Broadcast Date: Jan. 9
Starring: VIXX, Taeho and Lee Sang (Imfact), April, Madtown and more

Boy band VIXX hosted a show on Naver’s V app on Saturday, donning traditional Korean hanbok gowns to greet their fans.

“Happy New Year! We just finished our fan meeting and came here to show you this pretty costume,” member Hyuk said.

Ken looked excited, saying, “We are happy now because we are meeting our fans.”

They all brought “lucky bags,” a small bag to use while wearing hanbok. Inside is a piece of paper, which reads their new year’s wish.

Ravi first showed his paper, which said “memory.” He explained, “I hope all of you have good memories this year, together with VIXX’s good music.”

Ken, in red hanbok, said, “What I want this year is ‘love.’ I love all of our fans.”

N showed his paper, which reads “VIXX,” saying, “I hope all of our fans stick with VIXX this year.”

Leo said, “I think happiness is the most important. I hope all of you are happy in 2016.”

Lastly, Hyuk said, “My wish for this year is health.”

(Naver V app)

Star Empire Entertainment’s rookie boy band Imfact’s members Taeho and Lee Sang went live on V.

Kim said, “Hi. We are a rookie group Imfact. My role is vocal and dance (in the group).” Lee Sang added with a beam, “My role is entertaining viewers alongside vocals.”

Looking amused by the live-streaming app, Taeho said, “This is our first time to appear on V. It is very exciting.”

Taeho said, “Our debut date is confirmed,” and Lee Sang said, “Although we completed the shooting for music video, we are still very nervous.”

Taeho said, “We will work hard to show you our best.”

(Naver V app)

Rookie girl group April appeared on V, sporting white fur dresses and white boots.

“We are here in Daejeon. We came here to have a surprise concert for our fans,” they said.

They looked fun, saying, “This place is known for good food.”

A little later, they took the stage and performed their song “Snowman.”

(Naver V app)

Boy group Madtown appeared on the show, saying, “This is the sixth show on V. We will start with a deep bow because this is New Year.” A deep traditional bow is a traditionally observed activity for the new year in South Korea.

After a deep bow, they asked for hearts from their fans.

Member Moos said, “If we have more than 1 million hearts, I will take off my shirt,” surprising his fans.

H.O.’s New Year’s wish was to stay healthy. He stressed the important of healthy, saying, “Enjoy many healthy foods and stay fit.”

Heo Jun said, “I hope Madtown gets better this year.”

(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 Shin Ji-hye (shinjh@heraldcorp.com)

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