Shin Min-a, proper, and Kim Woo-bin / Courtesy of AM Leisure
South Korean stars Shin Min-a and Kim Woo-bin turned their marriage ceremony day right into a second of giving, donating 300 million received ($220,000) as they formally started their life as a married couple — a gesture that has shortly gone viral as followers reward them as a “giving couple.”
The newlyweds tied the knot Saturday afternoon at The Shilla lodge in central Seoul. On the identical day, their company AM Leisure stated the couple made year-end donations to a number of organizations, together with the Hallym Burn Basis, Asan Medical Middle in Seoul and humanitarian group Good Pals.
The charitable act was not a one-off. Each Shin and Kim have constructed lengthy reputations for constant, quiet philanthropy, making their determination to mark their marriage ceremony with a donation really feel symbolic reasonably than shocking.
Shin has practiced regular giving since 2009, supporting folks throughout age teams who face troublesome circumstances. She has proven specific dedication to burn sufferers — a bunch that always struggles to obtain sustained public consideration and faces overwhelming medical prices — and has continued supporting burn-related causes since 2015.
Kim started donating anonymously in 2014 to assist underprivileged youngsters. For the previous 11 years, he has continued annual donations by means of Asan Medical Middle to help kids with most cancers and marginalized communities. He has additionally joined donation drives throughout nationwide emergencies, together with COVID-19, wildfires and flood disasters.
Shin Min-a, proper, and Kim Woo-bin / Courtesy of AM Leisure
Based on figures disclosed thus far, Shin’s cumulative donations whole about 4 billion received, whereas Kim’s exceed 1.1 billion received. Mixed, the couple’s lifetime donations surpass 5 billion received, reinforcing their picture as celebrities whose affect extends past leisure.
The couple’s marriage ceremony itself turned a trending subject that lasted from the announcement itself to particulars revealed after the ceremony. The officiant was Ven. Beopryun, a Buddhist monk who Kim relied on for emotional help throughout his battle with nasopharyngeal most cancers. The marriage favors additionally drew buzz, as Shin ready luxurious model items tied to her position as a worldwide ambassador, a element followers described as each considerate and beneficiant.
Shin and Kim first met on the set of a clothes business in 2014 and went public with their relationship in 2015. When Kim paused his profession for practically two years beginning in 2017 to endure most cancers therapy, Shin remained by his aspect, a chapter that deepened public help for the couple.
Shin Min-a, proper, and Kim Woo-bin / Courtesy of AM Leisure
After greater than a decade collectively, the 2 closed a protracted chapter of relationship and opened married life with a shared act of giving, leaving followers questioning what warm-hearted strikes the newlyweds might make subsequent.
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