WHO chief meets K-pop group ENHYPEN to celebrate blood drive
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met K-pop group ENHYPEN in Seoul to recognize their global blood donor campaign.
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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with K-pop group ENHYPEN in Seoul to celebrate the success of a joint campaign for World Blood Donor Day. UN News and AllAfrica News both reported that the meeting took place in Korea. AllAfrica News specified that the gathering occurred in Seoul on October 22. [1][2]
UN News reported that the head of the organization met members of the band to acknowledge their campaign work, which harnessed music, social media, and their global fan community known as ENGENE. AllAfrica News reported that the partnership aimed to inspire young people around the world to donate blood and save lives through voluntary, unpaid blood donation. [1][2]
The campaign originally targeted World Blood Donor Day in June 2026, according to UN News and AllAfrica News. UN News reported that the head of the health agency called blood the most precious gift that anyone can give to another person. [1][2]
In short
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met K-pop group ENHYPEN in Seoul on October 22.
- The meeting celebrated a joint collaboration for World Blood Donor Day 2026.
- The initiative targeted young people and utilized the group's global fan base to encourage voluntary blood donation.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Blood brothers: WHO chief joins ENHYPEN to celebrate drive successUN News, 13h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Africa: WHO and Enhypen Join Efforts to Inspire Young Blood Donors GloballyAllAfrica News, 13h ago
- [3]WHO Chief Joins ENHYPEN to Celebrate Blood Donation Drive SuccessMirage News, 4h ago
- [4]ENHYPEN Meets WHO Director-General to Boost Blood Donation조선일보, 23h ago
- [5]ENHYPEN: ‘BLOOD SAGA’ World Tour in TokyoMetropolis Japan, 1d ago
- [6]ENHYPEN, Promoters of Blood Donation, Meet with WHO Director-Generalnews.sbs.co.kr, 1d ago
- [7]ENHYPEN — K-pop Group Meets WHO Chief for Global Blood Donation SuccessThe Korea Daily, 1d ago
Background
- [8]Chief Keef on Wikipedia
- [9]Kang Daniel on Wikipedia
- [10]Blood on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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