The artist mentioned he hoped the assist would supply power to these affected, with the funds for use for meals, clear water and shelter.
Boy band Stray Youngsters’ Lee Know donated 100 million gained ($72,600) to assist youngsters and households affected by the flood in Nepal, his company JYP Leisure mentioned Sunday.
Lee Know made the donation to the humanitarian group World Imaginative and prescient on Friday and requested that it’s used for emergency aid and assist for households whose properties and livelihoods had been hit by the flood in Nepal.
“I hope my assist can supply slightly power to these going by means of this troublesome time,” Lee Know mentioned by means of JYP Leisure in a press launch on Sunday. “I sincerely hope that these affected by the floods and everybody engaged on aid efforts within the area can return to peaceable every day life as quickly as doable.”
World Imaginative and prescient will use the funds for meals, short-term shelter, clear water and sanitation.
The Stray Youngsters member has been sponsoring youngsters by means of World Imaginative and prescient since 2014. He additionally donated 100 million gained to the charity in 2024 to assist reply to the worldwide meals disaster.
Final 12 months, he donated 100 million gained to the Samsung Medical Middle and one other 100 million gained to a cat rescue group. Stray Youngsters as a bunch has additionally donated to catastrophe aid in Korea and in Hong Kong.
The band launched the EP “This & That” on Aug. 7, with the document touchdown at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The octet is at the moment in the course of its “Run It” world tour, which kicked off on the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul on July 25.
BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]
