Here’s How Korea Is Reacting To Park Geun Hye’s Removal From Office
March 10, 2017, history was made in South Korea as Park Geun Hye — also the nation’s first female president — became the first Korean president to be impeached and removed from office.
After months of peaceful protest in the country, celebration abounds. Here is how Koreans are reacting to the news:
The solidarity continues:
@crzbro 실제로 관련트윗이 많이 보이는 것 같아요 ㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/SRQcJgNR67
— SeungJu Seo (@Suit_RZ) March 10, 2017
“Park Geun Hye (66, unemployed)”
박근혜(66, 무직) pic.twitter.com/Xokc38fwk9
— 흐린안개형 사에군 (@ChildrenSirloin) March 10, 2017
When Trump’s words were kind of useful:
“Go home and get a job! Go home! Get a job! Get a job!”
@kugelcruor pic.twitter.com/X6HTa1D5oc
— 흐린안개형 사에군 (@ChildrenSirloin) March 10, 2017
Kind of useful, part 2:
“You’re FIRED.”
Dreams really do come true:
“I had a dream, and Park Geun Hye had been impeached and was in prison. She had lost all color in her hair and it was all white. Is this a crap dream? TT March 13, 2013”
(in the picture below, behind Park Geun Hye) “A country where my dreams come true.”
(below picture) “Yup, a country where your dreams come true.”
— Atsui @사븜 28/840… (@_Atsui_P) March 10, 2017
Justice literally rolling in.
Chief justice Lee Jung Mi was seen rolling in to the Constitutional Court on Friday in rollers.
YASS.
'얼마나 긴장했으면…' https://t.co/LIgb2JneWw #이정미 #헌법재판소장_권한대행 pic.twitter.com/7SI5PN5EHb
— 연합뉴스 (@yonhaptweet) March 9, 2017
“Do you hear the people sing?”
“A song that you have to listen to on a day like this.”
오늘 같은 날에 들어야 하는 곡 pic.twitter.com/wxVsZXWDCI
— ㅈㄱㅇㅊ (@eden_itsss) March 10, 2017
From: The people — To: Park Geun Hye
IMPEACHMENT.
A delivery to #ParkGeunHye. Content:"#impeachment by the name of the people". #박근혜 #탄핵 #전원일치 pic.twitter.com/Ir005ThCJI
— Jieun Choi (@thisisjieun) March 10, 2017
When you’re just feelin’ good:
“Impeached. Just RT this. Will give to three people.”
? 탄핵 인용 ?
알티만 해주세요 ?└( ＾ω＾ )」♪
세분에게 드립니다 ? pic.twitter.com/mB3JaMrJCh— 만두 (@MANDOO0309) March 10, 2017
Nationwide chicken party~~
“Retweet and we’ll pick five people by midnight!”
?우리 모두 다같이 닭파티?
보아라 탄핵이다ㅏㅏㅏ!!!!!응앜!!!
RT하시면 오늘 자정까지 5분 뽑아올깨오! pic.twitter.com/B8AOjVvunI— 위닝이네 (덕)방앗간 (@WINNING_XIA) March 10, 2017
Public service: Chicken restaurant phone numbers
BBQ 1588 – 9282
네네치킨 1599 – 4479
굽네치킨 1688 – 9292
페리카나 1588 – 9292
교촌치킨 1688 – 6987
멕시카나 1577 – 0008
또래오래 1577 – 9992
핫썬치킨 1688 – 9992— 파워로딩 (@yomi_UR) March 10, 2017
Impromptu holiday
“So our CEO said
“At around 10:30 a.m.
“That if it’s impeachment we can all go home
“So we’re all going home now hahaha”
ㅋㅋㄱㄱㅋㄱㅋㅋㄱㄱㅋㄱㅋㄱㅋㄱㅋㄱㅋㄱㅋㄱㅋㄱㅋㄱㅋㄱ pic.twitter.com/qo5edOt183
— 팤 (@Fin35_) March 10, 2017
Winning?
Sogang University group chat public notice:
“Celebration: Sogang University creates first impeached president in history of constitutional government”
아 ㅅㅂ 서강대 학생들 단톡방 공지래 ㅅㅂㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌㅋㅌㅌㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌㅌㅋㅌㅌㅌㅌㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/ePuli0x2jH
— 와갱 (@majingi525) March 10, 2017
Celebrities are also celebrating:
2PM’s Chansung: “Pull [them] out at the roots.”
뿌리 뽑혀라
— 황찬성 (@2PMagreement211) March 10, 2017
miss A’s Min: “Impeachment, unanimous vote. So I’m gonna order chicken…. #Celebration #Unanimous #History #20170310
Paloalto: “Democracy”
Park Geun Hye was removed from office immediately upon the official announcement on Friday (March 10), and Korea will be holding an election in the next 60 days for the next president of the Republic of Korea.
In the meantime, chicken party.