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Stray Kids' Bang Chan donates $143,915 for rehabilitation patients, Nepal relief

Bang Chan of K-pop boy band Stray Kids has donated 200 million won ($143,915) to help patients requiring rehabilitation and support Nepal flood relief efforts, his agency said Saturday. JYP Entertainment said that Bang has delivered 100 million won each to the Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital and the Korean Committee for UNICEF. The funds will be used to establish rehabilitation centers tailored to…

Stray Kids' Bang Chan donates $143,915 for rehabilitation patients, Nepal relief

Stray Kids' Bang Chan has donated a total of 200 million won ($143,915) for rehabilitation patients in Nepal flood relief efforts, according to his agency. The donation was split evenly between the Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital and the Korean Committee for UNICEF. The funds will be used to establish rehabilitation centers for patients and support UNICEF Korea's flood relief operations in Nepal.

Bang expressed his hope that the recipients can regain peaceful daily lives as soon as possible. This is not Bang Chan's first charitable contribution; he donated 100 million won in October last year to pediatric and adolescent patients and another 100 million won to support children worldwide.

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