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[V Report] GFriend at ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships,’ celebrates 3rd anniversary
Broadcast date: Feb. 16
Starring: GFriend, Xiao of Up10tion, Seventeen
GFriend
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“Idol Star Athletics Championships” features K-pop stars in competitions including rhythmic gymnastics, aerobics and archery. Since first airing in 2010 during the Chuseok fall holiday, it has aired regularly around Lunar New Year’s Day and Chuseok, establishing itself as a holiday institution.
On the winter holiday show, the group competed in archery, bowling, 400-meter relay and 60-meter sprint.
“I have a good feeling about archery because I hit 10 three times yesterday (when I was practicing). So I felt proud,” Yerin said. She also showed fans a photo of her used target as proof.
However, the group failed to win a medal in archery. “I heard that our record was just a point behind. It’s OK as we felt great when BUDDYs shouted out our names,” Umji said, referring to GFriend’s fan club.
The group failed to place on the podium in the other events as well, eventually finishing without any medals.
“We used to take home the different colors of medals whenever we appeared on ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships,’ but today we couldn’t get such a good result,” Sowon said.
“Though we could not load the fans with different medals today, it was very special as we could meet the fans with our third year anniversary stickers as we ran on lane No. 3,” Umji said. The group celebrated its third anniversary on Jan. 16, during the filming of the show.
The video also showed the GFriend bandmates celebrating the anniversary by singing “Happy Birthday” and blowing out candles on an anniversary cake.
Xiao of Up10tion
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In the broadcast, the singer talked about how his Lunar New Year’s holiday while also greeting fans, “Happy New Year!”
He asked the fans to watch MBC’s K-pop star sports competition show saying, “Please watch ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships’ in real time today! We did a lot of cool things, so please watch it!”
While the show features various sports events such as rhythmic gymnastics, aerobics and bowling, he asked fans to especially keep their eyes on archery.
On Friday’s show, the group won the gold in archery.
Seventeen
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Each of the 13 bandmates appeared in the video wearing traditional Korean hanbok and wished fans a happy New Year. They also bowed deeply to fans.
“Are you enjoying the holidays? In 2018 I wish for you to stay healthy and happy,” S.Coups said.
“I hope you enjoy delicious food and spend time with your family today. In 2018, I will wish Carats become the happiest and healthiest,” Jun said, using the band’s name for its fans.
“Most importantly, let’s have a great year with us, Seventeen,” Hoshi said. “May all your wishes come true,” Wonwoo added.
“It’s sad that the holiday is almost over, but Seventeen will always be there for Carats,” Wooji said.
“Thank you so much for starting 2018 with us and I want to continue to stay with you, Carats,” The8 said.
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 The Korea Herald (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
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