Broadcast date: April 27-28
Starring: BTS, Tomorrow X Together, Lee Chanwon, The Boyz

(Naver's V Live)

Jin, Suga and Jimin of BTS enjoyed a series of dance battles.

Jin stopped Suga from jumping right to the point, asking the bandmates to bring fans up to speed first.

“I’ve been uploading as many as four items of content a week. I’ve been busy,” said Suga, and the two complimented him on his “voice-only” segments.

Jimin told viewers he was taking dance lessons now that he had more time, while Jin confided that he was sleeping 14 hours a day.

The trio then said they would try and flex their muscles with “Just Dance.”

As a warmup, they began with Abba’s “Fernando.” But despite the slow tempo, or because of it, the tune turned out not to be that easy, especially for Jin.

“Why am I doing this alone? Let me in!” Jin yelped, but said with mock confidence that he would win.

Suga surprised everyone by coming in first, and Jin and Suga asked Jimin to pick an upbeat song for the next challenge.

Watch the full video at https://www.vlive.tv/video/188036.

Tomorrow X Together enjoys break time

(Naver's V Live)

The bandmates of TXT took to V Live between practice sessions.

“I think I kind of look like the old days,” said Beomgyu with a smile. “How I used to be, cute and sparkly.”

“Nope,” said Soobin, adding that he personally thought Beomgyu looked his best when they debuted.

“What about now, then?” asked Yeonjoon mischievously. Now he’s handsome, Soobin hastily went on to say.

The quintet were happy to see fans’ compliments on their cover of Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” and sang parts from the song in response to their requests. Hueningkai, however, was too shy and collapsed into Taehyun’s arms.

When Beomgyu resumed talking about his appearance, he admitted that he was not sure whether he should be happy about looking better on camera from gaining weight. This led to a round of teasing that ended with Soobin jokingly asking to see Taehyun and Beomgyu outside.

Watch the full clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/188043.

Lee Chanwon debuts on V Live

(Naver's V Live)

Lee Chanwon, the second runner-up on the hit competition show “Mr. Trot,” said hello to fans via Naver’s V Live.

“It’s an honor to be able to talk to you on V Live,” he said.

“This is the first time I’m hosting a livestream ... but instead of being nervous I’m very excited and expectant,” said the singer.

He had started reading viewers’ messages even before the segment started, he said, thanking one fan in particular for the support.

Replying to some viewers’ questions, Lee talked about how he had come to participate in the program.

“For the first time in 10 years, I wanted to do something I really wanted to do and asked my father for permission,” he said, and joined the program with his father’s blessing.

“All thanks to you, I’ve reaped such great results in my first-ever competition,” he said.

Watch the full video at https://www.vlive.tv/video/188045.

The Boyz unbox fan kits

(Naver's V Live)

Younghoon, Sunwoo, Q and New of 11-piece act The Boyz went live talking to their fans for close to two hours.

They were not ready yet, but Younghoon had just pushed the start button, the rest of the members protested, rushing to push something on the table out of the frame.

“I just couldn’t take it anymore! You’ve been fiddling with the camera angle for at least 10 minutes!” said Younghoon, exasperated.

They had received a package addressed to them and found the exclusive kits for their official fan club. They had not opened the kits yet but would unbox them live, they told viewers excitedly.

The three showed off the items one by one, starting with a royal blue card that had their names on it.

“Please look at us and see how we do it,” Sunwoo told Younghoon as the latter burst into laughter.

Watch the full clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/188101.

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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