배우 김태희가 아이스 버킷 챌린지 기부 캠페인 얼음물 샤워 대신 기부로 마음을 전해 화제다.
앞서 김태희는 걸그룹 소녀시대 윤아로부터 아이스 버킷 챌린지 도전자로 지목돼 눈길을 끌었다.
25일 김태희는 자신의 인스타그램에 “요즘 중국과 한국을 오가느라 참여가 조금 늦어버렸네요. 투병 생활로 힘겨워 하시는 많은 분들과 가족분들에게 우리 모두의 관심과 정성이 조금이나마 보탬이 되길 바라며 저 또한 이번 일을 통해 앞으로 좀 더 이웃을 돌아보며 살아갈 수 있기를 다짐해봅니다”라는 글과 함께 사진을 올렸다.
공개된 사진 속에 김태희는 핑크색 옷을 입고 우아한 표정으로 ‘ALS 환우 여러분! 그리고, 가족분들과 다른 모든 난치병으로 어려움을 겪고 계신 많은 분들을 위해 늘 기도하고 응원할께요. 힘내세요’라는 문구가 적힌 스케치북을 들고 있다.
한편 김태희는 현재 중국에서 40부작 드라마 '서성왕희지'를 촬영 중인 것으로 알려져 있다.
김태희 기부 소식을 접한 네티즌들은 “김태희 기부, 김태희 다운 동참 소식”, “김태희 기부, 얼굴도 이뿌고 마음도 착하네”, “김태희 기부, 눈 정말 크다 부러워”, “김태희 기부, 점점 이뻐지는 듯”, “김태희 기부, 여신은 뭘 해도 여신이구나”등의 다양한 반응을 보였다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
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Kim Tae-hee donates money
South Korean actress Kim Tae-hee has become the latest top-tier actress to join the Ice Bucket Challenge, the worldwide charity movement that started in the U.S. Kim, however, chose to make a financial contribution and leave a message of support rather than get herself drenched with icy water.
“I was a bit late to participate (in the Ice Bucket Challenge) because I’m busy travelling between China and Korea these days,” Kim wrote on her Instagram Monday.
“In the hope that our interest and effort can console those suffering (from the disease) and their families, I will also take this opportunity to look around our neighbors,” she said alongside two pictures of herself writing a message on sketchbook.
Kim was nominated by K-pop girl group Girls Generation’s Yoona to take on the challenge. But she left a heartfelt message and made a donation without getting a bucket of ice water dumped over her head.
The message reads, “ALS patients, their families and those others suffering from incurable illness! I will always support you and pray for you. Cheer up!”
The Ice Bucket Challenge became a viral sensation with thousands of people posting videos of themselves being doused with buckets of ice water on social media. They ask others to do the same within 24 hours, or donate $100 to the ALS Association, a center for Lou Gehrig’s disease research and assistance.
A wave of Korean celebrities including Kim’s boyfriend and singer Rain, Suzy of miss A, actors Hyun Bin, Jo In-sung and Choi Min-sik, and hip-hop artist G-Dragon also joined the movement.
Kim is currently filming the upcoming 40-episode Chinese drama “Saint Wang Xizhi.” The Korean actress plays a wife of Wang Xizhi, the most renowned calligrapher in East Asian history.
By Ock Hyun-ju (laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)
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