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On a December night, the political landscape of South Korea erupted into chaos. President Yoon SukYeol suddenly declared martial law, citing threats from North Korea, sending shockwaves through the country. The response of citizens tied with the thread of Han was immediate. They rushed to protect their democracy by protesting outside of the National Assembly and helping lawmakers jump the wall.
In a remarkable display of democratic resistance, they convened an emergency session and swiftly nullified the martial law declaration with a unanimous 190-0 vote. Since then the nation has rallied for President Yoon’s impeachment, all within weeks of the martial law declaration. In this turbulent time, global media outlets have been asking the same question: how does a nation manage to come together in a heartbeat to protect its democracy and do so successfully without any bloodshed? The answer has remained simple: Han.
Understanding Han: More Than Just an Emotion
korean history has always been one about resistance.. there’s never a day that i don’t think about how we have the word ‘han’ 한 that can’t directly be translated to english but essentially encapsulates the genera
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