Broadcast date: Feb. 18
Starring: BTS’ J-Hope,Stellar, Park Si-hwan, Park Bo-gum and more

Bangtan Boys’ J-Hope showed up to celebrate his birthday on Naver’s V app Thursday.

Wearing a pink hat and a blue jean jacket, the singer greeted his fans, looking excited. Saying, “Today is my birthday,” he happily sang a birthday song for himself.

“I was thinking about what I would do today and decided to play a racing game Kartrider. Please download this to play with me.”

While his fans were downloading the game, J-Hope chatted with them.

When he spotted comments left by his global fans, he shyly said, “Oh. I am not good in English,” and added, “I love you.”

A little later, he started playing the game together with his fans. Although he tried his best, he ended up coming in third.

Applauding the winner nicknamed “License Holder,” he said, “Please, send us your email address and we will give you a big prize.”

While playing the game, his name topped the list of the most searched word on search engine site Naver, and he proudly showed the mobile screen to his fans.

At the end of the show, other member Jimin gave him shoes as a birthday gift and J-Hope looked very happy.

(Naver V app)

Girl group Stellar showed up in their car en route to a concert hall for a performance in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province.

“We are finally able to talk with you on V,” they said, looking pleased.

“Are you not interested in what’s inside a girl group’s car? We will reveal it now,” they said.

Showing a lovely blanket, a doll and a pillow, they said, “Since we spend most of our time in the car, we have diverse items here,” adding, “We even had food trays because we often have meals in a car.”

Proudly showing the navy curtains, they said, “We bought it online and hung it ourselves.”

(Naver V app)

Singer Park Si-hwan, who is known as the runner-up of Mnet’s Superstar K5, chatted with his fans in a car live.

“I am on my way to work but because of heavy traffic, the car is moving very slowly,” he said.

When a complimented him on his looks, he seemed very happy.

He revealed that he is going to star in a musical called “My Bucket List” in a small theater.

When a fan said she would see his first performance, Park said, “Sure. Although I may not be good in the first performance, you can still come.”

(Naver V app)

A press briefing of travel-reality show “Youth Over Flowers” was broadcast on Naver’s V live.

One of the members Park Bo-gum, who rose to stardom after starring in “Reply 1988,” said, “In the drama, I was not able to be close to other members because my character was a lone Go player.”

“But, thanks to the trip this time, I became very close to other members,” he said, adding, “If I have another chance, I want to travel to another place with them.”

When an emcee asked which place he wants to go, he replied, “I want to go to Iguazu Falls in Brazil.”

(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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