Here's why EXO Park Chanyeol's face was in New York City's Times Square

Chanyeol of the famed K-Pop group EXO may have gained a lot of attention last week during the Melon Music Awards after his surprised reactions to BTS and BLACKPINK's performance was caught on camera. However, this time Chanyeol is making waves once again after his face was prominently placed in New York's Times Square these past few days.

True EXO-Ls would know that Park Chanyeol had recently celebrated his 25th birthday on November 27, 2016. Because Chanyeol is a well-known K-Pop idol belonging to one of the most popular k-pop groups in existence, you can only imagine the multitudes of presents he had received during his birthday. Lots of fans would no doubt make the extra effort on their gifts so that the rapper would notice them.

Not to be outdone, members of Chanyeol's Chinese fandom called "Chanyeol's Bar" had definitely put out some cash so that they could get his face in New York's Times Square through a birthday ad, SBS Popasia reports. The birthday ad was displayed on Nasdaq Tower Screen and it features a large image of Park Chanyeol with a message "Happy 25th Birthday Park Chan Yeol!" The ad was up for eight days starting from November 7 to the 15th.

Now if you think that is impressive wait till you hear how much the ad cost. According to Allkpop, the ad would cost about USD 2.5 million if it was up for a month. That would be about KRW 3 billion. Since the ad was up from the 7th to the 15th, then it is speculated that the fans spent a whopping KRW 700 million or USD 600,000 on the ad.

It's amazing how a K-Pop idol can receive so much love and support that fans would be willing enough to spend a lot of cash just to make their idols feel special. With such an amazing gift, there is no doubt that Chanyeol noticed it.

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