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SuperM to join WHO for ‘Big Event’ on World Mental Health Day

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SuperM to join WHO for ‘Big Event’ on World Mental Health Day
The event is the WHO's first online advocacy event for mental health

Korean boy group SuperM will be joining world leaders and international stars for the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Big Event for Mental Health, which will be free to stream on Saturday, October 10, or World Mental Health Day.

The event is the WHO’s “first-ever online advocacy event for mental health” and is part of their efforts to “focus on the urgent need to address the world’s chronic under-investment in mental health.”

The event will broadcast on October 10 via WHO’s social media accounts and website. The stream begins at 10 am EST, 11 pm in Korea, or around 10 pm in Manila.

Award-winning journalist Femi Oke will be hosting the event, which boasts of a lineup that includes Born This Way Foundation co-founder and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental HealthCynthia Germanotta, Tim Bergling Foundation founder Klas Bergling, and Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, among others.

SuperM is a South Korean “supergroup” introduced in 2019 by SM Entertainment and Capitol Music Group. Its members hail from SM Entertainment’s boy groups – Taemin from Shinee, Baekhyun and Kai from Exo, Taeyong and Mark from NCT 127, and Ten and Lucas from WayV.

The group released their first studio album, Super One, in late September 2020. – Rappler.com

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