Grab the Regressor by the Collar and Debut - Chapter 77

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77. Unexpected Fortune (2)
‘What’s this?’
Sitting in a cafe with a pleasant atmosphere while monitoring reactions to Miro Maze, Ha-jin felt slightly bewildered.
Real-time Trends
Our Nephew
10,841
Miro Family
7,932
Myeongdong Busking
9,045
I Love Tae-il
15,791
Miro Maze
5,112
The search account’s timeline refreshed every three seconds.
Until recently, Miro Maze had been just another ‘run-of-the-mill K-boy group survival show with decent production value,’ but now it had transformed into something like ‘the miraculous fruit achieved by young breadwinners from a small company.’
‘Why is everyone suddenly going full throttle?’
It didn’t take long for Ha-jin, surfing through countless internet forums to find the source of this absurd situation, to discover ‘the problematic post.’ And in an instant, he grasped the chain of coincidences that had created this massive wave.
Coincidence 1. Upia’s 12th anniversary concert.
Upia’s fanbase, Idea, had a crazy 13-year history, so they skewed toward an older demographic compared to typical idol group fans.
Most of them were working professionals who, rather than camping out on community forums or SNS promoting their idols like they used to, quietly obsessed over trending topics while focusing on their real lives to save money for fan activities.
‘So normally, a post like this on a community board, especially one uploaded in the early morning, would’ve been buried by morning.’
The problem was that Upia’s 12th anniversary fan concert announcement had just dropped. It was their first complete lineup concert since the military service period!
‘Thanks to that, Idea was absolutely ablaze.’
Successful contract renewal + first concert after military service + approaching 12th anniversary.
With Idea fully dosed on the holy trinity of fan satisfaction, their firepower now rivaled Upia’s golden era. As a result, ‘the problematic post’ sparked hundreds of comments and ignited all sorts of buzz, unlike usual.
The Idea members gathered in the comments began debating just how significant it was that a third male idol was emerging from Miro. And that fire spread smoothly to the And With U fans next door, who had been quietly shedding tears and cheering.
– Miro is family
– So what does our family tree look like?
– Since the disciples were officially young masters, wouldn’t they become younger young masters?
– But calling them young masters feels a bit shameless, doesn’t it? The youngest trainee is only 17
– So sons…? Either way, they were born from Upia and Endway’s capital, right?
– Let’s just call them nephews. One of the trainees’ friends is actually a distant relative of Tae-ri (Seo Tae-il + leader)
And so Miro Maze became the youngest son and nephew of Miro.
Yeah, well. It could’ve stopped there. After all, it was just a reaction within Miro’s fanbase.
But then this appeared….
Coincidence 2. The cat’s repayment, part 2.
Honestly, when I first saw the reward in the system window, I thought I’d misread it.
‘It’s not over yet?’
Hadn’t the eyewitness accounts already spread and hadn’t I done everything needed? It seemed that kitten I’d saved from the rain that day was incredibly grateful to me.
I wondered what kind of favor he was returning this time, but upon learning the truth, Ha-jin let out a foolish sound of realization.
[Tumi Seo Tae-hyun Kang Ha-jin sighting? Good deed? Something like that just dropped]
Link : http://…
Is this from back when that Animal Hospital sighting post went up?
I wrote this before but it got buried back then
It’s being resurfaced now that the Tumi teaser dropped
When I clicked the link, another lengthy post appeared on the monitor screen.
[No way I saw them omg warning: long post]
(photo)
This is proof!
So my friend lost their cat at home not long ago, right? They opened the window to air out the place and the cat must’ve slipped out through the gap
So my friend was literally on the verge of fainting and searched everywhere for it
(photo)
I’m just posting this because you two are cute; honestly isn’t it kind of uncanny though
Anyway aside from the uncanny part, my friend adopted this kitten when it was tiny and raised it so preciously, like they were living in constant fear
Yesterday I got a call from the animal hospital ㅠㅠㅠ They said they found a baby (named Aegi) ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I happened to be eating with my friend so I literally dropped everything and ran over there
(my friend found Baby and bought me meat again so I’m good)
But when I walked into the Animal Hospital, suddenly there was this… radiant glow…
Even though it was pouring rain outside, where was this sunlight coming from… it was so incredibly warm
Like the whole inside of the Animal Hospital just lit up
So I looked and there were seriously two incredibly handsome guys right in front of me;;;
Turns out the person who found my friend’s cat was Seo Tae-hyun
There was another really handsome guy next to him, but I’d never seen his face before
But lolololololol my friend and I were like lololololololol Boy Heaven teachers I’m telling you lololololololol ah thinking about it again makes me laugh what do you mean teachers what do you mean… but we were all proud teachers back then…☆ I’m not ashamed of myself
Anyway neither of us had him as our top pick but my friend really liked Seo Tae-hyun too so they recognized him right away!!
We were like wait Seo Tae-hyun!? and he smiled bashfully…ugh…oppa hasn’t changed at all…I’m probably the only one who’s gotten older…
Ah I finally understand why the Cherry Boy syndrome happened
He looked even better in person, and he’d even grown taller and his voice sounded more mature? like he went through voice change
I don’t know, he used to have such a high-pitched voice but now it’s kind of deep? like that
(photo with Seo Tae-hyun)
(photo of Seo Tae-hyun’s autograph)
Anyway, my friend originally asked me to give a reward to the person who found the cat, but I said I wouldn’t accept it. I just thanked him for remembering (but how can I forget?)
So my friend and I said that if we debuted, we would buy 500 albums and that we would definitely go to the fansign and give them gifts, so I laughed very faintly…ㅠㅠㅜㅜ
But I heard the handsome guy next to him mention something about a manager hyung and the company and stuff, so it seems like he’s a trainee right now!!
I even got permission to post what I saw on the internet!! Just in case, I took a picture of that handsome oppa too. But since I’m still an ordinary person, if I debut later, I’ll definitely post a picture and prove it’s a good story.
It was so nice to see him after so long… my heart started beating again… anyway that’s how it was… I got so excited writing this but I don’t know how to wrap it up I’m confused;;
The end!
It was a sighting post uploaded by the friend of the cat’s owner that Ha-jin and Seo Tae-hyun had found.
The previous sighting post had been written by someone who secretly photographed the two people at the Animal Hospital, but this one was a genuine authentication post that had actually received permission from Ha-jin and Seo Tae-hyun, so it spread much faster.
It seemed that when the post was first uploaded, the text was long and there weren’t many mentions of Seo Tae-hyun, so it probably just slipped through unnoticed. But as search volume surged due to this teaser and the “Our Nephew” incident, it naturally came to mind.
The comment section, which had only left traces from a handful of Seo Tae-hyun fans, was now flooded with countless newcomers.
– Pilgrimage complete
– Our nephew candidates sure have kind hearts
– Miro special: looks like he could kill a flying bird with just a glare, but in reality treats even a single ant with care
– Damn, is Kang Ha-jin really that handsome in person? If he asks random people to take photos with him like that;;;>
– Oh, this is the story about that animal hospital that was popular back then haha.
– bitter ㅠㅠㅠㅠnow the teaser has been released, won’t you post it if you release the photo with Hajin ㅠㅠㅠㅠplease ㅠㅠㅠ
– There’s some law that requires uploading 5 cat photos at a time, I think such a law exists
The fandom of Miro Maze that had grown little by little through profile reveals and performance videos, and senior fandoms coming to support the nephew’s good deeds.
The Seo Tae-hyun fandom that had been working hard to promote while eagerly awaiting our Tae-hyun’s dream debut,
And finally, K-pop enthusiasts who were simply enjoying this situation for entertainment.
With four groups participating, this post quickly became a hot topic and decorated the popular posts section of various entertainment communities for a while.
Once a post went up, it showed no signs of coming down even after days, but the original poster made an appearance just as the buzz was starting to die down.
+Additional Post
Wow, this is on the weekly best list
I dedicate this honor to
our Baby who’s probably sleeping at a friend’s house right now
(cat photo)
I got permission from my friend! Just in case, haha!
Currently giggling together with them while writing this post
Now that the teaser’s been released and the official profile is up
I thought it would be okay, so I’m here to share the photos!
(Photo taken with Kang Ha-jin and Seo Tae-hyun)
(Photo of Kang Ha-jin smiling while holding the cat)
(Photo of Seo Tae-hyun petting the cat)
That handsome oppa is indeed a trainee, haha.
As expected, a former teacher’s instinct is something else… hahahaha
There were comments asking if this was promotional content, but seriously
I’m staking the honor of a former teacher and our Baby’s cuteness on this
Absolutely not!!!!!!!!1 Please don’t misunderstand.
(Animal hospital receipt)
(Animal hospital payment account details)
My friend is so upset about it lol
She asked me to upload them together
But my friend and I ended up voting for Maze Maze^^ hahahahahaha.
Beyond being a teacher, I’m thinking of becoming a Destiny now (the name viewers call themselves in Miro Maze) ^^
Seriously guys, they’re so amazing in person, really, they even appear in my dreams sometimes
Please, I’m begging you like this, let me catch this stock even now
Everyone, please support Miro Maze’s Kang Ha-jin and Seo Tae-hyun ♡
(Dan Ha-ru, who appears together as a cute baby, also has a lot of potential… lol)
Haha, so you ended up becoming Destiny after all?
– Is it written? How is it in real life???? I was so shocked when I saw the profile pictureㅠㅠ
Don’t believe that (written) Ha’s profile pic lol it’s a total lie. He’s a lone wolf merchant, but now that he’s with Seo Tae-hyun, the two of them together look insane.
└ Are they close??? I’m a ChefP* (Cherry profile pic = Seo Tae-hyun’s biggest fan) and I’m torn between whether to ship Tae-hyun with Ha-jin or not
└ (Written) I’m fine with that too ㅠㅠㅠ My wife ㅠㅠㅜ But wow, the sum alone was worth it.
– But it’s amazing. Do they usually take pictures like that with ordinary people? Haha.
So like… um… honestly, it could go viral…
Even though (the poster) uploaded a proof shot, if you’re still like that, it seems like you just want to believe what you want to believe lol. If you don’t like it, just move on~~!
└ Miro is????Miro is??????Miro is doing viral marketing??????Miro is????????????????????
└ Dude, calm down the comment above, you’re full of resentment
└ Give Miro the budget and manpower to do viral marketing and then say that
└ If Miro knew how to do that, UPIA would have built a 20-story office building a long time ago and Endup would have filled it with furniture. If it weren’t for Seo Tae-il and Choi Yeon-woo, it would have already gone bankrupt 183 times.
└ Miro, you guys are killing me… But still, the Miro staff are nice… They’re doing well at work these days…
└ They’re lacking but they’re good kids…that company called Miro…
The occasional viral rumors and trolls whose only life purpose was to cause chaos were being handled by the awakened Idea and And With U fanbases.
Hot posts spawned derivative threads, and those derivative threads drew in new traffic.
Seo Tae-hyun’s fanbase, sensing the moment, began actively promoting Miro Maze by pairing Tae-hyun and Ha-jin together, and the smaller fandoms of other trainees also began to emerge one by one, actively pushing their own favorites.
‘And that’s how we got to this point.’
Ha-jin, confirming the overwhelmingly increased buzz compared to before, placed his phone on the table. If this momentum continued, Miro Maze would almost certainly achieve major success.
The editing and composition of Kwon PD’s work had been verified, and the trainees’ skills were guaranteed.
Ji Su-ho also caught onto this fact and had been working late nights planning additional content to keep this buzz alive.
Yes, that’s where the problem arose.
‘There’s nothing left to worry about.’
Whether it was marketing or traffic, something needed to drop to even attempt fishing, but Miro Maze only had the trainees’ profile photos, two performance videos, and a teaser that didn’t even last a minute.
The Kwon PD that Ha-jin knew would have already been releasing episode one previews or second teasers by now, absolutely maximizing this opportunity.
But right now, Miro Maze’s production company was letting this fire die down without releasing any bait whatsoever.
And Ha-jin knew the reason why.
He even knew the method to solve it.

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