The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol

Chapter 200

[FNL is going to be amazingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Officially known as, Friday Night Live.

A variety show airing at 10 PM on Fridays, it’s famous for only inviting trendsetters as hosts.

Originally, it would have been a distant dream for The Dawn to appear on such a show, but thanks to the outbreak of the “Seo Hoyun Syndrome,” an unexpected opportunity arose.

[Curious about what kind of skit they’ll do]

[Are they going to do another apocalypse concept?? ㅠㅠ 5-minute boyfriend?? ㅠㅠ

└5-minute boyfriendㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋThat would be hilariousㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

After the teaser and confirmation articles for FNL were released, there was a buzz among the Noeuls about what content would be featured.

However, despite the chatter, the topic of “Seo Hoyun Syndrome” wasn’t often mentioned.

But fans could tell from his actions.

[Seo Hoyun these daysㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋThe number of times he calls him “Bang Bang” has drastically decreased]

[Suddenly wearing white clothes, damn… A rebel spirit…

└And he says he only has black clothes, that’s Kim Seonghyeon’s clothes, damn it’s hilarious]

[Seems like he really hates itㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

But I hate it just as much….

It’s a plague that shouldn’t exist…]

The “Seo Hoyun Syndrome”, which had come right up to their noses beyond just the TV screen, was truly a catastrophe.

As more people imitated it, the backlash followed.

[He seems to deliberately say those lines…ㅋㅋ He must think it’s cool… He’ll probably like it if others praise himㅠ]

[Ordinary people love this stuff like crazy… Ugh, it’s nauseating]

The Noeuls, having gone through countless events, naturally snorted at the negative comments sticking to them.

[Yes~]

[Okay~ Got it~]

[Oh sure, sure, you’re totally right]

[Actually, it was on purpose ㅇㅇ Seems like he did it to tease after Kang Yeonhu]

To be honest, while kindness and friendliness were a basic base for the Noeuls, fans who knew Seo Hoyun’s personality, even roughly, thought there must have been a reason for his Wanna Sing With Me? guilty statement, rather than him saying it just because.

Also, having watched Seo Hoyun for over a year and a half, they didn’t think everything was just a façade.

However, there was one thing the Noeuls could agree on.

[I’m doomed, looks like my group project hoobae caught “Seo Hoyun Syndrome”

Suddenly sucking on candy and looking smug with their chin propped up, makes me want to smack them, fuck

Ha… Mr. Hoyun, did you really have to bring such a disaster to Korea…]

[Mr. Seo Hoyun, if you’re watching, please stop this syndrome… It’s horrific…]

That this disaster needed to be stopped.

Various comments appeared and disappeared repeatedly as they awaited the airing day of FNL.

There were a few fans concerned due to the program’s directness and occasional over-the-top, unrestrained progress, but most were filled with anticipation.

[Mid-July 20XX, a hospital located in XX]

After a long advertisement, the broadcast began.

Kim Seonghyeon, wearing a white coat and silver-rimmed glasses, walked along with the famous comedian, Ji Yujeong.

And the narration flowed.

– “The elite among elites, Doctor Kim Seonghyeon meticulously examines patients today as well.”

“Please, follow me.”

[What, is it a doctor concept???

└Feels like a hospital documentary

└Oh… okay okay]

“Doctor Kim, it’s time to see the next patient.”

“Yes, understood.”

[Our Seonghyeon’s lines are short, so it doesn’t feel awkward?

└One could say it’s a remarkable improvement…]

[But why is it suddenly a hospital documentary??]

As the two walked down the hallway again, there were an unusually high number of patients wrapped in black from head to toe.

[Ah fuck, please no]

As Kim Seonghyeon collided with one patient and turned around, the actor playing the patient raised one corner of his mouth slyly.

“Hyung, you’re sorry, right?”

But there was something strangely familiar about the behavior and tone.

“…I’m a doctor, though.”

“Yes, doctor. This will be the last time I’ll call you hyung.”

[Oh fuck, please]

“…Doctor. Let’s move.”

“…Yes.”

Kim Seonghyeon, with a genuinely tired expression, rubbed his forehead and followed Ji Yujeong into the ward.

There were several beds surrounded by curtains.

Ji Yujeong briskly pulled open one of the curtains.

“Sir, how are you feeling today?”

The camera slowly zoomed in from bottom to top.

On the bed, wearing a blackened patient gown and even black hair—

“Hey baby, you’re here?”

—Seong Jiwon was lying there.

He smiled brightly and spoke to Kim Seonghyeon.

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋOh fuckㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Ji Yujeong whispered beside Kim Seonghyeon, who was staring at the scene grimly.

“This is a Stage 3 “Seo Hoyun Syndrome” patient.”

“Sigh…”

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋOh please, I’m going to die ㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

“Sir, I’ll conduct an examination.”

“Baby, I’m feeling neglected.”

“I said I’ll examine you.”

“Just call me Jiwon like usual.”

[ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠIs this for realㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[Kim Seonghyeon seems genuinely angry, what do we doㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Kim Seonghyeon’s tightly clenched jaw trembled slightly.

Regardless, Seong Jiwon remained cheerful.

Moreover, he seemed more relaxed, more natural than when he played Kang Ichae in a role reversal for the self-produced K-High School content.[1]

Kim Seonghyeon was genuinely so distressed and pissed that there was barely any awkwardness.

“Sir, you need to pull yourself together. This is the most crucial time for your condition.”

Kim Seonghyeon earnestly tried to dissuade Seong Jiwon, but he merely tilted his head slightly.

“Are you worried about me right now?”

“No.”

“That’s a shame. I was feeling some butterflies just now.”

Seong Jiwon brushed back his hair with one corner of his mouth raised, causing Kim Seonghyeon to look up at the ceiling and sigh.

“Mr. Seong Jiwon, please calm down. One Seo Hoyun in the group is enough. Actually, it’s too much.”

“Then how about Ichae?”

“…Excuse me?”

At that moment, the curtain next to them suddenly whooshed open!

“Hi, my love.”[2]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋJeong Dajun, hey!!!!! Heyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Oh my god, fuckㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠI loved Kang Ichae’s stageㅠ

└Every time I see Kang Ichae’s stage, it’s a challenge to hold back laughter]

Jeong Dajun appeared, tapping his feet while enthusiastically wearing the hoodie Kang Ichae wore during the pineapple hat appearance in Wanna Sing With Me? episode 2.

“Wasn’t I enough?”

Next to him, the real Kang Ichae was sitting on a makeshift chair, dabbing at his moist eyes with a tissue, attending to Jeong Dajun.

“Sniff, what do we do with our Dajun…”

“Seriously, what do I do…”

Kim Seonghyeon matched Kang Ichae’s words with a deep sigh.

Ji Yujeong leaned closer to Kim Seonghyeon and whispered.

“Doctor, I hear there are occasional ‘Kang Ichae Syndrome’ patients coming in recently.”

“This is really serious. If more appear, the country might really fall.”

[I think I understand why they gave the doctor role to Kim Seonghyeon, the acting landmine of The Dawn

No one else in The Dawn could capture that “please stop” expression

└Agreed

└└This desperation comes from a genuine vibes…]

“Doctor Kim Seonghyeon, I heard you’re researching ‘Kang Ichae Syndrome’ too. How exactly does it spread?”

“While we haven’t drawn any exact conclusions yet, current research results suggest contracting the syndrome is almost random. It can only be considered a coincidence.”

Then Jeong Dajun smiled as if he found it amusing.

“Still thinking it’s just a coincidence, your naivety stays the same.”

“Kya~!”

Kang Ichae, jumping up from the chair, covered his mouth with both hands and let out a squeal.

“…”

[Kang Ichae, that bastard, definitely enjoys Kang Ichae Syndrome 2000%]

[Kim Seonghyeon is honestly so pissed

Is this now considered everyday acting?

└If they do more, Seonghyeon might die from angerㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

As Kim Seonghyeon bit his lower lip hard, the comedian asked worriedly.

“Doctor, what should we do?”

“…Phew, but these patients at least still have some sense.”

Kim Seonghyeon removed his glasses, rubbed his now darkened eyes slightly, and took steps to move to another ward.

“Since their self and the syndrome are fighting, parts of the patient’s mind are still intact.”

“Sorry? What does that mean…?”

“When their self and the syndrome completely align, that’s when it’s the most dangerous.”

At that moment, Kim Seonghyeon, who was about to stumble backward on the smooth floor, was caught by someone’s hand supporting his back.

The image of the two people facing each other closely, as if in a romance movie, filled the screen.

“Hello, baby.”

“…!”

The person was none other than, Seo Hoyun.

Jeong Dajun, Kang Ichae, and Seong Jiwon made shocked faces, their eyes wide open.

“No way, that is!”

“The real Seo Hoyun diagnosed with the terminal stage of ‘Seo Hoyun Syndrome’?”

“The guy who they say throws guilty lines every 0.5 seconds without any basis?”

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Guys

Please

ㅠ]

[That chaotic, chaotic..

Guys who throw lines without any basis..]

“Watch your step.”

“I’d appreciate it if you’d take your hands off my body immediately.”

“You’re prickly.”

Seo Hoyun, after giving Kim Seonghyeon a slight push and straightening his back, turned his gaze to Jeong Dajun with eyes dripping with honey.

“Bang Bang.”

“What do you mean Bang Bang? I’m a flashy, stylish, free-spirited genius, you know?”

The one called Bang Bang turned his head in denial, but Seo Hoyun, completely unfazed, approached Jeong Dajun and patted his head.

At the same time, the camera zoomed in on Kim Seonghyeon’s sharp gaze as his narration unfolded.

– “That’s the sudden baseless head patting, said to be possible only in the terminal stage of ‘Seo Hoyun Syndrome’!”

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋSeonghyeon’s narration fuck ㅠㅠㅠㅠI really feel like I’m going to die]

“Hyung misses your laughter.”

“…!”

– “Is that supposed to be a guilty line?”

The screen captured both Kim Seonghyeon’s bewildered eyes and Seo Hoyun’s slight smile.

Covering his mouth, Jeong Dajun quickly jumped off the bed and tried to embrace Seo Hoyun, but the latter, as if used to it, simply tilted his body slightly to avoid him.

Instead, Ji Yujeong, who ended up embracing Jeong Dajun, placed a stethoscope on his chest and looked surprised.

“Wait, Doctor! Jeong Dajun’s blood Kang Ichae level is decreasing!”

“What?! How is that possible?”

[Blood Kang Ichae level, damnㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[No, how can you tell the blood Kang Ichae level just by listening with a stethoscope]

Ignoring Kim Seonghyeon and the comedian’s lines, Seo Hoyun swept back his hair again, this time approaching Seong Jiwon.

“Seong Jiwon.”

And in the kindest voice possible, he called his name.

“I’ll wait for you. Until your ‘Seo Hoyun Syndrome’ gets better.”

“Don’t wait for me. Just forget me.”

“I’ll wait.”

Seong Jiwon copied the way Seo Hoyun habitually flopped onto the couch at the dorm, lying on the bed with a cold expression.

“How long can you wait?”

“One year.”

“That’s a lie.”

“Half a year.”

“Hoyun-ah, am I a fool? Just how long are you going to wait?!”

To someone who switched channels and happened to see only this scene, it would sound like a conversation between parted and reunited lovers.

Beside the two’s banter, Kim Seonghyeon and Ji Yujeong, slightly having a reality check, made a fuss.

“He called him ‘Hoyun-ah’!”

“Under the overwhelming guilty lines of Seo Hoyun, Seong Jiwon’s ‘Seo Hoyun Syndrome’ is improving!”

Then, Seo Hoyun casually sat on the bed, softly brushing aside Seong Jiwon’s black bangs that had fallen over his face.

“How long are you going to wait?”

Seong Jiwon’s eyes wavered in all directions.

“Until the traffic light changes 200 times.”

[That’s short]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋOh fuck, 200 times is less than a dayㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Seo Hoyun, you bastardㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

At the same time, an alarm beeped from behind Seong Jiwon.

On the machine displayed on the camera, the top right corner read “Blood Seo Hoyun Level”, and the graph was visibly plummeting.

Everyone clapped and looked moved, except for Kim Seonghyeon, who frowned.

– “What is this feeling of unease when all the patients are recovering?”

After that, the scene transitioned to an office filled with piled-up documents, shelves, and books tightly packed on either side.

The camera slowly zoomed in on the computer displaying a document editing program, the cursor blinking onscreen.

[—In conclusion, “Seo Hoyun Syndrome” or “Kang Ichae Syndrome” has a high possibility of recurring at any time, and there is potential for the virus to evolve into new outbreaks of “Kim Seonghyeon Syndrome,” “Jeong Dajun Syndrome,” or “Seong Jiwon Syndrome.”]

The emphasized text was captured largely as the screen faded to black.

Afterward, various skits, including the “5-minute boyfriend” and “Caught by The Dawn” were shown.

And all members of The Dawn carried out their roles to the fullest.

[Yeah, guys…]

The Noeuls who watched it till the end were unable to write on SNS for quite a while, then slowly started posting their reviews.

[As long as they live happily and enjoyablyㅎ]

As long as my kids are happy—that was the sentiment.

It seemed a bit pitiful that Kim Seonghyeon alone appeared to suffer especially amidst the self-produced content of role exchanges, but the fans’ happiness levels were at 1000%.

Even after the airing, the syndrome continued to spread for a while, but once it was thoroughly sublimated into humor, the “Seo Hoyun Syndrome” gradually subsided and disappeared into the history of trends.

[1]Episode 100

[2] Remember that this is what Ichae said first when he appeared as the surprise guest in Wanna Sing With Me? concert in Episode 197.