#sewol ferry disaster

[without-ado]

The 10th Anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster

꽃이 진다고 그대를 잊은 적 없다_세월호 10주기

On April 16, 2014, the Sewol ferry sank off on its way to Jeju Island, South Korea.

The news shocked the whole nation. Initially, the media reported that all the passengers on board had been rescued. But it soon turned out to be false.

Of the 476 people on board, 304 were killed. Most of the victims were high school students on a school trip to Jeju. They were told to stay in their ship cabins for rescue. They followed orders, but eventually, the ship sank with them trapped inside.

Meanwhile, the captain and some crew members were evacuated while the ship was sinking.

This catastrophic tragedy has sparked widespread social and political upheaval in South Korea.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the Sewol Ferry disaster. Rest in peace to all those who lost their lives in the disaster.

art: siksikhouse l H l 세월호참사 10주기 위원회

[goodbyeapathy8]

Today is the 10 year anniversary of the Sewolho Tragedy (세월호). 10 years since the day I have so many thoughts still, and the grief and anger that bubbles up but... there is one thing that I cannot forget and that still causes me incredible amounts of anger.

In the aftermath, it became clear that there were multiple fuckups on multiple levels by the government in the rescue operations as well as the accident happening itself.

Grieving parents began hunger strikes.

And somehow... somehow the grief over their dead children became a political issue, not a humanitarian one.

A group of conservatives called the ilbe, took it upon themselves to demonstrate some of the worst hatefulness I've seen from people. TW below for hate against grieving parents.

During the hunger strikes, they ate in front of the parents.

If that wasn't bad enough, they specifically ate fish cakes.

Why fish cakes?

The ilbe "joked" that fish ate the dead schoolchildren and that now they were a part of these fish cakes.

And it never stopped.

Ilbe members continue to harass parents who (rightfully) continue their activism to this day.

Most people outside of Korea don't know or remember this. What they remember is only the beauty of Korean people, protesting in the millions and successfully impeaching President Park Geun Hye who was missing for 7 crucial hours after the accident. ("Fun" fact? A lot of 4B movement activists regard her as their role model. Yes. Still. In 2019, feminist group WOMAD even took out an ad in Times Square to demand her release from prison.)

The fish cake incident was why I wasn't shocked when I saw various videos online of Zionists doing or saying similarly hateful things about Falasteen and Palestinians.

To take a humanitarian issue and twist it into a political one.

I have a lot of feels when people praise the efficiency and technological "forwardness" of Korea when I think of the Sewolho. Because it wasn't the first or last tragedy created by corruption and greed - it is one of MANY manmade disasters (Seongsu bridge collapse, Sampoong Mall collapse, Daegu subway fire, Itaewon Halloween crush, etc etc).

Korea is always one misstep away from yet another infrastructure disaster.

It is a complex country, like any other. There's no conclusion to this post because I struggle with complicated feelings regarding my home country and my own family but I wish people acknowledged the nuances more than look at it with rose colored glasses.

[eighthsensed]

Teen Vogue Excerpt – Why Queer Characters in LGBTQ Movies and BL Dramas Find Solace at the Beach

BY K-CI WILLIAMS JUNE 29, 2023

The Eighth Sense, a BL drama from South Korea, lives and dies by the beach. Oh Jun-taek plays Jihyun, a college student from a small town who struggles to acclimatize to metropolitan Seoul. When Jihyun joins the surfing club, he bonds with his senior, Jaewon, played by Im Ji-sub. As they fall in love, the beach becomes their spot for sleeping under the stars and even kissing in the ocean. “The beach is kind of like a tool that connects us,” Ji-sub tells Teen Vogue over Zoom, in his native Korean. Jun-taek adds that the “beach is very wide but Jihyun has been living in a world that has been very small,” and although “the ocean itself is very cold, the ocean was actually very warm for Jihyun.” It’s a site of transformation for them both, just as water metamorphoses between its forms.

Ji-sub names the beach as a “special spot” for Jaewon, “where he can relax and heal mentally as well.” Jaewon’s younger brother tragically passed away a number of years before we meet him in the series, and the trauma still sits with him. “I didn't realize how broad a range of emotions can be felt when you love someone until I played the character Jaewon, because it's something that I personally didn't experience,” Ji-sub says. Jaewon welcomes Jihyun into his place of significance, illuminating his dark spaces and ultimately bringing the pair together.

Jun-taek alludes to the title of the series, recalling our senses as human beings. Interoception, often called the eighth sense, is the brain’s perception of the body’s state, thanks to signals transmitted from our internal organs. Understanding these signals can help us regulate our physical and emotional state, though at the same time, trauma can inhibit those pathways. “The beach kiss scene was the sequence [in which] someone with pain and bad memories, PTSD in the past, turns into love and being healed by Jihyun,” Jun-taek says. “Although you have bad memories or trauma…you can be healed. Do not remain, do not stay with the pain.”

Inu Baek, one half of The Eighth Sense’s writer/director duo, attributes the beach to a specific cultural symbolism. He refers to the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s 2015 advice for South Korea to adopt comprehensive protections for all citizens, which would prohibit discrimination against the queer community. “We have not been able to enact the anti-discrimination law in Korea yet,” Inu tells Teen Vogue. He wanted to “give the Korean audience a message because Korea has experienced lots of disasters in the ocean” that are still ever-present traumas for citizens, such as the Sewol ferry tragedy — the show even pays tribute to those lost with a covertly placed yellow ribbon. “The beach symbolizes the hope of the harmony of this country,” Inu says.

A still from The Eighth Sense. COURTESY OF THE EIGHTH SENSE

The show’s other writer/director is Werner du Plessis, who offers the beach as a representation of “the ebb and flow of relationships, the way that they move, the way that they’re never consistent,” but also a “space that is simultaneously peaceful, while being extremely dangerous, like the ocean is such an unknown.” And also, quicksand exists. Intrinsic to our genesis as queer people is navigating identity, from day dot. As the intersection of two worlds, toeing the line between who society expects us to be and who we truly are inside, the beach is “such a beautiful metaphor for queer people,” Werner says, “because it’s exactly the way that we’re designed.”

[sangvislunae]

agent SEO SUNHWA has volunteered as a SCOUT in division four. they are 31 years old and resemble LEE JOOBIN of the good ol’ days. think they used to be a DISASTER RECOVERY SPECIALST FOR KOREAN RED CROSS back then, too. pity those days are over now. they’re a little NEUROTIC, but with their COMPASSION, they’re sure to make a fine addition to the unit. good luck and godspeed, soldier.

well hello hello everyone ! you can call me raroo and I'm so excited to join this rp and write with you (been waiting for a zombie themed rp again for a hot minute!!) !! I bring you my muse, sunhwa, a former korea red cross worker and kdr agent who has become jaded and pessimistic due to seeing how the kdr treated its fellow people during and after the outbreak. I don't have pages up yet but I hope to work on those today and tomorrow and get them up asap. in the mean time, under the read more I'll do a quick bio and some wanted plots! just click that little heart in the bottom corner and I'll come to bother you with plots. discord is available upon request!?

sis grew up the only daughter of a wealthy family and all their regrets and expectations were piled on her so she was in a thousand activities and doing the most constantly.

it worked out for the best as she got into yonsei university and graduated in 2015.

her first job had her dealing with the sewol ferry tragedy and needless to say it shook her and cemented in her that corruption couldn't be tolerated, especially if it was to benefit the haves at the risk of the have nots.

her job for the korean red cross saw her getting folded into the kdr leading up to the outbreak to try and mitigate disaster. needless to say it didn't go as planned and now everything is shit.

she hoped the kdr would be everything they said they'd be but seeing the reality has disillusioned her and once she was able to ditch them and join the fireflies she immediately took the opportunity.

she doesn't believe in the fireflies either tbh (not that she'll ever say that out loud) because she doesn't trust any group to be transparent and altruistic. she figures once the fireflies don't have a force to fight and unite against, they'll likely fall to corruption too but until that day comes she'll gladly use them to destroy the kdr.

she will push and start trouble if she thinks she knows something that can help others or make things easier. she's very outspoken but she's not a troublemaker or someone who starts issues for no reason.

she tries her best to be very kind and compassionate but something is just below the surface, her paranoia and neurosis.

if you knew her before the outbreak you'd think she was a pushover and maybe a bit naive and sheltered.

now she's closed off and detached but still wants to put humanity first.

she trusts very few people and may seem fake or disingenuous to some as she tries so hard to put on a good face??

plots that'd be fun??:

a love interest she ultimately betrays for the sake of her personal mission. m/f available.

obvi gotta be cliche and have someone who hates her/doubts her because of her former kdr affiliation.

someone who knew her before the fall. preferably friendly so we can have a cute found family plot?

someone who finds out her real motives? maybe they found a journal or saw her acting oddly and confronts her? the more dramatic the better!

I love angst and drama and slow burn so yeah!

someone she can vent to and wax poetically to about corruption and her wants for humanity and the future.

someone she can't stand. you rub her the wrong way and she gives you wide berth but something forces the two of you together.

?? literally anything and everything because I'm down. I have zero triggers and love dark and gritty and angsty so throw it at me!! (hope to add more and make a wanted plots page)

[jnctv2017]

애틀랜타에서 세월호 참사 희생자 기념 벤치 제막식 열려

애틀랜타에서 세월호 참사 희생자 기념 벤치 제막식 열려 -조지아주 브룩헤이븐 블랙번 공원 내 평화의 소녀상 옆에 건립 -애틀랜타 세사모 "이 행사가 세월호 참사 진실 밝히는 디딤돌 되기를"  세월호 참사 희생자들을 기리기 위한 세월호 벤치가 미국 조지아주 브룩헤이븐 블랙번 공원 내 평화의 소녀상 옆에 건립되었다. 제막식은 10월 5일(토) 오전 11시에 개최되었으며, 애틀란타 세사모 주최로 진행되었다. 이번에 설치된 벤치에는 "In memory of the 304 lives lost in the Sewol ferry disaster on April 16, 2014. Forever in our hearts(2014년 4월 16일 세월호 참사로 희생된 304명의 생명을 기억하며. 영원히 우리의 마음 속에)"라는 문구가 새겨져 있어, 세월호 참사로 희생된 304명을 영원히 기억하겠다는 의미를 담고 있다. 애틀랜타 세사모의 장승순 교수는 "2024년을 맞이하며 세월호 참사는 10주기를 지나게 되었습니다. 참사 초기에 가졌던 목적대로 진상규명을 이루지 못한 것에 아쉬움이 크지만, 그 사이 이태원 참사와 같은 또 다른 비극이 발생하면서 우리는 더 안전한 사회를 만들어야 할 책임을 통감하게 되었습니다. 세월호 벤치를 소녀상과 함께 두는 것은 생명의 소중함을 기억하고, 더 나아가 공동체적인 애정과 노력을 기울여야 할 과제를 상징합니다"라고 말했다. 장준필 씨는 "세월호 참사가 벌써 10년이 지났지만, 그날의 진실은 여전히 밝혀지지 못한 상태입니다. 이 벤치가 작은 증표일지라도 희생자들을 기억하고, 그들의 명복을 빌 수 있는 ��� 의미를 지니길 바랍니다. 또한, 이러한 뜻깊은 행사가 그날의 진실을 밝히는 데 한 발짝 더 나아가는 디딤돌이 되기를 간절히 바라며, 확실한 진실 규명을 통해 다시는 이러한 참사가 재발되지 않도록 사회적 시스템과 국가적 제도가 하루 속히 수립되기를 강력히 희망합니다"라고 말했다. 이번 행사는 세월호 참사 10주기를 기념하는 뜻깊은 자리였으며, 애틀랜타 지역 주민들과 활동가들이 함께 모여 희생자들을 추모하며 그들의 기억을 되새겼다. Read the full article

[smokefalls]

Title: dd’s Umbrella Author: Hwang Jungeun Translator: e. yaewon Publication Year of Translation: 2024 Publisher: Tilted Axis Press Genre: fiction, queer lit

This was a bit of an unusual book to read, the main reason for its unusualness being that it’s two novellas that are loosely connected primarily by modern South Korean history and politics (especially with how it takes place around the time the Sewol ferry disaster happened in 2014), but also by grief, both personal and national. In addition to the unusual setup, I found that this was a rather dense book to get through due to its politically charged nature, which I admittedly didn’t anticipate. Much of it is commentary on modern-day South Korea, so much so that it would be helpful for the reader to have some prior knowledge of what happened in the 2010s to really understand the gravity of the situation. It was also interesting to center queerness in this book, as it added a distinct perspective to how these characters were making sense of what was happening around them.

Between the two novellas, I found the second one far more compelling, perhaps because I thought it was clearer and more grounded. The first novella (‘d’) was interesting enough, and I especially appreciated how Hwang explored themes of loss and grief (particularly the personal), but there was something about the way it was written that I struggled a bit. As for the second novella (‘There Is Nothing That Needs to Be Said’), I was intrigued by how Hwang approached themes around resistance and grief (particularly the collective). I liked how she wove in news articles and quotes from various works of literature to craft Soyoung’s distinct way of seeing the world and how they tie to the political unrest happening right outside their door. More than anything, though, I thought the ending was haunting, especially considering what followed after the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye (i.e., the 2022 presidential elections).

I think this is a book I’d like to revisit in the future, because I feel that I didn’t fully appreciate it to the extent that I could have on my first readthrough. There was a lot of information to chew on, especially given the political content.

Content Warning: death; grief; police brutality; harassment; sexism; misogyny; lesbophobia; ableism; references to bullying, war, suicide, sexual assault, and genocide (specifically the Holocaust)

[without-ado]

2014년 4월 16일

어른이 된 후 가장 부끄럽고 죄스럽던 날.

너무도 어린 목숨들이 물속으로 사라지는 걸

뉴스를 보면서 실시간으로 목도했던 날.

지금도 믿고 싶지 않은 그 날의 비극.

10년이 지나는 동안

그 참담함과 고통이 불쑥불쑥 가슴을 뚫고 나왔다.

사무치는 미안함에 고개를 들 수 없는 날들이 있었다.

그리하여

슬픔은 오래 지속된다.

illus.(1)

[sroctre]

South Korea marks 10th anniversary of Sewol ferry disaster - https://devishop.gives/south-korea-marks-10th-anniversary-of-sewol-ferry-disaster/

[aajjks]

You can tell that person is as immature as a child in their head. I just looked at their page and it shows how delulu they are.

I think they said bts used a tragedy for some numbers. Like what? Spring day is beautiful? It's a tribute? In memory of those who died in the sewol ferry disaster isn't it? I can't remember if they confirmed it but it alludes to it so it's a beautiful think to do. What are they using to think? I just.. wow. Do they think the same of other people doing songs about tragedies to make sure people never forget it happened? These people are a new breed and they need to go away.

I don’t understand blinks obsession with BTS

[jz-ent]

Biggest Disaster in History | South Korea | Sewol Ferry Tragedy | Truth Revealed

https://youtu.be/f6c4ld-EpoA?si=j5LzmBw-gUcrfmU7

[fireflieshq]

agent SEO SUNHWA has volunteered as a SCOUT in division four. they are 31 years old and resemble LEE JOOBIN of the good ol’ days. think they used to be a DISASTER RECOVERY SPECIALST FOR KOREAN RED CROSS back then, too. pity those days are over now. they’re a little NEUROTIC, but with their COMPASSION, they’re sure to make a fine addition to the unit. good luck and godspeed, soldier.

born to a moderately wealthy family, sunhwa had the pressure of being the oldest child and the one her parents put all their expectations and regrets of their own personal failings on. 

spent long hours studying while also being pushed in every direction. was enrolled in ballet, gymnastics, chinese language lessons, and flute lessons which ate up all of her free time. 

struggled with maintaining grades with all the activities but her mother promised it would look good on her application to also do volunteer work and allowed her to drop ballet in an exchange. 

her biggest passion was gymnastics as it was the only place she felt free. she could take flight and ignore everything around her on the ground. 

much to sunhwa's chagrin, her mother was right and all the extracurricular activities and pushing to keep her grades up sees her receiving an acceptance letter to yonsei university for a masters in disaster and safety management, hoping to expand it to a phd in time. 

taking time away from school, sunhwa begins working for the korean red cross in 2015 and her first big disaster is the sewol ferry sinking, shaking her to her core. 

she's been on the job for a little over a year when she notices odd chatter through emails and the grapevine at the krc. they begin getting internal emails about pandemic awareness and planning but aren't given much else about the situation besides to prepare. 

her and her colleagues are called in and told they will be folded into the kdrt and are to report to them for information and assignments. 

with no spouse or children to go home to, sunhwa is one of the many kdrt agents who begin to basically live at the HQ, sleeping and eating there so work can be done at all times to be ready for if, not when, the infection makes its way to korea. 

despite what feels like months of prep, the infection hits and no one is ready for its effects and reach. they're barely able to hold on to quarantine zones and things quickly go south. sunhwa can feel everything she's ever known slipping through her fingers, upending the world around her. 

her allegiance to the kdrt is tenuous at best as the only thing they've done right in her eyes is trying to establish order and keep civilians alive. she thinks they've been sloppy, corrupt, and selfish in all other actions and finds herself questioning their authority more and more as time goes on and she sees how poorly they treat those who can't do anything for them or rise up against them. 

she chose her profession to help people and make the world a better place but finds that the kdrt isn't the place that's going to happen. leadership is toxic and would see the human race die out before they willingly give up power. 

she hears whispers of the fireflies and decides her talents and knowledge can be used better with them instead of the kdrt. she hopes to watch the kdrt go down in flames for their actions and inactions through the apocalypse. 

muse x [will be plotted] recruits her to the fireflies and they use her knowledge of the inner workings of the kdrt to make themselves stronger. the kdrt has made her a more hardened, a more cynical version of her pre-apocalyptic self. she finds it hard to believe in humanity and those in power anymore. 

she, however, doesn't let this slip past her finely polished veneer and chooses to button up her emotions for the betterment of the society she hopes to craft and see thrive. 

she's sure that her name is on a list somewhere within the kdrt and that they're likely actively looking for her but does her best to become a ghost and cut ties with everyone she knew, feeling no remorse. 

though she's outwardly loyal to the fireflies, her real alignment is with herself and her motives– the main being to destroy the kdrt. 

she sees the fireflies as a stepping stone and will align with them as long as they allow her to achieve her goals. 

she doesn't trust the kdrt or fireflies to lead as people can be kind and compassionate but groups of people are often corrupt or incompetent. 

she often thinks she would be a better leader than either group as she understands what it takes to rebuild and manage while not lusting for power or position. 

she's good at masking her motives behind her kind smile and public relation persona but due to it can sometimes seem like she keeps others at arm's length or as if those around her don't know the real her. to those more cynical or paranoid she may seem hard to trust or disingenuous as a friend to all is a friend to none.

she's often skilled at keeping herself in check but can sometimes be found butting heads with others if she feels she knows has better solution or knowledge about a situation as she refuses to sit by idly and let another faction fall to incompetence and personal error. 

[shahananasrin-blog]

[ad_1] SEOUL: The businessman son of an infamous South Korean tycoon will be extradited from the United States on Friday to face charges of embezzling money from the company behind the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster, Seoul has said.South Korea's justice ministry said in a statement on Thursday that Yoo Hyuk-kee -- son of Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of Sewol operator Chonghaejin Marine Company -- would be "repatriated to Incheon International Airport on August 4, 2023, at 05:20" (2020 GMT).The 50-year-old scion, also known as Keith Yoo, is accused of embezzling around 29 billion won ($22 million) as a de facto controlling stockholder of Chonghaejin.Yoo -- who is reportedly a green card holder in the United States -- was arrested in New York in July 2020 after Seoul placed him on Interpol's wanted list.In an accident that shocked South Korea, the Sewol ferry went down off the country's southwestern island of Jindo in April of 2014 with 476 people aboard. Of the 304 people who died, 250 were pupils from the same high school.Shock quickly gave way to outrage after it became clear that the disaster was almost entirely man-made -- the result of an illegal redesign, an overloaded cargo bay, and an unhealthy nexus between operators and state regulators.Authorities say the embezzlement of funds from Chonghaejin affected the safety of the ferry, as the stolen money would have otherwise been used for implementing vital safety measures.Yoo's father, Yoo Byung-eun, was blamed for the disaster, and became the target of a massive manhunt in South Korea after he refused to respond to a summons following the sinking.The tycoon, who also ran a religious group in addition to his substantial business interests, was found dead in a plum orchard two months later.A post-mortem on his badly decomposed body failed to determine the cause of death.In 2019, a South Korean court awarded compensation to some survivors of the ferry sinking, ordering the government and Cheonghaejin to pay each survivor 80 million won ($61,000).The court at the time held Chonghaejin, among other entities, responsible for negligence, including for its failure to properly check the vessel before departure.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) )( window, document, 'script', ); [ad_2]

[businesspr]

South Korean Ferry Disaster Figure Yoo Hyuk-kee Is Extradited

Yoo Hyuk-kee’s family company ran the Sewol ferry, whose sinking off the South Korean coast left hundreds dead. Prosecutors have charged Mr. Yoo, a U.S. resident, with embezzlement. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/asia/yoo-hyuk-kee-south-korea-ferry.html

[antonio-velardo]

Antonio Velardo shares: Scion of Family Tied to 2014 Ferry Disaster Is Being Extradited to South Korea by John Yoon

By John Yoon Yoo Hyuk-kee’s family company ran the Sewol ferry, whose sinking off the South Korean coast left hundreds dead. Prosecutors have charged Mr. Yoo, a U.S. resident, with embezzlement. Published: August 2, 2023 at 11:05PM from NYT World https://ift.tt/p5EajR9 via IFTTT

[sroctre]

South Korea mourns 10th anniversary of Sewol ferry disaster - https://devishop.gives/south-korea-mourns-10th-anniversary-of-sewol-ferry-disaster/

[weedstoner]

I always found it really interesting that BTS released a song in 2017 called spring day, one of their few sad songs, genuinely a really beautiful song and lyrics. and apparently, although officially unconfirmed, the song was partially meant to be an ode to the victims of the sewol ferry tragedy and a song in their memory, even though the lyrics are vague enough that if you didn't know that it would just seem like a song about one person missing another. but obviously they can't officially confirm it because I don't think the korean government would love if one of their worst PR disasters in recent history was brought up by one of their biggest artists and cultural exports lol