A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 62

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Regression Manual for an Idol Who Lost Their Original Intentions Chapter 62

Today was the day when the leaders of groups performing special stages at M Company’s Music Big Match gathered to film a VCR that would air briefly before the stage.

Since we had already received notice of which opponent we’d be switching songs with, we could think of it as filming a rigged video.

There were six groups in total performing on the special stage.

It was a mix of rookies who debuted this year and first-year idols.

I chuckled at the KICKS leader who immediately frowned and turned his head away upon seeing me.

“Don’t act all friendly and clingy, and please make it that obvious in front of the cameras too?”

“What are you talking about? Instead of spouting nonsense, delete Hyeonmin’s photos.”

“Why should I? As long as Choi Hyeonmin stays quiet, I won’t have any reason to spread those photos, so manage your member properly. And the nonsense isn’t coming from me—it’s what Choi Hyeonmin and you are spouting.”

As we exchanged menacing whispers with lowered voices, the staff entered the room.

A box with circular holes on top and six balls were placed in front of us.

The box was opaque so you couldn’t see inside. Perfect for rigging, in other words.

“We’ll film one cut at a time.”

The first to draw a ball was the KICKS leader.

There was definitely only one ball with Rev written on it inside the box, but the KICKS leader pretended to choose while rummaging around before finally pulling out his hand.

After the KICKS leader brought the ball up to the camera and returned to his spot, the production crew casually dropped a new ball into the box.

After the first four drew their balls in succession, my turn came. As soon as I put my hand in the box, I grabbed the one ball that was there.

I looked down at the ball with KICKS written on it, as expected, then smoothly brought it up to the camera.

Unlike the song selection, the first and second positions were determined by actual drawing, not rigging.

First position meant the group that would perform first in the match, and second position was the group that would perform later.

The order didn’t really matter. Whether you go first or last, whoever does well wins.

The filming ended with us holding up our drawn lots toward the camera.

For reference, Rev got second position.

Before leaving, the KICKS leader approached me with a mocking expression on his face.

“Did you practice a lot? Looking at your group, it seems like even basic group choreography would be a stretch, let alone knife-sharp choreography.”

Damn it, Seo Yehyeon!

I mentally cursed once at the guy who was 99% responsible for making me hear those words.

And I mentally hurled a string of profanities at that piece of trash who deliberately said it to my face.

When I raised an eyebrow, the sneer on his face deepened.

“Oh, and we modified your song’s choreography quite a bit. Watching your choreography video, it was so bland and boring that it wasn’t entertaining to watch.”

Of course it was. We had to create choreography that the clumsy Seo Yehyeon could learn in just one week.

Whatever he said about choreography, as long as he wasn’t criticizing the song, it had zero impact on me.

Naturally. Kim Dobin made the choreography and I made the song.

“Yeah, thanks for your hard work. I’m looking forward to the circus. Though it wasn’t made as a circus song.”

I also put on a crooked smile and shot back. My sarcasm made the KICKS leader’s eyes twitch.

Regardless, I returned his mockery in full.

“Oh, I also modified your song quite a bit. Listening to your song, it was so bland and boring that it wasn’t pleasant to listen to.”

I patted his shoulder and brushed past him.

That’s what you get for acting up.

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Late December, when sparkling neon decorations hung on trees and carols began echoing through the streets.

A notification popped up on Miss Kim’s cell phone. It was a From post by Yoon Eden, who faithfully checked in four times a week with posts of at least two lines.

[From. Eden]

Daydream, have you been staying strong? Since Christmas is approaching, we’ve prepared a surprise gift. The gift will be revealed on Christmas Eve through Rev’s official YouTube channel, so please show lots of interest.

We’ve also worked hard preparing for the upcoming music festival stages, so please look forward to them.

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Comments 517

-Whoa what is it? If it’s a YouTube channel reveal, is it a music video? Or a music source?

-How long has it been since we saw them, I already miss our babies…

-Dress warmly Eden, you’ll catch a cold

What would be uploaded to the YouTube channel on Christmas Eve was obvious.

Since they were also in the middle of filming a reality show, it would be a Christmas fan song music video.

They’d release the music video early on Christmas Eve, and the reality show airing on Christmas would definitely feature making-of footage and behind-the-scenes content.

As they say, even a dog at a village school can recite poetry after three years—after 10 years of K-pop fandom, this level of prediction was a piece of cake.

But even if it was an obvious gift, she couldn’t help but feel excited.

The long-awaited Christmas Eve finally arrived.

At noon, a video was uploaded to Rev’s official YouTube channel.

[Reve(Rev) – ‘Snow Dream’ Official M/V]

The thumbnail showed five members gathered in animal pajamas in front of a Christmas tree.

When she pressed play, Eden appeared first, holding up a bowl of whipped cream and examining it from various angles, accompanied by a carol melody with music box sounds.

Eden, who had been diligently whisking after receiving a whisk from Yuje beside him, looked back at Yuje with a flustered expression when the cream dripped down as soon as he tried to spread it on the sheet.

Hajun’s voice decorated the intro as the camera showed Hajun making canapés while wearing an apron.

He placed ham, cheese, and halved cherry tomatoes on crackers, or laid out finely chopped lettuce and topped it with sauce-mixed tuna, completing appetizing-looking canapés.

The scene switched to show Yehyeon diligently washing basil leaves.

Yehyeon chopped tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, arranged them neatly on a plate, topped them with basil leaves, and drizzled balsamic vinegar to complete a Caprese salad, then showed the plate to the camera with a bright smile.

Then Doby appeared in sync with his part.

Doby put a turkey in the oven and pressed a button, then put on oven mitts and opened the oven to reveal a perfectly cooked turkey.

The chorus featured Yuje’s soaring vocals.

Yuje appeared on screen as if to announce it was his part, chopping strawberries.

Uh…?

Eden beside him sighed and took the knife from Yuje’s hands.

The two switched roles, had some conversation, then added the chopped strawberries to the whipped cream.

The visual of the cake completed by their hands was quite grotesque, with chopped strawberries smeared all over the surface.

Yehyeon and Doby said something while pointing at the strawberry cake, and Eden, with a slightly annoyed but smiling expression, fed Doby a forkful of cake.

After a scene of Yuje and Doby feeding each other canapés, the location changed from the kitchen to a space with a huge Christmas tree, along with Eden’s rap.

The Rev members appeared wearing animal pajamas that matched their individual images and began decorating the Christmas tree.

The tails attached to the back of their animal pajamas swayed with every movement.

Eden, wearing black cat pajamas, poked at the ornaments as if he were a real cat.

When Hajun, the tallest, placed a star decoration on top of the Christmas tree, the screen immediately faded out and showed the five members lying together on blankets and five gift boxes placed under the Christmas tree in sequence.

The background was dark, perhaps to represent the middle of the night with lights off.

Eden was the first to quietly get up and tiptoe to the Christmas tree, then carefully placed a gift box by Yehyeon’s bedside.

Then he lay back down on the blanket as if nothing had happened.

After Hajun delivered to Yuje, Yehyeon to Doby, Yuje to Eden, and Doby to Hajun finished their gift deliveries, the lights turned on brightly.

The members deliberately stretched and pretended to wake up.

Scenes passed of each person holding the gifts placed by their bedside and opening the gift boxes one by one.

What was inside the gift boxes wasn’t revealed.

Along with the verse 2 chorus, scenes passed of Rev members doing dance-like choreography in front of the Christmas tree and individual cuts of each member’s face as they scattered, blew, or threw handfuls of snow.

The music video ended with a group shot of Rev members lying tangled together on the blankets.

-Holy shit what’s with that cake, the visual is basically a cake from hell

└Doby looked like he didn’t want to eat it but Eden fed it to him so he had to eat it lol

└I’m curious how it tasted, I’ll ask about it when they go live

Why is our hamster wearing a flying squirrel costume ㅠㅠㅠ Is Eden wearing a jaguar one?

└The optical illusion that makes cat pajamas look like a jaguar

└Let’s officially name this the Eden phenomenon from now on

-The canapé and caprese salad looked really delicious. The only thing I didn’t want to eat from that table was the cake, even though the cake was the main dish,,,

└Why on earth did they mince the strawberries, and why did they mix the minced strawberries into whipped cream to create that strawberry cake from hell

└You can tell just by looking that those two have no cooking skills written on their faces

-Aren’t those gift boxes the same ones that were posted on the official account? The ones posted as Christmas gifts the members exchanged with each other?

-Thank goodness, I was worried they’d make them wear those sponge lab coats again to express snow fairies

└Still haven’t escaped the nightmare of My Universe…

-The song is gentle but sounds like a proper carol, nice. Both the song and music video turned out well

-Won’t they upload behind-the-scenes or music video making films?

└They’ll probably release it on My Idol, right? Since it’s Christmas broadcasting, I’m 100% sure they’ll release it then

One hour after the music video was uploaded to the official YouTube channel, Yuje’s From post was uploaded.

[From. Yuje]

Merry Christmas in advance, our Ilmong-ies! Are you spending Christmas Eve well? They say it’ll snow tomorrow too, making it a white Christmas for the first time in 2 years! Of course, we won’t be able to enjoy Christmas since we have to be at Gocheok Dome… haha But still, being able to meet our Ilmong-ies like this makes me excited and happy☺

Do you like the surprise gift we prepared? You can check out the recording studio behind-the-scenes, music video making footage, and gift opening ceremony behind-the-scenes in tomorrow’s broadcast of , so please show lots of interest~

Oh, Eden Hyung asked me to tell you that he wrote the lyrics and composed while thinking of Ilmong-ies

Then Merry Christmas!

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Comments 642

-Yuje, Merry Christmas to you too! It really was the best gift!

-Oh, I just noticed the songwriting and composing credit for Yoon Eden

-Yuje, tell Eden that the song is really good and that it’s the best carol~

-Agh, I’m going crazy, the Music Awards and reality show broadcast times overlap

-Wow, I didn’t really watch My Idol but they’re using cheat codes. How can I not watch the recording studio behind-the-scenes, music video making footage, and gift opening ceremony behind-the-scenes

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