Kim Hye-soo's Red-Carpet Outfit, Yuna Kim's Signed Children's Skates ... UNICEF's 80th-Anniversary Charity Auction

[Financial News] Actress Kim Hye-soo donated an outfit she wore on the red carpet at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, while Yuna Kim donated a pair of children’s skates she signed herself. Part of the auction proceeds will go toward health, education and nutrition support, as well as emergency relief, for children around the world facing hardship due to war, natural disasters and poverty.
According to the Korean Committee for UNICEF on the 13th, the “UNICEF 80th Anniversary Charity Auction” will be held at 4 p.m. on the 20th, World Children’s Day, at Seoul Auction Gangnam Center in Gangnam District, Seoul. Jointly organized by the committee and Seoul Auction, it is a special auction for the “2026 Auction Show,” which began on the 11th and runs through the 24th.
Kim Hye-soo was appointed a goodwill ambassador for the Korean Committee for UNICEF in 2017, while Yuna Kim was appointed an international goodwill ambassador for UNICEF in 2010. In 2023, Yuna Kim also donated proceeds from a charity auction of her portrait to emergency relief for children affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.
Twenty-one artists from Korea and abroad donated works. Among those taking part are Lee Bae, Kim Sun-woo, Lee Wal-jong, Shim Moon-seup, Chun Kwang Young and Kwon Ji-an, as well as Eddie Kang, Sarah Kim, Brian Rea and Eva Armisén.
Chefs Yoo Yong-wook and Kim Hee-eun, who are members of the UNICEF Crew, are also contributing their talents. Chef Yoo is offering a dinner voucher at Imok Smoke Dining, while Chef Kim is offering the opportunity to take a cooking class.
The two organizations signed an MOU last October to identify social contribution projects through art. In September, a follow-up agreement fleshed out plans to hold a charity auction. KB Securities is the lead partner, with Gana Art, OKNP, CMay Gallery and the Artsee Foundation also participating.
UNICEF was established on December 11, 1946, shortly after World War II, to help children affected by the war. November 20, the date of the auction, is the day the UN General Assembly adopted the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Heo Geum-ju, secretary-general of the Korean Committee for UNICEF, said, “I hope the goodwill gathered through this auction will bring hope and courage to children around the world.”
After registering as a Seoul Auction member and registering for a paddle (bidding number), participants can bid in person, in writing or by phone. The lots can be previewed on Seoul Auction’s website and on the fourth and fifth basement levels of the Gangnam Center. Tickets to the Auction Show cost 22,000 won, and re-entry is allowed during the event. Children aged 12 and under are admitted free.

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