Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 153

#153.

Dojae looked at the slightly dazed cameraman and said, “I thought there was a horse ranch nearby, so I borrowed one for a bit.”

*Whinny.* Dojae lightly dismounted and gently stroked the horse’s mane.

The rich, chestnut-colored horse calmly accepted his touch, as if Dojae had raised it himself.

Dojae and the horse standing at the entrance of the cozy stone house looked quite out of place.

It was as if a nobleman from a wealthy family had wandered into another world.

Several cameras relentlessly captured Dojae’s appearance.

PD [Production Director] Hong Jun-soo looked at Dojae and the horse with curious eyes, then gestured to Dojae’s cameraman.

It was a silent question asking if he had captured the entire process of Dojae borrowing the horse.

The cameraman quickly nodded.

The staff had expected the members to wake up around 8 a.m. at the earliest, considering their previous schedules.

However, Jung Gil-joo had hinted that Dojae would wake up earlier than that.

And indeed, Dojae woke up early in the morning.

The staff, who had expected around 7 a.m. at the earliest, became incredibly busy with Dojae’s awakening.

That was why PD Hong Jun-soo couldn’t follow Dojae when he suddenly left the house.

‘I thought he would just be looking around the neighborhood and end up with a shot of disappointment!’

PD Hong Jun-soo had thought it would be easy because similar things had happened in other seasons.

‘There was a cast member who borrowed a tractor once…’

PD Hong Jun-soo blinked rapidly.

In fact, he had been convinced since last night that casting MOST was a good decision.

But now…

***

PD Hong Jun-soo was famous for not casting comedians or entire idol groups.

One reason was that they were already highly exposed on television, which reduced their novelty. (Freshness)

The problem with comedians was that they were too focused on creating ‘laughter,’ and idols were often uninteresting because they acted according to their established image.

On the other hand, actors (although there were many genuinely charming characters) often ‘pretended to be down-to-earth,’ making it easier to get the desired scenes.

Also, because idols had strong fan bases, PD Hong Jun-soo felt it was a double-edged sword.

The idols themselves restricted their actions, and after the broadcast, there were many additional stories that followed, which was tiring.

These were all PD Hong Jun-soo’s personal prejudices, but he generally felt that way.

In the midst of planning a spin-off of , there was talk of casting singers instead of actors this time, which would be a fresh approach.

Of course, even as singers, they were considering combinations like Joo Yuri and Jo Jung-yeol, not idol groups.

Then, the controversy related to Yoo Myung-woo broke out, and Hong Jun-soo, as a broadcasting professional, watched the situation with interest.

Even if he didn’t want to watch, everyone was talking about it wherever he went.

Then, he read the full statement from Kingdom Entertainment containing Dojae’s opinion.

PD Hong Jun-soo was surprised by Dojae’s conviction.

And after watching a few videos, he couldn’t help but feel a great attraction to Dojae.

‘He’s as handsome as any actor, has great skills, and his personality doesn’t seem like that of a young kid…’

As soon as PD Hong Jun-soo showed interest in Dojae, the writers, who had worked with him for a long time, started singing their praises.

“Those guys are great. They’re really nice.”

“They’re famous among the staff. They’re polite and kind.”

“Being nice is good… but does being nice make a good show?”

“They’re also super popular. They’re totally hot right now!”

“I know that. But I don’t know if they’ll fit our program…”

“Did you see them on ? They’re totally passionate!”

“Should I show you Kang Do-jae on from a long time ago? I’m telling you, they’ll definitely fit our program?!”

“No… Do you guys just want to see Kang Do-jae? Is that it?”

“Well…”

The writers were silent for a moment.

But it was just a joke, and PD Hong Jun-soo knew that professional writers wouldn’t have suggested casting based solely on personal feelings.

“Okay. Kang Do-jae. I admit he’s something. But what about the other members…”

“The other members also seem to have strong personalities and are great. They’ve hardly done any group variety shows, and they only have variety shows on their own ON TV [Online TV], but those edited versions are popular on MyTube [Similar to Youtube].”

“Really? They’ve never been on a group variety show before?”

“Yes. I don’t think they’ve ever been on a public broadcast variety show. It’s all their own MyTube content. They’re popular, but they haven’t been exposed much on TV. That’s exactly what PD-nim [PD-nim is a Korean honorific title for the Production Director] wants!”

“That’s true… It’s surprising that they’re popular.”

After carefully reviewing their own content and learning about MOST, PD Hong Jun-soo eventually contacted Kingdom Entertainment.

Considering that it was a spin-off, there couldn’t be a better cast.

That’s how the filming start date was set for Joo Yuri’s showcase day…

And as if they knew it, the news came that Kyu-sung’s surprise birthday party was set for that day.

PD Hong Jun-soo smiled brightly when he heard the news.

Dojae needing a phone to contact his parents and the members quickly adapting to the cameras and maintaining their usual energy were also pleasing to PD Hong.

And last night.

The staff showed the MOST members the clothes that had been prepared in advance for their first night in the stone house.

There were three sets of flashy floral clothes that the elderly would mainly wear, and two sets of sauna-style clothes that were slightly better.

The best clothes were black tracksuits made of rustling material.

Usually, when there are clothes like this, they would choose the clothes in order of age, or bicker and roughly choose the clothes.

PD Hong wanted a scene where whoever wore what would look ridiculous.

But the MOST members started an ‘Of course’ game without being told.

And the clothes were distributed according to the results of the game.

They were extracting amazing content on their own.

So, PD Hong Jun-soo was already very satisfied with the casting of MOST…

Now, he was predicting the program’s success.

***

“A horse…”

Dojae, wearing a black tracksuit and standing in front of the horse, looked quite dignified.

At that time, the small door of the stone house opened, and Kyu-sung appeared in floral clothes.

Kyu-sung, who woke up early because he was hungry, was equally surprised to see Dojae and the horse.

“Wh-what’s with the horse?”

“We have to go to the village hall. It would take too long to go back and forth by bicycle. I borrowed it from the ranch up there.”

“Wow…”

Kyu-sung was impressed.

But not as surprised as the staff.

Breaking a camera lens with a bow, winning first place in .

Kyu-sung had been watching Dojae’s amazing moves up close.

Dojae had even relieved his indigestion with acupuncture…

He wouldn’t have been surprised if he had suddenly brought a car.

A horse was *more* surprising than a car, though.

“Then are you going to go?”

“Yeah. Everyone’s still asleep, right?”

“Yeah.”

“They’ll be hungry when they wake up… It would be good to prepare it beforehand. I’ll go get it.”

“Okay. Then I’ll get some vegetables from the nearby field.”

“Okay, please.”

The camera captured the two people talking in a gentle tone, unlike other peers.

After finishing the conversation, Dojae lightly settled into the saddle on the horse.

It wasn’t his first time.

The cameramen followed their respective members, and PD Hong Jun-soo thought that Dojae was the main focus of this situation, so he followed him.

*Clop. Clop.* Dojae’s horse quietly made hoof sounds and began to walk along the winding road.

Straight back and waist, stable leg shape.

Even though he was wearing a tracksuit, Dojae’s firm body and upright posture could not be hidden.

“Wow… he’s amazing, really.”

PD Hong Jun-soo unknowingly exclaimed in admiration.

Dojae’s appearance riding the horse was truly elegant.

At that time, Dojae looked back and asked.

“Um, can I speed up a little?”

PD Hong Jun-soo quickly nodded.

As soon as his answer landed, Dojae quickly overtook him.

It wasn’t a smooth road, but he felt good riding a horse after a long time.

The morning air hitting him head-on was fresh.

It felt cooler because it was mixed with sea breeze.

Dojae’s profile riding the horse was completely like a scene from a movie.

The staff, following Dojae on the scooters they had prepared, diligently captured the scene on camera.

‘This is for the teaser!’

PD Hong Jun-soo already had a sharp idea in his head of how to edit this scene.

That’s how Dojae arrived at the village hall and was able to safely obtain a pound of Jeju Island’s specialty, black pork.

In the meantime, Kyu-sung had collected green onions and onions from the field.

The members who woke up one by one moved diligently.

Louis and Woo-cheol brought eggs from the chicken coop and tried to make fried eggs.

Heung-min, who found kimchi in the crock, suggested kimchi stew for breakfast, and of course, the cooking was in charge of Ki-joon.

***

MOST members were more resourceful than expected.

In particular, Ki-joon, the oldest brother, cooked as well as any chef.

Overall, they were young, so he was worried about what to do if they couldn’t do anything, but it was really unnecessary.

Of course, they couldn’t do everything.

As much as each person had their own personality, the things they could do were also different.

Dojae was good at riding horses, but he was awkward at wiping the floor with a mop.

The youngest line and Heung-min were definitely in charge of variety shows.

Louis was unpredictable, and Heung-min and Woo-cheol bickering had the classic feel of variety shows.

“When it comes to chicken, it’s gotta be fried chicken…”

Louis smacked his lips, looking at the raw chicken given as lunch ingredients.

Kyu-sung’s eyes lit up at the mention of chicken.

He had already shown an amazing kimchi stew mukbang [eating broadcast] during breakfast.

“Chicken? Let’s do it! Ki-joon hyung [hyung is a Korean term used by males to address older brothers or close older male friends]. Can you do it?”

“Ah… I can’t hear you.”

“I guess he can do it.”

Woo-cheol said with certainty, and Ki-joon glared at Woo-cheol.

Louis pointed to the cauldron and shouted.

“Cauldron! Fry it in there!”

“What?”

“I saw it, frying in a cauldron! That’s cool!”

“Haa…”

“Fry it! Hyuuuung!”

Ki-joon got up from his seat with a disgruntled face as Louis pleaded in a cute tone.

Heung-min and Woo-cheol cheered on Ki-joon as if teasing him.

“FRY! FRY! Lee Ki-joon!”

“FRY! FRY! Lee Ki-joon!”

“Hey, if you guys don’t be quiet, there’s no chicken.”

The two people immediately shut their mouths at Ki-joon’s words.

“What do we do while Ki-joon hyung is making chicken?”

“You’re not even thinking about helping…”

Ki-joon grumbled at Woo-cheol’s words and began to pour oil into the cauldron.

At that time, something caught Louis’s eye.

“We came to Jeju Island… Shouldn’t we do this once?”

And everyone’s eyes turned to Dojae.

They naturally thought that Dojae would know how to do it.