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“Impeach, impeach. Impeach Yoon Suk Yeol,” protesters chanted to the beat of K-pop group aespa’s latest techno track “Whiplash.” “To endure such pain, you have to have something to enjoy in it so that people can stay hopeful for a long time even when it drags on,” Shin said. “Previous rallies might have been a bit violent and scary. But the light sticks and K-pop have lowered the barrier,” Lee said.Until 2016, candles were prominent at many protests and played a central role in the rallies that led to the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye.
While men and women from all age groups are gathering and calling on parliament to impeach Yoon, young women are outnumbering their male peers at the protests.
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