{
  "id": 8357324,
  "title": "Stray Kids' Bang Chan donates $144,000 for rehabilitation patients, Nepal relief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/stray-kids-bang-chan-donates-144-000-for-rehabilitation-patients",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T02:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260919/stray-kids-bang-chan-donates-144000-for-rehabilitation-patients-nepal-relief"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stray Kids' Bang Chan has given 200 million won ($143,915) to assist rehabilitation patients and support Nepal flood relief efforts, according to his agency. The donation was split evenly between the Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital and the Korean Committee for UNICEF, with each receiving 100 million won. The money will be used to create rehabilitation centers tailored to patients' ages and medical conditions, as well as to aid UNICEF Korea's flood relief operations in Nepal. Bang expressed hope that these funds would help people quickly regain their normal daily lives. This is not the first time Bang has donated to charitable causes; in October last year, he gave 100 million won to pediatric and adolescent patients and another 100 million to support children worldwide. Additionally, last year, he contributed alongside his bandmates to help with recovery efforts following massive forest fires in the Gyeongsang provinces.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Stray Kids frontman Bang Chan donated $143,915 to rehabilitation patients",
    "Funds split evenly between Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital and Korean Committee for UNICEF",
    "Bang hopes donations help people regain normal daily lives"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Bang Chan's donation continues his pattern of charitable giving, this time expanding support to rehabilitation patients in Korea and victims of Nepal floods through UNICEF.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}