Broadcast date: May 28
Starring: SHINee, Hoya, Dreamcatcher

SHINee

(Naver V app)

Boy band SHINee celebrated its 10th anniversary in a live broadcast held via Naver’s V app, Sunday.

The broadcast was held on the stage where the group held its anniversary fan meeting event.

“It feels empty as the place was full of fans a while ago but now we are just looking at the camera,” Taemin said.

“I was really grateful that you came to see us,” Key said. “It had been long time since we performed in Korea. As it was our first performance to show the fans that we are ready for the new release, I was a bit nervous.”

While asked about the moment when they realized that it had been 10 years, Onew said, “When I saw the number of our songs, I thought ‘we did this for a long time.’”

“When I was congratulated by others, I could realize it,” Key said while Taemin said, “It doesn’t feel real yet. It feels like a typical meeting with the fans. I just know that we have a lot of memories. We’re still young.”

In the broadcast, they also talked about the driving force that led the group to have a long run.

“(It’s) because we endured well,” Key said. “I wonder if we had suited ourselves and just followed our feelings, whether we could have stayed for 10 years. I could come this far as we endured thinking that it will be peaceful someday.”

Onew said, “We aimed at same place. As we had same goals, I think we made each other while trying hard for that.”

“It’s really fun to be together. As we got many memories also, such things became our driving force. As we got to know each other better, we leaned on each other or led each other,” Minho said.

SHINee, now a four-member group after group leader Jonghyun died last year, is set to release its sixth regular EP “‘The Story of Light’ EP.1,” fronted by the lead track “Good Evening,” on Monday.

Hoya

(Naver V app)

Lee Ho-won -- better known by his former stage name Hoya of boy band Infinite -- communicated with fans in a live broadcast held via Naver’s V app Sunday.

The singer appeared on the broadcast wearing a hat while setting the filter of the camera to black-and-white.

“As I shaved my head, I had to wear a hat. I want to meet you without wearing my hat but because of the situation, I will hold this broadcast while wearing a hat,” he said staring up the broadcast.

“As I felt a bit embarrassed because of my face without make up, I set the filter as black-and-white,” he explained.

In the broadcast, Hoya celebrated the 200th day of his fan club since its inauguration.

Lee debuted as a member of Infinite, but he left the group in August last year as he did not renew his contract with the agency Woolim Entertainment, which expired in June.

He released the solo debut album “Shower,” fronted by the lead track “All Eyes on Me” in March.

Dreamcatcher

(Naver V app)

K-pop girl group Dreamcatcher celebrated the 500th day since its debut in a live broadcast held via Naver’s V app Sunday.

The group appeared in the broadcast wearing pajamas and shared memories from their 500 days.

While they expressed their surprise that it had been 500 days already, saying that “It doesn’t feel real.”

Still, they thanked their fan club InSomnia saying that thanks to them, it was happy time during which they could have good things only.

At the same time, they vowed to show better performances to reward the fans’ support.

Debuted in 2017, the group -- Jiyu, Sua, Siyeon, Yoohyun, Dami, Handong and Gahyun -- has been taking on a “nightmare” concept, recently releasing its second EP “Escape the Era.”

The group recently announced its plan to meet its overseas fans on its “Welcome to the Dream World in Latin America” tour which will kick off on July 27 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Covering five cities across Peru, Bogota and Chile, the concert series will wrap up in Panama City, Panama on Aug. 5.

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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