Stars are leading the national disaster and giving warmth with their donations.
Of course, donations are not necessary, but some people are somewhat disappointed at those celebrities that show off their money with billions of buildings and foreign cars but are quiet at this moment.
At around 7:17 pm on the 4th, a fire started after a transformer blew opposite a gas station in Wonam-ri Goseong-gun Gangwon-do, Seoul and damaged more than 250 hectares of forests and more than 100 houses. The fire spread to the mountains, coast of Goseong, and reached the city of Sokcho causing even more damage. At 11:00am, the cities in Gangneung, Goseong, Donghae, and Sokcho were evacuated to avoid more disaster. President Moon Jae-in declared a national emergency at the cities including Inje-gun. While the government provided relief and the whole nation prayed in earnest, many stars sent in their donations.
Below is a list of the donations made so far from celebrities:
- PSY - 100 million won (~$70,000)
- IU - $70,000
- Lee Byunghun and Lee Min-jung - $70,000
- Yoon Doo Joon and Jung Yonghwa (CNBlue) in military service - $17,000
- Kim Hee Chul (Superjunior) - $27,000
- Yoon Jisung (WannaOne) - $7,000
- Kim Jimin - $7,000
- Kim Seohyung - $7,000
- Jun Jungsoo - $7,000
- Lee Jihoo - $7,000
- Lee Junho (2PM) - $7,000
- Jung Kyungho - $7,000
- Kim Dongwan - $7,000
- Lee Seungyoon - $7,000
- Shim Hyunseop - $7,000
- Lee Junghyun - $7,000
- Ko Yotae - $7,000
- Hong Hyunhee - $7,000
- Jay In - $7,000
In the meantime, netizens have commented on various articles about the stars that have participated in the donation process and those that didn't. Of course donations are not forced but many netizens are questioning those stars that are remaining quiet at this time yet boasted about their wealth publicly.
Source: OSEN