While serving his alternative military service, BTS's SUGA reportedly visited Severance Hospital to volunteer whenever he had time.
Jeong Geun-ah, head of the pediatric psychiatry department at Severance Hospital, said on YouTube on the 24th, "SUGA came to visit me last November.
"SUGA has expressed his interest in developing developmental disorders and mental health issues in children and adolescents. SUGA is a volunteer.
Prior to his activities in the field, he read almost all of the textbooks written by Head Cheon. Head Cheon said, "I will never forget the day we first met. The textbooks I have written are 500 pages long, and I
"I have read almost all of the magazines. The questions I received were very deep and very sharp," he recalled. Head Jung said, "I thought a lot about how to materialize Suga's talent donation, but
Inspired by UGA's sincerity, we came up with the MIND program, which combines musical content with our existing social training program."
He continued, "SUGA was not just a donor. He was never late during the program, and in fact he came early to practice his guitar and heal.
"They even had a meeting with the therapists beforehand. They made a lot of effort to meet the children's perspective. They were really happy to participate in the treatment. I was really impressed."
The Mind Program lasted for 10 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. As the children began playing various instruments, SUGA
He tuned it on the guitar. Suga also played background music on the guitar during the letter writing session. Head Jung said, "I played it to the rhythm and speed of the children.
) Sometimes it was faster, sometimes it was slower. Thanks to Suga, the children were able to experience the blending of words and music. The children knew that Suga was their music teacher.
On the 23rd, Suga donated 5 billion won (approximately 520 million yen) to Severance Hospital to help treat people with autism spectrum disorder.
The donation is the largest ever made by an artist to Severance Children's Hospital and Yonsei Medical Center.
The treatment center was named after the donor, Suga, and is called "Min Yoongi Treatment Center." The center provides support for the mental health of children and adolescents through speech, psychology, and behavioral therapy.
The center plans to operate a variety of programs that combine clinical and research functions.
