As most people across the globe know, a few months ago Japan suffered heavy losses from the earthquake and tsunami disaster which killed and injured countless amounts of people and resulted in billions of property damage.
This caused many Asian actors to band together and pool parts of their big salaries to put back into Japan, where the majority of them currently lived or had at one stage called home.
This includes south – Korean actor Bae Yong Joon, star of many hit television series’ which broadcast in most of the far – east.
The actor donated over one billion won (equivalent to 900 thousand U.S dollars) to the Japanese people, and sent a plea to all the actors he had ever worked with to help out this nation. The response was immediate, as many actors the world over decided to pitch in.
“After hearing what Japan had gone through, and then witnessing the aftermath with his own eyes, Mr. Joon decided that it was his duty as a successful actor and TV personality to help out the very people who had made him famous by watching his shows.” Said Bae Yong’s spokesperson at a conference held in Japan.
“The money will be delivered to the Japan Tourism Agency, to be distributed to the various organizations involved in efforts to to control Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Bae Yong Joon is also very concerned with the lack of basic supplies for most victims. Therefore he decided to also send food, blankets, and some other basic equipment.”
Since these contributions, aiding the citizens of Japan has been a much quicker process. The amount of money totaled up from all of these contributions has not been made official, but one can be very certain that it is well into the billions.
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