MV Sewol Ferry Disaster Memorials Part 1

Gahyeon Jeong (Class 1)

Gahyeon Jang was born on the 9th of January, 1998. She was 16 when she died

Gahyeon was the youngest of three siblings, having one brother and one sister. She was the closest with her sister, always listening to her stories and following her commands.
Being the youngest, Gahyeon received lots of love from her parents and siblings, and she gave it back. She, her sister, and mother were nicknamed the three musketeers, because they were so close with each other. They were regurals at a nearby fruit juice shop, and often went out buying jewelry. If she wasn't hanging out with them, she was with her best friend, Soyoung Woo from the same class.
Gahyeon was troubling when she was young, but grew up to be very kind and bright minded. She was really mature for her age, but did the usual teenage stuff, like obsessing over her favorite kpop groups, Beast and EXO. She would only sing Beast songs when she had a karaoke night.
Gahyeon had a big dream, and had worked hard in order to achieve it. She wanted to become a kindergarten teacher, because she loved working with children.

Her body was recovered 4 days after the sinking and returned to her parents. She now rests at Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park.

Gahyeon with her friends from left bottom to right top: Gahyeon Jeong, Goeun Han, Minji Kim, Sukyeong Kim, and Minhee Kim.

Her memorial