The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol - Chapter 274

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The concert announcement set the fans ablaze with excitement.
Those who had been fans since The Dun’s four-member era wept, murmuring, “Our boys are doing a gymnastics stadium concert…,” while the newer Noeul fans were equally thrilled at the prospect of finally seeing The Dun in person.
Some had actually met The Dun through the pre-recorded tapings of “Christmas Again” or “Our Brilliant Dawn,” but since participation had been so limited, most fans had yet to see them face-to-face.

[Haaaaahㅠㅠ I was so sad that I missed the first concert and didn’t have a concert after that, but it’s finally happening ㅠㅠㅠ It’s been a little over half a year..]
[I really like it ㅠㅠㅠ It seems like the kids’ weight classes are really big as well]

Hearing that the concert would be held at the Gymnastics Stadium gave people a sense of relief.

“Ah haha, of course there’ll be a spot for me. How many people does it accommodate anyway?”
I’ve never failed a course registration
Let’s go

└But you always fail concert registrations
└└Why are you poking at my sore spot like that?]

Of course, when the concert day actually arrived, that sense of relief vanished without a trace, replaced by creeping anxiety.

[The concert mentions lately seem way too much…]
[Seriously, why is it so scary? It feels like the whole world is going to attend]

Everyone worried whether they’d secured a seat, nervously biting their nails, when—as if understanding their tension—The Dun’s live stream notification chimed.

【I pulled a photocard. It’s amazing… look at this album, it’s incredible.】

Fingers moved out of habit, clicking into the live stream, and the moment the Noeul fans saw the title, they froze.

What is this live stream title even lolololol
[Hahahaha are you talking about Deon or Paseong? Are you guys reading the same webtoon as me? Hahahaha]

Clicking the link revealed The Dun huddled together in Kang Yi-chae’s Studio, giggling mischievously.
Jung Da-jun, seated in the center, waved his hands enthusiastically as he watched the Noeul fans’ greetings flood in rapidly.
The other members lined up on either side of him wore expressions of mild resignation—all except Kang Yi-chae.

“Hello, Noeul~!!! How have you been? It’s a bit late, but I thought we’d do an unboxing of our new 【Dim Light】 album!”

Jung Da-jun finished explaining the album types, the packages included with each, and their details in just three minutes.

“Alright! Now let’s get to the main event!!”

Jung Da-jun pointed behind himself with his right hand. There, a cloth with a pentagram drawn on it lay on top of a low sofa table.

[What is that???]

Each vertex bore the signatures of the members, and in the center sat a tablet displaying the photo cards Jung Da-jun wanted to pull.

“Today’s photo card summoning ritual begins.”

[Hahahahahahaha oh man I was so nervous but suddenly it just melted away lol these guys are actually insane hahahaha]
A genuine Satan-worshipping Idol lol

It was so typical of Jung Da-jun—having seen trends everywhere, he always copied whatever seemed popular or fun.

“Of course, the albums for this unboxing weren’t sponsored by the company—I bought them all with my own money! I want to pull the cotton candy photo card!!”

Even the ones they want to have lol they don’t care about the current market price at all it seems like they’re just thinking about the photocards they really want to pull lol
[LOL Dajun’s determination to ignore this legendary poker game is goggle poker and pick cotton candy..]
[So cuteㅠㅠㅠㅠDajuning’s cotton candy poker was good?! Cotton candy poker price will rise]

“You’re opening it?”

The members sat down on the sofa one by one, and as Kim Sung-hyun set down one of the boxes stacked nearby and began tearing the tape, Jung Da-jun and Kang Yi-chae jumped up from their seats in protest.

“Excuse me! Sung-hyun! You’re not putting in any effort, no effort at all!”
“Ugh, seriously~ There’s no desperation in this. Is this how someone who wants to pull a card should act?”
“…Is this the moment I’m supposed to apologize?”

Kim Sung-hyun’s expression turned bewildered as he was scolded for trying to open the box considerately.
But The Dun’s leader, unable to overcome the maknae’s demands, was ultimately sentenced to sing “Our Brilliant Dawn” live while opening the boxes.

“Hold me tight in the darkness, like… like you did before~.”
“La~~ la~~ ah~!”

Kim Sung-hyun’s sweet vocal tone was followed by the high-pitched antics of Kang Yi-chae and Jung Da-jun.

Hahaha, our baby’s reached enlightenment,,,,,
[Well, being stuck with members like that 365 days a year would wear anyone down..]

Kim Sung-hyun opened all the boxes in sequence, then distributed five albums to each member. Seo Ho-yoon looked him over carefully before tearing through the plastic wrapping without hesitation.

“Ugh! Hyung, if you rip it like that….”
“It’s fine. The only thing that matters is the photo card anyway.”
“…!”

Jung Da-jun’s eyes sparkled as he pressed close to Seo Ho-yoon.

“What exactly are you trying to pull??”
“Mine.”

The newly trending Tower Pal O’s photo card, nicknamed “School Uniform Ho-yoon.”
It was a photograph of Seo Ho-yoon wearing a school uniform at the Music Video Filming Set, smiling faintly as warm sunlight poured down upon him.
His ash-gray hair gleamed as it caught the light.

[I don’t have it either…]
[I really don’t have that one…]

Seo Ho-yoon, who had worn a listless expression with little enthusiasm, quickly changed his demeanor upon seeing the fans’ reaction and smiled sweetly.

“I’ll pull one and give it to you. I don’t need it anyway.”

It was a touching statement, but Noeul was as pragmatically realistic as Seo Ho-yoon himself.

[How exactly are you going to give it?]
[You’re joking when you won’t even send it?]
[Even if it’s Seo Ho-yoon, I can’t forgive this]

“…Well, let me try pulling one first.”

Seo Ho-yoon opened the album, thinking he’d figure out a way somehow.

“So, shall we check everything at once?”

I laid out the backs of several photo cards from five albums in a row and spoke with confidence.

“….”

But there was no way the picture I wanted would come from someone with such terrible luck.

“Wow… how did the same photo come out four times?? And these two came out twice each. I didn’t even get the photo I wanted.”
“Our Da-jun really knows how to step on people gently.”
“Seo Ho-yoon, go back to the dormitory and get some sleep.”

In fact, each member had set new legendary photo card records in this album, yet Seo Ho-yoon hadn’t obtained even a single one.

“…that can happen.”

Ignoring the barrage of teasing from the members, as I organized the vinyl I’d torn open, Sung Ji-won opened an album next to me.

“Ah! Ho-yoon, you’ve got a photo card here.”
“…thanks.”

It wasn’t a school uniform version, but my photo was the very first photo card. As a result, Sung Ji-won had managed to get the version he wanted through just five albums.

[Oh but Sung Ji-won quietly pulled well]
So like, I think I tore open more than ten albums trying to get that Sung Ji-won photocard, and I failed, but wow, you got a good pull…

Next was Kim Sung-hyun’s turn.
Just like the members before, he tried to open the album, but was stopped again by Jung Da-jun and Kang Yi-chae.

“Whoa there! Sung-hyun, no sneaking cards from the bottom of the deck.”
“That’s right, that’s right! Put it here in the middle of the summoning circle!”

When Kim Sung-hyun reluctantly placed the album on the cloth, they now demanded a dance.

“Hyung! You need to dance the dance break with more desperation!”
“…okay….”

If you can’t escape it, enjoy it—Kim Sung-hyun let out a small sigh and, yielding to the youngest members’ demands, performed some popping while carefully tearing open the packaging.

“Come on before I bite through it~.”

[hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
[Kim Seong-hyun hahahahahahahahahaha You raise your youngest children like this so they draw magic circles haha]

But soon, reality crashed down hard, and I stopped singing and moving, asking a question.

“Hey, Maknae. What if I just retake the same pose and print it again?”
“Where in the world would you find two identical photo cards like that, seriously! You still haven’t gotten your head in the game!”

As the Noeul fans watched The Dun bickering and causing a commotion, they felt oddly wounded in their pride.

[Ugh… I’m hurt
I’m going to retake the album pull and upload it]
I’m going to re-shoot the album photos and upload them again.

The Dawn’s album craze continued while the Nouls united, saying that they couldn’t lose to the idols they were selling through gags, and calculated how many more albums they would buy.

“Oh, it’s not coming out.”

Jeong Da-jun, who ultimately failed to get the photo card he wanted, pouted his lips.
Jung Da-jun, who ultimately failed to get the photo card he wanted, pouted his lips.

“Looking for a poker exchange!!”

[hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
[I’m dying, Jung Da-jun looks like he’s seen something before]

While Kim Seong-hyun and Seo Ho-yoon, who again failed to draw, showed interest and engaged in active exchange and bargaining, Kang I-chae also opened an album.

“Oh! Lee Chae, aren’t you trying to pull this out?”
“Oh! Yi-chae, isn’t that the one you were trying to pull?”

And he immediately chose his legend photo card. Kang Yi-chae chuckled and hummed.

“The most handsome man has appeared~.”

Next, I turned over another photo card, and this time, the one that Seonghyun Kim was trying to draw came out.

“…!!”
“Wait, Kang Yi-chae, what are you doing?”

Kang Yi-chae held up my photo and kissed me on the side as a ceremony, then tore open the packaging of the next album without any hesitation.

“Next time, shall we pick Ho-yun hyung in his school uniform?”
“Next, should I try pulling the one of Ho-yoon in his school uniform?”

In fact, even though Seo Ho-yoon released several more albums, there wasn’t even a trace of his nose in the photo.
In fact, even though Seo Ho-yoon had opened several additional albums, that particular photo hadn’t appeared once.

“How do you pull that off?”

But after 30 seconds,

“Lee Yeol~.”

First, the cotton candy photo card that Dajun Jeong was looking for appeared,

“…?”

When Kang Yi-chae opened the second photo card while whistling, Seo Ho-yoon appeared wearing a school uniform and smiling faintly.

“Kang Yi-chae.”

An angry Seo Ho-yoon threw away the photos he was holding and jumped up.

“—Don’t take the bottom off. I hid it and then changed it.”
“—Don’t you dare switch cards on me. You hid it and swapped it out.”

[Guys, calm down hahahahahahahahaha I’m in front of the camera hahahaha]
Hey guys, calm down lol we’re in front of the camera lol
[Idols really can’t escape the madness of photo card hunting…]

“What should I do if I’m lucky enough to be born with it?”

A box was pushed in front of Kang Yi-chae, who was shrugging his shoulders and replying slyly. It was the very same box with ‘World’s most handsome man, Jeong Da-jun, looking for cotton candy poker’ written on it.

“Cotton candy poker 2 to 1 exchange possible!!”

[hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
[hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
I’m going crazy hahahahaha where the heck did you even learn that from hahahaha

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 242]

[I found the account so urgently and deleted it from YouTube. You really shouldn’t watch this]
[Urgently searched for the account and deleted it from YouTube this really shouldn’t be seen]

Some people say that it would be better to change the title to ‘Jeong Da-jun, don’t come in.’ And that that will only lead to more people coming in.
Some suggested changing the title to “Jung Da-jun, do not enter,” while others countered that would only make him more curious to watch.

“……Sunset, hello~.”
“…Noeul, hello~.”

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 253]

[Kang Yi-chae is my favorite, but I got angry for a moment]
[Kang Yi-chae is my favorite but I was pissed for a moment]

Noeul also felt a little hurt after seeing Kang Yi-chae’s luck in person, but getting tickets to the concert was more important right now. It was soon time to reserve tickets.

[UNTRANSLATED LINE 260]

The Nouls, who had been waiting with the portal site clock and ticketing site open, frantically pressed the button as soon as the time came.

Most of them couldn’t even make the payment.

[Fuck..]

However, the more I refreshed it, the more the seats disappeared, leaving me with empty hands.
And the more they refreshed, the more seats disappeared, leaving them with nothing but empty hands.

[It looks like everyone in the world is going to The Dawn concert]
[Damn it, looks like everyone in the world is going to The Dun’s concert.]
[I’m jealous of The Dun…
Even if they mess up ticketing, they can still go to The Dun’s concert…]
[You guys… please understand even if we talk nonsense

While Noul was holding back tears as he tried to act cool but failed repeatedly, The Dawn was busy with a concert.
While the Noeul fans were swallowing their tears repeatedly, trying to play it cool but failing, The Dun was bustling with concert preparations.

“One, two!”
“One, two!”

The day before the concert, I practiced endlessly as usual.
The day before the concert, they repeated their usual endless practice.

Squeak-!
Screech—!

“Ugh!”

Seo Ho-yoon slipped and fell around the practice room.
Seo Ho-yoon slipped and tumbled across the practice room.

“Seo Ho-yoon!”
“Seo Ho-yoon!”
“Hyung!!”

Seo Ho-yoon, who gritted his teeth and endured the pain that suddenly went blank as his mind went blank, began to look at his ankles.
My mind went blank for a moment, and I gritted my teeth against the sharp pain shooting through me. I checked my ankle first.
The skin above my sock had turned bright red. It looked like it would swell soon.

“Damn it.”

It was the day before the concert.
It was one day before the concert.

[Quest Arrives:
[Quest Arrived:
‘Successfully complete the concert being held at the Gymnastics Stadium!’
Now that our influx of new fans has surged, this is the perfect moment to row forward with vigor, wouldn’t you say? Provide the fans with a concert they’ll never forget.
Success: 15,000 Points Awarded

That was a sign that it was fucked.

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