Among those participants in the event were veteran actor Choi Min-sik who stars in the 2014 South Korean box-office hit “Roaring ‘Currents” on the victory of Adm. Yi Sun-sin's 12 “Turtle Ships” against a Japanese fleet of 133 in 1597; Yoo Jae-suk, a comedian and television comedy show host nicknamed the "MC of the nation"; Jo In-sung who stars in SBS’ Wednesday-Thursday evening drama “It’s Okay, That’s Love”; professional golfer Kim Ha-neul; and actor and entertainer Lee Kwang-soo.
Others included a number of K-pop stars, such as Leeteuk of boy band Super Junior; Suho of boy group EXO; Lizzy of girl group Afterschool; Dongju of boy band ZE:A; and Lee Gi-kwang of boy group B2ST.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which has quickly spread around the world through social media, is to raise money and awareness to battle the disease.
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Park Sae-jin
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