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In celebration of Girls' Generation's YoonA's birthday, fans collected funds to inaugurate the "YoonA Forest" in her honor.
The Girls' Generation member recently turned 24 on May 30, and YoonA's fans collaborated with Tree Plant for the "Star Forest Project" in order to plant the "YoonA Forest" in Seoul in time for her birthday. YoonA's Fanclub Union, which is in charge of the project, is comprised of fans from 18 different countries including Korea, China, America, Denmark, and more. The fund raising began in March this year, and within one month they were already able to raise more than 10 million KRW (approximately 9,800 USD).
According to Tree Planet, the "YoonA Forest" will be located in Seoul, near Digital Media City in Sangamdong, Mapogu.
According to Tree Planet, a 'YoonA Forest' will be planted near DMC (Digital Media City) in Sangamdong, Mapogu, Seoul, which was made possible by a month-long fundraiser. YoonA's fans from across 18 countries raised over 10 million KRW (~9,800 USD) beginning in March.
Fans who participated in the activity said, "In honor of YoonA's birthday, we wanted to prepare a meaningful gift for YoonA. We hope that the 'YoonA Forest' will be enjoyed by YoonA and Girls' Generation's fans as well as a lot of people who can comfortably rest there. The broadcast station is located across from the forest, so it would be nice for international fans to go there."
Planting forests in honor of a celebrity is the current trend in K-pop these days wherein plants gifted their idols with forest in their name for their birthday. This earth-friendly initiative was started by Tree Planet, and has already put up many forest for celebrities including 2NE1, Shinhwa, Roy Kim, Girls' Generation, TVXQ, Infinite. Earlier in May, EXO's Baekhyun also received a forest for his birthday.
Happy birthday, YoonA! We wish you all the very best!
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