Published : Dec 26, 2018 3:22 PM
In 2018, K-pop boy group WINNER's member YOON made several efforts to help out the patients who are struggling with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).
The first time YOON showed interest in ALS patients was back in June when he donated 5 million won (approximately 4,450 dollars) to Seungil Hope Foundation as a part of ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
YOON made another generous donation to the same organization on December 18, sextupled the donation to 30 million won (approximately 26,702dollars) and surprised the public once more.
This year, K-pop boy group BIGBANG's SEUNGRI donated 100 million won (approximately 88,863 dollars) to ChildFund Korea on his birthday on December 12.
According to ChildFund Korea, the money he donated will be spent on purchasing the necessities for the kids from the low-income households.
On December 19, SEUNGRI made another generous donation to Seungil Hope Foundation to aid the patients who are suffering from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
On November 29, Seol Hyun sent 50 million won (approximately 44,416 dollars) to Community Chest of Korea to help out the teenagers from the low-income households.
About a month later, Honor Society announced that Seol Hyun became its 1991th member after making another donation to the same foundation within just one month.
After debut, Seol Hyun has constantly reached out to many organizations such as Seoul National School for the Deaf and spread her positive energy through volunteering and multiple donations.
On December 4, Korean Animal Welfare Association wrote on its official website, "JIN from BTS sent us an animal feed."
It turns out that JIN bought animal feeds, bowls, and blankets himself and donated them to an animal shelter on his birthday.
The stray dogs were able to stay warm through these cold winter nights and make it through one more season thanks to JIN's kind gesture.
K-pop artist/actress Suzy set a great example for other celebrities by celebrating her birthday with a meaningful donation.
On her birthday back on October 10, Suzy donated 100 million won (approximately 88,863 dollars) to LISA, an organization that encourages and aid tissue and hematopoietic stem cell donation.
Suzy become an organ and tissue donor herself back in 2014, and joined Honor society in 2015 by donating more than 100 million won (approximately dollars) in total to Community Chest of Korea.
K-pop boy group Wanna One's member Kang Daniel surprised his fans on his birthday by donating 12 million won (approximately 10,668 dollars) to MIRAL Welfare Foundation.
His meaningful donation will be spent on covering the medical costs and the living expenses of the less fortunate as he hoped.
Also, Kang Daniel planted 1,000 trees and created a forest on a landfill located in Incheon with a lifestyle magazine ELLE and its subscribers through a campaign called 'ELLE Green Power'.Copyright Ⓒ SBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use for AI training are prohibited.