le goddamn fucking sigh.

as for her 'no comment,' i think that's the way to go.

"“What’s 850 million won to a celebrity?”

And in fact, even though Moon Young is, I think, an A-list earner, 850 million will be a big, big chunk of her current income this year. She'll feel it too.

Moon Young is in a unique position from other young star, because future greatness is kinda expected from her, exceeding merely just acting well. In turn, she's taken on the challenge of being a role model, as well as establishing her identity as an artist. She's amazingly, amazingly self-possessed for somebody still so young and under the public eye.

"Of course, you don’t get to be such a huge target of netizen idiotry without amassing a loyal fanbase as well, and Moon’s are countering,"

Yeah, and to be fair, the laws of averages come into play. You take the good, you takes the bad, you take them both, and there you have the size of Moon Young's tremendous celebrity.

"“If people are going to get abused for good deeds, who’s going to donate?”"

They even get abused by some English language sites whenever they do a good deed.

What the heck is up with netizens nowadays?! I'm glad a political figure is stepping up this time and I hope poor Moon Geun-young isn't taking this to heart.

is it just me? or does her eyes look a bit crossed in that picture...?

Please do not mind them Moon Geun-young! Just do what you think is right. Do not let those distractors overpower your kindness. :)

Personally, I'm a huge Moon Geun-Young fan, so I'm totally on her side in this issue. I really hope that all the netizens that are hating on her right now start to see how great her deeds really are. I don't know, I just think it's really unfortunate and unfair that it's so hard for celebrities to do GOOD things.

OMG...what's up with netizens these days...

MGY, your "no comment" was right!

I know you can't based this on looks, but really Geun-young doesn't look like a person to manipulate her reputation through charitable giving.

MGY do what u think is right...

as for "cruel" netizen... GTH... hahha

wats wrong with ppl, ppl get in trouble for doing good, and get in trouble for doing bad. y r so many netizens so negative now a days, i even avoid those gossip sites cause it just ruins my appetite.

this what we call with HAVE-TO-KILLED-NETIZEN okay with criticized acting , but this too, they must be sick i hope korean soon made their regulation to solve this netizen problem

what ever the motive is, the money is for a good cause...

Haven't people learned from the sad suicide of Choi Jin-Shil?????

poor Moon. yeah she should just go with "no comment" and ignore the bs. Why not criticize celebs that never donate huh? Complainers are always going to have something negative to say either way

It is absolutely amazing to see the public turn on a celebrity so quickly without so much as hesitation or compassion. The Korean public is fickle and aggressive, as evidenced by what happened to actress Choi Jin-Sil, and my heart goes out to Moon, who though only in her early twenties has done more than most in helping the unfortunate and changing the world for the better. Her intentions have been well-received before, as you allude to her being called an "angel of kindess" for her charitable efforts. As such, it baffles me as to why people are so critical of her 850 million won donation to charity. Do you think that Korean society is unique in its unyielding, increasingly harmful antagonism toward celebrities? Or do you think that Korean celebrities in particular are more inherently vulnerable or defeated against such attacks? Cyber bullying is extremely problematic in not only belittling people and destroying their spirits, but also humiliating and disgracing their reputations. I hope that people will begin to realize that cyber abuse, though seemingly insignificant and minor, has the potential to do great damage to a person's life. What could possibly be the reasons behind attacking Moon for donating money to charity? What has caused this irrational suspicion of celebrities, including the most innocent and positively-received ones?

PLEASE. im praying that she wont get too emotional and turn to suicide like how other net-slander drives korean celebrities to..

PLEASEEE....

Gloria PArk i ma agree with You

people have no sense these days - donation is donation. at least it's for a good cause no matter what the reason. quite sure a lot of these charities could use all the help they can get. in regards to the amount being a drop in the bucket for the stars, let's see what these people (those who criticize) are donating & see if their percentages match up.
kudos to her though, for donating anonymously, at least at first, though i wished she would have kept it that way. unless someone else leaked the info, it makes it look more like a publicity stunt. really like the "no comment." shows class. :)

People are so bitter these days. Hope MGY don't take these dumb netizens' words to heart.

Aww. Well, I guess it sounds like she's handling it okay. I swear, celebrities should have to take a class on how to ignore bitter-about-life netizens.

By the way, is anyone subbing POTW? I went to start watching it last night and couldn't find subs being released anywhere.

im sorry dramabeans. im new. what and who are netizens?

Think of all the people who get to benefit from the celebrity's donation & voluntary works. The amount may mean nothing to the stars and not much to normal people, but it does mean a lot to the needy. The mere fact that those celebrities are contributing back to the society and helping other people is worth applauding. Not to mention that such acts also encourage some of their fans to follow suit and do something to help less fortunate people. Even when the stars do it for personal purposes (which I don't believe is Moon's case - she has always been low profile about her charity), the most important thing is still that there are people whose lives have been improved thanks to their deeds, and that enough is worth our recognition and respect.

Invisibelle, better check here:
http://bimbibap.com/2008/11/painter-of-the-wind-english-subtitles/