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The most notable part of today's (18th) commemoration ceremony was the moment of chanting 'March for Im'.

President Yoon Seok-yeol and both opposition and opposition lawmakers sang together.

The citizens of Gwangju said they hope that their hearts will not change like today.



Next is reporter Kim Ki-tae.



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President Yoon Seok-yeol sang 'March for Immortality' while waving his hands with the attendees.



Lee Jun-seok, representative of People's Power, and Park Ji-hyeon, Yun Ho-jung, co-chair of the Democratic Party of Korea also voiced one voice.



During the 2016 commemoration ceremony during the Park Geun-hye administration, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn kept his mouth shut while the song was playing.



It puts an end to the controversy that has been going on under the conservative government whether it is a chorus or a chanting.



[Kim Tae-won / Chosun University student: Actually, I wonder if this is a problem that we have to fight with each other regardless of left and right...

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[Kim Ho-young / Chosun University student: I hope that the country will cease to be divided and fight.]



Most of Gwangju citizens welcomed President Yoon's participation in the May 18 commemoration ceremony.



However, there were still mixed expectations and concerns about the operation of the state government.



[Song Jeom-soon / Gwangju Gwangsan-gu: It's so good and I'm so grateful.

We, the people of Gwangju, didn't vote a lot (for President Yoon), but I'm so grateful that you came like this.]



[Kim Sang-ho / Gwangju Buk-gu: The prosecution has placed too many over there.

If that happens, it will become a prosecutor's republic.

that there is a problem

People are concerned about that...

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President Yoon, who will visit Gwangju every year, asked me to keep that promise.



[Yang Man-seung / Director of the 5/18 Democratization Movement Injured Association: For the sake of true Gwangju and to heal the true pain and wounds of Gwangju, I would like to go back and forget about such political shows in the future.]



42nd, May 18th The citizens of Gwangju asked us not to change the way we gathered today.



[Hwang Hwa-suk / Gwangju Gwang-gu: I hope that this feeling will always be the same.

That's the wind.

Although we come every year.

You didn't attend this much.

Today is so so, so so, this is what democratization is.

I feel that a lot.]



(Video coverage: Jeon Gyeong-bae, Video editing: Lee Seung-jin)