Grab the Regressor by the Collar and Debut - Chapter 147

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147
. 100% Sincerity
“What else can I do? I’ve already said it.”
Kang Ha-jin answered with a surprisingly calm attitude for someone supposedly terrified.
In truth, right after speaking, he’d wondered if he’d been too emotional about it… but after witnessing everything that happened to the Loving You team afterward, he’d solidified his thinking that even if he faced criticism, he’d spoken well.
“I already got an earful from Su-ho today, so if you’re going to nag, do it tomorrow.”
“Who said anything about nagging?”
Comfort and encouragement can wait until tomorrow too…. Maybe this old man’s stamina is failing, but I’m absolutely drowning in sleep right now.”
“Grandfather, if you sleep here, your mouth will get crooked. It’s still cold at night, so you might just end up staying.”
“Now he’s just kicking me out entirely.”
Whether it was genuine exhaustion he couldn’t bear, or simply unwillingness to discuss the matter further, it was unclear.
As Ha-jin muttered in a half-drowsy voice, Tae-hyun shook him awake with an exasperated tone. Ha-jin swayed back and forth under Tae-hyun’s arm strength before finally struggling to lift his heavy body. And truthfully, if he closed his eyes right now, he felt he could sleep a solid ten hours without issue.
“I wasn’t trying to nag, so just go to your room and sleep.”
“Then what were you trying to say?”
“Nothing much. I was just curious how you came up with such a thing to say.”
Tae-hyun stood up and trailed off. Ha-jin knew there was clearly much more conversation and thought lingering in Tae-hyun’s mind, but he didn’t press further.
“Then I’ll head in first.”
“Yeah. Your stage was great today. You worked hard. Get some good rest.”
“Alright. You get some sleep soon too, Tae-hyun.”
Still wearing the white mask pack on his face, Ha-jin shuffled out of the lounge. Tae-hyun watched his retreating figure quietly before collapsing onto the sofa, leaning his exhausted body against it.
“Already said it, so what can I do about it….”
Tae-hyun echoed Ha-jin’s words with self-deprecation.
“That guy always makes everything look so easy.”
…Enviously.
After muttering those final words to himself, Tae-hyun rose from the sofa and turned his steps toward his room.
Buzz―
Just then, his phone vibrated softly in his pocket. It was likely the community app with keyword alerts turned on. Normally, Tae-hyun would have opened the app immediately upon receiving the notification to check posts about them.
“…Yeah. What can I do? About things that have already happened.”
But just as Ha-jin said, if these things were bound to happen anyway, he wanted to sleep peacefully just for tonight.
Tae-hyun took out his phone and pressed the power button to turn it off.
The world within that small rectangular screen fell asleep. Tae-hyun found that silence quite pleasant.
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Just as Tae-hyun and Ha-jin had worried, the internet world after the guerrilla concert ended was nothing short of absolute chaos. Since it was a free performance held in an open space, reviews poured in from all over.
[Is Ju Eun-chan’s real appearance actually like this?]
(Slightly shaky phone camera shot of Ju Eun-chan)
He really looks like that???
– Wow
– What is this
– A trainee with this kind of visuals? K-pop’s future is bright
– I saw Eun-chan in person and he actually looks a bit more like a cold-faced handsome guy, even better looking. The aura doesn’t come through in photos? When you see him in person, you can only say wow
“More handsome than that????? That’s ridiculous/No way.”
[Wow, look at the crowd at today’s Miro Maze guerrilla concert]
(Photo of numerous audience seats at the guerrilla concert)
The crowd is insane lol
[But Miro’s kids really are talented]
I watched the online broadcast today out of curiosity and they were all seriously amazing lololol
Honestly, even kids who say they can’t do it there end up performing at least average when they go somewhere else lol
– Right, it’s been a while since I heard a live performance like that. Since it was real-time, there wouldn’t have been any post-processing
– The kids all speak well and have great variety show sense, so I think concerts and stuff would be fun if they debut lololol I was surprised there weren’t any major slip-ups even though it was live today
He’s been doing this for 22 years, does broadcasts well, and has great skills.
From the Destiny mission to the stages where each team had a distinct color.
A flood of various reviews and praise poured in.
The stage of the Cheongchun Bulpae Team that Ha-jin belonged to also became a hot topic.
What song is this? It’s Miro Maze.
Jeong Shucream
@ice_ciu
I saw it on the subway
Suddenly a woman with a story dam…
The lyrics are so prettyㅠㅠㅠ
(Cheongchun Bulpae Team stage video cut)
What’s the song that goes “butterfly” in the middle here?
I was curious, where am I, and listened to the original song, but there was no part like that. Is it original?? I love the song so muchㅠㅠㅠ
-Anonymous 1: I heard that this song was written by the father of a trainee who plays guitar over there named Siwoo Jeong! I’m still listening to it right now ㅠㅠㅠ Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any audio ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└Writer: Oh really? It’s a pity… I saw it by chance and it’s really my style so I wanted to download the music ㅠㅠ
└Anonymous1: If you don’t mind this version instead of the original, that person uploaded an audio extract on Tamla! I’m listening to it that way~
└Writer: Wow, thank you!! I like that version tooㅠㅠㅠㅠThank you thank youㅠㅠㅠ
Haha, glad I could help! Have a good day!
Kang Ha-di
@kang_HD
My kid was the male lead in an overly-detailed youth manga
I’m exhausted too
Ha-jin, still, Lebo Shah though;
(Ha-jin playing piano preview)
(Ha-jin singing while playing piano preview)
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[Cheongchun Bulpae Team stage is truly youth itself]
With the sunset sky, the white-blue coordi too…
Playing instruments themselves is so cool
When the kids face each other and harmonize, it really gets to you
Personally, I really saw Seok-i in a new light this time
I always liked how they worked sincerely and diligently.
I really hoped they’d make it big after this stage.
– I cried tooㅠㅠㅠThe lyrics just felt like my story.
– The other stages were good too, but this folk sensibility? It’s been so long since I’ve seen a stage like this that it felt even better. Mixing those two songs was truly a masterstroke.
– Did they actually play those instruments live??? Seriously, I thought it was definitely lip-synced.
└ No, they actually played live. They did all the sound checks on-site, and when Seok-i stopped playing for a moment because he was crying, the violin sound cut out too.
Beyond the praise from Destiny fans who attended the concert in person, the original artist of “Where am I” also uploaded the stage clip to their OneStagram with a lengthy review. To this extent, it was an extremely successful stage, and praise and reviews of the Cheongchun Bulpae Team filled the internet endlessly.
However, among the three stages that performed at this guerrilla concert, there was another team that received overwhelmingly dominant support and reactions.
– Lee Do-ha tore up the stage.
It was the final team—the Loving You Team’s stage.
Ha-rang
@dohajin_luv
Lee Do-ha, you absolute madman???????
(Video of Do-ha rapping, filmed on a phone)
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[How was the live reaction to the Loving You Team today?]
I watched it on a clip and could see how well they did, so I’m curious how it was in person.
– I thought it was a rock festival. People were screaming so loud.
– To be honest, the atmosphere was a bit chilly before the performance, but on the way home, everyone around them was talking about them hahaha.
– Lee Do-ha didn’t just tear up the stage, he threw it in a blender and ground it up.
– No, you really have to hear this live. The on-site energy is insane. Do-ha created the beat himself. Isn’t he a genius????
The Destiny fans poured out their reviews in an overheated state, peppered with rather intense profanity.
Numerous hip-hop channels on AiTube produced and uploaded the Loving You Team’s stage as shorts. These shorts went viral again in amateur hip-hop communities, and the buzz grew exponentially.
Among them, the clip that received the hottest reaction was this one.
【The male idol server stage is even more interesting because it is not directed】
The Loving You Team’s stage, which proceeded in a cipher format.
It was the moment captured when the stage transitioned from Yoo Gun’s part to Do-ha’s part.
Because the stage had no LED displays and only the basic broadcast screen, the stage was somewhat dim. Yoo Gun threw gestures in sync with the gunshot sound layered in the beat and turned around. Then, the moment Do-ha, who was in the center of the stage, lifted his bowed head and grabbed the microphone, bang—the entire surroundings suddenly brightened.
It was already evening.
The countless streetlights surrounding the plaza happened to turn on at that exact timing.
– The fact that they couldn’t get stage LEDs was actually a stroke of genius. It really gave off that street cipher vibe.
How does that street light turn on at exactly that moment lol
– I thought Yoo Gun was incredible too, but Do-ha completely overshadowed him after that.
I never thought I’d see genuine hip-hop like this from a male idol survival show, man. Hyung, don’t do idol stuff.
Additionally, when Shin Kyung-ho, who had felt pressure, slightly flubbed his lyrics, Yoo Gun perfectly caught that timing and seamlessly delivered a double to cover it, earning him a reevaluation and setting the community ablaze.
The stage with its intense beat harmonizing with the dark sky, combined with Lee Do-ha’s potential that had been building up gradually from before finally exploding, sent interest in their stage soaring endlessly into the heavens.
Then, inevitably, questions began to arise.
[But why doesn’t the Loving You Team have stage effects??]
I noticed the other teams had LED screens and stuff, but why do they only have lighting???
– It was something they had to earn through a mission, but they failed so they couldn’t get it.
Mission failed because of ○○
At least the stage lighting is the only thing Do-ha and Yoo Gun barely managed to pull off successfully.
People began to question the sparse stage production of the Loving You team compared to the other stages.
The premise that ‘the Loving You team failed the mission and couldn’t obtain items’ was factually true on its surface, so there appeared to be no obvious problem.
Haha, they’re saying they failed the mission so they couldn’t get it.
Who made that mission fail lol, being unpopular really is a sin.
Ugh, my words are so frustrating.
– I’m also feeling really upset and deflated right now
– Anyone who was there at the scene would say that the kids didn’t win the item because they really have no conscience lol It’s not that they didn’t win, it’s that they didn’t let them win ㅠㅠㅠ
Rossy Day
@rossy_1017
I’ve held it in long enough, but I’m frustrated enough to speak up now.
I know from the start that the survival show has a fan-biased format
and there are so many young fans here
so I’ve just been quiet until now
but seeing what happened today, I can’t stay silent anymore.
Just because they’re not the trainees you support
you treat them carelessly, curse them, and criticize them
and you even interfere with missions
that directly affect the stage performances. Isn’t that going too far?
…See more
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However, the truth beyond the facts was not without its own problems.

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