A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 594

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 594

For now, I trusted Jiwon hyung and agreed to appear in Rev’s debut fake documentary.

There were quite a few fans curious about how I could possibly be acquainted with G1, so rather than me explaining the story alone on a live broadcast without Jiwon hyung, showing it this way didn’t seem too bad.

Filming started with the teams that had been decided last time gathering together.

With Yongcheol hyung and me sitting down, Yupi, G-TE, and Bug Kim were standing in front of us.

The reaction to this team formation from DTB Season 6 Episode 6 was quite explosive even after the group music mission stages ended.

-Whoa, what’s this lineup with Yoon and D.I? Damn

-All the controversial kids from Season 4 gathered there, Yongcheol from Season 3 must feel lonely all alone…

-Now I’m curious who Yoon Eden’s pick is to push to the finals, since it’ll be hard to push both

-The simultaneous confession attack on the producer during the diss battle was a spoiler for team selection

-I expected G-TE but Yupi was really unexpected, I thought he’d go to G1’s team again since they worked together before and had accumulated data

└Didn’t he pass because he whined about not getting attention last time and got scolded by G1?

-No way, even after seeing the outfits Yoon Eden wore, they still joined that team, that’s real dedication, not knowing what crazy stage costumes that insane fashion tiger Line 1 maniac might force on them

Well, of course, strong championship candidates who had simultaneously launched proxy confession attacks on one producer during the diss battle, engaging in a catfight, then simultaneously chose that same producer again – how could the reaction to this be calm?

-Heck isn’t this really too much;; Even though he was the group leader, he doesn’t make the choice and passes it to Yupi;;; Doesn’t he just not want to take responsibility for the choice or receive resentment and criticism

-It’s really fortunate O.DEN was included too, Yupi made a good choice in the direction of everyone surviving together

-I thought Yupi was being cold but now I see her again lol she’s so loyal

-Right, Bug Kim isn’t a troll either and had quite high contribution, that was the right choice, HYEQ was just hopeless for even considering it

-Don’t call Yupi a cool guy anymore, how can someone with such a passionate heart be a cool guy

Moreover, as Yupi’s choice achieved the best result of all team members surviving, Yupi’s image shot up just like in Season 4 before regression when he won.

Choi Hyeongjin also received attention.

-He’s already Yoon Eden’s number one fan in the darkness just liking his music, but if G-TE had liked Yoon Eden’s personality too, what kind of fan would he have become…

-Why does he deny liking his personality so vehemently, jumping around like that? Strong denial means strong affirmation, so HOXY…?

└But I’ve actually met Yoon Eden and his personality really isn’t bad, it’s just his impression that’s bad

-He’s confident that he can bring out his music better than anyone else, so why does Yoon Eden look like that ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Yoon Eden probably wanted to say the person who can bring out his music best is himself, why else would D.I have nudged Yoon Eden’s side?

-What’s with saying there’s no idol featuring then asking aren’t you an idol, he just confessed with his own mouth that he doesn’t like rapper Yoon Eden but Yoon Eden himself

-Excuse me, it doesn’t seem like he only likes Yoon Eden’s music

-G-TE at that level is just worshipping Yoon Eden

Over whether Choi Hyeongjin liked my personality or not. From what I saw, Choi Hyeongjin’s excessive reaction seemed to be adding fuel to the fire of the viewers’ suspicions.

Coming out of the flashback, I looked at the three people standing in a row in front of us. Just two years ago, I was in the position of standing there, but now being here as a producer felt quite strange.

Above all, thinking that this current position was something I couldn’t have imagined before regression, a strange emotion welled up to my throat.

“Microphone selection has been eliminated this season.”

At Yongcheol hyung’s announcement, relief and subtle disappointment crossed the faces of the three.

The ‘microphone selection,’ where producers would unilaterally eliminate participants right before the stage after all preparations were done, preventing them from even performing, had always been criticized as cruel.

Moreover, as seasons progressed, producers increasingly chose only participants from their own labels, leading to growing bias controversies, and after receiving massive criticism, it finally reached its peak in Season 5 and was abolished.

The DTB producer lineup change wasn’t for nothing. Of course, some left on their own as DTB began to decline, but some were clearly forced out with the explicit intention of replacing stagnant personnel.

Well, even I, a Season 4 contestant, had experience battling connections versus skill.

“The newly changed rule for the first round of finals is a joint performance. Using songs provided by the team producer, you’ll prepare together with the producers, create a stage with three people, then only the top two based on final scores combining audience evaluation votes and producer scores will advance to the second round of finals.”

The biggest differences from the group music mission were: songs provided by team producers rather than participants, preparation process with producers rather than among team members, and producer scores included in evaluation criteria.

As soon as Yongcheol hyung finished explaining the script he’d received in advance, Yupi and Choi Hyeongjin, with Bug Kim between them, started their power struggle.

“Don’t appeal with fan sentiment unfairly, let’s compete fairly with skill.”

“Ha, when did I ever appeal with fan sentiment? Why do you keep slandering me since the diss battle? And appealing to Yoon Eden with fan sentiment won’t even work anyway? He might deduct points for finding it disgusting.”

“Slander? Why do you take it so aggressively? I said it thinking of G-TE. If the image of Yoon Eden Producer’s number one dark fan G-TE becomes bigger than rapper G-TE’s image, there’s nothing good for G-TE, right?”

“Ah, then shouldn’t Yupi avoid planning a stage combining two songs like in the old days in the second round of finals, then whining for more attention like before, getting massively criticized and establishing an unlikeable image? Maybe it’s better to drop out quickly while your image is still good?”

Watching the tense standoff between the two, I asked Yongcheol hyung.

“Hyung, should we just drop one of those two?”

“Should we? I don’t have confidence to keep watching that catfight.”

Yongcheol hyung, looking as fed up as me, seriously nodded and agreed with my words.

How is that a catfight? It’s a dogfight. If Seo Yehyeon had heard, he would have jumped around asking what kind of humans I was describing as cats.

Bug Kim’s expression brightened slightly upon hearing our conversation. It’s good to have hope.

* * *

One day after finishing DTB filming.

“Hello, I’m Rev’s Yoon Eden. Please take care of me.”

As soon as Jiwon hyung opened his studio door, I bowed deeply, recreating our first greeting. The location was the same. The only flaw was that all the equipment was completely state-of-the-art.

Jiwon hyung, whose lips were twitching as if holding back laughter, extended his hand to me and spoke with a voice full of mirth.

“Ah, so you’re Eden? Wow, you really look fierce.”

FAIL from the very first line.

No, hyung. For someone who confidently said he remembered everything, you got the first line wrong?

I sent a cut signal and the camera turned off.

“No, hyung. You said you remembered, but it’s completely different from my memory?”

“Huh? I forgot what I said for the first greeting, so I just said what I felt back then?”

I see. So this hyung thought my impression was fierce when we first met. It wasn’t particularly surprising since 100 out of 100 people would think that looking at me.

Once we get close, they always casually confess that my first impression was scary. I just accepted it. What, should I go around smiling pointlessly so others won’t be scared?

“Do we need to match such detailed things? We just need to recreate the one most important thing.”

Jiwon hyung shrugged and added.

“That I recognized your potential.”

Well, that was sufficient.

When we resumed filming, Jiwon hyung suddenly became serious and perfectly recreated the past. His claim about remembering wasn’t completely false.

“Just sing however you want. It’s not a song I wrote with rap in mind from the start anyway. As you can see, the part isn’t much, so let’s finish the work within three days.”

Hmm, I’m sure he said to sing however the hell I wanted back then. Chuckling to myself at the obviously camera-conscious dialogue, I entered the recording booth.

It had been quite a while since I sang the rap part of 【Some Ending】. I wanted to say something to Jiwon hyung watching me from beyond the recording booth. You weren’t looking at me with such a pleased expression back then.

“I had zero expectations. I could really feel the underground vibe that went wrong in your group’s music and your underground work. Still, you were the best among them so I picked you first-“

Adjusting his crooked tinted glasses, Jiwon hyung handed me bottled water.

“Now that vibe is completely gone? Did you get criticized somewhere first and go into secluded training?”

I smiled lightly, recalling the sharp criticism Jiwon hyung had given me that the current Jiwon hyung would never know about.

Thanks to Jiwon hyung hitting the nail on the head back then, I was able to become the current me – not a dragon’s tail or snake’s head, but a dragon’s head who won DTB with the title of idol rapper among countless rappers.

Well, looking at it that way, Jiwon hyung was also a benefactor of sorts. A benefactor to my rap skills.

“I did try to improve after receiving criticism.”

“Ha, kid. You’ve got potential.”

Taking my phone to pretend to input numbers and returning it, Jiwon hyung grinned as if he’d been waiting for exactly this moment.

“Hyung will give you a few more pieces of advice. You should definitely try DTB in three years. From what I see, you’ll go all the way to winning there. When you hit a slump, come to hyung for advice. Your group will chart on Billboard later and has the potential to win grand prizes.”

I bit down hard on my molars and forced a smile at the hand patting my shoulder. Damn it, making me let my guard down then launching this delayed meta statement attack.

Really, there’s not a single hyung I can trust.

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