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Philantrophy

In 2015, they donated 7 tons (7,187 kg) of rice for charity at the K-Star Road opening ceremony, held at Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul. A year later they participated in ALLETS’s charity campaign “Let’s Share the Heart.”

In January 2017, it was revealed that BTS and Big Hit Entertainment had donated 100,000,000 Korean won (~85,000 USD) to the 4/16 Sewol Families for Truth and A Safer Society, an organization that is connected to the families of the 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster. Each member had donated 10,000,000 won each with their entertainment company donating a further 30,000,000 won. It was also revealed that the donation was intended to be secret, with Big Hit stating that it was "a personal decision by the members."