South Korea is more politically polarized than ever following President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Dec. 3 martial law declaration and his subsequent impeachment on Dec. 14. The crisis has triggered mass protests, with progressives celebrating Yoon’s ouster as a victory for democracy and conservatives condemning it as a coup against the elected government.

From Dec. 4 to 16, Korea Pro spoke with citizens across Seoul’s political divide.

In Yeouido, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered outside the National Assembly with K-pop light sticks and protest songs, calling for Yoon’s impeachment. Meanwhile, just four miles away in Gwanghwamun Square, conservative demonstrators waved American