The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol - Chapter 126

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126

The Leader’s piercing gaze cut through the television screen and reached us. Simultaneously, synchronized with the sound of gears interlocking, the lights flickered before cutting out with a sharp snap.

[They’re actually collaborating!]
[I’m so nervous I can’t even watch]

“Kyaaaah!”

The desire to watch and the inability to do so coexisted simultaneously. Yet when the next performance began, my eyes flew wide open.

A subdued introductory beat resonated like a heartbeat beneath the ominous atmosphere as crimson lighting ignited the stage.
Lia Purple Main Vocal, draped in a scarlet cloak that hung to her ankles, appeared at the stage’s edge with an anxious expression, glancing about before rushing forward. She came to an abrupt halt before an empty coffin, startled, and stumbled backward—only to have her arm seized by Lia Purple Main Dancer.

“What… what is this?”

The instant Lia Purple Main Vocal turned her head in shock, Main Dancer bared her fangs and sank them into her neck, wrapping her arms around her waist.

[Kyaaaaaaah—!]

A recorded scream pierced the air as Lia Purple Main Vocal’s body went limp. Lia Purple Main Dancer, who had been burying her face in the other’s neck, slowly lifted her head as the camera zoomed in.
She wiped the blood smeared across her crimson lips with the back of her hand, then curved them into a subtle smile.

[One bites again—!]

A crisp, soaring vocal line ascended as the title card appeared at the bottom of the screen.

[Let’s Spend This Night Remix Ver.
Arrangement: Kang Yi-chae]

Arrangement by Kang Yi-chae?

“Whoa, the song sounds completely different?”

Her solo track “Spend This Night With Me” lived up to its title with its content, and despite its metaphorical lyrics, the raw and powerful choreography earned it the reputation of girl crush, making it a massive hit. Even High School Senior Noeul, who was young back then, had listened to it frequently without understanding its meaning.
The basic melodic structure seemed identical, but everything else was completely different.

[Wow, they just threw horror vibes on it lol]
[No cap]
[Is this actually “Spend This Night With Me”???]

I never expected Lia Purple, who had been pushing the innocent power concept, to completely shed their image with a stage like this.
Without realizing my mouth had fallen open in shock, I pressed myself against the screen to watch, and then the camera switched, revealing The Dun now stripped of their black leather jackets and dressed in white capes that barely covered their thighs.
As Seo Ho-yoon, standing at center, brushed his thumb across his lips, the highlight of “Spend This Night With Me” erupted behind him.

[Give me a Kiss-!]

It had begun!

[Wait hold up]
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

The collaboration everyone had been anxious about finally revealed itself.

[Vampire concept dropped omg!!!!]

And a steady one at that—the very concept every idol does at least once!!
It was sexy, but they’d taken the concept in a completely different direction, and both Lia Purple fans and Noeul’s supporters were absolutely thrilled.

[I guess this is a reward for living righteously]
[Oh Santa tell me thank you very much girl]

The two groups stood at opposite ends of the stage, and the moment Lia Purple’s Main Vocal added humming to the music box melody, Seo Ho-yoon slowly walked toward the camera.

[Tonight I’ll show you
the secrets I’ve been hiding]

“Seo Ho-yoon!!”

While on the Kismet stage, Sung Ji-won started off by capturing the atmosphere with her clear voice and innocent and vague face, on the collaboration stage, Seo Ho-yoon’s pale white skin, cold face, and unique husky voice with a mid-low pitch greatly increased the level of immersion in the concept.
With each step he took forward, the remaining members parted in sequence, bowing their bodies.

[Ooh Hoo

On the other side, the youngest member of Lia Purple walked at the same pace as Seo Ho-yoon and kept his eyes focused on the camera.
On the opposite side, Lia Purple Maknae matched Seo Ho-yoon’s pace and fixed her gaze on the camera.

[Whoa, what are these guys? Haha]
Wow, what are these guys doing lol
Lol the choreography is so smart, it’s like looking in a mirror

Although the sexy concept could be somewhat neutralized by adding a gloomy sound to the horror concept, the sticky choreography like the original song was unavoidable.
Even with the horror concept and eerie sound layered on top to somewhat neutralize the sexy vibe, they couldn’t escape the sticky choreography of the original song.
When Kim Sung-hyun sat in front of the practice room mirror, deep in thought, Lia Purple Main Dancer carefully suggested an idea (while maintaining safety protocols).

“Well, then wouldn’t we be able to make it pretty even if we are far away from each other?”
“Then… wouldn’t it look beautiful even if we stay far apart from each other?”

This is the behind-the-scenes of this stage where Seo Ho-yoon was very satisfied with the ingenious idea and gave an immediate answer.

[Don’t think about avoiding it anymore]

Meanwhile, the remaining members separated from each other and formed a formation as if they were wandering through a maze. There was no physical contact with each other at all.

[Large and pretty]
[The formation looks beautiful]
└Yes?!?!?!
└Wait?!?!?!

It was exactly as Sunset said.
It was exactly as Noel had said.

[Please hold me tight

The humans were organized to scatter in all directions whenever a vampire got close. At first glance, it may seem like they are moving randomly, but it was a choreography created by setting each movement line in detail while checking how it would look.

[Maybe it’s because Jeong Da-jun has platinum blonde hair, but it really suits him amazingly..]
[Jung Da-jun looks amazing with that platinum blonde hair, seriously…]
[He’s got that puppy-dog charm, but when he dances, the whole vibe changes.. if I’m being honest, it feels like he’s asking you to hold his hand and run away from the world together..]
└Right, exactly
The puppy-dog type would probably whisper something about skipping work together

It felt even more spectacular because the stage was full and slightly different choreography was performed at the right time and place.
The stage was packed, and with slightly different choreography strategically placed throughout, it felt even more spectacular.

[Babe Give me a Kiss, Kiss!

Looking at the composition of the lyrics and the stage, it seems that the song is lonely and longing for someone to love, but in the end, deep down, there is a strong desire for tonight’s prey.
Looking at how the lyrics and stage were constructed, it seemed to depict a desperate longing for someone to love out of loneliness, but at its core, there lay an intense primal desire for tonight’s prey.

[Babe Please come to me

And it looks like the lyrics that seemed like they couldn’t be used were suddenly changed.
And it seemed they’d simply changed any lyrics that felt too risqué.
Sung Ji-won’s harmony with Lia Purple Main Vocal meshed perfectly.
In the original song, this was where the chorus would come in with backup dancers and sensual choreography.
But on this stage, Kim Sung-hyun occupied the center alone while the rest formed a triangular formation like a mirror concept and danced.

[Every night I feel lonely
[Every night I’m lonely

And it started.

The pinnacle of sexy concept… .

[Seonghyun ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ok don’t turn your back ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ok

The pair choreography was slightly modified into solo choreography, and popping was added to parts that could have been awkward to create a sophisticated yet understated sexiness.

[Wow, Kim Seong-hyun, is he really… crazy?]
[And Kim Sung-hyun… seriously… are you insane?]
[Is it because of those long limbs?
It looks so heavy yet feels so light,
Clean yet flashy,
This shouldn’t even be possible, right?]

And it wasn’t because she was Noeul, but when Kim Seong-hyun, who is famous for dancing really well, took the center stage, the quality of the stage seemed to have improved even more.

When Seonghyun Kim’s solo part ended, Lia Purple left to the side, leaving The Dawn alone in the center of the stage.
As Kim Sung-hyun’s solo part ended, Lia Purple stepped to the side, leaving only The Dun at the center of the stage.

[When your hands wrap around my waist]

Next to Kim Seong-hyun, she did the pair choreography and just turned her head slightly to the side and snapped her fingers.

[This heart is falling helplessly]

“Seo Ho-yoon!!!”

[Fuck you]
[Damn it]

He may be quite kind to his fans, but when he’s with his members, he always answers with ‘What are you doing?’ Because they are idols, they do sexy concepts like this!
This guy who’s kind enough to fans but always answers with “whatever” whenever he’s with the members! And yet here he is, an idol doing a sexy concept! In this moment alone, Noel felt grateful to Dae Pa-sung for casting Seo Ho-yoon.

[Seo Ho-yoon is really annoying, he won’t even marry me!!!]

Moreover, Seo Ho-yoon barely escaped the jump, but even though he was right next to Kim Seong-hyun, there was no room for trouble in the dance line.
Moreover, for someone who’d barely shed his rookie status, Seo Ho-yoon showed no weakness in his dance line despite standing right beside Kim Sung-hyun.

[Why are you dancing so well?!?!]

The reason why he actually danced well was because Kim Seong-hyun, who had a dance rank of S-, occasionally went in sync with Seo Ho-yoon’s off beat.
The reason he actually looked so skilled was because Kim Sung-hyun, now ranked S- in dancing, occasionally adjusted his rhythm to match Seo Ho-yoon’s off-beat moments.

[We’ve waited long enough
Now take my hand, Yes Please

In addition, the fact that Seo Ho-yoon somehow raised the quality through facial expressions instead of lacking dancing skills also played a role.
Moreover, Seo Ho-yoon compensated for his lacking dance skills by elevating the quality through facial expressions and acting, which played no small part in the performance’s success.

[Isn’t this going to be reviewed?
[Does this even pass the censors?
Hahahahahahaha… damn, so innocent sexy is actually possible…]

Kim Seong-hyun criticizes Seo Ho-yoon’s dancing, and Seo Ho-yoon makes fun of Kim Seong-hyun’s acting… .
Kim Sung-hyun criticized Seo Ho-yoon’s dancing, while Seo Ho-yoon mocked Kim Sung-hyun’s acting….
Their strengths and weaknesses were so starkly opposite that the two eventually agreed to cover for each other’s shortcomings, and it worked brilliantly.

[I don’t wanna show you tonight,
I wanna let you go, but I hold you tight

Kang Yi-chae lightly licked her lower lip and rolled her eyes playfully.

[My love, I will give you a bite

And as if it were a joke, he danced while holding Seong Ji-won’s hand.

Right then! With the sound of a finger snapping, the lights turned on on another stage.

[Babe Give me a Kiss, Kiss!

The Dawn’s stage ended, and this time, it was the moment Lia Purple’s solo performance began.
The Dun’s stage had ended, and now Lia Purple’s solo performance was beginning.

[Every night I feel lonely
[Every night I feel so lonely

By this time, high school senior Noeul was screaming while holding onto the TV, regardless of fandom. In particular, when Lia Purple performed a wave as part of the group’s couple choreography, the response was so incredible that even beyond the screen, my ears were deafened.

[Wow, what are these people?]
[Waaahhh what are they doing]
[Wow Lia Purple seriously killed it wow… wow…]

The humans and vampires danced as a couple as if they were aiming, and as the song neared its end, Lia Purple’s vampires bit the humans.
As if choreographed by fate itself, humans and vampires paired off to dance together, and as the song reached its climax, Lia Purple’s vampires bit their human partners.
Simultaneously, the camera pulled back for a full stage shot, and the Lia Purple members—who had been writhing violently to express their transformation from human to vampire—suddenly froze in a line before slowly walking toward center stage in time with the decelerating beat.

[We’ve waited long enough
Now take my hand Yes Please

“Wow… you’re really smart.”

It seems like the lyrics were only slightly changed, but how did they match the concept so exquisitely? I hugged the cushion that was rolling on the floor again and tried to concentrate on the song towards the end.
The lyrics seemed only slightly altered, yet somehow they’d matched the concept so perfectly. I pulled the cushion I’d been rolling around back into my arms and tried to focus on the song as it drove toward its finale.

At the same time, the sound of the music box rang out, and everyone’s heads turned to the left.
At that moment, an eerie music box melody rang out, and everyone’s heads turned left.

“what?”

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 253]

As in the opening, screams were heard. As if that was a signal, everyone bowed their waists and stretched their bodies… Only Seo Ho-yoon was standing.

[Tonight you will find out]

Seo Ho-yoon wiped his face, then moved away from the rest of the members and came closer to the camera.
Seo Ho-yoon wiped his face upward, then moved away from the other members toward the camera.

[The secret I have been hiding]

Tung.

And then the stage lights turned off.

“What…what is it?”

[Gasp gasp]
[No way no way no way]

Noeul, a senior in high school, couldn’t figure out why it ended like this at the end. As I was racking my brain and wandering around various communities, interpretations of the tweets immediately came to mind.

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 275]

And the interpretation was this.

[First & last music box = something that immortals react to… The music box rang during the very first opening, so it could be interpreted as the smell of blood… I smell blood and turn my head, but only Seo Ho-yoon doesn’t turn]

“Ugh!! Is this it?”

Noeul, a high school senior, quickly scrolled down with her heart pounding.

[>Tonight you will find out the secret I have been hidingTonight you will learn the secret I’ve been hidingEvery night I’m lonely, I wish you’d hold me< From these lyrics, we can tell Kim Sung-hyun is already not human and is seeking prey]
[And then Seo Ho-yoon entered with a paired dance move = expressing his desire to become immortal too]
[The wavering Seo Ho-yoon falls into self-loathing, but ultimately completes the hunt in the end

“Wow, really… I just gritted my teeth.”

In the end, perhaps because this collaboration performance was so shocking, Noeul and Lia Purple fans could not see any of the subsequent performances.

General manager Seo Ho-yoon, Lee Ji-hyeon planning.
Seo Ho-yoon overseeing, Lee Ji-hyun planning.
They compared the sticky lyrics to vampirism to fill the narrative richly while maintaining the sexy concept, and absolutely prohibited physical contact between groups.
And at the end, make it possible for "interpretation satisfaction".

[hmm?? Then why on earth didn't the youngest know that he was a normal person when he first walked with Hogyok?
[Huh?? Then why didn't the Maknae realize she was a civilian when she walked with Ho-yoon at first?

[I think Sumin knew, but didn't mind if she died together with Silly.
[I think Su-min knew but was prepared to die together with Sil-li..
└Ahhhhh
Ahhhhh the otaku just screaming out of nowhere

Idol fans trained in various worldviews were frantically coming up with interpretations.
Idol fans trained across countless fictional universes were frantically unraveling their interpretations.
Lee Ji-hyun carelessly scattered breadcrumbs without any particular conclusion, and the result of mixing horror into the sexy concept had sparked a hot response.

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 317]

Even if the members are not dating, there have been too many rumors and malicious comments that naturally occur when idols of the opposite sex are together.

[Except for the maze choreography in the middle of the quarantine rules, we have never been closer than 1m.
[They never got closer than 1 meter except for the maze choreography in the middle of the quarantine guidelines
Lol everyone looks so satisfied that it's actually hilarious

The scandal story, fortunately, has not been able to gain any momentum. However, even without the touch, the concept and choreography itself were pretty, so the fandom smiled happily at the enthusiastic response.

[Ah Daepaseong, you are doing well these days~~~]
[Ah Dae Pa-sung's doing great these days~~~]
[You get confused a lot? (laugh)]
[What about Lia Purple's agency
└They're not quite there
Can't even compare to Pa-sung
"Hahahaha is that all?"

As they support Lia Purple's departure from the agency in the future, the Nouls are satisfied and let go of their tension about the collaboration.
Looking forward to Lia Purple's departure from their agency, Noel fans contentedly let go of their tension about the collaboration.

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