Some celebrities have directly shared their feelings regarding the passing of President Yoon Seok-yeol's impeachment motion, drawing attention.
First, P.O, a member of the group Block B, posted a photo of a candle on his social media with a clapping emoji, expressing his joy over the passing. Actress Go Min-si also shared a photo of the passing along with a clapping emoji to convey her emotions. She also posted a video of a flag saying "The people are the masters," which caught attention.
Actor Lee Dong-wook posted a still photo of the group Girls' Generation's "Into the New World" on his fan platform, writing, "It feels like spring is one step closer; I hope you have a warm end of the year." This can be interpreted as an indirect expression of joy over the passing.
Actor Lee Joon-hyuk posted a photo of himself giving a thumbs up on social media without any additional comments. Actor Heo Sung-tae expressed his feelings about the passing result by saying, "Smile. I'm happy. It feels like being reborn. Let's be even happier in our respective places. Let's be even happier. Let's rise again. Long live Korea!"
Actor Kim Jae-wook also accepted the passing with a comment saying "Well done" along with applause, and singer Tony An said, "Long live Korea!"
The National Assembly held a plenary session at 4 PM that day, with all 300 members present, resulting in 204 votes in favor, 85 against, 8 invalid votes, and 3 abstentions, thus passing the impeachment motion against President Yoon. It appears that 12 members of the People Power Party, who maintained their party's opposition stance, voted in favor.
Ahead of this impeachment vote, several celebrities, including singer IU, Lee Seung-hwan, Girls' Generation's Yuri, Jang Bum-jun, Jaurim's Kim Yoon-ah, and New Jeans, showed their support for the impeachment both directly and indirectly, drawing attention. Some critics have viewed such political expressions by celebrities as a form of incitement.
[Ji Seung-hoon, Star Today Reporter]
