The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol - Chapter 246

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

246

【A few days earlier.】

【The entire Production Crew for the Life Experience Field gathered at the Broadcasting Station to discuss the situation.】

“Our cast just fell through….”

The Production Staff on screen exuded a gloomy atmosphere, their heads buried in their hands.

“Where are we supposed to find someone to appear?”
“These days, everyone’s schedule is packed to the brim. Can we even bring someone in on such short notice? And someone willing to do the dirty work without complaint at that?”

As similar content proliferated across web entertainment, the Life Experience Field—returning as a special project—had originally been scheduled to air in early next year.
However, when another program collapsed right before launch, this one was hastily inserted as a replacement. To make matters worse, the cast fell through as well.
They’d received an unexpected broadcast day and time slot, but now that Sunday night had fallen to them, they needed to deliver respectable viewership ratings for that time period.
A hastily conceived project, Production Staff assembled in urgency.
The somber faces of everyone appeared on screen as a melancholic, slow blues BGM was inserted.

Why is this edited so well like a variety show lol it’s so polished
[ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠAh, why does it seem like the hardships of an office worker ㅠ]

Then, his phone vibrated, and Choi PD, who checked it, hesitated.
Soon, as Choi PD replied with a faint smile, the Production Staff’s gazes converged on him.

“PD, what is it? Did you come up with something good??”
“Ah, well, it’s….”

Choi PD lifted his head and met the bright, eager eyes of the Production Staff fixed on him. After a moment of stroking his chin, he suddenly seemed to realize something and broke into a smile.

“…Would it be alright if I brought someone in myself?”
“Who?”

【With the Production Staff’s approval, Choi PD immediately makes a phone call.】
【And so, at a restaurant in Seoul.】

The camera panned across the restaurant’s private room, where multiple cameras were discreetly positioned throughout. Choi PD sat waiting for someone, his expression taut with anticipation.

“Oh, Seo Ho-yoon!”
“Hello.”

【Seo Ho-yoon of The Dun has arrived!】

Cheers and applause had been deliberately inserted, as if to preserve the authentic feel of vintage variety shows.

[Hahahahahahahahahahahaha]
[What is this, some kind of prey lol he appeared lol]

Seo Ho-yoon entered through the door with a smooth smile and took his seat. Choi PD’s face brightened considerably.

“It’s been a while. Thank you so much for coming.”
“Come on, when the PD calls, of course I have to show up.”

[Wait, Seo Ho-yoon is like this? Ugh, I thought it was Dae Pa-sung who did this, but he got contacted directly? Lol]
[If you do this, you get caught by a fishing boat. Damn it. Why on earth are you friends with the documentary producer?]
[This idol’s social life… I’m losing it]

【The arrival of the guest Choi PD has been eyeing.】

“The response to The Dun has been incredible lately.”
“That’s all thanks to you filming such a magnificent documentary, isn’t it? Oh, did you see that?”

The two discussed the documentary at length while eating.

[Seo Ho-yoon, what is this, why so knowledgeable]
“What’s with this Idol… And the way she’s eating together while smiling so skillfully, she’s acting like some seasoned office worker who’s been rolling around society for twenty years lol”

Choi PD, who had been grinning at Seo Ho-yoon’s consistently kind and adept demeanor, clapped his hands together.

“Ah, Seo Ho-yoon, what have you been up to these days? Still quite busy, right? You have singing program shoots and such…?”

【Choi PD slowly dangles the bait. Will Seo Ho-yoon take the hook…?】

Hearing this, Seo Ho-yoon laughed aloud.

“Why are you laying so much groundwork? I’m busy, but if it’s a request from Choi PD, I can make time appear from nowhere.”
“…!! Really?”

[The PD’s eyes are practically gleaming with love]
[The desire to take him away is so obvious]

Seo Ho-yoon hesitated briefly at the brilliance in Choi PD’s eyes—so intense it was almost burdensome. Yet an idol-like smile still lingered at the corners of his mouth.

“Well, since it’s the PD, of course you’ll take me somewhere nice.”

【Seo Ho-yoon innocently accepts the proposal right away.】

Behind the serene figure of Seo Ho-yoon, the East Sea overlays as a CG with geese honking softly.

“Of course! I’ll take you somewhere nice!”

【He’s planning to take them on a fishing boat.】

Hahaha, wait, you’re telling me they actually booked you like this?
Wasn’t this supposed to be a documentary/educational program?? lol why does it sound like they’re scheming to kidnap a kid lol

【Thus, Choi PD successfully recruits Seo Ho-yoon.】

Neither Choi PD, nor the production crew, nor the viewers could possibly know that this was exactly what Seo Ho-yoon—who’d practically devoured a hundred cunning foxes—had truly been aiming for.
The innocent, grinning face of Seo Ho-yoon gradually zoomed in, and then overlapped with his face aboard the boat as the screen transitioned.

【Following Seo Ho-yoon, they even succeeded in recruiting his members. The Dun, now aboard a fishing boat drifting across the East Sea.】

[I’m still an idol, but I never thought I’d actually get on a boat…]
[Oh, look at our rabbit’s sad eyes. Did he get tricked? LOL. Was he sold as is?? LOL]

Breathing in the salt-laden wind, Seo Ho-yoon gazed out at the sea, still dark except for the fishing boat’s lights.

【Current time: 4 AM. While others remain asleep, the fishermen slowly advance, casting their nets.】

Fish pulled from the nets flopped vividly in the air.
Jung Da-jun was busily sorting fish into tanks when a crew member found an octopus and tossed it to him. Delighted, he lifted it up with a flourish.
Choi PD, who was also aboard, asked Seo Ho-yoon a question.

“You’ve been catching fish continuously for four days now—isn’t that exhausting?”

[Four days?!!]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Crazy oh, the sightings of the idol who is a member of the company disappeared completely, so was Donghae there? ㅠㅠㅠㅠ…]

“PD.”

Just as I finished hauling in one net, Seo Ho-yoon brushed aside the bothersome bangs falling into his face with his forearm, then turned toward the camera with a strained smile.
Whoosh—the sound of waves swallowed my quiet voice.

“Once we’re back, stop contacting me.”

【Seo Ho-yoon is a beautiful young man who keeps his promises.】

[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
[Right now Seo Ho-yoon is clenching his teeth lol]
[Look at Choi PD pretending to raise his thumb. You’re excited that Seo Ho-yoon Delco is here hahaha]

The original Life Experience Field program was designed to let participants experience a profession for just one day, but when it was restructured as a special five-part series, the filming period was extended to four days to ensure quality content.

[This is absolutely insane—an idol kidnapped onto a fishing boat… what divine comedy is The Dun blessed with?]
[It’s been so long since I’ve seen guys this unpredictable. This is refreshing, hilarious, and totally unexpected]

Just then, the Ship Captain who had been navigating the boat throughout filming tapped Seo Ho-yoon’s shoulder playfully.

“Wow, where did this young man come from?? Absolutely incredible! How does he work so diligently without a single complaint?”
“I don’t really know what I’m doing. I’m just trying to help out clumsily from the sidelines.”
“Haha! You’ve got some spirit in you.”

[My guy who probably grew up without getting a single drop of water on his hands…
Suddenly hauling nets on a fishing boat
Plus he’s good at socializing

Moreover, she’s good at socializing.

After that, the scene of Seo Ho-yoon pulling up the net and organizing it passed by at triple speed, probably because he just kept working in silence.

After that, I just worked in silence, and the footage of me hauling up and organizing the nets was compressed into triple speed.

【Seo Ho-yoon working hard.】
[A style that adults will really like lol]
[Where are those guys who said our Hoyoon only does easy entertainment shows? Come out now.]

“Where are all those bastards who said our Ho-yoon only does easy variety shows? Come out right now.”

The camera then shifted focus to Jung Da-jun, who was swiftly sorting the caught fish and transferring them into tanks.
“Of course. This is mackerel, that is mackerel, horse mackerel, and this is cutlassfish!”

“Of course. This one’s mackerel, that one’s Spanish mackerel, horse mackerel. And this is cutlassfish!”
A sailor working next to him smiled happily as if he was looking at a cute grandchild.

A crew member working beside him smiled warmly, as if gazing at an adorable grandchild, and spoke.
“Ahh!”

“Oh no!”
[Oh really hahahahahahahahaha]

Oh my god, that’s hilarious lol
“No, no. I will share it properly, so watch carefully. You have to pay for the food.”
“Still, I just need to sort the ones that look similar together, right?”

“Yes! I’ll earn my keep as Da-jun!!”

【No matter what criticism Jung Da-jun receives, his spirit never dampens.】
[No, really, who does Jeong Da-jun look like, but is he becoming so shameless?

[Seriously though, who does Da-jun take after that he’s becoming so shameless?
└└Oh, I see…]

└└Ah, that makes sense…]

Eventually, a filming staff member asked Jung Da-jun, who had given up on transferring to tanks and was now sorting similar fish together.
“Because I don’t get seasick!”
“Da-jun, how did you end up getting on the boat?”
“Because I don’t get seasick!”

“Ho-yoon asked me if I got seasick, and later I found out the other members got asked too. But Ji-won said he actually gets nauseous on boats, so Hyun-sung, Ho-yoon, and I—the three of us went on the boat!”

【It seemed Seo Ho-yoon simply couldn’t face this ordeal alone.】
“He suddenly said he was seasick?”

“He suddenly said he gets seasick?”

Jung Da-jun’s busy hands suddenly froze.

“I went on a fishing boat to Jeju Island with him back in the day.”
[Kang Yi-chae, you quick-witted bastard hahaha]

[Kang Yi-chae, you quick-witted bastard hahaha]

【Kang Yi-chae seems to have made a tactical retreat.】
“Yep!! I’m going!”

“Yes!! Coming!”

When a call for help came from the net-casting area, Jung Da-jun turned his head and answered loudly. Then he grinned at the camera.

“We’ll talk about it later, Director!!”

He rushed over and took his place, grunting as he hauled up the net. When things got tough, he said they needed to sing The Dun songs, and he began belting out “Kismet” and “Stardust” at the top of his lungs.

“Dark waves crash down~. My heart pounds wildly~.”

The crew members, not knowing the song, happily joined in beside him, remarking, “That guy’s got some pipes.”

“Star~~ dust~~ stars embroidered on the night sea~.”

[Ho-yoon’s gonna get serious about this…]

In that moment, Seo Ho-yoon joined in from beside him.

“I’ve crossed through the darkness for this moment~.”
[hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Since they’d brought the Maknae aboard, they might as well play along with him like this.

【The Dun demonstrating the beauty of honest labor.】
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 238]
[Why am I… why am I getting emotional
I’ll live hard too…damn…]
[You guys… no, why are your idols living so hard

[It’s tough work, but they’re all smiling and being so positive and encouraging. It’s so cute… I’m literally punching my wall right now. Ahhhhh so cute]
“Yes, that’s good. If a little more time passes, it may become difficult to catch.”

“Yes, that sounds good. Once more time passes, they won’t bite as well anyway.”
Seonghyun Kim tilted his head, wearing skinny pants pulled over his stomach, black boots, and pretty pink rubber gloves on both hands.

He wore baggy work pants pulled high onto the boat, black rubber boots, and delicate pink rubber gloves on both hands as he tilted his head curiously.

“What are you doing.”
Greek sculpture here

A Greek statue is here
└└Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Damn, he’s so sexily handsome, my son-in-law
└└Oops]

└└Oops]
“Have some raw fish and go, Seonghyun.”
“Want to grab breakfast before heading out?”

“Sounds good. Yes, understood.”

[Sounds good? Yes, understood???]

While the Noeul fans’ minds filled with question marks, Kim Sung-hyun crouched down immediately and caught a fish a crew member tossed to him with perfect precision.
“Huh?! If you’re going to eat something, you have to eat something big! Something fancy, someone sticks it on their nose.”
“Are we having large amberjack again today? Is that okay?”

“Thank you.”
The camera captured the entire process in detail.

The camera captured every detail of the process.
“My uncle does some fishing.”

“My uncle does a bit of fishing.”

Seo Ho-yoon felt slightly exasperated watching Kim Sung-hyun speak so matter-of-factly.

“Why does he have to be good at everything?”
[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I’m going crazy]
[That’s not something you should say while steadily hauling in the nets, hyung]
Haha, I’m going crazy.
[Ah Seo Ho-yoon hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha”

Good at housework, good at fishing, and even great at slicing sashimi…]
People were whispering after tasting the yellowtail sashimi, which was sliced ​​to a thickness that had a nice chew to it.

After tasting the yellowtail sashimi sliced to that perfect chewy thickness, everyone murmured in appreciation.
“Are you okay? Hey, Seo Ho-yoon.”
“Wow, how is the texture this good? The sashimi Kim Sung-hyun sliced is absolutely incredible.”

“Mm.”

Kim Sung-hyun held out a piece of yellowtail sashimi dipped in sauce to Seo Ho-yoon, who had sidled over. When he took it directly into his mouth, the Noeul fans collapsed in a heap.
“There are a lot of orders, orders.”

“You’ve got quite the list of demands.”
[Should I add more liver or not?<
[This is like me taking bites while my parents are making kimchi]
[Should I add more salt or not?

These idols are seriously unbelievable]

Next, Jung Da-jun opened his mouth wide like a baby bird to receive his piece, and the sailors watching their friendly interaction warmly showered them with praise.
“Hi, he doesn’t care about what he eats, and he speaks politely. He smiles brightly~. If my son had done even half of this, I would have given him all his money!”
“These kids must be working so hard, yet they’re not picky about food.”

“What are you talking about giving away when you don’t have anything? Just brush the salt off your clothes.”

└For all that, he was really good at making raw fish… as if he had already lived on a ship for about a month…
└└Shh..]

└└Shh..]

At that moment, one of the fishermen chuckled and spoke half-jokingly.
“Hey~.”

“Hehe~.”
The competition rate cannot be increased any further.]

We can’t raise the competition rate any further]

A caption appeared as Noeul fans growled and protested.
【The day was starting early there too.】

【A new day was already beginning there as well.】

The scene shifts, and beneath the still-dark sky, the vibrant morning of the Fish Market unfolds.

“Squid~! One basket for ten thousand won~.”

A refreshingly sweet voice that Noeul fans had heard somewhere before echoed from one corner of the market.

[Wait]
He is soliciting customers by making energetic comments to the rhythm of trot.

He was hawking goods, layering his pitch over a trot melody with practiced charm.

“Fresh shrimp~! One kilogram for fifteen thousand won~.”

[Wait, Ji-won]

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————