Lee Hyori launches app for pets

K-pop star Lee Hyori has released a smartphone application to raise cash for abandoned pets in Korea.

The animal-lover released a calendar in December featuring black and white shots of her with her pet dog Sunshim.

The new app, which is available to iPhone users in Korea and around the world, costs $3.99 and allows users to view the calendar pictures as well as exclusive unseen shots.

All proceeds from the app and the 2012 calendar will go to support the Korean Animal Welfare Association, which is raising funds to build a new abandoned animal shelter near Seoul.

The former Fin.K.L. member turned solo artist has been awarded for her work for the charity in the past.