Psychological counseling for artists due to the inheritance of the late Jonghyun sister and her younger brother "I hope we can overcome it together instead of suffering alone"

Sep 08, 2024

Kim So-dam, sister of the late SHINee Jong-hyun, will conduct a psychological counseling project for young cultural artists.

On the 6th, through the official account of Bitna, Jonghyun. A video titled 'A story that I wanted to tell but couldn't tell' was posted.

Kim, who introduced himself as `Kim So-dam, secretary-general of Bitina, a foundation and Jong-hyun's older sister.' `I feel like I'm officially greeting you in front of the camera for the first time. I feel like I've been hiding all along."

"I couldn't come up to the surface, but now I'm looking for ways to share my inner story," he said. "I think there must be stories that I wanted to tell but couldn't tell, and stories that I agonized over alone. I think there will be a way for us to overcome the difficulty of being alone. I hope we don't get stuck in that time and come out together and have a time to overcome it together," he said.

Jonghyun died on December 18, 2017. He was 27.

The bereaved families established a light foundation with the copyright fees left by Jonghyun in 2018 and are conducting a scholarship project for young artists who are having a hard time without an agency. In particular, it establishes and operates a center for psychological counseling and healing, helping youth and young artists engage in literary activities with a healthy mind.

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