South Koreans turn to flower wreaths and K-pop light sticks as political symbols

Wreaths sent by supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are displayed outside the Constitutional Court in Seoul (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

South Koreans are repurposing flower wreaths and K-pop light sticks as political protest tools amid the nation’s deepest political crisis in decades, sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law declaration in December.

Hundreds of wreaths, predominantly directed at Yoon himself, have been sent to his residence and government buildings connected to the impeachment proceedings, with some targeting other officials involved in the martial law controversy.