BTS‘s Suga has made his first public appearance after nearly seven months out of the spotlight with his generous donation to help relief efforts for Korea’s worst-ever wildfires.
BIGHIT MUSIC shared today, March 27 KST, that both J-Hope and Suga made ₩100 million KRW (about $68,200 USD) donations to relief efforts. J-Hope’s donation was made to the Hope Bridge disaster relief fund while Suga’s donation was made to the Korean Red Cross. They released a joint statement through BIGHIT MUSIC.
We hope that the ongoing forest fires will be extinguished as soon as possible. We hope that those who have lost their homes and thus facing hardships, and those who are working hard to extinguish the fires will be able to return to a more peaceful daily life soon. We hope this donation can provide even a little bit of comfort and hope.
— BTS’s J-Hope and Suga
Both BTS members have previously donated to disaster relief efforts in the past, with Suga donating to help fight the 2022 wildfires and J-Hope donating to help flood victims in 2023 and to support the families of the victims of the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash.