Most fans will remember Yang Hong Seok tearing up as he said his goodbyes in Mix and Match, the reality survival program where YG Entertainment chose members for its new boy group iKON, but it should warm their hearts to see him smiling in a recent snapshot he took with a couple of AOMG artists.

Yang Hong Seok and Jung Jinhyeong were not chosen to be part of iKON, and have since been reported to have left YG Entertainment, but their fans had been wondering whether they would transfer to another agency in the hopes of debuting.

The latest snapshot of Yang Hong Seok with AOMG artists GRAY and LOCO had at first fueled speculation that he has ended up in the indie record label helmed by Jay Park and Simon D.

GRAY uploaded the photo, but his caption clarified that they had merely bumped into Yang Hong Seok when the duo were exploring a market.

"Yang Hong Seok whom we coincidentally ran into at the Harajuku Supreme Market~ fighting!" according to an English translation from Allkpop.

While it remains unclear what Yang Hong Seok's plans are or in which agency, if any, he will end up joining, fans were simply glad to see him and his bright smile.

"Until next time, fighting. Missing you," and "OMG, miss him so bad," said fans upon seeing the Instagram photo.

Yang Hong Seok's official fan site had previously called on his supporters to keep on encouraging the singer in his endeavors outside of YG Entertainment.