GOT7's Mark Is The Latest Korean Celebrity to Donate to George Floyd Memorial Fund
Celebrities all around the world are supporting the "Black Lives Matter" campaign after the death of "George Floyd" and K-stars are no different.
On May 31, 2020, Mark of the Korean boy band GOT7 fame shared a tweet that showed that the 26-year-old rapper has donated $7,000 to the official George Floyd Memorial Fund. Alongside the image of donation, he wrote the caption," Stay Strong, Stay Safe."
GOT7's Mark Donated to the George Floyd Memorial Fund. SOURCE: RedditMark is the latest South Korean celebrity who has shown support to the cause. Before him, Jay Park, Crush, and DAY6's Jae, rapper pH-1, TIGER JK, and F(x) 's Amber voiced to the cause.
A point that is noticed by Kpop fans is that most of the idols coming to the support of Black Lives Matter and Floyd are someone who is born or raised in North America.
Mark was born as Tuan Yi-eun in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Brazil and Paraguay. Similarly, singer Jay Park is from Washington, and Amber is from Los Angeles.
Many black Kpop fans are hoping that Kpop idols of native Korea also support this cause. Mainly they want a word from boy band BTS who are worldwide phenomena and has an even bigger platform than GOT7.
Fans want BTS to address George Floyd's death. SOURCE: Wikipedia The George Floyd Memorial Fund is run by George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, and the funds will go to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging, and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist the family while seeking justice.
People from all around the world are contributing to the fund after the video of Floyd's death became viral. In the video, a white Minneapolis police officer who is later identified as Derek Michael Chauvin is seen kneeling directly on George's neck for nearly nine minutes.
Floyd's family believes that the action of the Chauvin is responsible for the death of 46-year-old Floyd. As of June 1, 2020, more than six million is raised of $1.5 million goal. For many, a donation to this fund is a symbol of supporting the Black Lives Matter and protesting racial injustice in the USA.
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