The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol - Chapter 127

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127

“Thank you for your hard work!”
“Yeah, thank you for your hard work.”

As I descended from the stage, Lia Purple couldn’t contain her excitement despite being aware of the cameras, words tumbling out in a rush.

“The crowd reaction just now was incredible! Thank you so much!!”
“Ahhh!! Bluetooth is the best, the absolute best!”

The tension seemed to have eased, and her usual manner of speaking was bleeding through.
After leaving the stage, we exchanged farewells before dispersing to our respective vans. Lia Purple bowed with perfect ninety-degree angles—impeccably polite.
Once we changed clothes, fixed our makeup, and returned to our designated positions, not a single glance was exchanged.
It was a calculated decision—one that accounted for foreign fans who might clip the footage with some bizarre song and inadvertently send it wandering across YouTube, harmless but uncontrolled.
It was always better to avoid any entanglement like that.

‘They’re going to soar.’

I was certain of it, witnessing that flawless boundary-drawing and their skill.
Lia Purple would reach far greater heights than this. Unless their agency fumbled it.

[Quest Complete!
Successfully complete the collaboration stage with Lia Purple!
You’ve drawn overwhelming public response with exceptional quality.
Success achieved. 5,000 Points awarded.]

‘One hurdle cleared.’

I unscrewed the cap of the water bottle on the table and took a long drink, while the members showed no signs of fatigue—they were clearly eager for the next stage.

“Man, there’s nothing better than finishing your work quickly and waiting for what’s next.”
“When are Black Call seniors coming out?”
“They’re probably last. They’re doing a collaboration with White Cherry seniors before they wrap up.”

Visible to all viewers~ a year-end stage with my ex~

‘Is this really happening?’

Thinking about my own situation, my body trembled slightly. However, since this incident was ultimately Joo Woo-sung’s karma, I didn’t particularly worry about it.

“…The entertainment industry is truly cruel.”
“Huh?”

Sung Ji-won turned his head toward me, but I simply waved my hand and shifted my gaze to the stage. Since it wasn’t my problem anyway, I decided to just enjoy waiting.
The stages lined up behind us were all performances by idol groups with considerable seniority, so most of them had pretty solid quality.
As I pondered how much popularity would be needed to reach that kind of position in the lineup, thinking of the groups currently active, a System Window appeared before my eyes.

Ding!

[Special! Limited! Time Sale!
Real-time monitoring service provided!!
Will you pay 486 points to activate it?]

“…What is this?”
“Huh? Ho-yoon, what did you say?”
“Oh, no…. Never mind.”

486 points—what’s with that number? Why do you keep matching my generation like this….
I wished this feature had been shown to me sooner. Recalling the “Narcissism” post that was displayed before the drama shoot, I pressed approve for now.

[Real-time monitoring service is now active.]

Then, reactions appeared before me like a live chat window.

[Guys
that’s it, it’s over, we don’t even need to watch the next stage]
That’s it, it’s over. I won’t even need to watch the next stage performance.
[Honestly, Dungeons should be treated like rookies. It’s a shame they didn’t get the rookie award.
Honestly, they should treat Dunning as rookies. It’s such a shame they didn’t get the rookie award.
“Discovery of the Year”
“Actually, I was already drinking the kimchi broth.”
Congrats to our dungeon buddies on winning the Discovery Award this year♡ I thought it would be tough with all the strong competitors this year, but it’s seriously amazing!
The other candidates also worked very hard!!
What is that?
“Let’s go” technique #Let’s go

‘Everyone thinks the same way.’

Discovery of the Year Award.
Discovery of the Year Award.

It seemed like he didn’t expect to receive an award at all.

‘Okay, well… .’

Also, take pictures of yourself being embarrassed and crying.
Let them get flustered and cry on camera again.

Wow!

Just before the end of Part 1, the next award presenter came on stage. I already knew from the moment the lineup was released, but my eyes got cold when I saw it again.

“really….”

‘Isn’t it so obvious that we are the organizers of Kabu?’

“Hello, this is Yoo Ji-ah.”
“Hello, I’m Yoo Ji-a.”

I was a member of the cast of Ask for the Camera.
They were cast members from Please Camera.
The awards ceremony’s primary organizer was one of Please Camera’s main investors. Even so, they’d plastered drama-related staff all over the ceremony. Moreover, given the drama’s massive popularity, they seemed to have deliberately coordinated their outfits to some degree to push Yoo Ji-a and Min Ji-heon as the representative couple.

[Oh, please take care of the camera. They must have been really popular.]

We exchanged brief conversations with appropriate jokes and occasional shy smiles and gentle glances, and it was truly a professional look.

[Jia Yu is God]
[Min Ji-heon’s aura;; this guy’s seriously aaahhhhh]
[Kyaaaah so cool]
[Aaahhhhh our prince!!!!!!]

‘… me?’

“Oh~, it came up on the screen.”

When I looked at the screen after hearing Kang Yi-chae’s words, my face was really floating.

‘hmm… … .’

Although I still couldn’t quite accept the name ‘bunny’ used to refer to me, I smiled and waved my hand. Then, a shout arose from the place where the blue inverted triangle caught my eye.
Still uncomfortable with the nickname “rabbit” that people used to refer to me, I smiled and waved my hand anyway. The crowd erupted in cheers from the section where the blue inverted triangle was prominently displayed.

“Then, let me announce this year’s discovery award.”
“Now then, we’ll announce this year’s Breakthrough Award.”

The camera showed this and several other candidates. Min Ji-heon opened the envelope he had been holding the whole time, took out the card, looked at it, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

“This is a place where there is someone who has a deep connection with us.”
“It’s a place with a deep connection to us.”

[Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu)
[Ohhhhhhhhhhh]

Jeong Da-jun, a drama fanatic, looked at me in shock.

“Discovery of the Year Award…—.”

Hey, stop.
Hey, stop it.

“—The Dawn! Congratulations!”

[Aaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

Messages poured in so quickly that I couldn’t see. At that time, all the windows automatically disappeared, opening the view up to the podium. It seemed like the system window was considerate in its own way.

“Us? Really us?!?”
“Us? Really us?!?”

It was a result that was expected but not completely certain.
It was a result I’d anticipated but couldn’t have been completely certain about.

“Hey, I have to go.”
“Come on, we should go.”

No, that’s enough.
No, it’s real enough.

“Congratulations!”
“Congratulations!”

In contrast to the dazzling light shining here, I could see people clapping and moving their hands mechanically in the darkness.
Against the blinding lights shining down on me, I could see people in the darkness mechanically clapping their hands.

‘ah.’

Even if it is a relatively small award. When I received this, I felt a tingling sensation in my skin from the questioning and checking eyes that made me wonder how a newbie who came from a small and medium-sized business with nothing could end up like this.

‘This is it.’

That makes me feel better.
That’s why I felt even better about it.
I climbed onto the archery platform with a refreshing smile.

“Congratulations.”
“Congratulations.”

We greeted each other calmly and stood in a horizontal line. And Kim Seong-hyun, who was handed the microphone by Min Ji-heon, looked at the trophy in his hand for a moment and slowly opened his mouth.

“Uh, yes….”

[Shall we start the Water Dumpling Leader again?]
[Water dumpling leader, here we go again]
[Still impressive, now Kim Sung-hyun isn’t crying

Kim Seong-hyun was still in awe of winning the award and could not easily take his eyes off the trophy.

“Hello, this is The Dawn. I was very happy to attend the year-end stage for the first time… but I had no idea I would receive such a meaningful award.”

The acceptance speeches that started like that were listed in order, as usual, from the name of the CEO who was still not very grateful to the names of the staff.
The acceptance speech that began that way proceeded as always, listing the names of the CEO I still wasn’t particularly grateful to, and then the staff members in order.

“…and the sunsets.”

A loud shout rang out.

“The love I receive… still feels like a dream. I will work harder in the future to become a person who lives up to your expectations.”

‘As expected of Godseonghyeon.’

“thank you!”

I was happily nodding my head because it was my first time seeing Light Seonghyun and God Seonghyun in a long time, but as expected, Kim Seonghyun had tears in my eyes. The microphone was soon passed to Kang Yi-chae, who was doing his best not to laugh next to him.

[omg]

Since this is an awards ceremony that many overseas fans also watch, I expressed my gratitude one more time in English.
Since this was an awards ceremony watched by many international fans, he delivered the thanks once more in English.

[Ouch, I thought Kang Yi-chae was good at English, but wow.. It’s so cool to hear it like this. The lower tone and slow drawl is so sexy.]
[Ouch, I thought Kang Yi-chae was good at English, but wow.. It’s so cool to hear it like this. The lower tone and slow drawl is so sexy.]
[I’m literally dying]
[Wait, what is Yi-chae???? Why is he so good?
└There were rumors he studied abroad but no one really knows where… maybe he’s self-taught..

I heard he studied abroad early on, but I don’t even know where.
I don’t know where he studied abroad either.
The company doesn’t even know.

“Especially Noeul, who always support us….”

[Ah, in the middle of this, Jeong Da-jun hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Jung dajunjeong has already given up, Jung Dajun Jung
[Ah, in the middle of this, Jeong Da-jun hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Jung dajunjeong has already given up, Jung Dajun Jung
Hahahahaha so cute lolol Yi-chae keeps getting cuter the more she talks, I’m losing my mind
└└Hey you gotta become a world star

Anyway, as my thoughts came to an end, other reactions came to mind. This was my overall impression of this year’s Discovery Award.

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 240]
[I am envious of the tlqkf target.
[I’m not envious of the target
Actually, I am envious
No, actually I’m not envious. The Dun is the best!!!!!]
Ha Dungingers, I didn’t raise them, but it’s my main policy…]

‘are you okay.’

First, I put on a public face and was responding with all my heart, when suddenly my side was tapped.
I put on my public-facing expression and responded with genuine enthusiasm, when suddenly my side was poked repeatedly.
Without thinking, I scrunched my nose and turned my head sideways, only to find the members’ faces filling my vision—a mixture of overwhelming emotion and deep sentiment, with Kim Sung-hyun sniffling among them. Kang Yi-chae was holding a microphone out toward me.

‘Hey, it’s not my turn.’

Apparently, all the kids were out of their minds.

‘… Yeah, whatever. Should I give it to Noeul one more time briefly? .’

First, I accepted the microphone. Since I had already expressed my gratitude to the staff and the company, it was a moment when I thought about briefly expressing my gratitude to Noeul.

Tiring!

An ominous alarm sounded.
An ominous alarm sounded.

[-Oh my gosh, this is an award Hoyuni deserves.
“Well, it seems like a fitting reward for Hoyuni.”
-What a beautiful night. Cheers to Noel.

Fuck!
Damn it!
Damn it!
I’d wondered why nothing appeared, thinking this bastard at least considered human dignity and chose dialogue based on context. But this son of a bitch!
My hand trembled with rage as I gripped the microphone. I could see Sung Ji-won tilting his head with a puzzled expression. I felt the pressure that I couldn’t delay any longer. In reality, barely three seconds had passed, but it felt like an eternity.

“…our sunsets.”

‘Baby rabbit crazy!!’

Even without looking in the mirror, I could feel the color draining from my face.
I could feel the color draining from my face without even needing to look in a mirror.

“Baby t… tsk.”

Stick your tongue! I bit it.

‘it hurts!!’

barely!
I barely—
Barely managed to stop myself!!

“Whoop… big, big, sorry, sorry, no, thank you. It’s all thanks to Noeul that I was able to receive the award today.”

However, I couldn’t stop my first words from coming out, and the camera caught me looking very pained, so I had to keep my head down while I spoke.

Tiring!

[hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha”
[hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha”
[Ah, I’m really sorry, but it’s funny. I applaud your willpower hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]

Please note that this was not a response from the monitoring service.

[Ah, taking a deep breath]

[Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]

The system window was laughing at me like crazy.

“Thank you….”

[Thanks to you, I’m smiling again today
Thanks to you, I’m smiling today too.
I’m a bit sorry for the pain, hope your tongue heals quickly haha

Are you really going to make me drink water properly someday? .

Even as I was grinding through my teeth, I was struck by the fact that I was fortunate enough to have been able to block the baby rabbit’s lines.
Even as I ground my teeth, I felt a wave of embarrassment wash over me for at least managing to stop myself from saying what I’d almost blurted out—something utterly ridiculous.
If I’d actually said that here, right now?
I’d throw away the script and everything else, quit on the spot, and immediately smoke an entire pack of the cigarettes I’d given up.

“……Ah, yes. Congratulations. Uh….”
“…Ah, yes. Congratulations. Um….”

Congratulations, but Yoo Ji-ah hurriedly snatched the words from Min Ji-heon’s side, who was unable to continue his words after repeating the words.
Yoo Ji-a quickly swooped in beside Min Ji-heon, who kept repeating his congratulations without finding his words, and wrapped up the comment.

“There’s no way you were nervous, and did you make a bet with Kang Yi-chae about what to say? Your ears are burning.”
“You couldn’t have been nervous, so did you make a bet with Kang Yi-chae or something? Your ears are burning.”
“Is my tongue bleeding?”

When he stuck out his tongue and showed it, Seonghyun Kim frowned slightly but shook his head.
I stuck my tongue out to show him, and Kim Sung-hyun frowned slightly while shaking his head.

“Did you bite it…? Why…?”

Kim Seong-hyeon, who was confused as to why he was doing a live show alone, frowned. Even Kang Yi-chae, who would normally be excited and make fun of me, looked at me with puzzlement.

“Hyung, um… I don’t know you very well sometimes.”
“Hyung, um… I sometimes don’t understand you.”
“Yi-chae, life is hard for your hyung sometimes.”

And he patted my back with warm consideration.

“I’ll just take my bet. …Okay, I’ll give it to you.”

Kim Seong-hyun’s eyes wavered after hearing Kang I-chae’s words. It wasn’t even a bet, but I heard him mumbling, asking why he bit his tongue.
Kim Sung-hyun’s eyes wavered at Kang Yi-chae’s words. I could hear him muttering that I hadn’t actually made a bet, so why on earth had I bitten my tongue.

[Whahahahaha this is my first time seeing Seo Ho-yoon stutter.
Lol I’ve never seen Seo Ho-yoon stutter before

I was embarrassed.
I was flustered, I’ll admit it.

[I guess I bit my tongue haha. Tell me until the end. I’m curious.
I must have bitten my tongue lol, tell me the rest, I’m curious
Is our Noel baby?? Does he cherish us??
└That doesn’t make sense, Ho-yoon would never say something like that in a place like this
└└But that’s true]
[It was touching until just now but the tears dried right up
Obviously
A flustered moment is so rare I’m literally screaming right now

“under…….”

Should I please turn off this service now? .
Maybe I should ask them to shut down this live stream soon….
It was the first time I’d ever taken such a hit from real-time reactions. I clutched the trophy Jung Da-jun handed me close to my chest and shuffled back to my seat, sitting down with a heavy sigh.

“Best OST of the Year Award!”

Not me, of course.

“Please take care of the camera OST, ‘Shabby Confessions’ Sung Ji-won! Congratulations!”

This is Seong Ji-won.

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