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Celebrities pay tribute to 'Liberation Day of Korea'

Posted by starsung89 pts Thursday, August 15, 2013

2AM, Jo Kwon, 2NE1, CL , B2ST, Doojoon, Dongwoon, f(x), Sulli, miss A, Suzy, Girls

2NE1, B2ST, Baek Ah Yeon, Girls' Generation,�and more paid their tribute to�Gwangbokjeol ('Liberation Day of Korea', literally 'Restoration of Light Day') on August 15!

2NE1's CL and Dara�as well as Girls' Generation's Taeyeon�honored the holiday by setting the Korean flag as their wallpaper on their social media accounts.�B2ST's Dongwoon also honored the day on his Twitter, sharing, "Today is Gwangbokjeol.�Wherever I go, I carry the pride of being Korean, and I keep the Taegeukgi [Korean national flag] inside my heart."�Doojoon also shared his tweet.

Baek Ah Yeon tweeted, "Today is Gwangbokjeol. 8.15 is the 68th anniversary of our independence! If you digitally put up the Korean flag through the link below, it will help fund foundations which help comfort women in need, so I hope a lot of people participate! ? http://www.ustream.tv/kr/korea."

DJ DOC's Kim Chang Ryul�tweeted, "I love our nation South Korea!! South Korea hooray!!"�Singer Kim Jang Hoon shared on his me2day, "Although education on the history of any nation is important, our nation especially has a tense history concerning Dokdo and comfort women as well as territorial issues, so it is even more important. Without history, there can be no future."

Girls' Generation's Seohyun wrote on her group's official homepage, "Everyone! Today is the 68th annual Gwangbokjeol! I hope you spend a meaningful day with a thankful heart for the fighters and honorable men who sacrificed for South Korea!"

Her groupmate Sunny�tweeted, "I'm spending Gwangbokjeol in another country... I'm proud to be a Korean citizen. I'll recognize the meaning of today more deeply in my heart, and I'd like to thank all the people who sacrificed themselves for our country. The 68th Gwangbokjeol. I love you. South Korea."

miss A's Suzy tweeted, "It's Gwangbokjeol. Let's remember the meaning of that day once again."

f(x)'s Sulli also shared on her me2day, "Today is Gwangbokjeol! I will try to live out this day with a thankful heart for the martyrs who fought for our nation's independence! Let's put up the Korean flag together, everyone."