Broadcast Date: Feb. 18
Starring: BTS, Taeyeon, Yeri and Seulgi of Red Velvet

BTS

(Naver V App)

BTS celebrated J-Hope’s 23rd birthday with Naver V app viewers on Saturday.

The live broadcast took place right after the band’s concert rehearsal. The concert in Seoul, which was the first stop for the “2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour,” was held Saturday and Sunday.

“Tomorrow is a very special day, but it will be a very busy day at the same time,” he said at the start of the broadcast.

(Naver V App)

J-Hope’s bandmates -- Jin, Jungkook, V, Jimin -- celebrated his birthday.

Jin surprised the birthday boy with a pair of shoes. “J-Hope always teaches me the dance moves. I hope his feet do not suffer (from the difficult dance moves) with these,” Jin said.

At the concert on Saturday, the members sang “Happy Birthday” together with their fans to celebrate J-Hope’s birthday once again.

“This is my fourth birthday since our debut, but today was the most special one. I am so happy to be here and I really want to thank you,” J-Hope said.

Taeyeon

(Naver V App)

Taeyeon unveiled her music video for “I Got Love” via the V app Saturday.

The song will be part of her first full-length album.

The music video was originally set to be released at midnight but was actually released at 1 a.m., which made her fans agitated.

(Instagram account of @taeyeon_ss)

Taeyeon wrote on her Instagram, “it is not the first time SM (her agency S.M. Entertainment) failed to meet the time. Don’t panic.”

The main vocalist of SNSD has already had success as a solo singer with various chart-topping songs, including soundtracks for dramas, such as “If,” “Can You Hear Me,” “I” and the latest single “11:11.”

Yeri and Seulgi of Red Velvet

(Naver V App)

Yeri and Seulgi of Red Velvet said that their hairstyle affect their mood during a live V app broadcast on Saturday.

The broadcast took place in the group’s waiting room for MBC’s music program “Show! Music Core.” For the program, Seulgi was wearing a long, straight hair piece.

“It’s my first time doing a straight hairstyle -- I used to do wavy styles only,” she said. “I feel like I’ve become more feminine.”

She said changing hair styles refreshes her.

“Don’t you feel cute with this kind of hairstyle? You just suddenly become cheerful,” she said pointing at Yeri’s “dumpling hairstyle,” or double hair buns. Yeri agreed.

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 Kim So-yeon (syk19372@heraldcorp.com)

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