Actors Kim Go-eun, Han Ji-min, singer and actor IU, TVXQ! member Max Changmin, and Super Junior member Ryeowook spread goodwill on Children's Day.
On the 4th, Kim Go-eun's agency BH Entertainment said Kim Go-eun donated 50 million won to Seoul National University Children's Hospital to support young patients in urgent need.
Kim Go-eun has been donating every Children's Day for six years since 2021. Through her agency, Kim Go-eun said she was deeply moved to hear that the donations were being used meaningfully for the treatment of children in need and added that she will continue to strive to be an actor who can repay the love she has received from many people.
On the same day, fellow agency member Han Ji-min also donated 50 million won to JTS (Join Together Society). Han Ji-min's donation is expected to be used where practical help is needed, including combating child hunger worldwide and providing educational opportunities.
Han Ji-min has participated in JTS's fundraising campaigns since 2007 and has led the campaign by engaging with citizens at street fundraisers held every Children's Day and year-end to fight poverty. She also took part in the Myeongdong street fundraiser held on the 2nd.
Super Junior member Ryeowook also donated 100 million won on the 4th to the international development NGO G Foundation to support vulnerable children in Korea.
Ryeowook's donation is intended to help growing children prepare for the future in a healthy environment on Children's Day and will be allocated with 50 million won each to programs supporting children at risk of malnutrition and children in orphanages.
Park Chung-kwan, representative of G Foundation, said he deeply appreciates Ryeowook's meaningful sharing in thinking about children's present and future and added that the donated funds will be used transparently to create tangible changes for children in need.
News of celebrities' donations came in on Children's Day itself, today (5th). IU's agency EDAM Entertainment said on the 5th that IU donated a total of 100 million won under the name "IU-Aena" (IU + Uena).
IU's donation of 50 million won each was given to the Korea Child Welfare Association and the National Association of Regional Child Centers. The funds will be used to provide supplies and medical expenses for children living in child welfare facilities and to provide gifts and cultural experiences for children at regional child centers on their birthdays.
TVXQ! member Max Changmin also shared warmth by donating 55 million won to Samsung Medical Center for Children's Day. On the 5th, Samsung Medical Center said Max Changmin donated 55 million won to the pediatric patient happiness fund and added that the donation will be used to help child and adolescent patients who face treatment limitations due to financial difficulties.
Max Changmin, donating for Children's Day, said he wanted to offer a small support to children who may be spending a difficult time battling illness in hospital rooms on what should be the happiest day for all children, and he sincerely hopes the children regain bright, healthy smiles and can freely pursue their precious dreams in the future.
The steady good deeds of celebrities like this continue on Children's Day for children, creating a warm atmosphere.
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