Girls' Generation's 'Into the New World' increased 23% after martial law.

[News FM Lee Ik-seon Choi Soo-young Issue & People]
□ Broadcast Date: 12 December 2024 (Wednesday)
□ Host: Choi Soo-young
□ Cast: Announcer Lee Hyun-woong

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Choi Soo-young: Open the second part with Aung Da-woong News. Announcer Lee Hyunwoong, who will be with us today as well, is here. Hello~

◆ Hello!

◇ Choi Soo-young: This is the first news. This morning, there was President Yoon's fourth public statement after the emergency martial law. Attention is being paid to how this will affect Saturday's impeachment vote, and the ruling party is also raising different voices one by one, right?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. First of all, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, a senior member of the people's power, previously suggested the responsible prime minister system as an alternative, saying, "Impeachment should be prevented." However, I reversed my position by posting on social media today. The time was before the public statement was made.

In summary, members of the People's Power expressed their position that they should not only participate in the impeachment vote, but also support impeachment with party theory.

In the midst of this, there is a change in position among the actual members of the People's Power. Following Reps. Ahn Cheol Soo, Kim Ye-ji, and Kim Sang-wook who participated in the vote on the 7th, Rep. Cho Kyung-tae and Kim Jae-seop expressed their intention to vote in favor, and today, Rep. Han Ji-ah and Rep. Jin Jong-oh turned their positions.

Representative Han Ji-ah said on social media, "The president's future is not his own choice, but the people's choice," adding, "I will definitely participate in this Saturday's vote and correct it."

Representative Jin Jong-oh held a press conference a little while ago after saying, "I will not choose the path of a part-time worker against the people." He said he would vote in favor of Saturday's impeachment vote, saying that after a week of constant asking himself, he realized the martial law had clearly undermined the values and philosophy of people's power.

◇ Choi Soo-young: This is the 7th public approval from the ruling party, and I can feel the atmosphere is quite different from last week. I'm also curious about the position of the People's Power leadership, what did CEO Han Dong-hoon say today?

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: When Han saw President Yoon's statement, he said, "I never expected such a statement to come out." At the same time, he nailed that President Yoon could no longer serve as president.

Representative Han, who confirmed through the statement that President Yoon has no intention of responding to his early resignation, emphasized that he should approve the impeachment motion with the party's theory. At the same time, he ordered the convocation of an ethics committee for the expulsion and removal of the president.

Meanwhile, representative Han also said at the general meeting of lawmakers for the floor leader election that the presidential statement was a "confession of the charge of rebellion."

In the process, so-called "pro-Yoon-gye" lawmakers protested strongly. Rep. Lee Chul-kyu argued that the results of the investigation have not yet been announced, but it is a sense of hurry for the party leader to conclude that it is a crime of rebellion.

In response, Han responded that the people would never tolerate it.

◇ Choi Soo-young: I was also interested in whether such a representative's remarks would affect the election of the floor leader, but first of all, Rep. Kwon Sung-dong and Rep. Kim Tae-ho were elected as the new floor leader, right?

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes. The floor leader election, which was held with the resignation of floor leader Choo Kyung-ho, was held with the election of Kwon Sung-dong, a fifth-term lawmaker, and Kim Tae-ho, a fourth-term lawmaker. Support for Rep. Kim, who has a relatively light factional color, was high among the first-term lawmakers, including the close circle, but the result was Kwon's majority vote.

Out of 106 votes, Kwon received 72 votes, Kim received 34, and Kwon Sung-dong was elected as the new floor leader. After winning the election, the new floor leader
said, "I have a heavy shoulder," adding, "I am well aware that the position of the ruling party's floor leader is a poisoned holy grail."

Also, 'Now we really have to become one. I will repair it as soon as possible, prepare for the upcoming presidential election, and I will step down,' he said, referring to his role. The term is one year, but as previously stated, it is interpreted that he once again emphasized his intention to resign as soon as the situation is settled.

In a meeting with reporters, he also expressed his position on the impeachment motion. He said, "Now, the party's theory is the rejection of impeachment," and added, "I will hold a meeting to gather consensus on whether to change the party's theory or maintain it."

Regarding President Yoon's expulsion and leaving the party, which was mentioned by the representative, there was a slight difference in temperature, saying, "I think the president will judge the issue of his future by himself if he conveys his intention to the presidential office in Yongsan rather than calling the ethics committee."

◇ Choi Soo-young: This is the last news. Since the emergency martial law incident, large-scale rallies have been held, and unlike the last candlelight vigil, light sticks and K-pop dances have appeared, drawing attention. Some songs are going back up?

◆ [Lee Hyun-woong] That's right. A representative example is Girls' Generation's "Into the New World." This song was released in 2007. So it's been 17 years since I came out, and I've been on the list of reverse driving as it resonated throughout the rally site.

According to today's music platform Melon, the number of listeners to "The Reunited World" increased 23% from a week ago from the 3rd to the 9th. It is said that it is unusual for the number of listeners to popular idol group songs in the past to increase by more than 20%, not season songs such as carols.

The song depicts girls moving into the unknown while overcoming anxiety, which is widely used at the rally site because it fits well with the current situation.

In fact, this song has been written at school rallies since the 2010s in the university district. The age group of the participants of this rally has gone down, and the song itself is not difficult and exciting, so it is receiving responses from all ages.

In addition, K-pop hits such as "Whiplash" by Aespa, "To Be a Page" by DAY6, and Rosé's "Apartment" are also resonating. Some say that K-pop has become a "new folk song of 2024."

◇ Choi Soo-young: We've looked at all the news prepared today.

◆ Lee Hyun-woong: Yes, thank you.