Ahead of April Fools' Day, he drew backlash with a false announcement of contracting COVID-19.

Singer Kim Jae-joong will donate masks to Japan.

The Japanese non-profit organization Japan Heart announced on the 16th that Kim Jae-joong

will participate in a sponsorship project to donate masks for medical professionals in Japan.

Famous Japanese figures such as actor Yusuke Iseya and baseball player Shohei Ohtani participated along with Kim Jae-joong.

This project, titled 'Masks for Medical Professionals', is

a way to sponsor masks for Japanese medical staff who are striving for COVID-19 prevention,

and accepted donations from the general public until the 16th.

Kim Jae-joong was also named as one of the celebrities who sponsored masks.

Previously, on the 1st, Kim Jae-joong caused public outrage with a false announcement of contracting COVID-19 for April Fools' Day. Recognizing the seriousness of the situation, he posted two apology messages, but

criticism continues to this day. His lie was continuously reported by overseas media, spreading into international embarrassment.

There was even a petition to the Blue House demanding punishment for Kim Jae-joong.

He released his third Japanese single album 'Brava Brava Brava'

and was about to begin full-scale local activities, but his activities have been effectively 'all stopped' due to the lie.

His appearances on scheduled radio shows and music programs were all canceled.

Entertainment programs planned to air in Korea were also suspended.

Although Kim Jae-joong donated 30 million won in Korea,

as news broke that he participated in a mask donation project in Japan without special communication with the public after the April Fools' Day lie, another controversy is arising.

Reporter Lee Sun-myung 57km@kyunghyang.com
 

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.