Korea Remembers Victims Of The Sewol Ferry Disaster On Its 4th Year Anniversary

On April 16, 2014, a passenger ferry on its way from Incheon to Jeju Island sank while carrying 476 people. 304 crew members and passengers, mostly students of Danwon High School, died from the incident.

Four years have passed since the Sewol Ferry disaster. On April 16, 2018, the first memorial ceremony organized by the Korean government was held in Gyeonggi Province near the location of Danwon High School. At the event, the prime minister Lee Nak Yeon stated, “[President] Moon Jae In’s administration will completely investigate the truth behind the Sewol Ferry disaster and take the lesson to heart to put in full effort for a safe Republic of Korea.”

Koreans and people all around the world continue to mourn and remember, and many celebrities also shared posts of remembrance.

GOT7’s Youngjae posted a cover of “You Whom I Love,” a song that was written by a student who passed away in the tragedy and was later completed by 4MEN. Youngjae performed this song at the Golden Disc Awards earlier this year.

#20140416 ? https://soundcloud.com/ars333ars/arsars

A post shared by Ars (@333cyj333) on Apr 15, 2018 at 9:48am PDT

Actress Gong Seung Yeon wrote down the lyrics to “A Thousand Winds,” a song by Lim Hyung Joo to commemorate the tragedy. Her caption reads, “Four years since Sewol. I will not forget. I heard this song on the radio a few days ago and paused for a moment.”

– 세월호 4주기 잊지않겠습니다. – 며칠 전 라디오에서 이 노래를 듣고 잠시 멈췄습니다. – #그날바다

A post shared by 공승연 (@0seungyeon) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:23am PDT

Actor Yoon Kyun Sang wrote, “I will not forget,” and, “The yellow ribbon is not political.”

He later edited his post and added, “I am not skilled in writing, so there are people who are misunderstanding my post.” He explained that when he posts about Sewol each year or goes in a taxi with a ribbon badge, he hears various political comments or curses. He hopes that people will view his post as simply commemorative.

Yoon Kyun Sang continued, “Also, there are so many events for our hearts to hurt over like the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong and the Air Force Crash. As a man who was discharged from active service of the Korean military, it is impossible to not mourn and for my heart to not hurt. There is no death that does not hurt. Please do not try to measure what is more important.”

#416 #잊지않겠습니다 노란리본은 정치가 아닙니다 . 글쓰는 재주가 없어 오해를 하시는분이 계시네요. 매해 사진을 올리고 글을쓰면 참 다양한 정치적색을 띄고 따지고들고 혹은 이유없이 욕도하고 리본뱃지를 달고 택시를 탔다가 갑자기 욕도 듣고 했더랬죠 오늘은 날이 날인만큼 순수하게 추모하는 마음을 정치적색없이 봐라봐주셨으면 한 글입니다. 그리고 연평해전, 공군추락사고등 너무도 추모하고 가슴아파해야할일들이 많지요. 대한민국 현역전역한 남자로써 애도하고 가슴아프지 않을수없습니다. 어느하나 가슴 아프지않은 죽음은 없습니다. 뭐가 더 중요한가를 저울질 하지 말아주세요.

A post shared by 리시안셔스 꽃밭주인. (@yunkyunsang) on Apr 15, 2018 at 3:22pm PDT

Many other celebrities posted the yellow ribbon and other images to commemorate, with some also sharing personal illustrations.

View some of the posts below:

Suzy

remember,

A post shared by 숮이 ???????????? (@skuukzky) on Apr 16, 2018 at 1:44am PDT

WINNER’s Kang Seung Yoon

#0416#?

A post shared by KANGSEUNGYOON (@w_n_r00) on Apr 15, 2018 at 7:05pm PDT

WINNER’s Song Mino

20140416

A post shared by MINO (@realllllmino) on Apr 16, 2018 at 1:36am PDT

AOA’s Mina

#세월호4주기 #?#잊지않겠습니다 #그날바다

A post shared by AOA 민아 권민아 (@kvwowv) on Apr 15, 2018 at 9:43am PDT

AOA’s Jimin

?

A post shared by jimin (@jiminbaby_18) on Apr 15, 2018 at 7:21pm PDT

AOA’s Chanmi

#세월호 #잊지않겠습니다 #?

A post shared by chanmi / aoa (@chanmi_96a) on Apr 16, 2018 at 12:32am PDT

AOA’s Seolhyun

A post shared by 김설현 (@sh_9513) on Apr 15, 2018 at 11:51pm PDT

Super Junior’s Yesung

20140416 ? #잊지않겠습니다

A post shared by Yesung (@yesung1106) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:59am PDT

Hoya

A post shared by @isayhousayya on Apr 15, 2018 at 11:27pm PDT

Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun

잊지 않겠습니다..

A post shared by seo ju hyun(seo hyun) (@seojuhyun_s) on Apr 15, 2018 at 11:34pm PDT

Apink’s Jung Eun Ji

잊지않겠습니다.

A post shared by @ artist_eunji on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:58pm PDT

Jun Hyosung

#remember0416 #세월호4주기? #잊지않겠습니다

A post shared by ᴊᴜɴʜʏᴏsᴇᴏɴɢ 전효성 ?? (@superstar_jhs) on Apr 15, 2018 at 3:36pm PDT

Han Sun Hwa

?

A post shared by #한선화 (@shh_daily) on Apr 16, 2018 at 12:40am PDT

Girl’s Day’s Minah

04.16? by JJAEJJI

A post shared by @ bbang_93 on Apr 15, 2018 at 11:55pm PDT

Han Seung Yeon

#20140416 #세월호 4주기

A post shared by Seung Yeon Han (@thesy88) on Apr 15, 2018 at 6:28pm PDT

CNBLUE’s Lee Jung Shin

?

A post shared by 이정신 (@leejungshin91) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:59pm PDT

9MUSES’ Kyungri

A post shared by 박경리 (@gyeongree) on Apr 15, 2018 at 8:41pm PDT

Nam Tae Hyun

T-ara’s Hyomin

4.16

A post shared by ʜʏᴏⓂ️ɪɴ (@hyominnn) on Apr 15, 2018 at 12:53pm PDT

T-ara’s Jiyeon

A post shared by JIYEON (@jiyeon2__) on Apr 16, 2018 at 1:10am PDT

Kevin Woo

Remember #0416

A post shared by Kevin Woo (@kevinwoo_official) on Apr 15, 2018 at 8:26pm PDT

HA:TFELT (Yeeun)

“ 그날, 바다 “보고 왔습니다. 진실이 밝혀질 때까지 #잊지않겠습니다 #remember0416?

A post shared by HA:TFELT / 예은 (@hatfelt) on Apr 15, 2018 at 12:19pm PDT

NU’EST’s Ren

기도할게요..

A post shared by 최민기 REN (@glorypath) on Apr 15, 2018 at 8:34pm PDT

JBJ’s Kim Sang Gyun

[#김상균?]
잊지 않겠습니다 20140416 pic.twitter.com/SzdfqnbFvk

— JBJ (@JBJtwt787) April 16, 2018

Kim Jae Kyung

20140416

A post shared by Jaekyung? (@_kimjaekyung_) on Apr 15, 2018 at 7:52pm PDT

Jisook

유가족 분들의 마음을 감히 헤아릴 수 없지만 다시는 이런 가슴 아픈 일이 일어나지 않기를 진심으로 바라며… 잊지 않고 기억하겠습니다. 4.16

A post shared by 레인보우 지숙 (@jisook718) on Apr 15, 2018 at 7:26pm PDT

Oh Seung Ah

잊지않겠습니다..#remember0416

A post shared by 오승아 (@snowmanloveu) on Apr 15, 2018 at 7:00pm PDT

Noeul

#4월16일잊지않겠습니다?

A post shared by 노을(Noh Eul) (@noeul0510) on Apr 15, 2018 at 3:52pm PDT

Kim So Hye

잊지 않겠습니다.

A post shared by 김소혜 (@s_sohye) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:00pm PDT

15&’s Park Jimin

Samuel

?잊지 않겠습니다? • ?Never Forget?

A post shared by 김사무엘 (@bravpunxh) on Apr 16, 2018 at 2:03am PDT

CLC

잊지않겠습니다 0416

A post shared by CLC 씨엘씨 (@cube_clc_official) on Apr 15, 2018 at 6:28pm PDT

A.C.E

#Remember0416 pic.twitter.com/gHCXhBkma6

— official A.C.E (@official_ACE7) April 15, 2018

UNB and U-KISS’s Jun

2018.04.16 절대로 잊지 않겠습니다.

A post shared by 이준영 (@ukiss_jun97) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:11pm PDT

UNB’s Daewon

2014.4.16 잊지 않겠습니다. ?

A post shared by 박대원 daewon (@unb__daewon) on Apr 16, 2018 at 1:12am PDT

UNI.T

[#유니티] 벌써 4주기네요. 잊지 않겠습니다? #20140416 #유니티 #uni_t #의진 #예빈 #앤씨아 #윤조 #이현주 #양지원 #우희 #지엔 #이수지

A post shared by UNI.T 유니티 (@official_uni_t) on Apr 15, 2018 at 11:40pm PDT

UNI.T’s Lee Suji

UNI.T’s Lee Hyun Joo

잊지않겠습니다 . #세월호4주기 #? #remember0416

A post shared by 이현주?✨ (@hyun.joo_lee) on Apr 15, 2018 at 8:00pm PDT

UNI.T’s Yoonjo

UNI.T and SONAMOO’s Euijin

#20140416
? pic.twitter.com/8qEIXtrlwM

— 의진 (@SONAMOO_EuiJin) April 16, 2018

SONAMOO’s D.ana

#Remember0416 pic.twitter.com/ZjyPTCINjf

— 디애나 (@SONAMOO_Dana) April 16, 2018

SONAMOO’s Minjae

벌써 4주기라니… 잊지 않겠습니다
기억하겠습니다? #remember0416 pic.twitter.com/y9ksePBkpf

— 민재 (@SONAMOO_MinJae) April 16, 2018

SONAMOO’s NewSun

#Remember416?

— 뉴썬 (@SONAMOO_NewSun) April 16, 2018

SONAMOO’s High.D

#remember0416 pic.twitter.com/n9szuYYdlq

— 하이디 (@SONAMOO_HighD) April 16, 2018

Boys Republic’s Suwoong

https://www.instagram.com/suwoong_95/

SNUPER

잊지않겠습니다 20140416?#세월호4주기 #Remember0416 pic.twitter.com/QdxfPA7Pwe

— 스누퍼(SNUPER) (@snuper6) April 16, 2018

IMFACT’s Jeup

제업.

잊지 않겠습니다#remember0416 pic.twitter.com/OodKrvIOoG

— 임팩트 (@imfact_twt) April 16, 2018

IMFACT’s Taeho

[ 태호 ]
잊지 않겠습니다?

— 임팩트 (@imfact_twt) April 16, 2018

IMFACT’s Leesang

[이상] 잊지 않겠습니다?

— 임팩트 (@imfact_twt) April 16, 2018

The East Light’s Woojin

잊지 않겠습니다.

A post shared by 더이스트라이트 이우진 (The Eastlight) (@the_greatest_woojin) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:20pm PDT

MYNAME’s Seyong

?

— 세용 (@MYNAME_KYong) April 15, 2018

MYNAME’s JUN.Q

#세월호4주기 ? ?? 잊지않겠습니다. pic.twitter.com/AemYRk8zS1

— JUNQ (@kkangxx9449) April 15, 2018

B.I.G

세월호 4주기
별이 된.. 그들을 잊지 않겠습니다. #세월호 #remember #그날바다 pic.twitter.com/gJGtO8FLLb

— B.I.G(비아이지) (@BIG_GHofficial) April 15, 2018

Jung Woo Sung

A post shared by Woo Sung Jung (@tojws) on Apr 15, 2018 at 7:27pm PDT

Yoon Hyun Min

기억해,봄 #remember0416 #세월호4주기

A post shared by Hyun-min Yoon (@yoonhyunmin) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:57am PDT

Hong Jong Hyun

기도합니다.

A post shared by 홍종현 (@hjonghyun) on Apr 15, 2018 at 8:22pm PDT

Kwak Dong Yeon

언제까지든 기도하고 기억하겠습니다.

A post shared by 곽동연 (@kwakdongyeon0) on Apr 15, 2018 at 6:56pm PDT

Lee Ki Woo

네번째 봄. 잊지 않을게요. .. .. #세월호 #0416 #모두의봄이길

A post shared by Lee Ki Woo (@lee_kiwoo) on Apr 15, 2018 at 6:54pm PDT

Seol In Ah

20140416?

A post shared by 설인아 sᴇᴏʀɪɴᴀ (@_seorina) on Apr 15, 2018 at 9:53pm PDT

Go Kyung Pyo

A post shared by @kopular on Apr 15, 2018 at 9:51pm PDT

Shin Se Kyung

#0416 #기도합니다

A post shared by 신세경 (@sjkuksee) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:15pm PDT

Yoo Ah In

A post shared by 유아인/YooAhin?? (@hongsick) on Apr 15, 2018 at 9:13pm PDT

Chae Soo Bin

A post shared by 채수빈 (@soobinms) on Apr 15, 2018 at 11:24pm PDT

Lee Shi Uhn

노란리본 세상참…. #세월호

A post shared by 이시언 (@lee_si_eon) on Apr 16, 2018 at 12:34am PDT

Nam Ji Hyun

A post shared by Nam Ji-hyun (@hyuniiiiiii_95917) on Apr 16, 2018 at 2:34am PDT

Son Dam Bi

4.16 # 잊지않을께요

A post shared by 손담비 (@xodambi) on Apr 15, 2018 at 9:57pm PDT

Yoon Jong Shin

2014.4.16

A post shared by 윤종신 (@yoonjongshin) on Apr 15, 2018 at 8:29pm PDT

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