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Pro-Yoon supporters are seen holding signs that read “Invalidate the impeachment, arrest Lee Jae-myung” at Jongno-gu, central Seoul, Saturday, to protest Yoon’s impeachment and detention. (Newsis via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network)
Since the South Korean National Assembly approved the bill to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 14, large-scale protests have erupted across the country, with pro- and anti-Yoon demonstrators calling for either his criminal punishment or his reinstatement as president.
Anti-Yoon protests have seen a notable increase in young female participants, while pro-Yoon protests have drawn a large number of men in their 20s and 30s — a shift from the traditional demographic of older conservative supporters, typically in their 50s, 60s or beyond, who have historically backed Yoon’s People Power Party.
Article continues after this advertisementDuring the protests by the Seoul Western District Court on Saturday and Sunday, a large number of young men in their 20s and 30s were spotted. To protest the court granting a warrant for Yoon’s extended detention, a mob of protesters, including a few in their 20s and 30s, forcefully entered the court.
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Article continues after this advertisementWhile putting such a radical form of protest aside, the rising presence of young men in rallies supporting Yoon has been evident.
Article continues after this advertisementMany young people protesting Yoon’s arrest were seen near the presidential residence in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul, the morning before Yoon was taken into custody on Jan. 15, holding signs reading, “I will fight with President Yoon Suk Yeol” and “Don’t worry, President Yoon Suk Yeol, we in our 20s and 30s are by your side.”
Article continues after this advertisement“I was taken aback by the president’s martial law declaration at first, but I trusted that he made the declaration with good intentions,” Lee Tae-kang, a male pro-Yoon protester in his 30s, told The Korea Herald during the protests on Jan. 15. “I believe the president when he says that our politics are rigged and is being driven by pro-North, anti-state forces. Moving forward with the impeachment and his arrest is only going to push our country further back from development.”
A sign reading “Don’t worry, President Yoon Suk Yeol, we in our 20s and 30s are by your side” is displayed at a protest site near the presidential residence on Jan. 15. (The Korea Herald/Asia News Network)
Recent poll numbers showing support for Yoon have also centered on men in their 20s and 30s. According to Gallup Korea, while approval ratings for Yoon’s party stood at 15 percent for men in their 20s and 19 percent for men in their 30s in the third week of December, the numbers increased to 25 percent and 29 percent, respectively, in January.
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When asked what drives men in their 20s and 30s to stand their ground against Yoon’s impeachment and imprisonment, experts cite their “hatred and distrust” of the main opposition Democratic Party, as a transfer of power to the party could take place if the Constitutional Court upholds Yoon’s impeachment, removing him from the presidency.
“South Korean men in their 20s and 30s often perceive themselves to be disadvantaged compared to women of the same age, mostly due to mandatory military service pushing them back their university studies, or (women) being able to pursue their future goals earlier,” professor Koo Jeong-woo from Sungkyunkwan University’s Department of Sociology, told The Korea Herald. “This perception leads to skepticism toward the Democratic Party, which they feel does not represent their interests. Instead, they find themselves relating more to the People Power Party’s anti-feminist rhetoric.”
Professor Koo added that young women’s active participation in protests urging Yoon’s impeachment may have motivated such men to also voice their concerns.
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“Past protests urging Yoon’s impeachment, and the National Assembly moving forward with Yoon’s impeachment, generated a reactionary sense of urgency among young conservative men63jili,” Koo explained. “Such activism has been perceived as a threat to traditional gendered power structures that they seek to preserve and keep.”
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