+    def _real_initialize(self):
+        self._login()
+
+    def _login(self):
+        email, password = self._get_login_info()
+        if None in (email, password):
+            return
+
+        def is_logged_in():
+            login_info = self._download_json(
+                'https://www.vlive.tv/auth/loginInfo', None,
+                note='Downloading login info',
+                headers={'Referer': 'https://www.vlive.tv/home'})
+            return try_get(
+                login_info, lambda x: x['message']['login'], bool) or False
+
+        LOGIN_URL = 'https://www.vlive.tv/auth/email/login'
+        self._request_webpage(
+            LOGIN_URL, None, note='Downloading login cookies')
+
+        self._download_webpage(
+            LOGIN_URL, None, note='Logging in',
+            data=urlencode_postdata({'email': email, 'pwd': password}),
+            headers={
+                'Referer': LOGIN_URL,
+                'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+            })
+
+        if not is_logged_in():
+            raise ExtractorError('Unable to log in', expected=True)
+