Actor Jung Il Woo donated thirty thousand dollars for the families of the victim of the ferry disaster. Hope Bridge organization said on April 21, 2014, in an interview, "Actor Jung Il Woo called himself to the organization and shared his willingness to contribute for the rescue project and for the families of the involved." Actor Jung Il Woo's agency Star K entertainment said, "We were not aware of the fact that actor Jung Il Woo donated money for the ferry accident. I think he decided to donate money after looking for ways to help the accident." In related news, actor Jung Il Woo has been contributing to various children foundations such as Happy Bean. Other actors such as Joo Sang Wook, Song Seung Hun, and On Joo Wan also contributed to help out the families of the victims in the ferry accident.