He did it! With just a few hours left to go before the 2026 Olympics opening ceremony, SUNGHOON of ENHYPEN successfully did his part carrying the torch in the Winter Games relay in Milan on Thursday (Feb. 5).
As captured in a video posted to Instagram by the Olympics and the boy band’s account, SUNGHOON wears his official Olympic uniform — a white jacket with an orange and pink design on the shoulders — and gloves as he steps out of a car and carefully handles the silver torch. As he walks his stretch of the Italian city, he waves at excited fans and points to his Olympic ring sunglasses.
“We’re literally mesmerized!” the caption reads. “ENHYPEN’s SUNGHOON arrived in Milan and handled being a @MilanoCortina2026 torchbearer with his usual grace and charm.”
It was first announced in January that the boy band member would be participating in the traditional torch-bearing ceremony, which involves the passing of the Olympic flame from one person to another on a route in the games’ host city leading up to the opening ceremony, which marks the official kickoff of the weeks-long sporting event. SUNGHOON is just the second K-pop star to be selected for an overseas Olympic torch relay, following Jin of BTS in 2024 for the Summer Games in Paris.
SUNGHOON’s trek through the streets of Milan comes just after ENHYPEN dropped its latest EP, THE SIN : VANISH. Thanks to the project, the band ascended to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart for the first time.
ENHYPEN is also gearing up for the March premiere of its ENHYPEN [WALK THE LINE SUMMER EDITION] IN CINEMAS documentary in theaters.
Watch SUNGHOON’s portion of the 2026 Olympic torch relay below.
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