One of the advantages of the light sticks is how sturdy they are, says Kim Do Heon, a Seoul-based music critic.

Videos of synchronized chanting and light stick movements in unison at the protests have gone viral on social media along with flags carrying messages and memes from mainly younger demonstrators

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests...