The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol - Chapter 325

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325

I’d planted myself firmly with the Management Team, insisting I wouldn’t budge until they gave their approval. It seemed Jung Sun-ui wanted me out of her sight quickly enough—she threw in the towel far faster than I’d anticipated.
Well, having watched The Dun’s abilities over the past few months, she’d likely judged it wasn’t such a terrible proposal. Taking on a bit of risk for a new challenge was probably worth it in her assessment.

[The Dun’s handheld mics are insane;;;;]

During comeback week one, The Dun used handheld microphones on every music broadcast. It was quite an unusual decision for WH Entertainment.

Hahaha, Seo Ho-yoon, why do you keep changing the lyrics on the music show stage?

[Who is this even calling out
Is it Jung Da-jun or the live-singing haters

└No one thinks it’s a mistake haha.
Nobody thinks it’s a mistake lol

The response wasn’t bad when I changed the lyrics to show my intention.

[The Dawn’s loud voice is amazing

└Did you see the rehearsal?? Ha.. fuck, I just need to be good looking… I even have good skills… I’m in tears.
Did you see the dress rehearsal?? Ugh… damn, he’s just so good-looking, but… he’s talented too… I’m tearing up.

[No, I thought I could hardly sing because I promised to eat ice cream.. How can I sing so well hahaha]
I thought he’d barely be able to sing because of the promise to eat ice cream while singing, but how is he singing so well lol
[The Dun gets criticized everywhere these days but… how can I not love male idols who sound like they swallowed the CD from the first note to the last]
[The live performance is better than the recording???? That’s shocking]

The encore also received good reviews.

[Oh my god, my male idol is on that infamous radio show hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
[Adding harmonies in real-time is insane,,,,,,, even singing for a whole hour doesn’t get tiring]
[All you guys who were talking about pitch correction, come out right now~~~~!!!!]

Talented idols occasionally appeared, but they even appeared on radio, where WH Entertainment never broadcast its celebrities.
Talented idols appeared sporadically, but even the radio—where WH Entertainment had never sent any of their artists—became a venue for The Dun’s appearances.

“—Well, the negative public opinion that came out when we were compared to trainees was clearly reflected. There seems to be some talk about whether we fight, but… we have achieved a certain level of experience, and the opinion is stronger that it is good to see them working hard every time.”
“—Well, the negative sentiment that came from comparisons with trainees has completely vanished. There’s some chatter about them being overly competitive, but… the opinion that they’re impressive for working so hard despite already having established careers is much stronger.”
“What about the skill controversy?”

Ji-Hyeon Lee moved the same fingers that were pushing up her glasses and flicked through the tablet screen.
Lee Ji-hyun continued swiping through the tablet screen with the same hand that had been adjusting her glasses.

“Ha… I really get full just by looking at Seo Ho-yoon’s face… no.”
“Sigh… just looking at Seo Ho-yoon’s face makes me feel satisfied… I mean, it doesn’t.”
“It’s not because of me—it’s because of the bonus, isn’t it?”

I looked at Jihyun Lee calmly as she regained her senses after slapping both cheeks. I was already used to it because it was something that the kids under me had been doing often since my PD days.

“Great, anyway. They say a true star drives people crazy. But now that I got rid of one, there are rumors of discord.”
“Hmm, anyway. They say a true star drives both haters and fans crazy…. Now that we’ve dealt with one thing, rumors of discord are popping up.”

I asked, checking the text message with my back buried in the chair. It was a message from Seong Ji-won asking us to go back to the dorm together.

“Kang Yi-chae and Seo Ho-yoon.”

“I understand,” he said, stopping his hand to reply and raising his eyes.

“Isn’t this saying nothing? Is there any other group that gets along better than The Dawn?!”

After pressing send, I just quietly listened to Jihyun Lee grumbling.

‘Is it obvious, or is it because I got caught?’

To be honest, it was true that I avoided being alone with Kang Yi-chae. However, he never showed off in front of the camera and was very careful in many ways.
Truthfully, I had been avoiding being alone with Kang Yi-chae. But I’d never shown it on camera, and I’d been careful in every way possible.

“……What, what? Why are you avoiding your eyes? No way….”
“…What, what. Why are you avoiding my eyes? Don’t tell me….”
“….”

Jihyun Lee put down the tablet and made a rare sharp expression.

“Anything, as soon as possible! I hope it can be resolved amicably! You know that fans are quite sensitive in these areas, right?”
“Whatever it is, handle it quickly! I’d really appreciate it if you could resolve this smoothly! You know fans are quite sensitive about these things, right?”

I answered roughly and crossed my right leg.

‘Because it’s not something you can solve even if you want to.’

Even if Kang Yi-chae tried to overturn everything and stop the activities, he was at the point where he would do it to some extent. Since before, whenever I was sick, I showed signs of it.
Kang Yi-chae had been flailing around trying to overturn everything and cancel our activities, but at this point I’d almost resigned myself to it. He’d shown signs of doing this every time I was hurt before.
I didn’t want to unnecessarily provoke someone who dutifully fulfilled his schedule and smiled brightly in front of fans.

“I will try to make the pictures as pretty as possible from the self-produced content scheduled for tomorrow.”
“I’ll do my best to make sure tomorrow’s in-house produced content looks as good as possible.”

He waved his hand at Jihyun Lee, who repeated the emphasis several times, and stood up from the chair.

“Yeah, yeah. I’ll just go now.”

However, Jihyun Lee suddenly blocked my path and added a question.

“Wait! Wait a minute! While we’re on the topic, there’s one thing I want to confirm. Is it true that you’re leaving Kang Yi-chae’s dorm?”
“Wait! Just a moment! Since we’re on the subject, there’s one thing I want to confirm—is it true that Kang Yi-chae is moving out of the dormitory?”
“…The dormitory?”
“Um… no? I thought it was just a rumor, but I’ve been hearing talk about it not just on the internet but around the company too….”

When I took a step closer and asked a question, Jihyun Lee hesitated and took a step back.

“…You really didn’t know?”
“…You really didn’t know?”
“….”

Lee Ji-hyeon, who was rolling her eyes, picked up her tablet and some documents and quickly walked towards the door.

“Anyway! I have a meeting next time! So, please take care of me tomorrow!!”

As I watched Jihyun Lee disappear as if running away, I also came out into the hallway.

“Hoyun, isn’t it… wow, the weather is nice.”
“Ho-yoon, hello—. Wow, nice weather.”

As I walked, chewing the flesh on the inside of my cheek, the staff tried to greet me warmly but passed by in a blur.

“Hoyoon!”

However, Seong Ji-won came closer with a smile on his face that was not much different from his usual appearance.

“What happened? Why do you look so upset?”
“Did something happen? Why do you look so upset?”
“Sung Ji-won. Have you ever heard anything about Kang Yi-chae leaving the dormitory?”

Uncharacteristically, Seong Ji-won showed a look of embarrassment.

“Ah… Ah, that’s probably just a rumor. I just heard it, but with the rumor going around among fans that Lee Chae has several houses, I guess there’s speculation that she’s moving out of the dorm.”
“Ah… ah, that’s probably just a rumor. I’ve only heard it secondhand, but apparently there’s been talk among fans that Yi-chae has multiple properties, so people are speculating that he might be moving out of the dormitory.”
“That kind of thing is going around?”

How are you?
Hmm?

“Ho-yoon, wait a minute! Seong-hyeon has already gone to check.”
“Ho-yoon, wait! Hyun-sung already went to check.”
“Kim Sung-hyun?”

The corners of Seong Ji-won’s mouth, who had been lightly smiling, drooped slightly for a moment.

“Of course Seonghyun was a little scared, but….”
“Though Hyun-sung was pretty nervous about it….”

I had a lot to say, but I held back and just followed Seong Ji-won’s lead.

.
.

Approximately an hour before Seo Ho-yoon and Seong Ji-won met.
About an hour before Seo Ho-yoon and Sung Ji-won met.

‘Why are you so nervous?’

In fact, Kim Seong-hyun had no intention of directly intervening in rumors of discord. Because I thought time would take care of it.
In truth, Kim Sung-hyun had no desire to directly involve himself in rumors of discord. He believed time would resolve such matters on its own.
However, when whispers began circulating that Kang Yi-chae might leave the dormitory, he found himself worried that something might have happened to him.

“But wouldn’t they hate it if I asked?”
“But what if he dislikes me asking?”
“Why? Yi-chae would answer honestly.”

When Seong Ji-won, who spent a long time as a trainee with him at Daepa Castle and whom he relies on, hinted at his true feelings, he gave an embarrassed smile.

“Well, I don’t know why you’re like that… Seonghyun, but let’s not show that we’re scared or anything like that in front of Lee Chae.”
“Well, I understand why you’re like this… but Hyun-sung, even so, don’t let Yi-chae see you scared or anything like that.”
“….”

This was something Seonghyun Kim was fully aware of.
Kim Sung-hyun was already aware of this himself.
It was simply that understanding something and actually accepting it were two different matters.

“Huh? Seonghyun hyung, what are you doing here?”

Kang Yi-chae, who opened the studio door and entered, was surprised to see that.
Kang Yi-chae, opening the studio door to enter, was startled to see him.

“Kang Yi-chae.”
“Kang Yi-chae.”

So I decided to throw a fastball.

“Are you leaving the dorm?”

The sound of rustling vinyl stopped.

“no?”

Kang Yi-chae, who was sitting on the sofa and choosing candy, looked at me.

“Who says such things?”
“Who said something like that?”
“No, just… there’s been talk about it.”

Kang Yi-chae raised her right eyebrow once and popped the candy into her mouth. As the fierce-looking guy set the mood, Kim Seong-hyun became somewhat nervous.

“Did it come out together with the rumor of discord?”

It was correct.

‘Pay attention… .’

Kim Seong-hyun was not good at lying, so he responded with a question.

“…What happened to you and Seo Ho-yoon?”
“…Did something happen between you and Seo Ho-yoon?”

That can’t be possible.
There’s no way that was true.

“Well… you seem to be in a bad mood when you’re with Seo Ho-yoon, so I’m worried. … I think the fans can feel that too.”
“It’s just… whenever you’re around Seo Ho-yoon, you seem uncomfortable, and I got worried. …It seems like the fans are picking up on it too.”

Kang Yi-chae, who had a grim expression but listened silently, stroked her hair and took a deep breath.

“I understand. I’ll be careful and make sure it doesn’t show off to the fans.”
“Got it. I’ll be careful not to let the fans notice.”
“….”
“I’ll keep staying at the dormitory, so don’t worry.”
“…Yeah.”

It was an attitude towards completely uninvited guests.

‘This is not it.’

Kang Yi-chae calmly turned his head and turned on his laptop. I felt like I would be misunderstood by this guy if I continued like this.

“No, no. Kang Yi-chae.”
“No, wait. Kang Yi-chae.”
“What, again.”

My mouth went dry when I saw him with an expressionless expression rather than a frown.

“…Listen carefully. I….”

Seonghyeon Kim took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

“…I wish The Dawn was your home and fence!!!”

And I took out what I had been keeping in my heart and threw it away.
And then he let out what he’d been holding inside his chest all this time.
Kim Sung-hyun knew it well.
If the other members heard this, they’d laugh and tease him about it.
Kang Yi-chae would be no different.

“…What fence?”

Kang Yi-chae, who was dazed for a moment, asked back.

“Oh, no! So the order came out a bit wrong!”

Seonghyeon Kim quickly followed, rubbing his face with both hands.

“Ok, listen to the end and then tease me. You seem uncomfortable these days, so I’ve been thinking a lot about this and that. You don’t call your family often, no matter what happens. You don’t even go to your parents’ house on your days off or on holidays. So… I was wondering if you might be uncomfortable going home. Miss, you’re rambling.”
“W-wait until I finish before you laugh at me. You’ve seemed uncomfortable lately, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot. You never really call your family, no matter what. You don’t even go home on days off or holidays. So… I wondered if maybe you felt reluctant about going back home. Ugh, I’m rambling.”
“….”

This is what he really wanted to say to Kang Yi-chae today.

“I hope this… next to us, is a place where you can come back comfortably at any time.”

I didn’t regret saying it, but I was a little embarrassed to see myself talking incoherently with my neck turning red.
I didn’t regret what I’d said, but I felt a bit embarrassed at how my face had turned red and I was struggling through my words.

‘Now Kang Yi-chae will laugh.’

What are you trying to say?
What would he say?
Since he’d been teasing me so much lately, I could roughly imagine what would unfold next.
‘A sanctuary? Then I’m a sheep and you’re a shepherd?’ or maybe ‘Our leader is a quote machine! Should we publish a book?’ Something like that.
I braced myself, determined not to be surprised no matter what he said, and waited.

Kang Yi-chae, who had been silent with her head down, played with her ears and after a while muttered softly.

“…huh.”
“…Yeah.”
“….”

While Kim Seong-hyeon was blinking, Kang I-chae, who had been hesitant, slipped out of the studio.
While Kim Sung-hyun blinked, Kang Yi-chae slipped out of the work studio.
His departing figure seemed somehow joyful.

“He listens really seriously….”

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That night.
That night.

‘Kang Yi-chae, yes. ‘I feel sorry for my brother.’

By the time dawn came after spending the night with open eyes, he had made up his mind.
As he lay awake through the night and dawn approached, he made a firm decision.

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