The artists and staff at C-JeS Entertainment have joined to crowding funding for Tae Hwan PARK*.
They sponsored 50,000,000 KRW (approx 44,300 USD) for the project called ‘Be the National Sponsor of Tae Hwan Park’ which is being carried out by You Can Funding, the crowd funding website. C-JeS Entertainment’s CEO Chang Ju BAEK and the artists decided to take part after they all felt the same way for the idea of the project to support PARK’s dream.
“Our CEO and all artists are very much interested in donation. Especially Tae Hwan PARK has friendship with JYJ members, and the funding also meets our aims to help people’s value so decided for sponsorship. We hope more people will be also interested in this project”, added C-JeS Entertainment.
The project aims to encourage people to take park for Beijing Olympic Swimming Champion (and Silver Medalist at London Olympics) and 13,000,000 KRW has been raised. Tae Hwan PARK also expressed his thanks after heard the news saying “I’m deeply moved and would like to thank every single one of the people in person. It gives me so much strength”.
The raised money will be delivered to him with a book consisted of a list of the people who take part in the project with cheering messages for him.
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*[Translators Note: Tae Hwan Park is the first-ever Olympic Swimming Champion in Korea’s history. Because there are very limited pools to meet international standard requirements in Korea, he has been in difficulties to find proper places for training so overseas training is essential for him to compete in international competitions. However, He’s currently having difficulties to afford his overseas training in Australia, where his coach is, after his sponsors stopped financial supports since 2012 London Olympic Games finished.]
Source: Newsen via Nate
Translated by: dedicatee.wordpress.com
Shared by: JYJ3
Note: JYJ and Park are both goodwill ambassadors of 2014 Asian Games. [via @incheonAG2014en / 2014 Incheon Asian Games]
JYJ3 
*clap..clap..clap..!! cannot say anything than proud of you JYJ and C-Jes…^^
this is so strange…this guy is an Olympic champion…why isn’t the government paying for his training?
I’m not sure but I think most athletes everywhere depend on sponsors especially if they’re training overseas. Son Yeon Jae, the rythmic gymnast had to use her own money to go train in Russia. The more high profile you are, the more sponsors you attract.
And is it me, but is the article a bit weird? They funded KRW 50 000 000, but why is the total KRW 13 000 000?
I think the target is KRW 50.000.000, and at the moment it’s already been raised for about KRW 13.000.000 from JYJ, Baek ChangJu, Lee JungJae, and Song JiHyo, so they need another 37.000.000 more to meet the target. That’s why they want to encourage more people to donate.
That would make sense, except makes the article even weirder because it specifically said JYJ, Lee JungJae and Jihyo donated KRW 50 000 000 already.
@iraa,
I think it’s just the language. Or lost in translation.
“The project aims to encourage people to take park for Beijing Olympic Swimming Champion (and Silver Medalist at London Olympics) and 13,000,000 KRW has been raised.”
I think the 13 million won is from public donation. With the 50 million won donated by JYJ n Cjes artists, total amount raised would be 63 million won.
tq C-Jes for supporting their countrymen n friend………
p/s but why did Korean Gov did not sponsor their athlete who even got medal in Olympic? didn’t they have sport ministry or something?
It takes this much money to send an athlete to the olympics? That’s insane! I thought you enter the championship to win money instead of throwing money away into it. Why does this feel too much like gambling? I hope C-Jes knows what he’s doing.
JYJ == > T.O.P … 🙂
Aww, they’re such a nice friends. Thumbs up JYJ
ok.. i dont know why the Sport Ministry wont sponsored PTH, hopefully it isnt because his incident in the London Olympic, that cause him to lose a gold medal.
ps : PTH was the athlete who was being photographed while he was listening a music from his music player by medias/fans then later it was found out he was listening to JYJ songs (SKKS scandal Chajatta more exact), wasnt he?
Park tae hwan!!!!was rooting for him last time..glad jyj took part in contributing 🙂
because they are JYJ…im not surprised at all…
imma proud fan…indeed!
wow!! JYJ is more supporting than Korean government. 🙂
I thought the government would pay for him ._. Nevertheless, I’m glad our boys is supporting their friend!
Ah…. swimming is one of my favourite part in Olympic Games, however a lot of countrys can’t afford for great pools. Just like in Korea mine countys also has a big problem with this. However it is great example that not always you need the best coditions to be an olympic champion. We also have one. I’m happy that Korea also has!!! 🙂 JYJ and Tae Hwan Park Fighting!!!
This is why I love them~
This is truly a wonderful act of friendship. On the questioning side, I thought a country like SK would have an Olympic training facility that would allow for this. I guess I thought wrong. Even if his coach is in Australia, there should be some workout facility that provides an athlete a place to enhance his/her skills. Best of luck PTW. Loved you on Running Man with SYJ!
another noteworthy project for JYJ to be involved in and i am not surprised at all. they are good people with genreous hearts who realized the secret of happiness=helping others and giving of their means to help others. only by giving does one really receive things back. one of the things i love them for 🙂 lets hope this will spearhead efforts to provide more training areas for their athletes.
I’m soooooo happy for Park Tae Hwan!!! I’m gonna see him in the next month’s World Championship here in Barcelona! I was gonna root for him since he’s my favorite swimmer but now knowing what JYJ did for him,I’m gonna be rooting for him with all my all! I knew JaeJoong was friends with him but had no idea Junsu and Yoochun were as well. Truly, JYJ friends are really blessed to have them, they know they’ll always be there for them!
I guess since they have lots of good athletes so it might be hard to get sponsors compare to my country, it’s quite easy especially if they had won any medals in Olympic before…
but I’m so glad c-jes family one of those sponsorship..good job guys..
I think Park Tae Hwan has adisagreement with the Korea Swimming Federation, that’s why he doesn;t get fund from the gov. http://english.khan.co.kr/khan_art_view.html?code=710100&artid=201303281902577
the federation is stupid..if he were to win medals they would definitely be there to try to share his limelight…seriously what is the point of representing a country which does not appreciate your talent and contribution?
I could say that something like that happen. Remember the time he was disqualified ? It trended and i don’t know what they were talking about but i think it was a serious matter. D:
Well, all we can do now is pray that he will get gold medal for his next swim (and donate if we can^^) to tell how the KSF lost something great d:
This is so great! Good luck to Tae Hwan Park!