Broadcast Date: Oct. 6
Starring: Park Bo-ram, Big Star, CNBLUE, Eric Nam, Yook Sung-jae, T-ara’s Jiyeon, GOT7, Sohyun, LOL World Championship Sketch, BTS, MFBTY, Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon, F.T. Island's Minhwan and Jaejin

Park Bo-ram (Naver V app)

Up-and-coming singer Park Bo-ram aired a 20-second teaser video of her new song “I’m Sorry,” which she later followed up with a personal live broadcast.

“I’m Sorry” is about a heartbroken woman who belatedly regrets her separation from her ex-lover,” Park said. “I know all of us must have our own unforgettable sad goodbyes. There’s a piano version of the song too, please look forward to it.”

“In order to show you a new concept, I went to Australia to shoot the music video. I didn’t see any kangaroos or koalas while I was there,” she added.

CNBLUE (Naver V app)

CNBLUE shared the band version music video of its latest hit song “Cinderella.”

BTOB's Yook Sung-jae, also the lead character for SBS TV drama 'The Village: Achiara's Secret' (Naver V app)

BTOB’s Yook Sung-jae, also the lead actor in new SBS Wednesday-Thursday thriller drama “The Village: Secret of Achia,” aired a live show on V while on his way to a popular radio program, “Cultwo-show.”

Yook said he would communicate throughout his drama’s first episode Wednesday via channel SBS’ official social media. He said, “Lots of good news is coming from BTOB. We’re putting out a new album soon and a number of us are working in a TV show. Please continue to support the group and the individual members,” Yook said.

T-ara's Jiyeon (Naver V app)

T-ara’s Jiyeon aired a beauty show and showed herself being dolled up by professional makeup artists. Her candid broadcast showed the idol transforming into a “princess” for the outdoor shooting of music television program “The Show.” Jiyeon introduced the items she uses and the details of her makeup and hair.

Big Star (Naver V app)

Quintet group Big Star began their first V app broadcast on Tuesday. “We’re going to air a show every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. from now. Tune in to see us,” said the main rapper Raehwan. Big Star debuted in 2012 but has so far remained unrecognized in the broader K-pop market.

Kim So-hyun (Naver V app)

Another newcomer to V app was Sidus HQ management’s actress Kim So-hyun. She is currently shooting for Web drama “Nightmare Teacher.” So-hyun walked around the school where she was acting for the fantasy thriller. “When I’m not acting I like to listen to music,” she said.

BTS (Naver V app)

V app regular BTS aired another game-filled show. The septet pantomimed songs by other singers and took turns guessing the right answers. A slew of past K-pop hits were brought up, taking the viewers on a nostalgic ride.

GOT7 (Naver V app)

GOT7 sent out a victorious video to mark their coming first in music competition program “The Show.” “We think our fans gave this to us. Thank you so much for the love,” the group said, repeating the thank you many times over. “This is only the beginning. From here we’re going to climb even further,” they said.

MFBTY (Naver V app)

Rap trio MFBTY, comprised of Korea’s rapper-couple Tiger JK and Yoon Mi-rae and their friend Bizzy, took to V Tuesday to introduce the music video for their upcoming song “6AM.” Korean-American Yoon spoke to the audience in English, saying, “The handsome-as-ever Bizzy B stars in the music video. We (Tiger JK and Yoon) appear as cameos.” After the music video the three took the camera around their office full of LP collections and comfortable hangouts designed for creative work.

F.T. Island's Minhwan (left) and Jaejin (Naver V app)

F.T. Island’s Minhwan aired his eighth segment, while still in Japan. “Eighth broadcast means it had been eight weeks since the first ‘Real Minarid’ show. Time really flies by,” he said. Minhwan showed off his doodling skills to fans. He later invited other member Jaejin and asked him to draw while blindfolded. Jaejin threw intimate questions at Minhwan, “What special skill do you have to seduce woman?” to which Minhwan confidently answered, kissing.


Taeyeon’s broadcast accumulated over 900 thousand hearts even before its take off. Fans flooded the prebroadcast black screen with comments, most of them thanking Taeyeon for singing in general. When the broadcast began roughly around 11 p.m., Taeyeon heartily hailed the fans and said, “As expected, I feel awkward doing this by myself without the other members of Girls’ Generation.”

Now debuting as a soloist, the young chanteuse sat down to reveal some of her upcoming songs through V app. Taeyeon first flipped through the photobook of her upcoming album which was shot in New Zealand. “I regret I couldn’t put the scents of the fields here,” she said.

Taeyeon (Naver V app)

“You’ll be the very first ones to hear these songs,” Taeyeon said as she finally turned on the third track titled “Gemini.” Over 100 thousand fans were logged in listening to the R&B song while the number of hearts surpassed 2.6 million. Second track “U R” played next, pushing the number of hearts past 3.1 million. Other teaser songs included “Stress,” “Farewell” and last but not least the title song “I.”

Rapper Verbal Jint was the featuring artist for the title track. Taeyeon said that she wanted to break her predominantly ballad-centered image and that she believes she succeeded with the song.

“I cannot wait for you to listen to the full songs. They all get better as they progress into climax. Why isn’t midnight coming already?”

Taeyeon’s album “I” released at midnight on online music charts.

As there was still time for midnight, Taeyeon connected with other Girls’ Generation member Tiffany on the phone. “Tiffany cried listening to the final version of my recording when I let the members hear it,” Taeyeon said with a touched laugh. “I felt my faucet open,” Tiffany said.

After Tiffany, SM Entertainment’s up-and-coming female idol group Red Velvet took the baton in calling Taeyeon.

By the time the broadcast wrapped up, over 200 thousand viewers watched the video, more than 7.3 million hearts were given, and Taeyeon’s V app broadcast ranked first in Korean search engine Naver’s most-searched list.

Naver’s real-time broadcasting app V allows fans to interact with their favorite K-pop stars through live broadcasts. The app is available for Android and iOS. For more information, visit www.vlive.tv/

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)

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