Foreign media are also interested in the culture of 'cheering sticks, pre-payment, and wreath' for the impeachment vote.

[Anchor]
Following the first vote on the 7th, major foreign media around the world are closely watching the re-vote of the impeachment bill.

They were also interested in Korea's unique rally culture, such as holding a cheering stick or pre-payment relay.

Reporter Jeong Yu-shin's report.

[Reporter]
Yeouido in Seoul, full of financial industry workers, has turned into a sea of lights!

Foreign media, including the AP and Reuters, also reported in detail the rally in front of the National Assembly a day before the re-decision on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.

After President Yoon's statement that he would fight to the end, the rally participants' shouts became louder and the possibility of impeachment was higher than in the first round.

The Associated Press pointed out that President Yoon, who accused the opposition of paralyzing the government, rather deepened political and diplomatic turmoil in South Korea.

[AP Correspondent for AP]: Everyone's interest now is how Korea can resolve this political turmoil.]

Britain's BBC also criticized President Yoon's statement in detail for being full of groundless conspiracy theories, including alleged manipulation of the general election.Foreign media, including

Reuters, are paying attention to LED light sticks that have only been seen at K-pop concert halls, which are shedding new light at the site of Korean rallies.

Unlike the solemn atmosphere of holding a candle, which was a symbol of resistance until the 2016 Park Geun Hye impeachment protest,

This time, the expensive light sticks and exciting K-pop seen at concert halls are heating up the heat of the rally instead of candles.

In particular, the culture of providing free hot packs and coffee to rally participants has emerged, and it is considered a dramatic change in the Korean protest culture for the old generation.

Foreign media also showed interest in a wreath-laying protest sent to ruling party lawmakers who did not attend the first round of voting.

Foreign media interpreted that Korea's culture of resistance, which evolved from candlelight, is creating support and solidarity and becoming a new cultural phenomenon of K-rally.

This is YTN Jeong Yu-shin.



Video editing; Seo Young-mi

Photo source; IU fan cafe