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Young-hee, the doll from the Netflix show Squid Game, standing among demonstrators who support President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Dec. 28. — Young-hee, the doll from the Netflix show *Squid Game*, standing among demonstrators who support President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Dec. 28.
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By Sohee Kim and Lucas Shaw

March 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM UTC

Hello from Mumbai, where I am asleep. (It’s the middle of the night.)

I just left Seoul, where the entire country is waiting to hear whether a court upholds or rejects an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol by the National Assembly. A ruling is likely this week.