On April 18, BTS’ Jungkook made headlines for his generous donation of 1 Billion KRW (~758,225 USD) to Seoul National University Children’s Hospital.
The hospital shared the news of his philanthropic action and revealed that the funds will be utilized to support children from low-income backgrounds suffering from various illnesses. The donation will also contribute towards the hospital’s integrated care center project, which aims to provide better healthcare facilities and services to children.
After hearing the news of Jungkook’s kind gesture, Korean netizens couldn’t help but be impressed with the scale of his donation. Many netizens commended the idol for making the decision to make a large donation.
Netizens commented, “Wow, he’s really awesome,” “This is amazing,” “It doesn’t matter if he’s rich, to decide to donate that much money is not easy,” “Most celebs donate 100 million KRW (~75,000 USD) but rarely will you see 1 billion KRW (~758,000 USD),” “I really hope a lot of children gain help from his donation,” “He’s a really amazing person,” “He’s so humble and amazing,” “That’s so much money,” “Wow, 1 billion KRW,” “Jungkook is really awesome,” “I’m so proud of Jungkook,” and “He’s the best.”