Grab the Regressor by the Collar and Debut - Chapter 410

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410. In Praise of Youth (2)
News that Lee Yu-gun had torn up the stage spread quickly.
[[Audience Review] Visited Sarin’s Etiquette V_V + Kairos, Highland, Yeon Sera…]
….
Anyway, so let me talk about the guests now
Honestly, I forced myself to write this blog post just to talk about this
Lee Yu-gun!!!!!!!!!!
I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(【Sarin’s Etiquette】 Phone camera photo of Lee Yu-gun during recording.JPG)
I’m literally losing my mind right now
On the way home, I couldn’t stop thinking about him all day
From today on, Lee Yu-gun is my bias and my ultimate
Anyway, he’s the best in Korean hip-hop no cap, I won’t hear arguments
…
Reason Gun
@2uuu_gunn2
Oh, welcome to the fandom!
But what exactly did our kid do there…
I’ll bump up the random play dance you mentioned
Hi Gun-sam
I went to Sarin’s Etiquette this time
And I fell hard for Yu-gun, and since yesterday I’ve been searching all day
And now I’m going through your account like it’s a washing machine
I’m really sorry, but if it’s not too much trouble
Where can I watch the random play dance that Yu-gun did with Mismatch again…
[It seems nothing makes fans prouder than a good live performance]
No matter what anyone says, there’s nothing that boosts your pride more than actual skill lol
– Anonymous1: Of course, idols are singers after all
Anonymous 2: My bias group’s live performances are so good that I intentionally listen to their live videos instead of the audio tracks lol. For some reason, just listening to the song feels boring.
– Anonymous3: Who’s your bias group?
Author: Is it okay if I say it? I’m Kairos!! haha
└ Anonymous 3: Yeah, I’ll admit Kairos is… haha
Those who had attended the recording all seemed frustrated that it wasn’t a live broadcast.
Among the particularly impressive lineup, the rising star Kairos stood out, and Lee Yu-gun, who had received repeated praise from Sarin herself, had shown such an amazing stage that the story spread like folklore far and wide.
After all, words without feet travel the fastest.
– Oh my gosh, it’s starting again ㅉㅉ;;
There were certainly those who viewed the resurgence of the Yu-gun fan community, which had been quiet for a while after Music Camp, with displeasure. However, it didn’t deal a significant blow.
The reason was simple.
– Oh my gosh, it’s starting again ㅉㅉ;;
└ You missed us, didn’t you
└ Sorry to interrupt, but we’ve never stopped
└ Starting crazy starting loud starting with trumpets starting by tearing open packages with a box cutter starting by playing a whistle starting sweetly starting completely starting unconditionally starting again starting now starting soon starting real legit starting already started
└ Unnie, when is this meme from?
└ Shut up, this is my latest
…The reason was simple: their combat power was simply too formidable.
Having already endured every conceivable attack, they rarely crumbled under pressure.
Moreover, with multiple testimonies confirming that their bias group had achieved a record-breaking stage performance, at this very moment, the mental fortitude and offensive power of the fans was nearly invincible.
– This comment has been deleted
└ You missed us, didn’t you?
└ Sorry to interrupt, but we’ve never stopped
….
└ You guys, stop it. You got scared and deleted your comment and ran away
└ I’m really disappointed every time. You open up such a fun game and always just disappear yourself? I’m let down. Were you always this weak?
└ So now even hate comments are becoming content
Well, regardless, this was a good sign.
Destiny had barely wrapped up the individual fan wars centered around Ju Eun-chan’s antis during their last comeback, and was now in the process of forming an all-fan oriented atmosphere.
On top of that, there had been countless positive buildups accumulated until now. To that extent, this comeback was a situation where the fandom was so well-unified that achieving a career high was practically guaranteed the moment they performed.
In such circumstances, if Lee Yu-gun’s fandom—which possessed high purchasing power and loyalty—were to defect or fall apart, it would be an enormous loss not just for Destiny’s fanbase, but for the entire community.
gunbread 🔒
@gunbread1
Haha, if they’re happy, that’s good for our kid too.
If they hate it, then they’re you bastards…
I’m so sick of this Destiny fanbase, so tired
Please delete the mocking mentions and write something sincere (prayer emoji)
However, the fact that the fans remained steadfast didn’t mean all the deep-seated emotions in their hearts had been resolved.
Unlike the Ju Eun-chan anti incident, which was clearly a public enemy to everyone, the fans distinctly remembered that most of the skill controversy surrounding Lee Yu-gun had originated from fellow Destiny members themselves.
Of course, one couldn’t say that all Destiny members—numbering over a hundred thousand just in the official cafe—had cursed and mocked them. But still, it was difficult to suddenly laugh together again with “haha, we’re all one” when the fans had accumulated quite a bit of emotional baggage.
【[K:LOG] Kairos Moving Center Opening! We’re moving! ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ – ˵ ) ✧ ‧ A record of our incredibly busy summer】
And the only ones who could truly comfort those emotions were Lee Yu-gun and the group members.
【Lee Yu-gun: Hello, everyone. It’s Lee Yu-gun.】
【Lee Yu-gun: Um, today is…. Since we’re moving to our new dormitory in just a few days, I was trying to pack some things…】
【Ha-jin: Hey! The washing machine is spewing detergent everywhere! Help me!! (urgent)】
【Lee Yu-gun: That’s broken so don’t touch it blrgh shhh…. (holding forehead)】
The vlog that had been uploaded to Kairos’s official YouTube account after a long time captured exactly what the title promised—the group’s busy summer days.
Organizing belongings for the dormitory move, running through schedules amidst the chaos, and marveling at the new, much larger and cleaner dormitory—the members’ appearances clearly showed how much more comfortable they’d become and how familiar they were with each other compared to their early debut days.
【Tae-hyun: We’ve tentatively decided on rooms, but we need to officially confirm roommates.】
【Ha-jin: Do we really have to do it right now…? I’m so sleepy.】
【Lee Yu-gun: Just sleep anywhere, whatever.】
【Eun-chan: (already asleep)】
【Ha-ru: (already asleep 2)】
【Si-woo: …The kids seem really tired. Let’s decide next time.】
【※Today’s TMI. Still haven’t decided】
Given how relentlessly busy we’d been all summer, we hadn’t even properly assigned roommates yet—our belongings scattered haphazardly across the living room and various rooms as we lived like nomads. To any observer, Kairos’s daily life might have seemed rather pitiful.
Yet even so, the way we unselfconsciously shared each other’s belongings and moved about without hesitation somehow stirred a warm, fuzzy feeling in those who watched.
【Ha-jin: Hello, everyone.】
【Ha-jin: Today is… September 8th. We’re just a week away from our comeback.】
【Ha-jin: Right now, we’re preparing for our second move.】
And that warmth reached its absolute peak in the final chapter of the Kairos Vlog.
Kang Ha-jin, outfitted meticulously with a cap, glasses, a mask, and a neck gaiter, appeared on screen riding in a car with the other members, heading somewhere.
Since we’d already finished moving into the dormitory long ago, Desty was curious about what this sudden second move could be—but they didn’t have to wonder for long.
【Members arriving at a mysterious house and ringing the doorbell?】
【???: Who is it?】
【Ha-jin: We’re from the management office.】
【???: Pardon?】
When the members rang the bell, the door opened almost immediately.
The face of the person emerging from the house, packed with belongings, was blurred out, but the shock and surprise they felt upon seeing the members came through vividly even off-screen.
【???: Oh! Wow, oh, you scared me!】
【Ha-jin: Yoo-ho, hi?】
【Tae-hyun: Yoo-ho, hey! Long time no see!】
【Yoo-ho (Lee Yu-gun’s Younger Sibling): Tae… Tae-hyun?】
【The place the members visited was Lee Yu-gun’s Family Home, which had just moved in today!】
Yoo-ho, Lee Yu-gun’s younger sibling, greeted the members with a bewildered expression. As Ha-jin patted Yoo-ho’s shoulder and led everyone inside, Lee Yu-gun—who had borrowed a hair clip from Yoo-rang and was tidying up the moving boxes with his bangs pinned back—rose from his spot as if he’d seen a ghost.
【Lee Yu-gun: What? Why are you here? How did you know?】
【Lee Yu-gun, startled by the members’ surprise visit】
【The edgy hair clip is the highlight】
【Eun-chan: We came to help you move, hyung! Let us help too!】
【Lee Yu-gun: Uh, uh…? (anxious expression)】
【Ha-jin: Sorry. I tried to leave the troublemakers behind, but it didn’t work out.】
As Ju Eun-chan and Dan Ha-ru, notorious troublemakers of Kairos, rolled up their sleeves, Lee Yu-gun’s pupils visibly dilated threefold. Ha-jin’s sincere apology as he approached made the situation even more comedic.
【Lee Yu-gun: …No, well. Then help me clean the rooms first. The three of us were dying trying to do it alone, so this works out perfectly.】
【And so began Kairos’s new home project!】
A time-lapse sequence showed the members quickly helping organize the moving boxes and cleaning.
Yoo-ho and Yoo-rang, Lee Yu-gun’s younger siblings, seemed shy at first, but soon naturally began addressing the members as older brothers, and their growing closeness was emphasized throughout.
The scene of them eating Chinese food for dinner together with Lee Yu-gun’s Grandfather, who returned late from running an errand, became so heartwarming that it was clipped and rewatched the most.
Kang Ha-di
@kang_HD
Kairos is family, they say
└Kairos is family
(Video of members chattering while eating together at Lee Yu-gun’s house.mp4)
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JungSoft_Cream
@ice_ciu
What?
What…?
When did you two get so close?
What do you mean “what”?
I’m feeling a bit betrayed right now?
(Screenshot.jpg: Yu Gun and Si-woo chatting and laughing briefly while having dinner together)
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Ha-rang
@dohajin_luv
Insane
The frame I sent Yu Gun for his birthday
Yoo Geon is hanging in his family homeㅠㅜㅜㅜㅠㅠ
And there’s a fan letter box underneath it too
Younger Sibling says that all of Younger Sibling’s siblings are managing the gifts that come for Yu Gun-i.
(Zoomed screenshot.jpg: Summer Wave Festival frame hanging in Lee Yu-gun’s Family Home room)
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In the idol market, the most addictive and yet most dangerous image was none other than “family.”
In the end, they were merely business-driven social colleagues, yet crafting an image that made them seem like indispensable beings to one another—as if they were more precious and family-like than their own blood relatives—required shouldering tremendous risk.
Kairos
@Daily_KIRUS
[Yu Gun] Thanks to everyone, we’ve completed the move successfully.
Grandfather is delighted, saying it feels like a holiday after so long.
Thank you. To the group members and to Destiny as well.
(Screenshot.jpg: Group photo of Kairos taken at Lee Yu-gun’s Family Home)
The moment that illusion of “family” shattered, fans would experience a betrayal beyond measure.
Gunbread 🔒
@gunbread1
Damn it
But—.
Gunbread 🔒
@gunbread1
Yeah, Yu Gun
As long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters.
There was no more effective method for uniting people’s hearts than this.
“This is insane….”
And so September 15th arrived.
Kairos’s comeback day.
“Are all their songs really dominating the charts…?”
Kairos announced the beginning of their second comeback with a record-breaking performance.

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