“Our donation fairy”- Fans react as Stray Kids’ Felix donates 200M KRW to 3 charities on occasion of his 25th birthday

On Monday, September 15, 2025, the South Korean news outlet, Celeb Media, released a report stating that Stray Kids' Felix donated around 200 million KRW to three charities on his 25th birthday. 100 million KRW was sent to Samsung Medical Center, and around 50 million KRW was given to UNICEF and World Vision, respectively.

This donation by Felix is expected to be used to fund different causes for all three charities.

Samsung Medical Center will use the fund to support the medical treatments of children and adolescents. UNICEF will be using the funds for nutrition, water, and sanitation projects in Laos, while World Vision will be supporting children who are in need of family care through the donation.

Here's what the Stray Kids member stated alongside his donation to the three different charities:

"Thanks to the unwavering love from my fans, I am deeply moved to be able to participate in sharing for a brighter future for children both domestically and internationally. I sincerely hope that all children can dream freely."

When this news landed on the internet, many fans and netizens were moved by the idol's selfless and commendable act. Since this wasn't the idol's first time donating to a good cause, many fans and netizens cheered and celebrated his continuous effort to help and fund meaningful projects.

One user wrote on X:

"what a meaningful donation for his birthday..our donation fairy strikes again!have a blessed birthday Felix our angel LEE FELIX GLOBAL BLUEPRINT"

Many fans and netizens continued to share their heartwarming reactions on social media platforms like X.

Others also shared their thoughts and opinions on the same.

Stray Kids' Felix talks about his recent donation to three charities during his birthday Weverse livestream

During Stray Kids' Felix's birthday Weverse livestream, the idol started by thanking STAYs, the K-pop boy group's fandom, for their donations for many causes under the idol's name as a birthday present. However, the idol also explained that he hoped for more such donations to happen, not because he did it, but to bring a better change to the world.

Here's what he stated:

"I thank everyone for donating so much money, and it's not like you have to but you know there are people that donate because of the way they wanna show love to me or because they feel like it and you know I'm very grateful that a lot of people do want to donate to those kids in need."

The idol continued:

"But what I truly want to say is as you donate I hope and wish that you wouldn't do this just because I did it but because you truly wanted to help these people that are in need. So through that feeling, through your own heart I pray that you can show them the amount and care that they need. You know, at a time like this so, I truly wanna say thank you."

He also explained the reason behind his donation, saying he hoped people could work together to make the world a little better.

"I did this massive donation to spread awareness but also to make a huge difference, if I can that is, hah," he remarked.

Following the recent news, fans and netizens have been celebrating Stray Kids' Felix's birthday while following in his footsteps to help those in need.

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