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Posted by ylee1 pt Tuesday, August 16, 2011

JYJ appointed as PR ambassadors for ICAAP10

At a press conference on August 16th, ICAAP10 [The 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific] officially appointed JYJ as their PR ambassadors. ICAAP10 is sponsored by UNAIDS and ASAP [AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific] and it's the first international AIDS-related conference held in the Republic of Korea. ICAAP10 is also expected to be the largest AIDS conference organized in the Asia-Pacific region. The chairman of the local organizing committee of ICAAP10, Cho Myung Hwan, commented, "Appointing JYJ as our ambassadors will help share common goals in the Asia Pacific region to prevent and fight against AIDS." On their goals for this conference, Cho Myung Hwan stated, "We are hoping to provide an opportunity to rightly recognize signs of AIDS for young adults in the ages of 16- 24, who make up about 50% of AIDS patients". In addition, the chairman commented, "The successful launching of ICAAP10 conference symbolizes that the Republic of Korea serves as a leading country of Asia not only in economic growth but also with culture and social responsibility". At the conference, JYJ member, Park Yoochun stated, "As the PR ambassador, I have learned that AIDS patients can lead a healthy lifestyle with proper treatment" and added, "We are trying to break free the misconceptions of AIDS. We, JYJ, will do our best to raise awareness in Asia". Source & Photo: News Nate

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