Singer Cho Yong-pil has concluded his concert tour for the IVI with concerts in Seoul, Busan and Gwangju in December. Cho, the king of Korean pop music, has held “Cho Yong-pil Concerts with IVI” for the past nine months since April.

Cho, widely popular throughout his 40-year singing career, has promoted the IVI through his concerts that took him to over 15 cities nation-wide this year. He will also donate a portion of the proceeds from this year’s concerts to the Institute.
 
The concert tour is supported jointly by the Korea Support Committee for IVI, the vaccine producer, Green Cross, and The Team Communication, a public relations and event organizing agency and IVI Giving Club member.

Schedule for Cho´s last concerts for 2006

Seoul	Jamsil Gymnastics Hall	Dec. 8 - 10
Busan	KBS Hall	Dec. 23-25
Gwangju	Kim Dae-jung Convention Center	Dec. 31

For information, contact 82-2-881-1180, 1123, or jsohn@ivi.int.  

Meanwhile, expatriates and Korean volunteers jointly hosted a charity bazaar at Hyundai Department Store in Seoul on September 24, and raised over $ 7,000. Among contributors to the event were: apparel maker Missing Dorothy (IVI Giving Club); the volunteer group, Grapevine for IVI; fashion designer Andre Kim (IVI Goodwill Ambassador); beauty salon Lee Kyung Min Foret (Giving Club); music producer Trinity Music; and June Plus.