Philanthropy
On February 4, 2010 SNSD held a donation campaign with music site Lunchbox. In the Music Dream campaign, Netizens will click the "join" button on the site Dosirak and 3% of the purchase price will be accumulated as a reserve. This reserve will be delivered to the donation group, "Korea Make Wish Foundation".[126]
On April 8, 2011, it has been announced that a portion of the revenue from their Japanese single MR. TAXI / Run Devil Run would be donated to Japan's Red Cross in order to provide assistance to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[72]
SNSD, f(x), SHINee will be taking part in an effort to help African children. On August 9, 2011 the groups were joined by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Kimoon in the ‘Help African Children’ project co-organized by the Korean Red Cross Society and the Korean UNICEF committee.[127]
Girls' Generation will be appearing on the September 17th episode of KBS‘ ‘Love Request‘ to donate blood. Through the program they will invite a girl with a heart condition and a blind boy to fly to Korea to receive treatment. SNSD will also be participating in a blood drive campaign during the show together with Super Junior.[128]
On September 21 was revealed that Woongjin Coway will be holding a “Beautiful Auction” event at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo with female idol group Girls’ Generation on the 27th to help women who are neglected.[129]
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