Korean celebrities stand in solidarity with Ukraine

Actress Lee Younger-ae / Courtesy of JTBC

By Kwak Yeon-soo

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, plenty of Korean celebrities have come ahead to voice their help for the stricken nation.

Actress Lee Younger-ae drew consideration to the state of affairs in Ukraine by donating 100 million received ($82,950) to help “victims of Russian aggression.”

Ukrainian Ambassador to Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko tweeted on Tuesday: “We’re very excited and touched by the letter and the good monetary contribution of the well-known Korean actress Lee Younger-ae in help of Ukraine and the demand to finish the conflict as quickly as potential.”

Within the letter despatched to the embassy, Lee wrote: “As a member of the family of a conflict veteran, I can actually sympathize with the horrors of conflict greater than anybody else.”

“I hope the conflict in Ukraine will finish quickly, and I pray for the well-being and security of all Ukrainian residents. To all Ukrainian residents who’re calling for freedom and peace, I hope you do not lose braveness and hope. As a peace-loving citizen of a free South Korea, I wish to convey my small however valuable coronary heart to the folks of Ukraine. Could God bless you all.”

Actor Tune Seung-heon / Courtesy of KINGKONG by STARSHIP

Many different Korean celebrities have taken the chance to make use of their platforms to sentence Russia’s assault on Ukraine.

Actor Tune Seung-heon took to Instagram to jot down, “Nobody can take away the happiness of those kids,” with images of docs and nurses making an attempt to save lots of a six-year-old lady who was mortally wounded in Russia’s shelling of a residential space ― highlighting how kids are sometimes instances the most important victims of conflict.

Yeri of Ok-pop band Pink Velvet / Courtesy of SM Leisure

Yeri of Ok-pop lady band Pink Velvet shared a “No Warfare Please” photograph on her Instagram Story on Feb. 27, turning into the primary Ok-pop star to talk out about how Ukraine is being impacted by Russia’s ongoing invasion. It was taken from Russian tennis participant Andrey Rublev, who wrote the message on the digicam lens after the semifinals match of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Choi Si-won of Ok-pop band Tremendous Junior / Courtesy of SM Leisure

Choi Si-won, member of Ok-pop band Tremendous Junior and UNICEF East Asia and Pacific regional ambassador, urged the Russian invading forces to “cease killing and injuring kids.”

“Youngsters have been killed. Youngsters have been wounded. And youngsters are being profoundly traumatized by the violence throughout them. The kids of Ukraine want peace now!” the singer-actor wrote on Instagram.

Former announcer Kim Min-ji, proper, and her husband Park Ji-sung, a retired soccer participant / Korea Occasions file

Kim Min-ji, a former announcer and spouse of retired soccer participant Park Ji-sung, shared hyperlinks the place folks can donate to Ukraine reduction efforts.

“I wish to share hyperlinks to international charities working within the U.Ok. that may present humanitarian help to Ukrainians, to those that do not forget that our peace which we take with no consideration in the present day was made potential by the involvement of many seemingly unrelated folks,” she wrote on Instagram.