A number of кσяєαn artists have donated large sums of money to help with the damage from the large-scale forest fires in the southeastern regions of South кσяєα that lasted for 10 days from March 21.

Domestic and foreign media have widely reported on some celebrities and their donations for forest fire relief, such as Jungkook and Seventeen who each donated 1 billion won (US$680,000), G-Dragon who also donated 300 million won (US$204,000) from his concert, IU who donated 200 million won (US$136,000)...

After the above information, some netizens made lists of celebrities who donated, even compared the donations and criticized celebrities who donated small amounts or had no information about their donations. Two BTS members, Jin and Jimin, have also become the target of attacks because there has been no news of their donations.

Many people criticized Jin and Jimin, accusing them of "not participating in relief efforts" while all BTS members donated large sums of money, even Jungkook's donation amounted to 1 billion won.

Regarding this issue, many people said that donating is a voluntary act, not an obligation and should be praised instead of criticized. Others also defended Jin and Jimin, saying that their relief could have been given in other forms or that these members wanted to keep their donations a secret.

While public opinion was buzzing, some photos of Jin in Andong - a place heavily affected by forest fires - went viral on SNS in the past few hours. According to reports, Jin has become a volunteer to distribute food in the free canteen of "The Born кσяєα" at Gilan High School - giving 1,000 meals a day for evacuees and firefιgнтers.

After these photos attracted attention, Big Hit Music also issued a press release, confirming that Jin had directly participated in relief activities in the area affected by the forest fire. Through Big Hit Music, Jin said: "I wanted to give even a little help to those who were affected by the wildfire, so I joined the volunteer work."

Some local residents here also shared with the press about Jin after meeting him in person. A local said, "People say he is a celebrity, but to me, he is a kind and honest guy." "He works hard without trying to stand out from other volunteers," another added.

Despite keeping a low profile, his kindness shone through. The other continued, “He didn’t stand out among the other volunteers and just worked hard.”

Jin's new statement and his practical actions indirectly responded to previous criticisms and toxic comments. There are some of their volunteer activities that do not need to be mentioned in the press. But that does not mean they do not donate money or volunteer.

In the past, Jin always keeping it low profile everytime he does a good deed. He ever donated every month to Unicef and became an official member of Unicef Honors’ Club but very long after that, fans just knew.

Similarly, Jimin has been donating for children's education for years, even during his military. His last donation wasn't that long ago. He is also the only кσяєαn who has been given the title of "Charity Fairy."

Therefore, criticism of Jin and Jimin's charity work in any context is baseless and unethical. Now, ARMYs cannot help but be proud and strongly defend their idols because of their beautiful and unpretentious personalities:

- Stop embarrαѕѕing yourself. He uses practical action to shut up your mouth

- Jimin is not a person of “one time bigtime”..He donated for lifesaving purposes,not just for one incident. And take note it’s in busan his home town,of course he will help. Gosh!

- When donating soмєтнing for charity, many people prefer anonymity, but most of the time those who receive the donations usually name or publish who did it.

- i love stanning the right person, so proud of you jin

- Setting the right example totally what a guy he is

- Remember that the donations reported are exploited by the press, not the artists themselves flaunting it. Jin and Jimin did not disclose their donations, which could be because they donated anonymously or through their parents and family.

- He knew about the forest fire, he even volunteered himself, obviously, he donated. He has donated large sums of money to many charities in the past.