It has been belatedly revealed that actor Byun Woo-seok donated 300 million won to pediatric patients. According to his agency Baro Entertainment on the 6th, Byun Woo-seok donated 300 million won to Severance Hospital last month, saying, “Please use it for the treatment of pediatric patients.” It has been reported that Byun Woo-seok personally made this donation and that his agency found out about it belatedly. Regarding Byun Woo-seok‘s donation, Severance Hospital expressed its gratitude, saying, “We will do our best to use it for pediatric cancer and rare incurable disease patients.” Byun Woo-seok, who debuted in 2016, rose to stardom this year with his lead role in the tvN drama, “Seonjae, Piggyback Ride.”


Reporter Lee Seung-mi smlee@donga.com