Who was Bluewon Chung?
Bluewon Chung was the oldest Chung triplet, born April 23,
1987.
According to family members, Bluewon was by far the most
talented Won-spawn. He excelled at everything he did. He was a
straight-A student, and was popular with both teachers and peers,
particularly the girls. Initially recruited for his high school
soccer team, Bluewon quit after two seasons and joined the debate
team instead, which his brothers Seungwon and Doowon had been
involved in for quite some time.
Family tensions rose, though, after Bluewon joined the debate
squad. He proved to be quite a "phenom" in the debate world which
made both Seungwon and Doowon very resentful, so much so that the
younger triplets reportedly lit Bluewon's debate research on fire
just hours before the Massachusetts state debate tournament began.
Seungwon and Doowon went on to win the tournament, while Bluewon
and his partner were quickly eliminated on account of having no
evidentiary support for their arguments.
Shortly after this tournament, Bluewon quit the Lexington debate
team, fearing that his oratory talent was causing a strain in his
relationship with his brothers. Relations between the Chungs did
not improve after Bluewon stopped debating, however. It seemed that
whatever game the Chung triplets played together, be it basketball,
World of Warcraft, or leapfrog, Bluewon always performed the best.
Bluewon was particularly skilled at leapfrog, as well as "choitus,"
which had always been Seungwon's favorite games.
Bluewon's excellence caused him to be alienated from his family
for the rest of his much too short life; friends say that Bluewon
had become depressed and fatalistic about ever winning the
affection of his Chung brethren.
He passed away tragically in a car accident on the triplets'
10th birthday. Bluewon had been riding shotgun because Mrs. Chung
thought that the oldest should sit in the passenger seat; as a
consequence of this favoritism, Bluewon was violently ejected
through the front window on impact. The other passengers were
largely unharmed.
Bluewon is survived by brothers Seungwon and Doowon, his sister
Sooyon, as well as his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chung.