Preceding the Olympics, doping scandals resulted in clashes in the streets of Pyeongchang, but for political reasons. A delegation of athletes and officials from the DPRK arrived in South Korea. Relations between the two countries deteriorated after the nuclear tests of Pyongyang. However, for the time of the Games all conflicts cease. Here are two leaders of states announced a truce, but there were also ardent opponents of this. Pro-American-minded residents of Korea staged demonstrative action. They are unhappy with the fact that residents and athletes from the DPRK came to their country's territory. During the protests, they tore and burned portraits of the head of the North Korean republic Kim Jong-un, as well as flags of the hated state. The police immediately sealed the scene, but many participants did not begin to reckon with them and entered into conflict. Against this background, a large-scale military parade will be held in the capital of the DPRK.

On the square in Pyongyang there was a large amount of equipment. The rehearsal was attended by 12 thousand soldiers, according to Kyodo.