Super Junior's Eunhyuk revealed that his inspiration towards his donation for coronavirus is her mother's previous illness. This is his revelation in an interview aired on SBS's 'Night of Real Entertainment' on March 4.
Being one of those celebrities who gave a huge sum for the fight against the epidemic, Eunhyuk shared his mother's story and evidently felt quite the struggle while doing so.
In a recent report, Super Junior contributed 10,000 masks specifically for Korean child and youth welfare facilities in South Korea. Aside from that, on the 28th of February, Eunhyuk separately stretched out a sum of 100 million won or an estimated $84,300 for the Hop Bridge Disaster Relief Association. This is a great move done by the K-pop idol in the midst of COVID-19 tribulation that his nation is currently dealing with.
When asked about why he made such a huge leap, he further explained his core reason. He revealed that his mother went through a lot when she acquired a lung disease the previous year and this is the reason why he is anxious about coronavirus. It is noted that this certain illness mainly attacks the respiratory system. He added that he simply would not want more people to suffer due to it.
He said, "Witnessing celebrities doing good deeds made me realize that if public figures donated and news were published, wonderful news such as this might give vigor and hope to those who are experiencing a hard time."
The Super Junior member ended his interview with the message, "To those experiencing a difficult time due to coronavirus and to those working hard elsewhere, please take care of your health. Hang in there."
COVID-19 has a huge effect in South Korea as of the moment. The epidemic that started in Wuhan, China has traversed among several nations especially the neighboring ones like South Korea. As of present time, there is a definite increase in the number of cases reported daily. Even celebrities are not an exemption, as there were several rumors of infected people in the entertainment industry. However, those involved strongly denied such allegations.
Nevertheless, this is the moment when citizens, celebrities or not, help hand in hand to fight against this deadly virus that has claimed several lives in a short span of time.
Super Junior Eunhyuk's donation for coronavirus may be inspired by his mother's previous sufferings, but he definitely knows how to empathize with those citizens who are caught with such an unfortunate situation. For now, the kpop business is literally affected, as some shows and concerts are cancelled. Several sponsored events did refunds for those who have bought tickets in advance. Still, the South Koreans are positive that this will pass in due time and everything will go back to normal.
