Son Tae-jin performs aegyo penalty during birthday live stream

Singer Son Tae-jin celebrated his birthday with fans on October 20, 2026, through a live broadcast where he performed a three-part aegyo penalty after failing a trending phrase quiz.

Singer Son Tae-jin spent a special time communicating in real-time with fans to celebrate his birthday. On October 20, 2026, Son Tae-jin conducted a birthday party live broadcast with his fans, "Sonshine," via his channel.

The broadcast was held ahead of Son Tae-jin's birthday on October 20 and was set in a small studio space due to preparations for the relocation of his agency, APOP Entertainment's office. Son Tae-jin mentioned his busy schedule, which included pre-recordings and a radio public broadcast held throughout the day, expressing his desire to have a comfortable conversation with fans. In particular, this session was arranged after a grueling schedule that included a Bubble Trot pre-recording in the morning, a radio public broadcast with approximately 400 Eunpyeong-gu citizens, and rehearsals and live broadcasts for The Trots.

"You'll get a lot of stress"... Son Tae-jin struggles with trending phrase quiz

The first segment of the birthday party was a quiz titled "Searching for Trends," where participants had to guess the latest trending phrases. Son Tae-jin faced a situation where he had to perform penalties prepared by fans if he failed to answer the questions correctly. When the first question presented the sentence "You will get a lot of ○○○○ stress," Son Tae-jin answered, "It's a great workout." This was a phrase that recently became a trend after being mentioned by UFC fighter Kim Dong-hyun on YouTube, allowing Son Tae-jin to pass his first hurdle.

However, the subsequent questions were not easy. He recorded one penalty point after failing to answer the second question regarding "information cat-and-mouse." He also faced the crisis of being selected for a penalty after failing to answer the third sentence quiz, which began with, "Anxiety isn't something that can be hidden just by hiding it..." During the quiz, Son Tae-jin remarked, "It's a big problem if you don't know the latest trending phrases."

Three-part aegyo penalty... Fan expectations meet Son Tae-jin's embarrassment

As a result of the quiz mission, Son Tae-jin drew the "Three-part aegyo set" penalty from a drawing box. This penalty, which appeared to be prepared directly by the fans, is a mission where Son Tae-jin must perform three types of aegyo (cute gestures). While expressing embarrassment by saying, "Watching this right before going to sleep at night is harmful," Son Tae-jin appeared to agonize over performing the penalty in the face of the fans' expectant reactions.

The broadcast held special meaning as a dedicated event Son Tae-jin prepared for his fans to communicate closely despite his busy schedule to celebrate his birthday.

Source: original video (YouTube)