Broadcast dates: Jan. 1-2
Starring: Seventeen, Victon, GOT7, NCT 127

(Naver's V Live)

Hoshi of Seventeen took to V Live while taking a short stroll at night.

“There is a time when you just want to take a walk. Taking it slow from a busy life,” he said, smiling.

He struck a funny pose and told viewers his sister was shooting the live segment. “Many fans say that I look like an olive or black bean when I wear a black beanie,” said the performer.

He asked fans what they were doing on New Year’s Day. He said he was going to go see a movie with his family and then head back to Seoul as he had an early start to his day planned on Thursday. The band had a photo shoot, he said, but he couldn’t give out any details. He let viewers know he couldn’t read their comments in the chat box and then broke into a quick dance.

“I used to come here to rollerblade when I was young,” said Hoshi, crouching down to pick up a chunk of ice in the park.

Watch the full video at https://www.vlive.tv/video/168411.

Victon’s Jung Subin chats with fans in between practice sessions

(Naver's V Live)

“Many of you asked when I will do a solo V Live segment and I finally am here, about 70 days after the last,” he said, warning viewers that he couldn’t stay long because he had a group practice soon.

The idol admitted that he was very nervous about the band’s first stand-alone concert, which is coming up this weekend.

He then began unboxing a pistachio-colored package full of the band’s merchandise for 2020, called “Victon’s Season’s Greetings.”

“This is the first time I am looking at this. I don’t know what pictures were selected,” he said.

From the group picture on the package, it looks as if the musicians are out on a hike on a warm day -- but Jung recalled that it actually was quite chilly the day the picture was taken. “And when we breathed, we could see our breath,” he said.

Flipping through a travel-themed notebook, he found a sheet full of stickers bearing the faces of all the bandmates.

“These must be from the selfies we took,” he told viewers.

Watch the full clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/168413.

GOT7 enjoys a day out in London

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The bandmates hopped onto a bus, ready to make the most of their visit to London. They asked Jackson, the only one who had been to the British capital, where he planned to take them.

“Just the places I’ve been to,” said Jackson as he ushered them into a restaurant. It turned out to be too crowded to accommodate the group of seven, though, and they found another one in the neighborhood.

They happily feasted on a big lobster, cleaning their plates and saying, “It has been quite a while since every one of us enjoyed the food!” Then they headed for a road tunnel filled with graffiti.

The musicians danced, took pictures and even tried creating street art themselves. Yugyeom picked up a can of green paint and drew a baby bird -- paying homage to the band’s official fan club, Agasae, whose name means “baby bird” in Korean.

JB and Mark helped him finish it before they all headed for the London Eye together.

“I can’t wait to go up and see everything,” said Mark.

Watch the full video at https://www.vlive.tv/video/168403.

NCT 127 settles in for the night

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The bandmates were given three rooms to choose from for their one-night trip. One by one, they took turns choosing rooms in order of who had won a round of games. No one knew whether he would have to share a room or who would be his roommate.

Jaehyun’s turn was last. With almost no hope of getting a bed to himself, he went for the biggest fully equipped room. He was ecstatic when he found out that he could sleep comfortably in one of the two big beds, as he was sharing only with Taeil.

Johnny, on the other hand, was sure he would have a huge king-sized bed to himself when he walked into his room dancing silently. But as soon as he flopped down onto the bed, Doyoung sneaked out from behind it.

“Are we supposed to sleep together in one bed?” lamented Doyoung and Johnny as the rest of the bandmates laughed. Jaehyun kindly offered his futon, which he’d brought in case he had to sleep on the floor.

Watch the full clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/166649.

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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