When Ha Young boasted about his "traitorous great-great-grandfather"... Xian ran to raise funds for building a home for descendants of independence activists [Star Issue]

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Singer Xian (54, real name Noh Seung-hwan) successfully completed his annual charity marathon "815 Run" once again this year.

On the 16th, Xian posted behind-the-scenes photos from the "2026 815 Run," held on the 15th (Liberation Day), along with a personal message on his Instagram. Notably, he revealed that "It will be okay, Republic of Korea! Through the '2026 815 Run' marking the 81st anniversary of Liberation Day, 2.648275 billion won was donated to Habitat for Humanity to build homes for descendants of independence activists," drawing significant attention.

Xian stated, "Over seven years, I ran 81.5 km seven times, raising a total of 10.6 billion won in donations." He added, "When preparing for the first '815 Run' in 2020, we set a goal to raise 10 thousand won. In the first year, 3.3 billion won was raised. By the fifth year last year, we exceeded our initial target of 10 thousand won and raised 1.3 billion won. On the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day last year, 3 billion won was raised. This year, 2.6 billion won has been raised by Liberation Day, and if this continues through the end of the year, over 3.3 billion won is expected to be collected."

He continued, "We promised to run 81.5 km with the intention of building a home for a descendant of an independence activist. After completing and dedicating the first house to Grandmother Kim Geum-soon, we pledged to build up to 100 homes. Over seven years, running 81.5 km on Liberation Day, we have completed and dedicated 23 homes, and this year we are building up to the 33rd home. Only 67 homes remain. We've almost made it. With the 2.64 billion won raised this year, we will continue building the 34th, 35th, and 36th homes. Then, after preparing diligently for another 364 days, we will run the 81.5 km again next year on the 82nd anniversary of Liberation Day," evoking deep emotion.

Xian expressed, "I sincerely thank all 19,450 '815 Runners' who participated and every company that supported us. Will you join us in the '815 Run' again next year? It will be okay, Republic of Korea. Thank you. We will never forget."

The "815 Run" is a charity marathon campaign that reflects on the meaning of Liberation Day—the day the nation regained its light—and expresses gratitude toward independence activists who dedicated their lives to the country. It conveys the hopeful message: "It will be okay, Republic of Korea!"

Xian and Habitat for Humanity Korea, an international non-profit housing welfare organization, have been organizing the "815 Run" since 2020, marking its seventh year this time. Participants in the "2026 815 Run" included Xian, actors Park Bo-gum, Jin Sun-kyu, and others.

Notably, this year's "815 Run" drew even more attention amid controversy surrounding Ha Young's great-great-grandfather Ahn Sang-ho, labeled a traitor, which has engulfed the Korean entertainment industry. The scandal intensified after it was revealed that Ahn Sang-ho, whom Ha Young had praised as a doctor on KBS 2TV's 'Problem Children of Oktopus Room,' is suspected of poisoning 'Ko Jong (황제)'. Additionally, Ha Young's past remarks from a variety show—"Our family has five refrigerators. So even if I take food to my rental apartment, no one notices. They absolutely don't know. It rots every day because we never eat it. So I take everything that could be useful"—were unearthed, sparking public outrage.

It will be okay, Republic of Korea!

On the 81st anniversary of Liberation Day

Through the "2026 815 Run"

2.648275 billion won was donated to Habitat for Humanity to build homes for descendants of independence activists.

Over seven years, running 81.5 km seven times, a total of 10.6 billion won has been donated.

When preparing for the first "815 Run" in 2020, we set a goal to raise 10 thousand won. In the first year, 3.3 billion won was raised. By the fifth year last year, we exceeded our initial target of 10 thousand won and raised 1.3 billion won. On the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day last year, 3 billion won was raised. This year, 2.6 billion won has been raised by Liberation Day, and if this continues through the end of the year, over 3.3 billion won is expected to be collected.

We promised to run 81.5 km with the intention of building a home for a descendant of an independence activist.

After completing and dedicating the first house to Grandmother Kim Geum-soon,

we pledged to build up to 100 homes. Over seven years, running 81.5 km on Liberation Day, we have completed and dedicated 23 homes, and this year we are building up to the 33rd home.

Only 67 homes remain now.

We've almost made it^^

With the 2.64 billion won raised this year, we will continue building the 34th, 35th, and 36th homes.

Then, after preparing diligently for another 364 days, we will run the 81.5 km again next year on the 82nd anniversary of Liberation Day.

I sincerely thank all 19,450 "815 Runners" who participated and every company that supported us.

Will you join us in the "815 Run" again next year?

#ItWillBeOkayRepublicOfKorea #ThankYouWeWillNeverForget

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