TVXQ's Changmin donates $59,000 for Amazon forest fires

Sep 9, 2019
TVXQ's Changmin donates $59,000 for Amazon forest fires
Changmin of K-pop boy duo TVXQ.



Changmin of K-pop boy duo TVXQ has donated 70 million won ($59,000) to support the fire-stricken Amazon forest, according to the Greenpeace Korea on Monday.

The environmental organization located in Seoul said he made the contribution to help the region recover and to carry out a field investigation.

"His donation would help save Amazon and let Koreans learn more about the rainforest destruction," a Greenpeace Korea official said.

Changmin's contribution came from the revenue he made with the "RE:MAX" project. In May 2018, he designed and sold environment-themed fashion items for donation purposes.

"The project aimed to bring our Earth back to the most beautiful state," he said.

Meanwhile, Amazon ― dubbed "the planet's lungs" for providing 20 percent of the Earth's oxygen ― has been burning since August. About 25,000 square kilometers of the forest was destroyed in a month, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

TVXQ debuted as a quintet ― Yunho, Changmin, Junsu, Yuchun and Jaejoong ― in 2003 and rose to stardom with big hits including "Rising Sun" (2005) and "MIROTIC" (2008).

In 2010, Junsu, Yuchun and Jaejoong departed after a legal dispute with agency SM Entertainment.

But the duo has continued as TVXQ and recently performed in Taipei, Taiwan.

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