Webtoon artist Kian84 (Kim Hee-min) visited a children's care facility and delivered a total of 60 million won in donations, giving 1 million won each.

Comic artist and broadcaster Gian84 poses at the production presentation of Gian is Here, co-produced by ENA, LG Uplus, and STUDIO X+U, held at Stanford Hotel Sangam in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on Dec. 5 last year. /Courtesy of News1

Kian84 recently said through his YouTube channel 'Life84' that he plans to do the '100 Challenge' again this year, following last year. He explained, 'The 100 Challenge is a donation program where 1 million won is deposited into the accounts of children in care facilities, allowing them to purchase what they need directly.'

Kian84 stated that last year he donated about 70 million won to the Incheon Children's Care Facility Hyangjinwon. He noted, 'I filmed a video when I made the donation last year, but I felt it was too showy, so I didn't post it. However, if others feel inspired to donate after seeing the video, I think that would be a good thing, so I'm sharing it this year.'

On January 22, he returned to Hyangjinwon with webtoon artist Park Tae-jun. The two donated funds and provided talent donations by teaching drawing to the children.

Park Tae-jun said, 'Preparing for college entrance exams is expensive, and especially for me, watercolor painting requires expensive materials like paper and paint, so I couldn't challenge myself. I have a deficit in those areas, so helping children write what they want and buy what they desire is something I can relate to.'

A 6th-grade girl living in the care facility said, 'With the 1 million won I received last year, I bought roller skates. I fell a few times, but I made many memories, and it was great.'

In response to the question, 'Don't your feet grow too big to wear them for long?' she answered, 'If my feet grow and the shoes get small, I can just give them to another friend, so it's fine. My dream is to be a chef, and if I receive the support funds this time, I want to buy a book about cooking.'

Kian84 remarked, 'My first donation was in 2013 when I visited the homes of elderly people living alone with Tae-jun and gave them 1 million won each.' He added, 'It's the best thing I've done in my life, and I feel proud of it.' He further expressed, 'I hope others will also donate a lot.'

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