K-pop light sticks find new life in Seoul rallies

SEOUL - The cityscape of South Korean capital city Seoul has transformed into a glittering colour display marrying K-pop and politics, with scores of music fans singing in the streets and waving glow sticks in protest against President Yoon Suk Yeol.

In front of the National Assembly, a young crowd of demonstrators has gathered nightly to light up the sky with fluorescent pops of green, pink and white. The colour combinations represent South Korea's most iconic pop groups, including NCT, EXO, Seventeen, Aespa and more.

The K-pop fans are there for something more sobering than a music festival: the removal of Mr Yoon from his post after his shock declaration of martial law last week. Though the decree was quickly overturned, many younger Koreans were particularly furious at such a draconian move.