Former soccer player Ahn Jung-hwan announced he would suspend his YouTube activities after donating 500 million won.
Ahn Jung-hwan posted a video titled "I have something to say" on his YouTube channel "Ahn Jung-hwan 19" on the 7th, announcing that he had reached his goal.
In this video, Ahn Jung-hwan first said, "Finally, after years of real hardship, we have achieved the donation goal of 500 million won. I am so grateful, and I also thank all the corporations that put PPLs into our program. The production team couldn't even take a salary and started from a 350,000-won basement (monthly rent). It was quite a long time ago, but I wanted to express my deep thanks because we achieved the target amount," he said.
He added, "It wasn't easy, but we worked hard, and I'm grateful to the subscribers, the people who love soccer, and those who helped us," conveying his thanks to subscribers.
However, separate from reaching the goal and the donation, Ahn Jung-hwan announced he would suspend his YouTube activities for the time being. Ahn Jung-hwan confessed, "To be honest... I'm a bit worried about what to do next. Whether I can do it, it's too difficult," drawing attention.
Ahn Jung-hwan cautiously added, "The soccer world is also very bitter. Everyone worked hard on something, but even after doing good deeds we get criticized, so we feel drained and discouraged. The people who work with me feel a sense of futility. I do too, but how much harder was it for those who persevered..."
He continued, "We said we'd work hard, but it seems we achieved the goal largely because of your help. I am deeply grateful. I don't know what will happen next," expressing his gratitude again, and spoke candidly, "We need to try and think about it, but we also have emotional wounds, so we may need some time to heal."
Ahn Jung-hwan said, "I want to keep doing good deeds. I will continue. I don't think it's something I did alone; I think you all did it. I'm thinking more about it and considering how to determine the direction going forward. I'm also considering what to do with the channel; it's a situation with a lot of 고민."
[Photo] YouTube broadcast screen capture.
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