...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....
20.3.11
[News] Won Bin and Kim Tae Hee donate 14.5 million and 7 million yen to disaster relief.
[News] Won Bin and Kim Tae Hee donate 14.5 million and 7 million yen to disaster relief.
Cr. - http://www.tokyohive.com/
It was revealed on the 17th that Korean actor Won Bin has donated around 14.5 million yen (~$172,000 USD) to the Japanese earthquake disaster relief through UNICEF. Korean actress Kim Tae Hee also donated around 7 million yen (~$86,000 USD) via the Japanese Red Cross Society.
Won Bin, who has been a special representative for UNICEF Korea since 2007, stated, “I’m deeply hurt after watching the children of Japan who have lost their family or their homes. I pray with all my heart that [Japan] can overcome this disaster as quickly as possible.”
Kim Tae Hee expressed worry over the disaster in Japan, especially for the Tohoku (Northeast) region, where part of her drama “IRIS” was filmed.
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