- Globally Launched for Android users first
with iOS version coming in mid-August
- Hottest K-pop celebrities are waiting to
share their daily life with global fans
- 25 K-pop stars on the lineup with more
celebrities to be added!
Currently, 25 K-pop celebrities are signed up on
the on-air lineup, including Big Bang, SM Town, Infinite, Kara, GOT7 and Girls
Day. Later on, Hong Kong stars and non-Korean celebrities are expected to join
the lineup. The released Android version is supported in English first. iOS
version is expected to be released in mid-August, while official version launch
is scheduled for late-August. All the users can easily login to V app, using
existing SNS accounts such as LINE and Facebook. V app also provides subtitle
service for all users to enjoy the contents even though they don’t know Korean.
With the official version release in August, Chinese and Japanese subtitle
service will be provided.
All live-broadcasts are aired globally with the
first broadcast to be aired on August 1st, 9:00 PM, Hong Kong Time. On the
lineup, a live concert by GD and TOP from Big Bang is scheduled to be aired on
August 4th, celebrating their new unit album. Other K-pop stars such as Wonder
Girls, Winner and 2PM are also on the list with fun and dynamic contents to be
shared with global users.
Individual channels are established for each
celebrity and with ‘Star Following’ feature, users can receive alarm if their favorite
star starts their live-broadcasting. With other additional features such as
‘Upcoming’ and ‘Chemi-beat,[1]’
users can be stay updated for upcoming on-air schedule and have more
interactive experience with the stars. Each day, two to six new contents are
released and after a live-broadcasting, users can watch the video again through
VOD service.
The contents comprise three categories – ‘Special
Live,’ with videos of concerts and other entertainment events, ‘App Live,’ for
celebrities to provide self-developed contents with topics including beauty,
cooking, education and personal counselling and ‘Spot Live’ with a sneak peek
into daily life of a celebrity.
Though V app, users can watch special showcase
videos and discover fun and genuine aspects of the celebrities that are never
been disclosed before, depart form standardized contents commonly found on
YouTube. Also equipped with real-time chatting feature, V app will provide more
engaging and interactive experience for global users to enjoy with their
favorite stars.
v On-Air Schedule
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Date
(Hong Kong Time)
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Cast
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Concept
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[Special Live]
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Aug. 1st 21:00
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Winner & iKON
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Game competition, Winner vs. iKON
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Aug. 3rd 19:00
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Wonder Girls
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Showcase for the new album, REBOOT
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Aug. 4th 22:00
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G-Dragon & T.O.P
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To be revealed on Aug.4th
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Aug. 6th 19:00
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B1A4
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To be revealed on Aug.6th
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Aug. 7th 21:00
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Bangtan Boys
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World Tour Live in Thailand
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[App Live]
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Aug. 4th 21:30
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Miss A (Fei)
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Exercise Tips
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Aug. 5th 21:30
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2PM (Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Nichkhun)
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Cooking
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Aug. 5th 22:00
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AOA (Hyejeong)
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Body Beauty
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Aug. 6th 21:00
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Apink (Cho-rong, Ha-young)
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Personal Counselling Radio
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Aug. 6th 21:30
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GOT7
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Complete the mission from fans
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# # #
ABOUT V
V is a
global live-streaming video application launched by Korea’s IT service company NAVER,
also the parent company of global messenger LINE. Based on its know-how and
technology established through the operation of Starcast, a live-broadcasting
service providing various video contents of Korean celebrities, Naver’s V
offers lively videos of celebrities, uncovering different aspects that global
fans has never seen before.
Download link to V: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naver.vapp
For more about V’s celebrity lineup: http://www.allkpop.com/v
V app Intro-Video: http://tvcast.naver.com/v/444557
ABOUT
NAVER
NAVER
Corporation is Korea’s No.1 Internet company, operating the nation’s top search
portal 'NAVER' (both PC and mobile). NAVER has introduced many innovative
services over the years, such as ‘Comprehensive Search’, ‘Knowledge iN’ and
‘Real-time Rising Keyword'. In addition, since releasing the ‘NAVER'
application, NAVER has launched applications for a wide variety of services.
NAVER offers innovative mobile services for the global market, including the
mobile messenger LINE through LINE Corporation, NAVER’s subsidiary. NAVER
launched the Webtoon service in June 2004 in Korea and has pioneered
distribution and consumption of webtoons, also known as internet cartoons. (http://www.navercorp.com/en/index.nhn).
[1] Chemi-beat (as a short form of
chemistry beat) is the relationship index between a celebrity and a user as
beat count. Getting closer to a celeb will increase user’s BPM level. As the
level goes up, the color of Chemi-beat changes. The higher the Chemi-beat,
user’s chance to win the event that the celebrity is hosting increases.
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