Soo-young expresses gratitude for her members' support during her father's battle with retinitis pigmentosa on a recent TV show.
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Soo-young of Girls' Generation talked about her father who is battling retinitis pigmentosa and expressed her gratitude to the members. Soo-young recently appeared as a guest on the tvN variety show 'You Quiz ON THE BLOCK' with Hyoyeon and Yuri from the new Girls' Generation unit 'Hyolys'. On that day, Soo-young said, 'My father is the chairman of the campaign to eradicate blindness' and 'In the past, whenever volunteer or support proposals came, he would go alone to participate.' She continued, 'When Yuri learned that fact, she said, 'Soo-young, your father is doing such wonderful things, why didn't you tell me? If there are things like that, let me know quickly.' reflecting on that time. She added, 'At that time, Yuri also made a donation, and the members have continued to participate in donations. I feel like they are carrying my family’s burden together.' Soo-young conveyed the sad news that her father has been battling retinitis pigmentosa for about 15 years and has now almost lost his sight, while expressing deep gratitude to the members who helped her as if it were their own family. In response, Yuri also said, 'I have also received such help from the members,' and 'When I felt that feeling snowballing and strongly supporting me, I became confident that nothing would be difficult from now on,' creating a warm atmosphere.
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