BTS, cumulative donations amount to approximately 10 billion won

BTS's Jungkook exerted a positive influence.

On the 18th, Seoul National University Children's Hospital announced, “On the 14th, Jungkook delivered 1 billion won asking us to use it for sick children and their families.”

Jungkook donated 1 billion won and said, “I hope to be of some help to children who are suffering, and I support them so that they can smile healthily.”

Choi Eun-hwa, director of Seoul National University Children's Hospital, said, “Caring for a child's health is like deciding the child's entire life, so sponsorship is an investment in the future and hope and a gift of relief and peace to exhausted families.” He added, “This is a grateful donation. “Everyone at Children’s Hospital will do our best to save our children and send them home, school, and to their families and friends in good health,” he said.

In January 2017, BTS donated 100 million won to the 416 Family Council, which consists of bereaved families of the Sewol Ferry disaster. At that time, each of the seven members donated 10 million won, and Big Hit Music, their agency, donated 30 million won, for a total of 100 million won. Since 2017, a total of KRW 5.9 billion (as of October 2022) has been donated through the '#ENDviolence' campaign to eradicate violence against children and youth, carried out in collaboration with the Korean Committee for UNICEF.

Group donations were made even during the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) situation. In 2020, BTS members, along with their agency, donated $1 million (approximately KRW 1.2 billion) to organizations related to the anti-racism campaign 'BLACK LIVE MATTER'.

In addition, BTS, along with Big Hit, donated $1 million (approximately KRW 1.2 billion) to the global performance agency Live Nation to support performers in the performing arts industry who are experiencing economic difficulties in the aftermath of COVID-19.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr