Singer Lim Young-woong has donated 200 million won to help residents affected by recent heavy rains in the Geoje and Tongyeong areas of South Gyeongsang Province.
The Community Chest of Korea (Fruit of Love) announced on the 24th that Lim, along with his agency Fish Music, deposited the donation under the name of his fan club, "Hero Generation."
The funds will be used through the "2026 Special Heavy Rain Damage Fundraising" campaign currently run by the Fruit of Love to provide emergency relief, temporary housing support, and recovery efforts for displaced residents in southern regions including Geoje and Tongyeong. Both areas have experienced continuous flooding of homes and roads due to recent heavy downpours, causing difficulties for residents in their daily lives.
Lim has consistently made donations during birthdays, holidays, and times of disaster since 2021. Including this donation, his cumulative contributions delivered through the Fruit of Love reach 2.5 billion won. When adding the 200 million won he directly delivered to Korea University Medical Center for the medical expenses of low-income and vulnerable patients on his birthday this year, his total cumulative donations amount to 2.7 billion won.
Voluntary sharing by his fan club is also continuing. Following Lim and Fish Music's 400 million won donation during the massive wildfires in the Yeongnam region last year, Hero Generation independently donated 600 million won. In Geoje, one of the areas affected by the recent heavy rains, "Hero Generation Geoje" also participated in their own way by delivering donations to a local welfare foundation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Lim's debut.
Lim's 10th debut anniversary (August 8) is followed by concerts and a new release, as well as sharing. Lim will hold his solo concert "IM HERO - THE STADIUM 2" at the main stadium of Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province from September 4 to 6. Following this, he will release his special digital album "IM HERO 10" on September 8.
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