Kang Je-gyu, Jackie Chan, Park Jin-young
International martial-arts and action-comic star Jackie Chan will join hands with Korean singer/producer Park Jin-young and film director Kang Je-gyu to help the victims of the recent earthquake in Sichuan, China.
JYP Entertainment said yesterday that Chan has solicited the help of his two Korean friends -- Park and Kang -- to launch a charity project featuring K-pop stars. JYP, the country's leading pop artist management company led by Park, said that Park has responded by writing an inspirational song of hope which will be recorded with top-notch K-pop stars including himself.
"I'm always proud of being an Asian," said Park, the first Asian songwriter to sell a song to an American superstar (including Will Smith and Nick Carter), in a press release issued by the Korean entertainment giant. "I hope the project will provide the victims with help, though not much."
Kang, one of the country's hottest filmmakers best known for his mega blockbuster "Taegukgi (2004)," meanwhile, will produce the song's music video. "The earthquake in China is the tragedy of entire Asia. I believe we all should do what we can do to help the victims for our own goods, as well," the 46-year-old director said in the press release.
JYP said that Chan will be visiting Seoul starting today to observe the recording of the Asian version of "USA for Africa" and filming of the music video. The lineup of singers who will be participating in the project has yet to be released, though JYP said Park has been contacting a wide variety of top-notch Korean entertainers and other celebrities, including singer and actor Rain.
According to JYP, Chan is also considering giving a charity concert in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan Province, along with the project's participants, the plans of which are expected to be finalized in a few days.
By Lee Yong-sung
(danlee@heraldm.com)
Source:http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/
