Jang Keun-suk donates 10 million yen to Red Cross Japan

Hallyu star Jang Keun-suk [Tree J. Company]

Hallyu star Jang Keun-suk has made a donation of about 10 million yen to Japan's Red Cross, according to his agency Tree J. Company on Wednesday.

Tree J. announced in a press release that Jang helped raise the money for Red Cross by donating all the profits he made from the sale of wristbands and cards with the message "Don't give up Japan" on them. The event, which Jang took part in planning, were sold from March 17 to 31.

Jang has also sent aid to the country, delivering over 5,000 blankets to the victims from the earthquake and tsunami that hit several cities and towns in Japan on March 11.

"I was able to make this donation with the help of my fans in Japan that have taken part in the disaster relief," Jang was quoted as saying. "We should try to express our compassion and send out encouraging words to those in need in Japan and everywhere else in the world."

Jang made his debut in entertainment at the early age of five as a catalog model. His TV debut came in 1997 with the cable channel HBS’ sitcom “Happiness For Sale” and has since appeared in numerous dramas including youth sitcom “Non Stop 4” (MBC, 2004), historical drama “Hwang Jinny” (KBS, 2006).

He rose to super stardom in Korea and throughout Asia after starring in the SBS hit series "He's Beautiful" where he played the eccentric lead singer of the idol group A.N.JELL where he proved himself capable of covering fields of both music and acting.

He is set to release his first single album in Japan which has been pushed back to April 27 due to the country being in distress after its massive earthquake on March 11.

Jang is currently busy preparing for his upcoming Asia tour where he will visit several cities including Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and Shanghai.

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