Lee MinHo fans donate 9.77 million KRW for UNICEF malaria campaign

[theuncolored.livejournal.com]

Talent Lee MinHo’s fanclub is known to have donated 9.97 million KRW to UNICEF.

DCInside ‘Lee MinHo Gallery’ fans have recently done a fund-raising for UNICEF malaria campaign. Fans donated the amount of 6.22 million KRW, which stands for a special meaning because Lee MinHo’s birthday falls on 22nd June. Also another fancafe Dave donated 3.75 million KRW which made up to the 9.97 million KRW amount.


It was known that Lee MinHo has recently taken part in UNICEF malaria campaign, and the fan raising for the campaign has started from beginning of September. The campaign wants to bring awareness to the mass public that every year over 500 million folks are infected with the disease.

Lee MinHo has agreed to help out with the campaign amidst his busy schedule. He did videos and poster filming for the campaign.

A UNICEF staff voiced that nowadays fans are following and support their stars in the many causes they serve, and not just doing projects for the benefits of the stars themselves.


source: sookyeong

Comments

[edgirl-12.livejournal.com]

WOW. That is bloody fantastic.

[hey-insomnia.livejournal.com]

That's about 10 thousand dollars right? That's great of them.

[vanilla-09.livejournal.com]

I don't want to be a bitch or whatever, even though this is a great thing to do, but it's so odd that Koreans are willing to give dough for foundations their favorite stars support especially with something like Malaria which is widely spread in Sub Saharan Africa while Korea is still having issues with racism. It's kind of like ¨oh yeah we'll help you but we still have mad prejudice against your ethnicity¨. It's kind of like an oxymoron

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

They don't think of helping Africa but they think of helping what LMH campaigns for.

[vanilla-09.livejournal.com]

That's true but they still must have some idea of what he's promoting. I mean, it's known that Malaria is most commonly found in Africa, but I get your point :)

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

I guess they do but it's at the farthest corner of their mind :D And pity does play a part.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

MTE

[hiiyaa.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think this exactly is one of the most-known traits of hidden racism in most societies today: "look we're sending you our monies and help you where you are, so keep out of our country!". It's in the agenda in most xenophobic political parties (in Europe at least).

[wrongbyright.livejournal.com]

i don't think they're thinking so deeply; they just want to support MinHo by donating to whatever he's promoting.

And not everyone in Korea is racist... >_

[hiiyaa.livejournal.com]

LOL, yeah, I didn't really mean the fans of LMH (or the whole of Korea) to be racist. Just wanted to point it out for OP who wondered about the correlation.

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting thought.

I want some idol to bring something like that up one day. It's like racism isn't even discussed. : /

It's like, sex, or being gay, in Korea...it just isn't discussed. You know?

[jyurian21.livejournal.com]

IKR!
That's why I found it so awesome that NichKhun got asked if he was gay when he visited Thailand and I don't know what was his answer but I read he answered calmly. :P

But I need to find that interview haha, I heard his answer was still lulzy. xD

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

lol I know what you're talking about. XD

I didn't finish that interview, but I really should. But yes, he answered the question and was really chill about it.

See Korea? NOTHING. HAPPENED.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

So let's see who will put their face on GLOBAL AIDS ...idols any takers?

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

A UNICEF staff voiced that nowadays fans are following and support their stars in the many causes they serve, and not just doing projects for the benefits of the stars themselves.

Good! I'm sure laptops, sweets, etc are nice gifts for the stars, but why help one person when you can help thousands?

[shuyanland.livejournal.com]

woarrrr amazing!