Seoul - South Korean President Yin Xilie briefly announced the martial law in December last year, triggering the worst political crisis in South Korea for decades. Koreans are re -used their wreaths and Korean fluorescent sticks as political protests.

Hundreds of wreatts are mainly for Yin himself. They have been sent to his residence and government buildings related to impeachment procedures. Some of them are targeted at other officials involved in martial law. Local media estimates that there are thousands of wreaths sent to government agencies.

Although many wreaths have mild information that supports Yin Enhui or against impeachment, there are also some wreaths that include extreme remarks for the recipients. Black ribbon funeral wreaths with white chrysanthemums and celebration wreaths with bright roses and orchids are priced as high as $ 75, reflecting the deepening political differences in South Korea.

In the past few years, with the continuous increase in media reports, this protest method has become more and more concerned. Big Kinds collected and analyzed more than 100 local news media articles. Searching for it showed that the number of media reports protesting in 2024 was four times that of 2023, reflecting that this method is becoming more and more popular. News articles about these protests began in the early 2010s, but experts cannot determine its exact source

Although dozens of flower shops have stated that they have not received a protest of the premises and a small number of online blog propaganda wreath sales, emphasizing political neutrality, some stores have become the focus of this movement.

Yoon Miyoung, the Dongsung Flower of Seoul, said that since December last year, she has sent more than 1,000 wreaths to Yin supporters. She said: "We have sent too many wreaths, and the flowers in Seoul have been used up." She added that more than one -third of the customers are in their 20s and 30 years old. Japan, the United States and the Netherlands.

"Although the form remains unchanged, the types or information of flowers are different," said Cui Hengzheng, a professor of sociology at the National University of Korea. "Although the wreath avoids physical violence, the information on the funeral wreath has evolved into a form of offline hatred remarks, similar to malicious comments on the Internet, but now it is decorated with flowers."

Kim Hern Sik, a professor at Central Plains University, said that the ribling protest was still "limited to the form of isolation demonstrations of certain political groups", so it is difficult to get wider public support.

Experts also expressed concern about the impact of wreath protests on the environment. "Most wreaths use cheap and environmentally friendly materials, neither helping flower farmers nor helping the environment," Jin said.

However, Jin saw hope in the protest method of the younger generation. "Korean pop music fans culture, especially the culture centered on young women in her teenage and twenties, is now being applied to political assembly," he said.

In December last year, outside the National Parliament, a member of Congress voting to impeach Yin, thousands of people wielded the popular bands from Bigbang, NCT and Epik High, such as Bigbang, NCT, and Epik High at the support of the impeachment rally.

"Although these idol fluorescence sticks are expensive ... people still bring their most precious items to express their views," on December 13, in the protest of impeachment Yin, 29 -year -old protesters Hong Gaying said Essence This phenomenon has triggered a protest alliance. Some alliances provide free delivery and fluorescent stick rental services through popular resale applications.

The crisis began with military rule on December 3 and sent troops to Congress, causing him to be impeached 11 days later. On January 19, Yin was arrested in a large -scale law enforcement operation in his residential area.

Because he was facing potential rebellion allegations, the Constitution Court now has 180 days to decide whether to formally dismiss him or let him reinstate.