JYJ to hold Charity Event at Yokohama Arena 110322

The unit JYJ, made up of JaeJoong, YuChun, Junsu, expressed on the 22nd that they would be holding a charity event to support the people affected by the huge earthquake in Japan on June 7 at Yokohama Arena.

On the 16th, the 3 of them donated 600 million won through NGO World Vision and they will also donate part of their performance fees and proceeds from the Yokohama Event.

The 3 of them said, "The calamity this time is not only Japan's pain, but it is also everyone's pain. We think that if everyone were to hold on to hope and courage, the (dark) clouds will soon disappear and the day will be brightly shone on."

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110316 Stars Joining Donation Rush

By Chung Ah-young

Singers and actors are eagerly joining the ongoing donation rush to help Japanese victims hit hard by the recent devastating earthquakes.

Actors Lee Byung-hun donated 700 million won and Ahn Jae-wook gave 100 million won to the Korean Red Cross.

“Lee thinks life is the most important thing among others. He hopes his donation helps many Japanese victims suffering from the natural disaster,” his agency BH Entertainment said.

“The natural disaster comes against human’s will but the power to overcome it depends on our strength and will. I hope there are no more victims,” Lee said in his homepage on March 13.

Lee gained huge popularity for numerous hit Korean television dramas such as “IRIS,” “All In” and “Beautiful Days” and films such as “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” “A Bittersweet Life” and “Joint Security Area.”

Ahn said, “My heart hurt when I think of how the Japanese victims are still fearful of the dangers of aftershocks and explosions of the nuclear complex facilities amid the increasing death toll and those who are missing. I was thinking about how to help them and I decided to give a donation to the Korean Red Cross to practically provide assistance.”

Ahn rose to stardom with “Star in My Heart” and then pursued a singing career releasing albums “Forever,” “Memories,” “Yesterday” and “Red in Ahn Jae-wook.”

The Korean Red Cross has operated a taskforce consisting of 40 staff members to help the Japanese victims from March 15.

Meanwhile, popular boy band JYJ consisting of Jun-su, Jae-jung and Yu-chun, former members of TVXQ, donated 600 million won to international relief agency World Vision. The donation will be used for the aid and reconstruction of the quake-stricken cities and to organize a shelter for child victims. The band will continue their relief efforts in the long term through world tour concerts to raise awareness of plight of Japanese victims. 

The band will operate the SNS site (www.facebook.com/jyjworldtourconcert) to share supportive messages and hold donation programs in cooperation with World Vision and its fans from various countries.

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110316 JYJ Donates $600,000 USD to Japanese Relief Aid

 

On March 16th, CJES Entertainment revealed that JYJ would be donating $600,000 USD in emergency relief aid to Sendai and Fukushima through World Vision.

JYJ stated, “We were actually quite embarrassed and hesitant about alerting the public of our donation, but we hope that others will take notice of our action and follow suit.  We hope that the donation will be used to aid in the recovery of the cities with the biggest damage, and I hope that the Japanese people find strength to overcome and find safety as fast as possible.”

Not only will they be donating, but the boys will be setting out to raise awareness about the disaster through their world tour, which will kick off on April 2nd. The trio will also be sending out support messages through their official homepage, their SNS site, and through their donation program with World Vision.

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