On September 27, Performance World, Kim’s agency, reported, “Kim Jang Hoon went on a tour of China, making stops in such cities as Shanghai, in April. In a press interview held in February in China, he said he would donate all profits from his concert in Shanghai, his TV show appearances in China, and a tour of China he was planning to go on this year to afforest deserts in China.”
The agency went on saying, “However, the tour of China Kim Jang Hoon was planning to go on has been postponed till next year because of preparation for his tenth album, a large-scale music video production, and preparation for a project of swimming from the east coast to Dokdo. The afforestation project could also be postponed. People asked him to do the project next year, but Kim Jang Hoon said he had to keep the promise he made in the press interview and asked some companies to participate in the project.”
The agency also said, “The project was about to be canceled because almost all the companies refused to participate, but Hub Island donated two hundred million won for the project. Kim Jang Hoon will start the afforestation project in China early in November, buying seedlings with the donation from Hub Island and the profits from his concert in Shanghai and TV show appearances in China.”
Kim left a message on his personal website to thank Hub Island and gave his thoughts on holding concerts in the U.S. and China.
Kim says, “The project will start from next spring when I start going on a tour of China. Some of popular Chinese singers will also participate in this project.”
Kim will hold a press interview in China on October 1 and explain the afforestation project.
Kim has also been invited to a special concert, which will be held on October 2 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and China, sponsored by the Shanghai Media Group, with Super Junior M and EXO-K.
Source : korea.com
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