.”

“Why only the Youngest Member?”

“If I’m going to use vocals for the hook, wouldn’t it have to be the Youngest Member?”

When I replied nonchalantly, Gyeon Hajun casually asked,

“What about me?”

“You weren’t even a consideration from the start since you probably wouldn’t want to do it. You don’t really like these kinds of stages because they make you feel burdened.”

I chuckled at Gyeon Hajun’s still subtle expression and threw out a bait question.

“Would you do it?”

“No?”

“See.”

Don’t I know you? You felt burdened by my finale stage, so you’d hardly agree to perform on someone else’s stage.

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This week was already the final week of Ryu Jaehee’s solo activities, and tomorrow was also Ryu Jaehee’s final broadcast.

Thanks to that, we attended music shows following Ryu Jaehee all week long. Seo Yehyeon joked that he felt like he had a solo comeback too since he came to music shows so often this year even though the group didn’t have a comeback.

Ryu Jaehee’s final week had quite a tight competition for the first place trophy. A Summer Queen Group that brought another amazing summer song this year was exactly in their second week of comeback.

He maintained first place on Dapnet but had to give up first place to the opponent on Friday and Saturday.

Although he was pushed down in rankings by the Summer Queen Group, a comeback music powerhouse, Ryu Jaehee seemed very satisfied with his first solo activity results, probably because he achieved high rankings in the fierce summer song battle.

We also each held light sticks and enthusiastically cheered for our youngest member’s final activities from the cheering section.

The stage lights turned on, and Ryu Jaehee in a school uniform-like stage outfit stood in the center of the music show stage decorated with a refreshing summer atmosphere.

His brightly smiling face strangely didn’t match his suddenly grown appearance, making me chuckle for no reason.

While it couldn’t blow away the summer heat, his refreshing vocals and light, bouncy choreography that matched well with the melody.

Even while dancing, he hit the high notes without wavering, refreshingly and powerfully. Not missing a single note or beat, he was showing all the potential of Rev’s main vocalist by himself.

Seeing him fill the stage completely on his own made me feel proud and pleased.

It seemed like that guy who couldn’t have confidence in his own abilities and was constantly anxious had finally gained certainty.

REVE_official @LnL_reve☑

[Reve Dream]

Congratulations on our real youngest’s solo activity final broadcast 1st place!!!🎉🎉

You were the best until the very end, our youngest🐹

We love our Daydream who supported Ryu Jae until the final broadcast so so so much💕

#Reve #Reve #Yuje #OurJuly #Yuje_Solo

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After Yuje’s solo activities ended, a video was uploaded to Reve’s official YouTube channel.

Contrary to expectations, unfortunately it wasn’t a new video of Reve’s self-content ‘REVErse’. The video, which was only about 15 seconds long, looked more like a teaser.

At first, the video started with the final scene from the 【Our July】 music video, showing Ryu Jaehee walking alone on the beach.

Ryu Jaehee, who had been walking with his head down, suddenly lifted his head and stared ahead, then started running.

‘Ah, is it another solo activity relay?’

-As soon as this thought entered Daydream’s minds, Ryu Jaehee came rushing into the midst of four people who were only shown from behind.

The scene ended with him putting his arms around the shoulders of Kim Dobin and Seo Yehyeon who were in the center, the moment when the four became complete as five, then the screen went black and showed this year’s date covered with question marks.

[20xx.??.??.]

It was a teaser video announcing Reve’s full group comeback this year.

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