Broadcast date: Sept. 28-29
Starring: Treasure, Tomorrow X Together, Blackpink, Ateez

(Naver's V Live)

The bandmates of Treasure celebrated Jeongwoo's birthday livestreaming for the first time since they came out with "I Love You," lead track from their second EP.

After they sang the happy birthday song, the birthday boy made a wish and blew the candles on a cake in the shape of Pengsoo, a popular penguin character.

"I'm so happy that we get to see you more often (promoting new music) and please know that we're trying to show better us," said Jeongwoo.

Their second EP "The First Step: Chapter Two" also strengthened the bond among the members further. They have a lot to show so please keep an eye out for their future career, asked the boys hinting that there is something to be unveiled later that day.

The rest of the 14-piece act decorated transparent phone cases for Jeongwoo as birthday presents while he waited in front of the camera.

Watch the full video at https://www.vlive.tv/video/215306.

TXT's Taehyun makes jelly soaps

(Naver's V Live)

Taehyun of Tomorrow X Together tried making bear-shaped soaps.

"I read the instructions although I'm not sure if I understood them correctly," he said asking viewers which colors of bear gummies they liked best. He will have to choose only two, though, since he does not have time to do all, said the idol, picking apple and orange.

He carefully followed the directions sniffing the ingredients and assuring that the process is actually quite simple. He will quickly be done with making soaps and chat with viewers, he said confidently.

When he tried pouring the warmed-up mixture into the tray with spoids, however, he found out that it was tricky to fill the molds up without spillover.

"Maybe you should not try this at home. Buy some cute ones instead," he told his fans admitting that he cannot bear messing things up and will have to concentrate really hard.

Watch the full clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/215354.

Blackpink gives glimpse into 1st studio album

(Naver's V Live)

Blackpink set their fans abuzz with a 25-second teaser clip that gave a sample of the melody from "Lovesick Girls," title track from its first full-length album named "The Album."

In the short video, the quartet exudes dark and mysterious beauty perfectly in tune with the dreamy sounds underlined with guitar playing.

They also shared the tracklist, total of eight, on Tuesday. Jisoo and Jennie participated in writing the focus track, a first for the two. Rapper Cardi B was the international artist they teamed up this time, for the fourth track named "Bet You Wanna."

The female band has been leading the K-pop scene over the past four years but has amassed 8 million more viewers in the last three months following the success of "Sour Candy" and "Ice Cream," collaborating with Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez, respectively. As of Tuesday, Blackpink became an artist with the second-most subscribers in the world with 48.8 million.

"The Album" will be unveiled on Oct. 2.

Watch the full video at https://www.vlive.tv/video/215202.

Ateez's Mingi catches up with fans

(Naver's V Live)

Mingi of Ateez dropped in to say hello and to show his new haircut.

He just cut his hair and is thinking it is a little too short, he said asking fans to share their thoughts on what he should do with the hair, whether to cut it supershort -- "I've never tried it" -- or to change the color.

In reply to a fan's question, the musician told that he was born in Seoul and moved a lot but spent most of his life in Gyeonggi Province. Many thought he was from Incheon, however, but he wanted to correct it as some of his friends were sad.

Underlining that it is strictly his personal taste, Mingi also shared his recent favorite songs: Sik-K, pH-1, Woodie Gochild, HAON's "Back from 0" from H1GHR Music's compilation album "Blue Tape" and Justin Bieber's "Holy."

Watch the full clip at https://www.vlive.tv/video/215294.

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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