Somang Han

**Somang Han** (Han *So-mang, 한 소망*) is the main character in Hamin's Flower, the second season of Seasons of Blossoms.

## **Appearance**

Somang is a rather short woman. She has round light brown eyes and ash brown hair. In middle school and high school, she has bangs that reaches just above her eyes and her hair is only shoulder length. She usually ties her hair up when the weather is hot. Sometimes in high school, her bangs were starting to get in the way. Hearing this, Hamin volunteers to cut her bangs though she was uncertain with his ability to cut her hair. Unfortunately, he cut her bangs too short. Afterward, she clipped her bangs on top of her hair to hide its length.

In her second year of high school, her hair got longer and her bangs returned to its original length. Her hair was cut to its length in her first year in her last year of high school.

As an adult, her hair is shoulder length and her bangs were clipped on her head. However, once she came to term with Hamin's death, she began to experiment with her hairstyles. Currently, she has wavy hair that reaches just a bit past her shoulders.

In the flashback in Hamin's Flower, Somang is often seen in her school uniform. Outside of school, she usually wears casual clothes.

## **Background**

Somang attended Hongdeok middle school with Gaeul and she often visit Gaeul at lunch even though they were in different classes. Unfortunately, her friendship with Gaeul made her a target of bullying by Uri Kim and her friends. Uri claimed that whenever Somang came to visit Gaeul, something from their class disappears. As a result, rumors about her being a thief spread, but since Somang mind her own business and draws quietly, she was mostly left alone.

At the end of middle school, Somang convinced Gaeul to attend Cheongseom High School with her so they could start over since no one they know would attend the same school. However, because of the distance, Gaeul would have to pay the bus fares and her mother did not think it was worth the money. As a result, Somang and Gaeul were separated.

For the first two weeks at Cheongseom High School, Somang befriended a girl from her class. They would do everything together and were inseparable. But one day, her friend left to go study abroad without saying a word and Somang was then left alone since everyone had already formed their own groups. At lunch, Somang often go to the art room and paint by herself until the summer of her first year of high school.

One day during lunch, Hamin went into the art room to secretly let out his feelings. Unbeknownst to him, Somang was there and overheard everything. She attempted to stayed quiet, but her easel suddenly fell a part. Hamin went over to help her restabilize the easel, then he threatens to put in a complaint that Somang is getting special treatment and is allowed to use the art room by herself if Somang tells anyone about Hamin's secret. Since that day, Hamin visited the art room everyday during lunch to watch Somang paints and talk to her.

## Quotes

* *“Us going through this challenging period is proof that we're trying our best to bloom. So do your best for yourself, not others, and help your personal flower flourish, you idiot.”*
* "*Why didn't you know? The reason I was radiant...was that you were by my side. Because you yourself shone the brightest in the world."*
* "I thought if he'd appear... this is where he'd be."
* "If there is a reason...for every coincidence... I'm sure it was your wish for us to meet. So that your brother, who is now the same age as you were back then... And I, who have lived six more years than you have... would no longer dwell on that memory...and could continue on..."
* *“You idiot! How could you let go so easily?! If you wanted to live, you should've never let go! No matter how much life sucks, you have to be alive...to draw all the pictures you like...and date me! Whenever you're going through a difficult time, I'll grab your hand and run with you in the rain again. I'll run with you whether it's 100 times or 1,000 times...so live. Live with all your strength.”*

## Trivia

* Somang's grade was in the lower middle percentile, but rose to upper middle in the second half of high school.
* After the death of Hamin, she began drinking mint chocolate chip drink even though she used to dislike mint chocolate chip.
* Every summer, Somang is reminded of Hamin.
* The name "Somang" means "hope" in Korean.
* Somang's sister is 4 years older than her.
	+ Her sister is noted to be the fashionable one, while she is the artsy one