'JYP' Park Jin-young Donates 1 Billion Won of Personal Funds for Medical Expenses... 200 Million Won Given to Samsung Seoul Hospital

Donation for Medical Expenses of Vulnerable Domestic Children and Adolescents
To Be Used for Severe Rare Incurable Diseases and Rehabilitation

Samsung Medical Center announced on the 5th that it received a donation of 200 million KRW from the 1 billion KRW donated by singer and JYP Entertainment CEO Park Jin-young for the treatment of low-income pediatric and adolescent patients.

Mr. Jinyoung Park (left) and Dr. Wooyong Lee, Director of the Cancer Hospital at Samsung Medical Center, are posing for a commemorative photo after the appreciation plaque ceremony for the 'Domestic and International Support Donations for Severe Rare Pediatric and Adolescent Intractable Diseases and Treatment Expenses.'
[Photo by Samsung Medical Center]

The donation ceremony was attended by producer Park Jin-young, Lee Woo-yong, Director of the Cancer Hospital at Samsung Medical Center, Choi Jae-won, Director of External Cooperation at Asan Medical Center, Yoon Seok-hwa, Deputy Director of Chungnam National University Hospital, Shin Jun-ho, Deputy Director of Chonnam National University Hospital, and Park Sung-sik, Director of Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital.

Producer Park Jin-young donated a total of 1 billion KRW, with 200 million KRW each to Samsung Medical Center, Asan Medical Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Hospital, and Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital for the treatment of pediatric patients both domestically and internationally.

The donation received by Samsung Medical Center will be used for surgery, transplantation, rehabilitation, and other treatment costs for pediatric and adolescent patients under the age of 24 in Korea.

Lee Woo-yong, Director of the Cancer Hospital at Samsung Medical Center (Professor of Colorectal Surgery), said, "We are grateful for the donation made to support pediatric and adolescent patients enduring difficult times due to financial hardships," adding, "Our medical staff will do their best for the treatment and recovery of these patients."

Producer Park Jin-young stated, "I have two daughters aged 3 and 4. As a father raising children, it breaks my heart to think about how difficult it must be for so many children to be sick, and how much more burdensome it is when treatment costs are insufficient," adding, "I wanted to unite and support these children and their parents by delivering funds directly to hospitals so that the money can be used for patients who need treatment."

He continued, "The reason for officially making this donation is because I felt that fans who heard the news wanted to join in doing good and that the positive influence would spread further," and requested, "Rather than making grand statements, I ask that the donation be used entirely to help children in need."

Producer Park Jin-young continues his relationship with Samsung Medical Center by practicing benevolent sharing. At the end of last year, he also donated 500 million KRW out of his 1 billion KRW personal donation to Samsung Medical Center to support the treatment of domestic pediatric patients. Samsung Medical Center and JYP Entertainment signed an agreement in 2020 for a "Treatment Support Project for Pediatric Patients from Low-Income Families."

Meanwhile, JYP Entertainment has donated a total of 1.05 billion KRW to Samsung Medical Center from 2020 to this year, supporting treatment for pediatric and adolescent patients from low-income families.