[K-enter] BTS' J-Hope donates 200 mil. KRW to Asan Medical Center in Seoul

Time for our daily dose of K-enter news with Walter Lee. Walter, we are starting off with a donation from a BTS member.

On Tuesday, Seoul Asan Medical Center announced that BTS member J-Hope has donated 200 million Korean won, roughly 138,000 U.S. dollars, to support the development of the children's hospital at the medical center. This donation was made in celebration of his birthday on February 18.

This is not the first time that J-Hope has contributed to the medical center as he also donated 100 million won, just over 69,000 dollars, to the center in 2022.

But overall with this latest donation, J-Hope’s officially known total personal donations have now surpassed 1.2 billion won, just over 832,000 dollars.

Meanwhile fans can look forward to his return to music coming in March.

Soa, why do you think many stars like to make donations on their birthdays?

Moving onto some girl group news now, who are we talking about?

Girl group ILLIT's debut song "Magnetic" has reached 200 million views on YouTube as of Monday according to their agency, BELIFT LAB.

"Magnetic" comes from their debut album "Super Real Me" and was released in March 2024. It is a dance song that blends R&B and house genres, using the word "magnet" as a metaphor for the feeling of rushing toward someone you love.

"Magnetic" topped domestic music charts and gained significant popularity overseas, including in the U.S. and the U.K.

Yes and since their debut song was in March 2024, their 1 year anniversary must be coming up as well, so what a way to celebrate early. Now staying on the topic of girl groups and debuts lets talk about one group that have made their music video debut recently.

Starship Entertainment, the agency of popular girl group IVE, has introduced a new five-member girl group by the name of "KiiiKiii" .

On Sunday, Starship Entertainment released the music video for KiiiKiii’s pre-debut track "I DO ME".

The girl group is set to make their official debut on March 24 with the release of their first album.

"I DO ME" is a pop dance song that expresses the determination to trust one’s instincts and live confidently.

This marks Starship Entertainment's first girl group debut since IVE in 2021.

With IVE's popularity, I’m sure KiiiKiii will do just as well. Lastly, some K-film news.

The movie "Streaming", starring Kang Ha-neul has posted a release date of March 21.

"Streaming" is a thriller film about Woo-sang , a popular true crime online streamer, who discovers a clue to an unsolved serial murder case and broadcasts his pursuit of the culprit in real time.

Actor Kang has gained popularity through films such as "Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet," "Midnight Runners," and "Love Reset" as well as dramas like "The Heirs" and "Misaeng: Incomplete Life." Recently, he also appeared in "Squid Game" season 2 on Netflix.

And we cannot leave out the drama "When the Camellia Blooms". Looking forward to his new role.

Thanks for the K-enter news Walter. Don't go anywhere. And now we go to our AI anchor Ari for other culture-related news.