In Seoul's Hapjeong area, near the YG Entertainment building, the WINNER member surprised fans at a birthday cupholder event arranged in his honor on January 15 KST.

Lee Seung Hoon not only signed cupholders and paper cups for fans in attendance, but he also signed 31 different photo posters of him that were displayed on the cafe's walls, according to those there. He is shown disguised and with long and wavy black hair in photographs released on social media, making his first public appearance since his military discharge on January 14.

In an Instagram post, the café owner wrote: "WINNER's Seung Hoon visited to our cafe today. He autographed every photo frame in the exhibition for us, and he also signed a lot of postcards. (Is he an angel?)" They then revealed that on the last day of the event, they would be giving away the signed posters to fans.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the WINNER member turned to Weibo to show photographs of himself posing with a variety of birthday billboards and banners gifted to him by fans all throughout Beijing. On January 11, Lee Seung Hoon celebrated his birthday.

Meanwhile, Lee Seung Hoon was formally freed after joining for basic military training in April 2020, as previously reported. He completed his necessary obligations as a public service worker following basic training and was returned to civilian status after a year and eight months.

Keep an eye out for further information about WINNER and Lee Seung Hoon's 2022 plans!