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Actress Kim Hye-soo talks with a child during a volunteer program helping Nepalese children.
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Actress Kim Hye-soo took part in a volunteer program helping Nepalese children, MBC said Tuesday. Her experience will be broadcast on the MBC TV program ``W'' tonight at 11:50 p.m.
The 39-year-old sex symbol visited Kailali, a small town located 10 hours by car from the country's capital, Kathmandu, from Oct. 26 to 30. The area is seriously impoverished; harvesting is difficult because it was formerly a jungle, and a recent flood has left much damage.
The actress set out to work hands-on, and was seen lifting 30-kilogram sacks of rice by herself. ``To tell you the truth I never had to sweat much unless it was for acting. But I really felt I should break a sweat for something like this, even if it is just for myself,'' she said about her first overseas volunteer experience.
Kim also visited a family that was struck by AIDS and felt devastated that all she could do was provide basic first-aid. ``Being here, I realize that there is not much I can actually do. The gap between reality and my desire to help is too big,'' she said.
The ``Style'' (SBS) star also helped four orphaned sisters by buying clothes for them at the local market and giving them haircuts. ``This is my first time volunteering overseas, and I feel that I lack a lot of qualities as a person. I'm afraid that my brief visit will end up hurting these children. I think what we can do is to help them live the life they want,'' she said.
Meanwhile, the screen siren, who often steals the limelight with her sexy styles on the red carpet, received the Icon of the Year award at the 2009 Style Icon Awards, Wednesday, in Seoul.
hyowlee@koreatimes.co.kr
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