"Coldplay's Visit to Korea Means Impeachment"...Netizens Revisit the 'Parallel Theory'

Satirical Content About Impeachment Gains Popularity on Social Media
"Whenever Coldplay Comes, the President Gets Impeached"
Generative AI Images and Food Memes Spread Among Netizens

On the 4th, when former President Yoon Seok-yeol's dismissal was announced, satirical content related to the impeachment gained popularity on social networking services (SNS) and online communities.

Netizens shared a 'parallel theory' on X (formerly Twitter) and online communities, stating, "In the year when the British rock band Coldplay holds a concert in Korea, the Korean president gets impeached."

Content of 'Parallel Theory' shared on X. X

Coldplay held their first concert in Korea in 2017, the year former President Park Geun-hye was dismissed, and netizens noted that the second concert this year coincided with former President Yoon's dismissal. They reacted with comments like, "Why is there no president whenever Coldplay comes?" and "Today, we have to listen to 'Viva La Vida.'"

A post titled "The Impeachment Specialist Visiting Singer Coldplay," written by a netizen, recorded over 780,000 views on X.

An image of a breaking news report on dismissal created by a netizen using generative artificial intelligence. X

Content created using the image generation model of the recently popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT also spread widely. One netizen generated and shared an image of Moon Hyung-bae, Acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, delivering the verdict in the style of the Japanese animation studio 'Studio Ghibli.'

Many also commemorated former President Yoon's dismissal by sharing photos of foods containing "pa" (green onions) and "myeon" (noodles). They posted pictures of pho and spaghetti with the phrase "Impeachment Set Meal" added to the content.

Photo to aid understanding of the above article. Pixabay