BTS members Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, RM, V, Jin and SUGA put up a great show wherein they auctioned their priceless possessions and commodities and helped raise a huge fund. A report on timesofindia.com talked about it and we take reference from that for our story.
The boy band joined a host of other singers to auction off pieces ranging from jewellery to clothing, music instruments, memorabilia, and more to raise money for providing assistance to people in the music industry in times of need. For the big auction, BTS donated their custom Grammy outfits, a signed guitar and J-Hope’s custom rings.
According to reports, the boys helped collect over Rs 1.8 crore.
Check the tweet here.
The Music Cares charity auction took place and the winning bid for the Dynamite suits was $160k, $11,520 for Hobi’s ring, $6.4k each for the other 2 rings. That’s a total of $184,320. Amazing!! @BTS_twt #BTS #방탄소년단 https://t.co/ed18tM7ZsZ pic.twitter.com/Q25v3ovgtB
— bora ✨✨ (@modooborahae) January 30, 2022
BTS donated their Grammy ensembles, including their custom-made Louis Vuitton suits that they wore during the ‘Dynamite’ performance. The outfits sold for a whopping $160,000, or approx Rs 1 crore.
Apart from their suits, they had also donated an Epiphone brand 56 Les Paul Pro ebony electric guitar signed by the band members which sold for $64,000 aka Rs 47.7 lakh. And J-Hope auctioned off unique rings that he wore during the 2021 Grammy performance. Two rings fetched $6,400 (Rs 4.7 lakh) while the third ring sold for as high as $11,520 (8.59 lakh).
With this, their complete contribution towards the auction amounted to nearly a staggering $250,000 or Rs 1.8 crore.
Amazing feat, right?