BTS fans have donated more than $333,000 (£261,000) to help those in South Korea affected by coronavirus outbreaks. Band member Suga, whose hometown of Daegu has been badly affected, donated $84,000 (£64,760) to the Korea Disaster Relief Association (KDRA) to support aid efforts in the city last month, prompting many fans to make donations.
However, it was the cancellation of the group’s Korean tour due to fears over the spread of the virus on Thursday that caused donations to surge after many fans gifted their refunds to the KDRA.
A charity official told The Korea Herald newspaper: “Our website went down for about 10 minutes amid a flurry of donations Friday.
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