Why Park Hae-jin has been wearing the Sewol Ferry bracelet for the last two years?

Published on 2016/04/12 | Source

It will be two year anniversary of Sewol Ferry four days later. It is not that easy to find someone wearing those yellow ribbons and badges commemorating the tragic event these days. While the tragic event has not seen the closure yet, the sorrowful emotions are fading away.

Under these circumstances, a celebrity's consistent behavior has caught our attention. He is actor Park Hae-jin. Park Hae-jin has been wearing the Sewol Ferry Bracelet to all the important public events to display his commemoration for the last two years.

He did not forget to wear the bracelet to the press conference for "Cheese in the Trap" in December last year and also to the 2016 Cable Broadcasting Awards last month.

He also wears the bracelet during his daily life. The bracelet around his write has been spotted several times at the airport. He also gifts it to his friends.

According to the video clip revealed on Park Hae-jin's SNS account on April 12th, he also gave the Sewol Ferry bracelet to his close Chinese friend actor Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang explained the yellow bracelet around his write was from Park Hae-jin. And Park Hae-jin explained, 'I gave it to him hoping that he'll remembers".

Then why is Park Hae-jin still wearing the bracelet even two year after the tragic event of Sewol Ferry?

In fact, everybody from Park Hae-jin's agency have been joining to wear the bracelet for the last two years.

An associate with Park Hae-jin's agency said, "We wear the bracelet as a way to pay a service for the repose of the souls" and "I think it's about time to take off the bracelet to let go of the children".

Wearing a bracelet is seemingly a trivial act in a sense. However, if it's the case of a celebrity like Park Hae-jin, each of the small acts can be significantly influential. Just by looking at him, we get to remember the Sewol Ferry.

As the second year anniversary of Sewol Ferry has approached quickly in these warm spring days, these are the reasons why Park Hae-jin's Sewol Ferry bracelet is precious.