Ahn Jung-hwan said the giving project associated with his personal YouTube channel Ahn Jung-hwan 19 had reached its cumulative goal of 500 million won.
The university said Ahn declined a thank-you event or presentation ceremony and explained the intended use of the money.
The channel's statement and the institution's receipt provide different sources for the development.
In the video, Ahn also reflected on production.
Future channel operations were described as something Ahn was considering.
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Ahn Jung-hwan said the giving project associated with his personal YouTube channel Ahn Jung-hwan 19 had reached its cumulative goal of 500 million won. Maeil Business's September 7 reporting described a video reflecting on the project and thanking viewers and those who helped. He also discussed how the channel might continue after that milestone.
The final donation was 64 million won to his alma mater, Ajou University. In its September 9 announcement, the university said he requested that the funds support treatment of children with cancer. Adding it to 436 million won in earlier donations completed the goal. The receiving institution's announcement corroborates the video's description of reaching the total.
The university said Ahn declined a thank-you event or presentation ceremony and explained the intended use of the money. Segye Ilbo's September 8 reporting also cited the university on the donation. The channel's statement and the institution's receipt provide different sources for the development.
The university described his background of giving back revenue generated through YouTube work, including support for low-income multicultural families, children raised by grandparents and patients needing help with treatment costs. The latest contribution completed an established target rather than beginning a newly announced one.
In the video, Ahn also reflected on production. According to Maeil Business, he remembered starting in a small office and credited the production team with helping bring the project this far. He thanked sponsors, subscribers and viewers. Kim Nam-il, present alongside him, spoke about the difficulties they had endured and Ahn's efforts.
Ahn described feeling drained by criticism despite doing charitable work and said people alongside him also felt dispirited. He expressed concern about what to do next and needing time to recover his energy. Those comments support reporting his uncertainty; they do not announce a definite schedule for stopping all activity.
Context: This development combines a confirmed milestone with an undecided next stage. The cumulative 500 million won and the final 64 million won contribution are corroborated by the institution. Future channel operations were described as something Ahn was considering. Keeping the achievement alongside his stated production pressures avoids turning the milestone into a retirement announcement.
Park Ho-san welcomed Yang Seung-ho's new YouTube channel and recalled how they first met through a musical.
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Actor Park Ho-san has voiced his support for colleague Yang Seung-ho's new YouTube channel. Park said in an October 15 post that Yang had opened a YouTube channel and encouraged people to subscribe. The channel is called Bulkkot Namja Yang Seung-ho. An image accompanying the post shows a person apparently speaking toward a camera indoors, with captions on the screen and instruments and a keyboard behind them. Park also included tags naming MBLAQ, Yang and the channel.
Park said he first met Yang through the musical Gwanghwamun Sonata. Recalling how young Yang was at the time, Park remarked that he had since grown up. Playing on the channel's name, Park said he would give Yang a nickname meaning a man of depth. Park described Yang as warm and friendly without making a show of it. He also said he believed Yang would keep moving forward in whatever he did and invited others to follow the channel.
Park made his debut in the 1997 film Blackjack. He played Kang Cheol-du in Prison Playbook and Park Sang-hoon in My Mister. His subsequent television roles include Jeon Chun-man in Less Than Evil, Kwon Young-goo in Pegasus Market and Im Jae-pil in True Beauty. He played Yoo Dong-pil in The Penthouse II and The Penthouse III and Park Min-geon in Taxi Driver 2. He has also appeared on Life Bar, Knowing Bros and Problem Child in House, and was a regular panelist on Field Marvel.
In 2018, Park won the TV supporting actor award at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards for Prison Playbook. The same year, he received an acting award at the 6th Asia Pacific Star Awards for My Mister. In 2022, he won a supporting actor award at the 13th Korea Drama Awards for Today's Webtoon and the top actor award in the daily and short drama category at the MBC Drama Awards for Wild Boar Hunting. His film credits include the 2024 releases Dead Man and Project Silence and the 2025 film Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. He played Ivan in the 2024 play Art. He appeared in the 2025 stage productions Kihyungdo Play and White Rabbit Red Rabbit, and played Michael in the musical Cabin during its 2025–2026 run. Park has served as a promotional ambassador for the Seoul Theater Association since 2022.
Park was scheduled for a special appearance in Meet in Seomyeon, a featured performance at the 2026 Seomyeon Street Arts Festival in the Seomyeon 1st Street area of Busan on October 16–17. The joint performance was described as involving about 150 people, including the Busanjin District municipal joint choir and Dongseo University's musical theater department. His upcoming roles also include Roteshu in the drama The Remarried Empress and Tae-sik in the film Mad Dance Office.
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