SB19's Ken is celebrating his 27th birthday this Friday, and A'TIN -- SB19 fans -- in different parts of the world are sending him a "Dipaphy Hartby" greeting.

"Dipaphy Hartby," a jumbled version of "Happy Birthday," is A'TIN and SB19's special way of greeting each other during birthdays. The term was first used during the SB19 members' birthday surprise for their leader Pablo, who previously went by the stage name Sejun, in 2020.

While preparing for Pablo's surprise at the time, Ken and Justin jumbled the letters of the "Happy Birthday" banner and came up with "Dipaphy Hartby."

So for Ken's birthday, A'TIN in New York City prepared a billboard for the celebrant and used "Dipaphy Hartby" as a greeting alongside "Malipayong Adlaw ng Natawhan," the Visayan version of "Happy Birthday."

Per A'TIN @lynnedluna on X, there are four billboards for Ken's birthday at Times Square in New York City.

A'TIN also used "Dipaphy Hartby" in tweeting their birthday greetings for Ken on X, along with the phrase "FELIP BADDEST DAY" and the hashtag #SB19_KEN.

His bandmate Justin also used their special greeting to greet Ken, also known as FELIP, at exactly midnight for his birthday.

"Dipaphy hartby, FELIP," he wrote, attaching an art photo he made.

Meanwhile, fans from different parts of the Philippines organized various projects and events to celebrate and remember Ken's 27th birthday. In Maramag, Bukidnon, A'TIN gathered for a feeding session and school supplies distribution at a local school.

Araneta City also greeted Ken with a birthday tarpaulin. The retail-business-entertainment hub also referred to itself as FELIPCity in its tweet.

"We see you, @felipsuperior! Happy birthday to the baddest ROCKSTA! See you all here at Araneta City aka FELIPCity, inaanaks!"

Ken was also gifted with an LG Styler by one of his fanbases, FELIP Radio.

"Our dear FELIP, we hope to help lighten your load and take care of the little things for you," @felip_radio tweeted.

Ken reportedly welcomed his 27th year while working at the studio, per the social media posts shared on X and Instagram.

According to @hshmahalima_ on X, Ken was in the studio, "crafting a masterpiece" when his pals surprised him with a birthday cake at midnight.

In other news, FELIP has teamed up with PLAYERTWO for their upcoming collab single "FLYYY," which will be released on Jan. 19, per Billboard Philippines.

Excited fans can now pre-save it on Spotify and Apple Music.

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