Singer Kim Ho Joong's fans donated 10 billion won but only 7.5 billion won worth of albums (Korea)

Some fans of Korean singer Kim Ho Joong have donated 10 billion won (approximately 1.1237 billion yen) as a positive influence and are demanding consideration for his drunk driving hit-and-run allegations.
Of the total amount donated, 7.5 billion won (approximately 842.8 million yen) was donated to the album.
According to the breakdown, the fan "Alice" donated 9.7126 billion won (about 1.0914 billion yen) over a period of about four years from April 2020 to the end of last year. However, 7.5 billion won of this amount was donated to Kim
It was confirmed that 528,430 copies of Ho Joong's second album "Panorama" were donated. The album is a donation item that is not needed by anyone who is not a Kim Ho Joong fan.
It's troublesome and will become garbage. Kim Ho Joong's album was donated to 685 places, but Alice did not disclose the destination.
Of course, from the fan's perspective, album donations are a way to increase the number of album sales of a singer.
However, it is not possible to provide general support to childcare facilities, elderly welfare facilities, and welfare facilities for the disabled.
Kim Ho Joong's fans' cash donations were relatively small. UNICEF donates 225 million to Turkey earthquake recovery support
Donations of 351 million won (approximately JPY 39.45 million) to the Suh Jae-min Support Bridge were also collected.
Kim Ho Joong fans have made donations public and are taking steps to address the allegations.
On the 26th of last month, a message was posted on the KBS viewers' petition board titled "Counterargument regarding singer Kim Ho Joong's departure - Kim Ho Joong, the artist with the positive influence of donating about 10 billion won."
The petitioner said, "I don't mean to excuse (Kim Ho Joong's) mistakes, but he is still a young man in his early 30s who has more days left to live than he has already lived."
"We should spare his genius and allow him to restrain himself and become a new person," he said.
He continued, "Fans have donated nearly 10 billion won over the past four years.
"What has brought this to me is the positive influence of Kim Ho Joong," he wrote, "There's a saying that goes, "You can hate the sin, but you can't hate the person."
Meanwhile, Kim Ho Joong was arrested on a road in Gangnam-gu, Seoul at around 11:40 pm on the 9th of last month.
While driving, he crossed the center line and crashed into a parked taxi, then fled the scene. Kim Ho Joong's manager changed into the clothes Kim Ho Joong was wearing at the time of the accident,
He turned himself in to the police, pretending to be the driver. Management office personnel deleted the black box memory card of the vehicle involved in the accident. In particular, Kim Ho Joong initially claimed that he did not commit drunk driving.
However, on the 19th of last month, he completely changed his stance by confessing to drunk driving. As a result, the police concluded that the management office had systematically concealed the incident, and arrested three people, including Kim Ho Joong.
An application for arrest warrants was filed against them, and on the 24th of last month a court issued them, citing concerns that evidence may be destroyed.