ILLIT impresses on NHK's "Venue101" with live debut song performance and entertaining studio talk revealing unexpected sides of members.
June/9/2024 10:51
ILLIT appeared live on "Venue101" and attracted attention. On the NHK broadcast on the 8th, they performed their debut song "Magnetic" and stood out with catchy choreography and refreshing charm. Moca, Minju, and Yuna appeared in the live studio talk. They unfolded an enjoyable talk by sharing unexpected episodes of the members as "ILLIT's unexpected true faces." Wonghee revealed about Moca, "Even in short breaks, she always watches anime or movies." Then Moca said about Wonghee, "She has the cutest face, but there is a gap, and she is the strongest in dodgeball." When footage of Wonghee throwing a ball was shown, MC Hamaguchi Takakazu from Kamaitachi also expressed surprise at the gap and induced laughter. Additionally, Iroha also exposed a scene where Yuna "loses her smartphone almost every day." After the broadcast, a commemorative shot of MCs, ILLIT, Girls² × iScream, and Cody Lee (Li), the guests of the day, was released on the program's official X (formerly Twitter). ILLIT also posted a group shot of the five on the official X in Japan. Fans left comments such as "They were too cute today" and "They were good at Japanese." ILLIT is scheduled to appear on Fuji TV's "Mezamashi TV" on June 10th and TBS's "CDTV Live! Live!" 2-hour special on the 17th. ・ILLIT, appearing on "Mezamashi TV" broadcast on June 10th! Expecting a live performance of "Magnetic" ・ILLIT, confirmed to appear on the 2-hour special of "CDTV Live! Live!" broadcast on June 17th #Venue101 End-of-show live commemorative photo #ILLIT / #Magnetic #Girls2 × #iScream / #DNA #CodyLee / #DANCEtonsilMC #IkutaErika #HamaguchiTakakazu Watch as many times as you want on NHK Plus https://t.co/ucwKicHCXA pic.twitter.com/71knUGnfz5— Venue101 (@nhk_venue101) June 8, 2024
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