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Top Stars to Attend Paris Hilton's Benefit Party
Top Korean celebrities will attend a charity party held by the visiting pop heiress Paris Hilton.
Jeong Woo-seong, Jo In-seong, Lee Jeong-jae, Lee Dong-geon, Ok Joo-hyeon, Jo Yeo-jeong and the female band LPG will attend the party held Friday 9 pm at the Cheongdamdong club 'The Circle.'
Some 20 celebrities and 50 models received the invitation. A portion of the party's proceeds will be used to help Korean heart disease patients.
The event's host The Circle said that "all celebrities invited have confirmed their attendence."
Meanwhile the female band LPG, which was in Cambodia this week as PR envoys for the NGO Save the Children, has returned home and resumed activities. They are nominated for best female band for the MNET-KM Music Festival opening Nov. 17.
Source : http://english.kbs.co.kr/mcontents/entertainment/1488797_11692.html
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