Minhwan Ma

**Minhwan Ma** is an antagonist of the manhwa, *Study Group*.

## Background

Minhwan was also cruel as a child, tricking Siwan Cheon at only 11 years old. He befriended the boy after Siwan was taken in by his master. When Siwan's master, Master Yeongchun, defeated some White Lead attackers, Minhwan took a photo of the scene and convinced the two to tell his father, a White Lead leader, that Siwan was the one who defeated them, leading his father to adopt Siwan. He later used this photo to turn his father on Siwan and Master Yeongchun.

He was trained with Hanwool to fight, which he hated, saying he was sick of it. His fighting abilities were not as good as Hanwool's, and he overheard his father telling his trainer that he had the character, but not the talent, which angered him.

### From a different person's perspective and MINHWAN BELIEF

His father firmly believes that the ability and power is determined by birth, that power can't be changed. One day Minhwan heard the conversation between his father and his father's friends, in which he was sobbing and saying that he is sorry that his son wouldn't be powerful due to being his son as he (His father) was weak.

The young Minhwan was angered. He made an oath to himself that he will show to his father that physical strength isn't everything and that he is capable of being powerful.

Because of his resolution he didn't really practiced with physical strength during training, instead trying to overwhelm his opponents using other means. This is also why he is obsessed with guns, as no matter how powerful someone, is they can be subdued with a single bullet.

## Appearance

Minhwan has shiny dark-blue hair cut in a two-block style, pale skin, and wears two lobe earrings. He is described as looking like a "playboy" due to his fashion sense. In Season 1 , he is usually depicted smiling.

In Season 2, he notably looks more haggard. He smiles less, has visible eye bags and wears messy hair. Over the course of Season 2, he also wears less colorful clothes.

## Personality

Minhwan is sadistic, creating the 'No Reason' group to sell 'Moon Courses' where they beat up someone for a customer, in exchange for a secret, then gave the secret to the person they beat up. He did this for, as the group is called, no reason. He is also cruel. Minhwan manipulated Siwan Cheon into thinking they were close brothers, before betraying Siwan. Minhwan shot Siwan's master, for the reason being, "at one point, I wanted to try shooting with a real gun."

He believes that fighting prowess is not needed, and that weapons are all you need to defeat someone, asking his trainer as a child, "What's the use of fighting... just kill them with a knife or gun, ain't that way faster!"

## Fighting Prowess

Minhwan has shown to be lacking of talent in terms of fighting. He utilizes a fighting style with his gun called 'gun-fu'.

## Trivia

* Minhwan is not good with the cold (and possibly heat as well), which is why he often wears a jacket in season 1.
* Minhwan often gets colds.
* Minhwan uses an iPhone 7. (chapter 73)
* Minhwan is an avid gun enthusiast.
* Minhwan used to wear pajamas pants to a date with Hanwool in the winter.
* Minhwan seems close to Hansol - Hanwool's younger sister (in a bonus picture, Hansol tied Minhwan's hair).
	+ Minhwan laughed and took a picture of Hanwool after Hanwool got his hair tied by Hansol.
* Minhwan has been Hanwool's childhood friend since they were at least 10.
* Minhwan has at least 14 pairs of earrings.

## Gallery

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