A foreign fan's post and video showing ASTRO member and actor Cha Eun-woo on the Seoul subway have gone viral, with sightings reported at several locations across the city during his military leave.
On Nov. 5, a foreign fan posted on social media that they had spotted Cha on the subway. The fan said two men in military uniforms boarded the train while they were traveling with a friend.
"When I told my friend sitting next to me, 'That person really looks like Cha Eun-woo,' my friend replied, 'He doesn't just look like him. He is Cha Eun-woo,'" the fan wrote.
The video showed Cha standing in military uniform on Seoul Subway Line 4. Although he wore his cap pulled low over his face, his distinctive features caught people's attention.
On Nov. 8, another post on Chinese social media said Cha had been spotted at a Korean beef restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul.
"Cha Eun-woo walked right out of the private room across from us. He was really handsome," the poster wrote, adding that he had already passed by before they could take a photo.
Cha enlisted in July last year and is currently serving in the Army's military band. He is scheduled to be discharged in January next year.
Meanwhile, Cha faced allegations of tax evasion after reports emerged in January that he had been notified of more than 20 billion won in additional income taxes related to income distribution through a one-person agency registered under his mother's name.
After some overlapping taxation was recognized during the investigation, the final tax bill was reduced to about 13 billion won.
In April, Cha said he had paid all related taxes, adding that he respected the National Tax Service's procedures and findings and wanted to prevent further confusion.
However, he has maintained that the tax assessment was unfair and filed an appeal with the Tax Tribunal in July.
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