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12th Feb 2013 from Twitlonger
[trans] (more of sooyoung's talk…) Because there's so little info about RP in Korea, and the majority of info is in English, her dad felt that he wanted to share information on it with people with it in Korea. So he started translating them and posting them online, and started his activities in the eradication of blindness.
Shin Dongyup: Has [your dad] fully recovered?
Sooyoung: No, but his is just progressing slower compared to other patients. But he's keeping in contact with Lee Dongwoo (Tin Tin Five singer who has gone blind from RP), and he comes to all of the events, and sings. The problem is that funds for research are lacking, so I wanted to help him. But I'm not active on my own, and there's also the company, so there were a lot of things to think about/consider. So I think he wasn't able to ask for my help without hesitation. After he found out there is a way to treat it, not too long ago, he officially requested help from our company. And about four of our members (Sooyoung, Taeyeon, Seohyun, Tiffany), are currently active as ambassadors.
There was a seminar he had to go to in Daejeon, and he asked me if i could come and say a few words, so I said that of course I would. So I was on my way there, but I got in a car accident. Through that accident, I fractured my tailbone, so I couldn't attend our concert. The accident was a little serious. It made me think that it would have been nice if I could attend the event, and my dad wouldn't feel so burdened. After that, he was sorry about asking me for help already, so the first thing I thought about was him worrying about this. And, just as I expected, he felt really sorry to me.
(…) Shin Dongyup: How did it feel attending [the event]?
Seohyun: Sooyoung unnie seemed really sorry about it, but I don't think it's anything to be sorry about. We're like family, so she doesn't need to feel sorry at all, and we're going to be with her in the future as well, so I wish she wouldn't feel like that at all.
Sooyoung: International fans collected funds and sent them, and in Korea, our fanclub has their own volunteer group. So whenever there is an event, they do volunteer work helping those who can't see, so I would like to take this moment to say thank you all very much.
(last message to her dad)
When I was first learning to ride a bicycle, my dad gave me the nickname of 'little hero'. But I've gotten so big now, I'm in the position where I can help him. He thinks I've become really big, but I'm still my dad's youngest daughter and 'little hero'. My 'big hero' is you, dad, so if a little hero and big hero cross, I think a bright world that you see with your heart will come about. I love you, dad.