#trashy pd

[yazzydream]

Kang Ichae, who had been blocking his vision with his hand, slowly lowered his arm only after it became quiet. The shopping district was completely quiet, as if nothing had happened.

Kang Ichae, who had been staring at the quiet place for a moment, turned the car around and went home. He parked on the side of the road and walked past the broken fence to the front door.

"......huh?"

But, the door was open.

'Didn't I close it when I came out?'

But as I just confirmed, there was no one else here but me. If not me, who else could open it?

Even so, my perception strangely became sharp and my nerves became tense.

Kang Ichae moved forward cautiously and carefully.

【... -I'm sorry, I should have believed in you】

The OST of the movie I had put on was playing softly. I took a step or two further, and the dim light from the TV monitor was spreading out and coloring the wall.

【This is a moment in our life-...】

Across from me, in the middle of the unfinished music sheets strewn across the floor, a shadowy man appeared.

【I will never forget what you've said to me】

Even though it was just his back, I knew who he was right away.

A white turtleneck, faded jeans, and a jacket with the brand logo.

Just as I last saw him before I fell into this strange world.

【(Ah- Ah- I will never forget)】

Kang Ichae's steps suddenly stopped.

I felt like I was possessed by a ghost.

Then, the other person sensed a presence and turned his head. The man, who had been frowning as if he was uncomfortable, slightly relaxed his expression as soon as he saw Kang Ichae.

"......Am I crazy?"

Is this a hallucination or another disaster?

As Kang Ichae hesitated, unable to approach him, the man slowly opened his mouth.

"No, you're not crazy."

The person whose voice he had longed for so much slowly approached Kang Ichae and stopped.

"You've never been crazy."

I realized that this was a heartfelt response to the conversation we'd had on the emergency stairs.

The man's gaze moved to every inch of his body as if checking for injuries. I looked back at every part of his body in the same way and noticed that his fingertips were trembling slightly. The man who read that gaze hid his hands in his pockets and raised his chin.

That action made me laugh.

"Why......."

Because it was the person I knew.

"...Why are you here, hyung?"

It was a world where there was only me.

In the past, even if I advertised like that, no one would come.

The man's eyebrows quirked at the question that sounded like a complaint.

"Why?"

He looked straight into my own wavering eyes and pursed his lips. It was an expression he often made whenever the group faced adversity.

As if something like this could be resolved quickly, that it wasn't a big deal.

"You said you were lonely."

Seo Ho-yoon said it as if it was really no big deal.

—The Trashy PD Has to Survive as an Idol, Chapter 451

[nekoinukit]

Venn diagram of some idol web novel protagonists. Spoilers for debut or die, trashy pd and top idol under cut

[azmaarts]

Seo Hoyoon from Trashy PD Idol!! <3 This was one of my favorite scenes!

Check out the webnovel and manhwa!!

[unluckycactus]

HELLO??? no wonder other female idols were her simps

[toniko]

!!! Okay but this is a really shocking element (Webtoon Episode 1)

Birthdates

( Novel –> Webtoon )

Seo Hoyun: January 30th –> May 18th

23 years old –> 22 years old

Seo Hojin: December 23rd –> March 12th

23 years old –> Still 23 years old (?) (Not Confirmed in Dialogue)

Now I dug around in the comments and they say it’s an edited default ID but it’s really really careless to do such a thing without changing the dates. I’ll assume it’s a mistake because there’s a lot of plot details surrounding their birthdays. Many fans really agree that it’s against the original novel’s intentions.

The age regression is written as 32 to 22 instead of 33 to 23 as well. This is fine if Hojin’s age matches as well but I’m not sure…. It doesn’t really matter if it’s 1 year younger or not but we need to maintain the older brother & younger brother balance + the “same age” element!

If this really is a change done for the adaptation, the ending, flower meanings, bonus side story, several scenes in the novel will be affected!!! Just by a birthday change!

They should fix it soon, it’s a scary mistake……

edit: they fixed it 🙂‍↕️ oh but it was the scariest thing for 2 days

[catboysooyoung]

Started reading Trashy PD instead of working on my issues, didn't expect to love Seo Hoyun this much, but he's just so fucking funny. I genuinely love that he even had an ex girlfriend (whom he has/had amazing chemistry with, btw). I love that he's such a good older brother to Hojin. I'm a sucker for those types. I also love that he really is trashy, like he genuinely has a horrible personality lmao, but he's doing all this for his brother... And to an extent, his members too now. He's very strategic and savvy, and it's just really fun to see what hijinks he gets up to. Can't wait to see him stumble and fail at least once though.

[tangsoso]

fascinating choice to keep everything true to the novel except adding in 3 separate kabedons with these two. like sure i guess. it’s in character

[dokjak]

This blog will be much less active soon ✌️ orv is special to me but it’s been like 5 years since I finished it.

List of other novels I recommend:

Longer reviews after this TLDR;

Return of the Mount Hua Sect — Martial arts novel. 100 years after he died to stop the end of the world, Chung Myung reincarnates to find his sect in ruins. This novel is hilarious, thrilling, and heartbreaking all at once. I also like it because Chung Myung is insane and his personality sucks.

Debut or Die — The OG idol novel. Ryu Gunwoo wakes up in the body of Park Moondae and must debut as an idol, else his System will kill him. I like it because Moondae is an intelligent but unreliable narrator who doesn’t realize people care about him.

Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols — Kim Iwol, an exploited office worker, wakes up as the next member of his manager’s daughter’s favorite idol group. I love it because the more you learn about Iwol, the more you realize he’s a Freakk. His pre-transmigration life is so horrible it’s funny, and his System is mean to him too 😭

The Trashy PD Has to Survive as an Idol — Seo Hoyun, an unethical TV producer who “evil edits” idol shows for drama and ratings, transmigrates to a parallel world and needs to debut to return home. I like it because Hoyun is a petty bitch and straight up a bad person <3

normal reviews:

1. Return of the Mount Hua Sect

Summary (Shortened):

The 13th disciple of the Mount Hua Sect, one of the greatest third generation swordsmen, the Plum Blossom Sword Saint: Chung Myung. After defeating the Heavenly Demon and ending his reign of chaos, Chung Myung breathed his last on the summit of the Heavenly Demon Sect's mountain.

Hundreds of years passed, and he was revived as a child.

But... What was that? Mount Hua Sect has fallen? What kind of bullshit is that!?

Why you should read it:

it's my goat 🐐

Chung Myung is a real freak. He's got a bad personality. He's been compared to a rabid shih tzu.

It’s not a power fantasy, and it doesn’t just follow an OP protagonist around. The biggest regret of Chung Myung’s first life was focusing on his own strength instead of ensuring his sect’s survival, so there’s a lot emphasis on the supporting characters’ growth.

It's SO funny. Again, Chung Myung has a personality that makes everyone want to throttle him at all times.

It's touching. This is what I love most about RotMHS, apart from Chung Myung's personality. Given how funny and batshit insane he is, you tend to forget that he watched everyone he loved die in front of him. His grief hits when you've let your guard down and is all the more effective because of it.

It has great prose and some of the best action sequences l've read in a translated novel.

It respects women. Whenever men look down on her, Yu Iseol viciously crushes them. Tang Soso also has a massive girl crush on her because of it. They’re very sweet.

The webtoon is INCREDIBLE. Incredible character design - no two characters look similar, down to the silhouettes. Not everyone is deathly pale, and monolids exist!! The composition, especially for fight scenes, is striking. It also stays very true to the novel. You can tell the artists love it.

follow my rotmhs blog @tangsoso :3c

The remaining recommendations are for idol novels. I don't even like kpop, they're just really good.

2. Debut or Die

Summary (Shortened):

A student who had been preparing for the Civil Service examination for 4 years suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar body, 3 years in the past. Along with it came a status window displaying a threat right before his eyes!

[Outbreak!]

[Status Abnormality: 'Debut or Die' occurs!]

A diary about the transformation of the main character, who was suddenly challenged to be an idol even though he had never been in the industry before, due to the sudden threat of death.

Why you should read it:

This is the OG idol novel. If you want a story about idols, people will always point you towards DoD first, and for good reason.

Park Moondae is a fascinating character and unreliable narrator. He cares a lot about others even if he thinks he doesn't, and doesn't realize that people care about him too.

Later on, there's an interesting mystery surrounding how and why he's in Park Moondae's body, what happened to the original Moondae, and what happened to his past identity, Ryu Gunwoo.

It has a good webtoon adaptation too!

3. Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols

Summary:

Not only does he have to fangirl on behalf of the manager's daughter, but now he has to debut as an idol himself?

Assistant Manager Kim really hates idols.

Why you should read it:

The more you learn about Kim Iwol, the more insane he seems. He's not normal.

He lived such a HORRIBLE life ong.... His job was hilariously, cartoonishly abusive and the more you learn about Iwol's past the more you go. oh honey... this explains so much about you. He thinks working 22 hours a day, 7 days a week, is normal, and he's GOOD at it.

He's one of the most unreliable narrators I know of.

His System is so mean to him. please give him a break 😭

4. The Trashy PD Has to Survive as an Idol

Summary (Shortened):

[Congratulations Seo Hoyun! You have been selected as a player in the Unknown Idol Tycoon.]

The good-for-nothing PD, who is criticized by everyone, becomes an unknown idol in a parallel world. Only his younger sibling remembers him. To return to the original world, he must become a top idol and clear the game!

His specialty is blackmailing, his hobby is persuasion. The survival story of the unscrupulous PD-turned-idol who will stop at nothing!

Why you should read it:

Seo Hoyun is, above all else, a petty bitch. He's a straight up bad person. I love him.

I see people comparing him to Cale from TCF because they're both schemers, but l disagree. Hoyun is actually a bad person. If being a gaslighting male manipulator was an Olympic sport, he would be the gold medalist. Is he irredeemable though? Probably not...

The fact that his brother remembers him from pre-transmigration is intriguing and unique for this genre.

He's very protective of people he considers his own, which at first was just his brother. It's sweet to see his group members slowly be added to that list.

A webtoon adaptation (by Hubae, one of my fave artists on Twitter) is coming out on March 8th!!!

[zorlovinghue]

[run2yujin]

this random ass moodboard ijbol

[jasontoddiefor]

Big fan of The Trashy PD Has to Survive as an Idol. Where else can you have an MC going “idc about your bisexuality, no dating in MY idiot group”

[yazzydream]

Trying out Tumblr community with The Trashy PD Has to Survive as an Idol. Feel free to come in.

[kurikaki]

I'm reading the trashy pd has to survive as an idol

and damn

I don't know if I am bias (I am). But is there gay subtext between Seo Hoyun and Joo Woosung

or is my shipping glasses on

[cataclysmicamomile]

Woah... Trashy PD's getting a manwha in like, a week

[unluckycactus]

Houhou has summoned you.

NO WAY IT'S OUT⁉️ IT'S FINALLY OUT⁉️ OMG THANK YOU FOR BLESSING THIS DAY, THIS ACC, THIS YEAR---//GETS SLAPPED

[ninananinano]

Ahhh if you like debut or die, please read the maknae has to be an idol.

MC and his predebut members got caught in an accident where 3 members died and 1 is stuck in coma. He lived on as a webnovelist but was plagued with grief and survivor's guilt but got regressed back to the accident. The system forces him to be an idol or his hyung would die

Novel is completed at 256 chapters and fan translation is around 209 chapters, it updates daily so another 6 weeks to completion o7