Famous YouTuber Tzuyang is known to have consistently supported a Seoul orphanage for more than five years without interruption, even after being defrauded of more than 4 billion won ($3.1 million) by her former manager and ex-boyfriend.
The total amount she has donated to Sangrok Orphanage in Gwanak District, Seoul, is around 200 million won. According to the orphanage, Tzuyang has been donating 3.15 million won, on average, every month since May 2019.
Although she had no prior connection to the orphanage, she felt moved after seeing a donation request on their website.
Boo Chung-ha, the orphanage’s director, said in a phone interview with the Hankook Ilbo, “At that time, we had 29 children under our care, 카지노 and the government support was insufficient. We posted a request for 3.15 million won on our website, and Tzuyang came to the orphanage and said, ‘I will donate that amount every month.'”
Over the following months, Tzuyang visited the orphanage with four companions, helping with cleaning and spending time with the children.
She even invited famous chefs she knew through her broadcasts to cook meals for them. Boo added, “She quickly became close with the children, who would cling to her and ask her to play.”
Even during a three-month hiatus from broadcasting in 2020, due to a controversy over undisclosed sponsored content, Tzuyang continued to donate 1 million won each month.
When it was revealed that several prominent YouTubers had been making paid promotional videos without proper disclosure, Tzuyang decided to take a break from the public eye amid the controversy.
During this time, the children at the orphanage sent her letters of encouragement, to which Tzuyang personally replied.
After returning to broadcasting, Tzuyang increased her monthly donation to 4.2 million won.