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BTS member Suga attends an event in Seoul on July 26, 2023. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Book co-authored by BTS's Suga on music-based social skills training to be released Thursday

A book co-authored by BTS's Suga on social skills development for young people with autism spectrum disorder will hit bookstores on Thursday, Severance Hospital announced Tuesday.

2026.3.17

BTS Suga's Min Yoongi Center for patients with autism spectrum disorder opens at Severance Hospital

The Min Yoongi Center, a new facility at Severance Hospital dedicated to patients with autism spectrum disorder, opened on Tuesday. It was established with a 5 billion won donation from BTS member Suga, whose real name is Min Yoon-gi.

2025.10.1

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BTS member Suga visits Severance Hospital to volunteer his musical talent while serving as a social service worker in this screen capture of a video uploaded to the hospital's YouTube channel. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Suga's music students don't know he's in BTS: 'He never missed a session'

BTS member Suga donated $3.7 million to open an autism treatment center, supporting children through music-based therapy while actively participating in sessions during his military service.

2025.6.26

Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo speaks at a meeting at the Health Ministry in Sejong on Tuesday. [HEALTH MINISTRY]

University hospitals suspend appointments Tuesday as doctors walk out

SNU Hospital and Severance Hospital suspended outpatient appointments and surgeries on Tuesday after their medical professors walked off in support of junior doctors on strike against the government’s plan to increase medical recruitment.

2024.4.30

JYP Entertainment Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Byun Sang-bong, pictured right, and Yonsei University Health System President and CEO Keum Ki-chang pose for a photo at a ceremony on Thursday, after JYP Entertainment donated 500 million won as medical expenses for underprivileged young patients treated at Severance Hospital. [YONSEI UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM]

JYP donates 500 million won to treat underprivileged children and teenagers in hospital

JYP Entertainment donated 500 million won ($363,500) to the Yonsei University Health System (YUHS) to be used for the treatment of underprivileged children and teenagers, the K-pop agency said Friday.

2024.4.26

AKMU donates 141 million won to welfare and environmental agencies to mark 10th anniversary

AKMU made a 141 million won ($102,350) donation to local welfare and environment institutions. The duo gave 47 million won each to Green Asia, Severance Hospital and the Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute.

2024.4.23

A group of medical professionals walk near a hospital in Seoul on Monday. Medical chaos is anticipated in Korea as trainee doctors at five major hospitals were set to submit their resignation letters by Monday to protest the government's decision to increase the enrollment quota at medical schools. [YONHAP]

Gov't, doctors wage war of nerves as protest resignations mount

Tension between the government and doctors in Korea is escalating amid concerns of medical chaos as interns and residents began submitting their resignation letters on Monday to protest the hike in enrollment quotas at medical schools.

2024.2.19

The Rehabilitation Hospital at Severance Hospital in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, is placed under cohort isolation Thursday after several coronavirus infections were traced to the building. [YONHAP]

Coronavirus cluster breaks out at Severance Hospital

At least 17 coronavirus patients have been traced to Severance Hospital in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, since Wednesday, health officials said, raising concerns about one of the nation’s largest hospitals.

2020.9.10