A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 599

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 599

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Music recording had now become nothing short of content for the Rev Members.

What does that mean?

In other words, the recording process that was once hellish had now become something they could somewhat enjoy.

Yoon Eden’s military instructor mode and pink therapy that appeared whenever he felt like it, and the “hell again” that had now become a meme, among other things.

Except for producer Yoon Eden and Gyeon Hajun, who had never experienced nightmarish recording sessions, the remaining members believed they had become strong and solid through countless hammering.

But, well.

They were overlooking a very important fact.

First, that the personality of Yoon Eden, who was once possessed by a demon, had become much more gentle thanks to Rev gaining recognition and having more leisure.

Second, that with a dedicated recording studio available anytime in the agency building, Yoon Eden no longer had to be pressed by recording studio rental time and costs.

Third, that the members’ skills had grown noticeably compared to their debut days thanks to Yoon Eden’s endless tempering and the teachers’ intense training.

In the end, they were firmly convinced that they had overcome this adversity by adapting to recording hell, completely unaware that they had simply grown and the environment had become softer.

“Again.”

Only after facing that old recording hell for the first time in a while did they realize the truth.

They hadn’t become stronger; the hellfire had just died down a little.

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The recording order was similar to back then, yet different.

Because the formula “the one who decorates the recording finale = Seo Yehyeon” was stuck in everyone’s heads, no one remembered that during the 【All Right or Night】 recording, Seo Yehyeon had stepped up to the recording studio microphone as the second batter, got hit with the “again” bomb, couldn’t finish recording and retreated, then resumed recording in the last order.

Even Seo Yehyeon himself didn’t remember.

“Alright, Jun, let’s go in.”

“Wow, look at Yoon Eden already going into his self-glorifying act.”

“That’s not a glorifying act, he was always like that to Hajun hyung. If he acts like that to us too, then that would be real glorifying.”

Just like in the past, Yoon Eden’s only mental stabilizer in the recording studio, Gyeon Hajun, opened the recording curtain.

Unlike back then when it was repeated several times because Gyeon Hajun, despite being who he was, had only done guide recordings and lacked experience with formal recordings like this, the current Gyeon Hajun received an okay sign and even Yoon Eden’s standing ovation praise in just one take.

“This first recording among ourselves is going with this praise prison concept, right? He’s never gone that far even with Hajun. The glorifying is really something.”

Watching Yoon Eden applaud and shout bravo while rattling off what was good about it into the director microphone, and Gyeon Hajun coming out of the recording booth with an unbothered face and clicking off the director microphone power, Seo Yehyeon shook his head.

“Well, the fans all know how tough our recording is, so watching him try to glorify it like this is pretty fun in its own way.”

Ryu Jaehee, who was drinking water and lightly warming up his voice, giggled.

Ryu Jaehee also didn’t receive as much favoritism as Gyeon Hajun in the recording studio, but he had only been pointed out once for English pronunciation before the 【All Right or Night】 recording and had no memory of hearing any harsh words, so he wasn’t particularly nervous.

“Yeah, yeah. You’re doing well. Keep that feeling and try it one more time.”

Ryu Jaehee’s recording also ended smoothly and quickly with praise.

“Again. When you go ‘Run here, dive-‘, rest for half a beat at ‘run here’ and come in. Don’t drag out ‘dive’. While I’m pointing this out, you always sing this part connected, don’t you?”

“Huh? This is the first time I’m singing this song in front of hyung, so what are you talking about?”

“Ah damn, why are you talking like that? Are you summoning the demon inside me?”

Kim Dobin’s recording also proceeded quite smoothly, though not as much as the previous two.

Kim Dobin, who had received much criticism for throwing out the meeting topic about needing to add fun to the recording recreation process and then running away, used somewhat excessive speech patterns, perhaps due to the pressure that resulted from it, but that much alone couldn’t summon Demon Eden.

“Next, Yehyeon hyung.”

Unlike nowadays when Yoon Eden gives guide recordings in advance so they can get a feel for it and practice before recording, this time proceeded without any particular guide, but Seo Yehyeon was still relaxed even as his turn approached.

First, 【All Right or Night】 was a debut hit song they had sung countless times, so he was confident, and Seo Yehyeon’s parts allocated through the thorough skill allocation system were very small, and this wasn’t a formal recording.

And the complacent mindset of wondering if Yoon Eden would really nitpick like back then, risking discord rumors and fights within the fandom, also played a part.

Unlike usual when he entered the recording booth like a death row inmate being dragged to the execution ground, Seo Yehyeon stepped into the recording studio with a light heart and fresh steps.

[On this one and only night

There’s no time to hesitate]

Seo Yehyeon sang the first verse of his part with a confident expression, then lifted his chin as if to say “how was that” and looked at Yoon Eden beyond the recording booth.

One word that was so familiar it would now be disappointing and sad not to hear it slipped out of Yoon Eden’s mouth as he watched Seo Yehyeon with his chin propped up and no change in expression.

“Again.”

Hmm, was he trying to add some realism so that era wouldn’t be too glorified? Seo Yehyeon, guessing Yoon Eden’s intention, sang his part again with soul.

“Again.”

“Let’s do this properly. Again.”

“Do it again.”

“Again.”

Although it sounded quite good not only to Seo Yehyeon himself but also to others’ ears, the cool-voiced “again” continued to repeat.

Confidence was gradually disappearing from Seo Yehyeon’s voice as he kept singing the same part.

Haah-

The recording studio air turned chilly at Yoon Eden’s clearly audible sigh.

Contrary to Yoon Eden who sighed loudly as if for everyone to hear, the members swallowed silently.

The lighting, temperature, and humidity of that era were being perfectly recreated.

They had definitely thought they’d gotten used to it, that they’d become stronger, but that wasn’t the case. The hell again they faced after a long time scrubbed their brains, glorified by five years of memories, like steel wool, completely removing any glorification layered on their brains.

“Right, this is how it was…”

Ryu Jaehee, alternately looking at Yoon Eden’s expression that had turned coldly rigid as if announcing the demon’s return and Seo Yehyeon’s face as he realized his situation of becoming a trapped mouse in the recording studio, muttered as if letting out a lament.

Why was that hyung doing a truth self-confession when this was supposed to be a fake documentary?

Even in this suffocating atmosphere, the youngest line exchanged silent glances with Gyeon Hajun, who alone seemed peaceful, between them.

“What are you doing, hyung.”

Seo Yehyeon’s body involuntarily flinched at the cool gaze and monotone voice. Seo Yehyeon’s mind was already wandering alone somewhere in the hell again of five years ago.

For Seo Yehyeon, the scariest thing right now was that he had absolutely no idea which part was wrong and had trapped him in the “again” cycle.

“…If you tell me where was lacking, I’ll fix it right away.”

“You’re doing too well compared to back then. Again.”

After the one sentence Yoon Eden uttered with a serious face, a second of silence flowed-

“You, you you you you’re saying you nitpicked me like that because my skills have upgraded since then?”

Seo Yehyeon, who finally figured out the whole story of the hell again inflicted on him, pointed at Yoon Eden with trembling fingers and jumped up and down.

“Ah, hyungs! No meta comments!”

Quick-witted Ryu Jaehee swiftly supported Yoon Eden.

“No, this is supposed to be a documentary, but it doesn’t have that taste of that era that would make me listen and get serious. Yehyeon hyung’s skills improved too much. You need to recreate those skills. What do I do if you sing this well?”

“Is there anyone who doesn’t know this is a manipulated documentary! We were already caught from Jaehee’s height and face!”

“Meta comment! That’s a meta comment, hyungs! And why am I being brought up!”

Thanks to Seo Yehyeon forgetting about the camera that was rolling, a commotion passed by.

“Was that it? That idea to really bring out the tension in the recording part?”

“How was it? Didn’t the tension really come alive? It was totally real, right? You all got scared, right? It builds up Yehyeon hyung too, adds tension to the loose documentary, and includes meta gags – isn’t this totally killing three birds with one stone?”

As soon as Gyeon Hajun asked, Yoon Eden nodded excitedly and replied.

Yoon Eden, who had brought out the realism by making his hyung and younger members recall memories of that era as he wanted, smiled smugly by himself with his nose high in the air.

“Doby! Why did you say such things and give me recording studio PTSD!”

“It was pretty good. Exactly the development I wanted! As expected, Eden hyung!”

Of course, it was Kim Dobin who got the blame. He didn’t think he was getting blamed at all, but whatever.

In the end, only Seo Yehyeon was at a loss.

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After the recording that brought tension to the loose fake documentary ended, we also recreated the music video shoot.

Back then, there was a female lead as befitting a music video of that era, but in the recreation shoot, only the five of us existed. As time passed, the trend had become that there were no female leads in boy group music videos.

I bleached my hair silver just for this shoot.

In mourning for the poor melanin pigments in my hair, I planned to go around with silver hair for a while. It wasn’t particularly a comeback spoiler, so it didn’t matter.

“Hyung, back then you just looked like a delinquent at school, but now you look like a delinquent who’s been in prison for about 5 years.”

“Thank you so much for shaving off even one year to make me look younger. You, on the other hand, don’t look like a student celebrity hiding his identity, but like a BJ who wore a school uniform to get a discount at Lotte World even though he’s an adult, man.”

I exchanged friendly words of encouragement with Kim Dobin.

Since everyone had now grown beyond the face value where school uniforms suited them, they didn’t have that fresh taste from 5 years ago.

Back then, I clicked my tongue saying it was a mismatch to give the basketball club ace role to the shortest member of the team, but now Ryu Jaehee had become the tallest member of the team, so that setting wasn’t awkward at all.

“Hey, back then you could barely make five or six out of thirty shots, but now your shot success rate has gotten incredibly good?”

As I admired Ryu Jaehee throwing the ball toward the hoop in exactly the same stance I had taught him 5 years ago, Ryu Jaehee picked up the basketball that had swooshed into the hoop’s net and rolled back down to the floor, making a V sign with his fingers while smiling playfully.

“I’ve grown 10cm taller since then, so naturally I’m much better at making shots than before. So now, thanks to this documentary, I’ll have the image of being a well-rounded person who’s been good at both singing and sports since debut.”

“Hey, thanks to the behind-the-scenes video of you I uploaded back then, fans all know your basketball skills, and you’re trying to pull this scam.”

In this digital age where all the evidence videos remain.

“Hey, Youngest Member. Try bending your knees to reduce your height by 10cm and throw. Let’s see if it’s really related to height.”

With an “alright then” expression, Ryu Jaehee obediently bent his knees and threw the ball. His shot success rate dropped like a ghost.

“Wow, it really is the importance of height.”

“But if I went back to my height from then, I don’t think I’d be able to adapt. This height is more familiar to me now.”

Just as Ryu Jaehee swept back his hair while speaking—

My vision turned red.

I didn’t know what keyword it was, but I clenched my fist at finally stumbling upon a bug. Welcome, bug!

[⚠Bug detected!]

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[Abnormal access detected!]

[⚠ System error has been found!]

[⚠ Bug occurred!]

[A problem has occurred. The system is automatically correcting the error…⛭]

My clenched fist slowly relaxed.

Huh, shit…? Wait, this shouldn’t be happening…?

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