K-pop light sticks, Christmas lights and even Santa Claus outfits have taken over daily protests demanding the ouster of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following his shocking martial law declaration this month.

K-pop fans, many of them young women, were especially visible at the party-like protests that preceded the South Korean president’s impeachment.

A cheerful song by one of the most successful K-pop girl groups has emerged as a protest anthem for thousands of South Koreans rallying for President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.As an impeachment vote for the embattled president looms,

Tens of thousands of South Koreans poured onto the streets Saturday, in the largest protest yet over President Yoon Suk Yeol's ill-fated effort to impose martial law on the country was thwarted.

Item 1 of 4 Fans of K-pop boy band NCT sing one of their songs while holding light sticks, as they attend a protest rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoo

While South Korean protesters have long employed songs, dances and chants, customised light sticks popular with K-pop fans have emerged as an effective new tool for demonstrators calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

K-pop light sticks, once concert accessories, are now being used in protests against President Yoon Suk Yeol, with fans offering them for free or at low cost.

As political turmoil intensifies in Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on Dec. 3 and the subsequent unsuccessful impeachment vote at the National Assembly on Saturday,

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