Chapter 106
Chapter 106
Translator: Penny
Chapter 106
Yoon Eden's first choice was an alternative pop song with impressive, fluid rapping.
Contrary to fans' worries, the clean track contained none of hip-hop's usual pitfalls: no profanity, no objectification of women, and no other problematic content.
Wow, I was worried he'd drop some hardcore profanity-laced rap, but this selection is actually pretty good.
Eden, please join Drop The Beat! If you do, winning is a guaranteed slam dunk.
Anyone know the song title?
"I'm Not Fine, Thanks"
The husky, mid-to-low-range vocals, rhythmic melody, and punchy beat formed a perfect trifecta.
Moreover, the chorus transitioned from rap to a melodic format, allowing listeners to appreciate Yoon Eden's singing as well.
The song, with its comfortable mid-range melody rather than high notes, combined with his unique vocal tone to create the illusion that he was a surprisingly good vocalist.
Objectively speaking, his vocal skill was only slightly above Kim Dobin's. However, his vocal tone was truly exceptional.
The next song was a Korean hip-hop track famous for its emotional hip-hop style. It was a mellow, sing-rap tune that had been released nearly a decade ago.
와 ᄆᄎᄆᄎ 이거 완전 오랜만
어 아빠 차에서 들은 곡이다
벌써 이 곡이 아빠차 곡으로 불리는 날이 오다니
A certain Ms. Kim, whose song requests had been selected, let out a joyful shout while watching, but let's just move past that.
During the chorus, which featured high notes slightly above his vocal range, Gyeon Hajun subtly stepped in to provide natural support. Yoon Eden pretended to belt out the high notes while actually harmonizing and blending in.
[Look at their sneaky tricks, seriously ㅋㅋㅋ]
[For the next live stream, a duet or mutual featuring like this wouldn't be bad either]
With Yoon Eden safely completing his request song, it was finally Yuje's turn.
His first song was a rock anthem boasting soaring high notes.
Rising from his chair, Yuje grabbed the microphone and began pacing around the studio like he was on a rock festival stage, unleashing his powerful high notes. The hyungs watched from their seats, beaming with pride.
[This is the Main Vocalist's true power]
Wow, those high notes are soaring! So refreshing!
Maybe a band concept would be cool for the next one?
And the second song was...
Yoon Eden, who had been listening quietly to the instrumental, suddenly tensed up. Before Yuje could even finish the first verse, he abruptly cut off the music.
"Huh? Hyung? What's wrong?" Yuje turned to Yoon Eden, startled by the sudden silence, but Eden seemed too preoccupied searching for another instrumental to notice.
What's wrong with Yoon Eden?
Wow... if he wasn't the leader, this could have been a disaster...
Seriously? Even for a fan live, didn't they check this beforehand?
Let's ask first. Yuje didn't even sing a full verse.
But is this really something to cause controversy?
If someone wanted to make it controversial, they definitely could.
What's wrong? What's going on?
Yuje tried to say more, but Gyeon Hajun, sensing the unusual atmosphere in the chat, urgently waved his hand.
Yuje quickly understood that something was wrong and fell silent.
Soon, the instrumental track of Yuje's favorite foreign band began to play. Fortunately, he knew all the lyrics by heart.
Aww, our maknae is so excited!
What's with that painfully accurate pronunciation? ㅋㅋ
Yoon Leader's face looks like she aged ten years in an instant...
Let's not mention it again~
Like a fish back in water, Yuje launched into "Rock Band Performance Season 2," and thanks to Yoon Eden's quick thinking, the incident remained a minor mishap rather than escalating into a full-blown controversy.
"Goodbye, see you again, Daydream!"
"Dream of me!"
As soon as the Fan Live ended, I glared fiercely at Ryu Jaehee, turning to face him sharply.
"You idiot! What were you thinking, having a minor sing an R-rated song on a live broadcast?!"
Ryu Jaehee blinked at my outburst, then his jaw dropped. Finally, he seemed to realize why I had reacted so strongly.
"It was R-rated? It was on a YouTube playlist, so I just assumed it was okay. Whoa, no wonder Seongjin Hyung kept asking if I was sure about this."
Seongjin or whatever his name was—that guy should have at least asked if I knew the song was R-rated before letting a minor perform it.
Of course, I'd been listening to R-rated songs since before I turned nineteen, but hearing a minor celebrity openly sing one on a live broadcast was a whole different level of seriousness.
At least that YouTuber had labeled the song as R-rated. Ugh.
"You didn't know it was R-rated? You didn't even realize when you were looking for the instrumental?"
"I outsourced the instrumental editing to a hyung. He handled finding the instrumental too, so..."
My head throbbed. I'd trusted the youngest member, thinking he was more responsible than Kim Dobin, only to have him stab me in the back like this.
Now you're on my special watch list too, Ryu Jaehee.
"Seriously, didn't you even think to check the song on a music streaming site or, you know, the internet?"
"The lyrics are all subtitled on YouTube anyway."
Is this a generational gap...?
With a deep sigh, I pressed my fingertips firmly into Ryu Jaehee's scalp, massaging it as if giving him a head massage.
"Next live stream, get everything checked beforehand. You've probably shaved a good ten years off my lifespan, you little shit."
Ryu Jaehee nodded meekly, clearly aware that he and our team had nearly been screwed over.
"Seriously, trying to sing a 19+ song during an all-ages live stream was already insane. But the fact that a minor was singing it? Wow, that sends chills down my spine."
Kim Dobin shook his head in disbelief.
"If it had been a Korean song, we would've been like, 'Hmm, the lyrics are a bit... questionable?' and filtered it out. But since it was a pop song, we couldn't understand the lyrics..."
"If it was a pop song, you should have checked the lyrics! How could you know what it was about?"
He was about to scold Ryu Jaehee further, but the boy's tearful expression made him sigh and gently pat the top of his head.
Jaehee had probably been the most shocked by today's incident. He'd learned his lesson well enough and wouldn't make the same mistake again.
Still, today's events had taught him one thing for sure:
Live broadcasts are dangerous. All sorts of unexpected situations can arise. He needed to shift his focus from the Weekly Quest OA App live streams to other quest categories.
What good was doing them twice a week if one mistake meant starting all over again?
"So, we're finally going to ISAC, huh?" Kim Dobin sighed heavily as he flipped through the papers Manager Hyung had handed him.
The only consolation was that the filming was scheduled for July 30th, before their official comeback activities began. As long as no serious injuries occurred, it shouldn't disrupt their promotions.
"When will we ever be able to coolly reject these offers?" I muttered.
"When you guys become top-tier artists," Manager Hyung replied, "so that not appearing on a terrestrial music show like this won't hurt you."
"Wow, so we really wouldn't have to go?"
"Then only two or three members from the team would participate."
He's not saying we wouldn't have to go at all.
The events we'd be competing in were the Relay Race, Basketball, Archery, and Ssireum (Korean wrestling).
As someone who used to play soccer with friends during lunch breaks and was a member of the soccer club, I was a bit disappointed that soccer wasn't an event.
Esports hadn't been established yet, so it was out of the question. It would have been perfect—you could just sit and play games, which would have been a total breeze.
Now we needed to decide who would participate in each event.
"Eden Hyung, you're doing basketball, right?"
"Yeah."
Basketball was the only event that really appealed to me. I'd tried archery a few times before my regression, but I had absolutely no talent for it.
The highest score was definitely 5 points, right? I remember getting completely edited out back then.
"I'll do wrestling," Gyeon Hajun volunteered. He was the tallest and most muscular among us.
If Seo Yehyeon, who was around the same height as me, tried wrestling, he wouldn't just be thrown—he'd be lifted up and slammed down.
Seo Yehyeon's physique was more lean and wiry than bulky.
"Archery teams have three members," someone said. "Let's go to the archery range, everyone take a shot, and then decide who's competing."
I was automatically excluded from that. Even before my regression, everyone except me was at least decent at archery. If I competed, I'd just drag down the team's score and contribute to trolling.
"Who wants to run the relay race?"
"Eden Hyung looked fast when we were filming his music video."
"I'm only doing one event."
"But sending Dobin Hyung might be risky... He's the center for this comeback. If he twists his ankle badly..."
I groaned, raking my fingers roughly through my hair. My health was the top priority, but I couldn't completely avoid group activities either.
I couldn't just regress again while trying to stay healthy, could I?
"Then you go, youngest member."
I refused to participate in the Relay Race. If the person ahead of me was slow, my own pace would be ruined.
"But are we even going to practice for this? I heard other groups are going to sports academy prep schools to train."
"What is this, the Olympics? Why is everyone taking these idol sports competitions so seriously?"
Of course, performing well would draw attention. But achieving even a moderate level of success wouldn't be enough.
In basketball, you'd need to be dunking like a pro. In archery, you'd need to hit three consecutive X-tens.
Only at that level would the public start saying, "Wow, he's amazing!"
"We don't need to go to a sports academy prep school. For archery, we'll just practice at the experience range. We should also work on our basic fitness."
With that, we headed to the archery experience range for the group's tryouts.
"Leader, you go first!"
After putting on the protective gear, I picked up the bow, gripped the handle, and gently pulled back the string.
I nocked an arrow, drew the string back with all my might, and released. The arrow shot swiftly toward the target.
"Wow, your form looks like a national athlete's!"
"Shut up, you jerk."
I stared at the arrow, which had landed precariously on the line between the 2-point and 3-point rings, then picked up another arrow.
"Yes! Eden Hyung has been eliminated in the preliminary round of the Tryouts!"
My arch-rival teammates clutched their stomachs, laughing hysterically at the arrow stuck in the 1-point ring. Alright, let's see how well you guys do.
Without a second thought, I set down the bow, removed the protective gear, and crossed my arms tightly, watching them take their turns shooting.
"Did you see that? Did you see it? 8 points! Wow, I think I might actually have a talent for archery!"
"Yes! 6 points! I beat Eden Hyung's score in one shot, right?"
"Hajun got 5 points. Not bad. He did better than Yoon Eden."
"Hey, why am I the benchmark?"
"Wow, 10 points! I didn't think a perfect score was even possible! Yehyeon Hyung's form is insane!"
I hated to admit it, but everyone else had scored higher than me.
After a fierce tryout, the archery team was finalized: Seo Yehyeon, Kim Dobin, and Ryu Jaehee.
"So, Jaehee, you're automatically running the Relay Race now."
"Ah, that's why I wanted to do archery."
Despite her grumbling, Ryu Jaehee accepted the result calmly.
And so, the competition lineup was set: Relay Race - Ryu Jaehee, Basketball - Me, Ssireum - Gyeon Hajun, Archery - Kim Dobin, Ryu Jaehee, Seo Yehyeon.
"Show us an X-Ten at ISAC, Yehyeon Hyung!"
"That 10-point score was just a fluke. Don't get your hopes up."
Yeah, my 1-point score was a fluke too. I usually average 4 or 5 points, but I'm just not feeling it today.
📝 Translator’s Note:
You may notice that certain lines or phrases in this novel appear both in their original Korean (or Hanja) form and in English translation.
This is intentional — these phrases are classical idioms, divine titles, or poetic expressions that carry layered meanings.
To preserve their original tone and authenticity, the raw text has been kept for reference, while the English interpretation is provided right before or after it. This helps convey both the literal and cultural nuance of the original work.
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