Broadcast date: July 9-10
Starring: BTS, NCT, GOT7, IZ*ONE

BTS ran around two floors of a Lotte Duty Free Store trying to earn gift cards worth 1.4 million won ($1,185) in the 79th episode of “Run BTS!”

(Naver's V Live)

The bandmates had to find cards that allowed them to win “hearts” necessary for winning the prize.

RM was the first to find one, but the rest of the members quickly caught up.

J-Hope used some of his cards and got a heart. Jimin and Suga tried their luck but lost a game, wasting their hard-earned cards.

Jungkook jogged around the store but V took it slow.

V asked a cleaner if he had seen any cards, adding, “If you see one, please give it to me, the one with the blue hair,”

Jin picked up a card, one with the question mark, and gave it to Jimin when they ran into each other.

Jimin ran to a staff member, calling out “Sir!” He tried his luck but wound up having two hearts taken away.

“Jin! I got my heart taken away!” cried Jimin.

Watch the full clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/138028.

NCT’s Jeno tells fans about return

Jeno of NCT took to V Live to announce that his subunit NCT Dream would reveal a song very soon.

(Naver's V Live)

“I am sorry I couldn’t livestream last week. But I have some good news,” he said, beginning the segment.

When the number of fans logging on to the channel reached 100,000, the performer announced that NCT Dream would return after almost a year.

“I am not able to tell you the exact date or the title of the song, I’m afraid, but what’s important is that we will be coming out with a new song, right?” he said.

“And we will have Haechan for the first time in a long while,” said Jeno, welcoming back the bandmate who has been busy touring with NCT 127.

Raising expectations, he said the subunit has prepared a lot to take it to the next level. “We have experimented and tried quite a few of new things. And since many of us have turned over 20, we wanted to show our ‘grown-up’ side,” said Jeno.

Watch the full video at https://www.vlive.tv/video/138948.

GOT7 busy on and off schedule

GOT7 took to V live from Los Angeles after its concert.

(Naver's V Live)

Clad in gowns, all seven members sat in a row to say hi to fans.

“We have finished our concert here, rested a little and just filmed a behind-the-scenes video,” said JB, asking fans to look out for the upcoming release of the video.

“And we just wanted to share this fantastic view,” said Yugyeom, gesturing toward the surroundings.

“As we have been away for quite a long time, we thought you might be curious about what we’ve been up to. So we had cameras following us both on and off schedule,” said Bambam and Yugyeom.

“We have three concerts left and we are looking forward to seeing you back at home,” said Jinyoung.

The septet began the American leg of its tour on June 27 with a live performance in Newark. Having taken to the stage in Toronto, Dallas and Los Angeles, the group will perform in Oakland, California, before flying to Mexico City and Santiago.

Watch the full clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/138905.

IZ*ONE checks in from NYC

IZ*ONE livestreamed from New York after its recent performances for KCON 2019 NY.

(Naver's V Live)

“It was so much fun but I was very nervous,” said Yabuki Nako of going onstage for the K-pop event.

“Me too! I asked Chaeyeon to recommend a hand gesture for my part and wanted to gently brush my hand under my neck but instead I almost grabbed my costume,” said An Yujin, staying out of the view. “But thankfully it didn’t look that strange on camera,” she added.

Nako and Chaeyeon showed pictures they had taken of each other with the night view of New York as the backdrop. “It’s so beautiful, right?” they said.

Despite being jetlagged, the 12-piece girl group is enjoying its stay in the city, they told fans.

“We are staying at this house, and every two members are sharing a bed, a big one,” said Chaeyeon. “This is the first time all of us are ‘living’ under one roof. It’s fun,” said Nako.

Watch the full video at https://www.vlive.tv/video/138859.

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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