On December 12, Seungri posted a photo via Instagram capturing the special moment. The caption read, "My boss called me out saying he was treating me to dinner and he threw a surprise birthday party for me...I started crying before I knew it. It was the first time he's ever done a birthday party sort of thing in 12 years...Thank you..."

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The posts showed Yang Hyun Suk smiling and holding up his phone to take pictures of Seungri, who was in tears of joy by the unexpected surprise event.  

Netizens commented, "Happy Birthday, and please don't cry," "Happy birthday Seungri," "Ahh so sweet..."

Prior to this, Seungri had a blast celebrating his birthday in the Phillippines.

myg ???? ?????? ????? ?? ????? ?????? ... ?? ??? ????? 12??? ???? ???? ??? ???? ?? ?????....

A post shared by Lee seung ri (@seungriseyo) on Dec 12, 2017 at 6:59am PST