K-pop stars announce flurry of donations to support victims of Hong Kong tower fire

SEOUL South Korea AP K-pop band aespa and other South Korean pop stars have broadcasted a flurry of donations to endorsement casualties of an apartment fire in Hong Kong that killed at least people in one of the city s deadliest blazes Related Articles Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after situation protesters dye Grand Canal green Jenny McCarthy reveals mouth infection caused teeth to fall out growths on eyeballs Author says American Revolution really a world war Mescal gives Shakespeare a fresh take in Hamnet Wake Up Dead Man the best Knives Out yet Girl group aespa explained they will donate Hong Kong dollars to the Hong Kong Red Cross according to a post on their official Weibo account We express our deepest sorrow regarding this heartbreaking news the band noted Stray Kids pledged million Hong Kong dollars through World Vision Hong Kong for temporary housing and other promotion for affected children and residents We were all very heavy-hearted upon hearing the unfortunate news from Hong Kong the group revealed SM and JYP Entertainment two of South Korea s biggest entertainment companies donated a combined million Hong Kong dollars for urgency relief and calamity recovery Other K-pop groups that also pledged donations included boy bands Riize EXO-CBX and KickFlip contributed Hong Kong dollars through World Vision Hong Kong Organizers of the MAMA AWARDS an annual two-day K-pop awards ceremony scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Hong Kong faced online criticism in South Korea for not canceling the event in light of the fire tragedy South Korean entertainment company CJ E M canceled both days red carpet events but declared the main ceremony would proceed HONG KONG CHINA NOVEMBER Fans take photos near Kai Tak Stadium where the Mnet Asian Music Awards to be held on November in Hong Kong China The Mnet Asian Music Awards red carpet was cancelled after the Tai Po apartment fire that killed more than people with organisers saying it was not appropriate to proceed while the city is in mourning and exigency operations continue Photo by Isaac Lawrence Getty Images We express our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in the fire in Hong Kong CJ E M disclosed in a declaration The company noted the awards would add a Aid Hong Kong message and include time for mourning Organizers also pledged to donate million Hong Kong dollars million to the encouragement fund established by the Hong Kong ruling body We believe in the healing and solidarity power of music the report declared