Grab the Regressor by the Collar and Debut - Chapter 76

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76. Unexpected Fortune (1)
During that week of vacation while Miro, the Production Company, and I were all busy in our respective places, plenty was happening online as well.
First, the first teaser for Miro Maze was released.
– Ugh, just another typical K-boy group debut survival show
The Miro Set, meeting expensive CGI and flashy editing, had been unveiled to the world in an (unnecessarily) grander form.
– Why are they filming a survival show though;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
The surprisingly large-scale teaser sparked brief buzz across various SNS platforms and communities. Short-form videos and viral ads tagged with keywords like dominated the feeds.
The first to react were the senior members of Miro’s fanbase, who automatically got wind of the news because every post was uploaded with my kids hashtags plastered all over them.
Only I Can’t See Upia.zip
@U_pia_zip
(Miro Maze Seo Tae-il interview video cut)
Our juniors are radiating such senior vibes in their debut survival show
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[Park Woong actually getting excited about finally having juniors is real]
(Endway member live video mentioning Miro Maze)
– Woong is so cute, he’s organizing restaurant recommendation lists by broadcast station to show the juniors when they debut
– That list is because he either learned it from a teacher or is a rookie lol.
– Looks like the kids are gonna be on broadcasts too? Honestly, there’s no way they wouldn’t be
└ Yeah 100%
└ They’re doing missions with their songs! The teacher upstairs spoiled it
“No way, is that teacher still obsessed with that guy? lololol”
└ Sponopaku Just a special member of the Miro family… If you look at Choi Yeon-woo’s one-star post about meeting Taeil after a long time haha
– I’m sorry to talk about something else, but why are you calling your senior group teacher?ㅠ Mia, I’m late…ㅠ
└ No worries! There’s a big age gap between them, and the seniors actually gave the kids lessons when they were trainees, so they call them teachers!!
└ Wow thank you ㅠㅠㅜ Can I ask one more question ㅠㅠ? So, even after your seniors debuted, did you still watch the kids’ lessons??
└ Ugh ㅠㅜ The company… is a bit better now, but in the past it was just a hole-in-the-wall store… ㅠㅜㅜ It’s really improved a lot now…
└ Ah… that’s right ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅜㅜ Thank you so much for kindly letting me know!!
Since the company had only two artists—not just a small number but literally only two—Miro had unusually good relations between senior and junior fanbases. This was thanks to Upia’s fanbase, I.dea, treating Miro as their first juniors and showering them with overwhelming love from their debut.
The significant age gap also played a role, making them too junior in standing to even be considered rivals.
– Let’s support our juniors!
– Wonder what song the kids will do, probably Midnight Mood or Sparkle Day?
– Wait, so you’re saying we get to see Seo Tae-il in crocodile PD mode with different outfits every week? That’s actually great
Chung Han-sol’s live broadcast: “My juniors are so cute and talented, so I’m just cheering them on and asking them not to cheat on their fans hahahaha. A male idol in his 13th year since debut is monitoring his fans’ cheating lol.”
Because the concept and atmosphere of “Miro is one family” was so thoroughly established, the senior fanbase’s reactions to 【Miro Maze】 were largely favorable.
I.dea, having already witnessed the birth of junior artists once, remained serene as if watching grandchildren play. Conversely, And With U, Endway’s fanbase, couldn’t hide their anticipation and excitement for their first juniors.
Of course, not everyone felt the same way.
– I thought they suddenly went crazy and were doing some washed-up survival show, but I guess they just wanted to brag about how much money they made, except our oppas earned all that money for them, so why the hell are you bragging about money…
Stop talking about how we look alike, damn it! We don’t look alike, we don’t! Why does everything have to be about Miro? I’m so sick of it. There are only two groups in the Entertainment Company anyway, so what’s with all this Miro talk?
I thought the next one would come out soon, you know? But still, doesn’t it feel a bit too early? I don’t know, something just feels off… Honestly, we’ve already been together for 4 years now.
It was primarily the newly influxed And With U members who expressed negative opinions.
Most of them had only heard through oral tradition the tearful rookie stories of Endway—the second son of a small company (whose eldest brother was the legendary idol Upia)—after their debut.
Therefore, they’d never actually experienced the kind of unconditional love that Idea’s Ha-hae showed; they’d only heard about it. They simply kept quiet, accepting that this was the fandom atmosphere after joining, nothing more.
After all, throwing stones at an already-established mainstream sentiment would only result in getting hit back themselves.
Because of this, Miro Maze was nothing more than the appearance of an annoying newcomer stealing their own group’s rice bowl from an already small company.
– Sorry, but I’m muting anyone bringing junior groups to Tamla for a while~ Don’t want to see other fandoms
– Stop forcing that family frame narrative on us, I like Endway because I like Endway, not because of Miro
– Ugh, this is so stressful, stop using the kids’ names;;;; Every time I check the community, it’s about those junior idols
– They’ve been doing this since before debut, so imagine how much they’ll push them once they debut tlqkf The kids can’t go anywhere without senior idols being brought up, and now these fresh-faced babies are starting too
As these voices grew louder, even among the existing fans who clearly remembered the debt they owed to their senior idols from the beginning of their debut, opinions began to split.
– No, ㅂㄷ This is the first time I’ve ever heard people ask why they’re debuting now? Haha. Don’t you know that companies usually release juniors every 3 years? ㅁㄹ is a bastard, so we came out abnormally late, so what…
Huh? Why does it feel like people don’t like it? I think it’s good lol The kids are finally excited that they’re becoming seniors
– I don’t care, I just want our plan to work out properly, but looking at what’s happening now, it doesn’t seem like it will, so it’s annoying
– We’re barely establishing ourselves and juniors are already coming out, it’s understandable to feel disappointed, stop silencing people
– The teaser looked like they poured capital into it, which is frustrating…they didn’t take care of us like that
– Ugh, can’t Endway just stop? I’m tired now
The phenomenon of interest in Miro Maze inevitably ending in conflict among And With U fans kept repeating.
As a result, even the community users who had purely come for Miro Maze or shown interest began gradually reducing their mentions of this topic. They didn’t want to get caught up in a dogfight before the group had even had their first broadcast.
It was a fatal setback at a time when they should have been stoking the flames and building anticipation.
It was right around then that Ha-jin’s sudden Quest reward was automatically claimed.
[System Notification: Sudden Quest!]
[Content: The greatest ally in this world is none other than myself.
Understanding myself comes before trusting myself!
Let’s get to know ‘Kang Ha-jin’.]
Success Rewards:
[‘Kang Ha-jin’ Recruit Colleague: Designated 1 Person Trait Viewing Pass]
(Claimed)
[‘Kang Ha-jin’ Trait Confirmation: Skill Upgrade Free Usage Pass]
(Claimed)
[‘Kang Ha-jin’ Stat Confirmation: Unexpected Fortune (Cat’s Gratitude 2), (Teacher’s Grace)] (Unclaimed)
Unclaimed success rewards will be automatically claimed.
– Whoa, Yeon-woo’s going live
Choi Yeon-woo, Endway’s unchanging center, had started a live broadcast.
– And With U, hey. I was about to have dinner but came by for a bit. Wanted to eat together with you guys.
It started as an ordinary dinner broadcast. Around 30 minutes into the live, when he’d said he couldn’t stay long and suggested just chatting while eating, the broadcast began to shift.
– Huh? What do you think of the junior members?
– Woong was excited about it, said we’re getting juniors. Oh, has he already been making a fuss about it?
Choi Yeon-woo, who had been chuckling while hearing his teammate’s reaction, brushed back his tousled bangs and rested his chin in his hand, his eyes taking on a somewhat sentimental gleam.
– Hmm. But I felt something strange about it. You know, when we first debuted, it was really, really tough.
– Of course, compared to Upia’s teachers, we had a really, really good environment, but still… I felt worried? Burdened? A lot of that. Honestly, because the teachers were so amazing.
– Anyway, we were their first juniors.
So anyway, my juniors went to that Survival Program broadcast, and the set was really impressive, the stage was amazing, and seeing everything set up like that… I suddenly felt really strange.
Choi Yeon-woo set down his chopsticks and spoke softly, his voice thick with emotion.
-It was like, wow, we really did well, you know? I felt so proud.
-I figured that because we did well, our juniors were able to debut too, so that’s how I see it.
-So I felt proud, and I thought I should treat the kids well too. Because I remember how much our teachers took care of us when we debuted. I wanted to become that kind of reliable senior for them…
Choi Yeon-woo’s mention of Miro Maze during the nearly hour-long live stream lasted only about three minutes. But those three minutes created quite a ripple.
– I cried listening to Yeon-woo’s live today
The And With U fans, who had been burning through Maple all day amid the chaos, were hit directly with debut-era nostalgia by those three minutes. Even And With U fans who had no interest in junior groups switched into full support mode, and a genuine fandom atmosphere began to take shape.
– Watching the rebroadcast of Yeon-woo’s live, I just have so many thoughts… how scared and difficult must it have been when the kids first debuted.
The member is literally saying this, so are people who are still spreading rumors about HBD on Maple really in their right mind? Do they really not understand what it means for the group to get juniors?
Just as the And With U fans’ main sentiment began to solidify into “we can’t support junior groups, but let’s not throw shade,” a post was uploaded that would ignite this atmosphere.
This time it was from Upia.
[Hey Ideas, how are you feeling? (Long post warning)]
I became a fan through the Myeongdong street busking, you know?
Even before the boys debuted, I saw Taeil performing in the busking with his teeth clenched despite the rain, and I’ve been in love with him ever since (of course, there were a few breaks in the middle… because it was hard to get a job.)
But we really had it hard, you know…
Among the 4 employees at the company, many people said that when JSOS appeared on TV, they were ignored a lot and it was really difficult for the kids because they didn’t have any seniors to guide them.
Even if we win first place on a music show or go to an awards ceremony, our kids always hang out with each other, so I was really upset sometimes. Of course, it’s good that the kids are so close and close together, but still.
So actually, when the first company’s juniors (disciples) debuted, I was so happy
Our activity periods didn’t overlap much, but whenever they did, we always cheered each other on
To put it bluntly, when there were only children, they were young heads of households who had to feed the company, so they couldn’t rest properly and I saw the children holding on with anger, but after the disciples debuted, it seemed like the children had let go of a lot of the burden and were even getting proper vacation for the first time. Oh, I’m crying again.
Anyway, so when I heard another junior group was coming out and was checking out the teasers, I suddenly felt so strange
Taeil says that he is really confident and that he is showing off under his own name, but I am touched… he looks so comfortable… oh, I don’t know haha ​​Just in that maze?? Chachagi is coming out???? It’s because of this thought hahahaha Anyway, so I’m writing this to see how everyone is… I’m Yupsamak (Yupia Love Max) right now hahaha Let’s see each other for a long time, really… Let’s see each other for a long time… We’ll even be together at the gala show…
In the early morning when post engagement was relatively low, this lengthy post uploaded to a fan community would normally have had no reason to become a major topic.
– As of this moment, I’m withdrawing my support for the Miro Family.
So… normally it wouldn’t have.
– From today on, we step beyond a support relationship
The Miro Family and I become one unified body
Any attack on the Miro Family is considered an attack on me
– Who’s trying to intimidate our nieces and nephews?
Unexpected fortune began to run wild.

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