Actor Park Shin-hye, who serves as an ambassador for Hope Friend Korea Food for the Hungry, has made a heartfelt donation to support single-parent families.
Hope Friend Korea Food for the Hungry (Chairperson Choi Chang-nam) announced on the 13th that ambassador Park contributed a 100 million won donation to support single-parent households. The gift is part of the “Starlight Angel Project,” which she has carried out with global fans since 2012.
The donation was inspired by Park’s role as “Hong Geumbo” in tvN’s weekend drama “Undercover Miss Hong,” which ended on March 8. Through the storyline―especially the realistic worries and heavy responsibilities seen via Kim Mi-sook and Kim Bom―Park says she came to deeply empathize with the lives and struggles of single-parent families, leading to this act of support.
With this donation, the organization plans to provide practical assistance for single-parent households facing financial and emotional hardship, including living expenses and childcare support. The aim is to ease the dual burden of caregiving and earning an income, and to help children grow up in a stable environment.
Park’s team shared, “While facing Mi-sook and Bom’s reality in Dorm Room 301 of ‘Undercover Miss Hong,’ we wanted to deliver warmth and support to single-parent families dealing with the same worries and challenges.”
Chairperson Choi Chang-nam said, “Single-parent families often shoulder not only financial difficulties but also the entire burden of caregiving and child-rearing alone. We hope ambassador Park Shin-hye’s warm generosity provides real help to families in need and sparks greater attention for single-parent households across our society.”
Meanwhile, Park first connected with the organization in 2011 and has continued her ambassador activities, leading support efforts for underprivileged communities at home and abroad. Launched in 2012, the “Starlight Angel Project” is a philanthropic campaign created by Park Shin-hye, her fan club Starlight Angel, her agency Salt Entertainment, the organization, and fans around the world to help children in difficult circumstances.
In 2012 and 2016, Park partnered with the organization to establish “Shin-hye Centers,” multipurpose education facilities in Ghana and Manila, Philippines, supporting healthy growth for local children. In Korea, she helped provide renovated, comfortable learning spaces for kids through a 2020 community children’s center improvement project. In 2025, she also supported heating costs for vulnerable groups during winter.
[Photo=Salt Entertainment, Hope Friend Korea Food for the Hungry]
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)