"Thank you for coming back." Choi Hyung-woo was touched by the hospitality of Samsung fans. "Thank you so much for not forgetting → I didn't know it would be this much."

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Choi Hyung-woo (43), who wore the Samsung Lions uniform again for the first time in 10 years, expressed his gratitude for the hospitality of Samsung fans. He confessed that he received a stronger greeting than he thought. Since it was the first public appearance to meet Daegu fans again, Samsung fans welcoming Choi Hyung-woo continued.

Choi Hyung-woo went to the "Kang Restaurant 3" event held at the "Yeonhwa 37" restaurant located in Suseong-gu, Daegu from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 10th. The event was planned and conducted by Kang Min-ho (41), but it also meant a lot to Choi Hyung-woo. This is because Choi Hyung-woo, who signed a contract with Samsung in March last year (maximum of 2.6 billion won including incentives for two years), was facing fans for the first time since his return to his former team. Choi Hyung-woo's face was also engraved on the poster of "Kang Restaurant 3."

At Kang Min-ho's call, Choi Hyung-woo left Gwangju, where his family is staying, and sat at the Daegu venue from the morning. He was in charge of welcoming fans with Kang Min-ho from 11 a.m. It was located at the entrance door and had a high-five with fans entering the restaurant. Samsung fans also said, "Thank you for coming back" to Choi Hyung-woo.

Choi Hyung-woo, who met with Star News during the event, said, "Fans often say thank you today. I'm just more grateful. Meeting the fans like this, I'm really grateful that they still haven't forgotten me. Because as far as I know, more than 90% of the Samsung players who participated in today's event probably don't know that I was at Samsung. However, I am very grateful that so many fans recognize me like this," he said.

At the event, Choi Hyung-woo signed autographs one by one to the fans and faithfully worked on the request for a commemorative photo shoot. Choi Hyung-woo said, "In fact, before coming to today's event, I didn't know the fans' support would be this much. In fact, I thought it would be half and half, but I was really surprised that more people welcomed and liked it than I expected. You show me these passions, but I was really half-hearted until I came. It really was," he stressed.

After the event, Choi Hyung-woo will prepare to move to Daegu from Gwangju before leaving the spring camp. He said, "After this event, I'm going back to Gwangju again. I'm not ready for the (Daegu) house yet, so I'm going to slowly come to Daegu after I've finished all the processes," he said, and then moved back to fan service.

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