MV Sewol Ferry Disaster Memorials Part 1

Siyeon Kim (Class 3)

"I'm so, very sorry that my mom didn't do anything.
I'm sorry that I'm a powerless mother who can't save me even if I go to the front and can only cry.
I will never forget the moments when I was with you.
Siyeon."

Siyeon Kim was born on the 26th of September, 1997. She was 16 when she died.

Siyeon was born small, as the first child of her family, later getting younger sisters. She had multiple nicknames ''Sesame'' ''Orange Fairy'' ''Sad Friend with a boyfriend'', just to name a few. Siyeon had a lot of friends, and she hung out with them at her house, and she used to date Junhyung Jang during her first year, but they broke up. She later got herself another boyfriend She loved playing the guitar, and felt proud when she could play songs without sheets. Siyeon's dream was to move to Jeju Island and grow a farm, while teaching music at a local school.

She was excited about the trip, because she had never been in Jeju, and wanted to see what her future home looks like.

Her last words were to her mother over a phone call. ''The rescue team is here. I'll call you after I'm rescued.'' Her cries during the call haunt her mother. When her body was retrieved, she had a tight grasp on her phone. Her phone's footage was restored and she had recorded one video during the sinking. She is seen with her friends, screaming at the tilting of the ferry. In the second video, she is comparing the tilt to a rollercoaster.

Her body was recovered and returned to her family. She was resting at Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park, but she was moved to Janganjeongsa Temple next to her friend in 2015.