Son Ho-young gives 500 hugs

Son Ho-young, former member of G.O.D, hugged around 500 fans who

came to celebrate his birthday over the weekend.

In an event named "2012 Son Ho-young Birthday Party" in Sowol

Art Hall, Seongdong District, northeastern Seoul, he hugged everyone to

show how grateful he was for the celebration.

"I came to celebrate [his] birthday, but I got a healing [session],"

one fan said, according to local media reports.

Others also said that they were moved by Son's hugs and would come

back for next year's event.

Son currently appears on cooking show “Masterchef Korea Celebrity” and is also working on his next album.

By Lee Sun-min [summerlee@joongang.co.kr]