Fish Cake Skewer 5,000 Won Each at Yeouido Rally?..."Impeachable Offense"

Prepaid Queue Continues at Impeachment Rally
Meanwhile, 'Fish Cake Skewer 1 Piece 5000 Won' Price Gouging Occurs

At Yeouido in Seoul, where a rally calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol was held, a street vendor recently sparked public outrage by selling a single fish cake for 5,000 won, an exorbitant price.

On the 15th, the YouTube channel 'GalbiDoIt' uploaded a video capturing various scenes from the Yeouido rally site over the past weekend. In the video, YouTuber A, who visited the rally site, stopped by a store where some celebrities had prepaid in advance.

YouTube channel 'Galbi Do It'

In front of a bakery, a paper sign stating "Prepaid stock exhausted" was posted, and a long line of people was waiting in front of a store where 500 rolls of gimbap had been prepaid. At the entrance of the gimbap shop, notices read, "A customer prepaid 2 million won to distribute 500 rolls of gimbap to participants of the Yeouido rally," and "We hope rally participants will definitely stop by."

A said, "There seem to be a lot of places like this. Even though the weekend weather wasn’t good, it’s nice that it lifts the spirits of small business owners." He added, "Not only celebrities but also unknown people prepaid like this, which is good for the small business owners and also for the rally participants who receive the food. It’s really a good sight."

While admiring the prepaid stores, A then spotted a street vendor selling fish cakes. When he asked the price, he was told 5,000 won per piece. Surprised by the high price, he asked again, "5,000 won for one?" He soon turned away, commenting, "It’s fine to sell, but this is too much of a profiteering."

Seeing a nearby truck selling chicken skewers for 3,000 won each, A said, "Okay, this price is reasonable," and bought one.

Netizens who heard about this reacted with comments such as, "5,000 won for one fish cake? That’s crossing the line," "This is grounds for impeachment," "5,000 won is really too much," and "Street vendors exploiting the rally."

On the afternoon of the 16th, near the Dongsipjagak of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul, participants at the "Immediate Dismissal and Punishment of Yoon Seok-yeol! Great Social Reform! Citizens' Grand March," organized by the "Emergency Action for Immediate Resignation of Yoon Seok-yeol and Great Social Reform," urged the Constitutional Court to dismiss President Yoon Seok-yeol. Photo by Yonhap News.

Meanwhile, YouTuber A, who is a travel content creator, stated, "I have no political affiliation or opinion," adding, "My mother’s hometown is Jeolla Province, I served as a professional officer in the military, and my grandfather is a war veteran. I really have no interest in politics."

He continued, "However, the emergency martial law situation on December 3rd and the impeachment rejection on December 7th made me very angry, even though I’m not politically inclined. That’s why I went to a rally for the first time," explaining, "I went to Yeouido not just to watch the news but to see and feel it firsthand." He added, "Although I’m a modest travel YouTuber, my goal is to show the actual scenes I witnessed, not from a left or right perspective."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.