The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol

Chapter 185

“Waaah!!”

Right up until the concert, the fandom was buzzing with various concerns.

For one, they were still rookies.

The concert might be very short due to a lack of songs.

There was uncertainty about whether Daepaseong Entertainment, notorious for its inefficiency, could manage the fans well.

Doubts lingered over whether The Dawn had the skill and capacity to lead the concert… and so on.

Despite their love, worries came first, and everyone was on edge.

But seeing the huge poster hanging in front of the venue on the day made their hearts race like crazy.

“Kang!! I!! Chae!!”

She had fallen for Kang Ichae’s crazy rapping in “Kill The Lights,” and though her fangirling career was relatively short, she managed to join the official fan club at the end of the year and, after betting her life on it, she secured a concert ticket.

“Ichae, I did it…!”

The only thing she thought she’d gained in college was the ability to keep up with God’s schedule at lightning speed, faster than anyone else, but she didn’t expect that skill to pay off like this.

Since all her friends failed, she was about to experience her first concert and The Dawn’s debut concert alone, but she was ready to enjoy it to the fullest.

As she approached the entrance, the crowd grew denser.

It was packed with people waiting in line to buy concert merchandise and those who failed at getting a ticket but still wanted to take pictures.

Seeing The Dawn’s popularity firsthand, the college student Noeul felt her heart swell with emotion.

Having safely entered the standing area, she silently cheered at the stage that seemed close enough to touch.

Crazy! I can even see their pores!

She clasped her hands together.

Please, dear God, let Kang Ichae look even more dazzling in person…

As a college student fan, she knew her taste was very specific.

Anyway, determined to enjoy the performance to the fullest, she shook her head to clear her mind.

She recalled the fan service from other singers’ concerts she had seen on YouTube but shook her head to dispel her daydreams.

Given how unlikely it was, akin to winning the lottery…

Just having Kang Ichae exist is enough. Yup.

As she nodded and turned her gaze to the stage, the lights slowly dimmed, and the broadcast announcing the start of the concert began.

Then, the intro beat started to flow.

“♩, ♪, ♫, ♬”

As the sharp rhythm signaled the start of the concert, the fans’ screams filled the stadium.

A VCR then played on stage.

Seo Hoyun, with his eyes moist, gazed at the moonlight before slowly raising his head.

Next, Kim Seonghyeon, Seong Jiwon, Kang Ichae, and Jeong Dajun appeared one by one, and as the moon completed a cycle and turned a crimson hue, The Dawn was swallowed by darkness.

“Drrrrr—!

Drrrrr——!”

The laser lights, which had spread in all directions, suddenly stopped, and with a bang! the screen went black.

[THE DAWN]

With that, The Dawn’s first concert began.

“You showed me the way!”

Waaah—!

At that moment, Kang Ichae’s low yet husky voice pierced through the darkness, and everyone screamed as if they had lost their minds.

As the lights came on again, blue lasers enveloped the stage.

When the screen showing the VCR rose, the members of The Dawn were standing on the lift.

Crazy, crazy, crazy!

The aura emanating from them in person was far more overwhelming than what she had seen on screen.

While the college student Noeul was mesmerized by Kang Ichae’s far more masculine and dazzling presence, Seo Hoyun’s face filled the large screen.

“Waaaah!! You crazy guy!!!”

Wow… Seo Hoyun’s face, damn…

Standing in the center, Seo Hoyun met the camera’s gaze, briefly curled his lips into a smile, and then dropped them again.

The fans’ cheers grew even louder.

“Drrrrr—

You showed me the way!”

As the lift descended slowly, the much-anticipated first song, “Kismet,” began.

“Raise your head and open your eyes in the dust!”

Most of the fans were hearing The Dawn live for the first time, so everyone opened their eyes wide.

It was the same for the college student Noeul.

Wow, their live performance is insane.

When her friends who went to Shining Star or the various music shows couldn’t stop praising them, she didn’t feel much, but hearing it in person, the rich vocals that resonated even while dancing intensely made her eardrums feel like they were melting.

The booming sound and dazzling effects were a bonus.

Since The Dawn’s agency was a mid-sized entertainment company, and the concert was prepared as a special for Shining Star Season 2, everyone had been telling themselves not to expect too much, but they were pleasantly surprised in the best way possible.

And above all—

Are their faces even real?

—the members’ visuals were incredible.

Although the college student Noeul was all about Kang Ichae, Seo Hoyun made her curious enough to wonder what job he would have if he was not an idol.

Perhaps that’s why every time he appeared on the screen, cheers erupted everywhere.

“You showed me the way,

Now, I’ll be the guiding light for you.”

As if to demonstrate ‘This is what The Dawn is about,’ after Kismet, they continued with a spicy combo of “Kill the Lights” and “Fantasy Reincarnation.”

Even more, each stage featured subtly changed lyrics, beats, movements, and choreography, making it fun to watch.

During “Fantasy Reincarnation,” where Jeong Dajun had famously messed up, he flew around as if he had shaken off everything, delivering a crazed performance.

“Amazing….”

Despite the intricate choreography that seemed to slice through the beat, they didn’t miss a single breath, rhythm, expression, or note.

The tension and energy from The Dawn were palpable, and as time went on, the fans’ cheers only grew louder.

“Gasp… Huff…”

After a few more songs, the music finally stopped.

At that moment, the college student Noeul realized that these guys hadn’t taken a single break for over thirty minutes.

Jeong Dajun crouched down, catching his breath, then quickly dusted himself off as he stood up.

Seo Hoyun was also panting heavily.

As he gulped down water and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, a small cheer erupted and then faded away.

Kim Seonghyeon looked around and raised his hand, prompting the members to line up neatly.

“One, two, three!”

“Rising dawn, we are The Dawn!”

Seeing them standing in formation, the atmosphere was similar since they were in the same group, yet their faces were distinctly different.

Beside her, another Noeul muttered with a hint of madness, “Baskin-Robbins 31 flavors to choose from.”

As soon as the introduction ended, Jeong Dajun plopped down on the floor.

“Is this… what concerts are usually like?”

Seo Hoyun, seeing the maknae struggling as if he was about to die, chuckled and poked his cheek with a finger.

“Come on, there are still plenty of stages left to see.”

Seong Jiwon helped Jeong Dajun up with a playful smile, as if petals were fluttering around him.

“This is the fan song we released around this time last year.”

“That’s right! When Hoyun-hyung was filming a drama.”

“Shall we go?”

With the introduction of the next song, the fans’ screams erupted.

It was because “Will You Go to Prom with Me?” was a song that fans had begged and pleaded for, hoping for a performance, but aside from occasionally hearing a few lines on the V-Live app and seeing a low-budget MV, that was all they got.

“Will you go to prom with me?”

“Will you go to prom with me?”

As the song began, the members each pulled out a flower from their leather jackets. In line with the 1980s American high-teen concept, a motorcycle zipped by on the screen behind them, set against a school campus backdrop.

“I tried talking to you, but you’re as prickly as ever today,

Honestly, there’s something nice about it,

Whenever I see your face, I just start to laugh.”

Seo Hoyun let out a small laugh as he sang his part, placing a flower by his ear.

He even waved to the audience, trying to make eye contact as much as possible.

During the first verse, they performed light choreography, but in the second verse, they ran freely around the stage, greeting fans.

“Ah—babe please answer me,

I’ve been waiting a long time.”

In the chorus, the members’ voices harmonized, and the fans, waving their hands rhythmically, sang along.

“Will you go to Prom with me?

Will you dance with me?”

The college student Noeul had been swept up in the chaos of the standing section and was swept up in the flow of the concert.

She felt like she was about to faint as she saw Kang Ichae getting closer.

Are you freaking kidding me??

Caught up with the nearby fans, she stretched out her hand, knowing it wouldn’t reach.

Awesome! Great!

Waving her arms wildly, she yelled, and her eyes met Kang Ichae’s directly.

The college student Noeul was slightly flustered when Kang Ichae knelt on one knee on the floor and sat down.

“Ah~, I know I shouldn’t be like this,

But when I’m in front of you, I want to act irrationally.”

And then, wasn’t he waving his hand towards her?!

Even as her mind went blank, she had an intuition that she would regret it for the rest of her life if she missed this moment.

The college student Noeul widened her eyes and looked up.

With the sparkling lights, Kang Ichae, his eyes twinkling and winking, filled her vision completely.

“I want to hold you tight, and pour out such words, but I have to hold back

What can I do?”

This scene was captured on the big screen, and the fans’ screams pierced the sky.

Fuck!!!!

Unable to voice it aloud, she cursed inwardly in joy as Kang Ichae pointed at her and continued singing.

“I want to look good to you.”

“Waaaahhh!! This is insane, fuck!!”

Her resolve to hold back swearing dissolved in three seconds.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

In such a dizzying state, the college student Noeul couldn’t help but repeatedly slap her forehead.

“Ichae!! I love youuu!!!”

Kang Ichae turned coolly and went up onto the stage.

“Say Yes!

Will you go to Prom with me!

Say Yes, say you’ll be with me. “

After the performance of “Will You Go to Prom with Me?” which made the Noeuls’ heart flutter like spring, ended, The Dawn, feeling hot, took off their jackets and tossed them to one side of the stage.

Meanwhile, Kang Ichae disappeared backstage, leaving only the four members standing with microphones.

“He’s seriously so damn good-looking…”

“No matter how much I look, I never get tired of it, damn.”

The fans’ reactions, seen on the big screen, were this intense, and those standing right in front of the stage were on the verge of fainting.

“I was really worried because it was our first time, wondering if it might be lacking—”

Before Seong Jiwon’s careful words could finish, a voice burst out from the audience.

“It was perfect, Jiwon!!!!”

“Pfft.”

It was a vocal strength that could seriously consider a career in opera.

The four members, faces flushed from running around the stage, tried to hold back their laughter.

After calming down a bit, Kim Seonghyeon put an arm around Jeong Dajun’s shoulder and said,

“Next is… um, a song that is filled with memories.”

Seong Jiwon continued the introduction.

“This is the song that came up as a potential title track when our Hoyun joined, and we were preparing for a comeback.”

Jeong Dajun chimed in brightly.

“The more you listen, the better it gets! It even makes you crave some fruit!”

The fans were thrilled at the new behind-the-scenes story and the thought that a new song would be showcased only here.

If it was considered for the title, it promised a quality at least as good as “Second Chance,” making them excited with anticipation.

“It’s a song the company gave us before our Ichae started composing, right?”

“Should we ask what he thinks when he comes back?”

Listening to Seong Jiwon and Jeong Dajun’s conversation, Kim Seonghyeon let out a small sigh.

“Then, let’s present it.”

And then a lively melody mixed with EDM flowed out.

“Pa-Pa-Pa.”

Pa…, Pa… Parachute??

But “Parachute” was a song Kang Ichae had said he composed in just a few minutes when they were filming the reality show.

Then what on earth was this song?

As the Noeuls each drew question marks in their heads,

“Let’s go!”

Kang Ichae came running out from the back, wearing what looked like a mango hat.

“Waaaahhh!!!”

“Pa-pa—.”

He also tossed hats to the members.

Seo Hoyun caught a pineapple hat and pressed it firmly on his head, then took the microphone.

“Not Parachute.”

“—Pop, pop, pop like a pineapple!”

“It’s ‘Mang-Mang-Mang!’”

It was the debut of the concert version of “Mang-Mang-Mang!”