Broadcast date; Oct. 4
Starring: Boyfriend, Rainz

Boyfriend

(Naver V app)

The members of Boyfriend made songpyeon on the V app Wednesday.

Songpyeon (half-moon rice cakes) are a traditional Korean food eaten during the Korean thanksgiving festival, Chuseok.

“Today is Chuseok! What do we do on Chuseok holiday?” Donghyun asked in the beginning of the show.

“Well, first we greet our grandparents and spend a good time with our families,” Minwoo said. “And don’t we usually make songpyeon together?”

“It would be great to make songpyeon for you but (it is not possible) so we are going to make songpyeon on video!” Donghyun said.

During the show, the group was divided into two teams and held a competition to make the best songpyeon. Jungmin, Kwangmin and Minwoo formed one team while Donghyun, Hyunsung and Youngmin formed the other.

At first, the singers struggled to make songpyeon but soon they got used to it even tried to make special shapes such as rabbits, using the pink, white and green-colored dough.

After they finished cooking, their manager came out to evaluate the dishes and decide the winner. The manager chose Donghyun’s team’s songpyeon without hesitation. Jungmin’s team, which lost at the competition, had to finish the dishes and clean up the kitchen as a penalty.

“It was a really happy time making songpyeon. Have a happy holiday,” Donghyun said closing the show.

Rainz

(Naver V app)

The soon-to-debut K-pop boy band Rainz bid a happy Chuseok to their fans via Naver’s V app Wednesday.

“As you’ve been taking the bit between your teeth, I hope you to rest well and eat a lot of delicious food.” Hong Eun-ki said.

“Have a great time with your family,” Byun Hyun-min said. “And don’t forget to drive safely (when visiting families’ houses)!” Ju Won-tak added.

As the group expects its debut soon, the band also promoted itself. “As we are going to debut next week on Oct. 12, please also support us!” Lee Ki-won said.

Rainz consists of Kim Seong-lee, Ju Won-tak, Lee Ki-won, Jang Dae-hyeon, Hong Eun-ki, Byun Hyun-min and Seo Sung-hyuk, who starred in the second season of Mnet’s K-pop competition “Produce 101.”

The second season of “Produce 101” brought together 101 male trainees from 54 local entertainment companies to compete for a spot in a new group. The seven members of failed to secure spots in the final 11-member group, but enjoyed high popularity thanks to their exposure on the show, which eventually led to their debut as a group jointly managed by their seven agencies.

Roy Kim

(Naver V app)

Singer-songwriter Roy Kim updated fans with his whereabouts and bid happy Chuseok holiday to fans in a V app video released Wednesday.

“I am currently studying hard in Georgetown University,” he said. “I am leaving this video to wish you a happy holiday.”

“As you have long holiday this year, go on a trip if you can, have some intimate time with your family and have some fun, healthy, memorable time,” he said.

“I will be taking classes here but enjoy your Chuseok holiday and don’t forget me! I will see you at the end of the year,” the singer added.

Kim, the winner of the fourth season of Mnet’s talent competition show “Superstar K,” is an undergraduate student at Georgetown University. He rested the spring semester to release his latest album “Blooming Season” and went back to school in September.

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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