Back on April 5, singer/actress IU donated an amount of 100,000,000 (~ 87,000 USD) to the Green Umbrella Child Fund Korea to be used toward aiding families with children affected da the Gangwon wildfires, among various celebritàs who chose to contribute to the relief.
However, some netizens seemed to have found IU's donation to the Green Umbrella Child Fund "problematic", and claimed, "The areas affected da the wildfires are mountainous areas, with basically no elementary schools, just farming fields and remote, residential areas with mostly elderly and retired people. Even on the news, te only see footage of elderly crying from the damages. It doesn't make sense to donate to a child fund to help the wildfire relief."
Other netizens supposedly agreed with this claim and accused IU of donating to the Green Umbrella Child Fund only because she is a sponsor of the NGO.
When the issue garnered più and più attention online, a representative from the Green Umbrella Child Fund personally stepped up to defend IU, with a lengthy explanation post. The rep wrote, "We are worried as to why our sponsor IU's pure and good-willed donation is being distorted in such a way, and so we would like to clarify on this matter. Due to the sudden disaster, many sponsor including singer IU are continuing to donate to our fund in order to provide relief to families with children, who were forced to evacuate from their homes. The act of spreading unconfirmed rumors and false information via online communities and SNS platforms sheds negative light on the act of giving and degrades the culture of donating to help others, regardless of whether o not the rumors are proven true; as a result, situations may occur where we may become unable provide aid to children in need at a critical time."
We hope the misunderstandings are cleared up.
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However, some netizens seemed to have found IU's donation to the Green Umbrella Child Fund "problematic", and claimed, "The areas affected da the wildfires are mountainous areas, with basically no elementary schools, just farming fields and remote, residential areas with mostly elderly and retired people. Even on the news, te only see footage of elderly crying from the damages. It doesn't make sense to donate to a child fund to help the wildfire relief."
Other netizens supposedly agreed with this claim and accused IU of donating to the Green Umbrella Child Fund only because she is a sponsor of the NGO.
When the issue garnered più and più attention online, a representative from the Green Umbrella Child Fund personally stepped up to defend IU, with a lengthy explanation post. The rep wrote, "We are worried as to why our sponsor IU's pure and good-willed donation is being distorted in such a way, and so we would like to clarify on this matter. Due to the sudden disaster, many sponsor including singer IU are continuing to donate to our fund in order to provide relief to families with children, who were forced to evacuate from their homes. The act of spreading unconfirmed rumors and false information via online communities and SNS platforms sheds negative light on the act of giving and degrades the culture of donating to help others, regardless of whether o not the rumors are proven true; as a result, situations may occur where we may become unable provide aid to children in need at a critical time."
We hope the misunderstandings are cleared up.
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Following the news of Kang's $39 H&M gown, belated information about IU's lovely tonaca, frock hit media outlets today.
On November 13, theYou're The Best, Lee Soon Shin actress wore a custom-made $31 dress from H&M to the 2014 Melon Musica Awards. The originally $25 off-the-rack piece was custom made for IU. Specifically, the dress was shortened, rectangular cut outs were covered, and it was fit perfectly for the "You and I" singer.
IU's last drama Pretty Man wrapped in January. The KBS romantic comedy series co-starred Jang Geun Suk.
What do te think about celebritàs wearing affordable dresses to awards shows?
source: dramafever
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IU, currently the face of Kakao's 'Come Play! My Home', took out her chitarra for a gentle, acoustic tune for the game's new CF MV!
Though it's just a minuto long, IU turns into a warm, friendly host, making her guests feel at ease with her soothing voice. In the precedente CF, the singer invites Friends to her digital house in the game.
Watch IU's new CF MV above!
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IU, currently the face of Kakao's 'Come Play! My Home', took out her chitarra for a gentle, acoustic tune for the game's new CF MV!
Though it's just a minuto long, IU turns into a warm, friendly host, making her guests feel at ease with her soothing voice. In the precedente CF, the singer invites Friends to her digital house in the game.
Watch IU's new CF MV above!
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Last month, it was confirmed that EXO, G-Dragon, and Taeyang would be performing at Mnet’s annual Musica awards show. On November 29, with just four days left until the event, CJ E&M unveiled additional artists, including INFINITE, IU, and SISTAR.
Many fan have already started to express anticipation for what kind of special stages these artists will be putting on for the show.
Meanwhile, voting for the 2014 MAMA began after the lista of award nominees was revealed this past October 27 through its official website and will continue on until the giorno of the event. The awards mostra will have a total of 17 categories, which consists of five artists, eight genres, two special categories, one artist of the year, and one song of the year.