The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol - Chapter 189

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189

[Kang Yi-chae is setting the standard for K-pop]

Kang Yi-chae’s jet-black hair set both Noeul and the online community ablaze.

[The song hasn’t even dropped yet and he’s already captivating with his visuals alone
lol]
[Agreed]

As a member of one of the hottest groups at the moment, and having maintained only bright hair colors for two years since debut, the black hair was bound to become a major talking point. It would have been stranger if it hadn’t.
Though the exact concept remained unclear, he was leaning against a railing in what looked like ruins, his gaze piercing straight through the screen.
He even had a delicate lip ring piercing through the center of his lower lip.

[I called it
I said Kang Yi-chae could pull it off, damn it!!!!!!]

Dyed in such a deep black that no light seemed to penetrate it, his usual lighthearted aura had vanished entirely, replaced by an overwhelming presence that radiated from him.

[Will Kang Yi-chae’s black hair pass the broadcast standards…]
[Drooling…]

The Noeul fans had been puzzled by the recent photos on SNS and his appearance at the B Live broadcast, where he’d only worn a beanie. Now they understood, and they rolled around in absolute bliss.
Of course, the comeback teaser photos of the other members also differed subtly from what they’d shown before.
There was Jung Da-jun crouched down, staring blankly at a pitch-black floor that reflected nothing, or Kim Sung-hyun standing before a door holding a rifle, casting no shadow.
But it was Sung Ji-won’s photo where this quality became most pronounced.
He wore a gentle smile as he gazed at the camera, much like always, but the setting—beside an old three-panel mirror inside a cathedral—carried an unsettling quality.
In the repeated, intersecting reflections of the mirror, the third reflection of Sung Ji-won that should have appeared was nowhere to be seen.

[Ahhhhhhhhhhh]
[It must be a horror concept ahhhhh]
[Seong Ji-won’s face is paradise, but I’m so scaredㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

The Noeul fans, unexpectedly confronted with horror, felt a delicious chill run through them, completely dispelling the oppressive summer heat.
And,

[What the hell is this even]

Everyone who saw Seo Ho-yoon’s comeback teaser photos let out a collective “Holy shit.”
Beneath stained glass pouring with light, he wore a pristine white turtleneck that clung to every contour of his frame, draped with a tattered and mottled lace vestment.
Multicolored light seeped across Seo Ho-yoon’s closed eyes, creating an impression that was simultaneously sacred and unsettling.

[My god…]
[Uh… is this even allowed]

The intensity bordered on violence.
The cold expression shadowed by faint exhaustion and desperation captivated everyone’s gaze.

[Sorry, but I could eat this up whether it’s a horror concept or a deserted island concept]
[Even if you told me he was eating apples in an orchard with ghosts, I’d understand]
[Oh man, never thought I’d see the day I’d be grateful to Dae Pa-sung]

After “Boom Boom Boom” debuted at the first concert, Noeul fans had flooded private accounts with curses directed at Dae Pa-sung for a while.
The Noeul fans, who had been ready to drag him to rock bottom at the slightest misstep, felt their hearts melt instantly upon seeing the concept teaser photos.

【Four walls, one roof.】

Shortly after, the highlight melody with Seo Ho-yoon’s narration was released.
Since all the released photos had a dark atmosphere, everyone naturally assumed it would be spicy.

[What is this??]

But the melody was far more summery than expected—refreshing and funky—and the two B-side tracks carried a distinctly lyrical quality.

[Wow, I really can’t get a read on this]

Fans scattered across communities poured out their speculation and hopes.

[Honestly, I wish it was sexy… that ribbon was so intense]
[ㅠㅠStill, I can’t let go of the coolness like Ocean Tren…]
[Forget everything else, just give us Hyun-sung for once

[LOL]

And so, with the Noeul Fans consumed by fervor, several days passed until 6:00 PM.
The music video dropped.

【Falling Down】

Red English letters blazed across the screen as it crackled and hissed with noise, like aged footage.
Simultaneously, a melody spread forth—crystalline and refreshing, yet built upon a minor key that lent it an inexplicably heavy, eerie quality.

【Whiiii— whisk】

The camera swept rapidly across parched, cracked earth, then glided past Cemetery Street before crossing the threshold of a cathedral whose doors had swung open of their own accord.

【Whiiii— whisk】

Light flooded through the stained glass, bathing the figure in a kaleidoscope of colors. The camera zoomed in on the person standing with eyes closed, wearing a white vestment.
As the figure slowly lifted their eyelids and turned their head, it was revealed to be Seo Ho-yoon.

【Out of curiosity, I keep reaching out
You make me so curious about you】

He looked straight at the camera.

【The first time is the most stimulating】

Behind Seo Ho-yoon, who slowly raised one corner of his mouth, a red handprint was imprinted on the window in time with the beat.

Da da da da da da!

The Nouls were horrified by the horror concept, which was more serious than expected.
Yet simultaneously, witnessing such ambitious production values sparked a bittersweet ache; Dae Pa-sung must have truly scraped together considerable resources for this.

【Hold hands and urgently
Holding hands urgently
Sung Ji-won arrived at the cathedral with an impassive stride and reached for the back door, but it wouldn’t budge.

Seong Ji-won arrived at the cathedral on foot and pulled the back door, but it did not open.
Sung Ji-won arrived at the Cathedral with an expressionless gait and pulled at the back door, but it wouldn’t open.

【Don’t let this be our last】

bang! bang!

The place moved and a door of a different color shook violently.
The scene shifted, and a door of a different color shook violently.

【Hold hands and urgently
【Holding hands urgently
Don’t hold back, give it all

The screen then switches to Kang Yi-chae standing on the railing.
The camera then cuts to Kang Yi-chae standing at the railing.

【I keep wandering around out of curiosity.
【Curiosity keeps me lingering

He rapped as he came down the steel stairs installed outside the cathedral.

【I can’t prepare to let you go
【I can’t prepare to let you go
I want to keep making mistakes
I came in out of curiosity and ended up trapped

He spat out one letter at a time in a husky voice, avoiding the undead crowding towards him, passed by the camera angle, and knocked on the window of the cathedral.

【Do it right now,
【Right now do it,
baby love me

Then the window opened wide and Jeong Da-jun came out with a playful smile on his face.
The window swung open, and Jung Da-jun burst through with a mischievous grin plastered across his face.

【When I try to hesitate, you hold my hand
【When I try to hesitate, you take my hand
I’m dizzy and want to follow

Seo Ho-yoon roughly took off the cotton cloth, wrapped it around one of his wrists, and tied it tightly with his teeth.

【The first time is the most stimulating.
【The first is always the most thrilling
Sorry, I’m a bit fickle

Beyond that, Seong Ji-won, with his hair neatly shaved, exposing his forehead, ran his hand across the stained glass full of handprints and slowly raised the corner of his mouth.

【Do it right now,
【Right now, do it,
baby love me

And the screen changed.
Then the screen shifted.
Against the backdrop of a cathedral beneath a dark night sky, The Dun—dressed in a form-fitting white t-shirt, ripped jeans, pristine white sneakers, and a cap adorned with various accessories—showcased their synchronized choreography.

【The first time is the most stimulating.
【The first is always the most thrilling
Sorry, I’m a bit fickle

Seo Ho-yoon, standing in the center, smiled slightly while stroking his hair with one hand. At the same time, the screen switched back to the cathedral.

【Actually, I’m a bit afraid.
【Truth is, I’m a little afraid

At that moment, the song stopped.
In that moment, the song stopped.
It returned to the beginning, when Sung Ji-won had wanted to enter the cathedral.

【But not as much as now.
【But not as much as right now

The song started again, and among the mirrors that reflected Seong Ji-won as he walked leisurely, his image was not visible in the third mirror.

【I won’t do it if you don’t like it
【If you hate it, I won’t do it
When I try to stop, you block my way

At the same time, the misa cloth that was tightly tied to Seo Ho-yoon’s wrist is released and falls to the floor.

【Don’t let this be our last】

There was crackling noise again, and THE DAWN appeared above the door with the red title ‘Falling’, and the screen turned black. From behind, the sound of crow caws could be heard.

[and…….]

Fans were on fire after seeing the MV, which suddenly mixed horror into a refreshing song.

[Guys, there was so much visual stimulation just looking at my face.
[Guys, I was so focused on their faces that the visual stimulation was just way too intense
So can someone explain what it all means?]
[This time there doesn’t seem to be a specific concept?? I guess they just added a little horror concept to match the summer vibe]
[Everyone, observe this.
Their hair is wet
That’s the key point

└Oh fuck hahahahahahahahahaha]

While the sunsets are licking and sucking The Dawn, capturing every second,

[The setting seems to be that the kids are hiding in a cathedral in a world overrun by zombies.
[It looks like they’re hiding in a cathedral in a world overrun with zombies

Sung Ji-won’s fans showed up crying.

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 221]
[Jiwon… Jiwon… ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

And soon a screenshot was attached.

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 226]

Kang I-chae is also reluctant to encounter the undead on the stairs, and it looks like the only entrance is the window on the building next to where Kang I-chae entered, but Seong Ji-won just walked down that street.

Moreover, I knocked three times and it opened.
And the reason the door opened after three knocks
>Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you<<

Seong Ji-won, who believed in God, died, and it seems he tricked the children into entering the cathedral, which was the only sacred place…

‘Don’t let this be our last’

Seong Ji-won wanted to play more… The cathedral quickly fell into decay…
Sung Ji-won wanted to keep playing, and the cathedral fell into corruption in an instant…

Lee Ji-hyun's concept and perverted side did not go anywhere.
Lee Ji-hyun's perverse conceptual tendencies never went away.

[But there are too many rice cakes;;;]
[But there are way too many plot threads;;;]

An interpretation was also posted on an anonymous community site.

[Title: Can this… can it be broadcast?

Shining Star also came;; I thought I knew what these guys' concept was.
Even back with Shining Star;; I thought I figured out what their concept was

└Why??
└Why??
└└The missal… it has multiple meanings, but here it symbolizes purity… but at the end, Seo Ho-yoon tied it around his own wrist

As the story unfolded, everyone screamed.
As the story unfolded that far, everyone screamed.

[Wait a minute, so that's what's going on. Sung Ji-won comes in and Seo Ho-yoon, who was guarding the cathedral, loses his innocence… The title is called Fall… Fuck….]
[Wait, so it connects like this—Sung Ji-won enters and Seo Ho-yoon, who was guarding the cathedral, loses his purity… and the title is Fall… damn…]

At that time, lyrics discovered by a fan on social media became an issue among the Nouls again.

[Lee Chae raps
[Yi-chae's rap, you know
"I can't prepare to let go"—isn't this a play on Noeul?
Right? No? Right? No?
Am I maybe overthinking…?]
[I'm a Yi-chae fan, "let go" < Noeul match confirmed!

└Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]

In fact, it was a song and MV that seemed to express The Dawn's stance that they would burn everything to the fans who loved them.
It was a song and music video that felt like The Dun's statement of intent—they would burn everything for the fans who genuinely loved them.
When you dug into the meaning of the lyrics and props, it wasn't all that different from a slave concept.

[Crazy…………
[I'm losing it…
Plot twist after plot twist after plot twist…

Afterwards, a behind-the-scenes video of Kang I-chae and Sung Ji-won contemplating ‘rap’ lyrics was posted on The Dawn’s official YouTube channel.
After that, a behind-the-scenes video of Kang Yi-chae and Sung Ji-won agonizing over the 'rap' lyrics was uploaded to The Dun's official YouTube channel.

[Oh, it’s so cute I’m dying
[Ah, they're so cute I could die
I really love this Ji-won and Yi-chae combo…]

└Lee Chae's studio is her home…
└Yi-chae… the work studio basically is his home…

While fans fell in love with ‘Fall’ because it contained numerous meanings, Godbaners were unaware of this fact and simply liked the song because it was refreshing and suited the season well.

As soon as it was released, people were streaming with joy as they saw that it topped the real-time charts.
Seeing it claim the number one spot on the real-time charts the moment it dropped, the Noeul fans gleefully streamed it over and over.
Even the other tracks on the mini album were dominating the charts.

[Wow, what is Kang Yi-chae?]

The style was the most different from the songs Kang Yi-chae had released so far, but it exuded a lyrical vibe.
It had a completely different style from anything Kang Yi-chae had released before, yet it was suffused with a deeply lyrical sensibility.

[Kang Yi-chae… You say on V Live that you're fucking practicing Halli Gali, and then you make stuff like this behind the scenes?]
[Kang Yi-chae… you said on V-Live you practiced Halli Galli so much, and then you're making stuff like this behind the scenes?]

It was also well received by music critics.

[Wait a minute, it seems to be connected to the title of the song]
[Wait, plus the track title seems to connect with it]

A mini album that is still full of rice cakes, has a rich composition that smells like money was spent, and maintains and establishes The Dawn's characteristics while satisfying the public's tastes.
Breadcrumbs packed tightly throughout, a richly composed production that reeked of serious money, a mini album that satisfied public taste while maintaining and establishing The Dun's distinctive identity.

[This time, I will give you the award absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely.]
[This time, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely—I'm not screwing this up. I'm getting first place no matter what.]

Although The Dawn's stock price has soared, their most recent activity, Kill the Lights, was not able to achieve the results fans expected due to Black Call's 'Kings'.
The Dun's stock price had climbed considerably, but during their most recent activity with Kill the Lights, Black Call's 'Kings' had prevented them from achieving the results their fans had hoped for.

And as if they knew full well that fans were working hard to keep their spirits up, the agency uploaded various videos and behind-the-scenes photos as if adding fuel to the fire at appropriate times.

[Hey guys, I guess the b-side song ‘At Dawn’ will also be performed]
[OMG guys, the B-side 'At Dawn' is getting a stage performance too]
[AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!]

So, the date of the title and b-side song's first appearance on a music show has quickly arrived.

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