Broadcast date: Aug. 1, 2
Starring: Wanna One’s Jinyoung, Samuel, BtoB

Wanna One Jinyoung holds first-ever live broadcast

(Naver's V Live)

Jinyoung held his first live broadcast by himself Wednesday, only to be obstructed by bad connection.

The Wanna One star had to reconnect at least six times to get the broadcast through.

Although it was his first time, the Wanna One star pulled it off like a pro, taking fans’ request that he stay still so they could screenshot the broadcast.

Hecut the broadcast short due to the bad connection, promising to be back next time.

Samuel covers Justin Bieber’s ‘Friends’

(Naver's V Live)

Samuel once again proved his prowess as a vocalist in his cover of Justin Bieber’s 2017 electro-pop “Friends.”

The American singer based in Seoul came into the spotlight through the audition show “Produce 101.” The then-15-year-old contestant was among the show’s most popular budding stars.

BTOB Blue to be back with ‘When it Rains’

(Naver's V Live)

BTOB’s subunit group BTOB Blue, consisting of four of the band’s singers, Eunkwang, Changsub, Hyunsik and Sungjae, is releasing a vocal-heavy ballad, “When it Rains.”

This marks the band’s prompt return since “This is Us” released on June 18.

A teaser clip for the song released Thursday includes the song’s highlight so have a listen on BTOB’s channel on Naver’s V Live.

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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