G-Dragon (Galaxy Corporation)
G-Dragon of the K-Pop group BigBang unveiled a plan on Monday to donate 300 million won ($230,237) to an anti-drug foundation he is establishing next year.
According to G-Dragon’s agency Galaxy Corporation, G-Dragon named the foundation “JusPeace Foundation,” a word that combined “justice” and “peace.”
The 35-year-old artist is donating 300 million won in the name of his now defunct group BigBang’s fan community, VIP, to the JusPeace Foundation.
“The foundation will be established based on G-Dragon’s strong will to make a society a place without prejudice through music. The first project of the foundation is to help eradicate illegal drug use and to provide medical treatment for drug-addicted teenagers,” said Cho Sung-hae, chief ESG officer of Galaxy Corporation, in a press release.
G-Dragon aims to raise drug awareness and promote continuous efforts to eradicate drug abuse through the foundation, he added.
The artist is currently in contact with experts in various fields from health care to public policy, administration, welfare and culture sectors to join the foundation’s advisory committee, G-Dragon’s agency said.
G-Dragon, whose given name is Kwon Ji-yong, is also set to release a new album in the first half of next year.
In October, G-dragon was first summoned to a police investigation for the alleged use of illegal drugs amid an ongoing crackdown by the government. Two months later, the K-Pop star was cleared by South Korean police.
“I decided to lay the foundation to take on this activity sincerely and continuously. The foundation will stand by the sides of those who were harmed and pained by our world’s prejudice and unfairness, and we hope to create a society where everyone lives together while being treated equally and fairly respected,” the singer previously said.