Jung Yong-hwa of boy band CNBLUE has been selected the face of an official Chinese campaign to promote education in impoverished rural areas.
Jung becomes the first foreign celebrity to promote a Chinese state campaign.
Celebrities also perform at charity concerts.
Jung also became the first male Korean cover model of Chinese Elle and stars in the Chinese movie “Emperors Cook Up a Storm” as a chef.
Park Sa-lim, Seoul
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