Seunggi spends his free Saturdays volunteering!

*** UPDATED with more BTS photos ***

Making his super popular glazed sweet potatoes shown recently on 1n2d… Early Saturday, there were a few tweets and dclsg posts about sightings of Seunggi doing some sort of community work.  Some said reporters were also there…

But now there’s proof in just one perfect photo.  Everything I love about my ideal guy is depicted in this photo!  The fitted, laid back outfit, still stylish but appropriate for a community service event.  Cooking rather than solely doing some heavy intensive labor!  And spending his free time volunteering and smiling while doing it!

Seunggi needs to really stop with all this volunteering and community service stuff because that’s what really makes us girls go over the edge!  Especially when it comes from a celeb who does it with sincerity despite a crazy busy schedule!

Sure, some of these events are probably tied to his endorsement contracts, but we know how much Seunggi finds this stuff rewarding and how he, early on, already committed to being involved in charitable work separate from his contracts and industry work…

From back in March 2010:  Lee Seung Gi donates 1억 (updated)

It was revealed today that Seunggi pledged to donate 1억 ($90,000 US) to a KBS welfare foundation.  A representative for the foundation said Seunggi had always had great empathy for these persons who were less fortunate.

They said that Seunggi, without others knowing, had always been involved in campaigns to help and sponsor the less fortunate.  And that this foundation, per Seunggi’s request, would use the donated money to provide weekly allowances to these needy persons.

Seunggi said “I ended up learning a lot by seeing the participants’ love among their family members.  I wanted to give them a present of hope to them.  It may not be sufficient, but I hope that my small support and donation would be of support to them.”

When asked about his name being attached to this, Seunggi said “In order to be responsibility-minded and have a heart of continously putting into practice these things, I attached my name to this.  And like the meaning of the name, I want to be able to help and accompany others by sharing.”

Can’t wait to hear more about Saturday’s event!  And I’m so loving Cody right now!

But public relations wise, hope that’s not the press photo… Seunggi looks hot in those jeans, but it may not be the most appropriate public release photo!  Ha.

More BTS photos…

Maybe it’s because we’ve gotten so used to seeing his natural and sincere interactions with the local people in the deep rural areas of Korea through 1 Night 2 Days, but Seunggi really has an amazing ability of blending in with everyday people, and particularly here, with those who are less fortunate, in a way that seems genuine and real…  From the way he’s dressed, to his demeanor, to his interactions.

Definitely something not too common among K-celebs, or just celebs in general.  It takes some degree of skill for a celeb to do public service in a genuine,  sincere way.  No comment on the recent controversy surrounding SNSD’s Sooyoung, SuJu’s SiWon, and Shin Se Kyung’s hospital visit to see a Lou Gherig’s patient, but pictures speak a thousand words.

(photo credit: DClsg)

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• Note to guys~ Girls think volunteerism is hot!
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• SeungGi sends postcard to his dongseng fan
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