The members of ZE:A have given out 704 free hugs.

On June 25th, in a shopping center in Ilsan, ZE:A shared free hugs with fans and passersby, who wished the group a successful comeback.

The event was filmed for Mnet's 'Yoo Sae Yoon's Art Video'. ZE:A received a mission on the program to complete 704 free hugs in anticipation of the release date of their second album 'Spectacular' on July 4th.

"Free Hug Side", Kwanghee, Hyunsik, and Kevin, met with citizens, while the "Running Machine" side, Siwan, Dongjun, Minwoo, and Taeheon, ran on treadmills. If one of the "Running Machine" members came down from their machines before 704 free hugs were given out, the group would have failed their mission.

Siwan in particular attracted attention for completing the "death race" after an all-night practice, after which he went to film MBC's 'Standby'. ZE:A completed the mission in 40-something minutes.

The agency commented, "As there was very little promotion for the event before, everyone expected the guerilla event to fail. Furthermore, [we also expected] the members to have been exhausted by daily preparations for their comeback, but the [event] seemed to attract many people."

ZE:A will be holding their showcase on July 3rd, 7:30 PM, and will officially release their album on the 4th KST.

In the meantime, take a look at ZE:A's comeback teaser photos here.

Source: Cookie News via Nate