Broadcast date: May 12
Starring: EXO, Leeteuk, Infinite, Monsta X, San E, Teen Top, CLC, Mamamoo, Nu’est, Min Nam-koong

Kicking off Naver V app’s Thursday lineup were Se-hun, Chen and Chan-yeol of EXO and fellow SM Entertainment members Jungo of Trax, Ye-ri of Red Velvet and Super Junior’s Leeteuk in an episode that featured them battling their wits in board games.

Inspired by the epic battle earlier this year between local baduk player Lee Sedol and artificial intelligence AlphaGo, the stars launched the second episode of “The Viewable SM,” pitting members against one another, with the losers being punished with a slap on the wrist.

“This will be the competition of the century with team DJ verses team EXO,” said Leeteuk, who was the host of the episode.

The broadcast showed “Alpha Jung” playing against the EXO members in the best of three in which the players had to try to flick each other’s game pieces off a baduk board.

“Many fans are expecting that EXO will win the match,” Leetuek quipped, looking at Jungmo. “Can you rise above popular opinion and win?”


Also on the V app on Thursday were L and Min-seok of Infinite, who showed off their close ties by strolling around Namsan Tower in their episode of “Celebrity Bromance” on the V app.

The two spent the day together at the tourist hotspot. They were immediately recognized by an international fan who asked to take selfies with the idol stars.

“I guess you really are a hallyu star,” said Min-seok, as L was taking a photo with the fan.

Following their time at Namsan, the two headed to Itaewon for some food, continuing to bond in their time away from other Infinite members.

“How long has it been since we hung out together, just the two of us?” L asked. To which Min-seok responded, “It’s been almost two years.”

At the end up the episode, viewers got to see a sneak peek of what is to come next week in the duo’s next V app episode together.


Also part of yesterday’s V app lineup was Nu’est member Baekho, who invited fans to join him on a day out at the Hangang River, where he was spending some time on his own.

Meanwhile, the new music video for K.Will and EXO’s Baek-hyun collaboration single “The Day” was revealed on Thursday in a broadcast on the V app. The duo’s R&B music video racked up more than 2.5 million hearts.


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 Julie Jackson (juliejackson@heraldcorp.com)

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