These K-pop Idols Became Parents Through Adoption

K-pop idols are being looked up to because of their fashion style, great music, and talents, as well as due to their unique charms and blends, making fans around the globe fall in love with them. However, aside from their physical looks and personalities, you will love these Korean idols more as you get to know how good and big their hearts are.

1. Girls' Generation Im Yoona

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At the age of 18, Yoona became a parent after adopting an African kid, according to SBS TV hope last 2012. Despite her busy schedules and back-to-back activities while promoting as a member of the K-pop group Girls' Generation, Yoona took a flight to the other side of the world (Peru) for volunteer work, spreading happiness and lending her hand to deprived kids. Falling in love with the charms of the kids, Yoona adopted an African boy and supported him financially without the public knowing.

This was kept as a secret from everyone until the adopted kid, Berta, appeared on the TV, sending a message to the idol saying that he missed her and wants to meet her again. Yoona then speaks up on national broadcast for the first time, revealing about her adopted child.

2. WINNER Kang Seung Yoon

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The K-pop group's leader, Kang Seung Yoon, was known for his amazing visuals, talents, charms, and love for his members since their debut until now. However, some people don't know that at a young age of 20, Kang Seung Yoon was already a father of three sons! Last 2014, the male idol admitted that he already had three African sons that he was supporting financially. Just like Yoona, this was kept as a secret, making netizens to shower them more love as they didn't even use the kids to gain popularity.

In addition to this, Seung Yoon is also a fur daddy of his adopted dog named Thor. The dog was at the brink of death if the idol did not rescue him from the puppy mill.

3. HyunA and Dawn

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The former member of Wonder Girls and 4Minute, HyunA, and the former Pentagon member, E'Dawn, recently became parents as they revealed their first adopted baby. Their baby is a dog, which was rescued and abandoned to the shelter house. HyunA became emotional as she talked about how touched she is, and Dawn consoles her by saying, "They're our baby now."

This was not the first time that HyunA adopted a dog as last 2013, and it was reported that the idol took care of the dog she rescued from Cheonggyecheon.

4.2PM's Taecyeon

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In 2015, the idol also revealed to be adopting a furbaby, which is a dog coming from a mother dog whom he met in a show he participated in, "Three meals a day." Taecyeon named it Eddie, and last year,2019, the father and son came out on an episode for "Return of Superman."

The K-pop idols mentioned above don't only prove that they are idols just because of their skills in dancing and singing, but they also showed that being an idol also comes with a good heart for humanity and other beings with life.

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