Dong Youngbae or also known as Taeyang, who is a member of the worldwide Korean band BIGBANG, proves that he deserves his stage name as he extends a hand for those disabled children who have a special needs.
Taeyang, which means "sun" in Korea, reflects him as he brought light to them, by participating the Flea market and auction that he organized, with the help of other artists in the music industry.
YG Entertainment, the superstar's agency, recently announced that on January 18, Taeyang would going to hold this event, which will be called "Favorite: Flower Donation Flea Market and Auction", which is located at the Pier 59 Studio in Seongdong-gu and will start at noon to 7 p.m.
In addition to this, he also announced the event on his personal Instagram account, where he posted about the market. On his caption, he sent his grateful hearts to the fans who waited and anticipated for his discharge while he is serving the country, and during his stay in the military, he had already planned about doing something meaningful once hi have returned.
As he wants to help and interact with his fans, together with his friends, they have decided to do this event. "So my friends and I gathered our cherished goods and prepared a charity flea market and auction for fundraising."
So far, Taeyang had already prepared 1,300 items that he owned that will be part of the market and auction, as well as 700 other items coming from other stars including CL, AKMU, Dara, WINNER, iKON, and IONE.
The proceeds of the charity event will be given to an organization which is called, "Snail of Love" which is dedicated to children who need equipment and items, especially hearing aids. The organization provides funds as well for cochlear implants. They will focus on supporting the deaf, their operations and for their rehabilitation.
Meanwhile, the name of the event, "Hwadap" in Korean is an extension of BIGBANG's song "Flower Road". Approximately 700 visitors were permitted to enter the event, around 140 people each hour. Also, only three items can be purchased per person, and auction will be held one at a time.
For more information about the event, interested participants can visit Naver Happy bean Page, where further details about the flea market are provided. Ticket selling will start on January 7 and will be available as well on the same day.
Ticket purchasing details are given on the page as well. On the other hand, fans and netizens were happy and proud of the idol, which is really considered as the role model of Korean groups junior. Taeyang and G-Dragon recently came out from the military, and regarding there comeback, there are still no updates coming from their label and is yet to be announced.
Nevertheless, individual activities from the members: TOP, G-DRAGON and Taeyang were possible for this year, as they wait for Daesung to be discharged as well.
