Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Kim Soo-hyun donates 11 tons of rice
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Kim Soo-hyun/ Courtesy of Keyest
By Bahk Eun-ji
Top hallyu actor Kim Soo-hyun donated 11.1 tons of rice to the Salvation Army. The rice was collected from rice garlands sent by his fans around the world to celebrate the 7th anniversary of his debut and the success of his dramas“My Love From the Star” (2014) and “The Producers” (2015).
Since 2012, the actor and his fans have donated 20 tons of rice to people in need.
The popular actor will next appear in a film tentatively titled “Real,” which has already won a pre-release investment from China’s Alibaba Pictures.