Broadcast Date: Dec. 17
Starring: BTS (Sukjin), “Where Is My Friend’s Home”, HALO, Jang Ki-yong, B.A.P, Apink, F.T. Island

BTS' Sukjin (Naver V app)

For receiving 9,999 replies in five minutes on a separate V broadcast, BTS’ Sukjin carried out an independent broadcast just by himself, Thursday.

“Apart from when I’m performing at a concert, I’m the happiest when I eat,” he said, contently biting off a mouthful of pizza.

“Handsome, cool and cold beauty was the image my agency wanted to give me. But once they set their minds and looked around, they saw me eating practically all the time at everywhere I go, haha,” Sukjin said.

He proceeded to stuff himself full of pizza, disappointed to leave one slice behind as he had to leave for an autograph signing event.
Sukjin manages the BTS blog, and put up a post on his first attempt at baking.

"Where Is My Friend's Home?" (Naver V app)

TV entertainment program “Where Is My Friend’s Home” broadcast an introductory video on V.

John Riley from New Zealand, Yoo Sae-yoon from Korea, Guillaume from Canada, Mikhal from Bulgaria, Alberto from Italy and Lee Jung from Jejudo Island wore naturally dyed traditional clothing called “Garot” and quizzed the viewers on the dye ingredients. A viewer named Terry Kwak gave the right answer --persimmon juice -- the fastest.

The rest of the broadcast centered on guessing the identity of a mystery guest whose back was turned to the camera. Three people who guessed right or closest to the right answer would be entered into a raffle for a box of Jejudo Island’s specialty product, the satsuma orange. Find the answer at the end of this V report.

Program members sang a melodious acoustic song with hilariously Jejudo Island-oriented lyrics about abalone and the sea.

The upcoming “Where Is My Friend’s Home” will display unknown corners of the popular Jejudo Island tourist destination, and feature the entertainers showing off their hidden talents.

HALO (Naver V app)

K-pop group HALO -- not the video game -- debuted in 2014 and launched their latest mini-album “Young Love” exactly two weeks ago. The sextet took the opportunity to come out to Gangnam Subway Station for a V app broadcast with their fans. Despite the December night’s chilly wind, many fans gathered outside to see the boys.

HALO members ordered skewered fish cakes and spicy rice cake snack ddeokboki from a food stall and ate them on camera. One fan from the city of Chungju danced to HALO’s song and got a bite and a hug from a member as a prize.

HALO pledged that if it received over 800,000 hearts on next week’s V app broadcast, it would perform a mini-concert.

Model Jang Ki-yong (Naver V app)

Model Jang Ki-yong took the viewers to the fashion agency YGKPLUS’ year-end party held at a club. A member of YGKPLUS, Jang sang on stage for the party filled with hot models.

YGKPLUS is a fashion branch of YG Entertainment, which houses influential K-pop singers and actors including Big Bang, 2NE1 and Psy.

B.A.P (Naver V app)

Sextet B.A.P held an “exam” session for themselves in which they were quizzed about their own public information. Those who gave wrong answers were hit by a plastic toy hammer as a penalty.

The questions were along the lines of “What was the date of B.A.P’s first television appearance” and “What color was B.A.P’s costume at xxx concert in xxx year?”

The members had to run to a banana-shaped cushion and sit on it to win the chance to give their answer.

Choi Jong-hoon of F.T. Island (Naver V app)

F.T. Island leader Choi Jong-hoon showed off his talents at oil painting. He slathered colors and mixed them on canvas, completing the painting on camera in less than 40 minutes.

The mystery man in the “Where Is My Friend’s Home” V broadcast was Jang Dong-min.

"Where Is My Friend's Home?" (Naver V app)

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 www.vlive.tv.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)

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