Broadcast date: Sept. 28
Starring: Namju of Apink, Kim Dong-wan, Mina of Girl’s day


Namju of Apink

Namju of K-pop girl group Apink popped up on the V app on Wednesday for a live broadcast from an amusement park. It was the fourth episode of the show titled, “Apink Extreme Adventure,” in which each member experiences challenging activities.

Namju showed excitement in Fuji-Q Highland in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, trying extreme rides, including one that is renowned to be the world’s fourth scariest rollercoaster.

“It looks fun,” the 21-year-old said in a shaky voice as she approached a rollercoaster goes as high as 79 meters in the sky. “When will I ever try such rides?”

On the top of the rollercoaster, she shouted, “It’s really pretty here! It’s so high! It’s seriously high!”

As an idol, she was not afraid to show “ugly” face, putting on various facial expressions.

Namju did not forget to tell the cameraman, “take my shots beautifully!”



Kim Dong-wan of Shinhwa



Kim Dong-wan, a member of veteran idol group Shinhwa appeared on V app live on Wednesday to play guitar and sing along for the fans.

He started the show by playing a Japanese song, “Aoku Yasashiku,” which means blue and nice, which he heard in Tokyo.

“I have a recording session to go to today, but before I go I decided to sing a couple of songs,” Dong-wan said.

Talking as if he is talking directly to his friends, he said he tries to memorize Japanese lyrics but forgets them after two days. “I forget Korean lyrics too.”

He went on to sing the song in a mellow voice.

The 36-year-old also spoke about his willingness to do a collaboration with 2BiC, a male duo.

“I met the two when I was serving in the military. One of them is also good at piano, so I would like to work with them, if they do not mind.”

He then sang a song that he said he sings too much, “Now and Forever” by Richard Marx from 1994.

The eleven-minute video garnered over 260,000 hearts from viewers.


Mina of Girl’s day


In a karaoke session, Mina of girl group Girl’s day showed off her vocal skills in a competition against her manager.

“I will do a healing broadcast today,” she said. She sang various songs in different genres.

She also released a list of some of her favorite songs, Buzz’s “Thorn” and Jawoorim’s “Magic Carpet Ride.”

She also sang “Black Happiness” by Yoon Mi-rae (T).


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 http://www.vlive.tv.

By Jo He-rim (herim@heraldcorp.com)

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