The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol - Chapter 327

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[Title: Summary of The Dun’s latest self-cam!! Let me try an acrostic with Seo Ho-yoon

S.. Seo Ho-yoon was so naturally charming
H.. I thought he was a man who wasn’t easy to handle
Y.. Turns out he’s a rabbit

└That’s not even an acrostic
└└Trying to live with some integrity
└└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ she looks like a sunset girlㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
But honestly, that was so unexpected lolololol I never thought I’d see Kang Yi-chae looking embarrassed again like he did two years ago when he got exposed lolololol
Looks like there’s still some conscience left in them lolololololol so cute]

[Title: They say Kang Yi-chae and Seo Ho-yoon fought

Hurry up and watch it lol
Even though they bicker and squabble with each other, they play together really well, so what are you talking about?

That’s hilarious, damn it.
But doesn’t it seem like there was a lot of editing?
I feel it too lol, like the flow keeps getting cut off
I can’t provide a reliable translation of this text. It appears to be fragmented Korean with incomplete sentences, informal internet slang, and unclear context (mixing what seems like character names with food safety discussions). The text doesn’t form coherent grammatical structures that would allow for an accurate translation.

If you could provide a clearer, complete sentence, I’d be happy to help translate it.

[Title: You can tell The Dun joined a major label
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 32]

Damn it.
└This is a group that really worked hard for 4 weeks every time. If they had lasted 3 weeks, they would have won more 1st place.
└Even so, it’s nice to see the budget clearly poured into the stage… we’re setting a legend this time
└Seriously, I’m so frustrated. The Dun always consistently did four weeks, but if we’d done three weeks we would’ve grabbed more first-place wins
└└Those Noeul guys… we spoiled them so much they don’t even know they’re full… they did such a flashy comeback show but they didn’t even give Gu Bon-jin a showcase
└It seems like activities got reduced because of High Five
└└High Five lasts for 2 weeks? Haha
No, I wasn’t trying to start a fight with you.
Then you shouldn’t have brought up the large-scale thing in the first place lol your intentions are so obvious
└└I agree too… let’s just say it nicely… still, it’s not bad that the Dun fans went major… capital was invested… even though they said they’d establish an independent label system, somehow it smells like WH now… the management team tried hard to adjust activities so they don’t overlap with High Five… but it ended up being two weeks of activities, damn it, suddenly they’re sabotaging and editing self-produced content and wielding it however they want, which really pisses me off, and now that I’ve said it, it’s fucking annoying

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【Let us dive till the end】
During my free time, I borrowed a company car and was going to Lim Hyun-soo’s studio to ask about the progress of the songs on the next album.

I borrowed a company car during a brief gap to check on the progress of the next album’s tracks and was heading to Lim Hyun-sung’s work studio.
Until you come to the surface of the sea to breathe… 】

Until we surface from the sea to breathe…】
Now, driving isn’t that difficult.
The radio played “Dive,” a track from the album “Wish.”
Driving was no longer difficult for me now.
I’d come out without telling the members. Otherwise, they would’ve insisted I bring the manager along.

I stepped into the elevator with an unhurried gait, pressed the buttons with practiced precision, and strode briskly to the work studio, pushing the door open.

“I’m here.”

Instead of the acrid smoke and stale cigarette smell that usually assaulted my nose, a subtle woody fragrance wafted through the space.
“Have you quit smoking?”
“Wow! Look at you, black from head to toe!”

“No, I bought an amazing air purifier.”

Lim Hyun-sung lowered her legs from the table and replied. Kim Hee-young, who was already there, waved enthusiastically, and Joo Woo-sung gave a casual nod of acknowledgment.

“Oh, Ho-yoon, hello!”
It was amazing that people who are said to be busy in this industry still maintain this group. It’s not like I’m doing anything particularly productive.

It amazed me that people known in this industry for being impossibly busy maintained this gathering without fail. Not that they were doing anything particularly productive.
“Oh, if you criticize me, time goes by so fast.”
“Wait, you still get together? Don’t you ever get tired of it?”

“Wow, thanks for even inviting the person we’re talking trash about.”

Joo Woo-sung bit my hip sarcastically and vacated the sofa spot while grumbling.
“Oh, yes.”

“Ah, yes.”
As a good junior, I sat quietly, deceived by obvious lies.
Where in this day and age could you find a place that only sold four-person portions?

Lim Hyun-sung was watching High Five’s comeback video. Kim Hee-young showed interest and asked about it.

“Oh, is this High Five’s new song? They’ve been doing really well.”
Honestly, I thought we would be overwhelmingly defeated. However, when High Five’s new album ‘New Rhythm’ was released, the game completely turned over.

I had genuinely judged that we would overwhelmingly crush them. But when High Five’s new album ‘New Rhythm’ dropped, the entire landscape flipped.
“The era of black calls is finally coming to an end….”

“So Black Call’s era is finally ending….”

As I spoke while soothing my heartburn with fried shrimp, Joo Woo-sung raised his eyebrows sharply.

“Sorry, but could you not compare us? We play in different leagues.”

I wanted to dismiss it as nonsense, but Kim Hee-young chimed in with a guileless smile.

“Black Call is always the top priority for bookings. Even overseas, foreigners are always like, ‘Do you know Black Call?'”

‘Damn it….’
Let’s leave aside the black calls that haven’t been active yet this year.
I gnawed at my tail all the way to the tip.

I thought it would be fine as long as the dates didn’t overlap, but High Five’s fandom firepower turned out to be far more formidable than I’d anticipated.

“Ugh, my stomach hurts. Really.”

I exhaled an exasperated sigh and leaned against the sofa’s backrest as Lim Hyun-sung waved her chopsticks around.
“Who are you? It’s Kim Seong-hyun, Jeong Da-jun, Seong Ji-won, and Kang I-chae.”
“Good grief, you’re all so greedy. Your team has a cheat code, yet you still complain about everything.”

“Who else? Kang Yi-chae.”

Once affection was given, it couldn’t be easily withdrawn—Lim Hyun-sung still held Kang Yi-chae in high regard. I opened my eyes half-lidded and stared at her, but Lim Hyun-sung simply shrugged her shoulders and spoke matter-of-factly.

“I’m being completely sincere. Those B-side tracks he wrote this time were insane.”
That was true. If you looked at it except for the part about criticizing me, it would give me goosebumps.
I scratched my head and looked away.

Now that I thought about it, on the day we filmed the self-produced content, he seemed a bit more relaxed. He still grumbled a little, but his expression had softened considerably.

‘You can never predict what these guys are thinking.’
It still seemed like there was a long way to go to win Kang Yi-chae’s favor.

It still seemed far from winning Kang Yi-chae’s favor.
“It’s probably on the computer in the dorm. I’ll ask Kang Yi-chae.”

“They’re probably on the dormitory computer, so I’ll ask Kang Yi-chae about it.”

I was still deliberating on how to handle Kang Yi-chae when Joo Woo-sung suddenly clicked his tongue.
“Yes, I listened carefully to what Joo Woo-sung said, who is not close to the members.”
“Dorm life? Don’t you get tired of seeing your members’ faces? Still living together like that.”

“Hey!”
Ignoring Joo Woo-seong, who was shaking his ears and whining, Kim Hee-young slightly tilted his face and asked him a question.

I ignored Joo Woo-sung, who was shaking his ears and whining, when Kim Hee-young tilted her head slightly and asked him a question.
“Me? I’m in my second year.”
“So when did you move out, Woo-sung?”

“….”
Joo Woo-seong also answered, and as if he missed it, he quickly came up with an excuse.

Joo Woo-sung realized his mistake after answering and quickly scrambled for an excuse.
“…Yes, yes, that’s right, what Woosung said is true.”
“Ah, no, I mean! I did come out pretty early for an idol… but honestly, the other members didn’t have any attachment to the dorm either, so when I left, we all became independent together! …What’s with all those looks?”

“Ugh.”
However, my speed was a bit sarcastic.
As I nodded exaggeratedly in agreement, he pounded his chest with his fist in mock indignation.

The fact that they could move out so quickly was directly connected to the meaning that Black Call had achieved exceptional success.
“doesn’t exist.”

“No.”

At Joo Woo-sung’s words about having lived alone for a long time, Kim Hee-young, who was always hungry for casting guests, lit up. But Joo Woo-sung flatly refused.

“And I’m busy these days. I have personal schedules overseas, so I’ll be heading out again soon.”
At that time, Lim Hyun-soo intervened, chewing on two pieces of raw fish as if it were boring.

Then Lim Hyun-sung interjected while chewing on two pieces of sashimi with a bored expression.

“Wow, look at Joo Woo-sung living so diligently. If I were you, I’d be meeting so many women~ Or else I’d spend money like crazy while staying home playing with pets.”

If Joo Woo-sung had continued down the path of delinquency until now, that’s exactly what he’d be doing.

“Why would you say that to someone who’s living well?”

Lim Hyun-sung, who was picking up fresh sashimi, looked at me in bewilderment.
“I put my mind to it and work hard, but they can’t support me?”
“What, what?”

“Why is Seo Ho-yoon suddenly going into overdrive?”
Joo Woo-seong, who was next to him, covered his mouth with his hand and muttered.

Joo Woo-sung beside me softly covered his mouth and murmured something.
“Don’t talk like that next time.”
“What, what is it?”
“Don’t say things like that next time, please.”

“Stop being so corny, seriously….”

Lim Hyun-sung, glancing between me and Joo Woo-sung, raised his middle finger slightly before focusing on his sashimi. Kim Hee-young, who had already finished eating due to the PD’s habit of eating quickly, gulped down a triple shot americano and opened his mouth.

“Ah, but Woo-sung does internal activities even if he doesn’t do external ones. I heard from a close employee that there’s going to be a WH Entertainment workshop soon?”
Now that I think about it, I think I heard that word from my manager… I couldn’t remember anything because I just shed things I wasn’t interested in.
A workshop?

However, Joo Woo-sung beside me jumped up like a cat that had stepped in water.

“Ugh, I really hate workshops!”

Then, as if remembering something, Lim Hyun-sung snapped her fingers and added.
“Yuck—.”

“Ugh—.”

Joo Woo-sung’s expression darkened considerably.

“It doesn’t even help with our activities. And on top of that, Halloween and April Fools’ Day too! They might as well use that money to pay the staff better. Why do they keep doing these events….”
There must be another reason.

There must be another reason.
“What did you do there?”
“…Anyway, I hate it. I don’t even want to think about it.”

“Damn it, don’t even try to look it up.”
It’s not worth the money, so even if you give it to them, they won’t pay.
He’s so sensitive.

While I distracted the grumbling Joo Woo-sung by offering him sashimi, Kim Hee-young, who had been searching through messages exchanged with that WH Entertainment employee she was close to, let out a small exclamation.
“Hey, you have amazing information.”

“Wow, your information gathering skills are insane.”

Lim Hyun-sung, who had swallowed the food she’d stuffed in her cheeks in an instant, craned her neck to look at the screen together, and her eyes suddenly went wide.

“Wow, shit!! Hey, what is this?”

Lim Hyun-sung, who had screamed loud enough to burst eardrums, covered her mouth and jumped to her feet.

“Th-this is the Metal Chemistry heart bone!!”

What…? What?
“What is that?”
“Are you insane? Metal Chemistry Heart Born’s first album? With signatures from all the former members?! This isn’t even on auction sites?! Is it a replica?!!”

“I don’t know.”
When I was a PD, I used to memorize not only the names of idol groups but even the names of the plants they grew, but I only really memorized foreign celebrities.
My musical interests extended only to K-POP, and perhaps a bit of pop if I was being generous.

Seeing the three of us respond with indifference, Lim Hyun-sung erupted in anger.
“It’s spicy?”
“You don’t know this?! If you’re someone who composes, you absolutely have to love Metal Chemistry Heart Born! You can’t help but love them! I mean, of course… they’re not exactly… mainstream… but they’re truly amazing! That’s what a real band is!!!”

“It’s short for Metal Chemistry Heart Born, you ignorant bastards!”
Lim Hyun-soo, a fan of everything, pulled out his hair.

Lim Hyun-sung, a devoted fan of whatever-that-was, clutched her head in despair.
“Just buy a new one.”
“Damn it, this thing actually exists in the world!”

“Fans were demanding they release the CD, but they said they couldn’t reprint it due to copyright issues! Plus, this one has signatures from all the former members!”
Hyeonsoo Lim was clinging to me and whining.

Lim Hyun-sung clung to me, whining.
“Why supply without demand?”
“Ho-yoon, if I follow along and dance to White Cherry, couldn’t I get this limited edition CD? What do you think? A cute dance from a genius composer—doesn’t that sound like it’d generate buzz?”

“…you bastard…!”

Just as I was about to shake off the increasingly annoying Lim Hyun-sung, she began mumbling while gnawing on her thumbnail.

“Kang Yi-chae would absolutely want this too….”

In that instant, interest sparked from nowhere.
“What did you hear from me earlier? Kang Yi-chae is also a huge fan. I wanted this with me, so I searched the auctions for a week.”
“…Yi-chae likes this too?”
“Weren’t you listening? Kang Yi-chae’s a hardcore fan too. We even dug through auction sites for a week trying to get this.”

“Hey! He’d go absolutely crazy and jump around like a madman!”
Now that I think about it, when the collaboration with IRIX came out, I liked it enough to send a letter to me using a beam projector.

Now that I thought about it, when I’d secured that IRIX collaboration, he’d been so thrilled he’d even sent me a message via projector.

‘This could work.’

Spotting a golden opportunity, I confirmed it once more.

“This is the second-place prize, right?”
Joo Woo-sung was laughing at me.

Joo Woo-sung was laughing at me.

“What, you’re going on stage? Forget it. The Workshop Stage competition is insanely fierce. Even when that stone-faced executive came out and danced like a girl group, he only managed fourth place. Someone like you who just throws things together? No matter how hard you try, you won’t even crack the rankings.”

I see. Is that so?

“…Why, what’s with that look in your eyes?”

As I leaned forward and approached, Joo Woo-sung stumbled backward hesitantly. I grabbed both his shoulders firmly to prevent any further retreat.
“what?”

“What?”

And I flashed him a very gentle smile.

“Senior, we should go together, shouldn’t we?”
Joo Woo-sung’s expression suddenly distorted.

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