Broadcast date: Nov. 6-7
Starring: The8 of Seventeen, XIA Junsu, IZ*ONE


THE8 of SEVENTEEN celebrates B-day on V

The8 of Seventeen turned 21 on Wednesday, and he celebrated the occasion with fans via V Live.

(Naver's V Live)

“I’m having a wonderful day today. My parents (were here with me and they) left for China just this morning,” said the Chinese member of the 13-piece boy band. “I am going out with bandmates for dinner later.”

He showed fans two pendants that were birthday gifts from his bandmates.

“I also received many gifts from Carats. Thank you all,” he said, referring to the group’s fan base.

His Seventeen bandmates joined the live stream later, offering congratulatory messages to the birthday boy.

Watch the clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/97838.


XIA catches up with fans via V

Having just been discharged from the military, JYJ’s Kim Jun-su, aka Xia, has a lot to catch up on in the K-pop scene, and V Live is certainly high on his to-do list.

(Naver's V Live)

“Am I on air now?” the singer asked at the start of his solo broadcast on V on Wednesday, from a moving vehicle. “This is called V Live, right?”

“I had a couple of interviews and am now heading for a fan signing event at Coex. On my way there, I am doing V. I heard this is how they do it these days. Awesome,” he commented.

Xia was released on Monday from one year and nine months of mandatory military service. He will celebrate his return with concerts for three days, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul.

Watch his broadcast at https://www.vlive.tv/video/97341.


IZ*ONE tries meokbang, releases “O’ My!” dance practice video

Rookie girl group IZ*ONE had a midnight feast on V Live on Tuesday, excusing the indulgence with the belief, “food that is delicious has no calories.”

(Naver's V Live)

Munching on cheesecake, muffins and other sweets in a hotel room on Jeju Island were four of the girl group bandmates -- Miyawaki Sakura, Kang Hyewon, Choi Yena and Kim Chaewon. Confessing to having a sweet tooth, the bandmates asked fans to recommend local specialties to try on the island.

On Thursday morning, the 12-member act dropped a dance practice video for “O’ May” from debut EP “COLOR*IZ,” released Oct. 29.

(Naver's V Live)

The two clips can be found at IZ*ONE’s V Live channel at channels.vlive.tv/C1B7AF.


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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